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Suburban white woman age 65+ who votes for Democrats & believes in democracy, women’s equal rights, science, LGBTQ rights and rule of law Pro-choice
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Here's the Washington Examiner piece that first quoted Stephen Miller ordering ICE to invade Home Deport a few weeks ago. This makes it clear that Miller himself ordered the escalation that has led to conflict in LA. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-h...

🚨 ALERTA PHILLY 🚨 Hearing from a very credible local source that there may be ICE action tomorrow (Sunday 6/8) in the following areas: 5th and Washington Ave 7th and Snyder Ave 5th and McKean/Wolf Chinatown Let your neighbors know to stay safe and be vigilant. Be ready. Be water.

CATO Institute Director of Immigration Studies

Fake emergencies to justify crackdowns-not very original

Sharing from local organizers - see you there

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

There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."

1/ If accurate, this is almost certainly a conflict with the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, including the National Guard if they are federalized.

The deployment of federalized National Guard troops to California, without consent from local or state officials, is deeply troubling. These are tactics seen in authoritarian regimes, not in America. We want to be clear, the military should not be used to police civilians.

Just like in the parks, safety comes first. - Stay with your group - Follow the signs (or in this case, the facts) - Leave no one behind - Document everything - Don’t engage alone

Critically important point from Juliette. The only real justification for federalizing the nat guard over a governors objection is when the civil authorities are defying the law. This is attack on the sovereign right of the people of California to self government.

The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle. Don't give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.

This isn’t even remotely legal what he is doing.

We are about to have a lot of National Guard ILLEGALLY on the streets of Los Angeles

A state's Guard has not been federalized like this over the governor's objection since 1965.

Their hypocrisy knows no bounds...

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.

Snatched in plain sight. Congress, where are you on this? Plainclothes. No identification. Unmarked cars with everyday plates. Anyone can throw on regular clothes, flash a fake badge, and claim to be “ICE.” A reckless operation and dangerous. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov

This unprecedented Supreme Court ruling gives DOGE the green light to rifle through our most sensitive data — including our Social Security numbers, bank accounts, and medical records. The government should protect our personal information, not leave it open for misuse.

👀 Gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “Trump is threatening to defund California — we’re a donor state. We put in $80 Billion more than we get… maybe we should withhold those resources.” www.instagram.com/reel/DKlRUa6... We’ve been wondering when this would start to become a thing.

I’ve said it before but it is embarrassing that so many intellectuals spent years in small factional battles over the propriety of calling this fascism.

They shattered her car window. They cuffed her in front of her daughter. With no warrant. No charges. No evidence. No due process. We must demand Noemi’s release! #AbductedByTrump #DisappearedInAmerica toolkit ➡️ social.demcast.com/toolkit/Disa...

Page One in Los Angeles @latimes.com

This is fascism. Being punished for who you associate with.

The blowup between Elon and Trump hasn’t ended DOGE, it’s still expanding. Russ Vought now plans to institutionalize DOGE across the federal government, and Elon’s staffers are embedded deep within key agencies.

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

The Trump administration is considering deploying the National Guard for immigration enforcement, including for “night operations” or to target unaccompanied immigrant children. This move would be unprecedented, dangerous, and put all our rights at risk.

Another big day on the road! Officially in the final four before the election. Sign up for a volunteer shift, make a plan to vote, and let's land this thing.

Worth noting: ICE is conducting these prominent mass detention operations in urban settings in states like California and Illinois and apparently leaving the low-hanging fruit of major agricultural centers in places like Texas and South Dakota (home of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem) largely untouched.

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I haven’t seen anyone else point this out and it’s EXTREMELY important:

A teacher breaks down after ICE causes multiple schools to lockdown during graduation ceremonies and parents to flee for their lives. Only the soulless aren’t hurting from what is happening in our country. This is affecting all of us.

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@jenpsaki.msnbc.com yes, we have digressed but, we need to remember this narcissistic feud is about the Big Ugly Bill 🔥 Kill the Bill 🤬

Bondi DOJ has a problem. On left: DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas On right: DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court order blocking its plan to dismantle the Education Department and begin firing its employees.

Daines is negotiating with Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Lee to sell public lands in the GOP tax cut, energy and national security megabill. #MTPol #ShameOnDaines https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/06/05/daines-lee-discuss-compromise-on-public-land-sales-00388054

The AUSA who resigned in Nashville, Ben Schrader, is a 15 year veteran of the office. Something really really really stinks here.

Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up. "Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons" Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division

Reminder that California subsidizes red states.

BREAKING The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid.

Chief of Nashville, criminal division resigns over decision to charge Abrego Garcia. That’s a big story and the details will likely be very damning for the administration.

Breaking: A divided Supreme Court on June 6 said that the Department of Government Efficiency can access to the data of millions of Americans kept by the U.S. Social Security Administration. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...