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Remember this?

submitted 2 hours ago • 23 comments

LAPD when they think nobody is watching

submitted 9 hours ago • 1055 comments

The U.S. Constitution and longstanding federal law strictly limit the use of the military to police civilians. Under the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, active-duty military forces are prohibited from engaging in domestic law enforcement unless explicitly authorized by Congress or the Constitution.

submitted 13 hours ago • 227 comments

If your response to this video is, “That’s what I voted for”— Fuck you. Fuck you very much. You’re heartless.

submitted 13 hours ago • 1119 comments

Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News: "This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”

submitted 10 hours ago • 233 comments

I also live in LA, the President is full of shit.

submitted 15 hours ago • 26 comments

Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.

submitted 13 hours ago • 670 comments

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submitted 16 hours ago • 52 comments

Trump can’t stand to be humiliated. This is what's driving his dictatorial moves. But he will overreach. He already has. And this overreach will ultimately be his undoing. As long as we keep our heads — and engage in peaceful civil disobedience. Be strong. Be safe.

submitted 1 day ago • 199 comments

When Joe Biden did stuff like this, Fox would play the clips over and over like it was as significant as the moon landing

submitted 17 hours ago • 337 comments

First they illegally deport citizens. Then they unleash ICE to terrorize communities. Now they’ve got the National Guard in L.A. to silence protestors. This ain’t about law and order. This is what authoritarianism looks like.

submitted 20 hours ago • 382 comments

BREAKING NEWS: a clearly physically impaired Trump struggles to ascend Air Force One big stairs! What are they hiding about the President’s health?

submitted 16 hours ago • 149 comments

submitted 12 hours ago • 304 comments

"In our federal system, the National Gov. possesses only limited powers; the States and the people retain the remainder. The States have broad authority to enact legislation for the public good—what we have often called a 'police power.' The Fed. Gov., by contrast, has no such authority."-SCOTUS '14

submitted 13 hours ago • 170 comments

if people had voted for the nice Black lady, the gays would be dancing with the First Gentleman on the white house lawn today while President Harris worked to get Medicare to cover home Healthcare aides for our aging parents. but this is fun, too, i guess.

submitted 23 hours ago • 69 comments

How on earth can this country still hold the World Cup and Olympics next year??

submitted 17 hours ago • 1037 comments

submitted 18 hours ago • 580 comments

The "pro-worker" president, everyone.

submitted 1 day ago • 42 comments

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

submitted 1 day ago • 1461 comments

CATO Institute Director of Immigration Studies

submitted 1 day ago • 165 comments

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...

submitted 1 day ago • 179 comments

The military isn’t being employed to carry out an immigration policy. The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.

submitted 1 day ago • 360 comments

Information on Governors' powers when a president mobilizes the National Guard. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

submitted 1 day ago • 232 comments

We hear about how pro-immigrant side is extreme. There is literally nothing more extreme than this statement. Being willing to sacrifice the country’s foundations for an evil goal

submitted 1 day ago • 155 comments

submitted 1 day ago • 229 comments

The statute that President Trump has invoked - 10 U.S.C. § 12406 - has an important proviso: “orders for these purposes shall be issued through the governors of the States" Great article @justsecurity.org explains that proviso in this February 2024 article:

submitted 1 day ago • 27 comments

they're doing this because the Insurrection Act sounds cool and edgy but they can't actually justify using the Insurrection Act. it's a silly action by an insecure administration desperately to seem manly and powerful. it should be criticized relentlessly, but it should also be laughed at.

submitted 1 day ago • 74 comments

Cannot stress enough that this is a pitiful action by a weak, scared, pathetic group of insecure, wannabe authoritarians, and they should be mocked until the end of time for wanting to bring in the military over some people protesting them at a Home Depot.

submitted 1 day ago • 51 comments

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.

submitted 1 day ago • 877 comments

Okay there it is.

submitted 1 day ago • 61 comments