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Whenever law enforcement agents are given a quota of a specific number of people to arrest or detain, especially with the WH policy director screaming at their superiors to hit those target numbers, bad things are going to happen. Quotas always result in civil rights violations.

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Seeing a massive divide online between Angelenos of all political stripes who understand that the protests in LA yesterday were mostly peaceful and any violence was ICE-initiated and East Coast establishment liberals lecturing “the left” on how riots just amplify right wing talking points.

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"...you could say insisting on the rights of all people, including all trans people, is issuing a "political purity test". But why would you do so, while also ignoring the fact those who refuse to enter the tent unless you push trans people out of the tent are also issuing a political purity test?"

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Tune in as we fillet the oligarchs with @eosnos on his new book, The Haves and Have-Yachts www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

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First, “1984” is banned Now, “Animal Farm” is banned? Seriously? #Velshi

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Sure. Veterans are homeless, children are underfed, but little Donnie wants a ballroom. God damn him to hell.

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Your data can be a weapon. A brief explanation, from a reporter who’s investigated privacy and surveillance issues, on @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social @jenpsaki.msnbc.com.

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In a possible prelude to the invocation of the Insurrection Act, the president’s deputy chief of staff just branded these immigrant rights protests “an insurrection against the laws and sovereignty of the United States.” It’s about to get real.

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Here the fuck we go.

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"So here's the plan -- we impose massive tariffs on the nations that sell us food." "Hmm." "But it's OK, because we just rely more on states like California that grow a lot of the same things." "Oh, I guess that ..." "And then we go to war with California."

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A father screams for his child from a tiny interview room within a basement waiting room inside LA federal building. The space is not a holding area. No food. No water. No diapers. Those initially detained include a 2-year-old US citizen and a woman with high-risk pregnancy.

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Reunited with the indomitable @joyannreid.bsky.social.

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🙋🏾‍♀️ Happily! Proudly! Unreservedly! 🙋🏾‍♀️

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Buried deep in the BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL lurk threats to override A.I. regulation, consumer protections & labor laws related to emerging technologies. More threats erode checks and balances in Federal Courts. Say NO to all threats-Call Senators NOW! (202) 224-3121 @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social

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I agree with Gov Gavin Newsom that Trump’s take over of the CA National Guard is purposefully inflammatory. I also note this federalization is being done under 10 U.S.C. § 12406, which means the Guard troops will still be subject to the prohibitions in the Posse Comitatus Act.

submitted 19 hours ago • 119 comments

My statement on the arrest of California SEIU President David Huerta.

submitted 11 hours ago • 405 comments

How to Deal with Our Current ‘Death Spiral,’ Session 6 (Exceptional Live Session Today at 12 noon EDT / 9 a.m. PDT) bandyxlee.substack.com/p/how-to-dea...

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Did you ever work for a boss who came up with a “brilliant” idea that everyone knew would fail but the boss knew it’d be the “greatest” thing y’all ever did? Only it wasn’t, it failed miserably but you kept doing it because the boss couldn’t let it go? Yeah. www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...

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Kamala Harris received a random invitation for the Compton High School 2025 graduation ceremony by student board member MyShay Causey and she decided to show up. Our forever MVP is the coolest.

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People seem to think that being on social media is tacit agreement to getting criticized and nitpicked on every single thing we say or post. If people you have no relationship with post something without asking for input, and what they’re doing isn’t actively harmful, maybe…leave ‘em alone?

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Washington just took the reasonable step of not allowing the National Guard of other states to operate here without our agreement. It’s not the Guard personnel we are concerned about, it’s other governors in the Trump cult. katu.com/news/local/g...

submitted 47 days ago • 164 comments

The LA rebellion spreads to NYC. @refusefascism.bsky.social

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Coco Gauff telling the ball kids “you guys are awesome!” and that of course they can touch the cup. There are different levels of winning; opening space to lift up others is the top.

submitted 18 hours ago • 33 comments

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.

submitted 21 hours ago • 353 comments