Anita Chabria
@anitachabria.bsky.social
Los Angeles Times columnist covering politics, criminal justice and other stuff.
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Commentary: AI companies are creating 'all-powerful psychopaths.' Maybe not a great idea?
This week, OpenAI revealed that one of its AI models broke out into the wild and did a bunch of hinky stuff. How many times do we need to hear this story before someone does something to protect human...
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JUST IN: A 16th straight district court has rejected DOJ’s bid to obtain state voter rolls — this one in Connecticut. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion to Compel AND Order on Motion to Dismiss AND Order on Motion to Dismiss AND Order on Motion to Dismiss – #109 in United States v. Thomas (D. Conn., 3:26-cv-00021) – CourtListener.com
ORDER denying 9 Motion to Compel; granting 60 Motion to Dismiss; finding as moot 56 and 58 Motions to Dismiss. For the reasons set forth in the attached Memorandum of Decision, the United States' 9 Mo...
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Going after Siebel Newsom is a forward-looking, preemptive strike targeting Newsom ahead of the 2028 election through every decent man’s Achilles’ heel, his family. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: Trump goes after Newsom's wife? Unsurprising, but also a new level of authoritarianism
The Department of Justice investigating Jennifer Siebel Newsom has all the appearances of the Trump administration seeking to stop a political rival who has a real shot at knocking MAGA out of the top...
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In an age when income inequality is reaching serf-lord levels, hating the rich seems easy and reasonable. But hating @TomSteyer is a luxury we can't afford. The enemy of my enemy is a billionaire. Get over it www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: The enemy of my enemy is a billionaire. Get over it
As income inequality is reaching serf-lord levels, hating the rich seems easy and reasonable. But maybe we should make sure our outrage is working for us, not against us.
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MY LATEST @latimes CO-COLUMNA: With @markzbarabak.bsky.social and @anitachabria.bsky.social Who won the California governor debate on CNN? Here’s what our columnists say. Share, porfas!
Commentary: Who won the California governor debate on CNN? Here's what our columnists say
Villaraigosa had a strong night. Becerra projected steadiness. Bianco was the biggest loser. Where did all of this land with California voters?
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“Every time a woman comes forward with her story of sexual assault, this is the first question she faces. OK, maybe the second — after some variation of ‘Are you a lying slut?’” Column by @anitachabria.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: Why now? Because that's how trauma works. Get over it
Why are Eric Swalwell's accusers coming forward only now, just weeks before the California gubernatorial primary? That's the kind of question predators want us to keep asking.
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Kevin Rector deep-dives Xavier Becerra, the surging candidate in California’s race for governor www.latimes.com/california/s...
Becerra's surge in California governor race draws fresh attention to candidacy, long government record
Xavier Becerra says he is the best candidate for California governor because of his long experience in government. His critics say that same record shows poor leadership on his part.
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NEW: With Swalwell out, will Tom Steyer's money make him California's next governor? Is the race now Katie Porter's to lose? Can one of the Dem also-rans surge into contention? @anitachabria.bsky.social and me ponder the ponderables and a few of the imponderables. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: Chaos is the leader in California's hot mess of a governor's race
Eric Swalwell's exit gives the also-rans a chance to surge into contention alongside Katie Porter and Tom Steyer. Will uninspired voters finally take interest?
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Why now? Because that’s how trauma works. Get over it Ask Cassie Ventura. Ask Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Ask E. Jean Carroll. Dolores Huerta. Simone Biles. @anitachabria.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: Why now? Because that's how trauma works. Get over it
Why are Eric Swalwell's accusers coming forward only now, just weeks before the California gubernatorial primary? That's the kind of question predators want us to keep asking.
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Why now? Every time a woman comes forward with her story of sexual assault, this is the first question. OK, maybe the second—after some variation of “Are you a lying slut?” On behalf of all survivors everywhere, let me give you some answers to “Why now?” www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: Why now? Because that's how trauma works. Get over it
Why are Eric Swalwell's accusers coming forward only now, just weeks before the California gubernatorial primary? That's the kind of question predators want us to keep asking.
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‘Once the chain of custody ... is broken, as they have been with these, you’ll never count them in a way that you’ll be able to get reasonable confidence from the public. It puts the entire election process in jeopardy.’ Via @anitachabria.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: The real questions facing the courts after Riverside County sheriff seized those ballots
Gubernatorial candidate and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized November election ballots using secret warrants in a bid to investigate election fraud, a popular MAGA topic.
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Could Claude be trusted to feel that loyalty, the patriotism and purpose, that our human soldiers are guided by? “I don’t have that,” Claude said. So an American life has no greater value than “a civilian life on the other side of a conflict.” www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Commentary: The Pentagon is demanding to use Claude AI as it pleases. Claude told me that's 'dangerous'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened Anthropic, the maker of Claude AI, that if it doesn't turn over full use of the powerful tool by Friday, the company will face severe repercussions.
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Recently, I asked @anthropic.com's Claude if it could be dangerous in the wrong hands. “Yes. Honestly, yes,” Claude replied. Which is why what @darioamodei.bsky.social is doing is so important. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Commentary: The Pentagon is demanding to use Claude AI as it pleases. Claude told me that's 'dangerous'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened Anthropic, the maker of Claude AI, that if it doesn't turn over full use of the powerful tool by Friday, the company will face severe repercussions.
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If you missed the SOTU, the team at @democracydocket.com put together a cut of the voter suppression and election subversion portion of the evening. This is the fight of our generation and Democracy Docket is on the front lines. Support it by subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
The cost of chicken butter is down, Trump rambled, perhaps mowing over a comma meant to separate the two commodities. I don’t know what chicken butter is, but apparently I can afford it. www.latimes.com/politics/new...
Commentary: Boring, nasty, predictable: Trump's speech relies on game show theatrics that fall short
In his State of the Union address, President Trump relied on showmanship and exaggeration to bolster his unpopular policies, but buried inside the theatrics were policies that could threaten fair elec...
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“This is not left or right,” said @governor.ca.gov. “This is just being smart and pragmatic and you know, I just ... I believe people are not the worst thing they’ve done.” www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: At San Quentin, Newsom shows off the anti-Trump model of public safety
Gov. Gavin Newsom last week visited San Quentin prison to celebrate a milestone in turning the once-notorious lockup into a model of progressive public safety.
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A reminder that there are only two days left to see John Akomfrah’s The “Hour of the Dog” at the @artbma.bsky.social. His stunning film installation features many of mugshots of young - very young - activists who were arrested during the Civil Rights Movement. Mugshots can reverse the narrative.
Tim Dickinson@timdickinson.bsky.social · 6mo agoLooking at the mug shots Bondi posted of folks who allegedly impeded ICE officers... I'm reminded me of some of the iconic 1960s images of 'criminals' from counter sitins and freedom rides
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
“The agent, Tracee Mergen, left her job as a supervisor in the F.B.I.’s Minneapolis field office after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the immigration officer, Jonathan Ross…”
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
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This means everyone's home -- any excuse will do.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7mo ago🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
Blackballing Newsom from USA House was akin to screaming in his face that he’s a big meanie and the president wasn’t going to take it any more. So there! www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: How's Newsom doing at Davos? Just ask Trump
Banned from speaking, lauded for his condemnation of Trump and compared to a 1990s Ken doll. Newsom is killing it at Davos.
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A group of Epstein survivors just formally demanded that the DOJ Inspector General open an investigation into how the heavily redacted Epstein files were released. They’re demanding action now to release the files and we stand with them.
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
There’s a malevolence so deep in Trump’s post about Reiner that even Marjorie Taylor Greene objected. Commentary: Trump’s callous political attack on Rob Reiner shows a shameful moral failure www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: Trump’s callous political attack on Rob Reiner shows a shameful moral failure
Hours after Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered, President Trump blamed the beloved Hollywood figure for his own death. It's a new low, but also shows just how right Reiner was.
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‘These abuses only end when the people decide they’ve had enough — not just of the lawlessness, but of the lies that empower it.’ Via @anitachabria.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: Homeland Security says it doesn't detain citizens. These brave Californians prove it has
The Department of Homeland Security has called fake reports of American citizens being detained. These Californians -- all citizens -- testified in Congress about how ICE locked them up without rights...
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