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Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM, and Netflix combined.

Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident. He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.

Kristi Noem: “I’m back bitches!”

🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

Having a bit of a hard time with the concept that if a guy in a police uniform who has a police vehicle shows up I should lock the doors and call 911, but if a guy in a ski mask with an hGH gut appears to be kidnapping my neighbor, I shouldn’t ask who he is if I don’t want federal charges.

A 7-year-old lioness reunites with the man who raised her after she was abandoned as a cub 🦁❤️ He slept beside her outside so she'd grow up as naturally as possible. Now she tackles him with love-hugs, face rubs, pure joy-until they collapse in a pile of trust. 🫶 #WildBond #HeartmeltingNature

That’s exactly what this is about. Distraction. For all of this and that lame duck, low energy spectacle

Hey, Mike. As someone whose wife barely survived an assassination attempt, let me tell you: Your joke isn't funny and you have an entire state to apologize to.

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

If Stephen Miller ran for President he gets zero votes but by glomming on to a sunsetting revenge obsessed grandpa he gets to live out his pogrom fantasies

If you believe newborn babies should lose access to health care so billionaires can buy a third yacht, then you'll love Trump’s big ugly bill. But if you believe babies, people with disabilities & seniors should have access to health care, then now is the time to fight back.

Hey there Scott Walker. I noticed you deleted this after learning that in fact the shooter was from the right. I don’t think it matters either way, violence is violence, so I’m waiting for you to tweet the same thing with corrected facts? Cuz you’re uh, to use your words, “being silent.”

Data Guru claims that up to 6 million people attended yesterday's 'No Kings' protests, marking the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

it’s incredibly difficult to pull off a low energy parade! It’s also v v embarrassing!

Nobody is rioting. Nobody is breaking any laws. These are cops in my city of Las Vegas just assaulting and arresting anyone on Fremont Street who looks at them. This is fascism.

Why bother with science..

Trump’s Birthdays parade was a flop compared to NOKINGS. WOW!!

Ok, *this* is best comparative stat, members of media: The DC Pride parade one week ago had a bigger turnout.

Right on America..hit him with the ratings

#NoKings #NoKingsDay

Now that’s commitment!

Couple things I learned today: - Seniors are extremely fired up about this - "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now - People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA - We all we got, we all we need

What if he threw a $45 million parade and nobody came? Boring. Low energy. Sad!

We’ve seen this movie before. Blind nationalism. A cult around one man. They wore armbands. Now they wear red hats. History doesn’t repeat — it warns.

L.A. TACO has confirmed with Brian Gavidia who filmed this troubling footage, that federal agents abducted his U.S.-born Mexican American friend, Javier Ramirez yesterday at 4 PM in Montebello. ~ @theglutster.bsky.social

Schiff: "One thing that got lost in the horrendous treatment of Alex Padilla today was what Kristi Noem said at that press conference in saying it was necessary to have these troops there to 'liberate the city from the socialists' ... the fact they would use the military that was is unconscionable."

When a cabinet member announces "We are using the military to liberate an American city from its elected leaders," where do you go from there. What is left to say. The idea of that being anything short of a near-universal "Wait, what the fuck is going on" moment proves how far we've backslid.

Seems relevant.

Womp womp

We were fine until DHS / ICE showed up!!

The argument that Hispanic activists are not being violent or disruptive to legitimate federal activities was undermined when a Hispanic activist disrupted Kristi Noem’s press conference on Thursday. — Tomorrow in the @nytimes.com

We don't need to imagine - we are seeing it! ICE just grabbed a pastor and his congregation in Downey today. These are hooligans deputized by hate

“we are gonna liberate the city of los angeles with 2000 guard troops and 800 marines, none of whom want to be here” is a comically stupid message

A map of Los Angeles. Near the area labeled “downtown” on the map is a tiny red dot. That represents the area where protests are happening and that are being shown on TV. The dot is so small it would not be noticeable if an arrow had not been drawn towards it.