"Over the next few hours, counter-demonstrators threw objects, including wood and a metal barrier, at the camp and those inside, with fights repeatedly breaking out..."
Never a dull moment: my employer has just canceled the valedictorian's commencement speech, seemingly because they are afraid she will say something about human rights in #Gaza
"a swarm of on- and off-campus groups attacked Tabassum. They targeted her minor, resistance to genocide, as well as her pro-Palestinian views and “likes” expressed through her Instagram account."
"Cereal for Dinner? It’s One Way to Beat Supermarket Inflation"
Despite offering cereal a cost-saving way to eat, the #LATimes' Steve Lopez didn’t mention that leading cereal-maker Kellogg’s has been singled out for price-gouging—raising its price per unit 17% in 2023, far above the inflation rate, thereby boosting the company’s profits in 2023 by a whopping 540%.
“The cuts have come at a horrendous time. As antidemocratic candidates look to seize power in election contests from coast to coast, newsrooms are shrinking and simply trying to stay afloat. That lack of accountability means dishonest figures seeking higher office, and those in positions of power, could avoid crucial scrutiny, leaving the electorate less informed about the vital decisions it will have to make in November at the ballot box.” #latimes#uspolhttps://newsie.social/@stevesilberman/111807437981442566
Combined with earlier layoffs, these LA Times layoffs = the loss of about a third of their newsroom within 1 year. Last year the U. S. news business as a whole saw thousands of layoffs. Over the last decade, tens of thousands of journalism jobs have been lost… that means so many stories we never see. I know so many colleagues, good reporters, who have lost their livelihoods. 🙁
Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but...I get the feeling fascists have been slowly buying up all the major media in order to effect oligarchical takeover of our country. 😟
"The Los Angeles Times announced Tuesday that it is laying off 115 staffers, as billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong looks to stem losses that have grown to $30-$40 million a year.
The layoff figure includes both union members and non-union managers."
The #LATimes is closing its historic downtown LA printing plan soon. Its the end of an era, and I was fortunate enough to go on a tour last night. It is the largest printing plant on the west coast of north america, and the scale of the place was awe inspiring.
Trains used to bring in huge rolls of paper from the port of LA, then robots would stack and load them onto spools. Above the spools three or four story tall printers could create something like 20k papers a min or something 🫠
Its an end of an era, and was a pretty bittersweet tour. The only thing that kept going through my head was how basically fbook and goog destroyed an entire industry in america that employed so many people in so many fields (mechanics, engineers, photogs, artists, journo's to name a few roles) - and basically were rewarded for this while bringing so little of value to society in return.
assuming JN.1 & what will say is… was as prepared as possibly could be
took 15 months advance to start my 4 shot #novavax regime,
markedly changed diet #microbiome since ‘22 to include ⬆️fiber& took so many supplements went through a months supply between me & my spouse in week
forcing myself to stay in🛏️even tho not comatose😴like prior infections
This variant spared my gut, is more respiratory but am doing great considering
However this def going to kill a lot of people who were less prepared & exposing themselves to everyone’s air seeding multiple variants at the same time #CovidOrgy
My spouse had 3 Pfizer, 3 Novavax old formulation & 1 XBB booster that imo was taken a week too late..🙄not my fault as I tried but miscommunication🙄🙄
Perhaps my 2 prior infections, 2020🇮🇹🇨🇳 & 2022 BA1 helped? but this was his first & freaked out when realizing his head was throbbing. It was an entire sh*tshow… had I known it was Covid all along🤦🏻♀️
Where the issues will happen for most people is from the persistent brain inflammation & their desire to get back to normal treating this like a cold
I’m bored out my mind & am about to bring my sewing machine into the bed😂
Covid comes in waves. It always has. You feel fine so you exert yourself thinking you’re better but you need full bed rest at minimum 5 days
I’ve gotten up to cook, but was peeling🧄& chopping🧅in bed yesterday watching a movie
And an anti-inflammatory diet is super important
Those health gurus… w/books, I like them BUT they are so wrong about believing their microbiome autophagy fasting diet will mean they will escape unscathed
From #LATimes: "Nationally, COVID-19 remains the primary cause of new respiratory hospitalizations and deaths, resulting in about 1,000 fatalities a week."
1000 fatalities a WEEK - how can a nation be OK with this? That's over a third of 9/11 every week. EVERY FRIGGIN WEEK.
What is wrong with this picture? Absolutely everything.
Today in Labor History December 25, 1910: A bomb destroyed a portion of the Llewellyn Ironworks in Los Angeles (where the LA Times was printed). On October 1st, a bomb had destroyed much of the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21 employees and injuring over 100. The Iron Workers had been engaged in a brutal and protracted battle with U.S. Steel and the American Bridge Company, which was busting their union with spies, informants, scabs, and agents provocateur. Los Angeles Times publisher Harrison Otis, who was viciously anti-union, provided propaganda for the bosses. By 1910, the owners had driven nearly all the unions from their plants, except for the Iron Workers union, which had instigated a bombing campaign starting in 1906. In April 1911, private detective William Burns and Chicago police sergeant William Reed kidnapped union organizer James McNamara and held him hostage for a week prior to illegally extraditing him to Los Angeles for the bombings. Burns later arrested his brother John, but denied him access to an attorney. Both McNamaras had been arrested based on the confession of a third man who had likely been tortured. And both were likely innocent of the bombings. Eugene Debs accused Otis, himself, of the Times bombing. James McNamara spent the rest of his life in San Quentin, dying there in 1941. John served 15 years and then went on to serve as an organizer for the Iron Workers.
My siblings and I all had free access to instruments and instruction here in #SouthFlorida back in the 70's, and that seemed to be a nationwide standard in most places.
I hate conservatism, neoliberalism and their selfishness and greed.
NEW: When Bill Clinton and George W. Bush sought the White House -- the only two sitting governors elected president since FDR -- they had the blessing of folks back home.
New: X/Twitter just removed the gold 'verified' badge from @nytimes's 55-million-follower account with no explanation. Musk constantly complains about NYT, and other news orgs' badges are untouched. Raises risk of impostors amid a flood of false information on X related to the Israel-Gaza war, some of which Musk has personally endorsed
NYT reacts by quitting #Twitter and starting its own #Mastodon server. They are quickly joined by #WashingtonPost , #LATimes and other major media. The resulting publicity drives millions of new users to the #Fediverse and off the world's largest disinfo site.
Today in Labor History October 1, 1910: Twenty-one people were killed when the Los Angeles Times building was dynamited during a labor strike. Anarchists were immediately blamed. The Iron Workers had been engaged in a brutal and protracted battle with U.S. Steel and the American Bridge Company, which was busting their union with spies, informants, scabs and agents provocateur. Los Angeles Times publisher Harrison Otis, who was viciously anti-union, provided propaganda for the bosses. By early 1910, the owners had driven nearly all the unions from their plants, except for the Iron Workers union, which had instigated a bombing campaign starting in 1906. In April 1911, private detective William Burns and Chicago police sergeant William Reed kidnapped union organizer James McNamara and held him hostage for a week prior to illegally extraditing him to Los Angeles for the bombings. Burns later arrested his brother John, but denied him access to an attorney. Both McNamaras had been arrested based on the confession of a third man who had likely been tortured. And both were likely innocent of the bombings. Eugene Debs accused Otis, himself, of the Times bombing. James McNamara spent the rest of his life in San Quentin, dying there in 1941. John served 15 years and then went on to serve as an organizer for the Iron Workers.
@GottaLaff Of course! Yay, #LATimes! Woo-hoo! What heroes!! Only 30 years overdue! 😀. Seriously, though: Really? The challenge is how to 'reimagine' the vanishing coast (this is code for vanishing $$)? Yeah, sorry. I don't think their framing is worthy of applause, but that's me.