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  While Trump is attacking Iran, this is what Los Angeles looks like. pic.twitter.com/OsguSi7H6W — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) February 28, 2026 Jackson Hinkle's post (from February 28, 2026) shows a short video clip of street scenes in Los Angeles — tents, trash, crowds of people (likely in areas like Skid Row or similar homeless encampments), and general urban decay — paired with the caption:"While Trump is attacking Iran, this is what Los Angeles looks like." The post went massively viral, gaining over 107,000 likes, 18,000+ reposts, and 32,000+ replies within hours.ContextThis was posted right around the time reports emerged of U.S. (under Trump) military action against Iran, apparently involving strikes tied to Iran's nuclear program or related escalations (some sources mention joint U.S.-Israel operations announced around late February 2026). The video contrasts foreign military priorities with domestic neglect, a common critique from Hinkle's an...

  Insurance commissioner issues moratorium on home policy cancellations in fire zones Laurence DarmientoFri, January 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM GMT+33 min read3.6k California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has issued a moratorium that bars insurers from canceling or non-renewing home policies in the Pacific Palisades and the San Gabriel Valley's Eaton fire zones. The moratorium,  issued Thursday , protects homeowners living within the perimeter of the fire and in adjoining ZIP codes from losing their policies for one year, starting from when Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday. The moratoriums, provided for under state law, are typically issued after large fires and apply to all policyholders regardless of whether they have suffered a loss. Lara also urged insurers to pause for six months any pending non-renewals or cancellations that were issued up to 90 days before Jan. 7 that were to take effect after the start of the fires — something he does not ha...

  Far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten Joe BrockUpdated Sat, January 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM GMT+34 min read1.3k By Joe Brock ALTADENA, California (Reuters) -In the close-knit Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, where rows of neat bungalows once nestled in the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains, smoldering ruins and the skeletal frames of burnt-out cars now lie. While the fires that have devastated celebrity neighborhoods near Malibu have caught the world's attention, a similar-sized blaze in Eaton Canyon, north of Los Angeles, has ravaged Altadena, a racially and economically diverse community. Black and Latino families have lived in Altadena for generations and the suburb is also popular with younger artists and engineers working at the nearby NASA rocket lab who were attracted by the small-town vibe and access to nature. Many residents told Reuters they were concerned that government resources would be channeled towards high-profile areas popular w...