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I was tear-gassed in Istanbul by Erdogan's goons. It sucks. You're going to see a lot of international solidarity this week as protestors from around the world and America advise folks in LA and other cities on how to safely resist the US military cracking down on its citizens.

If you’re watching @maddow.msnbc.com’s A Block you understand that people who stand up for other people can change the course of those people’s lives & our history. We have the power to refuse Trump’s path forward. Protesting actually works. Let’s go.

newrepublic.com/article/1579...

Depictions of extreme wealth are everywhere on television of late and, well, it’s all quite boring, writes @sophiegilbert.bsky.social: https://theatln.tc/vK8BFn58

In March, VA officials across the US warned that their cancer-tracking databases were no longer being updated. Officials in the Pacific Northwest noted DOGE had marked its contract to maintain a cancer registry for “immediate termination.” By @ericumansky.bsky.social‬ @vernalcoleman.bsky.social‬

Trump invoked a rarely used provision that allows for the deployment of the Nat Guard if there is a rebellion against the U.S. gov. @nytimes.com: “No such rebellion is underway. …Americans in cities routinely cause more property damage after their sports teams win or lose.”

Oopsie

New logo for The Left Hook, courtesy of artist Bilal Hassam. Dig it?

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction restricting how the Department of Government Efficiency can access Office of Personnel Management databases.

Don’t forget. Trump has betrayed law enforcement.

I don't think they have gift links. or i couldn't find out how. but you can see the headline. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

🚨BREAKING: California sued President Donald Trump Monday, accusing him of illegally seizing control of the California National Guard to suppress protests in Los Angeles — without the governor’s consent. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The #BETAwards are happening tonight a few miles from the L.A. protests. Doechii used her acceptance speech to say "I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us"

Martial law? When I get back to my house in LA I will be adding an attic.

The NYPD has suddenly called in “SRG”, a unit with frequent police misconduct and violence. Anti-ICE protesters have been chanting the entire duration of the protest. A few arguments but peaceful. Seems Eric Adams need the protest shutdown.

"You just f---ing shot the reporter!"

Why Is Tom Homan Going Full Fidel? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/why-i...

ICE responds to a crying baby:

“This is a chilling statement. Even if it were a joke, it was clearly designed to make the public afraid to exercise its First Amendment rights to protest and to hold government officials, including LAPD officers, accountable for their actions.”

America had to be invaded to punish us for the crime of trying to have a president other than Donald Trump.

He's *been* a threat to journalists. From the first rallies where he threatened journalists with crowd violence, threatened Katy Tur, even threatened that POS Megan Kelly, whose rights I support even though she's a POS.

More partners leave Paul Weiss to join new law firm reut.rs/3SJ0mMk

The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.

Presidents aren’t even allowed to arrest people

we’ve got a bunch of parents voluntarily guarding the elementary school gates if you want to know how LA feels this morning

Trump calls for the arrest of California Governor Gavin Newsom. The President of the United States calling for the arrest of a sitting state governor is unprecedented. Even during the Civil War, President Lincoln never arrested governors of the states that took up arms against the union.

Just to be clear, Governor Newsom hasn't broken any laws. If this line is crossed, and the President has a sitting governor arrested, then the choice for Democratic leaders, senior military officers and federal employees becomes one of accepting dictatorship or taking drastic action.

does DeSantis have an alibi?

This is a pretty important point!

The random people at the spontaneous protest that popped off because they saw the busboy at their neighborhood restaurant being kidnapped by ICE should have planned the optics better

Happy Pride

Here’s the press release I received about David Huerta being charged with a felony from the DOJ

Trump says he would arrest Gov. Gavin Newsom if he were Tom Homan.

Good landing spots: Rams, Ravens, Niners. Maybe Buffalo.

At least he kept it close.

BIG WIN for the D.C. Bar & democracy President-Elect Diane Seltzer triumphed with a staggering 90% of the vote Given what one Bondi has done as AG we did not need to take a risk on another heading the DC Bar

Reminder that there is going to be a huge day of nonviolent protest against Trump this Saturday, June 14 -- "No Kings". New statement from the organizers in response to Trump federalizing National Guard (and threatening to use active duty troops) against civilians: www.nokings.org/news/nationa...

Another Trump rant to distract from his break up with Elon Musk and his association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Martin Phillip Fjellanger Let this man go viral Los Angeles