Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Finally, some love and money for local journalism. 072
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 01/10/2026History was made this week on Capitol Hill when a female senator womansplained sports to a male senator, and surprisingly, the gender-shaming reversal did not cause the universe to collapse on itself. Here’s to Amy Klobuchar. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...latimes.comCommentary: Senator flubs gotcha moment by mixing up sports teams. A woman steps in to correct himRepublican Sen. Eric Schmitt's gotcha moment turned into a schooling by Democratic colleague Amy Klobuchar, turning the tables on the age-old art of mansplaining. 0196
Reposted by Lorraine AliPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Eleven days before the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack, Egypt's intelligence chief made a secret mission to Israel to warn officials of a possible assault. He was on the ground just 67 minutes, so intent he had to come in person. Vivian Salama has the receipts. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...theatlantic.comEgypt’s Warning to IsraelCairo’s intelligence chief visited Tel Aviv shortly before October 7 with a dire message about Gaza. 29336201
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The commercial featured Trump speaking against the backdrop of Mount Rushmore in an audacious display that might have turned George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt to stone if they weren’t already immortalized in granite. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...latimes.comCommentary: Call it propaganda or a PSA, Trump's latest ad blitz is paid for by youCriticism spills over on strategically timed ads paid for by the U.S. government touting the alleged achievements of President Donald Trump. 262
Reposted by Lorraine AliMark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026State-run media comes to the US. Trump’s self-soothing therapy, footed by the taxpayer @lorraineali.bsky.social www.latimes.com/politics/sto...latimes.comCommentary: Call it propaganda or a PSA, Trump's latest ad blitz is paid for by youCriticism spills over on strategically timed ads paid for by the U.S. government touting the alleged achievements of President Donald Trump. 013
Reposted by Lorraine AliLisa Fung @lisafung.bsky.social · 24/09/2026'It’s not surprising that former “Today” host Billy Bush joined Fox News as a regular contributor this week. What is surprising is that it took so long.' Via @lorraineali.bsky.social www.latimes.com/politics/sto...latimes.comCommentary: A decade after the leaked 'Access Hollywood' tape, Billy Bush joins Fox News. What took so long?Billy Bush joins other right-leaning personalities who've rebuilt their careers at Fox following scandals elsewhere. 124
Reposted by Lorraine AliBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026heartstopping Google News check 2495900433
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 19/09/2026There’s no better way to draw attention to an artist’s work than threatening to shut it down. Just ask “NAZA” filmmakers and Macklemore www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comCommentary: Efforts to silence 'NAZA' filmmakers and Macklemore only amplifies their work“NAZA” may not need a robust marketing plan if the Israeli government continue to condemn the film. Censorship, and worse, are the surest way to elevate an artist and their work. Just ask Macklemore. 082
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026By dumping pro-Palestinian Macklemore from his tour, apolitical Ed Sheeran is suddenly political www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comCommentary: By dumping pro-Palestinian Macklemore from his tour, apolitical Ed Sheeran is suddenly politicalApolitical singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is on the defense since Monday when Seattle rapper Macklemore announced that he had been dropped from Sheeran’s “Loop” tour. 440
Reposted by Lorraine AliRobert Lloyd @robertlloyd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Good explainer of some complex science by Rong-Gong Lin II and Andrew Turner. www.latimes.com/california/s...latimes.com'Pretty epic' Kelvin wave is latest threat to SoCal coastal cities. How soon, and how bad?Coastal communities are beginning to assess the damage from waves and flooding as Southern California braces for more potentially destructive conditions from a coastally trapped Kelvin wave. 0123
Reposted by Lorraine Alikate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 14/09/2026He cooked Ed Sheeran on IG 190145603031
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Any “Lanterns” fans out there? The Manhunter — Poorna Jagannathan — breaks down episode 5, and why she’s so damn good at playing baddies. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comIn 'Lanterns,' Poorna Jagannathan takes another turn as a TV baddie: The ManhunterThe actor spoke about her role in HBO's DC Comics series as Zoe Macon, her big reveal in Episode 5 and why she likes playing powerful women. 2131
Reposted by Lorraine AliMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I am tired of people saying we can’t win in front of the Supreme Court. I’m annoyed by those who say my firm is too partisan to be effective. Today we won a huge redistricting fight before SCOTUS and a ballot access case before the Nebraska Supreme Court. The lesson: When we fight we win. 1036263596041
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Elon Musk threatens to sue over a new doc about him. But the film festival crowd loves it www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comCommentary: Elon Musk threatens to sue over a new doc about him. But the film festival crowd loves itElon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes are unwitting film fest stars as documentaries about problematic tech titans have dominated news coming out of prestigious film festivals. 166
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Trump’s vanity arch is coming and it’s no triumph for taxpayers www.latimes.com/world-nation...latimes.comCommentary: Trump's vanity arch is coming and it's no triumph for taxpayersBuilding will soon be underway for Trump's Triumphant Arch 291
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The bigoted rhetoric against Muslim American politicians is backfiring. Next up: Abdul El-Sayed www.latimes.com/politics/sto...latimes.comCommentary: The bigoted rhetoric against Muslim American politicians is backfiring. Next up: Abdul El-SayedThe bigoted rhetoric against Muslim American politicians is backfiring 0174
Reposted by Lorraine AliLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 28/08/2026The Trump administration is weighing a land swap that would give a private developer a strip of Yosemite National Park to build a road linking a planned commercial development to a key park route www.latimes.com/california/s... 101812
Reposted by Lorraine Alijamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/08/2026strive to live your life in such a way that your freedom doesn't depend on being in good personal standing with laura loomer abcnews.com/US/milo-yian...abcnews.comMilo Yiannopoulos, far-right British commentator, detained by ICEFar-right British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was detained by ICE on Friday, according to an ICE detention database. 1555636749
Reposted by Lorraine AliAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/08/2026DHS just posted this mugshot of Milo Yiannopoulos 5603980532
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 27/08/2026From Appalachia to England, Dolly Parton and her music were a unifying force www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comCommentary: From Appalachia to England, Dolly Parton was a supreme and unifying talentIn death as in life, Dolly Parton left us one of the few spaces where Americans can still unite under a single banner: the banner of Dolly. 0132
Reposted by Lorraine AliSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026President Trump's transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, just made a road trip reality TV show sponsored by Boeing — a company he's supposed to be regulating. Meanwhile a lot of people have died on Boeing planes recently. Great column by @lorraineali.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comCommentary: Could Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's new travel show be making travel less safe?The unintentional connections between Sean Duffy's YouTube reality roadtrip series and a Netflix flight exposé. 1138
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP Dolly. Loved her courage, talent and wicked sense of humor. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...nytimes.comDolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. 191
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Transportation Secretary Duffy’s road trip reality show is funded by corporate sponsors that are regulated by his department. The grift knows no bounds www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comCommentary: Sean Duffy's 'Great American Road Trip' is Trump-era grift posing as a reality showThe Transportation Secretary's YouTube series follows his family as they road trip across the U.S., and while a disclaimer says no tax dollars were used, it was sponsored by companies his department r... 083
Reposted by Lorraine AliLisa Fung @lisafung.bsky.social · 22/08/2026‘The “Great American Road Trip” is Trump-era grift, wrapped in a reality show and paid for by organizations Duffy’s department is meant to oversee.’ Via @lorraineali.bsky.social www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comCommentary: Sean Duffy's 'Great American Road Trip' is Trump-era grift posing as a reality showThe Transportation Secretary's YouTube series follows his family as they road trip across the U.S., and while a disclaimer says no tax dollars were used, it was sponsored by companies his department r... 172
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 19/08/2026A culture war over trans athletes invades the WNBA, and ratings soar www.latimes.com/world-nation...latimes.comCommentary: A culture war over trans athletes invades the WNBA, and ratings soarTwo former NBA players are among the legions taking sides in a culture war over something that’s not even close to happening: the WNBA’s inclusion of transgender athletes. 272
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Glad this is out there, but is anyone truly surprised that immigration agents were caught using racial slurs referring to Latinos? Video obtained by ACLU www.latimes.com/california/s...latimes.comImmigration agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages, video obtained by ACLUBody camera footage and forensically recovered texts, which provide a window into the mindset of agents who conducted raids throughout the L.A. area, were detailed in a 37-page motion for a preliminar... 284
Reposted by Lorraine AliSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 14/07/2026“One witness told the Portland Press Herald Guerrero’s daughter was still in pajamas with the children’s television show character Bluey when her father was killed.”theguardian.comICE identifies man agents fatally shot in Maine as Joan Sebastian GuerreroWitnesses and officials have offered differing accounts of the shooting as questions remain 27518
Reposted by Lorraine AliMicah @rincewind.run · 14/06/2026going to laugh forever about the Knicks only losing the Trump Game immaculate scriptwriting, no notes 2681521244
Reposted by Lorraine AliMaggie Serota @maggieserota.bsky.social · 31/05/2026If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot. 125136992066
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Springsteen, Trump and two very different music events. Guess which one artists want to play? www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comCommentary: Springsteen, Trump and two very different music events. Guess which one artists want to play?Several acts slated to play the Great American State Fair declared they were dropping out of the event after discovering it was part of a Trump White House initiative. 072
Reposted by Lorraine AliKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The popular superhero satire The Boys ended with Homelander, a character who is a Trump analogue, meeting his bloody and brutal end. This scared the hell out of conservatives, including Elon Musk, whose death was also parodied. They’ve been crashing out ever since. spitfirenews.com/p/the-boys-e...spitfirenews.comWhy the right is so mad about the ending of The BoysIt parodied Trump's death, but their anger goes deeper than that. 28614109
Reposted by Lorraine AliJonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 28/05/2026this is not true, and this guy doesn't speak for me! nymag.com/intelligence... 2996034721
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Comedy is critical in times like these. Nobody Wants This, Abbott Elementary and Rooster have helped. I talked to actors from those shows and more about what it takes to make people laugh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjHg...youtube.comEmmys Comedy Roundtable: Danielle Deadwyler, Donald Faison, Sabrina Impacciatore & MoreYouTube video by Los Angeles Times 151
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Stephen Colbert was the perfect unprecedented host for unprecedented times www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comCommentary: Stephen Colbert was the perfect unprecedented host for unprecedented timesWhen Colbert was named the new host of 'The Late Show' in 2015, he was considered an unusual choice, but he turned out to be the right fit for these times. 1254
Reposted by Lorraine AliMai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Today is the first day of Dhul Hijjah, one of the holiest months of the year in Islam. Today, two shooters attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, which houses a school for young kids. My heart is with the community as its sense of peace and safety is so cruelly taken away from it. 🤍 321477
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Spencer Pratt, like Trump, is a product of the reality TV industrial complex. Now he’s in the political pipeline. www.latimes.com/california/s...latimes.comCommentary: Spencer Pratt, like Donald Trump, is a product of the reality TV industrial complexSpencer Pratt, like President Trump before him, is a political product of the reality-TV industrial complex. And like Trump in 2016, he has no experience in public office. 250
Reposted by Lorraine AliDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 15/05/2026The maker of jets that crashed and killed everyone onboard and the carmaker fined tens of millions for mishandled recalls have suddenly decided to sponsor their top regulator's reality show purely for the love of the open road www.wsj.com/business/boe...wsj.comBoeing, Toyota Donated $1 Million Each to Transportation Secretary’s Road-Trip ShowA video series will feature Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his family on a road trip to mark America’s 250th birthday and promote tourism. 34462482321
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt goes viral as an AI superhero for L.A. But will it translate into votes? www.latimes.com/world-nation...latimes.comCommentary: Spencer Pratt goes viral as an AI superhero for L.A. Will it translate into votes?To the rescue? Spencer Pratt's campaign for mayor of Los Angeles gets the AI superhero treatment. But will it be enough to influence voters? 252
Reposted by Lorraine AliLisa Fung @lisafung.bsky.social · 02/05/2026‘What a strange world it is when a Muslim-banning president ties his legacy to moneyed Muslim nations, and America’s No. 1 cable news station spends its time bashing a puppet for learning how to say “peace” and “love” in Arabic.’ Via @lorraineali.bsky.social www.latimes.com/world-nation...latimes.comCommentary: Fox loses it when Elmo learns Arabic, but can't find the words for Saudi prince's stake in U.S. mediaMuslims are conservative media's go-to bogeymen, until they finance MAGA. Fox News, like the Republican administration, is cherry-picking what parts of Islam it'll tolerate. 0133
Lorraine Ali @lorraineali.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Trump posts ‘Praise be to Allah,’ a roast of the pope and an image of himself as Christ. Nope, not weird at all. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comCommentary: Trump posts 'Praise be to Allah,' a roast of the pope and an image of himself as Christ. Nope, not weird at allFor the second time in two weeks, President Trump wrote 'Praise be to Allah' in a post about the war against Iran. It stands out as a particularly strange misfire. 0121
Reposted by Lorraine Aliderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Truly remarkable how many people have told the Pope, in some way or another, to "shut up and dribble." Or corrected him on the Bible, despite their thin education on theology. Or told him to stay out of US affairs, despite him being a US citizen. The hubris is amazing. 534178912782
Reposted by Lorraine AliAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/04/2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio at UFC in Miami tonight as diplomatic negotiations with Iran fail (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP via Getty) 84058641644
Reposted by Lorraine AliMia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 08/04/2026New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more. They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom. www.theverge.com/news/908401/...theverge.comUnionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wagesA key issue is protections against layoffs from AI 4034101714