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And 'danger' brings to mind Peter Thiel and Leonard Leo and Koch ...

The President of the United States said fuck today, on camera, in front of the whole world. The American Press is behaving as tho he did not break this barrier. I know part of why he went off, LOOK AT THE HATE ON HIS FACE, he did it because a female reporter asked him the question. I can assure you.

100 days. 💔

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I'm trying to think of a time when such boneheaded people were making such consequential decisions for our country. Nothing comes to mind. They make even George W. Bush look almost competent.

I can’t speak for every city, but here in LA, ICE bounty hunters aren’t going after gang members. They’re hunting the vulnerable: gardeners, street vendors, day laborers. Easy money, no risk. Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.

Not a bad day at North Cascades National Park.

We the people have spoken. Congress must do their job and represent the will of the nation. Say NO to “King” Donakd!

Barron Trump is listed as a “co-founder” of World Liberty Financial alongside the president, as well as Eric and Donald Trump Jr, the president’s two eldest sons. The 19-year-old New York University student could have picked $40 million, $25 million after taxes. #Corrupt nypost.com/2025/06/20/b...

AOC: Being taken is wrong, it is illegal, it is a violation of his First Amendment rights, it is an affront to every American, and we will not allow—and will continue to resist—the politicization and the continued political persecution that ICE is engaged in.

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No matter where someone was born, the United States should never tolerate inhumane treatment. Yet right now, detainees in ICE custody are facing conditions that are simply unacceptable in any country that claims to uphold human rights, let alone one that prides itself on freedom and the rule of law.

Well, I guess I have cell service after all.

Heading out for a little while, to a place with no cell service. Hopefully, the country won't implode during my excursion.

You know what would truly “make America great again? New management.

Nah, our mainstream media would never ask a question like this.

Is it two week Trump or too weak Trump?

WE HAVE QUESTIONS… This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they? ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants. How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?

A recent kayak outing near Estacada, Oregon. I hope everyone had a great no Kings day.

#NoKingsDay #ChicagoBaby

Holy crap! No Kings Philly.

Shame on those cops! They should be shunned!

Who else nearly fell out of the seat when you heard Cosplay Kristi accuse Sen. Padilla of “political theater”?

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At the brink of war, our military is being led by an incompetent drunk. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tUo...

""It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy," said Simon..." www.wnep.com/article/news...

Mark this for the history books: “We’re talking about the president exercising his authority, and the president is of course limited to his authority. That’s the difference between a constitutional government and King George,” said Judge Charles Breyer.

Farms in Florida are facing sudden labor shortages from both detentions and fear-related absences of undocumented farmworkers. This is leading to harvest losses due to agricultural produce going unpicked. In addition, local businesses tied to the farm industry are suffering from reduced activity.

You can't call immigrants lazy moochers looking for government handouts and then round them up at Home Depots where you know they are looking for work. You can't say immigrants don't follow the rules and then round them up in courthouses where they are following the rules. Get your lies straight.

Bravo, Governor.

Which one is an insurrection? J6 or Los Angeles?

This is the way to stand up to these bullies! Respect ✊

This is precisely correct.

I stand with Los Angeles. Stay safe out there. #FuckICE

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.

ICE isn’t rounding up migrants at Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ meatpacking plants. They're provoking riots in Los Angeles. I wonder, is this provocation laying the groundwork for a pretext to declare martial law? And then I remember all those many tanks shipped to DC, the home of so many protests.

Didn’t realize this was a prophecy.

Get your popcorn ready.