Nathan Solis
@tarantulaarms.bsky.social
Hello, Mother Leopard. Editor at The L.A. Local Normal amount of hands and feet. Definitely not a spider. https://thelalocal.org/author/nathan-solis/
Booker: "They have become so obsessed with the millions the Bidens made that they have ignored completely the billions of dollars the Trump family is making. That is like being obsessed with a stain on the living room carpet when behind you is a mountain of excrement."
9th Circuit upholds Mark Ridley-Thomas bribery conviction. www.courthousenews.com/ninth-circui... The ruling perforates the entitled arguments of a politician whose harm to the commons includes letting LACMA bridge Wilshire. So, when does he report to prison? www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/u...
As creative Angelenos brainstorm on how to buy the Westlake Theatre, a history lesson: the City owned and sold it off cheap to Jamison, abandoning the plan that it would be restored and reactivated. Blighted, derelict landmarks are an L.A. policy choice. thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
Don't worry Victorian ghost transported to the year 2026, the future is not that confusing
Officials discovered two industrial-scale water hookups feeding a data center campus located 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta. One water connection had been installed without the utility’s knowledge, and the other was not linked to the company’s account and therefore wasn’t being billed.
A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure
Residents in Fayetteville, Georgia, noticed low water pressure last year. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at one of the nation’s largest data center campuses.
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Yong Yang was experiencing a mental health crisis when his parents called for help from their Koreatown home. They never expected an LAPD officer would kill their son in their living room.
Kacey Musgraves Defies ICE, Brings Detained Mariachi band Onstage in Texas
I heard they sometimes swim between the islands that are in the middle of the LA river! So cool. I mean… not cool because in the case of SF they’re worried about the dangers to the birds on that island, but kind of like just cool in a metal way.
Jennifer Molidor@jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis story gets crazier. 1. Thought the coyote swam from SF - Alcatraz. A huge feat in cold water. 2. He ate a seabird/ nesting season. So they want to trap him. 3. Scat DNA: actually, coyote swam from Angel Island which is FARTHER 4. They can’t find the coyote now. www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Very strange situation this morning during our press conference… a fake protest outside LAPD HQ for the Amazon show ‘Bosch’ while we are actually talking about police surveillance and abuse… LA shit.
Mel Buer@melbuer.bsky.social · 3mo agoIn true Los Angeles fashion, we’ve got a presser happening outside LAPD HQ on Flock cameras on one side, and a simulated protest being filmed for a TV show being filmed on the other. Weird man.
She gave him a torch? SHE GAVE HIM ONE OF OUR TORCHES???
Via ABC: "Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a special forces soldier who was involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for allegedly pocketing more than $400,000 by betting on his removal from office" abcnews.com/US/doj-arres...
DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal: Sources
Authorities have arrested an U.S. soldier involved in the capture of Nicolas Maduro for allegedly pocketing more than $400,000 by betting on his capture, sources say.
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The FIFA World Cup tournament is projected to generate around $892 million in total economic activity across the county, according to the Los Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee. @thelalocalorg.bsky.social @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social
World Cup jersey sales are up at Niky’s Sports in Pico Union — especially these teams | LA Local
It's just part of the projected $892 million in economic activity the tournament is expected to bring to LA County.
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Keum-soon Lee was a light in every community she was part of. She performed at an LA Kings game earlier this year with her harmonica ensemble and was struck by a hit-and-run driver on her way from morning prayer at her church.
Koreatown hit-and-run victim remembered as a light in her church and senior center communities | LA Local
Keum-soon Lee played harmonica with the Koreatown Senior & Community Center ensemble. She was 73 and is survived by her husband and son.
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"They can't keep doing this to people. He took my son's life, and then DHS protects him with their misrepresentation of my son," Rachel Reyes says. "This whole situation is wrong. It should have never happened." https://to.pbs.org/3PkWKlh
'He took my son's life for nothing,' says mother of man killed by immigration agent
A year ago this week, Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old American citizen, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Texas. While the Department of Homeland Security says Martinez intentionally rammed his...
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BREAKING: The US has bombed Tehran’s main refinery and burning oil is now flooding down the streets into the city’s sewers. This is a vision from hell, unleashed by the US tonight. (🎥 Vahid Online)
Don't forget to set your clock on fire, because time is meaningless
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crying in the club* (*at my desk) bc stanley tucci took the USA women's hockey team out for a meal at his favorite restaurant and they gave him his own jersey
For more than five years, Gurpreet Singh, 42, has looked out for the MacArthur Park community-responding to mental health crises and overdoses by administering Narcan or calling 911. This interview is from @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social and Hanna Kang @thelalocalorg.bsky.social
This volunteer hands out Narcan at MacArthur Park #localnews
YouTube video by The LA Local
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Hearing from employees at LAUSD headquarters. Board members and their staff are also not able to enter their offices. There are emergency meetings scheduled this morning to figure out how to proceed with committees scheduled to meet later in the day
Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · 5mo agoFBI raids LAUSD Supt. Alberto Carvalho's home, office
Older, white Angelenos are joining Latino volunteers to monitor ICE raids
Older, white Angelenos are joining Latino volunteers to monitor ICE raids | LA Local
The rapid response group, Unión del Barrio, has seen a huge spike of new volunteers after two high-profile killings in Minnesota.
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super market pineapple packaged in a plastic container. eventually the pineapple converts into battery acid and starts to make bad life decisions, like trying to invest in crypto
Katie C@spiffykt.bsky.social · 5mo agoInstead of whatever this discourse is I humbly request you tell me which fruit you think is the worst. My vote is for blueberries
This piece by @ryannemena.bsky.social about Adelanto will make you angry. www.dailynews.com/2026/02/23/i...
Everything changed in October at Oscar’s green card adjustment appointment— a routine interview with immigration officials to determine whether he could become a lawful permanent resident. Reporting @bymarinagiselle.bsky.social @thelalocalorg.bsky.social
After ICE detention, couple plans new life in Guatemala
Longtime LA resident Oscar Polanco was newly married and working to get legal status when he was detained and taken to Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
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Wrote about how Hollywood often misses the mark on dementia, leaning on tropes that erase the reality of the condition. “I think pop culture has conditioned us to think that the diagnosis of dementia equals the immediate loss of your own personhood in many ways,” said neuropsychologist Tom Kiely
Dementia Doesn't Look Like How It Does In The Media, And That's Harming Us All
For starters, it’s not simply absent one day and fully present the next.
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The Trump administration is apprehending and designating immigrant kids as “unaccompanied,” even as their parents in the U.S. search for them.
ICE detained a Minnesota teen, labeled him an ‘unaccompanied minor,’ and lost him
The Trump administration is apprehending and designating immigrant kids as “unaccompanied,” even as their parents in the U.S. search for them.
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JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.
Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island
Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.
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