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@maybit yup. History may not repeat but it sure as hell rhymes.

Wondering if this is what Berlin felt like in the 1930s.

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Carter-William @carterwpalek alexa show me the unnervingly large Venn Diagram of people who hate immigrants but love to take 23andMe tests to find out exactly what type of immigrant their family once was

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The fascist convict regime's plan is to declare martial law because the goal of doing so is to cancel the midterms.

#resist #persist #usa #registertovote

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*Senator Alex Padilla 😳

Graffiti reading “AND THEN THEY CAME FOR ME” in red spray paint on a boarded-up wall in an urban area, with a multi-story building and parked cars nearby. The phrase is a reference to the famous anti-fascist poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller, warning against political apathy and the consequences of remaining silent in the face of injustice.

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Padilla's arrest is getting all the attention, but what Noem said is perhaps more terrifying.

"We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."

Admitting they're not here for violent criminals, they're here to overthrow our elected officials

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Puppy killer said she was there “TO LIBERATE THE CITY FROM SOCIALISTS and the LEADERSHIP of the GOVERNOR” -

Then, Senator Padilla asked a question.
Padilla is the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee. Doing his job.

He was assaulted, thrown on the floor and handcuffed and arrested by Noem's goons.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k2W39n6hXn8

#resist #persist #LosAngeles #usa #eu

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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.

USM Chancellor just sent out a five minute video regarding the 7% budget cut hitting all schools in our system this coming year … much of it made worse by the ongoing federal nonsense. *sigh*

I don’t think we’ll feel it as much as some of the other (smaller) schools but it’s still a sad sign of the times for everyone. :(

@danwentzel @digitalsnow

People should wear that to Donnie’s ego stroking parade on Saturday here in DC.

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Former Secretaries of the Navy and Army and retired 4 star generals have filed a strong amicus brief in California’s lawsuit to block U.S. Marines from streets of L.A. and declare his federalization of the Cal national guard unlawful. Full brief at https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450934/gov.uscourts.cand.450934.31.1.pdf #LawFedi

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INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE
Amici are former secretaries of the Army and Navy and retired four-star admirals anc
generals. Collectively, they served under each president from John F. Kennedy to Barack H
Obama.
Amici are acutely interested in this case because deploying National Guard and active-duts
military personnel in the context of domestic law enforcement should be a rare and carefully
considered occurrence that strictly complies with the Posse Comitatus Act and its exceptions
Domestic deployments that fail to adhere to these long-established guardrails threaten the Guard':
and the active-duty military's core national security and disaster relief missions; place deploye
personnel in uncommon situations for which they lack appropriate training, thus posing safets
concerns for personnel and the public alike; and risk inappropriately politicizing the military
leading to additional risks to recruitment, retention, morale, and cohesion of the force.

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Federal agents have just handcuffed California Senator Alex Padilla and forcibly removed him from a news conference when he dared to question Kristi Noem. This is a demonstration on the body of a Latino elected official of what the Trump regime intends to do to any of us who question.

#Trump #authoritarianism #military

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/live-updates-los-angeles-protests-thursday-june-12/3722189/

@wholesomememes @akamran Eeyore ftw!

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Let's include our pals even on Eeyore days (by u/FairyyDust)
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A plush version of Eeyore from "Winnie the Pooh" sits on a sidewalk near a window. His fur is a muted gray with a darker mane and pink inner ears. Above, there is text in a box that reads: "One awesome thing about Eeyore is that even though he is basically clinically depressed, he still gets invited to participate in adventures and shenanigans with all his friends. They never expect him to pretend to feel happy, they never leave him behind or ask him to change. THEY JUST SHOW HIM LOVE."

@z_everson "In honor of the Army" ... lol liar.

The Army 250th festivities were carefully planned over 2 years. The 'parade' was only conceived of 2 months ago when the WH realised the coincidental date.

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"Reminder: what sparked the american revolution was when the military fired on protesters."

#protest #RESIST #FascistAmeriKKKa #politics #ModernSlavery #tyranny #WhiteSupremacy #racism #misogyny #ApartheidState

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Hey y’all, heads up #Texas #NoKings protest attendees. Abbott is sending 6000 National Guard troops into leftist cities. San Antonio, Dallas and Austin are all seeing troop deployments, the trucks are rolling on 35 as we speak. There’s a big protest in Fort Worth, but I haven’t seen it mentioned in deployment reports. Nor have I seen Denton mentioned, and I expect it to be big there too,because of TWU and NTSU.

In any case, be prepared. Turn biometrics off on your devices, if you’re not live streaming, turn off wireless so it’s harder to track your location. Memorize or write your attorneys number in sharpie on yourself. A mixture of mylanta and water is the best for rinsing off bioweapons deployed by cops. Bring earplugs and remember that a small tear will disable sound cannons. Do not stand in front of sound cannons, get to the side asap. Umbrellas shield you from drones, wear nothing distinctive, tie your hair back, sunglasses, a hoodie and mask is probably a good idea.

Mel Brooks is the new Betty White

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/12/mel-brooks-spaceballs-sequel

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*** Nothing says "free country" and 1st Amendment like calling out the military to intimidate citzens.

The new Red Scare....

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