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US politics
fromAbove the Law
5 days agoSan Francisco DA Warns National Guard They Can't Beat On People And Get Away With It - Above the Law
Cities and local officials are prepared to legally resist federal deployment of troops, preserving states' rights and refusing to accede to excessive federal force.
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks agoThe Weird Portland Protest That Trump Wants to Crush
In the days since Donald Trump directed his "Secretary of War" to marshal troops against "domestic terrorists" in Portland, encouraging the use of "full force" in a city he likened to a "war zone," I have been hanging around the demonstration that the president wants to crush. What I've found is an atmosphere that is more like a carnival than combat.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks agoJB Pritzker Accuses ICE of Harassing People for Not Being White' Amid Chicago Immigration Crackdown
Donald Trump and Kristi Noem and Tom Homan said they were targeting the worst of the worst criminals. They lied and they continue to lie. Sixty percent of the individuals that ICE has taken in Illinois this year have no criminal convictions of any kind. ICE is running around the Loop harassing people for not being white. Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States. Now, ICE is making it commonplace. That's not making America great.
US politics
Los Angeles
fromThe Nation
3 months agoHere in Los Angeles, Immigrants Are Leading the Fight
The deployment of federal troops and ICE raids in Los Angeles are creating fear and chaos for immigrant communities.
Inhumane conditions in ICE detentions are a growing concern amid aggressive enforcement actions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months agoMisinformation about LA Ice protests swirls online: Catnip for rightwing agitators'
Misinformation surrounding immigration protests in Los Angeles is rampant, distorting public perception and overshadowing the complexity of the actual events taking place.
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