America's Reichstag fire??? (ICE, Nat’l Guard & Military in LA)

Healing said:
I don’t think this is big enough - yet. It’s possible the CA-NG injection is the necessary acceleration. However, I mentioned yesterday, LA is a physically unwieldy built environment to trial a larger scale, militarized lockdown. That lockdown is coming; I’m as confident in it as I am tariffs cause inflation. That said, I expect this is more a trial balloon and not a dress rehearsal. Cities such as Boston (heart of American elite academia and physically small), Portland (they’ve already tried), SF/Oakland (pretty unwieldy, but arguably the symbolic heart of liberalism) are the locales I have my eyes on, along with possibly Detroit, as it offers dog whistle and sabering rattling opportunities.
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I really hope you're wrong.
 
Jan 6 protesters? No problem. Ammon Bundy? A patriot. Protesters in LA? Oh, hell no! Bring out the Marines. God, such a hypocrite.

I thought the Hitler comparisons a year or two ago were a bit hyperbolic. However, during lunch today with my kids, my youngest (a recent State grad) made the point that we should never stop comparing politicians to Hitler. That should always be a thing - ever vigilant. He was right. I was wrong. Trump is either a fucking fascist, or too ---damned dumb to know he is being used by fascists.
 
Unlawful assembly declared and announced. Protesters who have taken over a stretch of highway are being ordered to leave.

Looks like many are clearing out but plenty of protesters are not leaving. Pro-Palestinian and other protesters have joined the anti-ICE protests.

We’ve seen much, much larger protests in LA many times before but this protest, while relatively contained in terms of total protesters and space involved, it also seems like it could get totally out of control if the protesters resist police efforts to clear the area. LAPD so far running this response.
 
Watching coverage on CNN — LAPD with an organized effort to push the crowd off the highway and up a ramp. Some soccer being played with smoke canisters being kicked back by protesters and then back again by cops, but wind is blowing toward officers.
 
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