Rapid Response Protest Rally for Free Speech Friday September 19 7-9 Harbor Blvd and Katella Ave Anaheim Boycott Disney, ABC, and ESPN. Today it’s Kimmel. Tomorrow, it’s the rest of us.

ABC Disney has chosen to capitulate to a fascistic crackdown on Free Speech from the FCC.

Join us tomorrow night from 7-9 as we rally to protest this cowardice, and find more ways to fight fascism. We protest, we network, we find work to do.

Harbor and Katella, Anaheim.
Defend Free Speech.

What ICE’s Assault on Ventura County, California Means for the Rest of America “Mom is gone. They took her away.” These are the words of an 8-year-old Mexican-American girl I will call Maria, in my hometown of Oxnard, California. She spoke them to her summer school teachers t…

Last month, the devastating ICE raids at the Glass House farms in Ventura County disappeared hundreds of farmers, and led to Jaime Alanís' death as he feared for his life.

An important read and lessons from organizers on the ground, and what this means for all of us:

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10/ As @silkys13.bsky.social reminds us, we've gotta fight for everyone, because when we accept that some people deserve to suffer human rights abuses, the scope of who will be hurt is easy to expand
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on X: "ICE's "public safety" narrative often collapses after scrutiny: The guy on the left was a prison firefighter, a job not available to safety threats. He was granted bond from ICE detention in 2022. Similarly, the man on the right was paroled by CA in 2022 for good behavior. https://t.co/kgeqeZNmCb" / X ICE's "public safety" narrative often collapses after scrutiny: The guy on the left was a prison firefighter, a job not available to safety threats. He was granted bond from ICE detention in 2022. Similarly, the man on the right was paroled by CA in 2022 for good behavior. https://t.co/kgeqeZNmCb

9/ People who served their time for convictions decades ago are a vital part of our communities: beloved parents, mentors, care-takers, neighbors, and community leaders.

This includes folks who served as incarcerated firefighters, as @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social pointed out: x.com/ReichlinMeln...

8/ We’re talking about people who’ve SERVED THEIR TIME, earned their release, and are eager to contribute to our communities.

This includes permanent residents who also face deportation under harsh federal laws.

Profile, Tag, Deport: CDCR Betrays California’s Values | ACLU of Northern CA

7/ Due process is STILL the missing link now.

CA’s state prisons are using our tax dollars to turn people over to ICE without a warrant.

This is often based on rampant racial profiling: www.aclunc.org/publications...

[Scott Shafer, KQED] ..you know, you then implemented a policy to turn over juveniles accused of crimes before they were convicted. Gavin Newsom: [00:46:13] Yeah. Scott Shafer: [00:46:13] Was that a mistake? Gavin Newsom: [00:46:13] Yeah, due process. I mean, the fact is, if I had that to do over again, the issue of due process was the missing link there.

6/ After public outcry, the City Supervisors passed a law to protect due process - over Newsom’s veto.

Years later, Newsom acknowledged that “the issue of due process was the missing link there.” www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

As mayor, Newsom policy reported undocumented youth to ICE A fight over sanctuary policy a decade ago when Newsom was mayor of San Francisco suggests that he wasn’t always as strident a defender of immigrant rights.

5/ As Mayor of San Francisco, Newsom put a policy in place to automatically report immigrant children and teens to ICE for deportation if they were *accused* of a felony. www.dailynews.com/2018/03/20/a...

4/ At this moment when communities across the state are showing up to defend our neighbors, we need our elected leaders to do better.

We CANNOT concede to rhetoric that justifies ICE’s abuses of power.

Here’s what’s at stake.

3/ Many recent news stories have focused on how most people ICE is targeting don’t have criminal records.

And – NO ONE should be dragged away by masked agents and disappeared to torture sites abroad.

No one.

2/ This is a terrifying moment. Masked ICE/federal agents are violently assaulting, abducting and disappearing our neighbors in broad daylight.

Families are crying out from the basements of detention centers in the dark.

ICE will stop at nothing to meet its vicious quotas.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/podcasts/the-daily/newsom-trump-la-ice-protest.html But Mr. Newsom also said that California Democrats had criticized him for working with ICE, “which I’ve done over 10,500 times since I’ve been governor.” And he distanced himself from the policy of sanctuary cities like Los Angeles, which refuse to coordinate with federal immigration officials. Mr. Newsom pointed out that as mayor of San Francisco, in 2008, he enacted a policy that referred undocumented minors charged with felonies to federal immigration officials.

1/ Dear Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

We’re calling you in.

To protect democracy, we need to UPHOLD due process for all who call CA home.
We need to embrace our shared humanity.

And we shouldn’t double down on rhetoric or policies that divide, dehumanize, and pave the way for abuses.

🚨This Budget Reconciliation Bill could inflict real harm on Californians enrolled in safety net programs.

📣We urge our leaders in Congress to reject in the Bill and STRENGTHEN Medicaid and SNAP to support ALL children and families.

#SNAPcuts #Medicaid #CalFresh #MediCal #SNAP

ICE's actions are a heinous abuse of power. We stand with David Huerta, with our siblings in the labor movement, and with every Californian abducted by ICE!

What a beautiful showing of solidarity and love for their neighbors in South Park, Calif on Sunday ☀️

The chants? “You won’t deport our brothers, you won’t deport our sisters, you won’t deport our neighbors. Ice out of South Park!”

@iceoutofca.bsky.social
@ndlon.bsky.social

Second van emerges with more masked federal agents.

As first layer of demonstrators are arrested, garage opens, and masked federal agents emerge escorting two vans.

A powder blue, pink and white flyer with a photo of a sign reading "PROTECT TRANS LIVES!" and the following copy: "WANT TO BECOME A COMMUNITY CARE VOLUNTEER? OCGAPNet is a trans-led coalition of organizations and advocates. Here are some examples of what we need volunteers for: 1. Sewing (simple mending & alterations) 2. Hosting virtual or in-person Power Hours 3. Fixing things (small appliances or bikes) 4. Network and outreach (finding other people or organizations to work with) Our workshops and events will focus on skill sharing, community building, and advocacy. Interested in helping? Registration: bit.ly/GAPNetVolunteer

We are working in a coalition to build non-transactional community in Orange County and beyond, one that exists OUTSIDE consumerism, and encourages us to rely on each other.
Building power starts on the ground, and can be as uncomplicated as simply helping one another with day-to-day living.

NEW: We took a deep dive into the crosstabs for this @politico.com California poll and….

...the numbers tell a VERY different story than the headline and article 👀

Read our 🧵below for details! 1/

call to action. Support SB 497: Call the judiciary Committee members this week!

pride at the pier is proud to support SB 497, legally protected healthcare activity This bill has been assigned to the judiciary Committee for hearing on April 8th and we need you to call the committee members to ask them to support this bill

SP497 is a bill that will ensure that law enforcement cannot access patient information about prescriptions for medications like testosterone without a warrant, a massive loophole and security of trans californians that needs to be closed ASAP. SB497 would also penalize unauthorized sharing of such data as a misdemeanor, and the bill expands trans shield laws to prevent the disclosure of gender forming health care information without a subpoena.

CALL TO ACTION: Contact the Judiciary Committee members (see below) and urge them to vote YES on SB 497. Committee Members: Thomas Umberg (Chair) - (916) 651-4034 Roger Niello (Vice-Chair) - (916) 651-4006 Benjamin Allen - (916) 651-4024 Angelique Ashby - (916) 651-4008 Anna Caballero - (916) 651-4014 Maria Elena Durazo - (916) 651-4026 John Laird - (916) 651-4017 Eloise Gómez Reyes - (916) 651-4029 Henry Stern - (916) 651-4027 Suzette Martinez Valladares - (916) 651-4023 Aisha Wahab - (916) 651-4410 Akilah Weber Pierson - (916) 651-4039 Scott Wiener - (916) 651-4011 *Weiner is the bill's author - You can still call him!

Call to Action - legislative edition!

SB497 is scheduled for hearing on April 8th.

This is incredibly important work in the current era of outrageous, sweeping attacks on our healthcare privacy. Call and ask for a YES vote.

@daisygardner.bsky.social

Reject Ed Martin’s confirmation as U.S. Attorney for D.C. He’s spent years defending, fundraising for, and excusing January 6 insurrectionists. His nomination threatens the rule of law.

Trio of polls underscores groundswell of support for immigrants in CA, strong opposition to mass deportations Newly released data from the Public Policy Institute of California, coupled with polling earlier this month conducted by Emerson College as well as a recent UC Irvine poll of voters in Orange County, paint a clear picture: California voters strongly favor state and local action to protect immigrant Californians from deportation and to keep families together, and they strongly oppose mass deportations. Among key findings in PPIC’s new polling data, released last night: “An overwhelming majority of adults (72%) and likely voters (70%) say that immigrants are a benefit to California.” (In February 2024, this figure stood at 60%, so today’s results represent a significant increase in support.) “About six in ten adults (63%) and likely voters (62%) favor the California state and local governments making their own policies and taking actions, separate from the federal government, to protect the legal rights of undocumented immigrants in California.” “About four in ten California adults worry some (23%) or a lot (20%) that someone they know could be deported. Latinos (64%), Californians who have a high school education only (56%), Democrats (54%), those age 35 or under (53%), and Los Angeles residents (53%) are most likely to worry about someone being deported.” Earlier this month, an Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics/The Hill survey of California voters found: “A majority of voters (56%) think mass deportations of undocumented immigrants in California are a bad thing for California, while 44% think they are a good thing for the state.” Meanwhile, a UC Irvine OC Poll, released in January 2025, found (page 10): “President Trump has promised mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, but only one-third of OC residents agree. By contrast, almost 60 percent of residents would prefer an option for the undocumented to obtain legal status."

NEW: A trio of polls in California underscores a groundswell of SUPPORT for immigrants in California and strong OPPOSITION to mass deportations. Check out our statement and all the details ⬇️

SIGN: Keep ICE out of our churches >> More than two dozen organizations and denominations just filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's policy of allowing immigration raids at houses of worship. Let's show our support as fellow ...

SIGN: Keep ICE out of our churches >>: More than two dozen organizations and denominations just filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's policy of allowing immigration raids at houses of worship. Let's show our support as fellow Christians now >> act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/Trump-I...

SIGN NOW: Tell your Members of Congress to pass the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act No child should have to worry that they or their friend will be taken by ICE when they are learning at school, worshiping in their faith community, or getting medical care.

Protect Schools, Hospitals, Churches from ICE policing! SIGN NOW: via @momsrising.org action.momsrising.org/sign/sensiti...

It’s great that we have SB54. It provides some important protections. And now more than ever we need to do more!

We need to look at the individual circumstances of people’s lives and uphold due process.
With CDCR, we’re talking about folks who had convictions as young people, changed their lives, and earned their release after serving their time- only to be turned over to ICE detention.

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We should use our resources to promote safety for all Californians, prepare for wildfires, and make our state more affordable – not to turn people over to Trump’s ICE who are deeply rooted in our state and prepared to contribute to our workforce.

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California Prisons Systematically Profile and Report Suspected Immigrants to ICE, New Report Reveals | ACLU of Northern CA

… and, on top of skyrocketing private prison profits, your state prison staff wasted thousands of taxpayer dollars and relied on racist assumptions when they placed “potential holds” on people who are incarcerated

www.aclunc.org/news/califor...

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Private prison stocks jump on Trump appointment of immigration hard-liner Tom Homan Tom Homan served as the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump's first term.

People will also be outraged to learn that private prison profits have been skyrocketing since November

www.cnbc.com/2024/11/11/p...

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Equal justice under the law should apply to everyone, no matter what they look like or where they were born.

We believe you’ll come around, Gov. Newsom.

Remember how outraged folks were when your state prison system sent incarcerated firefighters to ICE?

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