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While performing official oversight duties, a Democratic senator was violently tackled and handcuffed by federal agents because he dared to ask a question. This isn’t law enforcement. This is occupation. 🧵

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)

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The SS claims he wasn't wearing his pin. But if you listened to him you could hear he identified himself, full name and a senator from California who wanted to ask Noem a question. (Profiled)This is UNACCEPTABLE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. REPUBLICAN SENATORS 🛑 STOP BEING SILENT‼️ SILENCE IS COMPLICITY‼️

Insist that both Noem and Trump apologize. They won't, of course, because they can't stand the idea of apologizing for anything they do, but the optics of them squirming as they try to justify this is exactly what America needs to see.

Secretary Noem made it crystal clear in her own words: She sees her mission as "liberating" Los Angeles from its own elected leaders and residents. That’s the language of an invader, not a public servant. Senator Padilla was doing his job by defending our democracy and he was met with force.

This isn’t about safety, or order, or the rule of law — it’s about dramatic shows of force. This authoritarian regime thinks that if they assault a senator who happens to be Latino, the American people will either be pleased, indifferent, or terrorized into submission. They’re wrong.

We’re not bowing down. We’re not accepting this. We’re even more angry than ever. This is a constitutional republic and there are no kings here. We defend our rights. That’s why we will be peacefully assembling in the streets on Saturday. See you there.

nokings.orgNo KingsOn June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

#trumpPoliceStates #DraftDodgerTrump They can arrest, debase and possibly murder you, me any or many of us. For what purpose? So a spoiled rotten old man can play with the toys he likes and destroy the rest. We’re NOT toys, we’re human beings. When are our representatives going to represent US?

Our representatives will represent US when we toss them out of their cushy Capitol Hill jobs. These elected representatives don’t respect constituents enough to come HOME, hold TOWN HALL meetings and listen to OUR VOICES! In 2026, many will see Washington D.C. for the last time.

Another example of 2 universes. Fox News viewers have been told Alex Padilla “bursted into the room and lunged at the secretary”. Other news network viewers have been told Padilla was escorted into the room listened to the press conference had a question then was forcibly escorted out of the room

This a pure Mark Burnett production! All for show for the base & to spook the others to be quiet. Amazing how few people were in the room other than her J6 goons