Shawn Hubler

Pentagon withdraws 700 Marines from Los Angeles just days after pulling out out 2,000 National Guard, scaling back a contentious military deployment w/@ShawnHubler nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/…

BREAKING: Marines Will Begin Withdrawing From Los Angeles nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/…

“The moral injuries of this operation, I think, will be enduring,” one of the Guard officials said. “This is not what the military of our country was designed to do, at all.” nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/… via @NYTimes

The release of 150 service members is merely a fraction of the thousands of soldiers currently blocked from their daily jobs as police officers, paramedics, summer school teachers, and public servants. These men and women signed up to serve – not to be Trump's political props.

The small but significant pullback involved about 150 specialized troops who would ordinarily be fighting wildfires. Still deployed are 385 medical workers, 355 law enforcement officials, 158 civil servants, 158 teachers, and thousands more. nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/…

My favorite sentence of 2025? Padilla: "Corey Lewandowski” — a combative former Trump campaign aide and adviser to Ms. Noem — “comes running down the hall and he starts yelling, ‘Let him go! Let him go!’” via @ShawnHubler @jennymedina @jillcowan

BREAKING: Bass Lifts Curfew in Downtown L.A. nytimes.com/2025/06/17/us/… via @NYTimesl

From her black S.U.V., Mayor Bass gazed out the window, waiting to hear the whole story. But at some level, she already understood what was happening — had been expecting it, in fact, since Mr. Trump won the election.“My reaction was: ‘OK. Here we go.’” nytimes.com/2025/06/14/us/…

Mr. Padilla said that he had demanded to know why he had been detained and where he was being escorted “when of all people, Corey Lewandowski comes running down the hall and he starts yelling, ‘Let him go! Let him go!’” nytimes.com/2025/06/12/us/… via @NYTimes

Breaking News: Senator Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed and handcuffed after interrupting a news conference by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, about ongoing federal immigration enforcement efforts in Los Angeles. nyti.ms/3HBvLOp

“A high concrete ledge with a chunky grind will never not be sick to skate,” he said. ⁦@ConorDougherty⁩ is so great. :) nytimes.com/2025/05/30/bus… via @NYTimes

“People are worried about liking the wrong thing on social media or even getting a speeding ticket...,” she said. “In April and March, six students had their visas revoked at my university. Who’s to say I’m not next?”nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/…

“He wasn’t dumb,” Mr. Bartkus said. “But he wasn’t a leader. He was a follower.” He added, “If somebody came along and said this was a good idea, he’d probably go along with it.” nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/…

In an interview Guy Edward Bartkus’s father said his son was "a follower," not a leader, but that he was skilled in ballistics. “Nothing major, nothing like a ‘bomb’ bomb, but he’d build rockets, shoot them in the air." nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/…

⁦BREAKING: ⁦@CAgovernor⁩ ⁦@GavinNewsom⁩ plans to escalate California’s push to eradicate homeless encampments on Monday, calling on hundreds of municipalities to ban tent camps on sidewalks, parklands and other public property. nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/… via @NYTimes

I hope this flies too. What I like here, and the democrats know, that Shiff, Newsom, and the MPA are right about more films being made in California, so let's ee what happens. @ShawnHubler @nicsperling @nytimesbusiness @nytimesarts @nytpolitics @nytimes nytimes.com/2025/05/05/mov…

“Building on our successful state program, we’re eager to partner with the Trump administration to further strengthen domestic production and Make America Film Again.” (Yeah, cringe.)

BREAKING: Newsom Asks Trump to Work With Him on $7.5 Billion Tax Credit for Hollywood @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom @realDonaldTrump nytimes.com/2025/05/05/mov…

Harris Returns to Political Life, Warning of a Constitutional Crisis, the great @LaurelRosenhall writes. nytimes.com/2025/05/01/us/…