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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

Under the Geneva conventions, the “recommendations” for the application of kinetic projectiles (such as the Model 1325) discourage police from aiming at protesters’ faces, as they could result in “skull fractures and brain damage, eye damage (including permanent blindness) and even death.”

As of June 1, nearly 25% of the people arrested by ICE in the interior and sent to detention had NO CRIMINAL RECORD. Data from the last six years, including 1.5 years of Trump's first term, reveals how this is completely unprecedented. It also helps explain the growing backlash.

A tiny sliver of good news, MAGA’s attempt to take over the DC Bar (disciplinary body for attys admitted in DC) was a categorical failure. Pam Bondi’s brother lost his bid for President of the bar and Ed Martin’s assistant lost her bid for treasurer. Last year 8k lawyers voted, this year 38k

New at Media Nation: Journalists covering the unrest in LA are being obstructed, assaulted and injured.

You know when things were pretty quiet and peaceful in L.A.? Before ICE started arresting residents who were bothering no one and going to their jobs. And before DHS and National Guard troops showed up and made the situation worse. Of course Trump and Stephen Miller want the situation to get worse.

Earlier this evening, the Univision crew grabbed their gear and started running when federal police began shooting pepper balls at us. @lataco.bsky.social

FEMA Chief Confused By Wind theonion.com/fema-ch...

Trump planning to make it harder to go to college (unless you're rich) by cutting both Pell Grants and work study programs, all to give massive tax cuts to billionaires. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

ICE crossed a line in LA

Reports and video show flash-bangs thrown into piles of debris just before a car caught fire, strongly suggesting it was law enforcement, not protesters, who sparked it. More details are coming. Don’t let them control the narrative. Thank you to everyone sharing footage, always record everything.

At least three immigrant children were taken into custody and restrained with zip ties at the San Antonio Immigration Court. The children were between the ages of 9 and 12. www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...

BREAKING The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid.

UPDATE: Reuters: CBO ESTIMATES TAX AND SPENDING BILL WOULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE BY 11 MILLION IN 2034

Joe Biden says he's started treatment for his prostate cancer and the prognosis is good. Donald Trump says Biden was executed in 2020 and was replaced with a legion of clones. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to believe.

A very important story on the repercussions of Trump visa pause on physicians. With the Association of American Medical Colleges predicting a 124,000 physician shortfall within the next nine years... this matters. www.forbes.com/sites/emmawh...

From @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social: In some instances, immigration judges have ordered the men deported in absentia, even though their failure to show up in court is a direct result of the government’s actions." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

They shattered her car window. They cuffed her in front of her daughter. With no warrant. No charges. No evidence. No due process. We must demand Noemi’s release. #DisappearedInAmerica #AbductedByTrump

“Everyone is Lying to You For Money” will debut at SXSW on June 6.

This is what "anti-DEI" means to the Trump administration. It's not "some corporate DEI measures are pointless or counterproductive," it's "women and people of color are presumptively unqualified for important government jobs"

For their limited filibuster carveout, the goal was to allow for additional pollution. For their Byrd rule violations, it's to make unpaid-for tax cuts permanent and to allow for them to be more expensive then they'd budgeted for.

“At least 31 killed and over 170 wounded Sunday as large crowds were on their way to receive food in the Gaza Strip…” Israel denies involvement. Doctors without Borders says patients tell them otherwise. t.co/SrLNmoB8WM

Under the Trump regime, immigrants seeking legal status are being turned away, delayed, or trapped. Even those following the rules - applying for citizenship, asylum, or green cards - are now targets. ICE waits outside appointments, then disappears them. #3E #FuckICE #AbolishICE

I am currently reading @michaelluo.bsky.social’s book Strangers in the Land and it’s a fierce reminder that we have been here before.