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Cerise Castle

@cerisecastle.bsky.social

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she/her. multi-award winning journalist. Wrote history of #LASDgangs, now writing the book. covering inequality Capital & Main, freelancing. IG/TikTok @yourmajestcee. Tip? DM

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@cerisecastle.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 5:35 PM

Thank you so much for sharing!

@nslayton.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 5:16 PMReposted by @cerisecastle.bsky.social

Excellent reporting by @cerisecastle.bsky.social here.

Reminded of how in 2011 Egyptian police explicitly targeted protesters' eyes during the revolution, blinding or partially blinding dozens.

CCerise Castle@cerisecastle.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 4:53 PM

In LA, police and federal agents are shooting out the eyes of people protesting ICE. I detailed the accounts of 5 young men who lost their eyes after protesting for @capitalandmain.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/he-went-to-d...

capitalandmain.comHe Went to Document an Anti-ICE Protest. He Left Without an Eye.Since federal agents surged into L.A. last year, at least five people have been shot in the eye at protests, with lasting consequences.
@sergioperez.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 5:20 PMReposted by @cerisecastle.bsky.social

These weapons maim & shouldn't be on our streets. They cause avoidable/grave human harm & lead to lawsuits that impoverish us: "[LAPD] officers fired at least 2,587 such rounds at protesters between June 6, 2025, and March 28, 2026, according to use-of-force reports published by the department."

CCerise Castle@cerisecastle.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 4:53 PM

In LA, police and federal agents are shooting out the eyes of people protesting ICE. I detailed the accounts of 5 young men who lost their eyes after protesting for @capitalandmain.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/he-went-to-d...

capitalandmain.comHe Went to Document an Anti-ICE Protest. He Left Without an Eye.Since federal agents surged into L.A. last year, at least five people have been shot in the eye at protests, with lasting consequences.
@cerisecastle.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 4:53 PM

In LA, police and federal agents are shooting out the eyes of people protesting ICE.

I detailed the accounts of 5 young men who lost their eyes after protesting for @capitalandmain.bsky.social

capitalandmain.com/he-went-to-d...

capitalandmain.comHe Went to Document an Anti-ICE Protest. He Left Without an Eye.Since federal agents surged into L.A. last year, at least five people have been shot in the eye at protests, with lasting consequences.
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@normeisen.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 5:03 PMReposted by @cerisecastle.bsky.social

Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...

nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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@cerisecastle.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

The LA Co. Board of Supervisors delayed voting on a motion that would force the Sheriff's Dept to name deputy gangs within its ranks on Tuesday.

The move came in front of about 30 uniformed personnel who filled the meeting's gallery.

www.patreon.com/lasdgangs/po...

@cerisecastle.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 1:23 AM

correction hear upon reviewing the transcript, item was continued for 45 days! If it's heard around that time, it would be election time 👀

@cerisecastle.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 11:16 PM

After hours of discussion, the motion has been split and continued for 30 days. Sup. Hahn had questions about how meet and confer would play into the motion (spoiler: it doesn’t as the motion doesn’t include policy change). See you back here in 1 month for an update.

@cerisecastle.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 8:03 PM

Supervisor Holly Mitchell commented on the group of LASD in uniform during her remarks on the motion: "I sincerely hope it was not intended as an intimidation factor, it can be interpreted as such.” Luna responded: “It’s sad to think anybody thinks they’re here to intimidate."

@capitalandmain.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 7:21 PMReposted by @cerisecastle.bsky.social

In an interview with Capital & Main, author Naomi Klein describes tech oligarchs preparing for an apocalyptic end to life on Earth, fueled by the carbon emissions generated by the companies they own.

@sergioperez.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 6:57 PMReposted by @cerisecastle.bsky.social

Think about all the work regular & impacted folks have to do just to build bare bones transparency & accountability into our local criminal systems. We shouldn’t need a motion to get the Sheriff & Co. to do the bare minimum to root out deputy gangs. They should already be doing it!

@cerisecastle.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 6:56 PM

At least 24 sheriff’s department employees are here in uniform to give public comment. They are the ones in brown shirts.

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@cerisecastle.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 6:55 PM

Currently the LA Sheriff’s deparment is refusing to name or even ask the names of deputy gangs inside the dept while investigating them. Today’s motion would be a step for transparency around the issue that has plagued the department for decades.

@cerisecastle.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 6:54 PM

I’m here outside of the LA Co Board of Supervisors mtg where a motion on deputy gangs is being heard. If passed, the motion directs LA Sheriff Robert Luna to work w/ the Civilian Oversight Commission, Inspector General & County Counsel to identify & name deputy gangs inside LASD

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@cerisecastle.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 1:21 AM

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved about $3 million in settlements related to the Sheriff's Department in August of 2026.

I broke down how the funds paid out: a lieutenant DUI, a deputy accused of s*xual abuse, and more.

www.youtube.com/shorts/ai8ub...

@cerisecastle.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 3:24 PM

I joined @diprimaradio.bsky.social to break down LAPD’s report on the 2 weeks of protests against ICE in June 2025.

LAPD revealed they are designating people who wear protective equipment as hostile actors & using undercover cops to infiltrate protests.

youtube.com/shorts/YLTj9...

@cerisecastle.bsky.socialSep 2, 2026, 11:16 PM

AI is just the tech version of scam culture

@cerisecastle.bsky.socialSep 1, 2026, 6:43 PM

The LA County Supervisors approved just under $3m in settlements stemming from LASD personnel in August. Incidents include a lieutenant driving drunk and a deputy sexually exploiting a disabled woman.

New from me, free on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/lasdgangs/po...

@cerisecastle.bsky.socialAug 29, 2026, 7:59 PM

23 years ago this week: Deondre Brunston was gunned down by LA County Sheriff's deputies after he threw a sandal at a police dog. My additional review of this case revealed that some of the deputies behind Deondre's death are part of a deputy gang.

youtu.be/u43EnKqmm3o

@cerisecastle.bsky.socialAug 28, 2026, 4:33 PM

You cannot drive through any hood in LA County without being captured by an ALPR camera.

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