i love playing the “find introverted alone time while the world burns” game. i’m not quite losing but not exactly winning either

friday vibes

lil pit stop at long beach city college today for jenni rivera

No Kings No Ice No Wars ❌👑❌🧊❌🪖

page against the machine is a local gem!

this is the last thing the la court system needs, or any court system for that matter

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5mo ago

Civil court judges are testing a product, Learned Hand, to “rapidly distill hundreds of pages of legal motions and use samples of a jurist's writing style to help reach conclusions and even draft tentative rulings.”

We will be joined by Erik Garcia of ÒRALE in Long Beach, for a panel discussion following our film screening of "Expanding Sanctuary" next week in Long Beach, CA. - RSVP for free tix at bit.ly/centerfilm0327 - Fri 3/27 @ 2pm - Art Theatre Long Beach The event is approved for 2 CA MCLE credits.

I talked with @prisonculture.bsky.social, Alison Macrina, and Katie Clark about libraries as public infrastructure, contested political terrain, and spaces of possibility—and about what it means to fight for them in this fascistic moment.

Why Libraries Matter in a Fascist Moment

“If we lose this as a public good and as a free public service, we will have lost everything,” says Mariame Kaba.

truthout.org

today a comrade asked me how my week has been going. to reflect: i was a witness and first responder to a car crash on sunday, i got called a f*ggot by a lbpd detective on tuesday, and i had to convince a man i didn’t want to fist him on wednesday. so its been great.

While the mayor and conservative Democratic lawmakers in SF try to repeal a tax on the ultra-wealthy, WA just passed a millionaire’s tax

Washington state lawmakers pass ‘millionaire’s tax’

The bill will be the state's first income tax.

politico.com

powerful community testimonies happening at the #first5la commission meeting. tobacco tax revenue has dropped massively, & parents are organizing to ask for an 18-month transition for #beststart instead of ending all funding in 3 months @movelbforward.bsky.social

the trolling game is on

both boyfriends are busy tonight so it’s me, a joint, and the pitt

NEW ▶️ “Who Watches the Watchmen?” Community Resistance in Long Beach, California [Commentary] unicornriot.ninja/2026/comment... Rapid response and patrol teams have become an effective strategy in both deterring ICE activity and creating relationships with vulnerable populations affected by ICE.

Commentary: “Who Watches the Watchmen?” Community Resistance in Long Beach, California - UNICORN RIOT

Each morning, I wake up to messages on encrypted chats alerting members of potential ICE sightings in Long Beach, where cars are going, where they came from, the make, the model. Throughout the day, I...

unicornriot.ninja

save the f***ing world fundraiser fest in long beach

Trump’s real base of support — billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech, crypto, defense contractors, & Wall Street — know that the midterms may limit what they and Trump can get away with moving forward. 2026 could be the last year they can cash in and loot the country. Be warned.

back at lbf and ready to make some magic happen while facing the horrors of this economy

The UC Regents—the same people who cowered, while unions fought the Trump admin in court—are meeting this week at UCLA to discuss new rules to muzzle faculty speech, among other abhorrent appeasement strategies. This TUESDAY let’s show them who we really are.

A former Palantir exec just published an extortion letter in the Washington Post: Democrats must fund tech oligarchs, abandon antitrust, and create 15 deregulated corporate zones—or “lose.” When I challenged her, she blocked me. Tech’s moral rot, exposed: www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...

Silicon Valley’s Extortion Letter to Democrats

Ex-Palantir Exec Warns Democrats to Bow Down or Lose the Future

thenerdreich.com

Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for an additional 2% tax on incomes over $1 million has provoked gloomy prophecies of elite exodus. Yet a similar policy Massachusetts passed three years ago has not caused the rich to flee and has generated significant revenue.

Massachusetts’s Millionaire Tax Didn’t Lead the Rich to Flee

Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for an additional 2% tax on incomes over $1 million has provoked gloomy prophecies of elite exodus. Yet a similar policy Massachusetts passed three years ago has not caused the rich to flee and has generated significant revenue.

jacobin.com

Just got back from protesting ConnectedSF's gala. This org's leader Marie Hurabiell tweeted that trans women aren't women and undocumented people are violent criminals. And Mayor Lurie was a featured guest helping her fundraise! Clearly, Lurie is not good at vetting people. 🧵

"As rent costs rise each year, increased funding is necessary to maintain assistance. Flat funding reduces ... available vouchers." Absolutely insane that the U.S. government pays increasing amounts of $$ to private landlords each year rather than operating social housing. nlihc.org/resource/fed...

Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city’s 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. lapublicpress.org/2025/11/indy...

Scrappy and underpaid, LA's independent reporters are risking everything to cover the ICE opposition

Law enforcement physically attacked 72 journalists covering immigration in LA this year—more than double the city's 2020 BLM protest total, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.

lapublicpress.org

amy goodman reporting in brazil today looked so cunty in her democracy now hat

For those in need because of the govt. shutdown, @movelbforward.bsky.social and others have compiled lists of resources, including free hot food and grocery giveaways, in Long Beach and surrounding areas. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/courts-force...

Chevron refinery in El Segundo. This is the view from our roof.

A pretty big fire is burning at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo/ Manhattan Beach

Massive fire breaks out at refinery in El Segundo

Massive fire breaks out at refinery in El Segundo

An explosion and fire rocked a refinery in El Segundo on Thursday night, causing massive balls of flames that could be seen for miles.

latimes.com

DAILY MEMO: At least 43 People Abducted in Southern California in One of The Largest ICE Raids in Recent Memory If you appreciate reporting like this, please consider becoming a monthly or yearly member of L.A. TACO so we can continue to bring you this vital information. @eltragon.bsky.social