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“Because the truth is, Republicans aren’t just playing to win — they’re playing to end the game entirely. They don’t want fair elections; they want fixed outcomes. They don’t want to debate policy; they want to decide who’s even allowed on the ballot.”
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Fighting Fire With Fire
From Austin to Albany, This Is the Counterpunch We’ve Been Waiting For
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August 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“Because the truth is, Republicans aren’t just playing to win — they’re playing to end the game entirely. They don’t want fair elections; they want fixed outcomes. They don’t want to debate policy; they want to decide who’s even allowed on the ballot.”
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We should have the House right now. Let me say it again: we should have the House.
This ain’t just a Texas problem, it’s a national problem. They’re stealing seats to keep power, and that’s how we ended up with Speaker Johnson instead of Speaker Jeffries.
They can’t win fair, so they cheat.
This ain’t just a Texas problem, it’s a national problem. They’re stealing seats to keep power, and that’s how we ended up with Speaker Johnson instead of Speaker Jeffries.
They can’t win fair, so they cheat.
August 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We should have the House right now. Let me say it again: we should have the House.
This ain’t just a Texas problem, it’s a national problem. They’re stealing seats to keep power, and that’s how we ended up with Speaker Johnson instead of Speaker Jeffries.
They can’t win fair, so they cheat.
This ain’t just a Texas problem, it’s a national problem. They’re stealing seats to keep power, and that’s how we ended up with Speaker Johnson instead of Speaker Jeffries.
They can’t win fair, so they cheat.
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He's telling you and showing you how he'll go full authoritarian and still we won't wake up.
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Trump vowed to make D.C. ‘safe and beautiful.’ Here’s what’s happened.
An order by Trump has led to stepped-up federal law enforcement in D.C., including many arrests for low-level offenses. The White House says that has cut crime.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
He's telling you and showing you how he'll go full authoritarian and still we won't wake up.
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Thank you, Texas Dems, for standing up for democracy.
Playing fair has gotten Democrats nowhere against an administration that keeps rewriting the rules to stay in power and ignores the very people who elected them.
“The threat of arrest is something that should be a red alarm for a lot of folks.”
Playing fair has gotten Democrats nowhere against an administration that keeps rewriting the rules to stay in power and ignores the very people who elected them.
“The threat of arrest is something that should be a red alarm for a lot of folks.”
August 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Thank you, Texas Dems, for standing up for democracy.
Playing fair has gotten Democrats nowhere against an administration that keeps rewriting the rules to stay in power and ignores the very people who elected them.
“The threat of arrest is something that should be a red alarm for a lot of folks.”
Playing fair has gotten Democrats nowhere against an administration that keeps rewriting the rules to stay in power and ignores the very people who elected them.
“The threat of arrest is something that should be a red alarm for a lot of folks.”
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Stand back.
Rescind this illegal, and immoral order. The absurdity of threatening the people of the United States with their own military—
Act like the Commander-in-Chief.
If you want to be president, at least try to play the part.
Fake it, if nothing else.
Stand back—
We’ll clean up your mess.
Rescind this illegal, and immoral order. The absurdity of threatening the people of the United States with their own military—
Act like the Commander-in-Chief.
If you want to be president, at least try to play the part.
Fake it, if nothing else.
Stand back—
We’ll clean up your mess.
June 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Stand back.
Rescind this illegal, and immoral order. The absurdity of threatening the people of the United States with their own military—
Act like the Commander-in-Chief.
If you want to be president, at least try to play the part.
Fake it, if nothing else.
Stand back—
We’ll clean up your mess.
Rescind this illegal, and immoral order. The absurdity of threatening the people of the United States with their own military—
Act like the Commander-in-Chief.
If you want to be president, at least try to play the part.
Fake it, if nothing else.
Stand back—
We’ll clean up your mess.
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“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
Doechii at the #BETAwards
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June 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
Doechii at the #BETAwards
Doechii at the #BETAwards
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Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
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The presidential memorandum never mentions Los Angeles or California. It’s a blank check for mobilizing National Guard and active duty troops to deploy anywhere to protect federal personnel or functions wherever protests “are occurring or are likely to occur.”
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Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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June 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The presidential memorandum never mentions Los Angeles or California. It’s a blank check for mobilizing National Guard and active duty troops to deploy anywhere to protect federal personnel or functions wherever protests “are occurring or are likely to occur.”
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"Mass deportation" is the excuse and trigger for authoritarianism. As it was always intended to be.
June 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"Mass deportation" is the excuse and trigger for authoritarianism. As it was always intended to be.
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Governor Newsom: "I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops ... and return them to my command.
... This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed."
The letter:
... This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed."
The letter:
June 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Governor Newsom: "I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops ... and return them to my command.
... This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed."
The letter:
... This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed."
The letter:
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Breaking News: Gov. Gavin Newsom asked Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, to rescind the National Guard deployment in L.A., calling it a “breach of state sovereignty.” Follow live updates.
LA Protests Live Updates: Tensions Flare as National Guard Arrives After Trump Order
Federal agents clashed with protesters near a detention center in downtown Los Angeles, as confrontations stretched into a third day. Several hundred National Guard troops were deployed across the city.
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June 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Breaking News: Gov. Gavin Newsom asked Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, to rescind the National Guard deployment in L.A., calling it a “breach of state sovereignty.” Follow live updates.
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Newsom responds to Homan statement on possibly arresting him: He's a tough guy. Why doesn't he do that? He knows where to find me. Lay your hands off four year old girls that are trying to get educated. Come and arrest me. Let’s just get it over with tough guy. I don’t give a damn
June 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Newsom responds to Homan statement on possibly arresting him: He's a tough guy. Why doesn't he do that? He knows where to find me. Lay your hands off four year old girls that are trying to get educated. Come and arrest me. Let’s just get it over with tough guy. I don’t give a damn
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Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News:
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
June 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News:
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
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Gavin Newsom to Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan who has threatened to have him arrested:
"Come after me, arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. You know, I don't give a damn. But I care about my community. I care about this community. The hell are they doing? These guys need to grow up.”
"Come after me, arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. You know, I don't give a damn. But I care about my community. I care about this community. The hell are they doing? These guys need to grow up.”
June 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Gavin Newsom to Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan who has threatened to have him arrested:
"Come after me, arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. You know, I don't give a damn. But I care about my community. I care about this community. The hell are they doing? These guys need to grow up.”
"Come after me, arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. You know, I don't give a damn. But I care about my community. I care about this community. The hell are they doing? These guys need to grow up.”
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Trump's gestappo is going to kill an unarmed person on camera. It's inevitable.
June 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Trump's gestappo is going to kill an unarmed person on camera. It's inevitable.
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Does that mean arrest ICE agents?
Can these be considered official presidential orders? What's the authority to do this?
June 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Does that mean arrest ICE agents?
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President Trump, who is itching for things to escalate, keeps posting incendiary messages.
June 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
President Trump, who is itching for things to escalate, keeps posting incendiary messages.
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BREAKING
The City of Glendale, California — one of the most populous cities in Southern California — says it has terminated its contract with U.S. Homeland Security and ICE.
The City of Glendale, California — one of the most populous cities in Southern California — says it has terminated its contract with U.S. Homeland Security and ICE.
June 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
BREAKING
The City of Glendale, California — one of the most populous cities in Southern California — says it has terminated its contract with U.S. Homeland Security and ICE.
The City of Glendale, California — one of the most populous cities in Southern California — says it has terminated its contract with U.S. Homeland Security and ICE.
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Bravo, Glendale. Bravo.
More, please.
And it's time for Democrats to loudly say, "Abolish ICE." Someone please stand up and have a spine.
More, please.
And it's time for Democrats to loudly say, "Abolish ICE." Someone please stand up and have a spine.
June 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Bravo, Glendale. Bravo.
More, please.
And it's time for Democrats to loudly say, "Abolish ICE." Someone please stand up and have a spine.
More, please.
And it's time for Democrats to loudly say, "Abolish ICE." Someone please stand up and have a spine.
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Abolish ICE
ICE is a much greater threat to this country than illegal immigrants. The current administration ia by far the greatest threat this country faces. The problem is not st our borders. It is in the White House.
June 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Abolish ICE
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Doesn’t sound like we need the national guard. 🤔
LAPD STATEMENT: “The protests remained peaceful… without incident…”
June 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Doesn’t sound like we need the national guard. 🤔
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Tell Congress: Protect Funding for NPR and PBS
Contact Congress today!
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June 8, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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What's happening tonight is anything but law and order. Don't be deceived.
June 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
What's happening tonight is anything but law and order. Don't be deceived.
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ACLU Statement:
"[T]he Trump administration is putting Angelenos in danger, creating legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, and recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians."
"unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power"
"[T]he Trump administration is putting Angelenos in danger, creating legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, and recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians."
"unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power"
ACLU Reacts to President Trump’s Federalizing National Guard Troops in Response to Protests | American Civil Liberties Union
WASHINGTON — Tonight, the Trump administration announced it will federalize 2,000 National Guard troops to counter protests in Los Angeles. The...
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June 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
ACLU Statement:
"[T]he Trump administration is putting Angelenos in danger, creating legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, and recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians."
"unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power"
"[T]he Trump administration is putting Angelenos in danger, creating legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, and recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians."
"unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power"