Laura Lee
@lauraleeactor.bsky.social
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Laura Lee
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Some absolutely amazing reporting from @acatwithnews.bsky.social & co. today in Los Angeles
LAPD sweeping people out of the MOCA parking lot- I’ll follow up, I believe that’s private property?
Mural says “who is beyond the law? Who is bought and sold? Who is free to choose…” etc.
Mural says “who is beyond the law? Who is bought and sold? Who is free to choose…” etc.
LA peeps! If you’re appreciating the on-the-ground reporting of people like @acatwithnews.bsky.social , @tinadesireeberg.com , @shoton35mm.bsky.social and other independent journalists, find their Venmo and buy them a coffee or whatever.
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I was interviewed for this piece—one thing that didn’t make it into it that I want to note: there’s been a lot of attention on the battle for press freedom here in LA—but as I’ve noted, this isn’t just a press rights fight, but a fight for the 1st amendment protections of all Angelenos
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...
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
November 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I was interviewed for this piece—one thing that didn’t make it into it that I want to note: there’s been a lot of attention on the battle for press freedom here in LA—but as I’ve noted, this isn’t just a press rights fight, but a fight for the 1st amendment protections of all Angelenos
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'We're at the beginning of it' - @eltragon.bsky.social joins @chrislhayes.bsky.social on his podcast, ‘Why is This Happening’ to discuss immigration raids in Los Angeles.
youtu.be/7H4aYsxnH9M?...
youtu.be/7H4aYsxnH9M?...
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM
'We're at the beginning of it' - @eltragon.bsky.social joins @chrislhayes.bsky.social on his podcast, ‘Why is This Happening’ to discuss immigration raids in Los Angeles.
youtu.be/7H4aYsxnH9M?...
youtu.be/7H4aYsxnH9M?...
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For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official. www.wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official. www.wired.com/story/social...
🚨 Ongoing raids happening this morning/noon Tuesday 11/18/2025 on west side of LA & Santa Monica.
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🚨 Ongoing raids happening this morning/noon Tuesday 11/18/2025 on west side of LA & Santa Monica.
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
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Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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I really appreciate Dr Jetelina’s informative threads. 🦠😷
Anecdotally - I have a few of friends who’ve been sick with “something” that lasts 2 weeks. Some in the Bay Area and some in SoCal.
Anecdotally - I have a few of friends who’ve been sick with “something” that lasts 2 weeks. Some in the Bay Area and some in SoCal.
1/ Hey, epidemiologist here 👋
I've been seeing a lot of concern as we enter flu season, so I want to do a quick breakdown of what's going on with #H3N2, the flu strain everyone's been talking about, how it’s mutating, and the best ways you can protect yourself. 🧵
I've been seeing a lot of concern as we enter flu season, so I want to do a quick breakdown of what's going on with #H3N2, the flu strain everyone's been talking about, how it’s mutating, and the best ways you can protect yourself. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I really appreciate Dr Jetelina’s informative threads. 🦠😷
Anecdotally - I have a few of friends who’ve been sick with “something” that lasts 2 weeks. Some in the Bay Area and some in SoCal.
Anecdotally - I have a few of friends who’ve been sick with “something” that lasts 2 weeks. Some in the Bay Area and some in SoCal.
WTAF
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
WTAF
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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If you aren't currently a paid subscriber to LA Taco now is a great time to reverse that mistake.
DAILY MEMO: More Than 30 People Taken in At Least 30 Raids During Saturday Through Monday Rains
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
If you aren't currently a paid subscriber to LA Taco now is a great time to reverse that mistake.
Mayor Bass thinks the raids have let up? And she’s saying this on national tv?! Shame on her.
Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo.
Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo.
DAILY MEMO: More Than 30 People Taken in At Least 30 Raids During Saturday Through Monday Rains
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Mayor Bass thinks the raids have let up? And she’s saying this on national tv?! Shame on her.
Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo.
Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo.
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We'd have less fascism if more guys got knocked the fuck out early in life for stuff like this until they dropped the habit
I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
We'd have less fascism if more guys got knocked the fuck out early in life for stuff like this until they dropped the habit
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1. Great, let's do this
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
1. Great, let's do this
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators
3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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The law firm that obtained this footage could have given it to any news outlet they wanted to, including @latimes.com, but they decided to give it to @lataco.bsky.social FIRST.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The law firm that obtained this footage could have given it to any news outlet they wanted to, including @latimes.com, but they decided to give it to @lataco.bsky.social FIRST.
Support local independent journalism. Subscribe to @lataco.bsky.social .
Hi @latimes.com, I broke this story for @lataco.bsky.social yesterday. We were the first news outlet to publish the surveillance footage and report that Rodriguez is a federal agent. Disappointing to not see a "first reported by" credit or link to our website in your story. Do better.
Riverside County family says off-duty immigration agent held teenage son at gunpoint
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Support local independent journalism. Subscribe to @lataco.bsky.social .
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Hi @latimes.com, I broke this story for @lataco.bsky.social yesterday. We were the first news outlet to publish the surveillance footage and report that Rodriguez is a federal agent. Disappointing to not see a "first reported by" credit or link to our website in your story. Do better.
Riverside County family says off-duty immigration agent held teenage son at gunpoint
Riverside County family says off-duty immigration agent held teenage son at gunpoint
The 17-year-old boy was driving home when he was ordered to stop by Gerardo Rodriguez, who had a firearm pointed at him, according to the minor's lawyer. Neighbors say Rodriguez is a federal immigration agent.
www.latimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Hi @latimes.com, I broke this story for @lataco.bsky.social yesterday. We were the first news outlet to publish the surveillance footage and report that Rodriguez is a federal agent. Disappointing to not see a "first reported by" credit or link to our website in your story. Do better.
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Hi @ktla.com, I broke this story for @lataco.bsky.social yesterday. We were the first news outlet to publish the surveillance footage and report that Rodriguez is a federal agent. Disappointing to not see a "first reported by" credit or link to our website in your story. Do better.
ICE agent arrested for pulling gun on Southern California teen, lawyer says
ICE agent arrested for pulling gun on Southern California teen, lawyer says
A 45-year-old Riverside County man, who reportedly works as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, is accused of illegally detaining a minor at gunpoin…
ktla.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Hi @ktla.com, I broke this story for @lataco.bsky.social yesterday. We were the first news outlet to publish the surveillance footage and report that Rodriguez is a federal agent. Disappointing to not see a "first reported by" credit or link to our website in your story. Do better.
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If you've been following the Daily Memo, you know it's getting worse out there. L.A. TACO is here to provide everyday Angelenos with local independent news, but we need your help to continue our work.
Become a member of L.A. TACO and help fuel our reporting: lataco.com/join
Become a member of L.A. TACO and help fuel our reporting: lataco.com/join
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If you've been following the Daily Memo, you know it's getting worse out there. L.A. TACO is here to provide everyday Angelenos with local independent news, but we need your help to continue our work.
Become a member of L.A. TACO and help fuel our reporting: lataco.com/join
Become a member of L.A. TACO and help fuel our reporting: lataco.com/join
“We don’t have a democracy without an informed public. We don’t have an informed public without a free press,” Rose said.
- @adamrose.bsky.social
- @adamrose.bsky.social
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...
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
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“We don’t have a democracy without an informed public. We don’t have an informed public without a free press,” Rose said.
- @adamrose.bsky.social
- @adamrose.bsky.social
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This is ✨exactly✨ how I imagined Project 2025 playing out, when I was warning people about it months and months before Election 2024.
They despise Black and Brown people and want us out of “their” country—our citizenship status is just pretext; it isn’t actually relevant. #ICE
They despise Black and Brown people and want us out of “their” country—our citizenship status is just pretext; it isn’t actually relevant. #ICE
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This is ✨exactly✨ how I imagined Project 2025 playing out, when I was warning people about it months and months before Election 2024.
They despise Black and Brown people and want us out of “their” country—our citizenship status is just pretext; it isn’t actually relevant. #ICE
They despise Black and Brown people and want us out of “their” country—our citizenship status is just pretext; it isn’t actually relevant. #ICE
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LA Councilwoman Traci Park has not acknowledged a public records request for *7 months* RE: her office’s communications with Flock Safety lobbyists. The law requires a response within 10-days of receiving it. Might end up suing to get them.
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
LA Councilwoman Traci Park has not acknowledged a public records request for *7 months* RE: her office’s communications with Flock Safety lobbyists. The law requires a response within 10-days of receiving it. Might end up suing to get them.
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Literally shaking. Absolute monsters. DHS's Secretary Noem reassigned agents away from saving a child rape victim and arresting the depraved rapists and traffickers because she's obsessed with Trump's effort to stop immigrants from "poisoning the blood" of the nation.
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Literally shaking. Absolute monsters. DHS's Secretary Noem reassigned agents away from saving a child rape victim and arresting the depraved rapists and traffickers because she's obsessed with Trump's effort to stop immigrants from "poisoning the blood" of the nation.
WHAT?
“Marketed for kids 3-12, Kumma gave step-by-step instructions on a common “knot for beginners” who want to tie up their partner. Another time, the AI explored the idea of introducing spanking into a sexually-charged teacher-student dynamic, which is obviously ghoulishly inappropriate for young kids”
"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
WHAT?
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Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track
Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track
Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We Want
At two minutes 45 seconds it’s about the same length as With a Little Help From My Friends. But Paul McCartney’s first new recording in five years lacks the sing-along tune and jaunty guitar chops because there’s barely anything there.
The former Beatle, arguably Britain’s greatest living songwriter, is releasing a track of an almost completely silent recording studio as part of a music industry protest against copyright theft by artificial intelligence companies. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track
It’s raining again! Does anyone know the rainfall totals over the past 3 days in the Venice/Santa Monica/Marina del Rey area?
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 AM
It’s raining again! Does anyone know the rainfall totals over the past 3 days in the Venice/Santa Monica/Marina del Rey area?