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Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!

#Tulsa #Oklahoma is having a #solidarity protest with #LosAngeles starting tomorrow.

#protests #50501movement #trump #ice #immigration

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InstagramOklahoma 50501 on Instagram: "The federal government is sowing chaos in LA. Pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets have been used against peaceful protestors. Trump has called upon the National Guard to act against United States citizens exercising their first amendment rights. This is executive overreach. This is what we stand against.  We stand in solidarity with LA against tyranny. We stand in solidarity with immigrants. The use of force against peaceful protestors is an attack on our rights, our values, and the rule of law. #communitypower #50501 #buildtheresistance #resistance #EyesOnICE"49 likes, 1 comments - oklahoma50501 on June 8, 2025: "The federal government is sowing chaos in LA. Pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets have been used against peaceful protestors. Trump has called upon the National Guard to act against United States citizens exercising their first amendment rights. This is executive overreach. This is what we stand against.  We stand in solidarity with LA against tyranny. We stand in solidarity with immigrants. The use of force against peaceful protestors is an attack on our rights, our values, and the rule of law. #communitypower #50501 #buildtheresistance #resistance #EyesOnICE".
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Nonilex

#Republican *lawmakers* & #Trump admin ofcls lined up on Sun morning to support Trump’s decision to activate 2k members of the #California #NationalGuard to #LosAngeles as part of a crackdown on #protests over #immigration enforcement.

Trump’s decision to deploy #troops came in direct opposition to the wishes of Gov #GavinNewsom & #LA Mayor #KarenBass, both #Democrats, who said that local authorities have it under control.

#law #Title10 #democracy #RightToProtest
notus.org/us-news/republicans-

Mike Johnson speaks with reporters outside the Capitol.
NOTUS · Republicans Line Up to Back Trump's L.A. National Guard DeploymentIt’s the first time since 1965 that a president has activated National Guard troops over the wishes of local officials.
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Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!

#Chicago #Illinois already having an emergency anti- #ICE protest today 2pm their time, to show the Nazis what to expect over there.

#protests #50501movement #trump #immigration

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InstagramIndivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 on Instagram: "🆘 URGENT ACTION: Join CAARPR TODAY at 2 p.m. in Pilsen for an emergency protest to fight back against ICE and CPD collaborating to kidnap our loved ones! ‼️ ⏰ When: Sunday, June 8, 2 p.m. Where: Plaza Technotitlan: W 18th St and S Loomis St. 🚨This week we’ve seen a dramatic upsurge in ICE working with local law enforcement to conduct illegal arrests in 10 cities across the nation. Here in Chicago, 20 community members were abducted at an immigration check-in. Those detained include a longtime immigrants rights organizer. We cannot allow CPD to work with ICE to carry out Trump’s racist and reactionary mass deportation scheme without a fight. 🦋 Through organized struggle and unity across our Peoples’ movements in Chicago, we cannot be defeated. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL! Repost: @caarprnow #protest #legalizationforall #resist #fightback #Chicago #chingalamigra #unity #allpowertothepeople #powertothepeople"120 likes, 1 comments - indivisiblechicago on June 8, 2025: "🆘 URGENT ACTION: Join CAARPR TODAY at 2 p.m. in Pilsen for an emergency protest to fight back against ICE and CPD collaborating to kidnap our loved ones! ‼️ ⏰ When: Sunday, June 8, 2 p.m. Where: Plaza Technotitlan: W 18th St and S Loomis St. 🚨This week we’ve seen a dramatic upsurge in ICE working with local law enforcement to conduct illegal arrests in 10 cities across the nation. Here in Chicago, 20 community members were abducted at an immigration check-in. Those detained include a longtime immigrants rights organizer. We cannot allow CPD to work with ICE to carry out Trump’s racist and reactionary mass deportation scheme without a fight. 🦋 Through organized struggle and unity across our Peoples’ movements in Chicago, we cannot be defeated. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL! Repost: @caarprnow #protest #legalizationforall #resist #fightback #Chicago #chingalamigra #unity #allpowertothepeople #powertothepeople".
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In a bold move, President Trump has dispatched 2000 National Guard members to Los Angeles, aiming to tackle escalating demonstrations. This decision reflects a broader strategy by the administration to manage civil unrest and reinforce public safety as tensions rise nationwide. The National Guard's presence is intended to deter escalation and protect citizens and property. Explore this crucial situation further in the full article. thedailybeast.com/donald-trump #NationalGuard #LosAngeles #Protests #TrumpAdministration #CivilUnrest

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
The Daily Beast · Trump Blasts L.A. Protests in Late Night Truth Social RantBy Will Neal
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Paul Chambers🚧

2/ It's worthy to note, Trump admires the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Trump Admin 1 curtailed him somewhat. Those safeguards are gone in Trump Admin 2.

Earlier today, Speaker Johnson used Trump's words "show the power of strength" in an interview regarding sending the military into #LA. #LosAngeles #USPol #California #Protests

Here is what he said in 1990,

Trump, "When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength.” Donald J. Trump Playboy Interview, 1990 playboy.com/magazine/articles/

Non-Paywall Archive Today link: archive.ph/Q6T35

Wayback Machine
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tank, man getting killed, "When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength.” Donald J. Trump Playboy Interview
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Paul Chambers🚧

This is going to be Kent State Massacre all over again, only with nationalized National Guard and regular military, if they send in the Marines.

"What I said was, if this rhetoric continues, and this violence continues, someone's going to lose their life," Homan warned, says top California officials could get arrested if they impede raids #California #protests #USPol

🔗 Trump border czar warns L.A. protesters: 'Someone's going to lose their life'

nbcnews.com/video/tom-homan-gi

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salix sericea (@Ripple13216)

As I mentioned last night: work the national guard.

As long as they are ours -- Californians -- we have a chance.

They have normal lives mostly outside the bubble of the f***ed up chain of command and daily pressure of the Gestapo chiefs.

Give them some flowers. Make their commanders look like fools when they instruct their subordinates to not accept a flower.

Make the Gestapo classify a rose as a deadly weapon because of thorns, 😉.

#protests#LA#CivilRights
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LilMikeSF

Prez #Drumpf & #Hegseth say #Feds to deploy troops including #Marines to Los Angeles after continuous weekend #protests against deportations. On Sunday AM #DJT took to #SocialMedia complaining in ALL CAPS about wearing of masks by civilian protestors.

President's pronouncement of “MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests" on Drumpf Soshill implys he believes masking illegal, while making no mention of use of similar masks by #ICE agents snatching people off streets has become notably common.

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= Politics = Masked, plainclothes ICE officers stand in a hallway during an operation outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in New York, on Friday. Yuki lwamura/AP President Donald Trump said early Sunday he would ban the use of masks by protesters, after two days of unrest in Los Angeles. “MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests. What do these people have to hide, and why???” the president posted on Truth Social. ICE officers are allowed to wear masks, however, with the agency’s acting director Todd Lyons saying recently the agents cover up to protect their families.
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Nonilex

1st, it characterizes #protests …against #ICE raids in… #LosAngeles …as threatening the “faithful execution of Federal #immigration laws.”It also states…“violent protests threaten the security of & significant damage to Federal immigration detention facilities & other Federal property.”The 1st paragraph concludes by asserting that “[t]o the extent that protests or acts of violence directly inhibit the execution of the laws, they constitute a form of #rebellion against the authority of the #US.”

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Nonilex

From Lawfare—Chris Mirasola explains Trump’s memorandum purporting to deploy 2,000 #NationalGuard personnel to respond to #protests against #ICE #immigration raids in #LosAngeles.

There has been significant mischaracterization of what #Trump has authorized in the memo signed yesterday. #Governor #GavinNewsom has criticized, for example, a complete takeover of the #California Guard. This is not provided for in the memo. Here is what the memo does provide.

#law #Title10
lawfaremedia.org/article/the-n

DefaultThe National Guard in Los AngelesThe president hasn’t invoked the Insurrection Act. He’s instead relying on a theory of inherent constitutional power that is far more limited.
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Nonilex

#DHS Secy #KristiNoem, appearing on CBS Sunday, declined to give details about the #NationalGuard deployment in #LosAngeles. Asked if #troops would remove #protesters’ masks, she said, “I won’t get more specific on that, just because we never do when it comes to law enforcement operations.” #Trump said on Saturday that face coverings would not be tolerated at #protests.

[that would absolutely violate the #PosseComitatusAct]

#law#Title10#democracy
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