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The situation in Los Angeles is about to plunge us into a national emergency, except the people that normally solve national emergencies are the ones creating it.

LOS ANGELES: Stay off the streets tonight. Stay home. Stay safe. Tom Homan says the National Guard might be deployed — and I’m telling you, he wants violence. They’re baiting us to react so they can escalate. Rule #1: Never protest at night. That’s when the worst happens—under cover of darkness.

Video from about an hour ago as less than lethal rounds are being used against protesters in Southern California

I wrote about why this is so misguided last year but I guess @tampabaytimes.bsky.social wasn’t persuaded.

#KentState “The Kent State shootings, where four students were killed, occurred on May 4, 1970, during a protest against the Vietnam War. The Ohio National Guard fired on a crowd of KSU students, killing four and wounding nine.” Don’t want to see this in #LA #SheShed youtu.be/MN_9VqfVQ9c

This, Gavin, is what a leader does.

If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487

Ah yes, send armed militants to attack your own citizens. That will surely get your country to respect you.

And there you have it. ICE didn't target migrant workers in Kristi Noem's farms or Sarah Huckabee Sanders' meatpacking plants because they wanted to create a riot in LA as a pretext to declaring martial law. They don't care about undocumented migrants, they only care about controlling US citizens.

What's happening tonight is anything but law and order. Don't be deceived.

The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.

Ahem.

Notice how quickly trump send National Guard troops to L.A. to calm immigration protests but refused to do the same on Jan. 6 when his supporters were storming the Capitol.

She has short bowel syndrome, and only the U.S. offers the treatment that keeps her alive. But her family’s humanitarian parole was suddenly revoked. Now, two months later, DHS has reversed course.

Pete Hegseth is now threatening to send the Marines into Los Angeles. Make no mistake: this is a declaration of war against the United States.

Stephen Miller is fulfilling his high school wet dream of terrorizing all the Brown people in Los Angeles. My daughter's friends who went to SaMo High with him said he used to seethe while the morning announcements were repeated in Spanish. Hell, they did that when I went there. (Mesozoic age.)

What country is this?

Oh, Canada.

Republicans snuck a line into their "big beautiful bill” that could CLOSE nearly 200 Planned Parenthood locations. And guess what? 90% of those centers would be in states where abortion is LEGAL. It’s one step closer to banning abortion nationwide.

In a democracy, you don't face "consequences" for opposing an elected leader. www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...

Better safe than sorry… 🚨Heavy ICE Presence Expected in Los Angeles on Sunday. A bilingual warning is being shared with the community — including areas to avoid. Stay alert. Protect each other. Know your rights.

I don't care if these monstrous ICE raids are a "federal operation". This is authoritarian violence, plain and simple. Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.

Goldman: Both of the issues Marjorie Taylor Greene raised—were widely publicized and thoroughly debated in committee and on the House floor. If you’re publicly admitting that you didn’t know what you were voting on and now regret it—you’re not competent or qualified to serve in Congress.

LAWSKY: I see a lot of folks hoping Abrego Garcia will sue Bondi for defamation. I don’t think he can sue her for defamation, but if she drops the charges, I think maybe he can sue for false arrest. Do I have that right? Thanks!

A huge shoutout to all the Meidas Mighty who showed up BIG at the Unite for Vets rally in DC yesterday

During Gun Violence Awareness Month, we say HELL NO to the constant ravages of mass shootings against our people. We must treat our national gun emergency as a public health crisis and a civic emergency.

Hegseth wants to rename the USNS Harvey Milk because it doesn’t fit the “warrior ethos” he’s pushing. He served, was forced out for being gay, and still came back to fight for the country that tried to erase him. THAT is a warrior.

substack.com/@deaglanomul... Not the police…

"This latest case—the first filed on behalf of an individual climate victim—is another step toward accountability," said @climateintegrity.org's Richard Wiles www.climateinthecourts.com/big-oil-face...

Start your day off with this! 😊

Pete Hesgeth — who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach — is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will “never forget” the veterans there. What an unbelievable asshole.

@raskin.house.gov FTW on #BigBullshitBill

It appears the peace treaty hasn’t been negotiated yet.

LETS. DO. THIS. 😎✨

Please share #Missing 19 year old from #Winnipeg #Manitoba #Canada #MMIM #MMIW #MMIWG #AboriginalAlert www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...

The 'superb' Canadians who bravely served at Juno Beach on D-Day (article from 2019) #Canada #WWII #JunoBeach #D-Day www.cbc.ca/archives/dda...

Our newest arrival. His name is Big T He's an older boy who was left to fend for himself. We'll do everything we can to save him. Whatever happens he will know nothing but love from here on in ❤️

If a Muslim in the US publicly called for a missile strike on a famous celebrity activist onboard a civilian ship or plane, the FBI would be investigating them for terrorism. But a rich white guy gets to incite violence without any consequences 🤷🏽‍♂️👇🏽

Just saw a post by @mcopelov.bsky.social of Eisenhower's letter to the troops on D-Day. This is the "in case of defeat" letter that was never sent. I find it so inspiring. Our leaders used to take responsibility for failures as well as successes.

And I weigh 110 lbs and have a bridge to sell you…

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