Leilani Clark
@leilaniclark.bsky.social
Writing about freeways in East L.A, living off the 101 in Northern California. Published at The Guardian, The Rumpus, Civil Eats, Mother Jones, KQED, Coyote Media. Day job: environmental nonprofit comms manager. Teamsters Local 665.
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Their argument is: rich white people are allowed to do whatever they want, and that includes pedo islands or rounding up the rest in camps.
There is no contradiction, no hypocrisy, no argument that will sway them. The ideology is: power is moral
There is no contradiction, no hypocrisy, no argument that will sway them. The ideology is: power is moral
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Their argument is: rich white people are allowed to do whatever they want, and that includes pedo islands or rounding up the rest in camps.
There is no contradiction, no hypocrisy, no argument that will sway them. The ideology is: power is moral
There is no contradiction, no hypocrisy, no argument that will sway them. The ideology is: power is moral
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can't help but think there is probably a corrosive effect of having sex trafficker-elite emails unveiled for months on end as one of the biggest cultural/news stories of the last year— unearthing an inexcusable moral rot in the upper echelons of power—but without any real accountability/justice
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
can't help but think there is probably a corrosive effect of having sex trafficker-elite emails unveiled for months on end as one of the biggest cultural/news stories of the last year— unearthing an inexcusable moral rot in the upper echelons of power—but without any real accountability/justice
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Two tribes are showing how saving sage grouse, and other iconic species of the West’s vast sagebrush steppe, will require are assessment of the widespread cattle grazing that has become an emblem of the landscape.
What’s needed to protect sage grouse? Less grazing. - High Country News
Two tribes are showing how saving sage grouse, and other iconic species of the West’s vast sagebrush steppe, will require are assessment of the widespread cattle grazing that has become an emblem of...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Two tribes are showing how saving sage grouse, and other iconic species of the West’s vast sagebrush steppe, will require are assessment of the widespread cattle grazing that has become an emblem of the landscape.
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WE WHO???????
very weird “I am Spartacus” thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
WE WHO???????
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I’m available to start a book review cooperative. I don’t have any money, but I have a ton of editing experience, and I love doing it. And I write, too.
February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I’m available to start a book review cooperative. I don’t have any money, but I have a ton of editing experience, and I love doing it. And I write, too.
@jwoolington.bsky.social on the sage grouse beat! 👏👏👏
Our February issue travels from Black Portland’s musical history to sage grouse on the steppe, Colorado’s roaming wolves, LandBack victories, rising insurance costs, the giant kangaroo rat and a new film honoring photographer Frank Matsura.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
@jwoolington.bsky.social on the sage grouse beat! 👏👏👏
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The main business model of Silicon Valley from Uber to AirBnB to Spotify is: skim profit off others' goods and labor. Often in ways that are exploitative of individuals or destructive of larger forces (as with Amazon and the retail that kept people heading out in public).
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The main business model of Silicon Valley from Uber to AirBnB to Spotify is: skim profit off others' goods and labor. Often in ways that are exploitative of individuals or destructive of larger forces (as with Amazon and the retail that kept people heading out in public).
Noooo! 😖
Trouble on the Elwha: Trump’s Budget Cuts Undermine Iconic Salmon Restoration Project https://therevelator.org/elwha-trump-salmon/
Trouble on the Elwha: Trump’s Budget Cuts Undermine Iconic Salmon Restoration Project • The Revelator
A staffing exodus at Olympic National Park has put salmon recovery efforts in jeopardy.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Noooo! 😖
As of 4am this morning, I’m the parent of a teenager!
a man in a blue shirt holds his hand to his forehead in front of a sign that says " what happened "
ALT: a man in a blue shirt holds his hand to his forehead in front of a sign that says " what happened "
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February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
As of 4am this morning, I’m the parent of a teenager!
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Apparently Latino agents murdered Alex Pretti. It’s not a shock. Many Latinos support Trump and MAGA (I say this as a Vietnamese American whose community has many such supporters).
BREAKING: 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 Raymundo Gutierrez.
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...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Apparently Latino agents murdered Alex Pretti. It’s not a shock. Many Latinos support Trump and MAGA (I say this as a Vietnamese American whose community has many such supporters).
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Cardi B: Bodega Baddie (Live) - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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February 2, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Congrats to ICE for dropping a metric ton of tear gas on a bunch of nurses, teamsters and children just now
February 1, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Congrats to ICE for dropping a metric ton of tear gas on a bunch of nurses, teamsters and children just now
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I Love Boosters.
In theaters May 22nd.
In theaters May 22nd.
This was a much-needed instant serotonin shot. Thank you, @bootsriley.bsky.social. youtu.be/rnfTmSAnS3c
I LOVE BOOSTERS - Official Teaser Trailer - In Theaters May 22
YouTube video by NEON
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January 28, 2026 at 5:24 AM
I Love Boosters.
In theaters May 22nd.
In theaters May 22nd.
Prepping for the first contract negotiation meeting today at the Teamsters Hall.
January 29, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Prepping for the first contract negotiation meeting today at the Teamsters Hall.
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I don't believe in destiny. I don't believe hard work is rewarded. We don't live in a meritocracy. But I believe in inevitability as the result of a series of variables of which one has no control. Being pulled over by ICE is example of chilling inevitability.
What It Feels Like Getting Stopped by ICE
My work for Texas Monthly demands hundreds of hours on the road each year. Being pulled over by immigration enforcement officers has felt like an inevitability for months.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I don't believe in destiny. I don't believe hard work is rewarded. We don't live in a meritocracy. But I believe in inevitability as the result of a series of variables of which one has no control. Being pulled over by ICE is example of chilling inevitability.
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i am so proud of @coyotemedia.org for being a place that can run stuff like this without pulling punches
and i also feel it should be known that @soleilho.com wrote this powerful piece in like two hours *with the flu*
and i also feel it should be known that @soleilho.com wrote this powerful piece in like two hours *with the flu*
"Minnesotans are doing all they can, but they can’t keep fighting alone," writes @soleilho.com. "It’s time for a nationwide general strike: a coordinated withdrawal of labor across industries and regions until ICE is abolished."
What We Owe Minnesota
We solve this together or not at all.
www.coyotemedia.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:31 PM
i am so proud of @coyotemedia.org for being a place that can run stuff like this without pulling punches
and i also feel it should be known that @soleilho.com wrote this powerful piece in like two hours *with the flu*
and i also feel it should be known that @soleilho.com wrote this powerful piece in like two hours *with the flu*
The murder of Alex Pretti got me reflecting back on my experiences with border patrol while living in San Diego for many years. Driving up to L.A. meant going through a bp checkpoint towards the north side of Camp Pendleton on the 5. You never knew of they would pull you over or not.
January 27, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The murder of Alex Pretti got me reflecting back on my experiences with border patrol while living in San Diego for many years. Driving up to L.A. meant going through a bp checkpoint towards the north side of Camp Pendleton on the 5. You never knew of they would pull you over or not.
Three pages in & the book proposal chapter from Take it From Me is already so helpful! It’s demystifying the process & providing a clear map. Like I didn’t fully comprehend that a full manuscript is neither “expected or desirable for most nonfiction.” @aliahanna.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Three pages in & the book proposal chapter from Take it From Me is already so helpful! It’s demystifying the process & providing a clear map. Like I didn’t fully comprehend that a full manuscript is neither “expected or desirable for most nonfiction.” @aliahanna.bsky.social
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New chant: “Show me who Whittier’s named for”/“This is who Whittier’s named for”
This is who the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis is named for
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
New chant: “Show me who Whittier’s named for”/“This is who Whittier’s named for”
Powerful story by @soleilho.com up now at @coyotemedia.org
What We Owe Minnesota
We solve this together or not at all.
www.coyotemedia.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Powerful story by @soleilho.com up now at @coyotemedia.org
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If you’re in Sonoma County and want to help defend your community from ICE please consider training to be a Legal Observer with North Bay Organizing Project. This calendar of trainings and events is updated regularly so check back periodically
Calendar | North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP)
www.northbayop.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 AM
If you’re in Sonoma County and want to help defend your community from ICE please consider training to be a Legal Observer with North Bay Organizing Project. This calendar of trainings and events is updated regularly so check back periodically
I haven’t spoken publicly about this much but I’m now a member of Teamsters Local 665 after my coworkers voted to unionize last year. I’m on the bargaining committee and represent staff in contact negotiations. I’ll post more about what I’m learning about unionizing a workplace as we get farther in.
January 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I haven’t spoken publicly about this much but I’m now a member of Teamsters Local 665 after my coworkers voted to unionize last year. I’m on the bargaining committee and represent staff in contact negotiations. I’ll post more about what I’m learning about unionizing a workplace as we get farther in.
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We're horrified & outraged: Immigration agents have once again committed cold-blooded murder of a public observer who posed no threat to them.
This time, they've executed a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti. We demand justice and accountability. Abolish ICE, now! https://bit.ly/4big77u
This time, they've executed a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti. We demand justice and accountability. Abolish ICE, now! https://bit.ly/4big77u
National Nurses United outraged by murder of VA registered nurse by immigration agents, demand abolition of ICE
NNU issued the following statement in response to the murder of Alex Pretti, RN: “The nation’s nurses, who make it their mission to care for and save human lives, are horrified and outraged that immig...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:06 AM
We're horrified & outraged: Immigration agents have once again committed cold-blooded murder of a public observer who posed no threat to them.
This time, they've executed a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti. We demand justice and accountability. Abolish ICE, now! https://bit.ly/4big77u
This time, they've executed a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti. We demand justice and accountability. Abolish ICE, now! https://bit.ly/4big77u
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Immigrant families protest inside Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota www.texastribune.org/2026/01/24/i...
Detained immigrant families protest inside Texas facility
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were detained in Minnesota in an incident that’s further inflamed tensions over the Trump administration’s hardline immigration enforcement.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Immigrant families protest inside Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota www.texastribune.org/2026/01/24/i...