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There's little news about this in English. These brave young Mexicans 🇲🇽 are heroines in Texas. Silvana Garza Valdez and María Paula Zárate, both 19 years old, rescued 20 girls trapped by the flooding of the Guadalupe River. vanguardia.com.mx/noticias/int...

Happy 4th! Proud to celebrate the victory of democracy over the rule of kings.

BREAKING via @schotthappens.com: A judge has ordered the immediate release of Arturo Gamboa, the SLC protester who did not fire his weapon but was booked for murder.

It sounds like this was a threat of violence against an elected office. As a Democrat, I just want to loudly say that this is wrong, regardless of the party of the victim. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

I prefer to see an intergenerational coalition in the Democratic Party. In a rapidly aging nation, that is the only winning formula.

"Officers use official language to invent reality, then punish those who question authority." - www.threads.com/@kaivanshroff They Arrested Brad Lander. Then They Lied About It. open.substack.com/pub/kaivansh...

Northerners in the 1850s didn't realize what they were up against until a Senator was almost beaten to death on the Senate floor by a Southerner. What will it take before the Dems wake up to the danger they're in?

Tennessee Nazi that threatened No Kings protest had gun with designs mimicking Christchurch mass murderer’s gun AND his hat had patch referencing Curtis Yarvin’s “dark enlightenment” theory, which calls for an end to democracy www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

@bradlander.bsky.social: Trump "is trying to destroy our empathy. That's what authoritarians do... We've got that Statue of Liberty out in the harbor saying, send me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.... That's what New York City is built on. That's why I love it. And he hates it."

With the exception of a hint of a badge peeking out from beneath backwards hat guy’s untucked shirt, there’s no visual indication that any of these guys are law enforcement officers—much less authorized to use force inside a frickin courthouse.

Seems @senmikelee.bsky.social didn’t want to talk about his ugly tweets blaming Dems for the shooting of Dems in Minnesota

New from me for LA Public Press. What’s a little crossfire among friends? I found three calls from LAPD complaining about being gassed and shot by LASD. I have the audio! lapublicpress.org/2025/06/ice-...

This is an absolute betrayal of promises made by Congress to protect the people who protected American soldiers. A betrayal by people who think American greatness is based on half-assed military parades rather than being a credible ally to those that risked their lives for America.

The high turnout in Manhattan and Brooklyn is a very good sign for Mamdani. It looks like progressive, whiter and richer areas have stronger turnout in 2025 relative to 2021. gothamist.com/news/new-yor...

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If the Secret Service thought he was an attacker, then someone is training them VERY badly.

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."

Kristi Noem is against political theater.

I without question or hesitation stand with Senator Alex Padilla. 💙👊

I Stand with Senator Padilla

The DHS’s use of force on Senator Padilla was uncalled for, cruel, and unacceptable This was a deliberate attempt to intimidate an elected official whose only offense is standing up for the voiceless But it’s not just about Senator Padilla, it’s about every person who dares to speak truth to power

If you're not convinced that Donald Trump is undermining our democracy, watch the video of what happened today to Senator Alex Padilla.

This needs to shouted out by ALL MEDIA Kristi Noem is telling a judge that the reason the National Guard and Marines were called into LA was that LA and California, in general, has a ‘socialist governor and mayor. That is Fucking Political and FUCKING ILLEGAL The judge must END this ILLEGAL ACTION

This is an assault on a United States Senator by a reckless, lawless Administration with no respect for the Constitution. We will not be silent. We will not be intimidated. We stand with Senator Padilla.

ALL THE OFFICERS who manhandled Padilla today need to be fired youtu.be/cEqMcGnZj_A?...

The violent detention of Sen. Alex Padilla was terrible. But what DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said right before it might be even more frightening—and it's just one of several authoritarian messages coming from Trump and his comrades.

Senator Padilla wasn't the first elected official to face intimidation from the Trump administration for doing his job, but he must be the last. Tell DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel to put an end to these abuses of power immediately.

Trump said he wanted to put America first, but clearly he's putting his own ego first. Luckily, most Americans agree that the KGB-style parade in DC is bad for our country. And it's interesting that independents have swung far towards the Democrats on this. apnews.com/article/trum...

It's time to remind each other that imperfect allies aren't enemies.

JUST IN: The Trump admin defends sending ~5,000 troops to LA: "The statute empowers the President to determine what forces 'he considers necessary' to 'suppress' a 'rebellion' or to 'execute' federal 'laws'—not the Governor, and not a federal court." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Don’t threaten us with a good time!

🔥 @repstansbury.bsky.social : “The deployment of Marines against American citizens is a disgusting abuse of power. There is no legal basis for it.”

MAGA didn’t care that cops were being bludgeoned to death at the Capitol during their Jan 6 insurrectionist coup plot but suddenly care about ICE agents being protested against for carrying out their racist human trafficking kidnapping abduction agenda. Funny how that works.

This regime is violating the "Hatch Act" that prohibits using Federal Offices to engage in political Activity.

This happened 2 months ago. It’s just rage-farming to push merch. Plenty of awful stuff is happening right now; there's no need to recycle old stories like they’re breaking news. This only adds to the noise & confusion, & that’s exactly how disinfo & distrust spread. archive.is/2025.04.18-2...

The fact the president of the United States just floated the idea of arresting a governor should be huge news. But Trump is trampling on the US constitution so frequently it just seems like noise. It's not. These are all threats to our country. Every patriotic American should be furious at Trump.

Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism. https://www.commondreams.org/news/david-huerta-arrested

My statement on the arrest of California SEIU President David Huerta.

Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime. This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇

The video shows Lauren Tomasi violently threatening a gentle ICE agent who was trying to save a cat stuck in a tree. She clearly deserved it.* apnews.com/article/immi... *Note: This post utilizes sarcasm.

Pete Hegseth thinks this requires the US Marines. What a dumbass christofascist.

BREAKING The administration of California Governor Gavin Newsom is asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to rescind his order and return the National Guard to the control of the State of California.

They brutalized David Huerta, President of SEIU California — just for witnessing. This is Day 4 of the National Strike. The people demand justice, not tyranny. No Marines. No National Guard. ICE out of LA. #NationalStrike #LaborRights #SEIU

It doesn’t matter to Trump that Pete Hegseth endangered U.S. armed forces by sharing attack plans with his wife, his brother and a journalist. It matters to Trump that Hegseth is willing to order American troops to attack American civilians. That’s why Hegseth is there.

Last night, someone recommended NOT voting. Here is a printout of my voting record from the Board of Elections. I am not going to listen to anyone who wants me to give up my power to vote.

I feel SO sorry for Tesla investors.

Tesla stock has been going up, despite collapsing sales. Investors are treating it like a meme stock, and that was made super obvious today. Musk is criticizing Trump, and the Trump-lovers are punishing the stock, as far as I can tell.