#ThreeGoodThings 1. The fediverse rallied around @npub16el8...n8vf and swatted away a social media meanie. 2. Wrote up an abstract on Shirley Jackson's "The Tooth," and it was quickly approved for a literature conference in November. 3. Took a 3 mile walk with a friend.

Curb appeal your enthusiasm #ShowsAndMoviesTheSuburbs #HashTagGames

We are under seige in #LA: A suspected fed. agent is seen exiting a Dodge Charger @ an intersection & pointing his gun @ members of the public. Acc. to #Pasadena officials, the vehicle's license plate is a "cold plate," or untraceable, which is typically used by law enforcement in undercover criminal operations. "One question is this a law enforcement agent or someone pretending to be a law enforcement agent, & there is no good answer" (Mayor Gordo).

Yahoo News

'Who are these people?' Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.

Local police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place. In some cases, local cops have been mistaken fo...

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Put the I before E except after C #DontForgetTo #HashTagGames

Last one for #Father'sDay. This photo is on the cover of the book I wrote with Dr. Bruce Miller in honor of my dad. Here he is holding me. We're in Verona, NJ, where I grew up.

My dad (Jerry) and his dad (my Pop, Louis). Happy, silly 1970s time. Check out those checkered pants! #HappyFathersDay

Stuck in the middle of this tornado with you #WeatherInterruptsUsAnything #HashTagGames

I💜 L.A. Me, a little old lady from Pasadena. #NoKings #RIPBrianWilson

So proud to call Alex Padilla my #Senator: "This son of Mexican immigrants grew up in working class Pacoima U went to MIT before returning home to help found a political machine that gave a voice to Latinos in the San Fernando Valley that they never had. He was the 1st Latino president of the L.A. City Council, served in both chambers of the state Legislature & also as CA's sec. of state before becoming CA's 1st Latino U.S. senator."

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Sen. Alex Padilla’s crime? Being Mexican in MAGA America

The manhandling of California Sen. Alex Padilla and his subsequent depiction by conservatives as a modern-day Pancho Villa isn't surprising one bit.

#USPol #AlexPadilla #LosAngeles

The power of the truth: "#Newsom was crystal clear in explaining that Trump's actions caused the violence. He also spoke the blunt truth about the president and the people around him. #Trump, he said, is a "stone cold liar." Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth is "a joke" and "everyone knows it." Republican Speaker of the House Mike #Johnson is also "a joke." Newsom seemed exhausted, but still fired up and done playing games. It's a good look."

Salon.com

Gavin Newsom rediscovers that "fighter" is a good look

Other Democrats should pay attention

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