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100 degrees at 10am at the Phoenix capitol and drag queens are drag queening and I've never seen a protest crowd this big. The mood is festive

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The far right thinks it’s above the law. They are violating the constitution, arresting and killing their political enemies, and exercising the power of the state as a personal tool of revenge. Make your voice heard today, but please stay safe and aware of your surroundings.

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‘A moral obligation to protest’: LA residents on being thrust into chaos. Angelenos have taken to the streets to resist Ice officials conducting raids at workplaces, schools and churches. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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A serious study from a Harvard University political scientist presents a statistic worth remembering: Around the world, once 3.5% of the population became engaged in sustained, non-violent campaigns of resistance, change has always happened. Democracy is inevitable, when the people are determined.

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#AOC: They have released chaos in LA by violently raiding and ripping apart peaceful public spaces and now they are tackling and arresting US sitting members of Congress while going on the record and lying about what happened. This is an out of control agency.

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Saw this on Instagram and dug it. #NoKings

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Universities in Nazi Germany were strictly controlled by the authorities. Senior university professors were hand-picked Nazis. The subjects that were taught in universities had to fit in to Nazi ideology and few in the universities were prepared to openly defy the regime. ~ C N Trueman

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"To begin w/...[Brutus] obliged [the ppl] to swear an oath that they would suffer no man to be king in Rome ('adegit neminem Romae passuros regnare'), lest they might later be turned from their purpose by the entreaties or the gifts of princes." (🚫👑) the Republic's founding, 509 BCE Livy, AUC, 2.1

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The "I'll lower costs and get us out of endless wars" candidate is now presiding over surging costs and brand new wars.

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AOC: "They have released chaos in LA by violently raiding & ripping apart peaceful public spaces, and now they are tackling & arresting US sitting members of Congress, while going on the record & lying about what happened.

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This man is my hero because he’s a member of the United States Air Force and is standing by his #Oath to the #Constitution! I’m hoping that since he has taken the lead others will follow because this is what a true American Soldier looks like! Remember your Oath to the Constitution

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The suggestion that Kristi Noem, a white woman, is the "delicate, beautiful, tiny" victim after a Latino man is physically dragged out of a room fits into the admin's pretext of criminality it attaches to people who are not white. Like Rep. LaMonica McIver.

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The head of the department of homeland security announced that she planned to use military force to take over a democratically elected government in the state of California and we are arguing about whether a California Senator properly identified himself at the door.

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You ever meet someone you hope will be a great kisser but they’re… mediocre? 🥺

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“Kristi Noem should resign for what has happened under her watch,” Rep. Swalwell said in an interview. “No one asked for this. We were promised violent criminals would be deported. Instead,...[it's] the second member of Congress in 45 days who’s been arrested." www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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No Kings protest at the capitol in Phoenix tomorrow will have kids zone, carnival games and family friendly drag performance. Make plans

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AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.

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Noem says the Department of Homeland Security is “not going away” and that it will “liberate” Los Angeles from its democratically elected mayor and governor. The fascism is getting more brazen by day.

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Seems worth noting that Noem's story is that "no one knew who" Padilla was. Hmmm. You're in CA with US marines in LA. CA.... I think two senators? You don't know what one of the state's two senators looks like?

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Calls grow for Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of Padilla incident

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If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.

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Incredible moments tonight from the courageous, powerful press conference from @gavinnewsom.bsky.social.....

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lol www.offmessage.net/p/the-greedy...

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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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Yes he’s a dictator. No he doesn’t have to remove elections to prove that. He just hasn’t done it yet.

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Fascinating

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Palmer: Charges should be brought against each one of you AOC: Raising the prospect of charges against witnesses is a form of intimidation is it not? Palmer: I strike those words

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America 🇺🇸 This U.S. marine has a message that is worth listening to👇🏼 His message speaks for itself!! #DemVoice1 #DemsUnited #ProudBlue

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Reminder that seven Democratic senators voted to confirm Kristi Noem and six Dem senators declined to vote either way. She was confirmed, 59-34. The good faith experiment is clearly over, and we need the Democratic senators who didn't stand against her nomination to be loud as hell right now.

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SEN. PADILLA: “Saying I lunged is a lie, but that’s par for the course for this administration… I was behind the cameras listening, and at a certain point hearing Noem say they had to rescue LA from the Governor and Mayor was too much to take. So I raise my voice to ask a question.”

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Just so we're all clear: It's not a coincidence that the first senator they've used physical force against is Sen. Alex Padilla, a Latino man representing California.

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If a senator is no longer allowed to ask pointed questions at a public press conference, our democracy is in real peril. This is a step toward authoritarianism that cannot be ignored.

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The Supreme Court unanimously revived a lawsuit from a pair of Atlanta residents seeking to hold the federal government accountable after FBI agents mistakenly battered down their front door and held them at gunpoint during a predawn raid of the wrong house.

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In an early morning raid, ICE agents are seen chasing farmworkers through an Oxnard field. The raids coming as the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement in Southern California. Those raids triggering condemnation from local leaders and backlash from some in the community.

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clip from the AP live stream of Padilla's remarks... "If this is how the Department of Homeland Security responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers... We will hold this administration accountable."

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If a US Senator is not safe from being handcuffed and detained for free speech, none of us are safe.

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🚨BREAKING: A senior official in DHS held a briefing for a far-right anti-voting group on Thursday, according to an email sent by the group. The virtual meeting was to discuss how a database run by the department can be used to verify the citizenship status of registered voters.

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“The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that.”

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I just spoke with @padilla.senate.gov. He’s standing strong. The DHS statement is wildly inaccurate and filled with falsehoods. The video shows you everything you need to know.

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Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

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When you go out there, don’t march for the Democratic Party, a candidate, not your state, or even your constitution. March for your community, your neighbours, friends, family, yourself. You aren’t marching for political dominance but survival and security for those you love. You are defending.

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Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

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A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference. But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.

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