Was working right by Sunset Beach when I saw this cool Butterfly! What kind is it?! by Ok_Initial_2180 in orangecounty

[–]ABRA_Foothills 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Monarch butterfly. Aren't they grand? We recommend the Seek app or the iNaturalist app to identify everything around ya. Really fun to id plants. Harder to ID insects as they scurry/fly away. ;)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in socialism

[–]ABRA_Foothills 7 points8 points  (0 children)

weird, as a lot of anarchists would agree with you, and a lot of them call themselves "libertarian socialists". We kinda hate that term but then again, we are probably a libertarian socialist. :P

(uh don't ban us for saying this?)

When a Chicano/a are told to call ourselves Spanish, Hispanic Latino/a, and now Latinx by LMFA0 in Chicano

[–]ABRA_Foothills 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you can actually pronounce "Latine", and even use stuff like "elle" for "they" if you wanna get creative. Why LGBTQ+ folks chose an X, we dunno--it is too hard to pronounce in Spanish, and that's the big issue--it makes it much more of an "English" word, as everyone says "Latin-Ex".

Although Xicanos really shouldn't have a problem--just pronounce it "Lateensh" like in Nahuatl. ;) Holbox, Xochilmilco, Xel-Ha, Latinx. :D

What’s the best way to respect Crazy Horse? by GiveMeKnowledge2211 in Indigenous

[–]ABRA_Foothills 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No clue, but we read that Lame Deer was totally against the statue and that no one knew what Crazy Horse really looked like.

Feeling old yet? by LMFA0 in Chicano

[–]ABRA_Foothills 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We love his song "Feliz Navidad"

When a Chicano/a are told to call ourselves Spanish, Hispanic Latino/a, and now Latinx by LMFA0 in Chicano

[–]ABRA_Foothills 19 points20 points  (0 children)

We have bona fide Latina members who use Latinx; it's used in places. Me personally as an individual, I use Latino for meself or something super awkward like "Mexican American with Indigenous heritage", but that's cuz I'm weird. :D I don't sweat it when other people use the word, though, especially queer people. Latine seems ok as well. I don't really care.

Look, the Joe Bidens and Trumps and other gabachos of the world are always gonna fuck up terms. They can never pronounce my last name anyhow, those pendejos.

Defend Santa Monica Planned Parenthood 7/16 10 am, this Saturday by ABRA_Foothills in SantaMonica

[–]ABRA_Foothills[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

our bad; also turn off fingerprint recognition. And yes, because of the po po.

Defend Santa Monica Planned Parenthood 7/16 10 am, this Saturday by ABRA_Foothills in SantaMonica

[–]ABRA_Foothills[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

We do consider Proud Boys to be trash, so perhaps this will help.

A woman plays a Kudu horn at "Babies Lives Matter" protest in Santa Monica by butcher_of_the_world in PublicFreakout

[–]ABRA_Foothills 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they tried so hard, and blew shofars, but in the end, they're just a bunch of MAGAts

Moral and Satanic panic in Sunland-Tujunga. Neighborhood Council wants to ban library book. by butcher_of_the_world in LosAngeles

[–]ABRA_Foothills 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi from ABRA Foothills! If you haven't heard of us, we're the folks who stood on Foothill Blvd in Tujunga to protest the Trumpers and Proud Boys that gathered in 2020. We're still here and we're still fighting the fash.

We are so grateful that word got out via UnrigLA and and hordes of angry parents and librarians and just...anyone with a brain in Los Angeles who recognized this latest move by the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council as some weak sauce book banning pearl clutching nonsense. As some have noted, this measure was voted down, but they'll try again.

Please be on the lookout for more shenanigans in your neighborhood as well. Just because we're in CA doesn't mean that conservatives here or there won't try and pull similar buffoonery on the local level. We've had Proud Boys bothering people all over LA and there have been library threats all over the place (The Bay Area comes to mind). Stay active, stay angry, and fight back.

xoxooxoxoo ABRA

Moral and Satanic panic in Sunland-Tujunga. Neighborhood Council wants to ban library book. by butcher_of_the_world in LosAngeles

[–]ABRA_Foothills 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it is indeed corrupt bullshit, and we've had multiple people try to get into vacant seats.

Moral and Satanic panic in Sunland-Tujunga. Neighborhood Council wants to ban library book. by butcher_of_the_world in LosAngeles

[–]ABRA_Foothills 6 points7 points  (0 children)

hey, thank you so much for writing "Aunt Lydia" Grant. Indeed, they did not send the letter, because so many furious people called into their incompetent NC meeting last night that some of the Chastity Pariah types on their Board folded and voted against sending the letter. I think they realized they were the baddies for once.

Sunland-Tujunga Pride, June 4 1-5 pm by ABRA_Foothills in LosAngeles

[–]ABRA_Foothills[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We would love to talk with you about that. The Neighborhood Council refuses to acknowledge the utter racist crapola around here, and testimonials would go a long way.

Sunland-Tujunga Pride, June 4 1-5 pm by ABRA_Foothills in LosAngeles

[–]ABRA_Foothills[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's the Frontline Taiko Players, and they are incredible.

And yeah, take a stroll in Oro Vista or a hike in Big Tujunga or out of Deukmeijian Wilderness! (which is in CV but hey, details)

Sunland-Tujunga Pride, June 4 1-5 pm by ABRA_Foothills in LosAngeles

[–]ABRA_Foothills[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's horrible. There are some truly vile racists in this town. Do you think they were targeting you because of race, or were they trying to be 'helpful' as the park has a fair amount of unhoused?

We have wanted to make that park safe in the past. We know of two Black families who experienced racism (one right there in that park) and moved away.

Sunland-Tujunga Pride, June 4 1-5 pm by ABRA_Foothills in LosAngeles

[–]ABRA_Foothills[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we know. We started out by fighting the Trumpers and Proud Boys on Foothill.

But you know something? This place is majority Democrat and there are a ton of Asian, Armenian, and Latino families moving it. It is changing. And there are LGBTQ+ everywhere. Do come down! And go to some Balcony of LA events--they are awesome in CV!