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pamspaulding.bsky.social
Former natl political blogger, Pam's House Blend (2004-2013) during OG citizen journo era. Dipping back into pol discourse here. Spinal fusion vet (3x). DM only if I know IRL. Durham, NC native, now in Central Valley CA. PHB history: https://is.gd/vdqpej
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This is what Temu Goebbels, the real taskmaster of this ethnic cleansing policy, wants. His guiding white nationalist vision is what DHS and DOJ are executing. Plus a doofus, demented, FELON, eager to celebrate with a grand military parade as a fascist King. #NoKings 📺 bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Kamala Harris releases a statement about the events going on in Los Angeles...

@governor.ca.gov formally writes #DUIHireHegseth for the regime to "rescind their unlawful deployment of troops in Los Angeles county and return them to my command." He noted that it "is a serious breach of state sovereignty" Letter: is.gd/nbY9aX 🧾 Modesto Bee: amp.modbee.com/news/califor...

It could be right out of the mouth of Temu Goebbels or ICE Barbie Kristi Noem... 🦋 bsky.app/profile/feol...

Has Jake Tapper weighed in yet on the decline of FOTUS? 🧐 We know that clips of Biden stumbles were on loop with Qs about his feeble nature on Faux News... 📺 bsky.app/profile/acyn...

It's sad this is where we are, but it's important info to pass along to share... Who knows what this regime is going to attempt in certain cities on #NoKings day to instigate. 📺 bsky.app/profile/iwil... Image w/ALT via @annaraven.bsky.social

@joesudbay.bsky.social & I were just talking about the grotesque, policy pusher in the WH, Temu Goebbels (govt name Stephen Miller). This white supremacist is having the time of his life, now able to make his ethnic cleansing dream a reality. Good read by @tusk81.bsky.social: 🧾 is.gd/8DUnfR

📺 At least BBC is covering what's happening in Los Angeles live... www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...

📣 ESSENTIAL WATCH! Be careful out there. The Trump/Miller regime is going after peaceful people who are not even demonstrating at this point... People w/phones just trying to document ICE actions on the street are being targeted. 🎯 📺 bsky.app/profile/thun...

Not surprised that Terry Moran was suspended. He expressed a truth about Temu Goebbels & ABC isn't Fox, so it cannot stand behind a personal opinion of one of its journalists. It doesn't want another bogus Trump lawsuit. Nothing wrong w/advocacy journalism, but that's not the ABC News ethos.

At a time where we need a free press, able to hold power to account, legacy media has the reach, but is failing. Corporate ownership has broken it. And Beltway/WH media are too chummy w/electeds, staffers, consultants, etc. They serve their next book rather than The People & the Constitution.

🇺🇸 This is OUR flag to proudly wave in support of our Constitution. The fascists that want to extinguish democracy defile our flag, use it as a prop. It is OUR White House. The Office of the President belongs to the people. Show the FELON he's a temporary occupant, not a KING. #NoKings Share.

Trump’s order stops short of Insurrection Act…BUT we’re on a slippery slope. Hegseth can mobilize as many National Guard and regular troops as he wants. They’re to protect “federal functions,” which is elastic. And once some use of military is normalized, won’t Trump seek any excuse to go further?

Has @governor.ca.gov emerged to appear on Sunday chat shows to brief us? - What federal/state/local law enforcement is happening in LA; - What comms has he had w/the WH re: the prez memo; - What's his plan to address any WH escalation? (Recall Newsom was omnipresent on TV during wildfires.)

Explainer by @stevevladeck.bsky.social about what Trump did/didn't do in ordering 2,000 National Guard in LA. - The Insurrection Act not invoked; - NG cannot perform law enforcement activities just logistically support ICE; - Otherwise, it violates the Posse Comitatus Act. More: 🧾 is.gd/k50NN8

A good 🧵 to contemplate in light of what we saw yesterday in LA. The different story is coming out of the Temu Goebbels & Trump WH, which has to justify its legally shaky escalation adding 2K National Guard to the mix...versus what is actually happening on the ground. 🦋 bsky.app/profile/debp...

We have "war fighter", racist, & sick #DUIHireHegseth, ready to turn Los Angeles into a war zone. Our country deserves better than to fall under authoritarian rule, with a bunch of unqualified, mentally, & emotionally unregulated people in charge. Think they will give up power in Jan 2029?

Temu Goebbels & Trump want maximum violence, arrests. The goal is the ethnic cleansing, and Miller's birth state of CA is the perfect target of his ire. This regime must be stopped. Where is @governor.ca.gov to inform residents of the gravity of what is occurring? Where are the news networks?

What's happening tonight is anything but law and order. Don't be deceived.

No bigger story, yet our governor is MIA, serving up bland pablum on his social media. Battle ready he is not. Residents of the state not well-versed in the details of fed/state powers deserve to hear from Gov. Newsom on his position & how he plans to *lead*, or even what's he's said to the admin.

Here is where Trump tries to assert his legal authority to deploy the Guard, indicating the SecDef will "coordinate with the Governors of the States and the National Guard Bureau..." So where is @governor.ca.gov on all this? IDK. His last post: is.gd/hqlNey 🧾 www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Bumping this up...Trump has asserted Title 10 presidential authority (🧾 is.gd/oXMfGl) to mobilize 2,000 National Guard. But it looks like FELON is stepping all over Posse Comitatus: 🦋 bsky.app/profile/joyc... This may be why we don't see his *official memorandum* on the WH website.

📣 IMPORTANT: this is only a release from the WH, not the *official language* of the memo Trump signed. What exactly has he invoked? "President Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester." 🧾 is.gd/k0niPb

That's right, after all...2,000 National Guard he's ordering in (right, Gavin?), &: "When discussing protesters in the past, the president once quipped that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” There's no looting; he wants any excuse to shoot brown people, & "agitators." 🧾 is.gd/XL1qcW

One thing is for certain after this week: Local cops in sanctuary cities—Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York—are working in lock step with DHS and ICE.

He should. If he decide to pop out of his foxhole and go on live television to speak to the residents of his state as the federal government plans further violence here. 🦋 bsky.app/profile/bran...

So @governor.ca.gov, think you're going to be able to negotiate with this POS? He and sadist Temu Goebbels are itching to trigger the Insurrectionist Act. What are you going to do?

Yes we are in a moment of grave danger. And what I'm afraid of is that we have too many elected officials not ready to meet the moment. And if you want real journalism, you're going to have to look to independent media that are on the streets. 🧾 talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/break...

You'd think the media could see this coming. And be ready to cover it. But I'm sure The Beltway media are all out to dinner enjoying a cocktail right now... It's a catastrophe and a clown show all at the same time. This timeline is bullsh*t.

You have to wonder if @governor.ca.gov will take a peek at that document, & realize he has some work to do (on a Sat night). It certainly isn't sending out feeble messages that don't explain to the public what is happening, why, & the roles of law enforcement & the National Guard. IT'S HIS JOB.

I was expecting no less than the weak tea you see here by @governor.ca.gov. SMH. A little light reading... www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... 🧾 bsky.app/profile/gove...

L.A. is a Mexican-American city. The majority of the population is made up of racial and ethnic minorities. We are all happy living together and really do not want to see our friends, neighbors and families being terrorized by federal robo-cops. This is bullshit.

📺 Still on the ground: check out feed of indy journalist @tinadesireeberg.com of @statuscoupnews.bsky.social covering ICE raids in LA. Below is the coverage of ICE's handiwork against protesters—& journalists— w/tear gas, pepper spray, & more. 📺 youtu.be/bO139CJeNhg?...