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City Times Media multimedia journalist living in San Diego, reporting on civics, sports, and general student life. Former enterprise architect, Jazz 88.3 show producer and host, and digital marketeer. Democracy, basketball, technology, music, travel.

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Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

08.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 15792 πŸ” 5340 πŸ’¬ 524 πŸ“Œ 214

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has ruled that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed as the leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) the independent federal agency that oversees Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international broadcasters.

08.03.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 4493 πŸ” 926 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 22

AZTECS WIN! GO AZTECS πŸ”΄ ⚫️!

07.03.2026 05:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GO AZTECS πŸ”΄ ⚫️!

07.03.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GO AZTECS πŸ”΄ ⚫️! NO Elzie Harrington tonight. In civies on the sideline during warm-ups.

07.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GO AZTECS πŸ”΄ ⚫️!

07.03.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85 Voting rights organizer Bernard LaFayette has died. LaFayette's son says his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85.

A great leader lost. RIP Bernard LaFayette. "In his memoir, LaFayette wrote that the ever-present threat of death during those early years of organizing taught him that the value of life β€œlies not in longevity, but in what people do to give it significance.” apnews.com/article/bern...

06.03.2026 06:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Existential projection in progress. Oh, this is an example of why, per the US Constitution, Congress has the responsibility to declare war. F rump, hegseth, and maga lickspittles.

04.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This β€œit’s not a war but a special military operation” is very Kremlin March 2022. As is the propaganda that we are not starting a war but ending one. As is the confusion of oligarch media as it tries to be faithful in the confusion…

04.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 3193 πŸ” 962 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 38

This sucks. Journalists are not just compilers of facts and quotes. We're writers.
If you're a reporter excited about turning copy over to an LLM, do the world a favor -- resign

04.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Add a ninth country onto the list for places Trump has attacked

04.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Jared Polis, Gov of Colorado, just pardoned Tina Peters (a 2020 election conspiracist who broke the law) at the demand of Trump

I’m shocked and sickened

04.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 5646 πŸ” 1440 πŸ’¬ 737 πŸ“Œ 234
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There Are 47,635 Epstein Files Offline for Review, DOJ Says Among the unreleased documents are a woman’s unverified allegations against President Trump.

The Justice Department has withheld thousands of documents from the Epstein files, including FBI documents that detailed a woman’s unverified allegations of sexual misconduct against President Trump, according to a review by WSJ. on.wsj.com/4crnNVt

04.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 1550 πŸ” 710 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 41

Not racist, misogynist, corrupt much > "His declarations and executive orders have ​led to the dismantling of exhibits on slavery, the restoration of Confederate statues and other β€Œmoves ⁠that civil rights advocates sayΒ could reverseΒ decades of progress." www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

03.03.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms The meeting’s participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of…

β€œ'The meeting shows that the same people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have only grown better organized and are now embedded in the machinery of government,' said Brendan Fischer, a director at a nonpartisan pro-democracy organization." www.propublica.org/article/elec...

03.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Restrictive zoning banning apartments on most land and limiting their size in the few places they are allowed has become nearly universal among American cities. It’s hard to imagine what we’ve lost by denying so many people the ability to live how they choose."

03.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New York Times runs in-house ad asking listeners to β€œsupport any news organization dedicated to original reporting” The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger has voiced a new ad encouraging listeners to support any news organization dedicated to original reporting β€” even if it's not the Times. It's Sulzberger's...

"Not asking you to click on any link, just subscribe to a real news organization with real journalists doing firsthand, fact-based reporting."

A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, urging people to support "original reporting" wherever they find it.

www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/new-...

03.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 8

A case for community density

03.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

CNN-SSRS poll:

59% of Americans disapprove of Trump's decision to take military action in Iran

60% do not think Trump has a clear plan for handling the situation

62% say Trump should get congressional approval for any further military action

03.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 1390 πŸ” 389 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 28
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Change Delivery > Ineligible Options: Leave with a neighbor.

02.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Judge restores lawmakers’ unfettered access to ICE detention facilities The Department of Homeland Security may not bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits to ICE detention facilities, a federal judge ruled Monday , blocking a policy imposed in January by Secretary Kristi Noem requiring a week’s notice before lawmakers could gain access. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb ruled that Noem’s policy was crafted with funds that Congress specifically said could not be used to impede lawmakers’ visits to detention facilities, even if those visits are not announced in advance. And she rejected DHS’ claim that it had relied on alternative funding sources to craft and implement the policy β€” namely the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which directed unprecedented sums toward DHS operations. β€œThe Court agrees that these funds are indeed staggering,” Cobb wrote in the 44-page ruling. β€œBut the power of the purse rests with Congress, and even a deep-pocketed agency must comply with Congress’s restrictions on the permissible uses of appropriated funds.” It was Cobb’s third time blocking or limiting the reach of Noem’s efforts to prevent unannounced lawmaker visits. In December, the Biden-appointed judge blocked the policy in response to a lawsuit filed by Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) and a dozen other lawmakers who sued, claiming their efforts to visit detention facilities had been illegally blocked. But in January, when members of Congress attempted to access an ICE facility in Minnesota in the wake of the fatal shooting of Renee Good β€” one of them even wielding a paper copy of Cobb’s opinion β€” ICE blocked them again. Noem had issued a new version of the policy , claiming to fund it with the unrestricted funds of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Last month, Cobb again sided with the lawmakers , granting an emergency ruling that allowed Neguse and the dozen other plaintiffs to regain unfettered access to ICE facilities. This time, Cobb’s ruling will block enforcement of the policy altogether, restoring full access to ICE detention facilities for all members of Congress. Cobb said her latest ruling was strengthened by the fact in recent months, β€œICE’s enforcement and detention practices have become the focus of intense national and congressional interest.” Cobb separately rejected claims that the ongoing shutdown of DHS funding should influence her ruling. Though appropriations for the department have lapsed, she said the agency’s leadership structure is still operating on funding provided by annual appropriations bills β€” which include the requirement for lawmakers to have unrestricted access to ICE detention centers. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Attorneys who backed the Democratic lawmakers’ effort to regain access to ICE facilities hailed the ruling as a win for transparency and to expose what they say are cruel and inhumane conditions inside detention centers. β€œToday’s ruling makes it clear that Secretary Noem cannot operate detention facilities in the shadows or silence elected officials who are doing their job,” said Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward. β€œThe court has once again affirmed that oversight is not optional, transparency is not negotiable, and human rights do not disappear at the doors of a detention center.”

Judge restores lawmakers’ unfettered access to ICE detention facilities

02.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Let’s all call Massie today and get him to switch parties. Then force Gonzalez to resign. Then get the gavel, issue some subpoenas, and impeach some motherfuckers

01.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 26059 πŸ” 6206 πŸ’¬ 1147 πŸ“Œ 432
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Why Attack Iran? Our Authoritarianism and Our Corruption

"We are using military force to take the side of precisely the countries who have enriched Trump and his family. This backdrop must at the very least be stated. Along with the subversion of democracy, personal corruption provides a second interpretive framework." snyder.substack.com/p/why-attack...

01.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Do San Diego County planners have too much of a β€˜small town’ mindset? Budget limitations β€œstifle creativity and progressive policy making,” said one San Diego business owner.

It's the long-time San Diego squatters, trying to hold their small piece of paradise at the expense of newcomers, that think small of SD, IMO. Traveling to big cities has shaped my view. It's probably not a popular view, like being pro-paid car storing. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/02/13/d...

28.02.2026 06:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This was not the final. Western Michigan wishes.

They put Miami (OH)'s last 2 on WMU. HA! Miami continues to 29-0. The last undefeated in NCAA an owner of "the map." Made me nostalgic for when our 2019-20 Atzecs had the honor.

28.02.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please stop drivers from driving in the bike lane on Harbor Drive, before someone gets hurt by a reckless driver. Especially since the @portofsandiego.org banned ebikes and escooters from the Embarcadero path, this is the only alternative.

#sandiego

26.02.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
Federal courthouse in Nashville

Federal courthouse in Nashville

HAPPENING NOW: Good morning from the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee.

A federal judge is set to preside over an evidentiary hearing on whether the United States government is vindictively prosecuting Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I'm here for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along ⬇️⬇️⬇️

26.02.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 6904 πŸ” 1658 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 62
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A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.

ICYMI: A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/a-whit...

26.02.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 818 πŸ” 366 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 40
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USU men’s basketball: Aggies run out of Viejas Arena There was no rally from a double-digit halftime deficit this time around for the Aggies.

GO AZTECS πŸ”΄βš«οΈ! Aggie head coach Jerrod Calhoun: β€œI thought we go outcoached, outplayed, just one of those nights where nothing went right. Bad offense, bad defense. Usually, the hungrier team wins. They were the hungrier team tonight.” www.hjnews.com/sports/usu/u...

26.02.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.

β€œAny mail that’s getting dropped into a blue box is not getting postmarked on the same day, and likely not on the day after either,” says the leader of a postal workers’ union.

This could have tremendous implications for voting:

24.02.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 663 πŸ” 514 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 65