I am 2nd generation Angeleno. I just want to remind everyone how big LA is & how many cities there are. When you say LA, it can mean the City, County or the region. Paramount is a City within the County. The County is 4,084 sq miles. The region is probably 2x that size. I ❤️ all of LA. F ICe

This is the Vix index as of April 10 2025 at 9:27 am pacific. It is the market’s prediction of trouble. Those two other spikes are the beginning of the financial crisis and beginning of Covid. For all you that think he’s the master deal maker, the markets think you’re wrong. I trust the markets.

Laguna Niguel (Orange County, Ca). #rachelmaddow

The signal gate f up reminds of the line: It is human to make a mistake. It is more human to blame it in somebody else

Tears

Does anybody want Barack Obama to give a daily press conference reminding us this is not who we are? I think lots of people would get behind him and that message. It might move the needle, imho.

Probably a good time to re-read the Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis.

Anyone think Trump will blink on the tariffs? I do..he will declare victory while on his golf course.

Any comments on the air strike in Somalia? Seems like a bad idea, but I don’t understand all of the angles.

When and where are the protests for the variety of bs being spewed today. I feel like crap about these events, but not giving up. We are all better than this.

I’ve made it here!!!