Headlines: Bangkok’s “Chicano” Subculture; Psychedelic Toad Populations at Risk of Collapse
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—DMT-packed psychedelic toad venom sounds pretty awesome. For everyone but the Sonoran desert toads it is derived from, since their populations are now threatened with collapse over the drug's popularity. [NYT]
—Police are offering a reward for information on a Tesla that crashed in Echo Park attempting a high-speed stunt. [KTLA]
—A look into one family's story, as they leave behind their rancho in Michoacàn to escape cartel demands and threats, part of a reportedly spreading phenomenon. [Border Report]
—Russian migrants are being told to vacate a federal and international zone south of the San Ysidro Port of Entry at the Tijuana border, while Ukrainians are getting better access to the U.S. for humanitarian reasons. [BR]
—A protest march was held in Santa Monica in support of Tigray against accused genocide by the Ethiopian government. [CBS]
—Healing Justice Santa Barbara issued nine demands to the city's school district to better protect Black students and address recent incidents of anti-Black racism and assault at two local junior high schools. [Independent]
—An emerging subculture in Thailand is interpreting what they see as Chicano culture to create what they call "Thaino," involving various tattoos, lowriders, and jumping each other into otherwise non-violent gangs. [AFP]
—Police appeared after Ted Cruz was supposedly being uncool to an airline worker in Montana. [Occupy Democrats]
—The original Hot Dog on a Stick stand was "bulldozed to nothing" in Santa Monica sometime in the last couple of weeks, pissing off preservationists and locals who value our history. [Bobby Green Design/Instagram]
—Just when you thought you had enough to worry about... soil is dying. [Conscious Planet]
—L.A.'s venerated Underground Museum has unexpectedly closed until further notice. [NYT]
—An L.A. County Sheriff's helicopter crashed in Azusa on Sunday, causing five deputies and one UCLA doctor to be hospitalized with various injuries and all in stable condition. [LAT]
—Safe rooms, some priced up to $1 million, are in high demand for L.A.'s rich and paranoid. [THR]
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