A federal judge blocked the #Trump admin on Friday from making indiscriminate #immigration arrests in the #LosAngeles area & denying detainees the right to consult with a lawyer.…

The California judge granted 2 TROs in response to a lawsuit filed last week by immigrant advocacy groups. A fuller hearing is expected in the coming weeks, but the initial rulings represent a sharp rebuke of the tactics that federal agents have employed in & around #LA….

#law #ICE #Gestapo
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/us/immigration-raids-judge-injunction.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Via Josh Marshall:

Harvard sociologist/polisci Theda Skocpol explains how the vast expansion of ICE in BBB may be Trump's secret weapon to overcome the barriers of federalism and complete his autocratic takeover of the American state. (History from Germany & Hungary in 20s/30s.)

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/critical-read-about-the-bbb-federalism-and-the-future-of-american-democracy

Lots of flag-waving, parades and bands everywhere….

As Hitler and the Nazis rose to power in Germany, observers wrote repeatedly about how exciting this all was — both to Germans and outside observers (that is, observers who ignored thugs beating and disappearing folks as the "excitement" unfolded).

There were parades! Torchlight processions! Pageants and festivals! Lots of singing, marching, bands galore! Flags waving everywhere! (Book burnings and pogroms.)

#FourthofJuly #Trump
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans needlessly died, millions more sickened because #Republicans deliberately spread ridiculous lies about COVID.

#NeverForget this

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A Trump supporting co-worker died from COVID. It was a totally unneccesary, meaningless death.

He was funny, someone I liked, even though we disagreed on many things.

The #GOP KILLED HIM. He BELIEVED IN THEIR BULLSHIT, AND IT KILLED HIM.

“I’ve found that theology is often downstream from culture and personal preference.

We like to imagine that people start with Scripture, study the life of Jesus, and then build a theology from there.

But more often, people begin with their own cultural values, political commitments, or personal biases—and then work backwards to find justification in the Bible.”
– Jemar Tisby

From: https://www.threads.com/@jemartisby/post/DLfgA2puE4Q?xmt=AQF0CCsbDqoG502WmmUzYx3Uu7uzVTFeDqYyRGQ_qDni4Q

“Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.”

- John Lewis

#nokings