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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
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...
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Texas: Silvana y María Paula lograron salvar a 20 menores por inundaciones en campamento
Las dos consejeras de un campamento cristiano en Kerr llevaron a espacios seguros a las menores que estaban en peligro
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Happy 4th! Proud to celebrate the victory of democracy over the rule of kings.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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.
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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...
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Suspect arrested after GOP Rep. Max Miller says he was 'run off the road' by a man waving a Palestinian flag
Police are investigating alleged threats an Ohio man made against Miller, who is Jewish, and his daughter.
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 19/06/2025
I prefer to see an intergenerational coalition in the Democratic Party. In a rapidly aging nation, that is the only winning formula.
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
"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...
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They Arrested Brad Lander. Then They Lied About It.
Law enforcement is gaslighting Americans.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
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?
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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...
Picture of Tennessee neo-Nazi’s gun
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
@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."
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Seems @senmikelee.bsky.social didn’t want to talk about his ugly tweets blaming Dems for the shooting of Dems in Minnesota
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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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-...
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LASD shot LAPD with rubber bullets and tear gas during No Kings protest
Radio transmissions reveal officers frantically shouting "hold your goddamn crossfire" as the joint operation broke down at Saturday's downtown rally.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
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.
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
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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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 12/06/2025
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
If the Secret Service thought he was an attacker, then someone is training them VERY badly.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/06/2025
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."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Kristi Noem is against political theater.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
I without question or hesitation stand with Senator Alex Padilla. 💙👊
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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
I Stand with Senator Padilla
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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 13/06/2025
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
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 13/06/2025
If you're not convinced that Donald Trump is undermining our democracy, watch the video of what happened today to Senator Alex Padilla.
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Anti-Trumpism @forabettertomorrow.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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
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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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.
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
ALL THE OFFICERS who manhandled Padilla today need to be fired youtu.be/cEqMcGnZj_A?...
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OUTRAGEOUS: US Senator Padilla ATTACKED at DHS Presser
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 13/06/2025
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.
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Stop the Abuse of Power. Stop Unfounded Arrests of Public Officials.
The Trump administration is turning the power of the federal government against anyone who doesn’t toe the line – whether it's members of Congress, mayors, judges, protesters, or now, sitting Senators...
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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...
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
It's time to remind each other that imperfect allies aren't enemies.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 11/06/2025
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...
NTRODUCTION
In a crass political stunt endangering American lives, the Governor of California seeks to
use this Court to stop the President of the United States from exercising his lawful statutory and
constitutional power to ensure that federal personnel and facilities are protected. But, under the
Constitution, the President is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces, and the President is
responsible for ensuring the protection of federal personnel and federal facilities. Over the past
several days, violent rioters who object to enforcement of federal immigration laws have targeted
and damaged federal buildings, injured federal personnel, and impeded federal functions. The
L.A. Police Department (“LAPD”) and other local and state law enforcement have been unable to
bring order to the city. Indeed, in a press conference, the LAPD Chief of Police lamented that
“things have gotten out of control” and warned that “somebody could easily be killed.”1
Evaluating the unrest and threats to the enforcement of federal law that local and state authorities
were unable or unwilling to control, the President responded by using the authority vested in him
by statute and the Constitution to federalize and deploy the California National Guard to protect
federal personnel and property, quell the mobs, and restore order. When the situation escalated
further, the Secretary of Defense deployed a group of U.S. Marines to further assist.
There is no rioters’ veto to enforcement of federal law. And the President has every right
under the Constitution and by statute to call forth the National Guard and Marines to quell lawless
violence directed against enforcement of federal law. Yet instead of working to bring order to Los
Angeles, California and its Governor filed a lawsuit in San Francisco seeking a court order limiting
the federal government’s ability to protect its property and officials. The extraordinary relief
1 Michele McPhee, “LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell Says, ‘Violence I Have Se…
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Don’t threaten us with a good time!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
🔥 @repstansbury.bsky.social : “The deployment of Marines against American citizens is a disgusting abuse of power. There is no legal basis for it.”
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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.
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SeattleSanta @seattlesanta.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
This regime is violating the "Hatch Act" that prohibits using Federal Offices to engage in political Activity.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 10/06/2025
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...
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism. www.commondreams.org/news/david-hue…
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'This Is What Fascism Looks Like': Beloved Labor Leader David Huerta Arrested | Common Dreams
"This is about something much bigger," said the president of SEIU California, still in detention. "This is about how we
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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
My statement on the arrest of California SEIU President David Huerta.
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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. 🧵👇
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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.
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Australian reporter hit by nonlethal round during live report from LA immigration protests
An Australian television journalist was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet Sunday while reporting live from downtown Los Angeles on the large-scale protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration cr...
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BadJohnBrown @badjohnbrown.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Pete Hegseth thinks this requires the US Marines. What a dumbass christofascist.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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.
Hon. Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Defense
Washington, DC 20301
Via email only
Re: Federalization of the California National Guard
Dear Secretary Hegseth:
On June 7, 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum to your office entitled "Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions." The memorandum purports to invoke 10 U.S.C. § 12406 to "call into Federal service members and units of the National Guard ... to temporarily protect ICE and other United States Government personnel who are performing Federal functions, including the enforcement of Federal law, and to protect Federal property." The memorandum further directs "actions as necessary for the Secretary of Defense to coordinate with the Governors of the States and the National Guard Bureau in identifying and ordering into Federal service the appropriate members and units of the National Guard under this authority."
Section 12406 states that "the President may call into Federal service members and units of the National Guard of any State in such numbers as he considers necessary" to (1) repel an invasion of the United States by a foreign nation: (2) suppress a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States; or (3) execute the laws of the United States when the President is unable to do so with regular forces. Section 12406 further states that "[orders for these purposes shall be issued through the governors of the States."
Last night, the Adjutant General of California received a memorandum from your office with the subject line "Calling Members of the California National
GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM • SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814 • (916) 445-2841Guard into Federal Service,
" which states that "[t]wo thousand members of the
California National Guard will be called into Federal service effective immediately for a period of 60 days." Notably, this directive did not issue
"through the governorl] of the State[l" as required by section 12406; the Department of Defense did not transmit this directive to the Office of the Governor, nor was it approved or ordered by the Governor of California. This directive is also inconsistent with the President's memorandum, which anticipates "coordination] with the Governors of the States" in identifying and ordering units of the National Guard into federal service.
At present, law enforcement authorities from the City and County of Los
Angeles are safeguarding public safety, and, as demonstrated by the robust law enforcement response yesterday evening to protect federal facilities, local law enforcement resources are sufficient to maintain order. In dynamic and fluid situations such as the one in Los Angeles, State and local authorities are the most appropriate ones to evaluate the need for resources to safeguard life ano property. Indeed, the decision to deploy the National Guard, without appropriate training or orders, risks seriously escalating the situation.
There is currently no need for the National Guard to be deployed in Los Angeles, and to do so in this unlawful manner and for such a lengthy period is a serious breach of state sovereignty that seems intentionally designed to inflame the situation, while simultaneously depriving the State from deploying these personnel and resources where they are truly required. Accordingly, we ask that you immediately rescind your order and return the National Guard to its rightful control by the State of California, to be deployed as appropriate when necessary.
Sincerely,
Saud of
David Sapp
Legal Affairs Secretary
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
CC.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (via email only)
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Solidarity✊ @solidarity2025.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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.
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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.
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I feel SO sorry for Tesla investors.
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rauldougou @rauldougou.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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.
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