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Streaming random thoughts of consciousness to anyone who will listen.
"Слава Україні!" ("Glory to Ukraine!")
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Donald R. Koelper
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The Washington Post editorial board made a rather egregious error in this week's postmortem on Spencer Pratt's failed L.A. mayoral campaign, when it falsely asserted that progressive candidate Nithya Raman had "tearfully conceded last Tuesday." She did not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
My utter disdain of Donald Trump is well-documented. But I don't deface public property to express it, and neither should anybody else. The person(s) who vandalized the lawn on the National Mall with an "86 47" message should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 😠
MAGA extremist Vance Luther Boelter has pleaded guilty to five felony counts in federal court for the June 14, 2025 assassination of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband and the wounding of State Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife. www.usatoday.com/story/news/c...
Recent studies have found that attention spans, cognitive functions and reading comprehension levels of incoming college freshmen have declined to their lowest levels in over 30 years, corresponding with an increased dependence on AI and technology. 😲 futurism.com/future-socie...
Today marks the 38th time since the war with Iran began that President Trump has proclaimed a peace deal to be imminent - and no, that's not a typo. One can only hope that the media will cease its credulous parroting of these disingenuous proclamations. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-ira...
Gustavo Arellano (@gustavoarellano.bsky.social), L.A. Times:
"Angelenos can spot a phony from far away — and Spencer Pratt, you’re turning out to be phonier than the fake drama on any of the television shows you ever appeared in." 😒 www.latimes.com/california/s...
Gustavo Arellano (@GustavoArellano), L.A. Times (@latimes):
Santa Ana City Council member Jessie Lopez has thwarted a well-funded opposition campaign against her in the race to represent Orange County's 68th Assembly District in the California legislature. www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass was clearly caught flatfooted by the Jan. 2025 wildfires, which displaced over 13,000 households in L.A. County. But voters resoundingly rejected Spencer Pratt's race-baiting vitriol and the MAGA faithful's white savior tropes. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Spencer Pratt had a few things going for him when he launched an insurgent campaign to become Los Angeles' next mayor.
The primary rationale behind Operations “Midway Blitz” and “Metro Surge” were never really about the mass deportation or harassment of immigrants (documented and not), but rather to terrorize blue cities and attack the states which are sovereign over them. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/midwa...
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Plunging assessment scores show reading skills are vanishing, with an instructor complaining his pupils can't understand basic assignments.
The signing of the memorandum or letter of intent would kick off 60 days of talks to negotiate details of an enduring U.S.-Iran agreement.
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Expect the race between Jessie Lopez and David Penaloza in California's 68th Assembly District to become a referendum on whether the leftward trend of Latino voters in Orange County continues — or whe...
When Republican Spencer Pratt burst into Los Angeles politics, venting a torrent of online fury against Mayor Karen Bass’ handling of the Palisades fire, he pitched his mayoral campaign as a full-bore...
In the wake of findings that suggest incoming students are arriving on campus with severe deficiencies in math and reading comprehension, an influential University of California admissions board is considering the reinstatement of SAT / ACT requirements. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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I generally focus more on the iterative, step-by-step developments in a story...
