Sergio olmos
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You know things are bad when both the DA and Sheriff are concerned that their side is winning in court TOO much.
Another great one by the great Anat Rubin:
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Another great one by the great Anat Rubin:
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December 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
You know things are bad when both the DA and Sheriff are concerned that their side is winning in court TOO much.
Another great one by the great Anat Rubin:
calmatters.org/investigatio...
Another great one by the great Anat Rubin:
calmatters.org/investigatio...
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Private equity has found a new source of profit: volunteer fire departments.
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Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
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December 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Private equity has found a new source of profit: volunteer fire departments.
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Watching this sport is like standing around in the waiting area of an emergency room
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Watching this sport is like standing around in the waiting area of an emergency room
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Huntington Beach, CA - Members of Patriot Front, and several explicitly Neo-Nazi active clubs marching through Huntington Beach right now. Led by “Culture War Criminal” Ryan Sanchez, they are mostly being received warmly by a Charlie Mirk memorial demonstration at Huntington Beach Pier.
September 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Huntington Beach, CA - Members of Patriot Front, and several explicitly Neo-Nazi active clubs marching through Huntington Beach right now. Led by “Culture War Criminal” Ryan Sanchez, they are mostly being received warmly by a Charlie Mirk memorial demonstration at Huntington Beach Pier.
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ACLU argues Border Patrol broke court order with high-profile Sacramento raid w/ @sergioolmos.bsky.social
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ACLU argues Border Patrol broke court order with high-profile Sacramento raid
Border Patrol agents were supposed to stop indiscriminate raids in LA and the Central Valley. Then they moved to Sacramento.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
ACLU argues Border Patrol broke court order with high-profile Sacramento raid w/ @sergioolmos.bsky.social
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CA DoJ wrote in Newsom vs Trump briefs that federal troops' arrival brought out more protests. Also, the protests after Paramount were limited to like a 5 or 6 block area in downtown LA, maybe .2 sq miles in a city that's 500 sq miles. The protesters were largely focused on federal troops and ICE.
Kristi Noem: "I do know that LA wouldn't be standing today if President Trump hadn't taken action."
August 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
CA DoJ wrote in Newsom vs Trump briefs that federal troops' arrival brought out more protests. Also, the protests after Paramount were limited to like a 5 or 6 block area in downtown LA, maybe .2 sq miles in a city that's 500 sq miles. The protesters were largely focused on federal troops and ICE.
The Trump Administration just asked the Supreme Court to let federal agents in LA target people based on race or ethnicity.
Here’s exactly what that means
W/ @evidentmedia.org
Here’s exactly what that means
W/ @evidentmedia.org
August 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The Trump Administration just asked the Supreme Court to let federal agents in LA target people based on race or ethnicity.
Here’s exactly what that means
W/ @evidentmedia.org
Here’s exactly what that means
W/ @evidentmedia.org
Los Angeles City Council member Ysabel Jurado on the Border Patrol raid outside the Japanese National Museum where Gov. Newsom held a press conference calling for a special November election
August 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Los Angeles City Council member Ysabel Jurado on the Border Patrol raid outside the Japanese National Museum where Gov. Newsom held a press conference calling for a special November election
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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta say yes. Trump’s DOJ says no. The three-day trial to answer this question is scheduled to commence today at 10 a.m. with implications for the country as Trump continues to signal a desire to deploy troops to patrol domestic city streets.
5 things to know as Newsom and Trump go back to court over the National Guard in LA
Gov. Gavin Newsom alleges the Trump administration broke a 19th Century law when it sent troops to L.A. with military security perimeters and alleged apprehensions of civilian protestors.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta say yes. Trump’s DOJ says no. The three-day trial to answer this question is scheduled to commence today at 10 a.m. with implications for the country as Trump continues to signal a desire to deploy troops to patrol domestic city streets.
“The federal government has now gone running to the Supreme Court asking it to undo a narrow court order—applicable in only one judicial district—that merely compels them to follow the Constitution.” Said the ACLU
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift temporary ban on roving immigration stops in L.A.
The federal government has filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to lift a ban on roving immigration sweeps.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“The federal government has now gone running to the Supreme Court asking it to undo a narrow court order—applicable in only one judicial district—that merely compels them to follow the Constitution.” Said the ACLU
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BREAKING: Trump administration asks #SCOTUS to lift federal judge's order barring "roving" immigration raids in Los Angeles area. Filing says 1 in 10 residents of the district are undocumented immigrants. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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August 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
BREAKING: Trump administration asks #SCOTUS to lift federal judge's order barring "roving" immigration raids in Los Angeles area. Filing says 1 in 10 residents of the district are undocumented immigrants. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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"What you're basically doing is deconstructing ICE and DHS and their strategies and letting viewers, readers, listeners see for themselves." Thank you to Latino USA for hosting @sergioolmos.bsky.social and featuring our latest reporting in collaboration with @calmatters.org and @bellingcat.com.
August 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"What you're basically doing is deconstructing ICE and DHS and their strategies and letting viewers, readers, listeners see for themselves." Thank you to Latino USA for hosting @sergioolmos.bsky.social and featuring our latest reporting in collaboration with @calmatters.org and @bellingcat.com.
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Katie Mingle 4EVA
July 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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“A Times investigation: As west Altadena burned, L.A. County fire trucks stayed elsewhere.
…only one L.A. County fire truck was west of Lake Avenue, where nearly all of the deaths took place.”
Via @rellis.bsky.social
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…only one L.A. County fire truck was west of Lake Avenue, where nearly all of the deaths took place.”
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A Times investigation: As west Altadena burned, L.A. County fire trucks stayed elsewhere
Vehicle locator data obtained by The Times show that most L.A. County fire trucks didn’t shift into west Altadena until long after fire ravaged the area. How much of the town could have been saved, re...
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July 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
“A Times investigation: As west Altadena burned, L.A. County fire trucks stayed elsewhere.
…only one L.A. County fire truck was west of Lake Avenue, where nearly all of the deaths took place.”
Via @rellis.bsky.social
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…only one L.A. County fire truck was west of Lake Avenue, where nearly all of the deaths took place.”
Via @rellis.bsky.social
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"In west Altadena — where thousands of structures would burn and all but one of the 19 deaths from the Eaton fire would occur — there was just 1 county fire truck as the flames spread at 3:08 a.m., according to automatic vehicle locator data obtained by The Times."
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A Times investigation: As west Altadena burned, L.A. County fire trucks stayed elsewhere
Vehicle locator data obtained by The Times show that most L.A. County fire trucks didn’t shift into west Altadena until long after fire ravaged the area. How much of the town could have been saved, re...
www.latimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"In west Altadena — where thousands of structures would burn and all but one of the 19 deaths from the Eaton fire would occur — there was just 1 county fire truck as the flames spread at 3:08 a.m., according to automatic vehicle locator data obtained by The Times."
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Very nice shoutout for @calmatters today for our FOIA work from @nickmiroff.bsky.social in his excellent profile on Bovino in @theatlantic.com. W/ @sergioolmos.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Very nice shoutout for @calmatters today for our FOIA work from @nickmiroff.bsky.social in his excellent profile on Bovino in @theatlantic.com. W/ @sergioolmos.bsky.social
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Bonus: this 2018 email to Bovino from his friend, the Border Patrol official he hired to be his #2 in New Orleans, from the court files of a discrimination lawsuit DHS lost storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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July 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Bonus: this 2018 email to Bovino from his friend, the Border Patrol official he hired to be his #2 in New Orleans, from the court files of a discrimination lawsuit DHS lost storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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H/t to @sergioolmos.bsky.social and @calmatters.org for their stellar coverage of Bovino's rise calmatters.org/economy/2025...
Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees
Border Patrol said it had a list of targets for its high-profile January raid, but it had a record for just one of the 78 people it arrested.
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July 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
H/t to @sergioolmos.bsky.social and @calmatters.org for their stellar coverage of Bovino's rise calmatters.org/economy/2025...
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NEW: our profile of Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol official running the immigration raids on the streets of Los Angeles, and what his role portends for next phase of Trump's propaganda-driven deportation campaign @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations
Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.
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July 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
NEW: our profile of Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol official running the immigration raids on the streets of Los Angeles, and what his role portends for next phase of Trump's propaganda-driven deportation campaign @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
“Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.”
Via @nickmiroff.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Via @nickmiroff.bsky.social
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The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations
Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.
www.theatlantic.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.”
Via @nickmiroff.bsky.social
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Border Patrol agents moved their operations northward to Ca’s capital, targeting a Home Depot in Sacramento, more than 500 miles away from the border.
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‘There is no sanctuary anywhere:’ Border Patrol raids come to California’s capital
The Border Patrol began conducting operations in Sacramento on Thursday, less than a week after a judge halted its wide-ranging LA raids.
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July 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Border Patrol agents moved their operations northward to Ca’s capital, targeting a Home Depot in Sacramento, more than 500 miles away from the border.
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DHS secretary Noem on federal court ruling blocking roving immigration patrols in Los Angeles:
“He’s an idiot” referring to federal judge(who’s a woman)
“Our operations will continue, we will be in compliance with all federal judges orders.”
“He’s an idiot” referring to federal judge(who’s a woman)
“Our operations will continue, we will be in compliance with all federal judges orders.”
July 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
DHS secretary Noem on federal court ruling blocking roving immigration patrols in Los Angeles:
“He’s an idiot” referring to federal judge(who’s a woman)
“Our operations will continue, we will be in compliance with all federal judges orders.”
“He’s an idiot” referring to federal judge(who’s a woman)
“Our operations will continue, we will be in compliance with all federal judges orders.”
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A federal judge says the LA immigration sweeps must stop.
Because agents can’t just approach Latinos without a warrant or reasonable suspicion.
And they can’t deny detainees access to a lawyer.
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Because agents can’t just approach Latinos without a warrant or reasonable suspicion.
And they can’t deny detainees access to a lawyer.
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Judge says immigration agents must stop ‘roving patrols’ that have upended Southern California
A court ruling Friday orders a halt to a chaotic and relentless 36-day immigration crackdown that’s upended life across Southern California.
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July 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A federal judge says the LA immigration sweeps must stop.
Because agents can’t just approach Latinos without a warrant or reasonable suspicion.
And they can’t deny detainees access to a lawyer.
calmatters.org/justice/2025...
Because agents can’t just approach Latinos without a warrant or reasonable suspicion.
And they can’t deny detainees access to a lawyer.
calmatters.org/justice/2025...
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Portland got a shout-out in in the DHS blog today. Come for the drama, stay for the feds' translation of "Chinga la Migra." www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07...
Anarchists and Rioters in Portland Illegally Dox ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement | Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem today released the following statement addressing criminals and Antifa-affiliated groups continued efforts to dox the personal information of Immi...
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July 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Portland got a shout-out in in the DHS blog today. Come for the drama, stay for the feds' translation of "Chinga la Migra." www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07...
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Just came through my desk: Per Los Angeles District Attorney, an armed off-duty U.S. Border Patrol Officer was charged with assaulting a Long Beach police officer and resisting arrest in the Shoreline Village parking lot in the city of Long Beach on July 7.
July 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Just came through my desk: Per Los Angeles District Attorney, an armed off-duty U.S. Border Patrol Officer was charged with assaulting a Long Beach police officer and resisting arrest in the Shoreline Village parking lot in the city of Long Beach on July 7.