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‘Ohtani The Great’ — Shohei’s Epic Night Gives Me New Hope That The Dodgers Can Still Unite Los Angeles
"Ohtani on his own is giving me reason to believe in the purity of sports as a uniter. I’m just wondering what a World Series parade would look like in a city that’s nearly 50% Latino."
Bad Bunny’s Middle Finger to White Assimilation
By singing entirely in Spanish and refusing to apologize, Bad Bunny is telling millions of Americans to stop sitting on the sidelines as he takes to the biggest stage in the world at next year's Super Bowl.
Native Community Bands Together In San Pedro, Fighting Trump’s ‘Columbus Day’ Reinstatement
L.A.’s Greatest Detective Is Back To Navigate a City in Turmoil and Speak for the Voiceless
Walter Mosley, author of the Easy Rawlins series, continues his love letter to L.A. in "Gray Dawn," as his familiar P.I. protagonist tries to make sense of the city's crimes. “Easy, and his friends exist to testify about a volatile time in Black, and therefore American, history," Mosley states in this installment's author note.
DAILY MEMO: In New Tactic, ICE Kidnaps Random Bystanders Near Foiled Raid Sites
ICE is continuing their raids, going after seemingly anyone at random, sometimes releasing them later in the streets. Meanwhile DHS is playing the victim card as they deport migrants to Africa, a country not of their origin.
Judge Orders ICE To ‘Release’ Injured Man Held In Hospital For 37 Days Without Charges
“The law does not permit this kind of prolonged deprivation of an individual’s liberty without any allegations or charges of violating the law,” said Jean Elizabeth Reisz, an attorney representing Marin, who is also a USC law professor. "It is fundamental to the right to due process in the Constitution, and is also part of our immigration statutes and regulations."
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L.A.’s Kink Pros Are Paying Their Bills and Letting Loose with Leashes, Fire, and Blood
Things get pretty messy in L.A. after sunset. Nonbinary nightlife performer La Frida Lokah said, “The audience wants to watch you explore yourself. It’s the ‘I want to see you watching me, watching you.’” Rubber Bunny, a Latina latex specialist and mother of one said, “ … this isn't something that we're getting white washed out of.”
Fact Check: If The Eaton Fire Reached The Jet Propulsion Lab, Would It Have Caused A 10 Mile Explosion?
“There is a common misconception that we store rocket or jet propellants on site; however, JPL has not worked on jet or rocket propulsion for over 60 years,” a spokesperson for JPL told L.A. TACO.
