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JUST IN: California has officially sued the Trump administration to rescind the deployment of the national guard over the objection of Gov. Gavin Newsom. The lawsuit: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

We have now reached the stage in which Trump wants to deploy the military against their citizens. All to support the unconstitutional actions of DHS. www.northcom.mil/Newsroom/Pre...

Police just declared an unlawul assembly at MDC over a small group of people holding signs, praying with clergy, and a Mariachi band.

he and his people are already acting as if they have invoked the insurrection act, is the thing. I think it is a mistake to assume that there will be some big moment when he does so, or that he thinks he needs one. As things stand, he’s way beyond the bounds of the statute he cited.

UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!

this shit is BONKERS

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UPDATE: Nick is in good spirits and recovering in hospital. The doctor told me the injury was so bad that they treated it as if it were a gunshot wound. Part of a stun grenade traveled deep into the tissue and was only visible by a cat scan. He sends his love and appreciation for all the support.

they never miss

CNN: We have breaking news now from the Pentagon. CNN can now report that roughly 500 Marines are being mobilized in response to the protests in Los Angeles.

“Currently, there is no plan for where everyone is sleeping tonight,” the source said, adding that there was an urgent need to find more portable bathrooms and dumpsters for garbage.

Another prominent Democrat Pam Bondi arrested w/o presenting to a GJ. Especially egregious here given that complaint just guesses what David Huerta is communicating on his phone. This is literally, "he was texting on his phone so entered into a conspiracy." www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

"I would do it if I were Tom. I think it's great" -- Trump endorses the arrest of Gov. Gavin Newsom

I realize that this is almost worn out at this point (which is itself pretty wild) but “the executive took over 2000 troops in violation of the only statute he cited and the local police are shooting reporters” is the sort of thing for which “imagine if this happened in another country” was coined

LAPD when they think nobody is watching

Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)

there are so many thoroughly antisocial behaviors that would shock and disturb you coming from any other human being but are completely standard for cops

"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

So uh… Greta Thunberg is a prisoner of the IDF after they illegally raided her ship carrying aid in international waters?

This is definitely illegal. The federalization of the national guard was illegal. The only statute they've bothered to cite simply does not allow this stuff without going through the governor.

ICE plans to conduct 30 days of immigration raids across Los Angeles County, Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-California) said, which would continue the sweeps that sparked protests in L.A. over the weekend.

You cannot go about your life thinking about ways to avoid making fascists angry. You will not succeed, and you will not be free.

An authoritarian regime in action

as agents set up a skirmish line around the federal building in downtown LA, they start a small fire with one of their own flash bangs from the fox11 stream

They were born on U.S. soil, are entitled to U.S. passports and allowed to serve in the U.S. military, but 11 people in a small Alaska town are facing criminal charges after they tried to participate in a fundamental part of American democracy: voting.

folks I've been tear gassed something like 200 times and maced at least fifty or so times. once i was soaked in mace to my underwear. ignore any neat scientific tricks people give you for beating this stuff -Water for tear gas -sudecon wipes for mace -if no sudecon, wash mace with water

The administration gets closer to using the military to crush civilian dissent. Expect deaths, disappearances, and lawless detentions.

Thread.

I'm Eileen Laubacher. A retired Rear Admiral and the Democrat running against Lauren Boebert. I know what sacrifice means and service looks like. Boebert doesn’t have a clue. Can you help me get to 5k followers to show her we can do this?!

The LAPD to the Trump Administration:

Two LA photojournalists have been shot with tear gas canisters by DHS HSI, including @acatwithnews.bsky.social who was directly targeted by HSI and struck in the head. Sean is en route to the ER with obvious facial injuries. He was conscious and talking when he left the scene.

A plane with no call sign is currently circling the area where the LA anti-ICE protests are taking place. It took off from March Air Reserve Base

President Trump's deployment of federalized National Guard troops is unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power. The Trump administration is putting people in LA in danger and undermines the democratic principle that the military should not police civilians. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

California representatives did a check in where migrants were being detained. They found no beds, no food and no water. Children were among the detained.

Every person on Bluesky should know: * Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever * Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies * Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured * Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic www.404media.co/the-200-site...

Pete Hegseth escalates: The @DeptofDefense is mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles. And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert.

“the Secretary of Defense may employ any other members of the regular Armed Forces as necessary” ?!?!?!?!?!

MAGA: It’s not fascism America: Rapidly turning into military war zones