Daily Archives: September 16, 2022

La Cienega Heights Was Known As Corning-Cadillac When It Was Dominated By The Playboy Gangster Crips

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Luke Ford

Louis Keane writes in 2021: * When I signed a lease on an apartment on Corning in 2018, I couldn’t believe my luck. The location couldn’t be beaten — 15 minutes from the beach, 20 from Downtown, a stone’s throw … Continue reading →

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Christian Nationalism

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Luke Ford

Christianity wasn’t always wimpy. Nationalism and Christianity used to go together like ham and eggs. I’ve been reading Peter Ackroyd’s 2012 book, Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors: * For their part the kings … Continue reading →

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Police, Power, and the Production of Racial Boundaries in La Cienega Heights

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Luke Ford

Criminology professor Ana Munoz produced this 2015 ethno-graphic history of La Cienega Heights. From Amazon: “Police, Power, and the Production of Racial Boundaries…explores the history of the area to explain how Cadillac-Corning became viewed by outsiders as a “violent neighborhood” … Continue reading →

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The Decline and Fall of the Russian and Chinese Empires (9-16-22)

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Luke Ford

The Decline and Fall of the Russian and Chinese Empires (9-16-22) https://t.co/cfTEa48AbG — (((Luke Ford))) (@lukeford) September 16, 2022 00:10 I’d like to teach the world to sing but I wound up here 02:00 The elites browbeat you to follow … Continue reading →

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