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🔥 “You’re on the wrong side of history. You should be standing here with us… you took an oath to the constitution, not the fascists in the White House— he’s laughing at you… You’re tough behind your masks & fatigues, but how do you feel on the inside?” 🇺🇸

www.reuters.com/world/us/15-... Fifteen Democratic-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to block Trump's administration from returning thousands of previously seized devices that can be used to convert semiautomatic rifles into weapons that can shoot as quickly as machine guns.

here's today's post: "what the fuck is this" — none of it is normal — or necessary. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

⚠️ Warning: The Trump administration is circulating footage from 2020 to make the situation in L.A. appear more chaotic than it is. This is an intentional effort to manufacture a larger crisis. Stay alert. Pay attention. The propaganda machine is in overdrive.

Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs. “You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.” “John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”

If ICE were acting entirely within the law and maintaining good conditions in all its facilities, they would not be turning Congresspeople away. But they clearly aren't. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/n...

Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.

Okay. Start with the ones abducting and trafficking people, and denying their rights to freedom of speech and due process.

I never, ever want to hear another god damn word about state’s rights…

Here's your LAPD when they think no one's looking

Citizen shot at point blank range

The City of Glendale has chosen to end its agreement with U.S. Homeland Security/ICE to detain federal immigration detainees. Officials said the decision aligns with the city’s core values of public safety, transparency, and community trust. #WEARETHEMEDIA

Warning: ICE is planning 30 days of immigration raids across Los Angeles County. If you or someone you know may be impacted, now is the time to set up a support system, identify a safe place, and stay alert.

Independent journalism is when you can write what Terry Moran wrote without getting in trouble. Corporate journalism is when you can’t. It’s why many left the latter for the former. I understand the rationale behind corp journalism rules, I’m just glad they don’t apply to me

Reports and video show flash-bangs thrown into piles of debris just before a car caught fire, strongly suggesting it was law enforcement, not protesters, who sparked it. More details are coming. Don’t let them control the narrative. Thank you to everyone sharing footage, always record everything.

Big point that is being missed: without the insurrection act, the activated Guard troops are now federal army and cannot Do law enforcement. Period

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Pride is a celebration. Pride is also a powerful statement about courage, community, and determination. We honor the trailblazers who came before us, join arms with those leading the fight for equality today, and empower the next generation to live boldly, freely, and with joy.

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace contrasted Attorney General Pam Bondi's statement about Maryland migrant, Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his indictment, with previous government statements — and found conflicts.

So in a bizarre development, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is on his way back to the US from El Salvador BUT he’s now been indicted for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants within the US. Here’s the indictment: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...

Habba and Noem were in Newark yesterday kicking off a month long operation called "Apex Hammer" with ICE. If you see an ICE operation, film, post with location.

➡️ The Supreme Court on Friday let members of the DOGE, formed by Musk, have access to sensitive records of the Social Security Administration. ➡️ In a second order, the court ruled that, for now, DOGE does not have to hand over internal records to a government watchdog group as part of a lawsuit.

ABC reports Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being returned to the United States abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenl...

I am 65 today, and this is my birthday treat.

I cannot stop wheezing

Posted - and then deleted - this morning. 514 days until the midterms.

Ordinary people on both sides of the aisle want the Epstein Files released in their entirety. Elites on both sides of the aisle are praying they never get released.

"The other party is run by toddlers. Our party wants your toddlers to have free health care. We are not the same." Mr. Jeffries, cut this ad immediately.

Chicago fighting back against ICE. You love to see it đź’Ş

Yesterday quickly went from bananas to B-A-N-A-N-A-S.

ICYMI: Here’s what’s really important. Not two billionaire babies bickering.

the virginia museum of fine art’s african art collection is incredible, fyi for those of you in the area

Rare audio. Celia Black, 1974 - 114 years old, remembering the slave fields. Her voice isn't ancient history — it's a reminder we're only a generation removed from this. Think you know American history? You don't. 🧠ERASED reveals what they buried. 📖Read it. Share it: stan.store/gxldsociety/...

As usual, the cruelty is the point. Missouri has lived under the boot of a GOP supermajority for 22 years and they have consistently defunded schools. And now they are planning to close schools for the severely disabled.

Christian Pornographer Refuses To Film Sex Tape For Gay Couple theonion.com/christi...

#booksky

Your bill is going to cut coverage for 11 million Americans and it’ll still cost more than universal healthcare. Healthcare is a human right, you absolute ghouls.

VARNEY: 8,000 manufacturing jobs were lost in May. That's not what you wanted to see. CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Well, we're certainly holding steady. VARNEY: But how could we're losing those jobs? CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Well, we're certainly holding steady.

The Jonathan Joss story is so hideous that every time you look at it again, it gets worse. Stay safe, look out for each other. The worst of us have been weaponized and approved by the worst people in power.