The Underground Railroad: A Novel | 
This post highlights the stories of five Americans and two immigrants, and is based on news reports.
This post in no way covers all the the stories happening in Los Angeles County NOR across California.
Please do further research to fact-check or if you would like to know more or want updates on the people highlighted here.
Please Note: I didn't include updates on releases or about if anyone faces charges.
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I've been having an urge recently to spend money because if I buy something that will solve all my problems!
I had to go to a different part of the county today and hit up two libraries. I did not think about it at all and was lugging these books around in 30° heat 🥵
Home now and sitting in a dark room
Watch me not read any of my #libraryhaul but it scratched my itch
Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖
1- Littens of Litsy, thank you my friends for your patience and understanding about my political posts ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼🦅✌🏼.
2- walked into a grocery store the other day (not the mean one that I've posted about) and my teenage soundtrack played from the stores speakers. Ahhh, the strange magic of music 🎶💖.
3- found Organic chocolate 🍫 candy made here in America 😋🍫💝.
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Thank you @dabbe for creating #TLT #ThreeListThursday
59/100 · 59% 👏🏼🥳🎬💃💝.
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Forever (1995)
😂 Surprise 🦇💝...actually that was difficult, there were so many incredible movies 🤩🎬🤩💝.
#zeal4batman
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From NBC Los Angeles
...she saw her sister being thrown to the ground before being arrested and forced into an unmarked car by unidentified officers near 9th and Main Street in downtown Los Angeles.
“We dropped off my sister to go to work like we always do, all of a sudden, my mom in the rearview mirror she saw how a man went on top of her. Basically, dropped her on the floor and started putting her in handcuffs and trying to arrest her,“ ...
Although this is based on a real life event, I didn't give real life details...I wanted to capture the sum of the scene.
I've caught the news coverage twice, and believe it was a Jacaranda that the poor woman held onto.
If a Jacaranda, it's strangely symbolic. Legend has said that this tree was blessed by a Goddess.
This Legend is in the next comment.
Then following the legend, there is an All Creator prayer. Creators Ancient and modern.
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I'm struggling a bit with staying calm 🥺🤬🤨 during all of June.
First my dad couldn't understand my mom. They had an argument because my dad couldn't understand why my mom or I wouldn't go into the neighboring town to pick up a non-necessary item for him.
My mom and I have been remaining local. Again, we're Americans. But these masked men are kidnapping Americans and immigrates and placing them in unmarked vehicles.
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After all the chaotic reality posts, I feel I should share some happy inspiration to balance things 📚💝. Thank You all for being my Litten Neighbors 🐻📚💝..
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Prayers and Good Vibes Please for the expedite of a new California law that would:
Outlaw bounty hunters and citizens from joining in on immigration sweeps.
Only permit medical masks to protect health. Outlaw other masks on agents.
Require that agents identify their branch, and that they are indeed U.S. agents.
I do not know if this law requires vehicles to be marked.
Or if it protects Americans from being harassed/arrested for filming.
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“In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.“ -Wilma Mankiller
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#JuneSpecials
Day 15. Fathers
#Fathers
Another Haiku based on my American Indigenous prospective. Please note that my Ancestral World was made up of many different Tribes with many different prospectives. What I share, is my favorite understandings of these Ancestral teachings.
The medicines of the Bear are among the most powerful. They are potent healers and enduring protectors (esp. kids). The very depiction of the bear or symbol of a bear paw is considered protective.
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You know, when U.S. agents first began terrorizing our streets, there was one really chaotic day of protests in the city of Los Angeles.
But Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom immediately worked to deescalate the chaos.
The following days weren't pretty, but many agitators were arrested, and the days became better and better.
I fully expected for Hollywood and celebrities across the board to join the mostly peaceful “No king Protests.“
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Meet Hoss, a pencil fairy I made from a little pencil. Sits on a pencil sharpener rocking chair from Ponderosa Ranch.
Miss visiting the Ponderosa Ranch in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA. Such a fun, beautiful place. My family's, yearly vacation place when I was a child. We loved the breakfast hayride with eggs, sausage, etc. And the lake view 😍🌲🐎🌲💝💝💝.
#craftbyanncrystal
We went from empty-nesters (3 years) to full house in less than 3 months. Our son moved back home after graduation from college, in anticipation of getting a local job. Last night, our daughter, son-in-law, and grandson moved in due to major mold damage in their rental. It means the next couple days will be busy packing up the rest of their house, but I get more time with this cutie! We had a great day today!
Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖
1- Summer Solstice 🌞💖.
2- June 20, First official Cheech Marin Day in Los Angeles, CA 🎨💝.
3- my mom and I somehow calmed ourselves down after catching an unexpected live news conference. How could someone come and fib to us about our own City and State! But Californians refuse to be agitated 🤞🏼🐻✌🏼, we refuse to be lied about ✊🏼🐻✌🏼.
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CALLING All from All Faiths from Around The Globe!
I am now a link in a global Prayer chain. A Universal religion call for Prayers.
☀️Begins the start of Summer
☀️Continues all Summer
☀️Ends...when you feel the world is better.
No check-ins anywhere.
Pray or send good vibes from your religious prospective, from wherever you are, whenever you can. Just Believe.
#unrelated2books
#EarthHealingHopepostsbyanncrystal
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Thank You @dabbe for #HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.
@dabbe 🐝
@TheBookHippie 🐝
@TheSpineView 🐝
@Kristy_K 🐝
@JenlovesJT47 🐝
@lil1inblue 🐝
@DebinHawaii 🐝
@bellabella 🐝
@julieclair 🐝@BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
@Reggie 🐝
@Eggs 🐝
@jdiehr 🐝
@vivastory 🐝
@CBee 🐝
@Mimi28! 🐝
@Jari-Chan 🐝
@Itchyfeetreader 🐝
#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 🐝
My explanation for this Haiku follows in commets
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Thank you @Eggs for creating this fun play-card & for the tag 😉🌹💝.
🥳1- Indoor: checkers, candy land, Clue, Yahtzee, Game of Life, (list goes on, and on...my mom and I love playing games). Outdoor: hopscotch, tag, table tennis.
🤩2- Books: The Mud Pony by Caron Lee Cohen, The Sweep Series by Cate Tiernan. Movies: City Lights/Charlie Chaplin, Zorro/Antonio Banderas, (another endless list).
#WondrousWednesday
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I've been in Alaska these past few days, and I'm loving it!
Pic: Portage Pass Overlook
#unrelated2books
It was scary this last weekend. It seemed the pieces on the chess board had been strategically positioned... remains scary out there, yet Thankfully none of the fears of kingship or martial law was officially announced. 🙏🏼🇺🇸✌🏼.
It is easy to believe that hatred has become mainstream, something I “suddenly“ have to constantly remind myself not to believe.
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Thank you @AllDebooks for #Chatterday and Thank you @Eggs for the tag ☺️👍🏼💝.
We spent the day trying to avoid feeding our anxieties...then my mom began watching Captain Courageous (1937)...which caught my interest too...and the next thing you know we were both in tears 😭😭...dang good movie was a tear jerker 😂🎬💝. Our day was peaceful.
#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal
July‘s pick for #QueerBC is Nino Cipri!
If you‘ve read this author before, drop a recommendation or let us know what you‘ll be reading.
This isn‘t an author I know so I‘m excited to see what people think.
You;‘ve still got time to read June‘s author Zen Cho or recommend some books for #PrideRec2025
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#HighlightsfromCalifornia 9h
Cary López Alvarado, a 9 Month pregnant American born was detained by ice when they came for her undocumented boyfriend.
Alvarado told agents that she was “from here“ they asked, “where's here?“ When she explained herself, they wouldn't believe her.
She was later released to a hospital and has since had her beautiful baby.
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When Walmart employee Adrian Andrew Martinez, an American Born, tried to inquire about a coworker who was being detained in Pico Rivera...Martinez himself was detained after a violent struggle with federal agents.
This incident is important because agents claimed Martinez pulled a punch and assaulted a federal agent. Security footage provided proof that this was untrue...which seemingly sets a questionable tone upon accusations against others. (edited) 9h
While I have made comments about most of the stories I've gathered for this post...I did a whole standalone post about the following American, which did include an update.
American born Andrea Velez, was detained by ICE agents in downtown Los Angeles while walking to work.
Velez was dropped off by her mom and sister and they witnessed her being kidnapped.
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FBI agents took Alejandro Theodoro Orellana into custody for allegedly “distributing face shields to suspected rioters”
A video appears to show Orellana giving these face shields to random people during daylight hours. It seems odd that Orellana would be held accountable if one or more of these apparent “strangers“ later became violent.
Some sources claim that Orellana is a former U.S. Marine.
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In Boyle Heights, federal agents detained a U.S. citizen, Christian Cerna by boxing in his car with unmarked vehicles. Witnesses described agents using vehicles to trap the car and emerging with weapons drawn. One witness reported tear gas being used.
Cerna's partner and two young children were also in the car at the time of the arrest.
It is claimed that Cerna had punched an agent at a protest.
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Undocumented Immigrant Narciso Barranco, who is the father of THREE U.S. Marines was violently arrested by ICE in Santa Ana, CA. He remains detained.
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Green card holder, Sae Joon Park is an Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has lived in the U.S. for more than four decades. Park says that after he was targeted by the trump administration, he self-deported to South Korea.
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