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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Whoever told you that, is your enemy

[–] Gnumile@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Now something must be done

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 217 points 1 week ago (3 children)

They’re really targeting California as a whole now. The state that supported the union so much over history. Republicans must really feel jealous that it is the richest state.

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 109 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (22 children)

california needs to fucking secede and newsom needs to sack up and put the money where his mouth is.

You threaten to withhold federal taxes. Shit continues, You fucking do it. Once they know your threats are empty, the game is fucking over.

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 week ago (3 children)

New California Republic (or NCR for short)

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Secede? No, fuck that. Declare the current administration to be committing treason and lay seige upon the white house.

Not leaving fascists with nukes to endanger the world.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 174 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Senator Alex Padilla (D-Ca), interrupted and arrested while asking questions of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem related to ICE. She's the former South Dakota governor who spent $5 million of her state's COVID money on a tourism campaign. You might remember the dept of Homeland Security was created (along with the term "homeland") by George "Dubya" Bush after 9/11, as "not a whole new agency" but a reorganization of parts of existing agencies, to coordinate their work (to protect Freedom™). Their budget this year is $107 billion. Sound like a whole lotta coordinatin' goin' on.

[–] casmael@mander.xyz 33 points 1 week ago

Ooooooooo corruption :(

[–] Ethalis@jlai.lu 157 points 1 week ago (16 children)

Apart from the obvious "arresting a senator for asking questions" thing, is whatever's happening on this picture standard procedure for arresting an unarmed, unthreatening person in the US? It looks like they're arresting a terrorist or a dangerous suspect

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 120 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No normally. I think they throw a knee on the neck for 9 to 10 minutes.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 31 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Got to do it for the officer's safety, asshole!

Have you thought about the blue lives?!

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[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 53 points 1 week ago (5 children)

not 100% standard. but yeah, pretty standard. If its a rich white dude, generally the arrests are a lot gentler.

[–] Rin@lemm.ee 27 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Nah bro. Don't divide us like that just before the protests. We all get fucked up. Fuck the police.

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[–] ShittDickk@lemmy.world 155 points 1 week ago (14 children)

So an unelected figurehead of the federal government has come to my state, had a senator I voted for arrested over asking a question which is his civic duty to ask, and has now made threats at removal of my elected govenor as well as an elected mayor of one of the cities here.

At which point would these actions be considered tyrannical enough to provide a decent argument for a use of the 2nd amendment in court?

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's a bridge that we're just going to have to cross once they completely take over. We need them to have as much power as possible before we make a move. Also for the love of God don't read, don't protest, don't act. Just wait.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

Your sarcasm isn't blatant enough unfortunately.

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[–] Qwazpoi@lemmy.world 97 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So when they turn to the camera guy at the end they repeatedly keep saying you're not allowed to record due to FBI rights. That is something I've never heard before.

Unless they are trying to refer to something from the Patriot act the FBI has the same rights as everyone else.

[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 109 points 1 week ago

That is because it is made up bullshit that all ~~Nazis~~ law enforcement say to justify suppressing media.

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 89 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Who did they handcuff?

E. Alex Padilla

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 115 points 1 week ago (4 children)

A US Senator. For wanting to ask a question.
Not joking.

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 week ago
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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 week ago

Senator Alex Padilla D-CA

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is having that effect where it spreads awareness by trying to suppress it. Had no idea who that was, but now I do. And now I know to support them

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago

He was chosen by Newsom to replace Kamala Harris as Senator when she became VP, then won the following election.

[–] Grizzlyboy@lemmy.zip 80 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The dumb woman talking said “liberate the city from socialists”. Doesn’t it bother Americans that a person in her position, is so fucking dumb she doesn’t even know what socialism is?

It reminds me of Putin saying they’ll save Ukraine from nazis.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago

It reminds me of Putin saying they’ll save Ukraine from nazis.

that's because it's written in the same ink.

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[–] Monstrosity@lemm.ee 49 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Maybe now that they're getting arrested too, the Dems will actually do something.

Maybe.

[–] A_cook_not_a_chef@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago

Narrator: "They did not."

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[–] Bloom@lemmy.blahaj.zone 48 points 1 week ago (2 children)

For those like me who didn’t know what exactly this was about, here’s a video of the incident:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=FrOf4_uXKmk&t=30s

[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

Thank you.

What the actual fuck.

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[–] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 33 points 1 week ago (31 children)

Im really excited for the next election when the Dems force us to vote between Newsom and whatever mentally unstable nazi the republicans find, and we lose every branch again...

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[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (8 children)

It has always been this way. If you were a Hunter S. Thompson reader. You knew this way back. If you read about the real American history. You would know that the military was and has been used against Americans by terrible leaders. Just look at the Veteran Camps during the great depression. Requesting their war payments. Patton was sent in to clear them out. America has always been like this. It's never been a good place for most people. Where I grew up. The sheriffs office committed a mass murder against striking coal miners in the 1800's. This country is not a good place. Never has been.

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Every one of those officers needs to face serious consequences. If they can’t go after trump, go after all these toadies who are willing to play stormtrooper

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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