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Southern California political consultant
Long Beach, CA
Joined September 2010
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enewspaper.latimes.com/infin… - Barriers to save homes could destroy beaches
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Given the bad GOP polls, you knew it was coming:
- Pandering tax rebate promise ✅
- Hysterical anti-trans ads ✅
- "Immigrant caravan" coming from South ✅ 👇
- Rigged election claims (coming soon)
enewspaper.latimes.com/infin… - City attorney race led by undecided
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SCOOP: We went undercover & discovered a secret disinformation-for-hire group called Team Jorge selling election interference, hack-and-leak & influence as a service. They claim to have meddled in 33 elections THREAD #TeamJorge @FredMetzo @GurMegiddo haaretz.com/israel-news/secu…
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Climbing this mountain is considered a profound religious violation.
Mount Kailash rises more than 6,600 m (21,700 ft) above western Tibet. It is one of the most sacred mountains on Earth, as it is revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Bon.
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Quote of the day:
“Talking to Rahm, it’s like middle-age married sex,” said John Anzalone, a Democratic pollster who has known him for decades. “It’s focused. You know what you’re going for. And it’s short.”
nytimes.com/2026/09/26/us/po… via @NYTimes
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Magellan & Elcano: The First Voyage Around the World (1519–1522). Work by me.
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Small boats on the Rhine near Herwijnen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 1956
A good lesson in patience. Henri Cartier-Bresson must have waited some time for the boats to align in this exact way, creating a strong diagonal composition.
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The WSJ Ed Board finds this Trump invitation to Putin to attend the G20 as morally offensive. And perhaps will embolden Putin to continue his terrorist campaign in Europe. They r of course correct on both. Awful. I’d add the following question- who in this administration ntl security team thinks this invite was a good idea? Trump alone? Dip shit Witkoff? What about Ratcliffe, the old school Russia hawk? Did he speak up? Hegseth is too busy doing push ups to have an opinion, he’s a muppet. Forget him. Well-Where is Rubio, former Russia hawk too, but I guess the most absent (and thereby qualifying amongst the worst) SecState and National Security adviser of our era? Frustrating policy stupidity that only aids Putin. wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump…
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This is a killer ad. If Hamilton defeats Marshall for Senate in Kansas, include it in your analysis.
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Since 1990 when the @WSJ began polling, no president has been as unpopular as Trump is at this point before a midterm election. His 37% approval is lower than Clinton, Bush or Obama had before big midterm defeats.
@AnnieLinskey @meridithmcgraw @jdawsey1 wsj.com/politics/elections/t…
enewspaper.latimes.com/infin… - Federal clash with state over air rules escalates
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Recognize anyone else in this photo of General Eisenhower in post-Hitler Berlin, 1945?
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State murder
A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of missing insulin shots and meals to manage his diabetes is the third detainee to die in less than six months at an ICE facility in Louisiana. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cos…
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The NYT asked 12 Texans who voted for Trump in 2024: “When you hear the name Ken Paxton, what comes to mind?”
The reactions were brutal.
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The ‘enrollment cliff’ is here.
America’s 18-24 population is projected to shrink by roughly 2.5 million over the next decade.
Expect many college closings and program downsizing. In some regions, the shakeout will be brutal.
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Phil Collins,David Bowie,Elton John,Mick Jagger,Madonna,Tina Turner,
13 July 1985
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
These artists were not together on 13 July 1985. During Live Aid, David Bowie and Elton John performed at Wembley Stadium in London, while Madonna, Mick Jagger, and Tina Turner performed in Philadelphia: bbc.co.uk/music/thelive8…