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Thank you for your work everyday! This is such a challenging moment in all of our lives. So sorry LA is the latest target! Horrible but definitely galvanizing Americans everywhere to protest! See you somewhere on the 14th! Keep it going!

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Daniel H Laemmerhirt's avatar

*LAST target! Call me a dreamer, but this feels like the final act in The Bunkerboy's liddle play that portrays it as a manly, intelligent, scary tough guy. I may not agree with Governor Newsom on everything, but he is the conservative AMERICAN MAN that CAN crush the obese pustule.

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gayle gibson's avatar

"obsese pustule" is a great phrase for Agent Orange. I am running out of words - only curses left.

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Eramis Kell's avatar

i needed this take this morning!! Cheers I agree with you Newsom is the one taking the lead on this

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Kathy Tankersley's avatar

I know I kinda lost a little support for my Gov lately but not now-100% behind him. Newsom is totally right and there is no other option other to roll over for the mobsterTACO47. I refuse to bend the knee and succumb

to a protection racket mobster self-dealing excuse for a government that magats support.

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Eramis Kell's avatar

I totally agree. Thank you for sharing that with me, it keeps hope alive you know. I mean i can see that people are standing up, but it is so helpful when you hear it directly so thank you. Stay safe

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Madame de Stael's avatar

Yes, Newsom is fantastic! The legal, juridical pushback is vital, and Newsom has a fantastic way of facing the storm head-on and phrasing everything in succinct ways. I just want to draw your attention to my comment - not sure if it will get lost in the crowd - about the need for medical units on-site ..."I am very concerned about the implications of the use of rubber bullets by the LAPD. Several cases of fairly serious injury have now emerged - 2 journalists - 1 Australian woman and 1 British man, who was interviewed in the hospital he was rushed off to for surgery. Rubber bullets have blinded, crippled, mamed people, as is well-known and causes long-term serious health repercussions, especially for those many who cannot afford health care in the US - probably a large fraction of the population of demonstrators on the streets of LA. I want to draw your attention to other methods of checking protest aggressivity. In Hamburg, where very melodramatic protests erupted during the G7 summit called by Angela Merkel in, I think, 2017 or 18 at the start of Trump's first regime, the city used fire trucks and water spray - as they always do - to disperse the crowds. Hamburg, known for its active protest and activist scene was likely chosen deliberately by Angela Merkel to send Trump a message. (Hamburg being her home base and Trump's known intentions to withdraw from the Paris Accord a highly unpopular move with her constituents). The city was prepared and it came to a standstill for days with vandalism and car-torching all over. People rallied behind the protestors however. Needless to say, water sprays, effective but NON-Lethal, which rubber bullets are most certainly NOT - are an effective alternative. I want to ask that Gov. Newsom consider this as an alternative, or, at the very least, make available nursing stations for those many injured by the spray of bullets. One woman 2 nights ago was shot at point-blank at short range as she attempted very cautiously to approach the police barricade to plead with them to allow her to return to her apartment after the curfew. She was in no way a threat, moved slowly and pleaded. She was shot! The Guardian has broadcast this video shot by a good Samaritan bistander, who tried to provide some minimal first aid. It is incumbent on CA to provide this medical service for the many on the street shot indiscriminately by the police! LA and the US in general are in the grip of a machismo culture fuelled by Hollywood stereotypes, where shooting at advancing tides of protestors is seen as heroic and condoned by the authorities. This is outrageous!"

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John Christopher's avatar

🤔Obese pustule, now there is a new one, oh, but you left out word morbidly, then again, I hear he is on some weight loss drug, too bad their is not one to cure his stupidity

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RandomHuman's avatar

This! Distraction is the strategy. !!! The press has to stop falling for it. Democracy needs a focused press. Imagine if WaPo had lost focus during Watergate. Focus on the illegal actions of this admin. They still have more than A Garcia in prison w/o due process. Focus! Every time T admin goes against the Supreme Court or other courts - focus. The current budget has language handing T MORE POWER. FOCUS!

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Douglas's avatar

Yes..the Murder Bill ALSO stipulates that Donnys Executive Orders shall be just as a law. It doesn't allow judges to question the administration legal arguments

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Kat Hudy's avatar

Exactly!!’

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John Christopher's avatar

You mentioned Trumps budget and more power, for indeed, his budget includes way more money allocated to ICE and to the military and so, I have no doubt, he would like to take what he is doing in Los Angeles and eventually take it national, for he has said so, I want to go everywhere and by all Trumps actions, clearly points to someone who aspires to be Americas first dictator and of course with that, it would be the end of America

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

Bezos will never let WaPo be a beacon of Democracy again, nor will Sullenberger let the NYT (which has always been Faschy-curious IMHO)

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

Thank you Brian for your hard work. I am attending the rally on Saturday. And I write postcards for Activate America asking Democrats to speak up to their Republican Congresspeople against the BS Bill. I also saw that our Canadian family is having a rally with us in Toronto on Saturday. I know there will be rallies in Calgary where the G7 summit is being held. People will be there to protest TACO coming into Canada. There is talk of arresting him and turning him back to the US.

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gayle gibson's avatar

I have also written to the Prime Minister, respectfully reminding him that convicted felons are not granted entrance to Canada. Maybe i'll send him another note, now. At least we can make our disgust known. - and i'll be out on Saturday here in Toronto.

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Kathy Maas's avatar

So great to hear support from other countries. Thank you.

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Laurel Sheridan's avatar

Were with you in australia

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

Charlie Angus gave a wonderful speech and tore into TACO beautifully. I know people will be waiting for TACO if he actually does show up.

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Martin Kelly's avatar

As a former Torontonian, this makes me happy.

Unfortunately, I don't see trump being refused entry... But I hope it happens!!!

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KatVersc's avatar

Me to!! Plz, plz, plz Canada, work with us. Together we can stop him and put him in his place, permanently. Out with the Orange, in with the red, white and blue.

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Martin Kelly's avatar

I'm reading this not 49 states away but even further... In the UK! I've been sharing reports for months, saying that this is where the US was headed.

I've studied Nazi Germany and I immediately saw the parallels when trump took power.

Things will eventually be made right, but not without fighting for democracy. Keep up the protests but make them peaceful. Don't fall into the dictator's trap.

There are rumours that Trump's Proud Boys and brownshirts are planning to infiltrate protests to cause unrest. I saw a great piece of advice... If someone close by becomes violent at these protests, sit down so that only the violent ones are left standing. Don't make yourself a target!!

The world is standing with you against this fascist regime!!

God bless America and all it stands for!!

RESIST!!

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Madame de Stael's avatar

YES ! ! ! excellent advice ! the brown-shirts WILL attempt to stage violence to incite more aggressive crack-downs. so, keep your cameras active, as well. possibly move out of the zone to allow the activity to be showcased more fully and to capture footage.

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John Christopher's avatar

There are rumors that Trump's Proud Boys and brownshirts are planning to infiltrate protests to cause unrest. I saw a great piece of advice... 👉If someone close by becomes violent at these protests,👉 sit down so that only the violent ones are left standing. Don't make yourself a target!!

GOOD IDEA👍

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kathryn liss's avatar

As a professor of Sociology, I taught (and believe) that when the state resorts to violence it loses its authority. It is no longer the source of legitimate authority and becomes just another player in the scene. Unfortunately, the state has the vast majority of the weapons. Trump is provoking civil war and believing he can win.

Why does no one point out that not that long ago, if a person born in another country married an American they automatically moved toward citizenship? It is our path to citizenship which is broken, not an invasion of foreigners. If all the people who are being detained who are deeply embedded in society had been given a chance, they would be citizens by now.

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

How long ago was this? I've been married to a Canadian for twenty years.

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kathryn liss's avatar

I can't tell you when this policy ceased. I am almost 80 years old and I know that when I was a foreign student advisor, this was the policy. There were times when people arranged marriages in order to obtain citizenship.

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Diane Carangelo-Gruner's avatar

It’s all about reality TV as well. He’s going for MAGA ratings. The highlight reels. Doesn’t matter if it happened or not, make it appear like as if it did.

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hoyt's avatar

Like the assassination attempt in Butler, PA.

Crooks was groomed & recruited online via the untraceable dark web, ultimately given blanks, then they blew his head off…that loaner kid believed his handlers were going to make him a hero.

Consider very odd topics:

No one stands up after being shot at, esp as a Pres candidate, unless you know it’s fake & want warrior optics. You’re in shock, you’re alive & you’re assessing how to stay alive. You do not immediately stand up and say “Fight! Fight! Fight!” Only a deranged celebrity with WWF ties would botch the authenticity of this farce. Compare the authenticity of the chaos of Reagan’s assassination to the relative calmness of that MAGAt crowd.

The roof: that bldg is obviously a place to not only defend against a shooter, but to use for your own advantage. There is not much around the Butler Farmshow grounds. Even if the SS arrived that morning, they would have put someone up there.

Timing:

MAGATs spotted & filmed Crooks crawling into position. Local SWAT alerted SS of Crooks on the roof. The amount of time b/n when the SS knew and when ‘shots’ were fired compared to the amount of time it took for the sniper to kill Crooks is striking and prompts these questions-

The SS knew he was there so why wait until HE shot? You know there’s a gunman on a roof and you don’t take him out proactively? This goes against the very core of your mission.

Some may claim the sniper didn’t know Crooks was there and he was just that good to hear, locate, and kill in 2-3 seconds. If he and his team are that good, then how does that team fuck up that badly, especially after being informed of his whereabouts? Over 20 minutes elapsed from that time to when Crooks fired his blanks.

Victims:

How does only one person in a crowd of hundreds from Crooks’ field of vision get hit? And, btw, what was the bullet trajectory that killed Corey Comperatore, a known FF and MAGAt online - more optics. Keep in mind there is a large grove of trees next to Crooks’ rooftop location.

Trump fixated on looking to his right and says he was looking at the monitor. He also mentions looking to the right in the RNC convention. He always spills the beans like “Russia, if you’re listening”; “I’ll be a dictator for a day”.

Bottom line that everyone struggles with:

It is easier to believe this was a farce than to believe THAT many highly trained and highly skilled Secret Service had not only botched their security mission, but they botched it THAT badly.

Are those SS members really going to go through their lives with that reputation after all the training and skills they’ve earned? They also can’t just point fingers - they work as a team.

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Alison's avatar

I'm as non conspiratorial as a person can be and I believe that the "assasination attempt" was clearly set up, just as you say.

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hoyt's avatar

I’m the same re conspiracies.

There’s no way the SS was that bad.

If they were, why aren’t we hearing about it especially now that he controls everything?

He is well known to be very retaliatory and vengeful -

Someone allegedly comes to within an ear slice from blowing his head off and there’s nothing from him wanting punishment beyond the SS Dir resigning?

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Douglas's avatar

The SS agent that stood up and posed for the camera in the famous photo was named Director Secret Service. That's a tell isn't it??? What is his name?

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

I did love how they photoshopped the flag in there.

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

Yes making reels for Fox Propaganda channel to scare the base is paramont!

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Thelma Nevitt's avatar

Be peaceful on Saturday. Don’t fall for taco’s trap. Bring a USA flag. We, together can make this nightmare go away

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Thelma Nevitt's avatar

Sounds like a scam

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Carol Moore's avatar

This is the Reichstad moment when the Nazi’s started the fire and blamed it on the Jews. I am marching Saturday!! My family of veterans will not be ashamed of me.

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Douglas's avatar

The fire may have been blamed on the socialists

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Pam Abernathy's avatar

Join us this Saturday, 6/14, in peaceful demonstration for NO KINGS DAY.

I was born & raised in LA County. I have lived in Southern California for almost 7 decades.

I may be old & disabled but I am alive.

We see you, Donnie John, you weak, insecure, pathetic lower.

Yes, DJT is a LOSER.

Because The Fourth Reich is here.

There are more of us standing up for the US Constitution than there are MAGA.

DJT was asked by a (hand picked) reporter yesterday about the protests planned in 16 (yes, sixteen) cities on Saturday. Ooo, you scoffed, DJ. You said that's not going to happen (implying we are all too scared of your tactics in LA, Greg Abbott's preemptive mobilization of the TX National Guard in San Antonio (a great boon for Texas tourism, too), etc.).

There are more like 1800 locations already prepared with organized peaceful protests for 6/14.

Bring your water bottle, sunscreen, your sign if you have 1 and a US flag.

Because 6/14 is Flag Day and we must rob MAGA of their narrative.

Yes, we who were participating on 4/5 saw small US flags, as well as the colors of Mexico & Ukraine. We were joined by friendly dogs, friendly families, people using assistance devices for mobility-- I had my cane, others came with a walker or using an electric wheelchair.

So, be counted on 6/14.

Blessings, Brian.

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Eramis Kell's avatar

Thank you for all your hard work. I remember how crushed you were when dems lost and i wasnt sure if you would stay in the game, but im glad you did. I have to tell you i am incrediblily disappointed in Democrats. They are weak and leadersless with the exception i think of AOC, Sanders and of course Newsom. I know Newsom isnt a favorite of many and i dont agree with everything he does(which is how it should be) but he rises to the occasion when its needed and that i respect and admire, especially now becasue it gives me some hope. Your take is spot on its clear that this was a distraction we have seen this before. LA is leading the way people all across the country are showing up and showing out, but seeing cars plow into protestros and no one is arrested, the lawlessness is overwheling. Keep great work Brian you are so needed

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Leigh Blake's avatar

Thank you Brian!!! I am pleased to contribute my tiny offering...and be able to add my 1 and a1/2 cents worth of wisdom... I watch and listen to you daily and am pleased you are fighting WITH all of us for JUSTICE... I grew up in LA...I was there fo the Watts Riots...I had worked with So CAL Edison and was a meter reader in Compton in 1974...GREAT company for a "chick" who was trying to survive...diversified and fairness!!! and that's what we are all talking about here..the SURVIVAL of all innocent people who are being CRIMINALLY kidnapped and IMPRISONED and unjustly sent to countries where they DO NOT BELONG!!! I ache each time I see children treated this way..HERE and Gaza...They are our future...and what has made America GREAT is DIVERSIFICATION.. You are correct...the felon will try to IMPRISON all our cities...8647 ..Love to ALL of you!!

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Cheryl's avatar

It has really gotten too far out of hand to be able to get back to any resemblence of Democracy again and our elected officials are hounding us with "donate to me" campaigns instead of truly working on a way to fix this regime and our broken system. They ALL make a LOT more money than the average American, shame on them. The whole electorial system is broken and corrupt, based on the lack of accountability on all of their parts and the extreme mess that we are in right now. We The People don't seem to matter anymore nor do the binding laws held in the U.S. Constitution wittnessed by the neglect and ignorance of all the governmental bodies including the Supreme Court.

I do appreciate and thank you for your consistent content BTC!

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Sadly, we no longer have a Democracy. The constitution and the laws of the land are no longer relevant. The tRump regime is above the law. Führer tRump is a fuckin trouble making treasonous idiotic demented lunatic. The Führer is threatening innocent law-abiding Americans! The List of High-Profile former Presidents, Politicians, Military Leaders and Scholars are Slamming the Trump for his reign of terror. They are all telling us that we need to take a stand against the tRump regime if we want to end this madness! Let's Ruin the tRump's Birthday and join the largest Civil Rights Movement in American history. Stay away, far away from his Military/Birthday parade in DC and attend any other Global Anti-tRump Peaceful Mass Protest Saturday, June 14, 2025 instead.

We are currently losing the war against this criminal Dick Traitor. There are still too many haters in this country. Elections results and recent polls (according to tRump ass kissers CBS News) tell us that MAGAts outnumber the good woke Americans. The tRump has ended our democracy and is rapidly stealing our civil rights. We are no where near the numbers needed to save our democracy. Studies show that we need just 3.5% (11 million American protesters and boycotters) of the US population to effectively end the reign of the tRump, his regime of Nazi Musk Rats and MAGAts, the ICE Gestapo, the Billionaire Oligarchs who hog the money you earn and the Administration from Hell!

We the People are the only ones with the power to restore our civil rights, rebuild our government and elect a real President!

The last two mass protests had an estimated 3-5 million participates respectively. That means we all need to encourage at least three more people to support the resistance and attend a protest with us on Saturday. Learn more at BernieSanders.com.

In the meantime use 5calls.org (24 hours) to tell your representatives to stop the Big Beautiful Bill that could end our Medical Research and Services to all of us. The tRump plans to give that money to the greedy rich oligarchs who need the money to invent robots to replace humans at work, sent rich people to space for ten minutes or send people to Mars. I don't know about you but I can live without all of that. I would rather our children grow up in affordable homes, attend good schools, where community gets quality medical care and our seniors can get proper living assistance without bankrupting themselves. Wouldn't you?

Check your social media or Mobilize.us for protest events near you (or to list your upcoming events). Please forward, share and talk about this message with your family, friends, colleagues even strangers to if given the opportunity. Post and repost it on your social media accounts! It's going to take ALL of us woke Americans to end this nightmare! Show the world that good Americans far outnumber the un-woke, greedy, racist MAGAts! Can we restore our democracy? All we can do is try!

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Brian emmerson's avatar

Trump is hoping someone gets seriously hurt or killed so as the protesters get wound up even more and then Trump wins, gets his riot he's so desperate for..... that, I'm not even American & i can see what's going to happen

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Thelma Nevitt's avatar

Thank you for your support and hard work. You have given me courage to show up on Saturday.

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Richard's avatar

It is somewhat concerning how little coverage an emerging Coup d'tat in the USA is getting on main stream media in France

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