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In Little Tokyo, a five-block neighborhood east of downtown Los Angeles that is among the country’s largest Japanese American enclaves,
news often gets delivered and shared at the century-old koban.
It’s a community security office similar to those in Japan,
housed in a former police substation and named after a local hero from World War II.

Brian Kito stood on the sidewalk outside the koban Wednesday,
surveying the street that’s become a hot spot of activity a…

Solidarity and dismay in a neighborhood on the edge of the L.A. protests
Historic Little Tokyo, one of the largest enclaves of Japanese Americans in the country, is supporting protests over the immigration raids — with a caveat.

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An interview with X VP of Product Keith Coleman about plans to let developers program AI agents to propose Community Notes notes, the old system, and more (Will Oremus/Washington Post)

Analysis | X will let AI bots fact-check posts. It isn’t as crazy as it sounds.
The head of Community Notes explains the logic behind the move.

An interview with X VP of Product Keith Coleman about plans to let developers program AI agents to propose Community Notes, the old system, and more (Will Oremus/Washington Post)

Analysis | X will let AI bots fact-check posts. It isn’t as crazy as it sounds.
The head of Community Notes explains the logic behind the move.

When Trump encounters a demographic he doesn’t care for, he “disappears” them–in many cases, the very record of their existence.
Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age... including Jackie Robinson & Rosa Parks.
(taken from Catherine Rampell on BlueSky)
☑️ The people Trump is trying to delete from government records - Washington Post

Sad to say, Washington has 6 anti-trans bills.
So far in 2025, there are 701 anti-trans bills making their way through the American legislative bodies. Trans Legislation Tracker monitors this harmful legislation, bill by bill, so that our community can stay informed.
Legislation Dashboard - TransLash Media
https://translash.org/projects/legislation-dashboard/

Police thanked "the wonderful community of beekeepers",
saying "over two dozen" had turned up to help with rescue efforts.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23mrprk952o

Washington: 250 million honeybees escape overturned truck in US
Master bee-keepers are called to the scene after a truck containing 70,000 pounds of active honey bee hives flipped over.

Rep. Emily Randall of Washington's 6th congressional district via FB (link to SeaTimes in 2/2):
"The American people are being told one thing, but my eyes saw another: the people inside this facility are our neighbors, people who we would see in the community, parents, and siblings. We spoke with a legal permanent resident who is being detained on a 20 year old crime for which he served his time." 1/2

Congratulations to Professor Braxton Shelley of YDS and the ISM! He has been appointed to the newly endowed George Washington Williams Chair, named for the first African American to graduate from Newton Theological Institution (which continues today as part of Andover Newton Seminary at YDS).
Read about Prof. Shelley's appointment and other YDS faculty accomplishments here.

Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported.
Now he’s being freed.
The Trump administration has agreed to release from prison a three-time felon who drunkenly fired shots in a Texas community
and spare him from deportation
in exchange for his cooperation in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García.

Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes, 38, has been convicted of smuggling migrants and illegally reentering the United States after having been dep…

Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed.
Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for testifying against Kilmar Abrego García.