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Orientalism: Music, Edward Said, Hello Kitty, US CIA in Japan, 1 Year of the Israel-Gaza War
(Before digging into this, I’m not going to pretend I’m not an ignorant Orientalist. I have been for most of my life, and I’m listening and reading to overcome this racism. Just because I’m “an Oriental” doesn’t mean I am not Orientalist. -jk) Monterey Park Library Announces Kawaii Kitty Art Contest – Rafu Shimpo One…
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Do All Asian American Political Orgs Look the Same? (Bing AI confuses two organizations)
Searching for “asian american advocacy fund”, with the intent of looking for The Asian American Advocacy Fund, which is an organization in Georgia that activates AAPI voters, brought up references to The Asian American Foundation, aka TAAF, a recent astroturf project to represent the interests of centrist, rich Asian Americans. The AI wrote a summary…
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2024 Election Battlegrounds
Polling in Battleground States Harris and Trump are very close in the battleground states (obviously – that’s the definition of a BG). Florida is usually up in play, but this year, it’s going for Trump. Georgia usually goes Republican, but this year, it’s up in play; likewise Arizona. ->->-> Harris continues to win the national…
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New “Yellow Peril” Fear Mongering Laws; Objectification; Newsom Vetoes AI Bill
CAPAC Chair Condemns House Vote to Reinstate Trump-Era China Initiative Fear Mongering and the Scapegoating Continue. The House of Representatives voted on Sept. 11 to pass H.R. 1398, the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024, a bill to reinstate the Trump-era China Initiative program, and H.R. 9465, the Protecting American…
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Enshittification for AI Training; Bisan Owda
Bisan Owda, journalist in Gaza, regularly posting videos on social media, picked up by AJ+, has now won an Emmy Award to go along with her Peabody Award. This journalist has escaped death multiple times, seen her people and community bombed daily, in a bombing campaign most around the work describe as “genocide.” Through her…
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70% of Project Homekey Vacant; Chinatown Tenant Wins; Affordable Housing
EXCLUSIVE: After Spending $550 Million, Over 70 Percent of Los Angeles County’s Project Homekey Homeless Rooms Vacant – Westside Current Jamie Paige, Chris LeGras – Part 3 of an ongoing Westside Current investigation into the challenges and failures of Project Homekey ->->-> Chinatown tenant wins court battle over eviction from “affordable” unit – LA Public…
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Mossad Pager Bomb Murder Plots; Sanders Arms Block Speech
‘Israel’ clearly intended to target Lebanese civilians: The Guardian Mossad’s history with explosive technology Infamous Israeli spy agency has not claimed responsibility for Hezbollah’s exploding pagers but has ‘decades-long’ list of remote assassinations ->->->
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Indigenous Identity Fraud; Zionist Cultural Theft; Can the subaltern speak?
Nada Elia, Food, art and literature: How Israel is stealing Arab culture (Opinion piece is from 2018) Israel has expanded the reach of its cultural theft beyond the historic borders of Palestine, to various Arab countries around it ->->-> (Asian) Pretendianism I’m Asian, so I’m down to call out some Asian pretendians. Maylei[1] Blackwell[2] of…
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China and Least Developed Countries Free Trade; Cal Gig Worker Law; Running Down the Walls
Next week is Running Down The Walls 5K WHAT: Running Down the Walls – 5k Run/Walk/Jog/Roll // WHEN: 10:00am-1:00pm, Sunday, September 15th, 2024 // WHERE: 751 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90026 // COST: We are asking for $20 registration fee. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Donation link
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Government Takeover
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Good Summary on Bastard Urbanism
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Making a Graduated Cylinder Measuring Cup from a Jar
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ChatGPT: Discovers a “Memory Hole” or makes up sources
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An Argument for the Abolition of the Electoral College
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The Upstairs Apartment Got Flooded
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Study Page for Feasibility and Strategy
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Capitalism, Socialism, Cars, Fascism; Asiaphobia in the Black Community; Tipping; Masking; Kamala
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The Lotto and Voting Machine Meme is Bugging Me
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The Western Gender Binary
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February Links
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Turn out for #JusticeForRoques May 1
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The New Normal – Fresh Food Costs More
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January 2018 Links
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Beauty Calculator Results
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Eviction of Seniors to a COVID-19 Impacted Facility
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Kare, Curry, anti-Imperialism, Colonization
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New “Yellow Peril” Fear Mongering Laws; Objectification; Newsom Vetoes AI Bill
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The Anti Nazi Parade – history of anti-fascism in Los Angeles (and some fascism)
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Some Yelp Reviews
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Village Scale Epidemic Management in Japan
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More Americans Supported Hitler Than You May Think. Here’s Why One Expert Thinks That History Isn’t Better Known
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DALL-E has Problems with “Race Mixing”
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Etsy Helps Create Microbusiness Caucus, a Challenge to Labor Organizing
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Katsuo Carl Imakyure, in Los Angeles 1940
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COVID-19 Vaccination Inequality
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On High Rates of Infection in the Latino Communities
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Your own Twitter virtual troll army
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The End of Facebook
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Nearly 2 Months in, the Mold Treatment is Done, but we’re Waiting for Flooring
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About This Blog
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Black Removal in South Central Los Angeles
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CalCare, AB1400, Single Payer Insurance Readings
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Facebook Memories
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Skyscraper Ad 1
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Flooded Apartment Update
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DALL-E and NSFW Content, How to Make Your Own