##  In the News

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### [Prosecutor, Democrat, City Attorney? McKinney Makes His Case to Los Angeles Voters](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/election-2024/33624-prosecutor-democrat-city-attorney-mckinney-makes-his-case-to-los-angeles-voters)

October 26 2026

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### [The LA Watchdog’s 2026 Voter Guide](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/la-watchdog/33544-the-la-watchdogs-2026-voters-guide-2)

October 15 2026

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### [The Fools’ Blame Game](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33626-the-fools-blame-game)

October 26 2026

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### [California Film Tax Credits Aren’t Enough. The Guilds Need to Change Too.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33619-california-film-tax-credits-arent-enough-the-guilds-need-to-change-too)

October 26 2026

#  VOICES

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### The USA Used to Be a Republic

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 10 2025.

 ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30339-the-usa-used-to-be-a-republic)

  [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a7/011g-a74c7a58.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30330-a-gracious-victory-or-an-ignominious-backing-down)Written by Liz Amsden on February 06 2025. Posted in [VOICES](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices).

## [A Gracious Victory or an Ignominious Backing Down?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30330-a-gracious-victory-or-an-ignominious-backing-down)

ACCORDING TO LIZ - You’d think the Evil Uber-Lord saved the day from Canadian bacon and Mexican jumping beans from the headlines in American newspape…

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 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/50/011d-5080d10a.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30324-new-attorney-general-directs-withholding-of-federal-doj-funds-from-sanctuary-cities)### [New Attorney General Directs Withholding of Federal DOJ Funds from Sanctuary Cities](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30324-new-attorney-general-directs-withholding-of-federal-doj-funds-from-sanctuary-cities)

Written by Brittany Maldonado on February 06 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/20/011f-20bd2665.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30321-trumpism-is-democracy-in-action)### [Trumpism is Democracy in Action](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30321-trumpism-is-democracy-in-action)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 06 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/23/011l-238688cb.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30320-top-ten-hotels-opening-on-the-gaza-riviera-strip-in-2035)### [Top Ten Hotels Opening on the Gaza Riviera Strip in 2035!](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30320-top-ten-hotels-opening-on-the-gaza-riviera-strip-in-2035)

Written by Ken Alpern on February 06 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/8c/010l-8c72a608.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30315-musks-doge-blitzkrieg-should-infuriate-the-nation)### [Musk's DOGE Blitzkrieg Should Infuriate the Nation](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30315-musks-doge-blitzkrieg-should-infuriate-the-nation)

Written by Ann Wright on February 03 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/be/010n-be2440b2.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30314-to-stop-billionaires-wealth-and-power-from-metastasizing-close-this-tax-loophole)### [To Stop Billionaires’ Wealth and Power From Metastasizing, Close This Tax Loophole](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30314-to-stop-billionaires-wealth-and-power-from-metastasizing-close-this-tax-loophole)

Written by Bob Lord on February 03 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/11/010e-1158865c.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30311-extremism-in-pursuit-of-virtue-is-a-vice)### [Extremism in Pursuit of Virtue is a Vice](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30311-extremism-in-pursuit-of-virtue-is-a-vice)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on February 03 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/6a/010i3-6adb6979.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30308-the-uplifting-of-america)### [The Uplifting of America](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30308-the-uplifting-of-america)

Written by Liz Amsden on February 03 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/3a/009a-3a15bba9.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30286-crypto-romances-deceptions-and-due-diligence)### [Crypto Romances, Deceptions, And Due Diligence](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30286-crypto-romances-deceptions-and-due-diligence)

Written by Michael Bernick on January 30 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/7d/009i-7d58f67e.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30285-will-the-breaking-news-out-of-syria-affect-tulsi-gabbards-chances)### [Will the Breaking News Out of Syria Affect Tulsi Gabbard's Chances?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30285-will-the-breaking-news-out-of-syria-affect-tulsi-gabbards-chances)

Written by Abe Gurko on January 30 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/d4/009k-d4baa21f.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30284-will-trump-immigration-policies-hinder-the-rebuilding-of-los-angeles)### [Will Trump Immigration Policies Hinder the Rebuilding of Los Angeles?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30284-will-trump-immigration-policies-hinder-the-rebuilding-of-los-angeles)

Written by Liz Amsden on January 30 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/3e/008t-3e182d5d.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30276-us-versus-them-the-seeds-of-an-all-american-tragedy)### [Us Versus Them: The Seeds of An All-American Tragedy](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30276-us-versus-them-the-seeds-of-an-all-american-tragedy)

Written by Liz Amsden on January 27 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/9e/008p-9e8afa85.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30270-what-is-really-next-for-gaza)### [What Is Really Next for Gaza?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30270-what-is-really-next-for-gaza)

Written by James Zogby on January 27 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/53/008f-5305ad7e.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30261-from-wokeism-to-authoritarianism-on-day-one)### [From Wokeism to Authoritarianism on Day One](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30261-from-wokeism-to-authoritarianism-on-day-one)

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 27 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ef/008h-ef9a0015.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30260-the-high-cost-of-mediocrity)### [The High Cost of Mediocrity](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30260-the-high-cost-of-mediocrity)

Written by Tim Campbell on January 27 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ec/007o-ec11fff9.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30247-make-the-bishops-courage-contagious)### [Make The Bishop’s Courage Contagious](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30247-make-the-bishops-courage-contagious)

Written by Hans Johnson on January 23 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/96/007g-963518a1.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30240-los-angeles-elites-are-clueless-how-to-fix-la)### [Los Angeles’ Elites are Clueless How To Fix LA](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30240-los-angeles-elites-are-clueless-how-to-fix-la)

Written by Richard Abrams on January 23 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/a3/007i-a304c629.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30239-a-blueprint-for-a-bloviators-bureaucracy)### [A Blueprint for a Bloviator’s Bureaucracy](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30239-a-blueprint-for-a-bloviators-bureaucracy)

Written by Liz Amsden on January 23 2025.

 [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/7f/007m-7ffae182.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30233-how-europe-sees-donald-the-terrible)### [How Europe sees “Donald the Terrible”](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/voices/30233-how-europe-sees-donald-the-terrible)

Written by Thomas Klikauer on January 23 2025.

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