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Nor was Trump evidently concerned about being accused of #authoritarian excess for deploying #troops to #LosAngeles to quell #protests against his #immigration crackdown. If anything, he seemed to revel in the moment, vowing to “hit” anyone who so much as spit at a police officer & even threatening “very big force” against protesters in Washington.

#AmericanAutocracy #MilitaryState #ForeignPolicy #authoritarianism #propaganda

The seemingly disparate postures of recent days— #strongman at home, *peace-seeker* [bystander] abroad—speak to Trump’s complicated relationship w/the #military. He has ordered more #troops to #LosAngeles & Washington than he currently has stationed in #Syria & #Iraq combined. He seems more willing at the moment to use the military against Americans than against Iranians. He celebrates a show of force on US soil even as he denounces “endless wars” outside its borders.
#ForeignPolicy #propaganda

CBP's #Predator #Drone Flights Over #LA Are a Dangerous #Escalation

Custom and Border Protection flying powerful #PredatorB #drones over #LosAngeles further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters typically handled by state or local authorities.
#cbp #privacy #security #rights #takeover

https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-predator-drone-flights-la-protests/

Marines Are Seen Standing Guard At A Federal Building In Los Angeles

#ImmigrationRaids #FederalBuilding #LosAngeles #LawEnforcement #StandingGuard

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/immigration-raids-los-angeles-marines_n_684c50fbe4b070091d77668b

#Republican *lawmakers* & #Trump admin ofcls lined up on Sun morning to support Trump’s decision to activate 2k members of the #California #NationalGuard to #LosAngeles as part of a crackdown on #protests over #immigration enforcement.

Trump’s decision to deploy #troops came in direct opposition to the wishes of Gov #GavinNewsom & #LA Mayor #KarenBass, both #Democrats, who said that local authorities have it under control.

#law #Title10 #democracy #RightToProtest
https://www.notus.org/us-news/republicans-line-up-to-back-trumps-l-a-national-guard-deployment

The #Chatbot #Disinfo Inflaming the #LAProtests

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, our senior #politics editor discusses the spread of #disinformation online following the onset of the #LosAngeles #protests.

https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-the-chatbot-disinfo-inflaming-the-la-protests/

U.S. Marines Detain Civilian in Los Angeles in First Known Detention by Active-Duty Soldiers

#FirstKnownDetention #LosAngeles #CivilianDetention #USMarines #MilitaryDeployment

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/u-s-marines-detain-civilian-in-los-angeles-in-first-known-detention-by-active-duty-soldiers/

LAist: LAPD protest response breaks California law, civil rights lawyers say

"...Members of the Los Angeles Police Department appear to have violated California law and a federal court order with their use of crowd control weapons during protests, civil rights attorneys told LAist.

Two state laws passed in response to law enforcement actions during the 2020 George Floyd protests restrict the use of chemical agents and kinetic energy projectiles — crowd control weapons that include tear gas and other less-lethal munitions such as rubber bullets and bean bag rounds — unless specific criteria are met. The laws also forbid police from interfering with journalists covering protests...."

https://laist.com/news/lapd-protest-california-law-crowd-weapons

#Protests #Politics #LosAngeles #Fascism

The incident took place at the Wilshire Federal Building in #LosAngeles where #Marines took charge of the mission to protect the building earlier on Friday, in a rare domestic use of US #troops after days of #protests over #immigration raids.

#Trump #law #PosseComitatusAct #democracy #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #authoritarianism #tyranny #Gestapo #AmericanAutocracy #LosAngeles #California #NationalGuard #resist

Per Idrees Ali of Reuters:

The #troops are *authorized* [by whom? Not by law] to detain people who pose a threat to federal personnel or property, but only until #LawEnforcement can arrest them.

#Trump #law #PosseComitatusAct #democracy #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #authoritarianism #tyranny #Gestapo #AmericanAutocracy #LosAngeles #California #military #NationalGuard #Marines #resist

Found the video via Austin American-Statesman

#USMarines detain civilian at #LA anti-#ICE #protests for first known time after #Trump deploys #military

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW5oRFbHbuQ

#law #PosseComitatusAct #democracy #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #authoritarianism #tyranny #Gestapo #AmericanAutocracy #LosAngeles #California #NationalGuard #Marines #resist

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Exclusive: US #Marines carry out first known #detention of #civilian in #LosAngeles, video
shows

Marines deployed to #LA carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the US #military confirmed after being presented w/ Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty #troops deployed there by #Trump.

#Trump #law #PosseComitatusAct #democracy #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #authoritarianism #tyranny #Gestapo #AmericanAutocracy #protests
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-marines-carry-out-first-known-detention-civilian-los-angeles-video-shows-2025-06-13/

"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/

May the aroma of food trucks waft to the federal building. And may all of them have NO ICE signs. After all, space is limited.

#LosAngeles #Marines #ICE

#Marines were seen standing guard outside a federal building in #LosAngeles on Friday as they started operations after #protests erupted last week over #immigration raids.

Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, commander of Task Force 51 who is overseeing the 4,700 troops deployed by #Trump, said the Marines finished [2 days of] training on civil disturbance & are starting their operations by replacing #NationalGuard #troops.

#law #PosseComitatusAct #authoritarianism #RightToProtest
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raids-national-guard-lawsuit-los-angeles-f4809c7f39d09e4fdfa01982f44ec995

'Coup': What DHS Secretary's 'Liberate' Comment Means, According to Experts

#ICE #PressConference #LosAngeles #DHSSecretary #PoliticalExperts

https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2025/06/coup-what-dhs-secretarys-liberate-comment-means-according-to-experts/

'Stone Cold Liar': Gavin Newsom Puts Trump On Blast For Fantasizing Phone Call

#BlisteringSummary #NationalGuard #StoneColdLiar #LosAngeles #FantasyPhoneCall

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gavin-newsom-trump-call-national-guard-los-angeles-protests_n_684b9267e4b0a06999ab9d0e

#UnitedStates Sen. #AlexPadilla (D-#California) briefly interrupted #DHS Secretary #KristiNoem’s “news” [#propaganda] conference in the #LosAngeles #FBI headquarters, saying he had questions for her. Security pushed him out, telling him to put his hands up.

#Trump #PoliceState #Tyranny #authoritarianism #AmericanAutocracy #law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #immigration #Gestapo

“We are not going away,” #KristiNoem said, referring to the #NationalGuard & #DHS presence in #LosAngeles this week amid #protests against #Trump’s sweeping & drastic #deportation mission in the city. 🚨”We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists & the burdensome leadership that this governor & that this mayor have placed on this country & what they have tried to insert into the city.”🚨

#law #democracy #Constitution #authoritarianism #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy

Just before Sen. #AlexPadilla (D-CA) was forcibly removed from a #DHS *press briefing* [#propaganda session], forced to the ground & then handcuffed for ASKING A QUESTION, DHS Secy [dog killer] #KristiNoem was in the middle of making a bizarre but crucial point.

#Trump #law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #authoritarianism #tyranny #Gestapo #AmericanAutocracy #LosAngeles #NationalGuard #troops #Marines #PosseComitatusAct #immigration
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/noem-says-national-guard-occupation-is-meant-to-liberate-la-from-its-mayor-and-governor