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@sdpoliticsshow.bsky.social

San Diego Councilmember @seanelorivera.bsky.social joins us for our debut episode of The San Diego Politics Show to talk San Diego's budget crisis and the controversy over paid parking in Balboa Park. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwb5...

Balboa Park Parking War and the Truth About the San Diego Budget Crisis (with Sean Elo-Rivera)

YouTube video by San Diego Politics Show

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February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM

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Hunter Walker

@hunterw.bsky.social

Bad Bunny at the Grammys: "Before I say thanks to God, I want to say ICE out. We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans."

February 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM

Jorge Rivera Marín

@jlrmarin.bsky.social

100%. I made this exact point earlier today (in Spanish). It's a type of blanqueamiento that is achieved by proving your willingness to use violence against the enemies of the state.

Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 3h

People willl write a lot about the surnames of these agents, but as I wrote in Police and the Empire City, immigrants and descendants that become cops do so for social, cultural, and racial mobility—becoming “whiter” by proving they can do racial violence on behalf of the state, even against kin.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting

The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

www.propublica.org

February 2, 2026 at 2:16 AM

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CJ Fogler

@cjzero.bsky.social

Trevor Noah says he was going to write some jokes about Kendrick Lamar till he remembered what Kenny can do to lightskinned dudes from other countries

February 2, 2026 at 1:26 AM

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ProPublica

@propublica.org

A note from our editors:

Note from the editors:

ProPublica is publishing the names of the two federal immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of Minnesota protester Alex Pretti. We believe there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed.

The Department of Justice said it is investigating the incident, but the names of the two agents have been withheld from Congress and from state and local law enforcement.

The policy of shielding officers’ identities, particularly after a public shooting, is a stark departure from standard law enforcement protocols, according to lawmakers, state attorneys general and former federal officials. Such secrecy, in our view, deprives the public of the most fundamental tool for accountability.

February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM

Jorge Rivera Marín

@jlrmarin.bsky.social

Nosotros los hombres latinos tenemos un problema psicológico con la cultura del racismo blanco.

Los racistas han convencido muchos hombres latinos que si cometen violencia para defender a los caudillos de la derecha, eso es una manera para lograr un blanqueamiento personal en la sociedad gringa.

J. David McSwane @davidmcswane.bsky.social · 8h

1/ BREAKING: Government documents reviewed by ProPublica identify Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting

The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

www.propublica.org

February 1, 2026 at 9:38 PM

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Missing The Point

@missingthept.bsky.social

Just think about the amazing Epstein scoops the new CBS Evening News contributors will have just by interviewing each other.

February 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM

Jorge Rivera Marín

@jlrmarin.bsky.social

Saw some exchanges comparing Iraq War protest music vs today's music, and I just wanna add that Bad Religion's last good album (at least, to me) was in response to the 2003 invasion!

Bad Religion - "The Empire Strikes First" (Full Album Stream)

YouTube video by Epitaph Records

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February 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM

Jorge Rivera Marín

@jlrmarin.bsky.social

It's somewhat common for TV shows to have good inaugural seasons but to then disappoint. What leaves a great impression on me is when a TV show has a problematic first season, and then ends up having a really strong run.

I think Black Sails may be the best example of this trajectory I can think of.

February 1, 2026 at 2:43 AM

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Jake Grumbach

@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

I know this from researching police salaries for a recent paper: many cities have a set of officers taking home more than $500k and they can’t really explain why

oaklandside.org/2026/01/29/o...

One Oakland police officer made $490,000 in overtime. The city can’t find records detailing much of what he did

One OPD officer logged 5,242 total working hours, racking up $490,000 in overtime pay. If he worked more than half of the time in a calendar year, why can't the city tell us what he did?

oaklandside.org

January 31, 2026 at 5:50 PM

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PH

@phluttilippe.bsky.social

January 30, 2026 at 1:55 AM

Jorge Rivera Marín

@jlrmarin.bsky.social

NGL this should be pretty bad for LA 2028. 2003 is smack in the middle of the worst of Maxwell/Epstein's sex trafficking

Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 2d

Here are a few of the emails from Casey Wasserman, current chair of LA28, to Ghislaine Maxwell in the latest Epstein files drop

From: Casey Wasserman < To: ''Maxwell, Ghislane'
Subject:
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 14:06:04 +0000
Where are you, I miss you.
I will be in nyc for 4 days starting april 22... can we book that massage now?
*** Because email may be altered electronically, the authenticity of this message
Casey Wasserman voice
fax

To:
From:
Sent:
Subject:
Casey Wasserman
Thur 4/3/2003 2:14:44 PM
Re: RE:
Title: Re: RE:
Never... take me!
Will you be in nyc when I am there?
-Original Message-.
From: gmax
Sent: Wed Apr 02 23:19:49 2003
To:
Subject:
Re: RE: Umm - all that rubbing - are you sure you can take it? The thought frankly is leaving me a little breathless. There are a few spots that apparently drive a man wild - I suppose I could practise them on you and you could let me know if they work or
not? + just for the record the cigar concept currently has pride of place in my bedroom!
+ Just in case you are curious, I am now in Brazil - have you been here?
Gix
Original message attached.

To:
*gmaxign
From:
Casey Wasserman
Sent:
Mon 4/7/2003 11:30:08 PM
Subject: RE: Title: Message
or something like that.
*--Original Message--
From: gmax [mailto:gmax1@mindspring.com]
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 4:34 PM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE: What foggy enough so that you can float naked down the beach and no one can see you unless
they are close up?
At 04:23 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote: june gloom is the common phrase...very foggy in the AM, usually burns off in the
afternoon...but still in the high 70's, low 80's...
I like Carbon Beach the best, and of course, that is where my house is...and it is the best and nicest
beach and closest to the city which is nice. ---Original Message---
From: gmax [mailto
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 4?28 PM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE: Max will be relieved - Stephen Shapiro just called and is going to find out what is available in June to rent in the 3 different areas along the beach. I said I would look at all 3 and would make a decision based more on the house than the area probably. Do
you have a view? I don't know anything about Malibu or LA for that matter. Anyway, regardless of that, Stephen told me that the weather is normally lousy in June -Is that right? What does lousy mean? Is it just hazy? Plse explain to the
foreigner
Gx
PS - I can't sleep - where are you when I need you?
- At 04:06 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:
that can be the exception...but only one. ----Original Message-----
From: gmax [mailto:
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 3:12 PM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE:
What about Max? - At 02:39 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, you wrote:

To:
From:
Casey Wasserman
Sent:
Mon 4/7/2003 5:04:09 PM
Subject: RE: Re: RE:
Title: Message
Among all my desires, that combination is pretty low on the list..
ХОХО *-Original Message
From: gmax [mailto 1
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 2:51 PM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE: Re: RE: Thank you - I'll call Stephen tom and see what he has available and then make a plan to come out and check out the local real estate. I'll let you know what he says, and then you can guide me as I really know nothing about the area - if there is a better bit etc. Now I have just made you my LA tour guide! I am going to go to London from here and then back to NY - can I bring you anything from London? I know you probably do not have the same Kitkat, cheddar cheese or baked bean problem I do - but you never know. My friends who come to visit me always bring a red cross
(that is what they call it) food package for me
Kisses
Gx Stephen Shapiro is the best agent for the beach, his phone is
picking a week to be in LA is a really good idea..
i think you
The only thing that i want from paris is you.
---OriginalMessage
From: gmax
Sent: Sunday, Apnil 06, 2005 6:56 AM
To: Casey Wasserman
Subject: RE: Re: RE:
I am looking forward to seeing you to -
JE has just asked me to find a house to rent for 2 weeks (I am sure I will have to take it for longer) in Malibu in June. Who is the best real estate person to talk to - let me
know. JE says I should pick a weck to go to LA and look?
Thought you might like to know I am now in Paris - can I bring you back anything from
here?

January 30, 2026 at 11:24 PM

Jorge Rivera Marín

@jlrmarin.bsky.social

I love how Mamdani is the fucken Kool-Aid man in all these videos. He just bursts out of the background, like YEAH MFERS IT'S SOCIALISM TIME

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 2d

The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.

January 30, 2026 at 8:42 PM

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Kevin Daly

@kevinddaly.bsky.social

Catherine O'Hara as Katharine Hepburn for SCTV.

Genius, genius, genius.

January 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM

Jorge Rivera Marín

@jlrmarin.bsky.social

RIP legend

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 2d

Catherine O’Hara has sadly passed away at the age of 71.

January 30, 2026 at 7:33 PM

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The Onion

@theonion.com

Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/

January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM

Jorge Rivera Marín

@jlrmarin.bsky.social

Of my guilty pleasure albums, this one is near the top of the list. I loved the Slayer punk covers album. My metal friends hated it. My punk friends hated it. I think I'm the only person I know who still listens to it today.

Filler/I Don't Want To Hear It

YouTube video by Slayer - Topic

www.youtube.com

January 30, 2026 at 1:41 AM

Jorge Rivera Marín

@jlrmarin.bsky.social

Don't even know what to say about these guys anymore. Jeffries is an imbecile. He doesn't know what he's doing. I don't understand his priorities. I don't understand if he has any particular strategy or goals.

He's out there stepping on rakes and trying to make it look like he did it on purpose.

KGET 17 News @kgetnews.bsky.social · 3d

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…

www.kget.com

January 30, 2026 at 1:37 AM

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Laura Bassett

@lebassett.bsky.social

This is so unhinged

"He told me that he doesn't understand what's wrong with Minnesota. 'I don't know what's wrong with you people,'" Walz said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with MS NOW senior national and political correspondent Jacob Soboroff.
"I said, 'Nothing's wrong, Mr. President. We're one of the most effective states and one of the best places to live?
"And he told me, 'Well, look, Tim, we did this in New Orleans, we did it in Louisville, there's no problems? And I said, 'You didn't kill anybody in Louisville or New Orleans. And the operation here looks very different from that.?
"And then he told me it was successful in Venezuela," Walz said.

January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM

Jorge Rivera Marín

@jlrmarin.bsky.social

The Devil's Blood - On The Wings Of Gloria

YouTube video by mountsun

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January 29, 2026 at 9:15 PM

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Dylan Tusinski

@dylantus.bsky.social

Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...

ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest

Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.

www.pressherald.com

January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM

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Pablo Torre

@pablo.show

Our latest deep dive with Hunterbrook Media (@truth.bsky.social) is about one of the five richest owners in sports: Robert Pera, of the Grizzlies and Ubiquiti.

An NBA owner said, "No one knows where their sales come from."

The answer involves Russia's drone war in Ukraine: youtu.be/s6i4uffZvhc?...

Exclusive: Grizzlies Owner Robert Pera Linked to Russia's "Crimes Against Humanity" | PTFO

YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT

youtu.be

January 27, 2026 at 3:51 PM

Jorge Rivera Marín

@jlrmarin.bsky.social

lol Jen Psaki also thought that the fact that the r/catbongos page had an anti-ICE message demonstrated that the Renee Good and Alex Pretti murders had created an usually broad front of hostility towards Trump and immigration enforcement agencies