#@latimes

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(via The fascinating backstory of the periodic table, which is about to turn 150 years old - Los Angeles Times)

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Source: http://twitter.com/latimes/status/958198113977683968

It's not just Chief Wahoo: Why American Indian images became potent, cartoonish advertising symbols https://t.co/e4lBNtZGnv pic.twitter.com/J9vspEmHhU

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 30, 2018

“It’s looking at how those events entered the national consciousness and lingered there, and how, over time, they entered the popular culture,” says Ganteaume, who is also the author of the highly informative companion book, “Officially Indian: Symbols That Define the United States.” “We are walking the visitor through a shared history that is the history of the country.”

That shared history is wildly complicated. It is one of brutal dispossession, moments of triumph, curious celebrity and a historical narrative that has over time inextricably woven together the Indian with the American in ways that are both meaningful and spurious: the Indian Removal Act, the Battle of Little Bighorn and the tale of Pocahontas, who over the centuries has evolved from key historical figure to Disney princess to racialized term employed by a sitting U.S. president in reference to a senator’s purported Native heritage.

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If the Constitution exempts the bakery from the law’s bar on discrimination — either because the discrimination is motivated by religion or because it is attached to an expressive service — it would mean that the Constitution protects discrimination. Period. Today, there is no constitutional right to discriminate. Let’s hope the Supreme Court keeps it that way.

The 'gay wedding cake' case isn't about religious freedom or free speech http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-melling-masterpiece-cakeshop-supreme-court-20171204-story.html

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After creating an anti-Trump billboard, Santa Monica-based artist says she’s received death threats http://fw.to/2bYb7RI

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Angel's pitcher Shohei Ohtani grew up reading "Major," the Japanese Manga series that followed Goro Shigeno -- a pitcher with a penchant for hitting home runs.https://t.co/KbGPPq3agd pic.twitter.com/zZV5Pl1FRz

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 23, 2021

He was a left-hander from Japan who signed with Anaheim. His fastball was clocked at 102mph. He was also a fearsome hitter who once launched a home run that crashed into an elevated digital scoreboard. His name was Goro Shigeno.https://t.co/KbGPPq3agd

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 23, 2021

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Burning Desire Fades: The Psychopath and the Girl in Black Prada Shoes, Part II by M. L. Stark

A disturbing tale of deception and lies… The second installment in The psychopath and The Girl in Black Prada Shoes series continues with Mary’s story as she finds herself further swallowed in a da…

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Here’s an early look at the front page of Wednesday’s @latimessports section. Catch up on the Dodgers World Series win: https://t.co/SkfIXdr14T pic.twitter.com/mbiBrFcZWk

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 28, 2020

Here's the front page of Wednesday's @latimes. #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/MxmYdbRNXd

— Daniel Miller (@DanielNMiller) October 28, 2020

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An early look at Wednesday's @latimes A1, after a historic Tuesday. The hed and deck say it all. "Biden chooses Harris for VP: California senator makes history as first woman of color on a major-party ticket." pic.twitter.com/22hxZTK4yt

— Hamlet Nalbandyan (@hnalbandyan) August 12, 2020