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What kind of people find this behavior acceptable in their politicians? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We were promised peace through strength and we got wars from incompetence.

Of course, the hasty timetable — the Senate keeps January 2027 implementation date — means that HHS wouldn't have had time to go through notice-and-comment even if this passed tomorrow. This is a recipe for poor implementation, which will exacerbate avoidable coverage losses.

🎉 No Kings Day was a local triumph! 🎉 Over 1500 in Saratoga & nearly 800 in Warrensburg showed up strong! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!!! ❓ Your favorite moment/takeaway? Drop a note! Photo Credit: Saratoga: Mary Beth Daloia & Jess McNavich. Warrensburg: Ahawk Photography (@ahawkphotography).

What we are seeing in Los Angeles right now with #NoKings is after several hours of a massive protest that was 100%, law enforcement—abruptly and without provocation—began firing tear gas, flash bangs and pepper balls at protesters. It was broadcast live on air. “Unrest” is on them.

When Congress funded the DOD, there was no line item for big-boy birthday presidential military parades. Where did the money for Trump’s vainglorious spectacle come from? Cutting Army pay and benefits? Reducing training? Or just Departmental slush funds from bloated annual budgets?

Cannot stress enough that the protest in DTLA was completely nonviolent until the local police departments showed up Been in contact with multiple indies currently on the ground who confirmed this. Cops pushed, then started firing riot munitions indiscriminately

This was a formative social media experience for me:

Peaceful protests all day until, right on cue, LAPD escalates with flash-bangs and tear gas so Trump can get his live “riot” visual for his live speech.

A study from a Harvard University political scientist presents a statistic worth remembering: that, around the world, once 3.5% of the population became engaged in sustained and non-violent campaigns of resistance, change has always happened. #resist www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

NEWSOM: “.. California may be first, but it clearly won’t end here. .. Other states are next. Democracy is next.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

This clip has me thinking about people finally taking Trump's ownership of the narrative, enforced by the massive GOP media advantage, seriously. Fox et al want people to believe LA is burning, terrible, overrun. LA has a lot of people who are pretty good at communicating, who can show otherwise!

I'm grateful that if I post that Stephen Miller is a hateful dickbag on social media, no one can fire me from MSW Media because I own it. I might not be your cup of tea, but thanks to all who support independent media 💙🙏

Marines, remember your honor and your oath. Semper Fi. #DoTheRightThing #ResistIllegalOrders #YourDutyIsToTheConsitition

Is it time for a #GeneralStrike yet?

Dozens of journalists were assaulted by law enforcement in Los Angeles this weekend. The press were just doing their job -- a sacred one explicitly protected by law. Press rights orgs will follow up collectively tomorrow. Tonight, I emailed evidence to local/state/federal officials. My sign off:

If you are a member of the military, the federal government, or law enforcement who is being asked to follow orders you know are wrong, it is your responsibility, your oath, and your duty to refuse. #DoTheRightThing #Resist #Honor #Duty #Country

Journalist Hit by Rubber Bullet While Reporting on LA Riots: ‘You Just F*cking Shot the Reporter!’ https://twp.ai/4in7xU

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.”

LAPD when they think no one’s looking

Really Cool how nobody wanted to take this shit seriously

Using American troops against American citizens who are exercising their constitutional rights to protest against federal actions that are in themselves unconstitutional (the ICE raids) is flat out the most treasonous thing Trump has done to date. My disgust is beyond words. #RESIST 🇺🇸

ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans

Statement from former Vice-President Kamala Harris:

.⁦‪⁦‪@LAPDHQ‬⁩ officer just raised and aimed directly at a protester.

In the last 20 or so minutes I’ve seen LAPD officers shove women to the ground without provocation, rip a sign out of a man’s hand and then swing a baton into his leg and raise a less-lethal launcher to aim directly at a protester (which I’m 99% is a major policy violation.)

not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates

The “Black folk stay home” narrative being shoved across social media is coming from the Trump regime and affiliated MAGA networks. It’s a series of troll farms and collaborators working together to influence / manipulate US citizens away from protesting. It’s an operation.

Trump’s policies are not supported by the majority of Americans. His political use of the military is both unlawful and a danger to us all. It is unAmerican and a mockery of our democratic constitutional republic.

Governor Newsom: "I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops ... and return them to my command. ... This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed." The letter:

As an LA resident, I can confirm that LA isn’t a war zone. I took my daughter on the metro to see the Angel City game at BMO stadium last night without incident. ICE is the problem. They raided a local mall near me and did random stops. They are the ones causing chaos. Not the people of LA.

Your oath is to the Constitution. The President violates the Constitution. If he orders you to violate the Constitution… Your oath remains to the Constitution.

Just more HYPOCRISY from the right…👇 Nothing more. Enjoy. 😎✨

Very strange.....

DEVELOPING: No warning. No reason. NYPD officers rushed into the crowd and tackled a protester this weekend. His body was limp. He couldn’t move. He said, “I can’t feel my legs.” He might never walk again. For showing up. This is brutality. This is America.

The eminent Pedro Molina nails it again.

Only a traitor would use the US military against peaceful US demonstrators. Members of the military, remember that you shouldn’t obey illegal orders. #DoTheRightThing #Resist 🇺🇸

This is an ominous step toward martial law. The time for mobilizing peacefully but massively against this dangerous progression is NOW. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...

California representatives did a check in where migrants were being detained. They found no beds, no food and no water. Children were among the detained.

Share this far and wide. It will only get worse.