@DSA_LosAngeles @DSA_Labor @UTLAnow DSA’s own Sam Forman took this. Bar none, says all there needs to be said about the UTLA strike and the spirit behind its determined efforts...#REDForEd #UTLANow #UTLAStrong #utlastrike

“The news adds insult to the Bureau, after agents in Atlanta foiled a suspected White House bomb plot Wednesday. Hours later, FBI personnel stood in line for free meals at José Andrés’ restaurant” https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/fbi-agents-in-danger-of-losing-health-benefits-if-shutdown-persists/65-30f10a88-c606-4ee5-a215-2211eac27c03

London is flushing so much yayo that the eels in the Thames river are getting coked out. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/2374726e-1c2b-11e9-894a-e0f044a3bea1

Rudolph Giuliani tells @CNNSotu that Trump may indeed have spoken to Michael Cohen about his congressional testimony beforehand. "And so what if he talked to him about it?" Denies Trump told Cohen to lie.

Racist parent of MAGA teen who menaced Native American man blames “black Muslims” for incident, without providing details https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/maga-hat-donald-trump-native-american-covington-catholic-nathan-phillips-black-muslims-a8737186.html

Pres. Trump's personal attorney @RudyGiuliani on conversations about Trump Tower Moscow: "It's our understanding that they went on throughout 2016 ... Probably could be, up to as far as October, November" #MTP

Here's a shocker. Stephen Miller privately intervened to ensure that one million fewer immigrants would gain protection under Trump's new "compromise" proposal: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/politics/trump-immigration-conservatives-democrats.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Witness this exchange between Richard Sackler and Robert Kaiko, who invented OxyContin.

75% of Republicans feel misunderstood by the news media. Journalism has a lot of representation challenges -- race, gender, and socioeconomic status are at the top of the list. But political outlook is also on there, I think. http://www.niemanlab.org/2019/01/73-percent-of-republicans-say-the-news-media-misunderstands-them/?utm_source=Daily+Lab+email+list&utm_campaign=f39f464d45-dailylabemail3&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d68264fd5e-f39f464d45-394950669

Yesterday's brouhaha at the Indigenous Peoples March in DC is more interesting than what I've seen reported. There were two groups yelling at each other--the dipshit MAGA teenagers and a handful of "House of Israel" adherents. The Native American elder/group got in between them.

Tesla has repeatedly told drivers that cars with Autopilot can’t drive themselves, and that drivers should keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road — but in practice... https://twitter.com/sirivisa/status/1086796817453338624

PG&E: The First Climate-Change Bankruptcy, Probably Not the Last https://www.wsj.com/articles/pg-e-wildfires-and-the-first-climate-change-bankruptcy-11547820006

We have started striking Iranian Quds targets in Syrian territory. We warn the Syrian Armed Forces against attempting to harm Israeli forces or territory.

Pence says Trump is acting “exactly like” Martin Luther King in demanding a border wall and quotes the “I Have A Dream” speech. https://t.co/twZvIKzn7V

Rudy Giuliani: "I believe Michael Cohen is a serial liar. If you can figure out where Michael Cohen is telling the truth you're better than I am." http://hill.cm/LNAxjT5 https://t.co/O8UzDoGvo3