Trump officials are trying to fan the flames for whatever is about to happen in Los Angeles and California.
#ICE #LosAngeles #NationalGuard
Via @newseye.bsky.social
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PEPPER SPRAY PAIN RELIEF
I was a volunteer subject in these randomized, double-blind trials to find a treatment for pepper spray discomfort. The only thing found to be better than water was a 1:1 solution of water and liquid antacid — aluminum hydroxide or magnesium hydroxide-based, such as Maalox or Mylanta. Use plain or mint, but a physician and street medic friend asked me to stress that *mint* is best.
“The Black Cross Healthcare Collective was a group of healthcare workers who lived in Portland, Oregon. They formed after the WTO protests of 1999, after seeing a need for medical care that specifically served people who were attending direct actions, demonstrations and political protests.”
"In the early 2000s they pioneered community-supported trials to find an antidote to pepper spray. These trials resulted in an antidote that has been used in street protests internationally.”
After a judge found #DJT admin deportation of immigrants to Sudan illegal, instead of returning them to US, #Drumpf admin exiled them all into legal limboland, including their US govt personnel escorts, all now suspended without a final destination in #Djibouti with #ICE employees stuck with deportees, living out of a dangerously hot metal cargo container at behest of #StevenMiller and other unconcerned #WhiteHouse acolytes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/06/05/djibouti-deportations-migrants-ice-trump/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzQ5MDk2MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzUwNDc4Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NDkwOTYwMDAsImp0aSI6ImMxNmEzMzNlLWYxYTctNGQ1Ni1hNzRiLWNmZmZiNjRlMmM1NiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi8yMDI1LzA2LzA1L2RqaWJvdXRpLWRlcG9ydGF0aW9ucy1taWdyYW50cy1pY2UtdHJ1bXAvIn0.gTsfYG3cfcmsNG_1zvkbXZydFy2eljbQ88evq2gwmg8 #CantMakeThisShitUp
#Trump White House tries to assuage industry worries over loss of migrant workers amid #ICE aggressive deportation campaign but no clear plan underway
« Undocumented immigrants account for 4% to 5% of the total US workforce and between 15% to 20% in industries like crop production, food processing, and construction, according to Goldman Sachs »
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/03/politics/trump-migrant-farmworkers-deportations
Other than the pure racism, the point of immigrant crackdowns (and Congress blocking immigration reform since Reagan) is to maintain a large highly exploitable labor force.
That's why ICE is hitting up day laborers at Home Depot parking lots and small Los Angeles businesses, and not, for example, shutting down the entire US meat and dairy industries which have relied on that exploitable labor for decades.
NPR: 'Bring Carol home:' ICE snatches rural Missouri mom at immigration check-in
"...Mayorga, whose legal name is Ming Li Hui, has been detained in jail under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since late April. She’d traveled from Kennett, Missouri, her home for nearly two decades, to St. Louis for what she thought was a routine meeting to renew her employment authorization document.
The document, issued by the federal government, allows her to work legally in the U.S. and is set to expire in January 2026.
Originally from Hong Kong, Mayorga said she was used to the meetings. But when she arrived, things were anything but usual...."
https://www.stlpr.org/law-order/2025-05-24/missouri-kennett-woman-ice-deportation-visa
I was watching Handmaid’s Tale (S5, E6), and when Gilead’s masked goons caught Elisabeth Moss’s character, I thought— ‘ICE.’
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"Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today."
Via Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fightforaunion.bsky.social/post/3lqxwdph6f22c
The chaos that unfolded in #LosAngeles over the weekend was sparked by …#ICE raids at #workplaces, a controversial #policy that seems designed to appease the #Trump admin’s desire to increase the number of #deportations at all costs.
The policy to #raid workplaces, reportedly pushed by WH Deputy Chief of Staff #StephenMiller & other top #Trump admin ofcls, comes as ICE has tried to increase its deportation numbers.
#immigration #law #CivilRights #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/la-protest-ice-raid-trump-immigration-dhs-national-guard-workplace-raid/
Since Trump took office, immigration officials have more than quadrupled the number of 287(g) agreements with law enforcement agencies across 40 states, giving local officers authority to function as deportation agents in jails and the streets.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-deportation-police-287g-program-expansion?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
"Trump has awakened something he cannot control" says the Guardian....
Well done Los Angeles!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/09/los-angeles-trump-immigration
700 Marines are being sent to LA to try and stop those who are fighting to protect their immigrant friends and neighbours.
Two journalists have already been shot with “less lethal” ammunition, one of whom required emergency surgery.
They’re shooting at the press.
They seem to want this situation to escalate and they want to silence the brave reporters trying to do their jobs.
Don’t let them. Keep speaking out. Amplify posts from those who are on the ground sharing what’s happening .
Speak up against atrocities. Don’t look away.
#ice #abolishice #uspol #la #fascism #immigration #losangeles
#LosAngeles #ICE #raids fuel controversy over #masked agents
Images of federal #immigration agents wearing masks & balaclavas as they conduct raids in Los Angeles & other US cities have ignited a politically charged debate over whether they are protecting their identities or engaging in intimidation tactics.
#Trump #law #accountability #identification #LawEnforcement
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/los-angeles-ice-raids-fuel-controversy-over-masked-agents-2025-06-09/
A #Venezuelan musician released a song critical of #Trump, then he was arrested by #ICE.
The Criminalization of Venezuelan Street Culture
#law #immigration #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfExpression #AlienEnemiesAct #pretense #FigLeaf #Bullshit #authoritarianism #tyranny #WhiteSupremacy #dissent #AmericanAutocracy
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/the-criminalization-of-venezuelan-street-culture
An EPA complaint filed under the Biden administration alleged that a harmful disinfectant was being used without proper protection at an ICE facility in California.
Last week, the case — filed against the GEO Group, a major Trump donor — was dropped without explanation.
Did you know it’s not just two journalists who’ve been shot while covering the LA anti-ICE protests?
It’s many more. They appear to be targeting the press. Trying to silence them. Dissuade them from reporting on what is one of the most important issues America is facing.
Does the country want to submit to a fascist authoritarian?
Or do they want to fight back?
LA has chosen to fight back. And journalists are showing up to cover it. As they should.
Adam Rose is keeping a running tally on a thread on Bluesky. Highly recommend checking it out.
here’s some of the injured:
Ryanne Mena, shot with pepper balls
Sean Becker-Carmitchel, hit multiple times
Anthony Cabassa hit in face with chemical munition
Ryanne and Sean were hit again the next day, with a tear gas cannister
No name has been given but reports of someone from KTLA being hit with less lethal ammo and going to urgent care
Lauren Tomasi hit with less lethal ammo
Nick Stern shot with less lethal ammo and requires emergency surgery
These people were clearly identifying themselves as members of the press
They were there to do their jobs
And at least in the case of Lauren Tomasi, there’s video evidence which appears to show an officer taking clear aim and firing directly at her
Say their names.
Speak up.
The public need to know the risks the press are taking just to attempt to bring truth to the masses.
The Regime have been attempting to silence, sue and throttle the press since day one.
We shouldn’t tolerate any direct attacks on them.
#ice #abolishice #uspol #fascism #journalism #la #losangeles #resist
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
Please spread the word
#ICE #NYS #NewYork #antifascism #HealthCare
KUTV: Hundreds march through downtown Salt Lake to protest against ICE raids, deportations
Updated Thu, June 12th 2025 at 9:35 PM
"...SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Hundreds of protestors gathered in downtown Salt Lake at Washington Square Park to stand in solidarity with anti-ICE protestors in Los Angeles...."
Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10 years old.
She’s now in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview.
The 45 year old wife and mother of 3 has been moved between detention facilities while her husband begs ICE to let her get on a plane to Canada.
They’re willing to pay. She’s willing to leave. But she can’t escape.
This is why we call them concentration camps.
There’s no due process. Some people go in and never come out.
Also worth noting her husband voted for Trump because he supported his mass deportation plans.
He didn’t think it would impact people “like them”. Only “others”.
This is why we fight for the rights of everyone.
We aren’t safe until everyone is safe.
Univ of UT student C Dias Goncalves, 19 yrs old, gets pulled over for driving too close to a truck & is now💔in an #ICE #detention camp. She’s been in the US since she was 7.
She was born in Brazil & came to UT as a kid with her parents.
For 2 days, the family didn’t know what happened, until she was able to call Sat. Parents: originally had a 6-mo tourist visa *overstayed.
“It wasn’t her fault."
Not a criminal, not a danger to her comm...
#Immigrants #Fascism #USPol https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2025/06/12/university-utah-student-being-held/
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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/
Ventura Police Department statement:
This morning, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) briefly used our front parking lot as a staging area for their enforcement vehicles.
We want to be clear: the Ventura Police Department is not working with ICE in any capacity, is not involved in any immigration-related enforcement, and continues to fully comply with the California Values Act (SB 54) and our department policy which prohibits involvement in immigration enforcement. Their use of our parking lot did not involve our personnel or any of our other resources. We spoke with the ICE supervisors and requested they not use any city facility parking lots for their
operations moving forward.
Our role is to protect lives, property, and the well-being of all members of our community, regardless of immigration status. We are here to serve and protect everyone who lives, works, and visits Ventura.
If you have questions or concerns, we encourage you to reach out to us directly.
Going to start this book today. Seems timely. The eBook is free.
Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition
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BTW there is another low-key protest happening in #Chicago today. if you’re #catholic, you can call it the #NoKings but the King of kings protest, featuring #PopeSouthSide
“Pope Leo to deliver 1st address to US audience in video message in Chicago”
https://abcnews.go.com/US/pope-leo-deliver-1st-address-us-audience-video/story?id=122794475
no, i don’t think it’s a coincidence #PopeLeo chose today for his address. this is counterprogramming. Prevost is notoriously anti #MAGA ; ie: he supports L.A.’s cardinal call for clergy to protect migrants from #ICE