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LA Times: California FEMA earthquake retrofit grants canceled, imperiling critical work, Schiff says
This was not hard to predict. #Data governance needs to go beyond a data entry for "Reason?" as that is clearly too vague. If #California wants to continue deploying and operating #ALPR technology, we need #datagovernance and accountability NOW.
#flock #deflock #alprspotting #ice #fuckICE #surveillance #policestate
Law enforcement agencies are violating California law and sharing license plate reader data with federal authorities https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/06/california-police-sharing-license-plate-reader-data/
Yet another #recall
More than 70 people across seven states have been sickened due to a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs recalled by a #California-based egg distributor, according to the CDC
On Friday, the August Egg Company recalled 1.7 million dozen brown cage-free and brown certified organic eggs, sold under multiple brand names, that have the “potential to be contaminated"
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/07/health/salmonella-outbreak-eggs
so, basically, Trump is sending occupying armies of contractors to states ran by governors from the #DemocraticParty and not one of them are stopping these kidnappings because why again?
where is #California’s Newsome when Trump has an army of mercenaries bringing back colonial goons like it’s 1776?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/us/los-angeles-immigration-raid.html?smid=tw-share
Pope Leo's first appointment for US Bishop, an immigrant himself, is asking priests in his diocese of #SanDiego #California to go with immigrants to #immigration court in an effort to influence public opinion and maybe protect the people from #ICE.
![Letter on Diocese of San Diego letterhead dated June 11, 2025
"Dear Fellow Priests, Deacons and Ministry Leaders of our Parishes,
"On th emorning of June 20th, which is Internation REfugee Day, a group of priests and faith leaders are plannign to visit the federal court building to stand in solidarity with migrants who are making their court appearances. We know that migrants and refugees find themselves in the difficult predicament of being called to appear, which is what the government asks of them, and then being given orders for expedited removal from our country.
"This group of priests and faith leaders will simply be present during this process as it has been experienced that the presence of faith leaders makes a difference in how the migrants are treated. Unfortunately, it will most likely not change the outcome. Following the court appearances, the faith leaders will have a press conference so that the clear message that people of faith stand with immigrants and refugees can be delivered to the broader public.
"They will gather at 7am and conclude by 10am. If you feel moved to participate, please notify either of the following:
[name of pastor and organizer]
"Being present will be a good way for us to give witness and stand with immigrants on a day in which, across the Diocese, we will all celebrate a Mass at our various parishes dedicated to our immigrant brothers and sisters."](/proxy/post_attachment/739576/a0c44d6732.jpg "Letter on Diocese of San Diego letterhead dated June 11, 2025
\"Dear Fellow Priests, Deacons and Ministry Leaders of our Parishes,
\"On th emorning of June 20th, which is Internation REfugee Day, a group of priests and faith leaders are plannign to visit the federal court building to stand in solidarity with migrants who are making their court appearances. We know that migrants and refugees find themselves in the difficult predicament of being called to appear, which is what the government asks of them, and then being given orders for expedited removal from our country.
\"This group of priests and faith leaders will simply be present during this process as it has been experienced that the presence of faith leaders makes a difference in how the migrants are treated. Unfortunately, it will most likely not change the outcome. Following the court appearances, the faith leaders will have a press conference so that the clear message that people of faith stand with immigrants and refugees can be delivered to the broader public.
\"They will gather at 7am and conclude by 10am. If you feel moved to participate, please notify either of the following:
[name of pastor and organizer]
\"Being present will be a good way for us to give witness and stand with immigrants on a day in which, across the Diocese, we will all celebrate a Mass at our various parishes dedicated to our immigrant brothers and sisters.\"")
#Republican *lawmakers* & #Trump admin ofcls lined up on Sun morning to support Trump’s decision to activate 2k members of the #California #NationalGuard to #LosAngeles as part of a crackdown on #protests over #immigration enforcement.
Trump’s decision to deploy #troops came in direct opposition to the wishes of Gov #GavinNewsom & #LA Mayor #KarenBass, both #Democrats, who said that local authorities have it under control.
#law #Title10 #democracy #RightToProtest
https://www.notus.org/us-news/republicans-line-up-to-back-trumps-l-a-national-guard-deployment
Keep 'em coming.
Promise kept.
Anna Bower:
#California AG Bonta announces lawsuit challenging #Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard in LA.
Via Jose Pagliery:
#California's AG, Rob Bonta, told us reporters just now that the courts are the right place for this battle.
But that's because top California officials want to avoid putting soldiers in the awkward position of choosing whose orders to follow.
And that would be a point of no return.
In a sign of #California’s widening anger at the #Trump admin, including from the political center, the #LosAngeles Civic Alliance, a coalition of #business & #civic leaders that for years has served as the voice of the establishment in the Los Angeles region, condemned the deployment of the #NationalGuard in SoCal as an “#unconstitutional action” on Monday & charged that Trump had acted illegally.
#law #PosseComitatusAct #RightToProtest #authoritarianism #immigration
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/09/us/la-protests-immigration-ice-trump/ea69e3ad-ed95-5dfc-bb15-352685fd2fe2?smid=url-share
‘Wildly underprepared’: #NationalGuard troops sleeping on floors
The #troops — whose makeshift quarters are shown in photographs exclusively obtained by the Chronicle — arrived WITHOUT federal funding for #food, #water, #fuel, #equipment or #lodging, said the source, who was granted confidentiality under SF Chronicle policies. This person said #state ofcls & the #California National Guard were not to blame.
#Trump #law #democracy #RightToProtest #LosAngeles #immigration
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/national-guard-california-photos-20368334.php
dear people of #california #losangeles
as a german
i want to personally thank you for what you are doing today.
words cannot express the historic significance of your #protest.
today a line has been drawn. they will read about you in the history books.
US #protests against #Trump & his tyrannical #immigration raids — photos from the AP
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#law #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #democracy #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #authoritarianism #tyranny #Gestapo #AmericanAutocracy #LosAngeles #ICE #NationalGuard #Marines #USTroops
When is it legal for California cops to use tear gas or rubber bullets for crowd control? Here's a flowchart explainer from #afsc #americanfriendsservicecommittee afsc.org. Please share!
https://afsc.org/california-state-law-ab-48-limits-police-weapons-crowd-control
#UnitedStates Sen. #AlexPadilla (D-#California) briefly interrupted #DHS Secretary #KristiNoem’s “news” [#propaganda] conference in the #LosAngeles #FBI headquarters, saying he had questions for her. Security pushed him out, telling him to put his hands up.
#Trump #PoliceState #Tyranny #authoritarianism #AmericanAutocracy #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #immigration #Gestapo
"We witnessed something today only seen in dictatorial regimes. California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla exercised his First Amendment rights and fulfilled his constitutional obligations to ask a question of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem while in his home state. He was viciously manhandled, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed. This is fascism."
~ Jennifer Rubin
#Trump #authoritarianism #fascism #violence #FreeSpeech #AlexPadilla #California
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"In #LosAngeles, where #ICE has launched a dragnet, the LA Unified School District [#LAUSD] put in place new protective measures. Many families have nevertheless still opted to skip #graduation & #schools are streaming ceremonies for those who feel safer at home."
#Trump #immigration #terrorism #MassDeportations #law #authoritarianism #tyranny #Gestapo #AmericanAutocracy #California #NationalGuard #Marines #troops
https://immigrationimpact.com/2025/06/12/graduation-ice-targets-young-dreamers/
San Francisco Courtroom United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has gaveled in #NewsomVTrump
3 Judge Panel
Judges Mark J. Bennett, Eric Miller & Jennifer Sung
🧵
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEitAzKSInI
#Trump #law #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #democracy #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #authoritarianism #tyranny #Gestapo #AmericanAutocracy #LosAngeles #California #NationalGuard #Marines #USTroops #immigration
Official #Introduction Post:
#GenX #actor, #writer, and #transit advocate. I believe in #cities and #urbanism. Live in #WeHo in #California.
Hablo español. Aprendo português.
Minister of the Science of Mind and Spirit for #csl #newthought #ACIM #sober
#Gay #leather #drag #pride #LGBTQ
Also on Threads at @danwentzel@threads.net
Frightening images out of #Pasadena, #California show a plainclothes #federal #LawEnforcement officer at a stoplight jumping out of his vehicle & drawing his #weapon on a person attempting to #photograph his license plate.
Details are limited & exact circumstances of the incident are unknown, but the potentially deadly confrontation occurred Wed morning at around the same time federal #immigration agents carried out an op at a bus stop nearby.
#law #Trump #AbuseOfPower
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/plainclothes-federal-agent-draws-gun-on-man-at-stoplight-in-pasadena/
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US court lets #Trump retain control of #California #NationalGuard for now
A US appeals court let Trump late Thurs retain control over CA's National Guard while the state's #Democratic #governor proceeds with a lawsuit challenging the legality of the #Republican president's use of the #troops to *quell* #protests & unrest in #LosAngeles.
#law #Title10 #PosseComitatusAct #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-court-lets-trump-retain-control-california-national-guard-now-2025-06-20/
#JDVance is traveling to #LosAngeles Friday to meet w/ #Marines & visit federal command centers.
Vance’s office did not release a reason for his visit. But #LA has been the epicenter of #protests against the #Trump admin’s #MassDeportation ops.
Trump deployed #NationalGuard troops to LA this month in response to the protests. #California sued for a #TRO to stop the deployment, but a federal appeals court ruled in Trump’s favor Thurs night while litigation continues.
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-6-20-2025#00000197-8dc1-d631-a1ff-edf5548b0000
Via Anna Bower: 1/...
HAPPENING NOW: Judge Charles Breyer is presiding over a hearing in #Newsom v. #Trump -- the first hearing in the district court following the Ninth Circuit's order allowing Trump to mobilize the national guard in #California.
Judge Breyer starts by saying that the parties and the court need to decide how to move forward. (This was supposed to be a preliminary injunction hearing, but Ninth Circuit construed his initial TRO as a preliminary injunction and stayed it.)
To recap:
Via Kyle Cheney:
Judge BREYER.. #Newsom and DOJ to brief him on whether he still has authority to weigh #Trump's military deployment in #LosAngeles following the 9th Circuit's stay of his original order.
He seems to think there are aspects of the case still in his domain — like Posse Comitatus.
The People Being #Disappeared by #ICE in #LosAngeles
As communities across Southern #California document & #protest the escalating #raids, loved ones grapple with the unimaginable.
In Los Angeles in recent weeks, a popular phrase has been revived on protest signs & social-media posts: “Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo,” or, “only the people can save the people.”
#Trump #law #immigration #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-los-angeles/the-people-being-disappeared-by-ice-in-los-angeles