Alan Bail
@alanbail.bsky.social
Politics, justice, since Tom Bradley for L.A. Mayor. Cap & small D. CSUN, Loyola. Lawyer. Former Deputy A.G. (torts), CA DOJ. Philly kid to L.A. in time for Koufax; now Santa Monica. Art, music (redundant, huh), small creatures. You'll figure out the rest
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Because banning social media for kids is not about protecting kids or making their lives better. It flies in the face of research, data, and what kids are telling us. It’s about controlling them, isolating them, and keeping them uninformed. It’s part of the fascist playbook.
having thought about this for three days, my current status is:
what the FUCK are we doing trying to ban social media for kids and not banning AI use? we are literally telling them not to use the computer to talk to their real friends but instead to the imaginary technology monetisable 'friends'.
what the FUCK are we doing trying to ban social media for kids and not banning AI use? we are literally telling them not to use the computer to talk to their real friends but instead to the imaginary technology monetisable 'friends'.
this makes me suspect that one of the routes that AI companies are aiming at is targeting young people. anything that existed when you were a kid feels normal and indispensable. especially if you always used AI to write all your essays for you. and to comfort you when your parents were arguing.
August 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Because banning social media for kids is not about protecting kids or making their lives better. It flies in the face of research, data, and what kids are telling us. It’s about controlling them, isolating them, and keeping them uninformed. It’s part of the fascist playbook.
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This a fantastic ad and is proof that if we follow a 50 state strategy, there are seats to win at every level.
holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second
August 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This a fantastic ad and is proof that if we follow a 50 state strategy, there are seats to win at every level.
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Judge Breyer opens up proceedings with an explanation of what will unfold in the coming days. For the next two days, we're going right into evidentiary hearings and then on Wednesday, we get into the legal questions in play.
Proceedings are now underway. You can listen in here:
cand.uscourts.gov/judges/breye...
cand.uscourts.gov/judges/breye...
August 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Judge Breyer opens up proceedings with an explanation of what will unfold in the coming days. For the next two days, we're going right into evidentiary hearings and then on Wednesday, we get into the legal questions in play.
Good live coverage of tsunami impact on Hawaii.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/07/30/t...
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/07/30/t...
Traffic heavy across the state with Hawaii under tsunami warning
Freeways, major highways and roads all saw congestion as people moved to higher ground.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Good live coverage of tsunami impact on Hawaii.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/07/30/t...
www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/07/30/t...
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The National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a Tsunami Watch for San Francisco following the 8.7 earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia. A Tsunami Watch means the danger of a tsunami affecting San Francisco is not yet known. DEM is monitoring and will send out additional information when available.
July 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a Tsunami Watch for San Francisco following the 8.7 earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia. A Tsunami Watch means the danger of a tsunami affecting San Francisco is not yet known. DEM is monitoring and will send out additional information when available.
TSUNAMI WATCH: West Coast of U.S., from an 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia. WARNING for Hawaii coast, all islands.
www.tsunami.gov
www.tsunami.gov
U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers
www.tsunami.gov
July 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
TSUNAMI WATCH: West Coast of U.S., from an 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia. WARNING for Hawaii coast, all islands.
www.tsunami.gov
www.tsunami.gov
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Imagine how different the reaction would be if instead of toy dolls they said little boys can get by with fewer toy guns or even adults should get by with just 2 guns, what do you need 30 guns for anyway?
Bessent says that little girls who are sad about having fewer dolls should just have it explained to them that they will have a better life for it
May 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Imagine how different the reaction would be if instead of toy dolls they said little boys can get by with fewer toy guns or even adults should get by with just 2 guns, what do you need 30 guns for anyway?
They're not even trying to hide the corruption.
wow, he must have a good lawyer!
BREAKING
The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.
The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.
February 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
They're not even trying to hide the corruption.
Here's an important analytical article from Peter Baker in the NYT which is quite sobering. Or perhaps may drive one to drink. Perhaps a glimpse into our future.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
In Trump’s Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold (Gift Article)
A new administration’s efforts to pressure the news media, punish political opponents and tame the nation’s tycoons evoke the early days of President Vladimir V. Putin’s reign in Russia.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Here's an important analytical article from Peter Baker in the NYT which is quite sobering. Or perhaps may drive one to drink. Perhaps a glimpse into our future.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
CAUTION: Nobody in Clarksdale, MS should read the below editorial. They may read the local court's order granting a TRO, compelling the take-down of the editorial.
The Court's order seems ludicrous and unconstitutional on its face (see www.uscourts.gov/about-federa... (and more) while available!
The Court's order seems ludicrous and unconstitutional on its face (see www.uscourts.gov/about-federa... (and more) while available!
February 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
CAUTION: Nobody in Clarksdale, MS should read the below editorial. They may read the local court's order granting a TRO, compelling the take-down of the editorial.
The Court's order seems ludicrous and unconstitutional on its face (see www.uscourts.gov/about-federa... (and more) while available!
The Court's order seems ludicrous and unconstitutional on its face (see www.uscourts.gov/about-federa... (and more) while available!
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
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I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
February 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
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Utter failure to grasp what we are facing www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...
1. People lack the framework to recognize an attempt to overthrow the constitutional order
2. The lack of elites *acting* like point 1 is true makes it illegible. Without Ds behaving as if it's a crisis, it's not a crisis.
1. People lack the framework to recognize an attempt to overthrow the constitutional order
2. The lack of elites *acting* like point 1 is true makes it illegible. Without Ds behaving as if it's a crisis, it's not a crisis.
An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy
The president’s swift moves underscore the confidence of an administration with a much firmer grip on the levers of government than during his first term.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Utter failure to grasp what we are facing www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...
1. People lack the framework to recognize an attempt to overthrow the constitutional order
2. The lack of elites *acting* like point 1 is true makes it illegible. Without Ds behaving as if it's a crisis, it's not a crisis.
1. People lack the framework to recognize an attempt to overthrow the constitutional order
2. The lack of elites *acting* like point 1 is true makes it illegible. Without Ds behaving as if it's a crisis, it's not a crisis.
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
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‘Cybertruck Man’
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
February 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
‘Cybertruck Man’
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
a cartoon in defiance of Musk
#political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial park in Washington, D.C.
February 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial park in Washington, D.C.
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Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
Another outrage, potentially destroying university health research, and, ultimately, the ability of most universities to operate in any recognizable manner.
And the flood continues.
And the flood continues.
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Another outrage, potentially destroying university health research, and, ultimately, the ability of most universities to operate in any recognizable manner.
And the flood continues.
And the flood continues.
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NBC’s Garrett Haake is reporting that “Customs and Border Protection has officially taken over the lease of what was previously the headquarters space of USAID in the Reagan building in downtown DC”
February 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
NBC’s Garrett Haake is reporting that “Customs and Border Protection has officially taken over the lease of what was previously the headquarters space of USAID in the Reagan building in downtown DC”
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
A broad ray of hope. We need this.
I am annoyingly, fatally optimistic about our futures. It's not that I don't know HOW bad things are or that I'm in a position of privilege to where I'm not impacted. It's not that I'm not afraid or angry or that I don't hurt.
It's that I'm too observant and I see everything, the good and the bad.
It's that I'm too observant and I see everything, the good and the bad.
February 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A broad ray of hope. We need this.
The power of editorial cartooning. Let us each contribute where we can. (Thank you, Mark.)
MIKE LUCKOVICH APPRECIATION POST
@mluckovich.bsky.social is one of the greatest political cartoonists of all time. Thank you for 3 decades of scathing satire, remarkable insight and helping us all laugh to avoid weeping openly. 🙏
Your longtime fan, Mar🐫
@mluckovich.bsky.social is one of the greatest political cartoonists of all time. Thank you for 3 decades of scathing satire, remarkable insight and helping us all laugh to avoid weeping openly. 🙏
Your longtime fan, Mar🐫
February 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The power of editorial cartooning. Let us each contribute where we can. (Thank you, Mark.)
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February 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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DOJ disbanding Task Force KleptoCapture, Kleptocracy Team, and the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery plays into hands of Putin and corrupt foreign oligarchs and criminals. This is what corruption looks like.
February 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
DOJ disbanding Task Force KleptoCapture, Kleptocracy Team, and the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery plays into hands of Putin and corrupt foreign oligarchs and criminals. This is what corruption looks like.