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LAPD when they think no one’s looking

don’t forget: waymos and other robotaxis are surveillance devices on wheels that police are increasingly tapping for footage

I have also encountered Americans who actually get offended when you talk about enjoying traveling abroad. Truly the attitude of a *vicious* loser

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.”

Let's address a couple things about masked ICE and DHS officers in tactical gear. 1. They're not "Proud Boys cosplaying as federal agents." Yes, there's crossover between LEO's and right-wing groups. Yes, these guys ARE real federal agents. You don't get onto an SRT without years of experience.

The city of Glendale, in Los Angeles County, announced today that they're quitting an agreement with ICE thad allowed ICE to house its detainees at the Glendale police department. mynewsla.com/crime/2025/0...

So uhm like we should all walk around with helmets and gas masks at all time now?

do you ever think about how this is all happening for no reason at all?

Welcome to the 2028 olympic games

it is absolutely unimaginable, doglike servility that anyone is defending the democratic party's response to the second trump administration

Statistically “America” is its cities. But we’re stuck with an 18th century political architecture that gives votes to cornfields & thus makes it politically viable to treat them as some kind of weird tumor.

so how’s everyone feeling about the president’s birthday parade next weekend. pretty good timing for a big beautiful display of troops in a major city.

How extreme is the June 7 Memorandum on federalizing the National Guard? One of several issues: It has NO geographic limit. None. No mention of California or any other state. It's open-ended. Now this from President Trump: "Well, we're going to have troops everywhere."⬇️

A very good tifo from LAFC supporters at their match against Sporting KC today.

We found out that ICE is staying at the AC hotel in #Pasadena and now there's a couple of hundred people protesting #NoICE

The entire plot of Andor S2 is about the Empire creating a bloody civil disturbance and then blaming the resulting violence on the previously peaceful protestors.

cops doing crime on camera. as @chadloder.bsky.social has been pointing out all day, this is totally illegal. cops doing crime. on camera. adjust your stupid headlines accordingly.

Watch as this LAPD cop takes deliberate aim at an Australian reporter, then shoots her at close range. I would fire the police chief over this. Inexcusable thuggery.

It is amazing that everything is so baked in at this point that the nearly 80 year old president tripping up the stairs while his scheming vizers get his signature to federalize NG troops for a non-existent protest is met by the media with a collective 🤷🏻‍♂️

Serious question. Why aren't y'all asking this of George W. Bush.

Britta going “I can excuse occupying American cities but I draw the line at making Newsom look presidential”

I'm often on shared use paths around Boston and Cambridge and I love a bell, hate a yell. It's much easier to hear the sound of a bell over traffic noise than a human voice. It's not even close. And the more people use bells, the more pedestrians get used to what they're for.

I don’t remember this frothing pustule on any ballots last fall. Why is the military following his orders? (I know why, technically, but still.)

Also last night was another indication that it's Miller, not Trump, who is running the White House He runs DOJ, State and DHS too

Didn’t rain (but was smoky), so we got out for an e-bike ride along the river. Yay bikes!

One of the most egregious anti-neurodivergent things is when grocery/big box stores rearrange all the aisles. For why? I had the previous store layout memorized and my list in aisle order for a minimally-stimulating 20min trip! Now it’s an infuriating hour+ jungle survival trek! No thank you!

Conservatives have an entire multimedia ecosystem so insulated, their electeds go to town halls & blurt out things like "we're all gonna die" because they have no idea how to be normal But if lefties get one (1) social site that our media oligarchs don't control, they must immediately destroy it

the thing that's particularly galling is that there is shit ton of money to be made with a resistance newsroom but no publisher is apparently interested in tapping into that

Carlos Alcaraz you little beauty. That was so so so special.

Alcaraz hit winners on 12.9% of points in the first two sets, then 19.6% in the next two, then 23.9% in the fifth set. Felt like about 60% in the tiebreaker. Just kept going bigger.

What an unforgettable tennis match. Sinner should've ended it 90+ minutes ago. Alcaraz manifested something magical there. Can only hope we're in the early stages of a decade-long rivalry between those two.

Two almost perfect players. Alcaraz's lone weakness: Gets bored doing easy things Sinner's lone weakness: Can't beat Alcaraz

The Nihilist Arby’s of sports video board content. 😂

TENNIS!!! 🎾😍

I texted multiple friends after the second set that “this one feels like it’s over” and that I might turn it off. Kinda glad I didn’t.

This is the backhand winner I mentioned. 🤯

Seriously Edward R Murrow would have eviscerated Stephen Miller. The truth is he is a horrible human being and the free press including Terry Moran, should be able to articulate this.