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paulbartolini.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat who is woke as can be and fighting against the fascist trying to takeover our country. Guitarist, home designer, photographer & artist, proud father of 4 great adult children. #BlueResisters
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Newsom: "The notion that the US active duty Marines, these heroes, would be used to militarized the streets of an American city is an abomination. The Founding Fathers did not live and die to see that happen in this country for no reason whatsoever than vanity."

Proud Boys with badges.

DHS is a bunch of racist liars is all they’ve proved to me and anyone else with half a brain💙‼️

Unfucking believable💙☮️🇱🇷

🪿 who brazenly crashed 🪿 WHO BRAZENLY CRASHED 🪿

They're saying they want to "liberate" the city from its elected leaders. They're arresting protesters on made-up charges. They're calling in the military. This crew was bound to become more violent as they became weaker, and that's what's happening.

I don't advocate for people to destroy property, but I can't get myself worked up over burning a Waymo (esp a Waymo) when far more valuable things are at stake: Freedom, justice, peoples' lives, fascism, kidnapping. I also have ZERO desire to police who brought what flags.

Same here.

It’s looking more and more like a dictatorship. That’s no way to treat a U.S. Senator. Claiming he was an attacker and failed to identify himself is delusional he’s a sitting senator. America is watching, and the tides are turning.

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🇨🇦 Morning Laugh 🇨🇦

Another reason why the White House is 'trying' to distance itself from it. My guess would be that we're neck deep in it.

My mind now drifts to the Simpsons episode where Springfield blames all its problems on immigrants and decides to fix it with Proposition 24, which deports them. They have buyer's remorse when they realize it hurts immigrants they personally know.

Just got off the phone with @schiff.senate.gov's office demanding that he support his fellow senator in shutting all Senate business down until DHS, CANG, and the Marines cease this operation. Noem's stated goal is replacing elected leaders by force and they just demonstrated they're serious.

Zohran Mamdani: what if the city was more affordable? And we spent less on NYPD overtime? Cuomo: Muslim Socialist Mamdani, I’m sure he’s a great guy. Socialist, as well as Muslim. Let’s just look at the record. But don’t look at my HR record. Or my other records. Muslim? Yeesh, I dunno

Boebert: What we’re seeing in LA is an insurrection Pritzker: You don’t know understand what insurrection is. It is outrageous that you are asking that when you are the one condoning the pardoning of people that attacked police.

I was at a car wash in Culver City today that was raided twice last weekend by ICE. 25 car wash workers and 1 customer have been kidnapped over the past several days, and the whereabouts of most of them is unknown. I spoke to families of the kidnap victims: prospect.org/justice/2025...

Shameful! Senator Padilla was doing his job–demanding answers for Californians–when federal agents assaulted him. This isn't just alarming, its authoritarian behavior from an administration that refuses to follow the law.

Reuters: JUDGE ORDERS CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD RETURNED TO GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S CONTROL - COURT RULING

Schiff: "One thing that got lost in the horrendous treatment of Alex Padilla today was what Kristi Noem said at that press conference in saying it was necessary to have these troops there to 'liberate the city from the socialists' ... the fact they would use the military that was is unconscionable."

It’s not a game, dipshit.

The latest from the Lincoln Project. This is extremely powerful.

People showing up for immigration appointments are being kidnapped in Chicago TODAY.

Pay attention to her words, please. We thought they were there to enforce (even if heavy handedly) immigration laws. Noem is telling us that is NOT the reason they are there. She says they are there to overthrow the elected leadership of Los Angeles. What else could this mean?

It is actually nuts that even when the NYC political establishment was presented with a broad field of talented candidates w/ many ideas, in a time of generational change & anti-corruption, they STILL chose to line up behind scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo. It’s cowardice.

They lie about everything

Notice how the cops tell him to put his hands behind his back AT THE SAME TIME THEY KEEP HIS ARMS FROM MOVING. This is not uncommon. There was a police killing of an unarmed drunk man in Vegas a few yrs back, where the cops yelled contradictory things at the man then shoot him for “not complying.”

a stark admission that they are here to usurp the authority of our duly elected government officials, punctuated by the physical removal of a US senator. Call it tyranny, call it fascism, call it authoritarianism. It's here, and it's coming for us all if we let this stand.

Thinking about Brian Wilson's health food shop

AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.

Newsom: "He's been a stone cold liar about what he said we talked about. He never discussed the National Guard. Period. Full stop. I would love to share with you what he actually talked about. It would send shivers up your spine."

Don't let them lie to you about Senator Padilla. DHS is claiming the agents DID NOT KNOW he was a senator. He CLEARLY says (BEFORE he is tackled and cuffed) "I am Senator Alex Padilla and I have a question for the secretary."

Newsom for president. He is exactly what this country needs at this time.🇱🇷☮️💙

Join me in boycotting @abcnetwork.bsky.social for firing a reporter for telling the truth about Stephen Miller.

Trumps Nazi party, like Hitler, lies to the American people with impunity & yet the MSM keeps lobbying softball questions to this administration because they are afraid of either a response by the Gestapo or like boycott @abcnetwork.bsky.social who fired a reporter for stating the truth.

I'm proud I don't have Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace. And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.

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.”

Palmer: Charges should be brought against each one of you AOC: Raising the prospect of charges against witnesses is a form of intimidation is it not? Palmer: I strike those words

If they don’t remove Kristi Noem for her blatant lies after Sen. Padilla was forcefully thrown to the ground & handcuffed then our country is fucked🇱🇷💙☮️‼️

House Democrats need to bring articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem, while Senate Democrats need to bring that chamber to a fucking halt.

Here's some good angles Noem's a fucking liar #ImpeachNoem

Don't Panic

I’m in the midst of reading the great book “Hate Monger” by Jean Guerrero about Stephen Miller, the man behind the racist & illegal actions by an out of control administration. Trump ran on arresting illegal CRIMINALS not hard working immigrants, & the scene in LA then their treatment of Padilla 1/2

Who are the cops abusing Sen. Padilla? They should be fired and Noem should be impeached. I’m so sick of these Nazis abusing there power and using weapons of war and violence against innocent civilians🇱🇷☮️💙‼️

The Nazi Party(formerly the Republican Party)is making OUR country a police state. If you aren’t disgusted then you aren’t truly American. Fuck Trump and his Nazi party as he sends the Gestapo on his own citizens.

i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...