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"Mass deportation" is the excuse and trigger for authoritarianism. As it was always intended to be.

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The military isn’t being employed to carry out an immigration policy. The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.

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www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...

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the trump movement has inculcated a genuinely rotten contempt for life in our collective political life and the real challenge will be extirpating it in favor of life-affirming solidarity youtu.be/Em6hb2Mg0XA?...

submitted 9 hours ago • 26 comments

Cannot stress enough that this is a pitiful action by a weak, scared, pathetic group of insecure, wannabe authoritarians, and they should be mocked until the end of time for wanting to bring in the military over some people protesting them at a Home Depot.

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"In our federal system, the National Gov. possesses only limited powers; the States and the people retain the remainder. The States have broad authority to enact legislation for the public good—what we have often called a 'police power.' The Fed. Gov., by contrast, has no such authority."-SCOTUS '14

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Here's the Washington Examiner piece that first quoted Stephen Miller ordering ICE to invade Home Deport a few weeks ago. This makes it clear that Miller himself ordered the escalation that has led to conflict in LA. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-h...

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Not the biggest point. But what are they even doing here? Where is this? They're battling over a highway? Even from the perspective of aggressive and even brutal crowd control this is not how you do it. The obvious point that basically they're just trying to gin up these confrontations.

submitted 9 hours ago • 60 comments

They are creating violence where there is none because they require violence to justify tightening their grip.

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Feels like a uniquely American brand of stupidity to try and mobilize troops for the battle of Home Depot

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V WaPo: Inside the battles that shattered Trump and Musk’s alliance wapo.st/3TeoIxy #GiftLink

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Re-upping this “One First” post from April asking—and trying to answer—five questions about the domestic use of the military:

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Wellman: When I served in Iraq.. I heard about how Saddam Hussein divided them. Different sects fought each other. But you know -- Saddam and his family sat laughing at all of them. They divided them against each other and kept their power for 35 years. Does this sound familiar to anybody?

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LAPD STATEMENT: “The protests remained peaceful… without incident…”

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A few thoughts on Trump nationalize state nat guard in LA talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/break...

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A truly sad sight. Trump’s America. 🇺🇸

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NEW: The tactic has been used by autocrats the world over — including in Turkey, Hungary and El Salvador — to erode perceptions of the courts’ legitimacy and weaken the rule of law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.

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What is the city but the people?

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Torres: It demonstrates that Trump is not pro-crypto, he’s not pro-blockchain—he’s not even pro-Web3. I doubt he could define any of those terms. He is simply pro-Trump. The only ideology Trump has is himself. His presidency exists to enrich him and his family, and crypto is just a means to that end

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Proposed legislation would disrupt the emerging industrial base for electric vehicles, batteries, and critical minerals—all but guaranteeing China’s dominance in the industry, argue Narayan Subramanian and Milo McBride.

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Excellent question.

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"They know it's wrong, and we should never let them forget what they're doing because if they want to say they're pro-life we're gonna make them prove it." @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social delivered this message in front of the Supreme Court as we rallied to free Andry. Join the fight: freeandry.org

submitted 1 day ago • 25 comments

Evil. He’s a traitor. He works for Putin. He works for Putin.

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Video from about an hour ago as less than lethal rounds are being used against protesters in Southern California

submitted 1 day ago • 1277 comments

This.

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Watching events that I lived through be completely distorted by ideologues in real time has increased my skepticism toward the average history book by about 500%.

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Bernie, you rascal! You’re spot on here.

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"It is up to us to get him back. It is up to us to free him because the US is a government still, for this moment, of by and for the people!" Watch @timmiller.bsky.social's speech from the Supreme Court demanding that Andry is freed now. Donate to help at freeandry.org

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FIFA and International Olympic Committee must be loving - US govt tear gassing protestors in Olympic host city - Travel bans for 19 countries - Out of control interior ministry, disappearing people, no tourist's safety can be guaranteed www.themirror.com/news/us-news...

submitted 1 day ago • 22 comments

Quite.

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People in Los Angeles rising up against ICE.

submitted 2 days ago • 297 comments

June 6, 1944. Never forget the Soldiers who stormed the beaches & jumped from the sky to do what had to be done. They knew the cost, but they did it anyway. They saved the world as we know it & they defended democracy. Let's take a lesson from their courage during these dark days.

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If the causation is here — if he really did resign over this — that’s huge. That is very indicative of some extremely questionable decisions.

submitted 2 days ago • 60 comments

if there's much question, sounds like we've got our first tangible evidence about the quality of the case they're bringing against Abrego Garcia.

submitted 2 days ago • 56 comments

EVERYBODY WATCH. ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL. Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today. He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader. Don’t turn away.

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“Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.”

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Attention:

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not enough said about how, by turning the national government against states on the basis of ordinary political disagreement, trump is undermining the idea that the union is worthwhile. www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/p...

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Ukrainian military advantage isn’t about their drones — it’s about their mindset In this, they’ve left us all behind My latest: www.greatpower.us/p/operationa...

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🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles. Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.

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