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SEN. PADILLA: “Saying I lunged is a lie, but that’s par for the course for this administration… I was behind the cameras listening, and at a certain point hearing Noem say they had to rescue LA from the Governor and Mayor was too much to take. So I raise my voice to ask a question.”

Newsom: "Speaker Johnson -- his eloquence was elevated when he called to 'tar and feather' the governor of California. Very religious man. I guess that's the spirit. The word of the Lord."

He clearly identified himself and they all knew. Thank you @dougjones.bsky.social for speaking out .

On 6/12, DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem said “We are staying here to liberate [LA] from the socialists and the burdensome leadership this governor and mayor have placed on this country and this city.” This use of military force to displace a democratically elected is the very definition of a coup.

WATCH: A combat veteran congressman ISN’T STAYING SILENT after Alex Padilla’s arrest by Kristi Noem. He TOOK THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE and forced everyone to confront the reality: a sitting Senator was removed in cuffs — and something must be done.

Good morning. #Pinks

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says we’re not being invaded

Russia has lost billions of euros in oil revenues. We need to cut the flow of cash to Moscow's army even further. Because we want this war to stop, and this war will only stop if the pressure is there. Joint press conference at the Weimar+ meeting in Rome ↓

Thought for the evening…

The head of FEMA’s disaster command center, responsible for coordinating the national response to earthquakes, floods, and other emergencies, has submitted his resignation.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled victims of a mistaken police raid can continue their quest for accountability in the courts. While this is progress for the Martin family, the case now goes to the lower court, where the fight continues to stop the FBI from evading responsibility for its actions.

Another pretty picture of last night's lovely full Moon, which wandered low and yellow across the southern sky all night long. June 10, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #moon #moonrise #astronomy #astrophotography #smoke #wildfire #wildfires #Michigan #Summer #photography

Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.

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/...

In no universe did Senator Alex Padilla “lunge” at anyone. This administration is full of pathological liars.

Sen. Alex Padilla: "If this is how this DHS responds to a senator with a question, I can only imagine what they're doing to farmers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country. We will hold this administration accountable."

@padilla.senate.gov thank you for being there to ask the questions while Botox Barbie stood there and lied to the people. You know and the entire country knows who she is, who they are. I hope you press charges, as you deserve much respect. I applaud you!!👏👏💙

House Dems are demanding that Noem testify before Congress after Sen. Padilla was detained by federal agents at her DHS press conference in LA.

MSNBC with a great speed debunk of DHSs justifications for tackling and handcuffing Sen. Padilla. Padilla is the top Dem on the Senate Judiciary immigration subcommittee -- there's no way Noem (who meets regularly with senators on this topic) didn't know who he is.

It’s not illegal for a United States Senator to go to a public press conference and ask questions about your constituents safety. It's our job.

Here is Senator Alex Padilla's entire full statement after being detained by Donald Trump and Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security. Like he said, if they're doing this to a sitting Senator, imagine what they're doing to other people. Unconscionable.

If you silence free speech and trample the Constitution, you’re the lawless one. “Just obeying orders” is not a defense.

Booker: He was made to kneel before the authority of the executive… They treated a member of the United States senate violently after he identified himself, dragged him out of a room, threw him upon the ground, and put him in handcuffs

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.

First set of DOGE cuts only pass by 2 votes in the House. Four Republicans defected. Maybe more defections next time.

We are marching to Senator Thune’s office. There must be accountability for the detainment of a Senator. This is not normal.

This morning in Detroit immigrants were detained today after showing up to their scheduled court appointments. They now face deportation. Community members quickly came to the federal courthouse to show their support. 👇

You wouldn’t have a single house built without Mexicanos. You wouldn’t have strawberries or tomatoes or cantaloupe or cabbage or lettuce or the grapes to make your Chardonnay or Merlot without the backbreaking work of Mexicanos. White ppl demonize the very ppl who literally put food on your plate.

OOPS: Attorney for Proud Boys in their lawsuit against DOJ may not be allowed to practice law because of a prior felony conviction he appears not to have disclosed, according to the magistrate judge handling the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

GOP in action. Federally, trying to cut SNAP (supplemental nutrition) by $230 billion over 10 yrs. MI House R’s are trying to remove free breakfast and lunch from schools. Call me a radical if you must…. I say feed the damn kids.

Free speech is not a crime — full stop.

Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”

When a cabinet member announces "We are using the military to liberate an American city from its elected leaders," where do you go from there. What is left to say. The idea of that being anything short of a near-universal "Wait, what the fuck is going on" moment proves how far we've backslid.

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

13 years after the DACA program began, Dreamers remain under threat. Ending the program could force 440k workers out of our economy, costing the US up to $648 billion in the future economic losses. I'll keep fighting to protect Dreamers, their futures, and the economic strength they help build.

Crockett: I know that there’s been some conversations about what’s going on in LA and they want to say that it’s riots because they didn’t want people to keep talking about the Epstein files

News: The Pennsylvania House has passed a bill 102-101 to increase the state's $7.25 minimum wage to one of three wages, ranging from $12 to $15 an hour, depending on the county, along with future automatic hikes at pace with inflation. It goes to the state Senate.

AFSCME nurses from Flint, Michigan traveled to D.C. to stand up for their patients & millions of Americans whose Medicaid coverage is at risk, via WNEM TV 5. 📱 Join them in standing up to #SavePublicServices: Call your Senator at 202-559-1165!

"The stakes just keep rising. Since the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, we have weathered three years of extreme politicization of abortion rights."

LA is home to nearly a million undocumented immigrants. If you live here, you know someone living that reality whether you know it or not. It’s part of what makes this city what it is—and no, we’re not living in fear because of them.

Goldman: "These are people doing in the right way, who are nonviolent, noncriminal, and they're getting arrested. So what message does that send? Obviously it sends the message, 'Go further underground. Don't appear in court. Don't pay your taxes' ... that's just going to make the public less safe."