James Queally
@jqwritesstuff.bsky.social
Crime: Real & Imagined.
L.A. Times Courts/Chaos Reporter
Alleged Author: Russell Avery Novels (Formerly Polis, Now Counterpoint)
Rep: @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social
My next novel, SURVIVING THE LIE, is out in August 2026.
L.A. Times Courts/Chaos Reporter
Alleged Author: Russell Avery Novels (Formerly Polis, Now Counterpoint)
Rep: @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social
My next novel, SURVIVING THE LIE, is out in August 2026.
Pinned
'Active shooter' or ICE agent's victim? What happened in L.A. New Year's Eve killing
Federal officials say an off-duty ICE agent was responding to an "active shooter" at his apartment complex when he gunned down Keith "Pooter" Porter in Northridge. Friends and advocates contend Porter...
www.latimes.com
A week before Renee Good was killed, an off-duty ICE agent fatally shot Keith Porter in L.A.
DHS called Porter an "active shooter," yet no one else was hurt. Porter's family says he was no threat.
What really happened? Latest w/ @liborjany & @cbuch03
www.latimes.com/california/s...
DHS called Porter an "active shooter," yet no one else was hurt. Porter's family says he was no threat.
What really happened? Latest w/ @liborjany & @cbuch03
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Ex-LAPD Officer Clifford Proctor was indicted for murder.
Then, he spent a year flying internationally and living at his Southern California home without DHS or L.A. authorities trying to arrest him.
Latest from the "Wait... what?" files w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Then, he spent a year flying internationally and living at his Southern California home without DHS or L.A. authorities trying to arrest him.
Latest from the "Wait... what?" files w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Ex-cop wanted on murder charge flew overseas, lived in L.A. for a year without arrest
Former LAPD Officer Clifford Proctor was indicted for murder by an L.A. County grand jury in September 2024. He was able to leave the U.S. four times and live in Carson for more than a year before bei...
www.latimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Ex-LAPD Officer Clifford Proctor was indicted for murder.
Then, he spent a year flying internationally and living at his Southern California home without DHS or L.A. authorities trying to arrest him.
Latest from the "Wait... what?" files w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Then, he spent a year flying internationally and living at his Southern California home without DHS or L.A. authorities trying to arrest him.
Latest from the "Wait... what?" files w/ @lacrimes.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Listen, whatever Kid Rock does tomorrow: We all stood by as a society and let Maroon 5 do the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
In Atlanta.
We are not absolved.
In Atlanta.
We are not absolved.
February 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Listen, whatever Kid Rock does tomorrow: We all stood by as a society and let Maroon 5 do the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
In Atlanta.
We are not absolved.
In Atlanta.
We are not absolved.
Broken Social Scene - Almost Crimes
YouTube video by BSSVEVO
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
It's the Washington Generals dunking on the Harlem Globetrotters.
L.A.'s federal public defenders are on an unprecedented winning streak as the U.S. Attorney's office pushes weak protest-related cases to trial.
Great read from @brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A.'s federal public defenders are on an unprecedented winning streak as the U.S. Attorney's office pushes weak protest-related cases to trial.
Great read from @brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. public defenders are on a win streak as Trump's Justice Department charges activists
The federal public defender's office in L.A. was 5 and 0 against prosecutors in trials related to immigration raids and protests. Trial No. 6 was last month.
www.latimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It's the Washington Generals dunking on the Harlem Globetrotters.
L.A.'s federal public defenders are on an unprecedented winning streak as the U.S. Attorney's office pushes weak protest-related cases to trial.
Great read from @brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A.'s federal public defenders are on an unprecedented winning streak as the U.S. Attorney's office pushes weak protest-related cases to trial.
Great read from @brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
I am now a one issue voter and that issue is throwing everyone who works at Ticketmaster in the prison that Bane comes from in the Batman movies.
February 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I am now a one issue voter and that issue is throwing everyone who works at Ticketmaster in the prison that Bane comes from in the Batman movies.
Happy New Ratboys Day
February 6, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Happy New Ratboys Day
So is this like ... pro wrestling politics boomerang theory?
I've often said President Trump's initial political ascendancy reminded me of JBL's out of nowhere 2004 proto-MAGA main event heel run.
Now, Brody King is suddenly a main event player based, in part, on his real life detest for ICE.
I've often said President Trump's initial political ascendancy reminded me of JBL's out of nowhere 2004 proto-MAGA main event heel run.
Now, Brody King is suddenly a main event player based, in part, on his real life detest for ICE.
February 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM
So is this like ... pro wrestling politics boomerang theory?
I've often said President Trump's initial political ascendancy reminded me of JBL's out of nowhere 2004 proto-MAGA main event heel run.
Now, Brody King is suddenly a main event player based, in part, on his real life detest for ICE.
I've often said President Trump's initial political ascendancy reminded me of JBL's out of nowhere 2004 proto-MAGA main event heel run.
Now, Brody King is suddenly a main event player based, in part, on his real life detest for ICE.
Hope some of you can make it to this tonight! A live reading from me and some other talented authors who created Dark Waters Volume 3! Join us at 530 Pacific / 830 Eastern.
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Hope some of you can make it to this tonight! A live reading from me and some other talented authors who created Dark Waters Volume 3! Join us at 530 Pacific / 830 Eastern.
Thinking of all my friends at the @washingtonpost today.
Also thinking about how "finding a way to legally bar billionaires from owning great newspapers" might be rocketing up my "Best Use Of Time Machine" power rankings.
Also thinking about how "finding a way to legally bar billionaires from owning great newspapers" might be rocketing up my "Best Use Of Time Machine" power rankings.
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Thinking of all my friends at the @washingtonpost today.
Also thinking about how "finding a way to legally bar billionaires from owning great newspapers" might be rocketing up my "Best Use Of Time Machine" power rankings.
Also thinking about how "finding a way to legally bar billionaires from owning great newspapers" might be rocketing up my "Best Use Of Time Machine" power rankings.
Attorneys for Keith Porter Jr. — who was killed by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve — are calling on the California A.G. to launch an independent investigation, accusing LAPD Chief McDonnell of being biased toward ICE. Latest w/ @liborjany.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Attorneys for man killed by off-duty ICE agent call on California A.G. to investigate
Attorneys for Keith Porter Jr. — who was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year's Eve — called for California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta to take over the investigation of the incident, claimin...
www.latimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Attorneys for Keith Porter Jr. — who was killed by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve — are calling on the California A.G. to launch an independent investigation, accusing LAPD Chief McDonnell of being biased toward ICE. Latest w/ @liborjany.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Broken Social Scene tour where I don't need to fly to a random city in a different time zone to track them down? Yes please and thank you.
Love, The City of Los Angeles.
Love, The City of Los Angeles.
February 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Broken Social Scene tour where I don't need to fly to a random city in a different time zone to track them down? Yes please and thank you.
Love, The City of Los Angeles.
Love, The City of Los Angeles.
Interested in some short fiction that might, just maybe, be a tad therapeutic given the state of our world?
Then I hope you'll join me on Wed. Feb, 4that 5:30 PDT/8:30 EST, for a Crowdcast from the people that made Dark Waters Volume 3 possible!
crowdcast.io/c/9dhwlefphy5f
Then I hope you'll join me on Wed. Feb, 4that 5:30 PDT/8:30 EST, for a Crowdcast from the people that made Dark Waters Volume 3 possible!
crowdcast.io/c/9dhwlefphy5f
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Interested in some short fiction that might, just maybe, be a tad therapeutic given the state of our world?
Then I hope you'll join me on Wed. Feb, 4that 5:30 PDT/8:30 EST, for a Crowdcast from the people that made Dark Waters Volume 3 possible!
crowdcast.io/c/9dhwlefphy5f
Then I hope you'll join me on Wed. Feb, 4that 5:30 PDT/8:30 EST, for a Crowdcast from the people that made Dark Waters Volume 3 possible!
crowdcast.io/c/9dhwlefphy5f
Trump officials have repeatedly released inaccurate information when trying to justify ICE shootings. Is it creating a credibility crisis for federal law enforcement in court?
My latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
My latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Trump officials have tried to justify ICE shootings. Is it backfiring in court?
The Department of Justice has lost five cases in Los Angeles against defendants accused of assaulting immigration agents, leading former government officials to warn that the Trump administration face...
www.latimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Trump officials have repeatedly released inaccurate information when trying to justify ICE shootings. Is it creating a credibility crisis for federal law enforcement in court?
My latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
My latest w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/california/s...
I have covered protests pretty regularly for 12+ years.
I follow them where they go.
The one time I got put in flex cuffs, LAPD brass realized that wasn't the best idea and cut me loose in an hour.
Journalism is not a crime.
I follow them where they go.
The one time I got put in flex cuffs, LAPD brass realized that wasn't the best idea and cut me loose in an hour.
Journalism is not a crime.
January 30, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I have covered protests pretty regularly for 12+ years.
I follow them where they go.
The one time I got put in flex cuffs, LAPD brass realized that wasn't the best idea and cut me loose in an hour.
Journalism is not a crime.
I follow them where they go.
The one time I got put in flex cuffs, LAPD brass realized that wasn't the best idea and cut me loose in an hour.
Journalism is not a crime.
I have no idea how you make Sex Criminals -- one of the most batshit comics you will ever read -- into a TV show, but I am incredibly excited they are trying
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/k...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/k...
‘Sex Criminals’ Series Based on Comic Book Scores Prime Video Order
Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon and Tze Chun are adapting the Image Comics title by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I have no idea how you make Sex Criminals -- one of the most batshit comics you will ever read -- into a TV show, but I am incredibly excited they are trying
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/k...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/k...
NEW: Corruption case against L.A. Councilmember Curren Price can move to trial, judge rules www.latimes.com/california/s...
Corruption case against L.A. Councilmember Curren Price can move to trial, judge rules
A Los Angeles County judge ruled Wednesday that there is enough evidence to take L.A. City Councilman Curren Price to trial on embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest charges.
www.latimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:49 AM
NEW: Corruption case against L.A. Councilmember Curren Price can move to trial, judge rules www.latimes.com/california/s...
It is likely, but not guaranteed, that L.A. City Councilman Curren Price's prelim hearing will wrap up this afternoon. At that point, a judge will determine whether or not prosecutors can take him to trial on perjury, embezzlement and conflict of interest charges. Stay tuned.
January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
It is likely, but not guaranteed, that L.A. City Councilman Curren Price's prelim hearing will wrap up this afternoon. At that point, a judge will determine whether or not prosecutors can take him to trial on perjury, embezzlement and conflict of interest charges. Stay tuned.
The amount of times I start writing a story in our CMS, pause to take a break, and then see the inch count is 6.66 is ... way too many.
Is my laptop about to open the Hellmouth?
Is my laptop about to open the Hellmouth?
January 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The amount of times I start writing a story in our CMS, pause to take a break, and then see the inch count is 6.66 is ... way too many.
Is my laptop about to open the Hellmouth?
Is my laptop about to open the Hellmouth?
The wealthy continue to capture journalistic organizations to destroy them. Feel free to convince me otherwise.
Weiss is about a year behind The Washington Post, if you're curious where this is headed.
This does not sound good: "Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News." By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The wealthy continue to capture journalistic organizations to destroy them. Feel free to convince me otherwise.
The first shot in the L.A. newspaper wars has been fired.
Yeastie Boys — who as a native New Yorker I can confirm makes mediocre ass bagels — launched a big California Post promotion yesterday.
The Internet roundly dunked on them. All references now scrubbed from their IG.
Yeastie Boys — who as a native New Yorker I can confirm makes mediocre ass bagels — launched a big California Post promotion yesterday.
The Internet roundly dunked on them. All references now scrubbed from their IG.
January 27, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The first shot in the L.A. newspaper wars has been fired.
Yeastie Boys — who as a native New Yorker I can confirm makes mediocre ass bagels — launched a big California Post promotion yesterday.
The Internet roundly dunked on them. All references now scrubbed from their IG.
Yeastie Boys — who as a native New Yorker I can confirm makes mediocre ass bagels — launched a big California Post promotion yesterday.
The Internet roundly dunked on them. All references now scrubbed from their IG.
Reposted by James Queally
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Corruption charges have loomed over Curren Price for 2.5 years. As his prelim hearing drags on, @noahmgoldberg.bsky.social & I take a look at the stakes for Price beyond the courtroom
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Corruption case looms over Curren Price's legacy — and the race to replace him
Curren Price has survived a tumultuous and scandal-ridden time in L.A. City Hall. A long-delayed court proceeding that began this week could influence how he is remembered and whether his hand-picked ...
www.latimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Corruption charges have loomed over Curren Price for 2.5 years. As his prelim hearing drags on, @noahmgoldberg.bsky.social & I take a look at the stakes for Price beyond the courtroom
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Reposted by James Queally
NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Caleb Williams threw that TD pass from the Northwestern Campus.
I hate everything.
I hate everything.
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Caleb Williams threw that TD pass from the Northwestern Campus.
I hate everything.
I hate everything.
“Played pick up for first time in two months, played like ass, should not contribute to the future park hoops gene pool” is rocketing up the list of possible first drafts of my suicide note.
January 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM
“Played pick up for first time in two months, played like ass, should not contribute to the future park hoops gene pool” is rocketing up the list of possible first drafts of my suicide note.