CURRENT EVENTS May 22 - July 5

[Healing]

National Guard to be deployed to LA immigration 'riots' - as Trump claims state officials 'can't do their jobs'

California Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that the Trump administration is deploying "2,000 soldiers" to Los Angeles after local police used tear gas, stun guns, and riot shields to push back immigration protesters in Paramount on Saturday.

news.sky.com

Like clockwork.

Next steps, openly antagonize and disappear people from marginalized groups and immigrant neighborhoods via nameless, faceless, militarized squads of goons; prompt brown, black, and “deviant” liberals to respond with rhetorically aggressive (and the occasional tossed water bottle) protests; claim the protestors “StaRtED It!!!” and fire tear gas and non-lethal rounds; mass arrests and black bag people on the streets; institute a curfew to clamp down further; more disappearances; more aggressive protests; martial law.

That said, i expect this is a smaller scale trial. LA is fucking massive and is terribly planned. We’ve seen a variation of what I expect multiple times in LA - seizing control is brutally hard with that logistical landscape and built environment.

 

[StrangePackage]

Newsom should've seen this coming and called the national guard out himself, to prevent Trump taking control.

 

[Healing]

Newsom should've seen this coming and called the national guard out himself, to prevent Trump taking control.

Newsom can’t do that and expect to have a shot at the ‘28 nomination.

 

[StrangePackage]

Newsom can’t do that and expect to have a shot at the ‘28 nomination.

He just had to activate them and deploy them literally anywhere, doing literally anything else.

 

[Healing]

He just had to activate them and deploy them literally anywhere, doing literally anything else.

I suppose. There are 18k in the CA guard - not sure how he goes about mobilizing that number without also cutting out his political legs. Not to mention, Trump would probably bring in out of state guard if Newsom did pull that gambit.

 

[Mulberry Heel]

These protests/raids are getting more heated by the day. It won’t end well. And there are people in the Trump Administration absolutely jonesing for a chance to “have no choice” but take drastic action in a Blue city….

This could very easily end with unarmed protestors getting shot, and yet I'm sure that Trumpers will defend no matter what. They'll just argue that the protestors had it coming and those poor ICE agents were just doing their duty or some such. You know it's coming.

 

[Geisterfahrer]

This could very easily end with unarmed protestors getting shot, and yet I'm sure that Trumpers will defend no matter what. They'll just argue that the protestors had it coming and those poor ICE agents were just doing their duty or some such. You know it's coming.

I’m pretty sure they’ve designed for it.

 

[Zoo_View]

Interesting that arguably the two most notable regulars on her show- Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz- both became MAGA republicans.

She bequeathed some wonderful people onto America.

 

[StrangePackage]

And who can forget John of God?

 

[nycfan]

To wit

 

[Zoo_View]

We’ll see immigration raid for the next 3 1/2 years across America.

They’ll include violence, riots, tear gas (gas looks great on TV in terms of projecting violence and chaos), …….it’ll look like a nation at war. And, Democrats will be blamed.

 

[nycfan]

“… The White House said in a statement Saturday that Trump was deploying the Guardsmen to “address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester” in California.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, objected to the move and said in a post on X that the move from the Republican president was “purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.”…”



Musk feud storyline solved and news cycle possibly redirected to the story Trump wants to tell.

 

[nycfan]

“…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said sending the National Guard troops was unnecessary. “That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions,” he said in a post on X.

“LA authorities are able to access law enforcement assistance at a moment’s notice. We are in close coordination with the city and county, and there is currently no unmet need,” Newsom added.

In Los Angeles, the County Sheriff’s Department said it responded Saturday to a protest in Paramount, about 16 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.…”

 

[Healing]

This gives away the whole game.

 

[dukeman92]

It’s about to get really bad.

 

[theel4life]

So now it’s an insurrection. This country is in deep deep shit. It’s going to get really ugly.

 

[Geisterfahrer]

What’s the over/under on protester deaths over the next 5-6 days?

 

[StrangePackage]

What’s the over/under on protester deaths over the next 5-6 days?

No bet. It's a guarantee

 

[dukeman92]

Newsom can’t do that and expect to have a shot at the ‘28 nomination.

People need to stop thinking about things like this will be business as usual in 2028. It won’t.

 

[Healing]

People need to stop thinking about things like this will be business as usual in 2028. It won’t.

I agree, but we know the species of creature that is Newsom.