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Contributor: The Americans With Disabilities Act changed my life. Now my generation needs to fight for it (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

latimesopinion's tweet card. These are terrifying times for deaf and disabled people in America. Our lives are under threat in ways I never imagined when I was growing up.

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Granderson: Malcolm-Jamal Warner carried a heavy load for Black America (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

latimesopinion's tweet card. The actor who played Theo on 'The Cosby Show' portrayed a nuanced character with humanity, inviting all of us watching to be fully human as well.

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Contributor: Why kiss-cam yuks are good for you and me (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

latimesopinion's tweet card. The laughter directed at the couple caught canoodling, sans spouses, at a Coldplay concert isn't self-righteous as much as it is appropriately self-aware.

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · 18 h

Letters to the Editor: How can LAUSD's gains continue if its one-time federal boost is used up? (via @latimesopinion) latimes.com/opinion/letter…

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · 18 h

Letters to the Editor: How can LAUSD's gains continue if its one-time federal boost is used up? (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/letter…

latimesopinion's tweet card. 'Supt. Alberto Carvalho, per the article, insists that “the system in place should continue to build on the academic gains,"' writes an L.A. Times reader. 'But with the money all spent, how can it?'

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Contributor: Report card on Trump's first six months shows a lot of wins, a little room for growth (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

latimesopinion's tweet card. If the Kentucky Derby is the 'fastest two minutes in sports,' then this has surely been the fastest six months in modern presidential history.

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Letters to the Editor: Williamson Act has made a legal 'mess' for California's farmland and solar (via @latimesopinion) latimes.com/opinion/letter…

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · 22 h

Letters to the Editor: Williamson Act has made a legal 'mess' for California's farmland and solar (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/letter…

latimesopinion's tweet card. An L.A. Times reader asks, 'Why not just declare that solar farming is farming so that the Williamson Act isn’t touched?'

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · 22 h

Letters to the Editor: East Altadena wasn't spared from fire truck absences during Eaton fire (via @latimesopinion) latimes.com/opinion/letter…

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · 23 h

Letters to the Editor: East Altadena wasn't spared from fire truck absences during Eaton fire (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/letter…

latimesopinion's tweet card. 'I figured we’d hear the sound of fire engines coming to put out the blaze. Instead, nothing,' writes an L.A. Times reader. 'Nothing in the neighborhood and no firefighting presence on our street,...

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Letters to the Editor: As Trump administration comes for trans youth's healthcare, 'who's next?' (via @latimesopinion) latimes.com/opinion/letter…

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · 24 h

Letters to the Editor: As Trump administration comes for trans youth's healthcare, 'who's next?' (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/letter…

latimesopinion's tweet card. 'It is one thing to have rules on bathroom use and sports participation and another to deny care to transgender youth,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · Jul 25

Contributor: Cane sugar Coke? Bringing back the Redskins? Trump's little gripes serve a larger purpose (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

latimesopinion's tweet card. Tapping into nostalgia makes his base feel seen. This emotional connection allows Trump to tell bigger lies and launch bolder attacks without losing his core supporters.

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · Jul 24

Letters to the Editor: An old ballot measure isn't more important than fairness in our national elections (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/letter…

latimesopinion's tweet card. 'When Proposition 20 passed in 2010, California voters still believed that our democracy was protected by a system of checks and balances,' writes an L.A. Times reader. 'But things have radically...

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · Jul 24

Letters to the Editor: There's no reversing the harm that will come from Supreme Court's unexplained decisions (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/letter…

latimesopinion's tweet card. 'The Supreme Court majority’s silent, unsigned decisions ignored and made a mockery of the required “irreparable harm” the deported plaintiffs and fired employees will suffer and expressly found by...

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · Jul 24

Letters to the Editor: Congress requires fundamental reforms to regain its relevance to the people (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/letter…

latimesopinion's tweet card. 'For Congress to reclaim its role as an equal partner among the three branches of government, it must be restructured to meet the demands of our era,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · Jul 24

Calmes: Trump finds a new way to taint the office of the presidency (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

latimesopinion's tweet card. All but ordering his Justice Department lackeys to arrest and prosecute President Obama for treason is an unprecedented low for the president.

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · Jul 24

Contributor: Barring undocumented kids from Head Start does not serve our nation (via @latimesopinion) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · Jul 24

Contributor: Barring undocumented kids from Head Start does not serve our nation (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

latimesopinion's tweet card. I ran Head Start during the first Trump administration, and I applaud his leadership. But this latest rule would be a misstep.

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion · Jul 24

Contributor: Rethink sanctions. They're killing as many people as war does (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…

latimesopinion's tweet card. The U.S. has leaned on this tool because it is seen as bloodless, but it's not. The victims, disproportionately, are children.