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@latimes metro reporter. Former EIC @LAist . Native Angeleno. Julia.wick @latimes .com

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4 years
Poem of the day: “A Few Words on the Soul” by Wislawa Szymborska, translated from Polish by Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh:
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"Market price" for avocado toast has to be the most L.A. thing to have ever L.A.-ed.
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Finally caved & clicked an article about billionaires going to space… and uh what—
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Since 2 ppl have now told me they would act differently if they knew this, an FYI: I’m 3 months recovered from Covid & my sense of taste is STILL totally off So if the greater good/yr personal health don’t matter to you...What about the risk of GARLIC TASTING WEIRD INDEFINITELY?
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Nothing will ever beat the telegram that Dorothy Parker (a patron saint of blown deadlines) sent to her editor at Viking in 1945:
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It’s been drowned out by everything else... But in a country where drug overdose deaths hit a record high last year, I imagine this moment — where Biden acknowledges his son’s past drug problem & says he’s proud of him — meant something to a lot of Americans watching at home.
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Went to the office to get my computer monitor this am and discovered an unintentional museum exhibit honoring the moment time stopped
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This is a bot that "tweets words when they appear in The New York Times for the first time."
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LA City Hall already full of people waiting to get into the 10 am council Mtg. This group chanting “fuera”
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LAist also shut down & LA is worse off for it. We found out when you did. Thank you to everyone who wrote for us, you did great fucking work
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DNAinfo and Gothamist are being shut down by their billionaire owner, a week after employees voted to unionize
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Is there any public health rationale for issuing an order that begins by telling people they’re ordered to remain in their homes & cannot “travel on foot” or use public transit... & then slowly, in confusing detail over 14 pages, makes clear that that’s NOT WHAT YOU MEAN AT ALL?
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sourdough sucks, the only good pandemic hobby is screaming in your car
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Today in Not the Onion: Axe body spray has condemned the violence at the Capitol and believes in the peaceful transition of power.
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Interesting like.
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Homelessness is arguably the dominant issue in Los Angeles. But I don’t think I’ve ever heard an elected official speak about their own experience without a bed to sleep in, as Councilman @mikebonin did today.
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Tomorrow’s front pages:
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One common thread at LA polling places so far: Lots of very young volunteers. Sarah Jauregui, 16, heard about the need for volunteers from her high school history teacher. “I think it’s really important, especially in a pandemic when older people don’t really want to be out.”
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LA restaurant Osteria La Buca will be requiring all patrons to show proof of vaccination starting Monday. “There will be a security guard out front checking all guests.”
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For a tiny dose of humanity amid more unthinkable headlines: The line of people waiting to donate blood in the scorching heat just goes on and on and on (and others have shown up to hand out water to those waiting)
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El Pasoans line up to donate blood, overwhelming centers in heartbroken, resilient city. #elpaso
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wild that it’s still March and also almost August
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I’m on day 19 of the coronavirus and finally well enough to get a little bored, so thought would share a few tips about having the virus if you live alone, in case it’s helpful to anyone. 1/
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LA Weekly seems to have done the same thing to stories by at least three different writers.
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The local and state branches of the NAACP calling on Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León and L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera to resign.
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. @AOC giving @RepJimmyGomez a whisper play-by-play from the side of the room
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3 years
To summarize, Angelenos are ordered to remain in their homes and cannot travel by foot, car or bus... unless they’re getting a tattoo or a pedicure, going to the mall, filming a TV show, playing pickleball, an outdoor spin class, etc. Parking restrictions will still be enforced.
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@ima_pixie @ima_pixie Thank you for reaching out. Parking restrictions remain enforced. For more details visit
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“Haha sorry for the low effort. Just killing 10 minutes.” -meme maker, several hours before the president shares his video
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Rep. Karen Bass voting with her grandson at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw mall this AM.
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NEW: Friday’s LA City Council Mtg is canceled. “The people’s business cannot be conducted until we have these next two resignations,” Acting Council Prez Mitch O’Farrell
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If your names are Doug, Marjorie, Ronan and Sonja and you were trying to send someone named John forty-eight frozen tamales from a restaurant in Houston … they were accidentally sent to me. Please let me know what you’d like me to do with them.
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rip to a real one
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I am eating a cookie dough-flavored cupcake. To think only 20 million years ago humans were still monkeys and now we have desserts flavored like other desserts. What a time to be alive.
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. @KimKardashian endorsed LA mayoral candidate @RickCarusoLA in an enthusiastic pitch to her 313 million Instagram followers, saying he would help with crime and homelessness.
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What Happens When You Fire Almost All Of Your Journalists: Amid a local state of emergency, the sum total of LA Weekly's current fire coverage is an accidental tweet that a fired reporter intended to put on personal account
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Today in extremely LA polling places: The typically members-only Magic Castle in Hollywood
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*some personal news* I’ll be starting at the @latimes next month as a metro reporter/helming the Essential California newsletter. Very excited to join the amazing team of journalists at my hometown paper & be a part of the @latguild !
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What a time to be alive:
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My wonderful colleague @theCindyCarcamo has a very different story from her usual best today: A #columnone about the exhausting/wrenching/impossibly frustrating process of trying to help her young daughter maintain social connection during a pandemic
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Whoa—USC just announced they "will not proceed" with Harvey Weinstein's $5 million pledge. Nice call, Trojans.
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VP Kamala Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Kerry Washington & Sydney Kamlager made a last minute Election Day stop with Rep. Karen Bass at west LA breakfast institution John O’Groats.
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*the image in my head whenever anyone talks about returning to the office*
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Crowd now chanting “we are the Blacks” in reference to Nury Martinez cursing Gascón and saying he was “with the Blacks.” Also a group with “I’m with the Blacks” shirts.
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A tale of two tweets
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Local SEIU leaders calling on L.A. Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to resign from the council and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera to step down from his post.
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you can shut down cities, economies, entire ways of life... but still THE JACARANDA BLOOM COMES
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Sunday: Bean Dad, Raffensperger call leaked Tuesday: Georgia Senate elections Wednesday: Violent siege of the Capitol/attempted coup Thursday: Pelosi & Schumer call for Trump’s removal Friday: Trump suspended from Twitter Saturday: ???
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5 years
I’m at a game of thrones party but I’ve never seen game of thrones before. Should I live tweet what *I* think is happening?
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a million dollar home in Los Angeles:
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If you are a Hollywood assistant whose boss has asked you to help find them a vaccine, I would very much like to speak with you for a story. DMs open & email in bio. Thanks so much!
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Rep. Karen Bass has defeated businessman Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, according to an Associated Press projection Wednesday, making her the first woman and second Black Angeleno elected to lead the city in its 241-year history.
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“No one’s happy right know, that’s what it all comes down to,” says a woman yelling great truth into her cellphone while walking her dog in pajamas at 4 in the afternoon.
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Why do campaign email subject lines always read like they're coming from an ex-boyfriend?
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I’m working on a story about the unwritten geographic power dynamics of making plans in LA... Who comes to whom (or halfway), and why. Have interesting/telling/absurd anecdotes? Pls DM or email me Julia.wick @latimes .com!
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How does detaining a major newspaper’s crime and policing reporter — who is out covering a protest — serve the interest of public safety ??
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I witnessed @JamesQueallyLAT being detained by LAPD a couple minutes ago. @kevrector @LAcrimes
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Today in Not The Onion:
@DEADLINE
Deadline Hollywood
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COVID-19 Test Site Shut Down For ‘She’s All That’ Remake Shoot At LA’s Union Station
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The kids' signs at the LA #MarchForOurLives are 🔥🔥🔥
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How dire is the situation in Los Angeles? Earlier today, LA County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer choked up during her briefing, fighting back tears as she spoke about the death trend line, and the more than 8,000 Angelenos who will not be coming home to their families.
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Breaking: Nury Martinez has resigned from LA City Council in wake of racist leaked audio tape. Story TK.
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4 years
“large boulder the size of a small boulder” is a phrase that brought me a rush of very pure joy
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Large boulder the size of a small boulder is completely blocking east-bound lane Highway 145 mm78 at Silverpick Rd. Please use caution and watch for emergency vehicles in the area.
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This is not the Calabasas resident’s first endorsement in the local election season: she also threw her weight behind Henry Stern for LA County Supervisor
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@MikeRoyce
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B.U. grads are chanting "PAY YOUR WRITERS!" during the Zaslav speech ❤️
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Odd that so many people confuse “censorship” with “not giving someone a highly-coveted platform.” Two very different things, and only one of them impugns free speech.
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Have just been informed that, in true LA fashion, there is actually a celebrity in the background of this piñata sequence
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Sunset Blvd in Silver Lake:
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TBT to when I didn’t do my laundry for more than a month (waiting for 10 days symptom free, an admittedly arbitrary number) bc I was worried about shedding any virus in the small shared laundry room of my apt bldg.
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“In the USA you can be shot if you leave the car when you've been pulled over by police.” -Condé Nast Traveler
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this conde nast traveler "tips for driving abroad" article really veers in an unexpected direction (h/t @DennisVerde )
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shoutout to the algorithm that suggests … personal lubricant … as the automatic replacement for sold out N95s
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@emilyfavreau is this a wine help tweet or more of a general cry for help?
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a good April fools' joke is to tell dudes you finally listened to that podcast they do
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Hi. I'm making a database of LA journalists who are looking for work & avail for freelance assignments. If you'd like to be added, pls email me with your name and contact info, area(s) of expertise, link to website or clips (one link pls). My email is in bio. Thanks!
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Want to help firefighters? DON’T bring donations to firehouses—they‘re inundated. ☑️If you want to donate goods, CM @BobBlumenfield ’s office will be open tomorrow from 10am to 2pm as donation center (19040 Vanowen St, Reseda) ☑️ @LAFD also suggests giving $ to @LAFDfoundation
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#LAFD Talk
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#WoolseyFire want to donate? PLEASE READ Donations dropped to fire stations causing problems for crews at those stations Thank you!
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"Cats! No guns" -a sign made by Hannah, age 7
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NEW: Councilmember Nury Martinez announces she is taking a “leave of absence” — notably not resigning.
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🚨reminder🚨to Californians, where the polls are still very much OPEN
@CASOSVote
CA SOS Vote
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If you’re in line by 8:00 pm when the polls close, STAY IN LINE. Poll workers are required to stay until everyone that is in line at 8:00 pm has the chance to cast their ballot! Check out the Voter Bill of Rights for more info: #VoteCalifornia #VoteSure
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I regret to inform you that Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to have his books organized by color.
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Gavin Newsom
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Scenes from this weekend: Praying I don’t end up looking like Gov. Exotic 😳 ✂️
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LAPD just declared an unlawful assembly for all of downtown LA
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LAPD HQ
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We have declared an unlawful assembly throughout Downtown LA. From the 10 Fwy to the 101 & the 110 Fwy to Alameda—This is being made following repeated acts of violence & property damage. Residents should stay inside—Business should close—Those on the street are to leave the area
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Heading to cover #oscars for @latimes but first going to talk to some people on the way
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After 2 years at the helm of the @latimes Essential California newsletter, today was my last edition — I’ll be moving on to cover the recall election. Very excited to join the recall team!
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cowboy postbop (Dan Lehner)
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What's a tweet that's so canonical in your mind you make shorthand reference to it, even if people might not know what you're talking about? (I sometimes just say "uh oh y'all it's gettin' kinda hazy" expecting people to get it)
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What do you do if you’re 66, battling leukemia & responsible for some of most essential work in LA? The image of @HomeboyInd ’s Father Boyle running things from a distanced, open-air tent in the parking lot is the most moving thing I’ve seen in a while.
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Never forget that Hollywood’s biggest night is held in a mall with a Cabo Wabo Cantina and a CPK.
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this could have been an email
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ABC News
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NEW: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti passes on 2020 presidential bid. "This is not an easy decision given the extraordinary times that we live in."
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Is Kirstjen Nielsen a Harvard IOP fellow yet?
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After getting his 2nd vaccine shot, world-famous cellist & part-time Berkshires resident Yo-Yo Ma gave an impromptu concert for others in the post-shot observation area at Berkshire Community College 😭
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Downtown LA on the eve of the election
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TELL YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS THAT YOU ARE SICK. Especially if you are someone that doesn’t like asking for help, YOU NEED TO TELL YOUR PEOPLE. Once you tell them, you won’t have to ask, they will bombard you checking in about what you might need. 5/
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“Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes:
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Terrifying reminder that we still don't even know who actually OWNS LA Weekly, beyond the shell company associated w/ a weed lawyer
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All editors fired at LA Weekly. One staff writer retained.
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I WAS BORN HERE AND I WILL DIE HERE
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California — uniting the world
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Rep. Karen Bass' lead in the L.A. mayoral race has ticked up slightly in the latest tranche of results -- she now has a 5-point lead over Rick Caruso. Yesterday was at 4.3%, now at 5.1% Also new: County says another set of results to be released tomorrow
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Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
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ELECTION RESULTS UPDATE: … -- 92,776 ballots added (90,211 Vote by Mail ballots and 2,565 New Registration Ballots from Election Day), for a cumulative total of 1,892,727 (33.63% turnout). ***REVISED SCHEDULE — NEXT UPDATE -- Wed, Nov 16 between 4-5PM.
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Bricia Lopez — a prominent voice in the food world and co-owner of the landmark Oaxacan restaurant Guelaguetza — calls on Nury Martinez to resign.
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Bricia Lopez
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The words out of @CD6Nury ’s mouth cut deep in the Oaxaca community of LA. I’ve dealt w my fair share of racism. But it’s ten times worse when it comes from a brown and woman. Girl, you gotta resign.
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All my real, non-fake friends refer to our convos held "during pizza"
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Caleb Smith
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A buddy of mine just texted me to share the good news that his family will be seeing much higher take-home pay as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. He is a homeowner, a Democrat, and now, a believer in the power of tax reform.
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Daniel De La Cruz, a 16-year old leading a chant of "Chicano Power," says he was inspired by the legacy of the East LA Walkouts after learning about them in Chemistry (!!) class.
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First off, put a notebook or some paper by your bed. When you take any medicine WRITE IT DOWN, along w the time. You’re not gonna remember what time it was later, as you desperately wanna take more Tylenol. Especially write it down if you take in the middle of the night... 3/
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Wow, from an LA City Councilman:
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Mike Bonin
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11:08 p.m. - Voters who say they have waited more than 4 hours are still standing in line to cast their ballots at @SantaMonicaLibr . @LACountyRRCC
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“I wish they would have called me about this last week,” the angry patient said. “We didn’t know,” the staffer explained. “It caught us by surprise. That’s why everybody is so emotional.” Then, one by one, the women left. @mollyhf
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This is probably inside baseball for most people following the story... but for Angelenos wondering what Nury Martinez's resignation actually *means* in terms of representation for her district and next steps, here's a quick 🧵.
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In an Instagram takeover for the ages, pioneering scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw (responsibility for coining the term “intersectionality”) is taking over Selena Gomez’s page today & speaking directly to Selena’s 179 million followers.
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Selena Gomez
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Today, @sandylocks takes over my Instagram. Please check it out and follow her too!
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