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NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“

For those of you watching what is going down and say, "This is not America," please sit down, as I have some unsettling news for you.

If they'll do this to a Senator, what will they do to you? The authoritarian moment has arrived in the US.

I have a lot to say and am going to say it tonight at 7:30pm in a special free Democracy Docket newsletter. I warned you then and we’re doubling down now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

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.

"It's fantastic what the U.S. has achieved" in reducing poverty, hunger and disease around the world, says Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Now that humanitarian record is being undone by the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to international aid, he says.

This same shit happened to a student at the University of New Hampshire on May 1 last year, and there’s video too!! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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.

The same guy who tells us LA is on fire is at the Kennedy Center watching Les Miserables, and if that isn't ironic, I don’t know what is.

Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed in handcuffs from a press conference in Los Angeles Thursday after attempting to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem questions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

At some point in time 36% of Americans will have to admit this is true.

More Pritzkers please ✊👊

We are not going to allow this Trump administration to continue their march towards fascism. We will stand together and stop it.

After Trump floated the idea of arresting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right-wing personalities began calling for the administration to actually follow through on it. Reality keeps intruding on what the extremists and conspiracy theorists want.

“this is the stuff of dictatorships. it is happening” sen schatz on the floor right now www.senate.gov/legislative/...

What is happening in this country is unprecedented and incredibly disturbing. Deploying the CA National Guard and Marines without consulting the state’s governor is a clear and dangerous abuse of power. Anyone breaking the law, assaulting police, or perpetrating violence should be held accountable.

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Here’s a video of Stephen Miller in high school screaming that he’s “sick and tired of being told to pick up my trash, when we have plenty of janitors who are paid to do it for us.” This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more

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

Padilla: “We will hold this administration accountable”

This is over the top madness! What are we coming to in this country? The land of the free and home of the brave has become the land of the king and home of the distressed. We must act to preserve our freedom!

Today, a US Senator was thrown to the ground by Trump's thugs and arrested for having an opinion different than the President. That's un-American. They're dragging us further from democracy and closer to a dictatorship. And if they'll come for him, they'll come for you.

A U.S. SENATOR was arrested for attempting to ask a question. Let that sink in. This is authoritarianism in real time. I’m outraged by this administration’s abuse of power and I stand with @padilla.senate.gov

SCHATZ: "This is the stuff of dictatorships. He identified himself. That should be enough."

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.

Sen. Alex #Padilla was forcibly illegally removed from a news conference in #LosAngeles on Thursday and detained after trying to question #DHS Homeland Security Secretary #KristiNoem. #Democracy #USA #Detention www.instagram.com/reel/DKz9NaO...

Peaceful Protesters show respect and kindness to the National guard.

Republicans opposed my amendment to stop Trump from completely defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports independent media, educational programs, and alert systems. Instead of supporting programs vital to their constituents, Rs succumbed to his attack on the 1st Amendment.

$341 million so far. They are literally militarized Los Angeles. All the other states will be next. It will not end here.

MSNBC: ICE is gearing up to deploy to these blue cities: Chicago, NYC, DC area, Seattle, and Philadelphia.

Waiting for the big outlets to put two and two together and realize that police whose identities are secret and facilities are secret are secret police.

New from my investigators: Trump’s IRS nominee Billy Long appears to be implicated in court documents related to a major bribery scheme centered in his old Congressional district. The White House and FBI either didn’t bother looking into it, or they’re covering it up.

About 500 of the National Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, the commander in charge said Wednesday.

Trump isn't sending 700 Marines and 4,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to protect Californians. He's doing it to scare them, to stoke fear, and to provoke confrontation. This is yet another authoritarian power play to terrorize immigrants and intimidate anyone who stands in Trump's way.

Former ABC News correspondent and anchor Terry Moran has joined Substack. He says he can’t wait to “get at the important work that we all have to do at a time of such trouble in our country.” bit.ly/3HAX77o

Well we still have famine to look forward to. How great for us.

Investigations are now underway into officers and ICE agents who fired crowd-control munitions at dangerously close range. In case after case, the situation only escalated when force was used against peaceful protesters.

Thousands of New Yorkers march in lower Manhattan calling for ICE out of New York. Starting at Foley Square and organized by PSL, the masses have flooded the streets and are moving west. This demo is permitted but even if it wasn’t, it would be far too large for NYPD to contain.

Powerful address to California by our governor, but my local NBC4 newscaster just called him “President” Newsom by mistake lol 😂☠️

Shout out to Jimmy Kimmel for cutting through the noise. Trump’s propaganda machine is in overdrive and if you’re relying on mainstream media, you’re not getting the full picture.