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phillipckim.bsky.social @phillipckim.bsky.social · 3h

It would be HILARIOUS if Mamdani pardoned and released Mangione on day 1. #FreeLuigi

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People’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · 1d

FEDERAL AGENTS SPOTTED OUTSIDE DODGERS STADIUM THIS MORNING

In the midst of ICE / DHS kidnapping operations in Los Angeles, fed agents were caught staging outside Dodgers Stadium around 10 AM

Feds are crawling all over the city. Look out for one another & defend your neighbors!

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · Sep 14

ICE claimed the father tried to hit them with his car or that he "dragged" one of the agents. Then bystander video was released showing this was completely false.

ICE executed a man on the street in broad daylight.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · Sep 14

Hi

ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday

Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere

If you have any national platform at all

Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Sep 14

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · Sep 4

will taeheung kim, a korean american scientist and doctoral candidate with a green card, is still being detained by ICE. he's been in detention since July 21, first at SFO for over a week and then in various ICE facilities all over the country.

Instagram post from Stop AAPI HAte; horrific new details emerge about CBP's unlawful detainment of u.s. permanent resident returning from south korea. reports detail how CBP trapped tae heung "will" kim under inhumane conditions for over eight days at an airport. officers moved kim several times to "confuse and disorient him" kept the lights on at all times, gave him minimal food and no bed--forcing hi to sleep on a row of chairs.

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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · Jul 16

google is still free

snippet from the wikipedia page fir jimmy carter, which took 3 seconds to look up: Carter's support for Chun gave him the much needed legitimacy and support he needed to crush the Gwangju Uprising, which led to the deaths and disappearances of hundreds. Even decades after the Gwangju massacre, Carter never publicly commented on his role in assisting Chun to crush the pro-democracy uprising.

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People’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · Jul 8

Putting this back on the TL - from April when a bunch of liberals (led by big accounts) swarmed us for calling 50501 “liberal counterinsurgency.” A lot of fedjacketing.

A few months later, how does it all look? This is an important reminder about liberal pile-ons & what they’re really trying to do

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social • 3h this post reeks of a loser pissbaby being mad that other people are actually doing something
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social • 3h waaaaahhhh I'm not the supreme King of Protesting waaahhhhhh
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social • 3h waaaahhhhh ladies who remind me of my mom are out there waaahhhhhh

Dan Izzo
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FYI - criticizing protest groups for advocating non-violence and peaceful advocacy is one of the clearest signs of
"We are a law enforcement affiliated operation hoping to take action against you!"
Someone behind this account is a fed.

funke @rffunke.bsky.social • 4h
i have it on good authority that PCC is shot through with feds using the group to prevent Lib protests from building bridges to more confrontational and radical participants/ organizers
People's

Julie Faenza
@juliemfaenza.bsky.social
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Guarantee you more than one person affiliated with People's City Council LA is an undercover cop or fed.
No one with an ounce of sense or experience discourages peaceful advocacy or
cooperation with authorities at mass protests.
The ones who do have a hidden agenda.

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People’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · Jun 27

It’s Shut The Fuck Up Friday. The feds are swarming LA right now. Doorknocks, arrests, warrants, grand juries. It’s getting hot & temps will continue to rise as it usually does in the summer.

Important thread here:

DONT TALK TO THE FBI

I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU I'D LIKE TO TALK TO MY LAWYER BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING TO YOU.
I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU.
I WILL TALK TO MY LAWYER AND HAVE THEM CONTACT YOU. J FBI
NLG FBI HOTLINE
(415)285-1041

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · Jun 21

6/21, Los Angeles: A neighborhood volunteer documenting ICE was stopped by agents in an unmarked car, surrounded, and threatened by masked agents while they filmed him on their phones.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · Jun 21

Masked ICE agents spotted swapping out license plates this morning in Bell Gardens, CA

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · Jun 21

Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident.

He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · Jun 19

MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, 6/18 around 9:30am — Unidentified masked terrorists kidnapped an elderly homeless man off the street and bundled him into a private car with no license plate.

A large masked man with a bulletproof vest and blue nitrile gloves hustles an elderly man whose hands are cuffed behind his back into an unmarked vehicle with no rear plate

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · Jun 19

When the lawsuits againt 50501 happen (and they will), I'm almost certain we'll learn that cops wrote their "peacekeeper guide".

Not only does it feature racist caricatures, it also parrots the discredited body language pseudoscience cops use to justify shooting minorities: "angry eyes", etc.

screenshot from manual with popeye-style caricature cartoons of what appear to be an asian man with a ponytail, a white guy, and a Black guy - all carrying guns

PRACTICE PAGE: OBSERVING WITH GUNS
Look closely at the three images of someone with a gun.
Notice differences in how the gun is carried, their body posture, hand position, and facial expression.
Notice the visual clues (e.g., "tense shoulders," "hand near gun," "relaxed face," "gun tucked in," "angry eyes," "loose grip").
With each image, circle clues that suggest escalated or de-escalated threat levels.
Which one feels the least threatening? Which one feels the most threatening?

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · Jun 18

The resistance against ICE is having an effect. Dozens of armed agents deployed along with a helicopter, resulting in ... two kidnappings.

Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · Jun 17

Helicopters.

Armed troops wearing masks.

All for a freaking military-grade raid at a flea market that appears to have resulted in two measly arrests.

DHS and ICE are out of control.

ktla.com/news/local-n...

Dozens of heavily armed ICE agents swarm popular L.A. County swap meet

With a Department of Homeland Security helicopter circling, several dozens of heavily armed, masked ICE agents dressed in military tactical gear raided one of the most popular swaps meets in Southe…

ktla.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Jun 17

As long as they’re hiding their faces, badges and names we should stop calling them “federal agents.”

Call them masked goons or unidentified thugs or whatever, unless and until they provide proper ID.

Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · Jun 17

Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.

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Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · Jun 17

Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jun 17

Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE

Brad Lander is shown being detained by federal agents in a courthouse. Lander wears a dark blue suit, blue shirt and blue striped tie. The agents wear sweatshirts and blue jeans. A headline reads: "Brad Lander Is Detained By ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse." Photo by Olga Fedorova/Associated Press.

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Vote Angel 2028🏳️‍⚧️ 👉😎👉 @benotafraid.bsky.social · Jun 17

Yall really glossed over the fact that the victim was killed by armed security guard you hired.

And the fact that the shooting only happened because the security guard you hired decided to fire on a PoC who you then scapegoated and handed over to the police.

Utah 50501 @utah50501.bsky.social · Jun 15

We're sad to announce that today a peaceful protestor was killed at the No Kings march.

To everyone who stayed calm, protected one another, and got people home safe, thank you. To the medics, safety team, and first responders, thank you. And to the protestor we lost: we won’t forget you.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jun 17

They tried to push him down the stairs twice AS WE WERE LEAVING. Don't let the media fool you

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · May 6

So, local cops conducted a warrantless search of Luigi's backpack, realized they screwed up, admitted it on camera, put the backpack in a patrol car NOT sealed in an evidence bag (an 11 minute drive with no bodycam footage available), then searched the backpack again at the station and "found" a gun

26. The officers continued their warrantless search through Mr. Mangione's backpack
at McDonald's even after he was removed from the restaurant by other officers and driven to the precinct. During this continued search at McDonald's, Patrolwoman Wasser recovered a gun magazine loaded with bullets. Now realizing she had made a potentially devastating mistake by
thoroughly searching the backpack of a murder suspect in a significant New York press case
without a warrant, she suddenly stated that she was searching through the backpack at McDonald's to make sure there "wasn't a bomb or anything in here" before putting the backpack in the car. The
falsity of that comment was made clear seconds later when another officer at McDonald's stated
"Now that we found that [i.e., the loaded magazine], let's just bring it back" to the precinct.
Suddenly not concerned about a "bomb," Patrolwoman Wasser placed all the items back into the
backpack and stopped searching. Patrolwoman Wasser repeated her comment that she was making

sure there were no bombs in the backpack, as another officer commented that "at this point we probably need a search warrant for it." Without calling for the bomb squad, evacuating the
McDonald's or even searching for a bomb, Patrolwoman Wasser placed the backpack in her police car and brought it to the precinct.
27. Patrolwoman Wasser left McDonald's at 10:04 a.m. There is no body-worn camera
footage from her for the next 11 minutes as she drives to the precinct with the backpack. At 10:16 a.m., one minute after arriving at the precinct, Patrolwoman Wasser continued her warrantless search of the backpack. Patrolwoman Wasser first re-opened the same backpack compartment that
she had started searching at the McDonald's before immediately closing that compartment and opening the front compartment of the backpack as if she was specifically looking for something.
Instantly, she "found" a handgun in the front compartment.

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People’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · May 1

Look at these fucking pigs rushing in to shut down students screening a documentary on campus. Pathetic cowards.

Fuck UCLA & FTP! #FreePalestine

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · Apr 25

In Vietnam, the war is called "the American War."

The Verge's package commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon is now fully live: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

American War

A special series from The Verge that confronts the legacy and mythmaking of the Vietnam War, 50 years after the fall of Saigon.

www.theverge.com

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phillipckim.bsky.social @phillipckim.bsky.social · Mar 18

In LA we pronounce it "councilmember John Lee"

Amanda Yee 余美娜 @radiofreeamanda.bsky.social · Mar 18

I recently learned there's a Korean word to describe a man who's extremely obsequious and ingratiating to those he sees as above him in positions of authority, and overly heavy handed and harsh to those he considers his subordinates.

The word literally translates to "dog man”.

phillipckim.bsky.social @phillipckim.bsky.social · Feb 3

people are comparing korean politicians who were jailed under US backed dictator chun doo-hwan/saw their friends die under martial law to US politicians who came to power because they went to the right dinner parties at harvard... bffr

regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · Feb 3

'we should do what south korea did' we're not going to. our democrats are useless. in korea, even a member of the PPP climbed the wall at the national assembly (while blind!!) to oppose martial law and i do not think we have even a single democratic leader who would stick their neck out like that.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · Feb 2

Virtually no media coverage of the protests this week in Los Angeles, Ventura County, and San Diego.

Tweet by Los Angeles Scanner (@LosAngeles_Scan) from 2/2/25 at 10:26 am:

Main/Arcadia: LAPD reporting an approximately 1,000 person protest in the area

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · Feb 1

It's unfortunate that the history of the Civil Rights movement has been rewritten as "We marched peacefully until our enemies grew a conscience".

MLK and SNCC accomplished a major shift in policy using a deliberate, low-grade insurgency carried out with incredible skill and decades-long strategy.

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