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They talked about Operation Jade Helm so much they decided to create it

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

A family member went to work at the AME church today…and was met by ICE. They’re crawling all over the church grounds, blocking traffic, and generally being obstructive. My family member and their colleagues believe it is intimidation ahead of Saturday. They are scared and now pissed, to boot.

ABC News fired reporter Terry Moran for criticizing Stephen Miller and Donald Trump, proving once again that corporate media is rudderless, cowardly and utterly complicit in enabling fascism.

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

this is evil.

Donald Trump’s America

It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.

I'm being told by eyewitnesses #ICE is waiting in hallways of #Houston immigration courts to arrest individuals when cases are *dismissed* due to a loophole. If you're an attorney (Spanish fluency preferred) and can volunteer time at the courthouse to help families please email [email protected]

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced he is backing Andrew Cuomo in the NYC mayoral race. So Bloomberg who gave us "stop and frisk" of Black and Latinos plus widespread Muslim profiling wants Cuomo. That tells us a lot.

Voter rights groups say Ohio GOP voting overhaul threatens the state’s citizen initiative process “Bottom line, this is an attack on direct democracy,” -Jen Miller, Ohio’s League of Women Voters by Nick Evans ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/10/v...

If you hit a cop, you go to jail, unless you're white. Then you get a pardon and maybe a cabinet job.

the biden white house literally went to their legal dept to see if they could call out republicans in press releases. im not joking.

154 million lives saved in the past 50 years and we have a head of HHS that wants to rid the world of vaccines. He just removed every single member of our top vaccine advisory committee. Making America Sicker Again!

Did ICE call in a fake emergency to the FDNY to give cover to a van leaving full of immigrants? They've done it before and looks like they've done it again. @hellgatenyc.com with the scoop. hellgatenyc.com/fdny-ice-hea...

It’s not a surprise that the man who purposely incited a violent attempt to overthrow an American election would now purposely incite violence on the streets of Los Angeles as a justification for military force against American citizens. Not a surprise at all.

The ongoing arrests in California of families and children obeying the law are evidence of a broader pattern of ICE’s renegade behavior across the country. The resulting peaceful demonstrations against these actions are a manifestation of understandable fear in our communities.

Sorry, I’m not listening to folks who criminalize immigrants while voting for a criminal…

In case anybody is interested and has not already bought, I'm offering my folders at a discount. I'm in a pinch until I get paid Friday.

Surprise surprise – the myth of the “millionaire exodus” has been conclusively debunked as misinformation spread by those who don’t want to see wealth taxed fairly (because they’ve got a lot of it!) Time for the govt to stop hiding behind this excuse and bring in a wealth tax

Austin TX continued to use excessive force against their civilians into the night.

The people on the side of mass deportation are never the good guys.

Worth noting today that the entire budget of the NEH is about $200M.

Coupled with the savaging of NOAA & NWS, this means states are going to be caught unprepared when hurricanes strike, resulting in more damage that they’ll be even less capable of cleaning up. A disaster on top of a disaster.

Maxwell: DeSantis orders Orlando Sentinel to stop investigating his scandal. That's not happening. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/06/10/d...

I know it's super inconvenient for everyone trying to go to work and get the kids into summer camps and all that, but the White House is literally trying to start a civil war

It's been really demoralizng how much the press mindlessly repeats the lie that the National Guard was sent to quell violence. It was sent to start violence. People know this, so just say it.

I think about this a lot, the fact that the genocide is being live-streamed. This genocide is being live-streamed! If you have any degree of power and refuse to call it what it is and/or to do anything about it, you're just... fine with genocide. Because it's right there, in full color.

OH MY GOD! they have a Barnes & Noble

the nice thing about renewing my library card is that it's also a nice opportunity to renew my longstanding belief that the library is great

I just filed an emergency motion in court to immediately block the ongoing and unnecessary militarization of Los Angeles. The federal government is turning the military against American citizens. This is unprecedented and threatens the very core of our democracy.

NEW: Nearly two dozen DOGE officials are working in federal agencies that regulate the industries that employed them. At least 12 DOGE staffers remain legal employees or advisers of the companies they worked at before DOGE.

www.axios.com/2025/06/10/l...

The president has declared that any Americans exercising their right to protest — not committing violence, just voicing their opinion — will be met with a “very heavy force”

The centrist, moderate, safe, poll-tested position here for elected officials and pundits is to blast the Trump admin using every argument they can. Anyone who isn't doing that should be asked why they're trying normalize the deployments and enable Trump's fascism.

YouGov poll, just out: "Should ICE agents be required to wear uniforms while making arrests?" Yes: 68% No: 18

Where is DOGE these days?

They're cutting Medicaid to pay for soldiers to terrorize an American city.

He never should have been confirmed

Police in California appear to be violating §409.7 "The law now states clearly that law enforcement shall not intentionally assault, interfere with, or obstruct journalists covering such events," www.mediaguildwest.org/news/ryrx4zj...