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I love this so much! Austin, Texas in solidarity with LA. 🙏🏽❤️

The president’s overreach is aimed at provoking conflict & fear. It’s estimated that $134m will be spent deploying the National Guard + Marines to America’s second largest city. A continued commitment to nonviolence will reflect how outrageous this admin’s actions are. www.cnbc.com/2025/06/10/t...

He stood in front of our troops today and gave a mean spirited, partisan speech. He stood in front of our troops today and attacked Americans by name. He stood in front of our troops today and goaded them into booing their fellow Americans. Never become desensitized to this.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

real bummer finding out that literally everything was on the honor system this whole time

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction restricting how the Department of Government Efficiency can access Office of Personnel Management databases.

Rachel Maddow: As Trump melts down over L.A. protests, Americans prep for nationwide 'No Kings' rallies #NoKings www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo... via @msnbc

Yup

National pride is lovely! Grateful for the folks who come here to help us build!

California AG Bonta: I, in partnership with Governor Gavin Newsom, are suing President Trump and asking the court to set aside the president's unlawful action federalizing the California National Guard.

The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.

And such a DUMB dictator!

Deploying Marines to LA isn’t normal. It’s a gross abuse of power similar to what we see from dictators around the world, setting the stage for martial law or full-on authoritarianism.

This is EXACTLY what happened to the Guard troops sent to the Texas border for the Abbott Show. They don't care. It's all to feed the right wing media machine.

Keep it coming!

EXCLUSIVE: ActBlue is firing back at a House GOP investigation into its workings. The Dem online fundraising platform says the probe appears to be an unconstitutional abuse of power to help the White House.

PSA: If you think a guy standing on a vandalized Waymo car with a Mexican flag is a bigger issue than the president calling for the arrest of a governor for no reason, you may have lost the plot.

While they can cause serious injuries, “nonlethal” weapons are regularly used in the United States to disperse public demonstrations, including at the recent ICE protests in Los Angeles. www.wired.com/story/non-le...

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487

UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!

It doesn’t matter what race, gender, identity, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin: I stand with everyone who isn’t a fascist asshole. — There are more of us.

The folks hollering about “family values” are out here tearing families apart with unlawful ICE raids, militarized police, & the weaponization of government. All while ripping away food & healthcare from working-class families. Are the family values in the room with us?

I didn’t know I needed this video of Jonathan Groff singing his heart out, standing over Keanu Reeves and leaning down to caress him but I did???????

So much this…

As we resist Trump’s tyranny, America gains solidarity. As we gain solidarity, we feel more courageous. As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime. As we weaken Trump and his regime, we have less to fear.

A poll has suggested Americans do not believe Trump's spending bill will help the working and middle classes.

"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

ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans

Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.

Murphy: "Everything that's happened in the last 7 days - the fight w/ Musk & now the deployment of the National Guard - is probably also a distraction from the main story, which is that Trump is trying to pass probably the most unpopular piece of legislation he will attempt to move through Congress"

It is completely unlawful for ICE to turn away members of Congress like this. The law could not be more clear; no member of Congress may be denied access to a facility where ICE is detaining someone, and they cannot be required to schedule in advance. Surprise inspections must be surprise.

Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News: "This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”

That person should be suspended.

LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

One of my favorite TV show themes: youtu.be/bp-ICI-9gXs?...

Let the people who actually organize protests offer the advice and keep your own uninformed opinions to yourself or your close friends. We are in solidarity in that we do not want immigrants treated this way in OUR names. We do not want Trump Brownshirts, secret police, or neighbors informing.

Jon is a Marine Corps veteran who served at Camp Pendleton. Here’s what he thinks of Pete Hegseth’s threats to deploy Marines in Los Angeles.