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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.

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Just a reminder: if you’re going to go to a group event this weekend, you don’t have to RSVP. Just show up. Nobody needs to know your plans except your family/closest friends.

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“The whole world is watching.” — U.S. Navy Veteran Trump is sending Troops into American streets not to protect people—but to provoke a crisis he can stomp out for show. This isn’t strength. It’s authoritarianism in real time.

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Trump's budget cuts hurts working families: Lily Roberts on the sinister aims of the big, ugly bill ... CAP puts things in perspective open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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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.

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Congress has been asleep at the wheel on consumer data protection basically since the dawn of the internet

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Nazis on the march

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This is some dirty 💩 even a fly wouldn’t touch!

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The Lord of the Rings films are older than ICE. The Matrix is older than ICE. Legally Blonde is older than ICE. We're not talking about a venerable American institution. We're talking about post-9/11 Patriot Act overreach. Claw that power back. Destroy ICE.

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ridiculous

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Begging for statements from retired general officers and presidents.

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eesh

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Know it all media pundits called us hysterics for saying Trump was a fascist in waiting. We were right.

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NEW: A federal court ruled the Trump administration breached the settlement in our family separation lawsuit by terminating a legal services contract that supported children who suffered under the cruel policy. This ruling will help ensure these children get the support they need.

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What does it look like if our media reported the facts, but also reported on reality. What if we write this whole piece as is, but also say: “this is wrong and here’s why.” The vast majority of Americans will understand. They need to. apnews.com/article/lamo...

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The Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to freedom of speech The right to peaceably assemble The right to petition the government for a redress of grievances I’ll be DAMNED if I let some wannabe dictator take away MY rights See you on Saturday, Trump #NoKings

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“When they are cracking down on peaceful protests at a small scale, you’ve got to organize peaceful protests at a large scale. That is what works.” Leah and Ezra discussed #NoKings Day with @briantylercohen.bsky.social. We hope to see you in the streets on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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unlike Vietnam or Afghanistan at least the Marines coming to.L.A. know exactly what this fight is all about

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chelsea, milan, wyandotte, adrian, belleville... holy shit

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I mean just wild that the former host of Celebrity Apprentice is deploying US troops against the American people. This man shouldn’t have any power beyond firing Gary Busey for fucking up the Omaha Steaks challenge (that actually happened!).

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You can't call immigrants lazy moochers looking for government handouts and then round them up at Home Depots where you know they are looking for work. You can't say immigrants don't follow the rules and then round them up in courthouses where they are following the rules. Get your lies straight.

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This is what ATTEMPTED dictatorship looks like. What happens next will determine if it succeeds.

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Earlier Trump refused to transfer 20,000 missiles to Ukraine to fight the Shahed drones raining down on civilians. The United States and Ukraine had already agreed on the transfer when Trump decided to skirt the deal after his conversation with Putin. These scenes are Trump and Putin's fault.

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I am finding myself asking: if troops on the streets helping masked government agents warrantlessly whisk people away in broad daylight is not the red line, what is the red line? Is there a line?

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🚨😲Whoa… The National Guard in L.A. is no longer the National Guard!

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Media, be clear. Trump's militarization of peaceful protests isn't designed to stop violence. It's designed to incite violence.

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Paraphrasing this great profile: > Miller abruptly ditched Jason Islas, a working-class Mexican American friend of his in middle school, citing his Latino heritage as a justification. “He expressed hatred for me in a calm, cool, matter-of-fact way," Islas told Miller biographer Jean Guerrero.

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The “states’ rights,” “don’t tread on me,” “fight tyranny” crowd is now cheering on authoritarian power grabs—from a guy who can’t even walk up a flight of stairs. If you care about the Constitution, you should care no matter who is in office.

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"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster & a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask & body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy," said Simon.

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Not breaking any ground here but there’s a through line to his presidency based on his unshakable belief that all of this is his — the White House, AF1, the attorney general, the military. It shapes tons of what he does and nothing has happened to convince him it’s wrong.

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RFK Jr.’s purge is about reducing access to vaccines. He says he wants to restore the public’s “confidence” in vaccines. Don’t fall for it. #RFKjr #VaccinesSaveLives wapo.st/4jKcZlh

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ICE seemingly confirms they are using National Guard as security to conduct immigration raids. Let's call this what it is, militarized ethnic cleansing.

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The death of Hamas’s latest leader has changed the dynamics of the movement. It shows how the remaining hardmen inside Gaza are losing their grip https://econ.trib.al/7EE7sAA

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another network should pick him up right away

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From my undergraduate lecture notes on the Weimar Republic's collapse

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Really good WSJ article on ICE escalations over recent weeks including Miller's visit to ICE national HQ where he demanded Home Depot raids. www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...

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you'd think the end of all federal consumer protection, public safety enforcement, and corporate oversight would be bigger news outside of a handful of outlets like propublica, the media couldn't care less

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Gee, haven’t heard a peep about this from RFK Jr or Dr Oz.

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NEW: The Trump admin has plans to send thousands of foreigners to Guantanamo beginning as early as this week, including citizens of close allies UK & France, with no intention of notifying their home governments in advance, per sources and documents

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Trump shutting the Job Corps center in RI will make it harder for kids to get good jobs in the trades. I joined 198 of my colleagues urging DOL to save Job Corps. Thankfully, a federal judge stepped in to protect the largest free job training program in the nation for low-income youth.

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