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BYO-fridge? New bill aims to ban LA’s refrigerator-less apartments Why do so many L.A. landlords make renters bring their own refrigerators? An Inglewood state assemblymember is seeking to stop the practice.

L.A.'s notorious refrigerator-less apartments will soon be illegal.

Gov. Newsom just signed AB 628, a bill requiring all landlords to provide tenants with a working fridge and stove starting next year.

Here's my previous @laist.com story on this bill: laist.com/news/housing...

Press Release | The Academy’s 2025 Ross Media Award Winners Announced | American Academy of Diplomacy In a statement issued on October 6, 2025, the American Academy of Diplomacy announced that the winners of the 2025 Ross Media Award for Reporting and Commentary on the Practice of American Diplomacy a...

Many congratulations to @npr.org’s Anas Baba on this wonderful, hugely deserved recognition of his “steadfast and factual coverage of the war in Gaza [that] is making a singular contribution to public understanding of the conflict at great personal risk.”

www.academyofdiplomacy.org/news/press-r...

1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.

‘We’re In Danger’: Leonard Peltier Has A Warning About Trump In a sit-down interview, the Indigenous rights activist reflects on his nearly 50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to free him, and how tribes are “in danger” under Trump.

NEW: I interviewed Leonard Peltier at his new home in North Dakota.

Now 81, he has a LOT to say about his ~50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to finally release him, how Indigenous people are "in danger" under Trump, and his next chapter. www.huffpost.com/entry/leonar...

'I want his name to be known:' Wife of immigrant injured at ICE facility shooting speaks out Stephany Gauffeny says she wants the world to know that her husband, Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, is more than "just an immigrant or a detainee, or a criminal."

Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, a victim of the shooting at the Dallas ICE facility, continues to be in critical condition.

His wife is 39 weeks pregnant. It’s a boy. “What if he never even gets to meet him?”

She wants the world to know her husband: www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...

SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.

ICE detains Des Moines Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts Iowa's largest school district had "no confirmed information" on why ICE detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent since 2023.

Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district.
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.

Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.

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Americans are crazy for shrimp. Much of it came from India — until now India's shrimp exports to the U.S. were once a success story. Now the industry faces ruin amid President Trump's 50% tariff on imports from the country.

Americans are so hot for shrimp that Red Lobster lost $11 million after offering a $20 endless buffet.

Much of it came from India, until Trump's 50% tariffs punched the industry down and left women searching for work to pay rent. With Almaas Masood

www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...

Arizona votes to send its first Latina to Congress Adelita Grijalva will be the first Latina to represent Arizonans in Congress after winning her father's former seat.

Arizona votes to send its first Latina to Congress 19thnews.org/2025/09/adel... via @19thnews.org

That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.

Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.

Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.

(Published 2022)

Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

Trump's Energy Department disbands group that sowed doubt about climate change Energy Secretary Chris Wright has disbanded a controversial Climate Working Group (CWG), which wrote a report that scientists say was full of errors and misrepresented climate science.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright has disbanded a controversial Climate Working Group (CWG), which wrote a report that scientists say was full of errors and misrepresented climate science.

The Twisted Teens LP is the best new thing I've heard in a while. Is it garage? Country? IDK! But it rocks and I'm pumped for a new one.

Bullets Found After the Charlie Kirk Shooting Carried Messages. Here’s What They Mean The inscriptions on bullets recovered near the scene of Charlie Kirk's murder appear to reference video games like ‘Helldivers 2’ and online furry roleplay, not a legible political ideology.

NEW: Bullets Found After the Charlie Kirk Shooting Carried Messages. Here’s What They Mean

w/ @megannicolett.bsky.social

www.wired.com/story/charli...

21 minutes ago Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett According to a preliminary internal report circulated inside the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, federal and local officials recovered ammunition with the rifle that appeared to be engraved with statements "expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology." But a senior law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation cautioned that report had not been verified by A.T.F. analysts, did not match other summaries of the evidence, and might turn out to have been misread or misinterpreted. In fast-moving investigations, such status reports are not made public because they often contain a mixture of accurate and inaccurate information.

⚠️ NYT reports that the WSJ claims about the “ideology” on the bullets “might turn out to have been misread or misinterpreted.”

Gift link for ongoing updates:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

“Question,” Epstein wrote to Maxwell on May 23, 2008. “Which one do you prefer,,, lewd and lscivious conduct ,, or procuring minors for prostituion.” At the time, he and his star-studded team of defense lawyers were closing in on a generous plea deal with federal and state officials in Florida, and Epstein was trying to negotiate the state charges to which he’d plead guilty. Maxwell’s response was matter-of-fact: From: gmax <gmax[REDACTED]> To: J. Epstein <jeeproject@yahoo.com> Date: Fri, May 23 2008 3:22 PM Subject: Re: I suppose Lewd and lecivious conduct..I would prefer lewd and lescivious conduct w/a prositute if possible

EXCLUSIVE/BOMBSHELL: @bloomberg.com has obtained **18K** previously unreported emails from Jeffery Epstein's personal Yahoo account. The emails are disturbing & revelatory & reveal new details about Ghilaine Maxwell's role

FREE to read

www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

CBS’ Conservative Cop David Ellison’s new CBS News ombudsman tried to erase parts of his digital trail—but a Status review of what remains reveals him to be a Trump-supporting advocate.

David Ellison’s pick for CBS News ombudsman isn’t a journalist. He’s a Trump-supporting conservative donor and advocate who tried to scrub his digital past.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-o...

1 of 3 ALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS CERTIFICATION OF INSUFFICIENCY REFERENDUM PETITION TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 188610 I, PETTY F. SANTOS, Interim City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles, hereby certify to the Los Angeles City Council: that the signatures submitted with the Referendum Petition referenced above have been examined by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (County Registrar); that based on the County Registrar's examination, the Referendum Petition does not contain the number of valid signatures of registered voters of the City required under City Charter Section 461(a) and therefore the Referendum Petition is INSUFFICIENT; and that the attached summary from the County Registrar represents a true, correct, and complete summary of the County Registrar's examination of the Referendum Petition. Ordinance No. 188610 shall take effect upon the date of this Certification pursuant to City Charter Section 461(c). IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the City of Los Angeles this 8th day of September, 2025. lettlitk PETTY F. SANTOS INTERIM CITY CLERK for,

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk September 5, 2025 Jinny Pak, Division Manager City of Los Angeles, Office of the City Clerk, Election and BIDS Division 555 Ramirez Street, Space 300 Los Angeles, California 90012 Dear Jinny Pak: We have completed the signature verification submitted on July 9, 2025, for A Referendum Petition Seeking to Overturn Ordinance 188610 Increasing Wages and Healthcare Benefits for Hotel and Airport Workers and Hotel Worker Training. 140,774 140,774 84,007 56,767 2,339 117,607 17,082 The results of the signature verification are as follows: Number of signatures filed Number of signatures verified Number of signatures found sufficient Number of signatures found not sufficient Not sufficient because duplicate Number of signature withdrawal requests Number of signatures withdrawn Please call Tiffany Olsen, Head, Data Entry and Signature Verification at (562) 462-2376 if you have any questions regarding the signature verification of this petition. Jerome Jordan to EAN C. LOGAN Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk County of Los Angeles Digitally Signed using ClerkSign (Document: 0231ca68-45cd-4287-b48a-3c7128bf5cbd

Petition Statistics 9/3/2025 4:03:49PM LA CITY REF SEEKING TO OVERTURN ORD INCREASING WAGES ORD 188610 Petition ID: 19639 Total Sigs Required Total Sigs Submitted Total Sample Size Total Sigs Verified 140,774 140,774 140,774 OCADD ADD AEV AGE CAN FP MADD MAX MS MS2 MSPET NADD NR OD RD SIG WD TOTAL TOTAL VALID: OUT OF COUNTY ADDRESS Total DIFFERENT ADDRESS Total INFO ENTERED BY CIRCULATOR Total UNDERAGE AT SIGNING Total CANCELED Total FATAL PENDING Total PO BOX/MAILING ADDRESS Total MAX NUMBER OF TIMES SIGNED Total MISCELLANEOUS Total PRINTED SIGNATURE Total MISSING SIG ON PETITION Total NO ADDRESS Total NOT REGISTERED Total OUT OF DISTRICT Total INVALID REGISTRATION DATE Total MISMATCH SIGNATURE Total WITHDRAWN SIGNATURES Total TOTAL CHALLENGED 249 6,898 5 18 1,933 695 164 2,339 76 211 135 28 18,054 4,342 1,625 2,913 17,082 56,767 84.007 ESSVR. LLC —2025 9/3/2025 4:03-49PM R802.01 Page 1 of 1

The hotel and airline bankrolled challenge to the Olympic wage *did not qualify* for the ballot according to the LA County Registrar.

This means the city’s Olympic wage ordinance , $25/hour beginning this year and $30/hour by 2028, goes into effect for tourism workers immediately

The health risks from plastics almost nobody knows about Researchers have linked phthalates, chemicals found in plastics, to premature birth, infertility and ADHD.

For the last several months, I've been digging through endless scientific literature on what happens when pregnant mothers are exposed to plastic chemicals in their food, water, and everyday household products.

The result is this story.

I hope you'll take the time to read.
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North America for the groundwater extractive win!

Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

No, there is not an 'epidemic' of shootings by trans people Portrait of Will Carless Will Carless USA TODAY

“The claim that trans people are disproportionately responsible for mass violence in America comes up every few months.

It has never been true.”

USA Today fact check from their extremism beat reporter

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

They Spent Years Covering L.A.'s Taco Scene. When ICE Raids Began, They Were Ready. "It's very personal to me," Memo Torres told HuffPost. "L.A. is home. So you attack my home, you’re attacking my people."

I got to talk with @lataco.bsky.social's @eltragon.bsky.social about his tireless documentation of immigration raids in LA, and how his knowledge of the city's street food scene makes him a better immigration reporter

The road to famine: How U.S. policy failed Palestinians in Gaza As famine plagues Gaza, NPR exclusive reporting looks at the U.S.'s role in the humanitarian crisis. Many former officials NPR interviewed share a common refrain: Did we do enough to prevent this?

As famine plagues Gaza, NPR exclusive reporting looks at the U.S.'s role in the humanitarian crisis. Many former officials NPR interviewed share a common refrain: Did we do enough to prevent this? n.pr/3VnVTQm

Speaker Johnson pushed Medicaid cuts. His constituents worry about their own coverage In Mike Johnson's district, not only could thousands of Louisianians lose coverage, health centers are bracing for a financial hit. They're hoping for additional funding to make up for Medicaid cuts.

Health centers in Speaker Johnson's Louisiana district risk closure

www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...

US health agency chief refuses to step down after dismissal - accuses vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of "weaponizing public health"

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