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Trying my best. Casual spy. vfx artist. los angeles. https://duck.haus/@powerllama he/him. avatar from https://bsky.app/profile/pantspants.bsky.social

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Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterday

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

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mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · 3d ago

It's absolutely insane we've somehow let the Covid recriminations debate become like "why didn't we reopen in person schools before there was a vaccine" and not "why did none of the trump guys go to jail for stealing PPE from New York hospitals in March 2020"

LA Public Press@lapublicpress.bsky.social · 5d ago

If you live in California you can now tell data brokers to delete your personal information. Here’s how to do it You can sign up now to help curb spam phone calls and emails. Starting August 1st, data brokers begin processing filed requests.

How to delete personal information from California data brokers

California has deployed a new service that allows you to ask data brokers in the state to stop selling your personal information.

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Nithya Raman@nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 6d ago

LA should cut ties with Flock Safety. Cities across the country are canceling their Flock contracts over the risks its license plate readers pose to privacy, civil liberties, and immigrant communities. LAPD is doing the opposite: renegotiating a surveillance network that Angelenos never agreed to.

Alissa Walker@awalkerinla.bsky.social · 7d ago

Venice isn't letting this go. At tonight's meeting, the NC just passed this motion 15-1. I would definitely agree with their interpretation that this event did not qualify for a Coastal Commission exemption because there was no free component as promised. Agenda: www.venicenc.org/assets/docum...

Motion 79-26-VNC Many issues regarding the Venice Beach FIFA Fan Zone event were brought to the LUPC’s attention, including: the displacement of the artist vendors (signs with city seal but no permit # were posted); lack of prior City Department of Recreation & Parks approval of the event and related liability issues; the area labeled for free admission and screen viewing was fenced off and inaccessible; the blacked-out 8-foot fence around the event area; sheer noise levels from the estimated 3,000-5,000 attendees, with music from the rave heard for miles; responsibility for grass killed throughout event area; exorbitant cost of water and beer inside the event area; false advertising for the wellness event (which was advertised as free); blocking of street parking on surrounding streets during setup; dangerous conditions on the bike path, which included pedestrians, e-bikes and encroachment of sandbags/fencing; estimated poor negotiation of fee splits by the City; and Coastal Act Section 30610(i) “Guidelines for the Exclusion of Temporary Events from Coastal Commission Permit Requirements – Adopted 5/12/92” that seem too permissive (a temporary event may receive an exclusion from having a coastal permit only if it does not meet all three of these criteria: is held between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day, occupies all or a portion of a sandy beach area, and involves a charge for general public admission or seating where no fee is currently charged for use of the same area). Therefore, the Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) requests that 1) in the future, any permits for large events at the Venice Beach Boardwalk, such as for this multi-day FIFA Fan Zone event, be presented to the VNC for review and community input prior to City approval, both to inform the community of the event and to obtain community input, and 2) the City/CD-11 investigate the issues raised herein regarding the Venice Beach FIFA Fan Zone event, determine whether the permit conditions and require…
Alissa Walker@awalkerinla.bsky.social · 3w ago

Last night the Venice Neighborhood Council heard residents' complaints about last weekend's fan zone that privatized the beach. Here's one letter that details the potential violations — including heavy promotion of the events on Traci Park's social media accounts: www.venicenc.org/assets/docum...

Streets For All@streetsforall.org · 6d ago

BREAKING: Jason Gibbs doesn’t get ratified for the Metro board, the issue is sent back to the region. Thank you to everyone who called and wrote in. We need a transit champion on the Metro board — not a lover of expanding highways.

rev. howard arson@theophite.bsky.social · last wk.

one old the other things is that apart from the trauma, WFH was both good and bad for us in a lot of ways, coming back from WFH was often done in an intentionally abusive way meant to assert the authority of the bosses, and in the immediate aftermath the layoffs began

The Fig Economy@figgityfigs.bsky.social · last wk.

One of my Crank Theories of Everything, at least of Everything in the Recent Past, is that we are dealing (badly) with COVID trauma we’d mostly prefer to pretend never happened.

David Fenn@dcfenn.bsky.social · last wk.

It would be such an upgrade if the upcoming arrival signs facing folks exiting rail stations showed connecting bus departures vs the trains you’re walking away from! Also some signs on the D line extension seem to randomly use different fonts for some numbers? 🚇🚌🚏 @metrolosangeles.bsky.social

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austin@powerllama.com · last wk.

very excited for Common Side Effects season 2

Common Side Effects | First Look @ Season 2 | adult swim

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Hayes Davenport@hayesdavenport.bsky.social · last wk.

A few weeks ago, I heard that hundreds of homeowners in Venice were hiring a private company to remove encampments in the area — and a rumor that it was staffed by former gang members. I talked to dozens of Venetians — in houses and on the street — to write the story. lamaterial.com/p/ghost-town...

Inside Ghost Town: The Firm Clearing Venice's Encampments

An unusual private company takes on homelessness — with persistence, cash payments, and a team that includes ex-gang members. Clients love them. The people they move do not.

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victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27)@dirtbagqueer.rocks · last wk.

being a christopher nolan stan is so sick, i get to say “everybody doubted him they said he’s washed they said he’s chopped” whenever he makes a new film even tho he’s like the biggest director of the millennium. its like cheering for passive income. this must be what it’s like to be a dodgers fan