America is the land of the free
America is the land of the free
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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.
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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.
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No they don't. Keep it all up. Republicans currently in power have destroyed their parties future.
Since coming to power the damage that has been done to the right has shifted western democracies so hard left they are getting whiplash.
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You threaten to withhold federal taxes.
Taxes are paid by individuals directly to the federal government. If an individual doesn't pay their federal tax, the federal government goes after that individual. The federal government will take an individual's money right out of their bank account. There's no way for the state to withhold federal payments.
State taxes are filed separately and don't go to the federal government.
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It's a progressive state, I think that's why they target it
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Also because it's the largest progressive state in size. If they can take down California then they will cheer it on as a major victory. Next up on the hit list the other blue states, Canada and finally Europe.
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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.
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Ooooooooo corruption :(
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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
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Authorities are claiming they were unable to know who he was at the time, and treated him as a potential threat.
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He stood up and announced he was a US Senator. The very first thing he did was identify himself. If they're deaf then they shouldn't be on active duty outside a desk job.
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I'd like to hear (from the Authorities) what identified him particularly as a threat amongst all the other people in the room.
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This is almost copy pasted from the shit they actually re saying.
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The standard procedure involves metal hitting the back of the skull until enough blood comes out that the victim can’t remember what happened.
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When 99% of the police is weaker fatter and more out of shape than the "criminal" this is how they have to do it or everyone would just escape. Handcuff fat ass has the arm rotation of a dollar store action figure and is already out of breath from having to bend down. You can see it in the video.
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They shoot to kill the latter two
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Their training tells them that everyone is a dangerous suspect.
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guilty of terrorism until proven innocent
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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?
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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.
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Your sarcasm isn't blatant enough unfortunately.
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2nd amendment held up in court the moment first legal citizen was detained by ice.
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If you're asking this question; you know the answer... you've just elected to not do anything about it.
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The question is still relevant. We can see the problem but there are still a range of responses available.
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"Elected" haha, I know who's getting my "vote" this year!
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The 2nd amendment just says the government can't take away your guns. It doesn't say anything about it being okay for you to use them against the government.
I mean, hell, police kill people all the time, but the courts treat having a gun on your person as a reason the cops had to shoot you. So they can't take away the gun, but they can take away your life for having it.
Basically you can use it as a security blanket to rock yourself to sleep at night, but get anywhere near the gestapo with it and you die a "terrorist."
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You already know the answer to this and have chosen to ignore it.
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Now
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Never, if we accept the intent of the 2nd amendment is to stop a tyrannical us government it does so be making sure you have the means for a rebellion (or the states actually). In that case you would not be judged for your actions like a criminal.
It of course does not apply to individuals taking action on their own (and they alone would not be able to bring down a regime). The best you could hope is a pardon/amnesty by a new pro democracy president/authority, if you are still alive.
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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.
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That is because it is made up bullshit that all
Nazislaw enforcement say to justify suppressing media.
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Who did they handcuff?
E. Alex Padilla
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Senator Alex Padilla D-CA
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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
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He was chosen by Newsom to replace Kamala Harris as Senator when she became VP, then won the following election.
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Here is an article on this situation:
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"We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country,"
That's a quote from the press conference.
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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.
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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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I learned on he xbear that Ukraine is the most fascist place in the world and the leader of the country, who is Jewish, glorifies Nazis. It was very educational, but not in the way they intended.
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Why would they be bothered? They don't know either. She might as well said "liverate the city from wokeness" qnd they would shake their fat fistis in agreement
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The same people that made us share toys and the playground now tell us that sharing things is evil and wrong.
The same people that said love your neighbors now vote to have our neighbors arrested and deported.
The same people that said feed the hungry vote to remove school lunches.
The same people that screamed about 2A "shall not be infringed" and insisting their full auto arsenal was to stand up to a tyrannical govt. Now won't say a word when every other amendment has been completely removed and the govt is tyrannical in every way.
Ironic.
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Maybe now that they're getting arrested too, the Dems will actually do something.
Maybe.
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Narrator: "They did not."
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Chuck Schumer will still not see this as bad since AIPAC didn't tell him it is.
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Another strongly worded letter SLAMMING and BLASTING tRump and everyone else responsible
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Pink suits 😍
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Finger wagging intensifies
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For those like me who didn’t know what exactly this was about, here’s a video of the incident:
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Thank you.
What the actual fuck.
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Dude looks like he deserves to be in cuffs trying to push his way through those people. Seems justified. Act like an animal, be treated like an animal.
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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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Because a sizable part of the population is apparently still too fucking stupid to realize that's still a no-brainer decision to make.
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Yeah, our countrymen are dipshits, but let's not undersell how complicit the Dems are by constantly choosing to run candidates that their voting base feels they have to vote for begrudgingly.
And let's not pretend like the decision isn't between unregulated capitalism, and fascism. Yes one is the better choice, but I mean Jesus Christ it's like trying to decide if you want to die by injection in 10 years or being boiled alive today, you die either way.
Hard to win elections when your voting base can't be excited about you. Hence why gop is winning, it's easier for a fascist to appeal to a dipshit than it is for a capitalist to appeal to a voter with the ability to think for themselves.
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A sizable part of the population thinks holding down a liberal senator and tazing him is Based and are only upset that they can't take part. A sizable part thinks if the police tackle you and slap cuffs on, you must have done something to deserve it.
This isn't an issue of people being too stupid to understand what's happening. This is decades of fascist propaganda from the right and decades of liberal cop-worship politics on the left all coming due.
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More like the democratic leaders are too stupid yo try actually appealing to the population. Keep victim blaming though, and licking up whatever scraps the dems throw st you from the table. Like yall shoild literally be rioting to force a change of leadership in the democratic party, and should have done so the second kamala lost. Or even before that when she was just 'chosen' to replace biden.
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That's a far too progressive stance for the Democrats. Maybe we should try Hillary again?
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She's got a shot... this time! If all else fails, how about some 90 year old senile guy, elderly leadership is trending among the younger demographics!
Whatever the Dems do, they need to do it in the most non-confrontational way possible, maybe a semi-strongly worded letter? Nothing too harsh, they just need to let everyone know they are not super chill with the current vibe. Hopefully they take it easy though, they definitely don't want the Republicans to think they are impolite or rude
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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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No it hasn't "always been this way". Abuses like this are unusual and indicate the sorry state of the current regime. Dismissing it as normal is sloppy and irresponsible.
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It’s the new normal. Get used to it and fall in line, worker!
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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
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What, the land of the free?
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RATM continues to be as relevant as ever. Sadly.
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"liberate this city from the social & burdensome leadership" sure sounds like an attempt to take over a city by a federal employee.
Moff Noem anyone
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Since the 2001 Patriot Act, the USA trashed their last gram of freedom.
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At least these cops don't have masks.
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So, can anyone ID them? Time for some lawsuits.
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Yeah, they're cooked. But then seeing headlines like "Russia might test if NATO article 5 holds" and "USA has Greenland invasion plans" makes me kinda nervous.
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America has Greenland invasion plans, they have plans to invade literally every single country on Earth and have had plans like this since before World War 2.
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Most countries "have plans" thats not the problem. The problem is threatening them publicly.
Its the militaries job to prepare for any event that might happen that includes times when taking another country might need to be done. I'm pretty sure the nz government probably has a plan to invade Australia just in case they need it.
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It's not too surprising no.
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More of us than them, imagine what we can do together. Give them the boot!
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That must be a hell of a dangerous senator. Did he have a gun or is he a cage fighter that you need two fatties to sit on him so one guy can do the job?
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Whoever told you that is your enemy Now something must be done About vengeance, a badge, and a gun 'Cause I'll rip the mic, rip the stage, rip the system I was born to rage against 'em Now action must be taken We don't need the key, we'll break in
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I've got no patience now... so sick of complacence now.
Time has come to pay.
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I watched this on a few sources. One had better audio than the others, and you could hear one of the "deputies" muttering quietly to the others that they were being filmed. I wonder how much more escalated and violent this might have been if they hadn't had that realization that they were being recorded.....
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It's there a waiting list to become the next Nazi Barbie? Like, you need just the right amount of Botox and lip injections to commit lies with a straight face while a countrymen is being detained?
Also, take your shitty hat off indoors. I know your handlers spent an hour fixing your hair, and you put on a ball cap? Does that make you feel like one of the Boys?
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Does that make you feel like one of the Boys?
Homelander
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Stormfront.
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Yes, it is. All those white men had the freedom to push that Mexican guy to the ground and handcuff him. See, that's real freedom, according to the Ten Commandments. It's why we should put the Ten Commandments in every schoolroom, so people know what they say, and how they say DEI is bad. It's right next to the Commandments about how oil belongs to America and the KJV is the only valid translation.
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Newsom has been aggressively rounding up homeless people for months, and threatening cities who protect them.
Do not go thinking he is one of the good guys.
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There's a difference between thinking he's "one of the good guys" and getting glad he's one of the few people in power standing up to trump, or at least threatening to.
People like him certainly should be held accountable for their bullshit. But bringing it up everytime someone is greatful he's standing up to fascists only helps the fascists.
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He’s not “standing up to Trump” for the people, but to assert his exclusive control of the territory. Which is why he is not speaking against militarized assaults on protests, which Newsom also enjoys, but rather against Trump encroaching on the governor’s fiefdom.
In a fight between fascists, you are not required to take either side. Stop reflexively licking the boot.
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Also even with his messages regarding the LA protests he barely mentioned immigrants, more that he was losing control of his state
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They’re only handcuffing the liberal ones.
Welcome to fascism.
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Liberals aren't speaking out against this in the first place.
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Only the ones that speak out. Most liberals are fine with this
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✨Police State Things✨
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Whoever told you that, is your enemy
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Now something must be done
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What a cess pitt
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Then they came for my weed
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Not much, because the first Nazi in uniform that shows up to my door is getting .300 BLK through his face. All Cops Are Nazis, and there's only one good kind of Nazi.
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A dead Nazi?
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Grammar, sadly.
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Imagine what they are already doing to us.
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Stiff Little Fingers said it best 40 years ago "Free to screw you before you screw me".
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I’m out of the loop. Who is getting stomped here?
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Was asking a question all he did? Ok
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He interrupted the propaganda proselytization happy hour...
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Yes
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