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GenX in the western part of occupied L.A.
https://www.laweekly.com/the-year-i-ate-pico-boulevard/

“Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.”
-Eisenhower

'good govt' | Lakers+Dodgers | postpunk + powerpop | great eats | whimsy-o-rama
Re: the song “Kids in America”

I did always wonder what was up with that “East California” stuff …
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It should be known loud and publicly and be sure to tell everyone that * it’s not true that Trump gave Bill Clinton oral sex * that’s not correct.
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Let’s go Doyers!
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Seems like a straightforward way to end a cease fire
October 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
October 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
what a conundrum given that he’s an actual fascist
October 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Are you serious with this shit?

Adams cut a gross corrupt deal with Trump, it's disgusting.
Cmon. Are you THIS tone deaf?

I'm a mainstream Dem and truly want to be cheering you as a successful Speaker.

But ... you are making it f'ing impossible.
Step up - this weak machine crap is indefensible.
September 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Too much liquid !!!

Wait ... oh no ... the whole freaking body is full of liquid too!
The implications - too much liquid omigod -- RUN !!
September 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
fuck
September 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
September 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
September 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
September 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Holy crap, now they’re locking up toothpaste, too?

Why not blame RFK jr. —-

FREE THE FLUORIDE !!!
August 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Just for today, the Mexican food in Chicago is sublime
August 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Our endless, much higher stakes reimagings of Reagan pulling Carter's solar panels off the White House
August 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
California CHP is getting trickier! Look out! Dispensing with traditional cop "black n white", they're blending in their suv's with solid grays, powder blues and reds. Don't seem right . . .

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August 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Repulsed to see that ICE is at our local Mar Vista / Venice park here in west L.A. today
August 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Repulsive propaganda email spammed out from the Social Security Administration.

His “vision”? vomit …
August 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Yes, but the poll question uses brutal framing, making the redistricting argument sound terrible.
August 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Civic pride is a spankin’ new recycle bin just dropped off from city sanitation.
August 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The world sure seems like a mess, but I guess some things are still OK…
August 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Most depressing graffiti ever.

Even the drawing is … just … ‘blrrggghh!’

(And yet amidst this bout of blotted out despair they retained enough grammatical energy and focus to use a hyphen.)
July 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Deeper Meanings 🤔

(today, just off Melrose Ave)
July 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
pathetic and ominous path-to-irrelevancy

how to flush a decades long reputation of integrity in one memo
July 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The world’s a mess but it’s still wonderful *summer* including days that don’t turn into purply evening until well after 8
July 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM