BIG-TIME boondoggle.

We need a law that political campaigns cannot text or call you *ever* if you are on the do not call list. ActBlue and WinRed banned from sharing contact info with candidates they haven’t received a donation from. Campaigns shouldn’t be allowed to share donor contact information with other campaigns.

“Read a book, literally any other book.” etc etc In addition to the obvious problems with this franchise, I’m not watching copy-paste reboots that have nothing new or interesting to say.

Defector@defector.com · last mo.

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I heard that this was likely coming down the pipeline today but almost couldn't believe it. Like, how insane do you have to be to come out in support of this merger while running for re-election?

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Throws Her Support Behind Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Settlement

The mayor previously stated that she opposed the $111 billion merger deal unless jobs were preserved in the transaction.

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Holy Hell. We’ve got to raise taxes and cut military spending if we want this country to have a future that doesn’t require Gen Alpha+ to live under crushing austerity.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo ago

Breaking News: The U.S. national debt hit $40 trillion after decades of borrowing. President Trump has promised to restore fiscal order, yet many of his policies have only exacerbated the debt burden. nyti.ms/4gpGitS

New law idea: if you own a website for recipes or journalism, and you decide to put ads on that site, the CEO of your company is legally obligated to spend an hour per week trying to read recipes or articles on their phone while attempting to close the 47,000 pop-up ads. They may not use reader mode

From Mamdani balancing NYC’s budget to council members Raman and Hernandez seemingly being the only ones concerned about the financial risks to the city… it would appear the real fiscal conservatives are the Progressives.

Alissa Walker@awalkerinla.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I made this because I want you to hear directly from the city officials who negotiated this agreement: there is no way to guarantee we’re protected from significant financial risk. Again, I’m happy to hear them say it! But the city has *no* operational control of LA28 until after this is all over

My husband and I have shared one car in LA since 2017. I regularly ride transit (5-6 days a week). I email my council member requesting bus shelters for shade. But today my conservative council member and the automotive industry won. I give up. I’m buying a car.

Hi friend. It’s me, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt running for governor in another state. I’m BEGGING you for just FIVE DOLLARS to support our effort to text as many people as possible from now until you DIE. Text STOP to END to be texted from a different number by our campaign.

All the trains I rode in Los Angeles:

All The Trains I Rode In Los Angeles | Defector

This is not really a blog about trains. A blog about trains in Los Angeles, and my experience with them across 10 days, would ultimately be very short: Despite its notorious gaps in coverage, LA…

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I’m voting for Nithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social for mayor because there is no excuse for buses to run every ~20-30 minutes in the second largest city in the US. Especially when Measures R, M, and HLA all passed.

The sequel to Conclave is going to be incredible.

NPR@npr.org · 3mo ago

The Society of St. Pius X was excommunicated by Pope Leo for ordaining bishops without his permission. Its issues with the church run far deeper.

Car free Olympics? Sure, Jan.

One way we could try to solve the affordability crisis would be to make it illegal for your company’s highest paid employee (e.g., the CEO) to make more than 100 times the company’s lowest paid worker.

Trying to figure out how to organically approach all these people at the brewery so I can say hi to their dogs. Is this how single people feel making the first move?

Always remember - cities aren’t loud, cars are.

Los Angeles, come see some local theater and support your local artists this weekend.

adef@adef.bsky.social · 2y ago

I wrote a play & it's in a few weeks! If you live in Los Angeles, then come see some brand new theater! If you don't live in LA, no worries! I'll be streaming the show to my twitch a few days after-the-fact! FRI TIX: lu.ma/vt9fi7ri SAT TIX: lu.ma/0n3ilg65

If traffic tickets were based off the value of your vehicle we’d see a lot fewer G-Wagons using the bus lane as their personal express lane. 💅

Gofundme should not be our national safety net

“It’s crazy our bodies turn water and food into yapping.” @nblundgren.bsky.social