Note: I searched for an image that shows how these so-called U.S. federal agents seem to like to floor, grab, and then drag peaceful female protestors across the ground...I've seen this several times on live TV...but couldn't find a single clip on web. It would have better captured my inspiration for this Haiku, but the one used here seems just as impactful.

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?!? Barbarian Agents ?!?
?!? Brutality Authorized ?!?
?!? Mercy Forbidden ?!?

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Batman in The City of Angels 🤩🦇👐💖

Had the inspiration to draw my favorite superhero as a fan comic art 🤩🦇💖.

#weneedmoresuperheroes

#zeal4batman

#craftbyanncrystal

#californiananncrystal

#HighlightsfromCalifornia

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖

1- The magical worlds within Books 📚💝📚.

2- made apple crumb 🍏😋🍎💝.

3- Batman in The City of Angels (Next Post) ✊🏼🤩🦇👐💝.

4- Garden Magic 🌱💝.

5- Litsy & HaikuHive 📚🐝💝.

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

SHOCKING!!!!

🤨🐻✊🏼🦅

Read more @

https://ictnews.org/news/we-didnt-kill-enough-indians-ann-coulter-comments-nothi...

#unrelated2books

#californiananncrystal

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

With everything going on in America, I hadn't planned on a “Highlights From California“ until next week.

But something has happened.

Haven't been sleeping well, & we have a max limit of 2 cups of coffee per day...so, this is basically written at a level of anxiety & rage that hasn't been emotionally processed/remedied.

Please know: everything has turned out fine for now, but this was an alarming moment for Los Angeles, California & America.

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To make up for my sluggish reading 😜😂, I am going to post about past reads, & give updated remarks for #overcomingevilempires
#antifabookclub

Random postings. There will sometimes be one book, sometimes a collection 😉👍🏼📚💝.

Thank You @Chrissyreadit for creating these Book Clubs.

✊🏼🦅📚💝.

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Thank you @TheBookHippie for creating #SERENESATURDAYS 🫂🌞👍💝.

RileyThorn Mysteries, these wacky characters always seem able to inspire smiling and laughter 📚😜💝.

Nature 🌱💝.

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

Positive Vibes sent to me by Nature on an Organic Cherry Plum 🤩🍒😋🍎🌱.

#unrelated2books

#EarthHealingHopepostsbyanncrystal

#binspired

#californiananncrystal

Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖

1- A lawsuit has been filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. Filed on Wednesday in federal court in Los Angeles, it accuses the Trump administration of unleashing “indiscriminate immigration operations” “ 🆒✊🏼🐻🙏🏼💝.

2- Peaceful rallies in Down Town LA, CA to demand an “end to the occupation” of Los Angeles by federal agents ✊🏼🐻🙏🏼💝.

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The oppressors only win if we give up hope ✊🏼🦅🌟🇺🇸💖.

Thank You @dabbe 🐝 for #HaikuADay #HaikuHive 🐝🪄📜✍🏼💖.

@bellabella 🐝
@BooksandCoffee4Me 🐝
@TheBookHippie 🐝
@CBee 🐝
@DebinHawaii 🐝
@ImperfectCJ 🐝
@Itchyfeetreader 🐝
@Jari-chan 🐝
@jdiehr 🐝
@JenlovesJT47 🐝
@julieclair 🐝
@kelli7990 🐝
@Kristy_K 🐝
@lil1inblue 🐝
@Mimi28 🐝
@Reggie 🐝
@Susanita 🐝
@vivastory 🐝

#HaikuHivecommunityLittenAnnCrystal 🐝

#TroublingTimesinOurUSA

Just realized that Walmart fired Adrian Andrew Martinez while he was still being held. An American employee who was kidnapped by armed, unidentifiable agents from a Walmart parking lot. (I wrote this in first Highlights From California).

We have only been to Walmart once (for necessities) since the “no corporate shopping“ at the beginning of 2025.

Now I am truly considering how my mom & I could ever again feel safe shopping here.

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My apologies for having not written more Haikus recently. My Haiku's have been on the darker side and political...I figured that I have been posting enough on these topics...

Then @CBee @dabbe & @Chrissyreadit inspired me July 2nd to write this Haiku. Thank You All for your kindness 🥰🫂💝.

This community is made magical by every Litten here 🪄💖💫.

Thank You Litten Friends For Being My Neighbor 🏠📚🏘️📚🏡💝.

Well, this is my mom's reaction to this crazy, disturbing TV show 😂. We only watched two out of the five seasons before we said enough.

Does anyone recall my post about when my mom accidentally purchased this “complete“ series? I will attach a link to that original post.

She had believed this to be a supernatural series from the late 1980s...

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This post covers 4th of July and highlights three stories about a child and two women 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.

🙏🏼✊🏼🐻✌🏼.

Just when I quit seeking Viking vibes and was just enjoying what is woven into this story, I've begun encountering Viking elements.

This book now has everything I expected. The Indigenous POV, a Viking conquered world, the steampunk vibes, magic, and the Dragons.

The descriptions of the different kinds of Dragon breeds and what their strengths are... absolutely fascinating.

On Page 105 of 511 🐉📚💝.

This drops the reader right into a dramatic scene! Wow 🔥📚💝. On Page 12

#thelostdreamerreviewedbyanncrystal

Love the mysterious set up. Of course, we fan readers of this series know what exists in the North, but to start the story this way for Elinor is splendid. Creates spooky vibes 👏🏼📚💝. On Page 22

#theoldkingdomreviewedbyanncrystal

LOL! This always brings on laughs and positive vibes. Magically woven 🪄📚💝. On Page 14

#rileythornreviewedbyanncrystal

This Viking ruled world continues to feel more English than Nordic or Scottish?? Perhaps this rule comes from the Normans?? I'm enjoying this nonetheless 🐉📚💝. On Page 81

#nampeshiweisitreviewedbyanncrystal

@Amiable:
#ChunksterChallenge!
#ChunksterChallenge2025

@julieclair #AllergicToChunksters

Look, my old stash of pogs and slammers!

Kinda resembles crypto currency...don't they?? Am I rich? Do these make me a billionaire? Do I have extra book bucks?? 😂

LOL Collected these when I was growing up in the 1990s.

#californiananncrystal

I made this quickly-crafted bookmark today 🦇💝...decorative tape, paper, and marker 🪄🔖😉.

This character qoute defines how my mom and I feel right now.

We're frightened FOR our county, state, & country. We are terrified FOR wildlife and Mother Nature. We are horrified FOR girls, Children, and women. We fear FOR our Californians, both born and immigrant. We are worried FOR our Indigenous Americans being mistakenly targeted by ICE.

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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.

🙏🏼✊🏼🐻✌🏼.

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

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

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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#californiananncrystal

Image found on web

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#californiananncrystal

Image found on web

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#californiananncrystal

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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 🐻📚💝..

#californiananncrystal

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When I'm freaking out about reality, and my current read takes me to the one magical place that always feels safe and cozy...a bookstore 📚💝.

My previous book review was long because I didn't keep up with my posts as I read...I will try to do better.

Not thrilled about the threat to Kasaqua's life if Anequs fails.

I expected a world ruled by Vikings to be a little different...

Loving the steampunk vibes!

#nampeshiweisitreviewedbyanncrystal

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

🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

🐻🙏🏼🌍🫂🌎🌱🌏✌🏼🦅.

#californiananncrystal

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

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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I finished this on the eleventh of June, but wanted to weigh the story...then reality became extra crazy...and remains frightening.

Warning, the following is a long babbling review.

This read was good, yet nothing like I expected.

There's no rhyme or reason to which book I investigate, nor how much I investigate, before reading.

I didn't give this book much research beforehand. I had learned that it had been banned, possibly even burned.

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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
#californiananncrystal

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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

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

#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

Let us hope that Sat. is just one day, just one day of uncertainty and worry. Hopefully there'll be no real attempt at kingship.

Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday 💕🌺💖

1-my garden 🌱💝

2-my family 🌳💝

3-My Litten friends, Thank You all for being so very kind 😘💝

4-Magical HaikuHive 🐝💝

5-the magic portals of books 📚💝

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

To all Littens who are going out to protest, be safe ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲🙏🏼💝

Did I Blink? 🙏🏼🐻💝.

Well, that was a terrible conclusion to a stressful day!

I had always loved how my neighborhood was a mix of cultures and religions... beautiful.

Today, was the first time we felt in the minority...literally.

The way we were stared at with hostility. Scrutinized.

I fully expected to be asked for my ID, or to see the return of Jim Crow signs.

My mom and I are American Indigenous! Our ancestors were here before America!

It has been ruled that the power over the California National Guard will be returned to our states's Governor, Gavin Newsom!

🥳🙏🏼🐻✌🏼💃.