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The professional agitators are ICE.

Trump told reporters at the White House that the protesters in Los Angeles “are insurrectionists.” That’s false. January 6 was an insurrection, this is a protest. But by using that language, he may be laying the groundwork to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act.

this speaks a bit to my argument about leaving twitter. it's not about ideological purity, it is about the fact that it's been turned into a political weapon for people who wish to use it to harm others. it's not the marketplace of ideas - you do not have to participate in this project! very simple!

<Thread> I figure I need to explain how extreme and irresponsible is the June 7 Memorandum federalizing the National Guard and authorizing regular armed forces. Those saying anything in support of this action may not realize what they’ve gotten into. (It will also escalate from here.) Preview⤵️

Great timing, governor

Let this sink in. Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence. During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”

Melvin is a US Marine Corps Veteran who was stationed at Camp Pendleton. He’s also sounding the alarm about Hegseth’s threat to deploy Marines in LA.

In Huntington Beach, California, advocates for public libraries are championing two ballot measures to counter the policies of the conservative city council. The elections are tomorrow—and just a part of a busy Election Day: boltsmag.org/whats-o...

I’m from Los Angeles, live in Los Angeles right now, am Latina, am a protest & free speech lawyer. It’s deeply personal for me what’s happening here. Working nonstop, trying not to get sick. What do ppl need? We’re working on trainings, legal support, resources, space for our community to process.

BREAKING The City of Glendale, California — one of the most populous cities in Southern California — says it has terminated its contract with U.S. Homeland Security and ICE.

Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)

Who remembers Rodney King?

Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.

BREAKING: Federal judge denies Corporation for Public Broadcasting's request for a preliminary injunction to stop the Trump administration from taking actions in furtherance of Trump's purported firing of three members of the board. Opinion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

January Trump approval on the economy: plus +8.24 points Today Trump approval on the economy: minus -15.75 January Trump approval on inflation: plus +1.99 Today Trump approval on inflation: minus -22.24 So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.? www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

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

Tear gas is a chemical weapon and an abortifacient banned by the Geneva Protocol. If soldiers used it against armed combatants, they could be prosecuted for war crimes. www.scientificamerican.com/article/poli... (from 2022)

🚨 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.

The crackdowns on civilians and the threat of the national guard being sent to LA should be *the* most important story right now-- not the Trump/Musk feud or whatever the f**k that was. People are being terrorized all over the country. News outlets need to get it together.

May 4, 1970, Kent State University. The Ohio National Guard shot unarmed college students. The guards fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students (Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, and William Knox Schroeder) and wounding nine others.

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.

Joe Rogan always looks like he’s being viewed on the back of a spoon.

The speed in which we have decayed into an open oligarchic kleptocracy is astounding

At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.

Here are some texts I got from an immigration lawyer friend of mine. Shared with permission. Some of the bleakest shit I’ve ever heard.

One thing is for certain after this week: Local cops in sanctuary cities—Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York—are working in lock step with DHS and ICE.

Worth keeping in mind: He’s not actually charged with something that requires proof of gang membership/activity. Which suggests the following 1. We said he was MS 13 2. We have to prosecute him 3. Say he’s MS 13 in the indictment, charge him with something that doesn’t require us to prove it

When Rubio says "I have sanctioned four ICC judges for infringing on U.S. and Israeli sovereignty" ...what he really means is: 'The Trump regime will flagrantly obstruct and undermine international law, to ensure the US can continue unimpeded to enable Israel's genocide against Palestinians.' #ICC

👇🏽Our TIK TOK COMMENTERS savaging @scottjenningsky’s struggle to compute @katmabu.bsky.social believing everyone should a doctor when they get sick - as in every other developed nation. (His Dr. Evil laugh really seals it) Letting people die is not “Pro Life”. #MedicareForAll

Fuuuuuuuuuck

Today Russia attacked Ukraine with 38 cruise missiles instead of over 108 because Operation Spiderweb took out so many of the bombers from which these missiles are launched. Russia intended to launch the largest-ever missile attack to break the record of 108 cruise missiles.

Do you know what the biggest category of theft in America today is? It is wage theft. Who do you think commits wage theft? Wage theft, insider trading, corrupt government contracts... guess who gets to commit these crimes with impunity? In America, to be a billionaire is to be above the law.

I’m almost mad about how perfect this post is.

This was made 10 hours ago by @weisselberger.bsky.social and he's not being credited.

Imagine fleeing a dictatorship only to end up detained indefinitely. At Krome in Miami, countless of Cuban migrants are protesting: - No release - No basic healthcare - No answers Their crime? Wanting freedom. This isn’t justice. It’s cruelty. #OnYourSide

🚨NEWS: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is ordering his employees to help Trump's immigration crackdown & follow a secret Trump subpoena that his top labor official says illegally violates state privacy laws that Polis himself signed, according to court documents reviewed by The Lever.

6 June 1927 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Milly Lena Ter Berg, was born in Assen. In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork. She did not survive.

once again I must tap my own sign

The Polish foreign minister, a writer and journalist who covered the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, clearly knows a thing or two about a patiently-timed response.

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

It sure seems like men are too emotional to run the most powerful country on earth!