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Baby Boomer, Proud progressive-liberal, Bates College graduate, Born in Miami, FL, raised in Portland, ME. Worked/lived in Wash. DC 18yrs. Watched Am. politics since Watergate, British TV drama and The Wire. Visited London, UK. Read murder mysteries. Leo.
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BREAKING: Kamala Harris issues statement on Los Angeles.

Peaceful protest against the Trump regime is no longer permitted in America.

We’re in the find out part of democracy now

We found out that ICE is staying at the AC hotel in #Pasadena and now there's a couple of hundred people protesting #NoICE

Per my post on Saturday below identifying the provision in 12406 providing for Governor's role.... Governor Newsom's (very well-lawyered) letter on Sunday now goes for it:

I don’t care if you’re black, white, brown, yellow, purple - at the end of the day there’s only ONE race and that’s the human race. BE HUMAN. Practice humanity.

There is no mass-deportation campaign going on right now. Deportation is a process. This is kidnapping and human trafficking.

Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.

On the new Countdown podcast dropping at midnight: Call what Trump is doing in Los Angeles, what it is: This is Trump's terrorist attack on L.A. - the attempt to effect political change through violence. But Newsom has a solution: he proposes defunding Trump's dictatorship with a FEDERAL TAX STRIKE

Brava!

We are not under invasion. There are no riots. It’s just another great 75° day in LA.

Didn’t Trump refuse to attend the dignified transfer of four Army soldiers who died during a military training mission—just to attend a Saudi-backed golf dinner with his billionaire Saudi donor buddies? This parade isn’t about honoring the Army’s anniversary. It’s 100% about boosting Trump’s ego.

To anyone who wondered, what could go wrong if we elected as president a highly volatile, deeply dishonest, simple-minded cretin with a revenge fetish, the answer is THIS. All of THIS.

Everyone should say it: The thing about Stephen Miller is not that he is the brains behind Trumpism. Yes, he is one of the people who conceptualizes the impulses of the Trumpist movement and translates them into policy. But that's not what's interesting about Miller. It's not brains. It's bile.

👇 Hearing the same from a lot of friends and family in LA

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“We’re going to have troops everywhere,” says the convicted felon who wants to become dictator.

The fascism is the point. And it has been for a long, long time now. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

Federal lawmakers say they have been denied access to an ICE facility in CA

How on earth can this country still hold the World Cup and Olympics next year??

Greetings! I’m at Mariachi Plaza in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. A crowd of several dozen are here protesting against immigration raids within the community. An organizer warming up the crowd. Crowd is very energetic. On assignment for @lapublicpress.bsky.social

Came to the edge of my building and saw the heart of Los Angeles march by. 💚❤💙💜💛 This right here is what makes my city great. Don't let the dictator or his cronies tell you different. #LosAngeles #NoKings #LittleTokyo #ArtsDistrict

He didn't send the National Guard when this happened.

“We’re going to have troops everywhere,” says Trump when asked about his decision to federalize the CA National Guard. Keep in mind, the portion of the U.S. Code he invoked last night would allow the president to deploy the National Guard “of any state.”

Nat Guard/DHS threw tear gas canisters and smoke grenades into the crowd. Protesters and media hit. Pellet rounds deployed. All to seemingly clear path for a convoy of DHS/Border Patrol vehicles. I got hit but fine after an eye rinse.

Mental health break today to say that if you are in SF area, or wherever this show goes (Whitney next irrc) make sure to see Ruth Asawa retrospective at SFMoma

I've been wondering how ICE agents feel about some of these enforcement actions that may seem quite different from what they signed up for. If you're in this situation, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Confidentiality guaranteed. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal: crampell.13

It is difficult to overstate how much I loathe such selfish dumbasses:

Oh, honey . . . You can’t even get your wife back.

Notable clip today👇 in light of the news that the Trump administration successfully pressured ABC into suspending Moran

"It's Summer in Trump's America and Fascism is in Bloom" is my latest. The decision to send in the national guard in LA is not an isolated move but part of an orchestrated series of moves to impose the president's will on the the country. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

fox wannabe news going after Simon Biles just makes her points more valid. that channel is such a joke. karma is a bitch. I can’t wait to see every “propaganda reader” on that channel in court one day for lies and hate they promote. they’re a big reason our democracy and human beings are being hurt.

ICE descended upon immigrant communities in LA, targeting innocent people just trying to live their lives, and when ICE was met with fierce opposition Trump deployed the National Guard. This is not “going after criminals,” it’s a scary escalation meant to sow even more fear and division.

#boycottabc

"two months later, authorities have yet to provide any evidence that the more than three dozen people they arrested that night have connections to the gang..." www.texastribune.org/2025/06/04/t...