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Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

More Hostages might have survived if it had happened a year ago. Gaza is just rubble. Yesterday, Trump said plans for his Riviera in Gaza will start 'immediately'
The US president said that peace had come to the Middle East and that leaders from around the world had committed to helping maintain it

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

On the Cover: Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and Trump’s Police State Washington correspondent Ben Terris writes the definitive account of the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Noem.

What’s the word for an adulterous relationship involving a man, a woman and a federal department? nymag.com/press/articl...

He said that’s what they want people to see and this is what they don’t want people to see bsky.app/profile/mayh...

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George Retes is an American citizen and Army veteran who served in Iraq.

He was jailed by ICE and held for three days. He was never given a phone call — much less an explanation for why was detained by ICE.

He shared his story of abuse by the Trump administration to
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‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings – and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan’s. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?

‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle

It’s Taco time again and time for another round of market manipulations.

Border Patrol called anti-ICE protester ‘B****’ before shooting her: lawyer Lawyer says video shows agents provoked clash before firing, fueling scrutiny of federal use of deadly force.

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TIL Project 2025 architect and fascist Russ Vought lives in Arlington, VA. And his neighbors, many Federal workers who Vought has fired, despise him. Arlington you know what to do. No rest for the wicked #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue

146 new California Highway Patrol officers were sworn in today to protect communities statewide.

The largest graduating class of new California Highway Patrol officers since December 2009 was just sworn in.

Protecting communities up and down our state, these 146 additional officers represent the best of California through their service and dedication.

Republicans are lying to the American people about the government shutdown.

It's shameful and they know it.

Here’s an older video of an 87-year-old veteran who was arrested for protesting.

I have the utmost respect for these men! ✊

The Conservative Men Who Are Scared of Cities have escalated to gassing civilians for being rude to them.

Neguse: "I would challenge anyone to make sense of the rantings and ravings you just heard from the president. These are not serious people tweeting out offensive videos last night on Truth Social ... I think it's important for all of us to acknowledge what we see with our own eyes"

Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.

Republicans to Spend Shutdown Playing Golf at Five-Star Resort Senate Republicans don’t seem too worried about the government shutting down.

Republicans to Spend Shutdown Playing Golf at Five-Star Resort newrepublic.com/post/201065/... via @newrepublic.com

Now we are getting into why he is there - he talks about the press being corrupt, the image of media is lower than congress, “but together with you we bring back the fundamentals”.

“We are under invasion from within, no different than foreign enemy, but worse - they don’t wear a uniform”

BREAKING NEWS: TRUMP ORDERS GENERALS TO PREPARE FOR DOMESTIC DEPLOYMENT At Quantico, president outlines doctrine for military in U.S. cities—Chicago named as target, QRF for “civil disturbances,” retaliatory force authorized

BREAKING NEWS: TRUMP ORDERS GENERALS TO PREPARE FOR DOMESTIC DEPLOYMENT
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In Absence of Truth: The Fascist Assault on Reality and Empirical Truth The zone isn't just flooded. We're drowning in it.

We can’t trust anything this regime tells us. Their “science” is fake, their “accomplishments” fake, everything fake.

This is a devastating feeling, but it also reveals a deeper truth we must realize: we’ve been lied to by the powerful our entire lives

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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

Where are these men?

As of the end of August, two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July can't be found.

They were removed from federal tracking.

The gulag shut down and the men vanished.

Why isn't Congress demanding answers?

they're throwing parties without us now

I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.

REPUBLICAN REP. MASSIE: “Have you reviewed the docs where the victims name the people?”

PATEL: “No.”

MASSIE: “So how can you tell the senate there are no names?” 🤔

SWALWELL: “If Trump isn’t implicated why not release everything that involves him?”

PATEL: *loses it*

Massie grills Kash Patel on his attempted coverup of Epstein files that detail additional people, including "one high profile government official," implicated in Epstein's crimes

REPUBLICAN REP. MASSIE: "If you were willing to meet with social media influencers who stood to benefit from the sensational and sad stories of these victims, will you meet with the victims as well?"

PATEL: “….”

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Opinion | The U.S. economy is dealing with more than stagflation Unemployment and inflation are starting to rise. But more troubling: how skewed the AI economy is.

"So far this year, business spending on software and data centers — mainly for AI — has been a bigger contributor to the economy than consumption. That is stunning."
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WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other – to disturb, even – is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice. As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to – painful as it may be at times – is the freeing agreement to disagree. Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich. Silencing us impoverishes the whole world. The WGA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

The WGA’s statement on ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”