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Category Archives: Los Angeles
Help With LA Area Jewish Resources
A bloke emails: Hello Mr. Ford, I am writing to you because I would like to request your advice on a religous matter. You compiled a website reviewing LA area synagogues, and I think you might be able to help … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer: “Intercept:” Harvard-Westlake School Is Alt-Right Madrassa
Steve Sailer writes: “[Julia] Hahn’s September 2015 article about Camp of Saints followed by a few weeks Ms. Merkel’s decision to act the novel out in real life; and Ms. Hahn is Jewish and it’s quite possible she didn’t like … Continue reading
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Jews & The LA Riots
The 25th anniversary of the LA Riots was April 29. At the time of the riots, I had been bedridden for four years (about 20 hours a day on average) by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and rarely watched TV or listened … Continue reading
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Venerating Havoc – Academia and the media have learned nothing in the 25 years since the L.A. riots
Heather Mac Donald writes: Another five-year anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, another opportunity for media glorification of racial mayhem. The New York Times outdoes itself this year with a fawning profile of one of the sadists who stomped … Continue reading
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Steve Sailer: The Rise and Rise of Ethnic Turf Marking
Los Angeles Times: “But few of them are aware that the fountain was the centerpiece to a housing development with an ugly side: Midwick View Estates was meant for whites only.” Do synagogues have an ugly side in that they … Continue reading
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NOHO SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS DUE TO HIGH WHITE STUDENT PERCENTAGE SPARKS OUTRAGE
How long will whites put up with this discrimination? NEWS: NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Outrage has grown at Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood, as the school faces layoffs and increased class sizes due to a law … Continue reading
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NYT: ‘California Today: A Gallery Flees and Neighborhood Activists Cheer’
Comments at Steve Sailer: * I used to hear “vulnerable” used to describe, e.g. poor children who don’t have anybody who will notice signs of abuse, or prostitutes, who might not be noticed if a serial killer starts picking them … Continue reading
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LAT: There’s only one way to fix L.A.’s traffic, and it isn’t Elon Musk’s tunnels. We need tolls — lots of them
This is the only solution and it is a good one. UCLA researcher Herbie Huff writes: The reason that electrical power and air travel don’t fail every time they get crowded is that we raise prices to manage demand. If … Continue reading
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Report: Los Angeles measles outbreak centers on Orthodox Jewish community
My anecdotal impression is that many traditional Orthodox Jews in Los Angeles do not get vaccinated for measles etc. REPORT: A measles outbreak in Los Angeles County, California, is centered on the Orthodox Jewish community, according to reports. Some 20 … Continue reading
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Chargers Move To LA
Comments at Steve Sailer: * I believe this is indicative of falling from peak NFL. With all the stupid shit they’ve done from pink towels to kneeling during the anthem to 3.7 hr games, people are starting to say I … Continue reading
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