Set Decorator, Post-Life Animal Sanctuary keeper, future ghost. they/them.
Los Angeles, California
Joined February 2009
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I've uncovered why LADWP water rates are skyrocketing.
LADWP's supplier said water conservation was too successful, leading water use/revenue to collapse— justifying a 40% rate hike.
They asked us to save water, so we did. But we saved too much, so they're spiking our rates.
An independent, non-city-affiliated audit of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power rates has been ordered by Mayor Karen Bass, her office says. ktla.com/news/local-news/ind…
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This is a great example of what you find when you sit and watch what exactly LAPD’s helicopters are doing.
For about an hour this one cruised the Malibu coast, flew around Santa Monica and Point Dume before flying back and landing.
Almost none of this flight took place over the actual city of Los Angeles...
LAPD helicopters spend about 2,000 hours a year flying over completely different cities and jurisdictions while LA taxpayers foot the bill
That’s great, you shock them in the hands and they won’t put ‘em on people
…oh dang, that’s not what that means, huh
#BREAKING: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks abc7ne.ws/eehjEP
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Holy shit... Wired reports that back in May, the U.S. Military was testing an experimental GPS jammer and and caused a civilian plane to crash into the side of a mountain, killing everyone on board.
How is this story not all over the place?
futurism.com/science-energy/…
I’m the hardest feminist, ‘cause I do fuck-all around my house
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They tell you Flock cameras are there to fight crime.
So I pulled the actual police logs from my new favorite website (haveibeenflocked . com). 233 million searches that they have been able to get via FOIA requests and here's what "fighting crime" actually looks like:
> 84% had no case number at all
> The most common reason a cop typed in the box? Blank, nothing
> Only about 9% were even tagged as a real crime.
> "Test" and "training" show up as reasons, run on real people's cars
> The FBI and Homeland Security were wired into local camera networks your town never signed off on.
So what is Flock?
FLOCK: 100,000+ plate cameras bolted to poles across America. They read your plate everywhere you drive and never forget.
NOVA: Flock's AI that turns your plate into you. Your name, address, family, everyone you know, in seconds, no warrant.
SIGNALTRACE: a competitor's tool that tracks the Bluetooth off your phone, your AirPods, your watch. Doesn't even need your plate.
Then I followed the money and the lead investor behind Flock also funds an Israeli company that can hack cameras and change the footage. Another lead investor backs a 911 app that flips on your phone's camera and mic. Trace it all the way back and you hit a former Israeli prime minister and Jeffrey Epstein's money.
Full article with photos and receipts is on my Substack now (link in bio). Enjoy!
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hey, in the reporting of my book, I found out that the Mormon Church directly pays Mormon influencers. so if you’ve ever wondered why there are so many Mormon family vloggers & mom influencers, that’s a big reason:-)
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When I was growing up you were largely seen as a rude freak for running up and filming a stranger - now I see videos of people asking not to be filmed and the comments are like “WHATEVER KAREN YOURE IN PUBLIC” and I guess I’d just like to congratulate the mass surveillance psyop
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Dear out-of-state pundits & press:
You’ll excuse me if, as a California voter of color, I’m not willing to reduce my options to exercise my right to vote because you can’t be more fucking patient waiting for election results from a state you don’t even live in.
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Hackers are utterly incapable of hacking shit that would actually benefit people. Want them to hack the FAFSA to get rid of student loans?? Sorry their too busy hacking cartoon studios and threatening to release something people were already planning on watching
‘Cause fuck the environment, I guess
Here's our video of the explosion at Launch Complex 36. It happened about 9 pm ET (0100 UTC) as Blue Origin was beginning a static fire test of its New Glenn rocket.
Watch live views: youtube.com/watch?v=thfYPsRq…
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This dumb MFer doesn’t know Simi Valley isn’t in Los Angeles and isn’t even in LA County?
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Journalist Sean Beckner-Carmitchael received a likely rib fracture while requesting a supervisor after press were injured by LAPD cops on Friday night.
Ten press members were detained and/or injured.
🎥: @ACatWithNews
They peeled out and now there’s sirens and helicopters in a different part of LA. The LAPD never “stands down”. They were always heading out to terrorize somewhere else.
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It’s World Press Freedom Day this Sunday.
Traditionally, that’s when we call out foreign regimes for targeting journalists. But this year, the call is coming from inside our own (White) house instead. freedom.press/issues/this-wo…
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This post rocks because it’s both a scathing indictment of AI and also 100% this guy’s fault
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Mayor's FY2027 Proposed Budget for the City's Discretionary Funds: $7 BILLION 🥧
ALT Pie chart of the FY 2027 City of LA $7 billion proposed discretionary unrestricted budget Police make up nearly half of the pie with 3.25 billion AT 46.7% Fire has 16% of the pie at $1.12 billion Rec and Parks has 5.1% at $353 million General city purposes 4.7% at $326M Library at $280 million at 4% City Attorney at $248M at 3.6% Street Services 3.3% at $233M