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ICE arrested a California union leader. Does Trump understand what that means?
The arrest of David Huerta, president of SEIU-USWW and SEIU California,
by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday
is going to have a major impact on the coming months as deportations continue.
Unions in California are different from those in other places.
More than any state in our troubled country, their ranks are filled with people of color and immigrants.
Whi…

ICE arrested a California union leader. Does Trump understand what that means?
Unions in California are different from many in the U.S. because they are predominately people of color and immigrants. The arrest of a union president in L.A. will likely activate these unions to become powerful forces of nonviolent protest.

Amid Trump's order, California tries to not play into his hands (Los Angeles Times)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-08/california-political-stakes
http://www.memeorandum.com/250609/p14#a250609p14

I had my browser set to autotranslate, so I read this piece in English (although ironically I can read German too, but perhaps not well on this topic), but if you don't have this feature, here's an English language piece on the hack.
https://caliber.az/en/po…

Media: Russian hackers target key Bundeswehr suppliers in serious cyberattacks | Caliber.Az
Two suppliers to the German Bundeswehr have recently been subjected to serious cyberattacks, likely carried out by Russian hackers. According to Tagesschau, journalists...

A look at celebrity impersonation scams and the steps taken by Hollywood to combat them, including a likeness management tool CAA is developing with YouTube (Rebecca Keegan/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

“I Love You. Send Bitcoin.” Inside the Billion-Dollar Celebrity Impersonation Scam
Victims think they’re talking to Keanu Reeves. Or Kevin Costner. Then come the pleas for cash. The brazen AI-fueled con that fleeces lovestruck fans and has Hollywood finally fighting back.

jazz_collab: Jazz collaboration network
The network of collaborations among jazz musicians, and among jazz bands, extracted from The Red Hot Jazz Archive digital database, covering bands that performed between 1912 and 1940.
This network has 198 nodes and 2742 edges.
Tags: Social, Collaboration, Unweighted
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As mayors of two of California’s largest cities, and members of the state’s Big City Mayors coalition,
we know the devastating consequences of abandoning a statewide commitment to address the homelessness crisis
— a crisis driven by decades of underinvestment and inadequate housing production.
Homelessness is by far the most pressing issue facing communities up and down California,
and the money the state has invested through the
⭐️Homeless Housing, Assistance a…

Contributor: If state funding vanishes, California's homelessness crisis will explode
Data show California's homelessness grants have allowed cities to make real gains in reducing the problem. The support is needed now more than ever.

'Wildly underprepared': National Guard troops seen sleeping on floors in exclusive photos (Matthias Gafni/San Francisco Chronicle)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/national-guard-california-photos-20368334.php
http://www.memeorandum.com/250609/p98#a250609p98

California awaits disaster relief as GOP offers full support of Texas

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), during a trip to South Carolina this week, highlighted the plight of Los Angeles-area communities still reeling from January’s devastating wildfires.
https://www.w…

California awaits disaster relief as GOP offers full support of Texas
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), during a trip to South Carolina, highlighted the plight of Los Angeles communities still recovering from devastating wildfires.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang
said he’s reached out to Elon Musk
in hopes of collaborating on the creation of a new political party,
Yang, along with mutual friends, believes the Tesla CEO has what it takes to form a new faction that propels America’s strongest leaders. ($$$$)
When asked if Musk has responded to his inquiry, Yang told the outlet “Not yet, but I assume he’s been very busy.”

Andrew Yang reaches out to Musk to collaborate on new political party
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said he’s reached out to Elon Musk in hopes of collaborating on the creation of a new political party...

For now the federalized troops appeared to have limited authority.
They will be able to protect ICE agents and federal buildings against attacks by protesters
but not to carry out immigration raids or police the city’s streets in general.
https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/156-f…

156. Federalizing the California National Guard
President Trump's Saturday night "memorandum" federalizing 2000 California National Guard troops is a tentative step toward abusing authorities for domestic use of the military, but a dangerous one.