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They said he was a MS13 gang member. That was a lie. They couldn’t bring him back. That was a lie. They say he has tattoos of MS13 on his knuckles. 💯% sure a lie as well. Indictments: most probably made up. Trump lied, Bondi lied, Rubio lied, expose these liars. MSM, do your fucking job!

Listen, a federal government that responds to instant militarization in Los Angeles like this — a week before a “military” birthday parade authoritarian ritual — that no one wants — fully ushers in the birth of fascism in America. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Perhaps Newsom should have spent less time chumming around with authoritarian buffoons on his podcast and more time preparing and strategizing for the entirely predicable thing that is happening in his state right now.

How convenient to share this after Musk's accusation that Trump appears in the Epstein files. However, David Schoen forgot to mention here that he was afterwards hired as Trump’s impeachment lawyer 🤔….

Bad shit happens when the military comes into to a volatile situation. This reminds me of a story from the 1992 riots in Los Angeles, to which some Marines deployed. I knew one of them and he told this story I also saw elsewhere — absent his telling it I would have assumed it was apocryphal. /1

Mass, relentless public protest is all there is. Every other mechanism for stopping despotism has failed. There's a reason that so many state constitutions include the phrase "All political power is inherent in the people"

People here are saying this better than I did. March every day, if you think it'll help. (Maybe it will.) But don't engage the cops or the military. It'll change the story from "police-state authoritarianism" to "law and order," and that's what Trump's ppl are counting on.

JULIETTE KAYYEM: “Active duty Marines for this, Hegseth? I mean, we were just reporting on it. There's music. The traffic is moving. Most people in L.A. probably don't even know this is going on.”

Willi Castro, baseball player for the Minnesota Twins used the trans flag as eye black to showcase his support for our community. I hope he realizes how much this matters for trans people. Especially when the MLB is considered to be a very macho sport. I have so much respect for him. King shit! 🏳️‍⚧️

State repression of peaceful protests can subject activists to injury and even death but—when broadcast to the world through media—often turns mass opinion against the state. bsky.app/profile/owas...

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While I LOVE seeing rocks thrown at ICE vehicles - STOP DOING THAT SHIT! Do not give them the excuse they're dying for right now.

He’s in the situation octagon.

Hey all – Does anyone remember a littl' event at the US Capitol on January 6th 2021?... When Donald Trump *refused* to deploy the national guard during a full-on insurrection?!

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I doubt it will be be the military that fires on unarmed civilians. They're often far better trained with clear rules of engagement. It'll likely be DHS thugs who are untrained in protest response armed with weapons of war. If they do, all bets are off and will escalate this to a breaking point.

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HERE'S MY TAKE: Narcissistic sociopaths like Trump and Musk might put on airs that they're still friendly associates, but that's a surface contrivance borne of pressure. Each is positioned to influence success or do great harm to the other. So, they'll smile through grimaces. BUT - look deeper:

As Stephen Miller continues to levy vitriol at Elon Musk’s criticisms of Trump, we need to keep two things in mind: 1. The only emotional reaction Miller can ever muster, is vitriol. 2. Somewhere in MuskLand resides his wife, Katie Miller. "Hell hath no fury like a racist sociopath scorned."

Best wishes to our Canadian friends in their attempt to strip #NaziElmo of his Canadian citizenship! Please learn from our ordeal in the US with that parasite and his crap politicians that he owns. #OligarchyIsEvil #BillionairesAreParasites #Kakistocracy #ElmoMuskolini #SissySpaceX #Xodus

Jerry Garcia’s father was Jose Ramon Garcia, a Spanish immigrant. #GratefulDead

This is not new. Recall the New York Times publishing Tom Cotton's "Send in The Troops" to quash Black Lives Matter protests. And Republicans demanding to send the national guard in to Columbia last year. The GOP has been chomping at the bit for quite a while www.politico.com/news/2024/04...

Loving the coverage the ICE protests in LA and NY are getting. It’s about damn time they paid attention. The resistance is here. We are not backing down.

Sean just took a fucking headshot and is en route to the emergency room. Thousands of you have shared his work today. Pay the man:

ER doctor here! Please seek medical attention (go to the ER) if you are hit in the head with a ballistic. “Less lethal” weapons kill people all the time, in addition to causing permanent disabilities. If you don’t feel safe disclosing that you were protesting just say you were hit in the head, etc

And there you have it. ICE didn't target migrant workers in Kristi Noem's farms or Sarah Huckabee Sanders' meatpacking plants because they wanted to create a riot in LA as a pretext to declaring martial law. They don't care about undocumented migrants, they only care about controlling US citizens.

The fascists are waging war. They see the fight in those terms. Liberals and progressives do not.

That's the freeway. They're taken over the freeway. #IceProtest #LosAngeles

Okay there it is.

The American people HAVE A RIGHT to know EVERYTHING about POTUS involvement with Epstein. Elon’s statement is more than just an accusation. He clearly has information that has most likely been covered up by some of the highest ranking officials in government. This isn’t going away!

Who is sowing a sense of terror??? Masked ICE thugs barged into SoCal, tearing up the Constitution, snatching people without due process, threw them in detention centers. Republicans always blame the victim.

LOS ANGELES: Stay off the streets tonight. Stay home. Stay safe. Tom Homan says the National Guard might be deployed — and I’m telling you, he wants violence. They’re baiting us to react so they can escalate. Rule #1: Never protest at night. That’s when the worst happens—under cover of darkness.