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dccox.bsky.social
Pragmatic progressive. Neighborhood gay. Professional polymath. General smart ass. Recovering politician. Optimist.
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You don't get to be angry about ppl waving Mexican flags when you have A GODDAMN CONFEDERATE FLAG IN YOUR PROFILE PIC

The white nationalism is growing louder by the day. Masks dropping. Will people care?

A grand total of 160 people have been arrested for protesting in LA in almost an entire week! That requires 4,700 armed troops? Only when you're Chicken Little trying to manufacture a crisis.

My friend @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com is a national treasure. He was incredible tonight. Grateful.

I honestly think it’s time for some Dems to start dropping f-bombs. On national television. Let’s start acting like the crisis this is

Padilla: “We will hold this administration accountable”

Just got off the phone with @schiff.senate.gov's office demanding that he support his fellow senator in shutting all Senate business down until DHS, CANG, and the Marines cease this operation. Noem's stated goal is replacing elected leaders by force and they just demonstrated they're serious.

Mark this for the history books: “We’re talking about the president exercising his authority, and the president is of course limited to his authority. That’s the difference between a constitutional government and King George,” said Judge Charles Breyer.

Booker: He was made to kneel before the authority of the executive… They treated a member of the United States senate violently after he identified himself, dragged him out of a room, threw him upon the ground, and put him in handcuffs

House Dems are demanding that Noem testify before Congress after Sen. Padilla was detained by federal agents at her DHS press conference in LA.

Don't let them lie to you about Senator Padilla. DHS is claiming the agents DID NOT KNOW he was a senator. He CLEARLY says (BEFORE he is tackled and cuffed) "I am Senator Alex Padilla and I have a question for the secretary."

Senator Padilla was driven violently to his knees–as if made to kneel before the authority of the executive–because the administration called his questions “disrespectful”. This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.

What happened to Senator Padilla is absolutely DISGUSTING. Point blank, period. This shit is out of control. Another elected official disrespected while doing their job. (1/2)

So they're openly admitting that the military occupation of Los Angeles is meant to eliminate its political leadership who disagrees with the regime?

Newsom: "He's been a stone cold liar about what he said we talked about. He never discussed the National Guard. Period. Full stop. I would love to share with you what he actually talked about. It would send shivers up your spine."

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20. (Via Christopher Hale)

Boebert: What we’re seeing in LA is an insurrection Pritzker: You don’t know understand what insurrection is. It is outrageous that you are asking that when you are the one condoning the pardoning of people that attacked police.

NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“

Trump's outrageous and violent attacks on peaceful protesters - including US Senator @padilla.senate.gov - is an attack on our democracy and Constitution. It's also chaos aimed at covering up the fact that Republicans are stealing Healthcare from MILLIONS to find tax breaks for the rich.

A long-running U.S. investigation of MS-13 has uncovered evidence at odds with Bukele’s reputation as a crime fighter. The inquiry, which began as an effort to dismantle the gang’s leadership, expanded to focus on whether the Bukele government cut a secret deal with MS-13 in the early years of ….

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says we’re not being invaded

“There’s no recording allowed out here.” I just grabbed this uncredited off Facebook. Does anyone know who recorded it? I want to make sure they get proper credit.

This is all true — except, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn Hegseth is still drinking. 🥃 We are sooooo screwed.

Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.

The Department of Homeland Security is lying. @padilla.senate.gov identified himself. Urging everyone to go out and righteously and peacefully exercise your freedom of speech and assembly. That’s how we take back our country.

It's time, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social - you must arrest and charge the fascists who attacked @padilla.senate.gov during that presser today. This is clearly assault, and they had no right to put hands on Senator Padilla. If you don't fight now, we will lose EVERYTHING.

GRIND THE SENATE TO A HALT, MAN! This is 1930s Germany, and if you people who are ELECTED don't start acting like it, this country will fall completely to fascism. Do you want Nazis? Because this is how you get Nazis! STOP FASCIST MAGA NOW!

Cop kneeling on a woman's neck while other cops use bikes to shield him from cameras. Philadelphia, PA 6/10/25 #ICEprotests #ACAB

I think California needs to start arresting Feds. drastic but we’re there.

Sen. Alex Padilla: "If this is how this DHS responds to a senator with a question, I can only imagine what they're doing to farmers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country. We will hold this administration accountable."

OOPS: Attorney for Proud Boys in their lawsuit against DOJ may not be allowed to practice law because of a prior felony conviction he appears not to have disclosed, according to the magistrate judge handling the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

maga cheering & salivating because a Senator got handcuffed for asking a question… too fucking dumb to know this is not a good thing…

We must do more to resist this attempted authoritarian overthrow of America's Constitution. Stand up! June 14th, NO KINGS PROTESTS! #NoKings

Yesterday I had the opportunity to sit down with Governor Gavin Newsom to discuss the military aspects of Trump's unwanted and unneeded deployment of National Guard and Marines to LA. My YouTube isn't that big so it was a real privilege to get the interview. Check out our conversation and subscribe!

Who’s ready for their local No Kings protest on 6/14?

called both @warnock.senate.gov & @ossoff.senate.gov and staffers told me they've gotten a lot of calls about this, BUT I was able to get through on the first try -- I basically was like "please use whatever procedural tools available to shut down the senate"

Senator Alex Padilla is one of the most decent people I know. This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful. Trump and his shock troops are out of control. This must end now.

Thank you, @padilla.senate.gov - we all support you!

AP footage of Senator Alex Padilla being physically removed from Kristi Noem's press conference about the LA @schiff.senate.gov @congresstran.bsky.social Thank you, Senator @padilla.senate.gov

THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.

This video shows what happened to Sen. Padilla after they forcibly removed him from Kristi Noem's press conference. He's given orders from the officers that would cause him to smash his face, then pushed to the ground and handcuffed. Via: x.com/elex_michael...

In the past week, a union leader has been arrested, a U.S. Rep charged with a crime, a U.S. Senator violently handcuffed, and reporters shot with rubber bullets and detained. There is no ambiguity. This is a regime operating as an authoritarian. Americans who believe in liberty must oppose it.

Yeah it's really something to see a U.S. senator being hit with the same impossible compliance demands that the cops scream at people before shooting them during a stop

Pardon me while I watch this on repeat for the rest of the day

"Liberate this city from socialists and burdensome leadership." If that's not regime change, I don't know what to tell you. The inflection point is now.