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The poster board section of a Target in #LosAngeles
They're all gone
Why are all the posters gone?
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(bye for now #Mastodon, I leave soon myself to join my local #protest #demonstration)
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Cue the complaints and boycotts from MAGA.
The same ones who bitch about "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before the Super Bowl.
Fuck them.
#losangeles https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/dodger-stadium-singer-confirms-she-performed-national-anthem-in-spanish-to-protest-ice-in-defiance-of-team-220938848.html
Nezza published a video showing a Dodgers employee explicitly telling her to not perform the Spanish version of the anthem.
#Immigration raids in #LosAngeles hit #SmallBusiness owners
Juan Ibarra stands outside his fruit & vegetable outlet in LA’s vast fresh #produce market where Hispanic & Latin restaurateurs, street vendors & food truck operators buy supplies every day.
On Monday morning, the usually bustling market was largely empty. Since #ICE began conducting #workplace raids, including at a #textile factory 2 blocks away, Ibarra said #business has virtually dried up.
#economy #Trump
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/immigration-raids-los-angeles-hit-small-business-owners-its-worse-than-covid-2025-06-17/
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
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When The #Military Comes To American Soil
By Joshua Braver
#Domestic deployment of active-duty US military, as is now taking place in #LosAngeles, is both rare & perilous. Not since the 1992 riots in that same city has the country seen such a use of the armed services. But that was a one-off. The more relevant, & worrying, parallel may be the period from 1957 to the end of 1968, when military forces actively patrolled US soil on 8 separate occasions.
#law
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/prior-domestic-deployments/683186/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxRbJ5YAKs0rd5aF2tLxN-X0
#LA #Dodgers denied #ICE agents access to #DodgerStadium parking lot
The #LosAngeles Dodgers on Thurs said they had denied ICE agents access to the parking lot at Dodger Stadium earlier in the day.
"This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium & requested permission to access the parking lots," the team said in a social media post.
"They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight's game will be played as scheduled."
#immigration #law #Trump
https://www.reuters.com/sports/la-dodgers-say-they-denied-ice-agents-access-dodger-stadium-parking-lot-2025-06-19/
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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/
Every Wednesday, PJ and I walk past the Home Depot on Sunset here in Hollywood, greeting the folks standing outside, looking for work or selling food. To the point where we recognize many of them, and they recognize us.
ICE raided our Home Depot this morning.
A bunch of bullies, a waste of money, and a waste of time, to fill arbitrary quotas to appease white nationalists like Stephen Miller. I feel less safe with ICE running around, not more safe.
#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
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.
A federal judge blocked the #Trump admin on Friday from making indiscriminate #immigration arrests in the #LosAngeles area & denying detainees the right to consult with a lawyer.…
The California judge granted 2 TROs in response to a lawsuit filed last week by immigrant advocacy groups. A fuller hearing is expected in the coming weeks, but the initial rulings represent a sharp rebuke of the tactics that federal agents have employed in & around #LA….
#law #ICE #Gestapo
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/us/immigration-raids-judge-injunction.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
"Since June 6 — when the Department of Homeland Security began widespread raids throughout the Los Angeles region — the number of immigrant parents making emergency arrangements for their children’s care has skyrocketed. Parents have flooded legal rights organizations in person and on Zoom for help filling out the forms that will designate another adult to take over responsibility of their children, many of whom are citizens, if they are detained or deported."
Protesters tell VP: “You don’t get to hate us and enjoy us”
VP’s family trip to #Disneyland draws protests as #immigration raids continue and a judge blocks ICE tactics in LA
by CK Smith, July 12, 2025
"Vice President #JDVance’s visit to Disneyland with his family over the weekend drew protests and political backlash as critics pointed to the timing, like the sweeping immigration raids across #SouthernCalifornia and a federal court ruling rebuking the administration’s tactics.
"Demonstrators gathered Saturday outside the Grand Californian Hotel and along Disney Way, waving U.S. and #MexicanFlags and holding signs that read '#NoVacationsDuringDeportations' and 'You don’t get to hate us and enjoy us,' according to a local station. One protester told reporters, 'I would tell him to go home. Get the hell out of here.'
"The protest followed days of intensified immigration enforcement actions, including ICE raids at farms in #VenturaCounty where about 200 people were detained and one man died in custody. Just yesterday, U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong issued a ruling that blocked ICE from using 'roving patrols' and racial profiling in the #LosAngeles area. She ruled those actions likely violated the Fourth Amendment and that detainees must have access to legal counsel.
"Orange County Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento told City News Service he would only meet with Vance if the vice president addresses local fears, saying the raids are 'terrorizing residents and shuttering our businesses and making people live in fear.'
"Critics say Vance’s decision to vacation in the state the administration frequently denounces isn’t just tone-deaf — it’s political hypocrisy in action."
https://www.salon.com/2025/07/12/protesters-tell-vp-you-dont-get-to-hate-us-and-enjoy-us/
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
So an alliance of 20+ tow truck operators have come together in #LosAngeles. They’re having people follow ICE vehicles around, actively reporting their locations.
As soon as ICE parks their car ANYWHERE, usually improperly… the tow trucks quickly swoop in, tag the ICE vehicle for illegal parking, and tow their cars away as quickly as possible. LAPD is letting it happen, unchallenged.
They’re estimating over 30+ ICE vehicles being towed in the last week alone.
I love LA.
I really do.
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SOLO EL PUEBLO SALVA AL PUEBLO
"Only the people save the people"
A 2 inch by 3 inch version of the saying inspired by #LosAngeles and their beloved Dodgers. May the City of Immigrants ever stand strong against the forces of oppression.
Suitable for printing as a sticker, or possibly converting to a patch. .SVG original available on request.
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"The masked agents pull up quickly. They jump out of unmarked vans or trucks. They wear blue jeans or battle fatigues. They approach Latino men, at times yelling and carrying assault rifles. When someone runs, they’re taken. When they don’t answer a question, they’re taken. When they can’t produce papers, they’re taken.
"Their families won’t know what happened to them. They’ll be shackled, whisked away to another state, forced to subsist for days on potato chips, apples, water, and the occasional cold sandwich. They’ll sleep on the floor with mylar blankets, without access to showers or even working bathrooms. These are not enemy combatants in a war zone, but people living and working in America’s second largest city."
https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/06/taken-la-immigration-raids/
#Trump’s National Guard #Troops Are Questioning Their Mission in #LA.
Thousands of #NationalGuard members have served in the #LosAngeles region since last month. 6 #soldiers spoke in interviews about low morale over the deployment.
#law #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #domestic #military #deployment #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/trump-national-guard-california.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XU8.DHg3.DiDSwciqqUpD&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Great-tailed Grackle in Echo Park lake.
#nature #photo #photography #birds #grackle #birders #LARiver #birdwatchers #birding #California #LosAngeles #birdphoto #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #naturephotos #LAWildlife
#nature #photo #photography #birds #grackle #birders #LARiver #birdwatchers #birding #California #LosAngeles #birdphoto #birdwatching #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdsOfMastodon #naturephotos #LAWildlife
#Trump sues #LosAngeles over #immigration enforcement
Trump's admin sued LA on Monday over policies limiting city cooperation w/federal immigration authorities, continuing a confrontation over Trump's #deportation efforts in the largely #Democratic city.
The lawsuit, filed by the DOJ, alleges that policies barring city resources from aiding in immigration enforcement ops or collecting info about individuals' #citizenship status violate federal #law.
#RevengePolitics
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/justice-department-sues-la-over-immigration-enforcement-policies-2025-06-30/
🇺🇲 Senador é detido por se expressar contra a repressão:
Filho de imigrantes mexicanos e primeiro senador latino da Califórnia, Alex Padilha confrontou a Secretária de Segurança Interna, Kristi Noem sobre a repressão da força nacional contra os imigrantes em Los Angeles e foi imediatamente algemado esse é o país da democracia e da liberdade.
#politics #eua #alexpadilla #losangeles #bunkerdaesquerda @bunkerdaesquerda
"The media won’t admit it, but the anti-ICE protesters in cities across the country like Minneapolis, Chicago and Los Angeles, won big."
~ Ken Klippenstein
#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #GregoryBovino #MarkwayneMullin #DHS #ICE #Chicago #LosAngeles #Minneapolis #media #resistance #solidarity
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https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/kristi-noems-replacement-bows-to
I am pretty sure I survived an attempt on my life by the Mexican Mafia after I spoke of their trap houses, and left with evidence.
I am about to submit an #fbi tip forms with video, and audio proof of potential deaths, poisonings, and attempts against my own life.
Also I was wrong about my dad being a biker.
I was lured to #losangeles and he set me up to die here.
Nobody has as bad of luck as me.
#microsoft has a Mexican Mafia mole, and I'm his son, and half Hispanic, half Jewish.
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Tuesday, April 7th. Catie Laffoon speaks absolute truth to the LA City Police Commission about LAPD violence against protestors. 🔥🧨
"You guys better watch out because you are starving an entire fucking city and they have nothing left to lose."
Via @KatanaSpeaks on Twitter.
#LosAngeles #LAPD #CatieLaffoon #LosAngelesPoliceCommission #ICE #ACAB #NoKings #Protest
I've published a new essay on my website.
"The Stars Are God's Eyes: A Video Essay on To Live and Die in L.A."
William Friedkin, Los Angeles, and why To Live and Die in L.A. is more than just a 1980s crime film.
Video:
https://ominous.net/To_Live_and_Die_in_LA_x_Sonoio.html
Essay:
https://ominous.net/To_Live_and_Die_in_L.A..html
#WilliamFriedkin #ToLiveAndDieInLA #VideoEssay #NeoNoir #Cinema #Film #Movies #LosAngeles