Kate Burns

Update: the LAPD goon squad has arrived. Also pushed press down the road a bit. Probs a dozen still here heckling the cops

I’m working my other camera so won’t be posting much

Soooo down in Los Angeles, protestors who attended this afternoon’s anti-war protest took a jaunt to the MDC after and it seems portions of the fence outside the MDC were taken apart

Just got here in time to argue my way through an LAPD police cordon. Dispersal has been called

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Retired LAPD Assistant Chief Al Labrada Joins The Current Report as Law Enforcement Contributor - The Current Report Los Angeles, CA – The Current Report announces that retired Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Alfred “Al” Labrada has joined the publication as a contributor, bringing more than three deca...

Former LAPD Assistant Chief Al Labrada has joined The Current Report as a Law Enforcement Contributor. LAPD’s board found Labrada guilty of seven counts he faced which revolved around Labrada stalking a former subordinate and intimidating witnesses.

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ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools Under Secretary Linda McMahon, the work of the Office for Civil Rights, which aims to protect students from discrimination, is cloaked in secrecy.

“Actions by the Department of Education have real consequences for millions of students and families,” a lawyer representing ProPublica said. “The public deserves to understand how executive authority is being exercised.”

Some fun facts in this article about the woman in this video!

Australia may offer military support to Gulf nations facing Iran strikes but won’t participate in a ground war, Wong says Foreign minister says Australia ‘not participating in offensive action against Iran’ but may help protect other countries

Absolutely wretched stuff from Wong as they commit this country to war (on the wrong fucking side and all) while pretending they aren't #auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

DOJ docs, FBI interview, raise new questions about Epstein's "suicide" Notes from an FBI interview indicate that prison guards discussed "cover-up"

New: Prison guards discussed cover-up in Epstein's death, inmate tells FBI. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

It wouldn't be a QAnon protest without antisemitism. These people drove hundreds of miles to loiter on Hollywood & Vine hating Jews. Big losers

“Martinez was not protesting - he was driving by the scene of a road accident where ICE officers were helping to direct traffic…That he was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."

paywall free: archive.ph/2026.03.07-0...

Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

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DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump Over the course of four interviews in 2019, a woman told the FBI that Epstein and Trump sexually abused her in the 1980s.

"Three FBI interviews that contain graphic sexual and physical assault allegations against President Donald Trump were released Thursday by the Justice Department."

A new delivery bot is coming to L.A., built stronger to survive in these streets Coco Robotics launched a new generation of delivery bots

What the world really needed in this future hellscape we all live in is “more armored AI food delivery robots”

www.latimes.com/business/sto...

LA City Council’s City President Marqueece Harris-Dawson says he has been pulled over four times while a member of the council; the most recent was this week. He missed a committee meeting because of the stop, according to him.

Among the questions: “how do you have this vehicle,” according to him.

Dropkick Murphys finish up their set at a benefit show across from Alex Pretti Memorial: “We’ll never forget what we saw with our own eyes, we’ll never forget what we’ve seen here today. thank we’ve seen here today. Thank you all for allowing us to come bear witness with you, thank you Minnesota!”.

Oh we’re in the business of saving people from religious extremism are we? Hmmmmmmm

The idea that imperfect victims aren’t worth defending is much bigger than me, and is something I had to speak out about.

What kind of world does it create when only some of us are deemed worthy of institutional support and safety?

A third U.S. Navy carrier strike group, headed by the USS George H.W. Bush, is preparing to deploy towards the Middle East "soon." The CSG will head to the Eastern Mediterranean.-Fox News

Israeli attacks on UNIFIL peace keepers tonight. Irish service men were not directly hit, but they aided their counterparts from Ghana. This will further deteriorate Irish Israel relations.

CREC-aligned theo bros and trad Catholics aren’t happy. NAR people like Wallnau and Feucht are ecstatic. Old-school dispensationalists are also pleased.

Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island The investigation found that 75 Catholic clergy molested more than 300 victims since 1950, but officials said the number of victimized children and abusive priests is likely much higher.

Catholic priests in Rhode Island preyed on hundreds of children for decades, and were protected by bishops more concerned with the church’s reputation than the victims, according to a new report on clergy sexual abuse.

Trump gets mad when asked Russia and Iran working together to kill US troops because he wants to talk about college sports instead

Q: Could you tell us what went into your decision to replace Kristi Noem with Markwayne Mullin?

TRUMP: Ughh. Is it possible to say on this subject? Just for once

How dare they die and make the president look bad!

Yeah ok bud sure

Hegseth: "Ultimately, the president is having a heck of a say in who runs Iran given the ongoing operation we have"

006: Trump, the New Apostolic Reformation & the Battle for the Midterms Podcast Episode · Reign of Error with Sarah Posner · February 26 · 46m

Excellent conversation with @sarahposner.bsky.social and @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social on the illiberalism of the Christian Nationalist movement infesting the halls of power. "You can't have liberal democracy when you believe the other side is demonic."

The US-Israel relationship is finally facing a reckoning. It doesn't need to slide into antisemitism | Joel Swanson Israel’s role in drawing the US into a war on Iran is attracting healthy scrutiny. It’s also creating a permission structure for antisemitism

ICYMI: I wrote about how legitimate and much needed criticism of Israel is becoming more common in the US than at any time in my life, and antisemitism is also on the rise, and the thorny question of how we sort through them: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Gut Shabbos, everyone.

The National Prayer Breakfast is literally an Evangelical lobbying event that has been attended by every president for decades.

What the fuck is the op ed author talking about. They're already there.

Today in K-shaped economy news…

“Jet fuel, which accounts for about one-fifth of airlines' operating expenses, on Thursday cost $3.95 a gallon, up 56% from $2.50 in late February, one day before the joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran, according to the Argus U.S. Jet Fuel Index.”

this whole op-ed is so fucking funny. the top two things that jump out to me are how he wants to do DEI but for the most anti-DEI group, and how it's written like a 9th grader's first 5-paragraph essay