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In the lead-up to the No Kings Day protests tomorrow, I hope you all realize how outrageous the Trump gang's assault on liberty is.

On Thursday, the head of their Department of Homeland Security said this about the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles:

“We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city.”

So yes: she *admitted* their goal is not merely to crush protests, but to seize power from the governor of California and mayor of Los Angeles. Today a judge declared this illegal. They will keep trying.

After she said this, a senator in the room began asking a question. Her henchmen shoved him out of the room, told him to drop to his knees in a hallway, and handcuffed him!

This is fascism.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/noem-says-national-guard-occupation-is-meant-to-liberate-la-from-its-mayor-and-governor