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“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” - Philip K. Dick “Many people would sooner die than think; In fact, they do so.” - Bertrand Russell
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The lies the right have shrilly, virulently overwhelmed the media with for decades have proven far more effective for the GOP than dems actually helping American people. Dems thought all reasonable people would see the hate & hypocrisy & reject the GOP but they underestimated the allure of hate.

“LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell has drawn a distinction between protesters and masked "anarchists" who, he said, were bent on exploiting the state of unrest to vandalize property and attack police….”

Add on media using the word "riot" over and over when they are PROTESTS. It's so disappointing. They have failed us so badly.

The choice to escalate to violence has consistently been ICE and LAPD.

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current state of American democracy: all sizzle, no steak.

Remember last Thursday when all anyone could talk about was how Elon said Trump is a pedophile on main

There’s always an Ayn Rand quote.

the fact that people were told “today you are going to an elementary school to lie to teachers and kidnap kids” and didn’t immediately tell their bosses to go fuck themselves is all you need to know about why ICE should be dismantled

Dozens of journalists were assaulted by law enforcement in Los Angeles this weekend. The press were just doing their job -- a sacred one explicitly protected by law. Press rights orgs will follow up collectively tomorrow. Tonight, I emailed evidence to local/state/federal officials. My sign off:

I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.

ABC has completely capitulated and is now actively promoting all approved fascist narratives. Shame on them.

Martin Phillip Fjellanger Let this man go viral Los Angeles

What does dictatorship look like you ask? Just the fuck like this!👇👇👇 @nbcnews.bluesky.com

Getting really, really tired of the "I didn't vote for this!" crowd when yes, in fact, they DID vote for EXACTLY this- they just didn't think it would affect their corner of the world . (and they sneered at anyone who was raising the alarm)

Trump isn’t waiting for chaos—he’s engineering it. This National Guard move in LA isn’t about order. It’s bait. He wants a flashpoint big enough to justify invoking the Insurrection Act. Wake up. This is how power grabs start.

for context here’s a map of greater Los Angeles and the protest is the roughly the red circle

What the fuck LAPD?! Maybe be try not acting like a fascist asshole? Is what he did even legal? Any more footage of it?

The silence of so many people who have platforms is so disappointing but sadly not surprising. And the framing by mainstream media is criminal.

I live in Los Angeles. There are no riots here.