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@nacinla.bsky.social
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Former editor/designer at LA Times and four other major newspapers. USC adjunct. Seriously concerned abt democracy. Fact-based. Angeleno. If you don't claim your seat at the table, you'll end up on the menu. I block fake accounts. 🌈

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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 10h
Comments were closed, so posting here: As a former copy editor and page designer in the @latimes.com Food section in the '90s, of course I'm inherently biased and a true believer — and always challenged to try the latest LAT finds. This list is no exception.
latimes.com
These are the 101 best tacos in Los Angeles
Use this guide to find the best tacos in L.A., spanning regional styles from Tijuana, Sinaloa, Mexico City and beyond, stuffed with carne asada, carnitas, birria, fish, potato and every filling you ca...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love this 👇
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good column. It has been a hallmark of "minority" Republicans — whether LGBTQ+, women, Latino/a, whatever — that they share the same notion as majority GQPers: They don't think their party's policies will affect them, so they don't care. Until it inevitably does. Call it what it is: lack of empathy.
latimes.com
Commentary: What the 'Taco Stand Karen' fiasco says about right-wing Latinos
The internet dubbed her “Santa Clarita Karen." Francesca Ortega's face-off with taqueros soon went viral, with almost everyone blasting her crassness.
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This appears to be true
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So sad what America has come to, while the party that once bragged about its conservatism, its traditionalism, its respect for culture, has lost its moral core in servitude to an empty psychopath and watches the destruction without a peep.
washingtonpost.com
The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This would be true
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026
this is legitimately very funny
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If we are talking about Peter Thiel—the nuttier version of Roy Cohn, only out—don't speculate about the young model Thiel was cheating on his husband with, who made a rather Russian departure from life, off a high-rise balcony, after crashing Mr. & Mr. Thiel's party and causing a row between them.
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It’s a floor wax and a dessert topping! @pipercat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I guarantee that if her own daughter hadn’t been killed and someone else’s was, she would care less about them or what ICE agents are up to.
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"He'll never do better than this"
ms.now
Lawrence: Trump is the 'lead witness' for media companies suing over his White House ban
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how the lawyer representing MS NOW, CNN and Politico argued in a court hearing that Donald Trump’s criticisms of the negative coverage of him undermined the White ...
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ms.now
Lawrence: Trump’s perverse jealousy of JFK is driving his destruction of the Kennedy Center
MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell analyzes the reports about what led Donald Trump to ban MS NOW, CNN, and POLITICO from the White House, leading to a lawsuit by all three media organizations in which “as u...
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I have no doubt that once Ellison finalizes the merger, he'll bail on California. His father moved Oracle's HQ from Austin to Tennessee after that state offered millions in handouts. It's all abt the grift, lowering costs. We'll see how many employees and how much production remains in California.
wsj.com
Paramount Settles States’ Antitrust Suit, Clearing Way for Warner Megadeal
The settlement stops short of forcing Paramount CEO David Ellison to make significant structural changes, but includes penalties if it doesn’t make good on its promises.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 20/09/2026
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 19/09/2026
I'm with Noah Wyle on the HBO set of Emmy-winning The Pitt to sign legislation strengthening our amazing California Film & TV Tax Credit for productions in the Golden State. California is THE entertainment capital of the world — and we aren't letting that go.
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Read of the day
theatlantic.com
The Rise of Parasite Authors
First, AI stole their books. Now it’s stealing their readers.
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Susie Time @susietime777.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 11/09/2026
Ari Fleischer live-tweeted his 9/11 memories every year for a decade, then retired the tradition the year he got hired by Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Fifteen of the nineteen hijackers were Saudi nationals. He called it exhausting to relive. The timing of that exhaustion is remarkable.
mediaite.com
Bush Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Retires Annual 9/11 Commemorative Tweets Months After Getting Hired By Saudi LIV Golf Tour
For years, Ari Fleischer has recognized the anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks on Twitter by sharing his minute-by-minute recollection of the day, but announced this year he would be ret...
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yep. He's an empty, soulless creature totally lacking in empathy
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Not a word of this is true
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wakandangriot.bsky.social @wakandangriot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Jared Kushner represents mediocrity and criminality accompanied by extraordinary privilege. He has no experience or expertise with international diplomacy and neither does his partner in crime, Steve Witkoff. Kushner is also burdened with unprecedented conflicts of interests while “in negotiations”.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Trump’s 9/11 comment that he went down to the scene to help has been a lie he’s repeated for 25 years. It’s his own version of stolen valor. He did nothing except go on TV & brag that he now owned the tallest building in Manhattan after the towers went down. Which was also a lie.
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Read of the day: alisav.substack.com/p/but-she-wa...
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bUt ShE wAs CiA sO wE hAtE hEr NoW
Gloria Steinem died. Now she’s being canceled by leftist internet warriors. Does she deserve it?
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
As a former editor of the LA Times who was laid off in 2008, I have long mourned the decimation of its staff. But I’m astonished that over 24 hours later there’s not even an AP story about the flash flood tragedy in Nepal on the web site. And yet many of the stories there are days old. Very sad.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Yeah, he posted this!
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We've reached the point where the NYT is interviewing "Hollywood veteran" and washout Spencer Pratt for a piece on Harry and Meghan.
nytimes.com
Harry and Meghan See Their California Dreams, and Riches, Fade Away
Like so many others before them, Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Hollywood with big plans. They are leaving with their star power fading.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NYT closed comments so posting here. What you need to know about Tech: It is in the 601-800 tier of Times Higher Ed rankings. (Highest in Texas is UT-Austin at No. 50; it used to be No. 32.) I'll leave it to you to figure out who aspires to attend Texas Tech in Lubbock, a cultural backwater
nytimes.com
Texas Tech University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content (Gift Article)
Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Pretty sad when the Carter Center can no longer host the Human Rights Defenders Forum in Atlanta because, well, it's not safe for these activists to come to the U.S. because we have fascist wannabes in charge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=76W3...
youtube.com
Amid Growing Challenges, Human Rights Defenders Find Solidarity
YouTube video by The Carter Center
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
REMEMBER: They all knew.
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Micah Warren @micahwarren.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Republicans really do love the stupid.
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
If a Democratic president were ever this disrespectful of our service members, MAGA, the cons in Congress and Fox Noise would be all over it 24/7.
theguardian.com
Trump dismisses concerns about USS Abraham Lincoln, saying its record-breaking 250 days at sea ‘not nearly enough’ – live
President claims families not worried, despite relatives raising concerns, but confirms USS George Washington will replace aircraft carrier on Iran mission
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My open letter to David Ellison has unexpectedly gone viral. Here is the full version for anyone who wants to read and share. If you like it, I would ask you to sign to Democracy Docket at the bottom. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
democracydocket.com
My open letter to David Ellison
You argued that the American people have misjudged you — that they are wrong about what is in your heart and mind. I want to be clear: I don't care what you think or feel. What I care about is your ac...
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“Minus energy and food” because … those might not matter … to whom?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
One America, where people are smart enough to know you don't form plurals with apostrophes. Another America, where people are stupid enough to use apostrophes to form plurals.
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
www.instagram.com/p/DbxFXtJldr...
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This pretty much sums things up
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Here's what I think about how Marco Rubio is doing:
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
AI sabotaging the "trickle down" theory. No mention of CEOs' compensation, but Google search shows total comp for McInerney in 2025 = $31.56 million ($606,923 a week); Intel CEO's comp was $69 million. No public info for Patreon's Conte, but he is believed to be worth $20 million to $30 million.
latimes.com
Visa and other California companies announce almost another 3,000 layoffs
Visa, Uber, Patreon and Intel announced more than 2,800 layoffs in the Bay Area, from Santa Clara engineering hubs to San Francisco offices, citing restructurings, automation and shifting business pri...
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
It is 90° in Silver Lake, and though the humidity is only 49%, it feels worse, and worse than when I moved here (because of climate change). My late fellow Texas ex-pat John Gibson would describe it as "vile." I think he is the only person I knew/know who used/uses that word. But it was spot on.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
There are always options
Colman Domingo: I have a message for everyone who is upset about diversity in The Odyssey. If you want to see a film with a cast of all white people who are cursed by the gods, the Melania movie is currently streaming.
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This is great news. Glad they're preserving the experience and not turning it into a dining hall with a movie in the background and people fumbling with their phones to order food.
latimes.com
Sony and Alamo Drafthouse announce plans to reopen the iconic Cinerama Dome
After a six-year closure, the Cinerama Dome is coming back. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Alamo Drafthouse are restoring the historic theater and plan to reopen it in early 2028.
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The sociopath in chief
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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Mamdani is quite literally the moral leader of this country right now. No one speaks with as much clarify, moral leadership, and consistency. I am grateful for him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZuV...
youtube.com
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so. Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:
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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'd like to believe this, but DJT is increasingly unhinged and desperate. It won't take much administratively to deploy ICE agents to cause chaos at the polls by intimidating voters. At midnight on Election Day, who's going to stop armed ICE agents from stealing ballot boxes in blue precincts?
theatlantic.com
Trump’s Plan for November Is Failing
His efforts to subvert the 2026 midterms have largely come up short.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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