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Michelle's avatar

Agreed…couldn’t have said it better. Don’t mess with California!

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Benjamin Cintron's avatar

Trump couldn't serve in a submarine mission

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Mitch Jackson's avatar

People need to understand that Trump sending ICE and Homeland Security into California, specifically Los Angeles, is an act of intimidation and federal aggression.

Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass didn’t ask Trump or the federal government for help.

They’re here unannounced, uninvited, and with the intent to cause trouble.

Our state is the most prosperous in America. We’re the 4th largest economy in the world. We’re a donor state, giving $80 billion more to the federal government than we get back. We innovate. We include. We lead. And we don’t need some wannabe dictator and authoritarian strongman turning our streets into his political stage.

In California we don’t build walls—we build futures.

Angelenos know exactly what time it is, and what it’s going to take to stop these unilateral and aggressive acts by the Trump administration.

And Stephen Miller’s inflammatory rhetoric, calling these protests an “insurrection” so they can justify boots and batons? Pathetic.

We see the playbook. We’re not pawns. We’re not backing down. That’s why I said it loud yesterday, and I’ll say it again:

Donald Trump—stay the hell out of California.

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Beverly G. D. Hale's avatar

Yeah!!!

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Stephen Bernstein's avatar

All the way fukkking out!😒🎃💀

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Kristi Chaney's avatar

Absolutely with you. What’s happening in California is not just an attack on one state; it’s a warning to all of us. Every state, every community, every person who believes in dignity, decency, and democracy should be paying attention.

This is about the kind of country we want to live in. One where compassion beats cruelty. Where innovation, diversity, and freedom are celebrated, not silenced. California is standing tall, and the rest of us need to match that energy.

Because this fight? It’s ours too.

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Lori's avatar

Well said, Mitch. I may not live in California now but I was born there, I've lived the vast majority of my life there, and my heart will always be there. I read about the raids and the protests and agree - ICE is not welcome and should stay the hell out.

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iwo-ostoja's avatar

was just staying - what happened ystrday and continuing to today is when an irresistible force meets an immovable object. ppl underestimate LA... which has been an epicenter of protests and resistance for years and years - civil rights, vietnam war, chavez /chicano, la riots during rodney king, la riots during george floyd... LA was birthed out of turmoil and conflict and it's always an undercurrent flowing through the veins of the city. feds have woken a sleeping giant.

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Mitch Jackson's avatar

Exactly. We need to make sure this sleeping giant stands tall and is LOUD!

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