The #political conditions surrounding the current deployment are dramatically different from those during that prior wave. #Polarization has spread from society to the political elites, who now, more than ever, seek to use the #military for political gain. On the #Republican side, Donald #Trump appears eager to deploy the #Army against left-wing #protesters.
#law #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #NationalGuard #Marines #LosAngeles #autocracy
(The… [#GSA] did, however, stipulate that the #Pentagon could be levitated no more than 3'….) Although ~50k demonstrators marched to the Pentagon, ~2,500 took part in a direct assault on the bldg.…some smashed windows & tried to force open the doors, others hurled objects & splashed paint on…soldiers stationed inside. #Military #police from the 503rd #MP Battalion formed the first line of defense inside the entrance,…blocking & repelling #protesters who briefly breached the glass doors &…foyer.
As #WhiteHouse chest pounds and brags about righteous mission to eradicate "#illegals" in #SoCal where approx half of all business activity is conducted by #immigrants, the threats and toxic atmosphere is emptying restaurants, and other gathering places, spreading fear as well as deeper discontent & economic #distress, as intended.
Abigail Jackson, a #DJT admin spox, said violent #protesters in #LosAngeles created an unsafe environment for local businesses. "It’s the #Democrat riots- not enforcement of federal #immigration law - that is hurting small businesses," Jackson told Reuters.
Can #Florida #drivers run over #protesters without consequence? No, that’s not what the #law says
https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/jun/13/can-florida-drivers-run-over-protesters/
…[Predictably] Abigail Jackson, a White House spox, said [it was the] *violent* #protesters in #LosAngeles [who] had created an unsafe environment for local businesses. "It’s the *Democrat* *riots* - not enforcement of federal immigration law - that is hurting small businesses," Jackson told Reuters.
[right, because the #protests are taking place in the produce market 🤦🏼♀️]
Democrat Michigan AG Asked FBI to Raid #Protesters’ Homes — But Won’t Tell #Students Why https://theintercept.com/2025/06/15/university-michigan-fbi-raid-students-palestine/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
To #protesters against #Trump anti- #immigration #raids
" we will #kill you "
Now the #US #police is warning #americans they will get shot... 😱😱😱😭😭😭
A #Florida #Sheriff :
To #protesters against #Trump anti- #immigration #raids
" we will #kill you "
Now the #US #police is warning #americans they will get shot... 😱😱😱😭😭😭
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The Velvet Revolution (1989, Czechoslovakia) and The Philippine People Power Revolution (1986) are proof of the power of peaceful mass movements.
Info on The Velvet Revolution: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolution
Info on The Philippine People Power Revolution: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution#:~:text=The%20People%20Power%20Revolution%2C%20also,regime%20violence%20and%20electoral%20fraud.
#peacefulprotest #protest #protests #protesters #socialism #communism #capitalism #anarchism #marxism #anticapitalism #revolution #immigration #protest #deportation #iceraids
THE HAGUE, June 15 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of #protesters, including families with children, gathered in the #Netherlands on Sunday to oppose Israel's siege of #Gaza and the #Dutchgovernment's policy on the %war.
So that makes it okay, like you #BlueMAGA #VoteBlue #Libs did so under your president, so you can't complain! 😆
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #US #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #BernieSanders #AOC #FraudSquad #Progressive #LA #LosAngeles #California #CA #MaritalLaw #NationalGuard #Protest #Activism #Protesters #Protester #Gestapo #ICE #AbolishICE
As the #DC #military parade took place, hundreds of #protesters stood outside the federal building in downtown #LosAngeles. People had been dancing around, before hundreds of cops circled the 4-block square without warning or announcement, leading to a tense stand-off, acc/to a Rolling Stone reporter on the ground. #FlashBang #grenades went off, & police used #TearGas & smoke grenades to clear protesters.
#Trump #law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #AmericanAutocracy
Though rock music blared on TV, the parade itself was eerily quiet. One video posted on X shows tanks squeaking past nearly silent crowds, sounding like a grocery cart in need of grease.
In the weeks leading up to his #birthday & the parade, #Trump told close associates that #protesters were going to try to overshadow the #military parade, including in media coverage, in #DC & elsewhere, & that he was determined not to let that happen…
At 2,000 locations across the country, #protesters held a #NoKings Day to voice their anger toward #Trump. About 20,000 people gathered in downtown #LosAngeles, undeterred by law enforcement's use of non-lethal weapons on earlier #protests & the president's escalation by sending in #troops.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #PosseComitatusAct #dictatorship #authoritarianism #AmericanAutocracy
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Keyword here. #UnderWhelming 😂
Great job #Protesters
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Downtown LA Flooded with Protesters in `No Kings’ Rally https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/75420/ #Downtown #flooded #Hockey #Kings #LA #LAKings #LAKings #LosAngeles #LosAngelesKings #LosAngeles #LosAngelesKings #NHL #protesters #rally
#LAPD then fired #TearGas & crowd control projectiles at the group, sending #protesters, hot dog vendors & passing pedestrians fleeing.
“It was a total 100% over-reaction. We weren’t doing anything but standing around chanting in #peaceful #protest,” said Samantha Edgerton, a 37-year-old bartender
Some participants from the local rally joined other #protesters by the federal bldg, where people have bee protesting for over a week in response to #Trump’s #immigration #raids.
What was at that point a crowd of several hundred protesters started toward a freeway overpass but was stopped by officers on foot & horseback. #Police began pushing people toward an adjacent street, then suddenly turned to #FlashBang #grenades, *less-lethal* munitions & #TearGas.
#Police deploy #FlashBang #grenades, #RubberBullets on #LA #protesters
Police began #shooting flash-bangs & rubber bullets, then turned to #TearGas, after ordering a crowd to disperse following a demonstration outside the federal bldg late Sat afternoon.
The gathering there was separate from the local #NoKings event held earlier as part of nationwide rallies to push back against #Trump & the policies of his admin on a host of issues.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/06/14/los-angeles-protesters-police-clash/
