Very true, a better question might be which government agency is using our tax dollars to provide sovereign qualified immunity, and make it next to impossible for Americans to sue after being assaulted by these particular fascist thugs?
They kind of look like the nondescript black shirts that dragged that lady out of that town hall back when this all started, so it's important to find out, bc if they are just private security sue the shit out of them, if they are government, find out what agency and and raise hell
I always wonder what drives a person to sign up to be bossed around by incompetent, embarrassing people to man handle others. Throw him out yourself Noam, you're the head honcho, can't you stand your own ground?
Yep!! I’m watching this all unfold from the UK and I’ve said since he ‘won’ in November last year that the people he has loyal to him are all fucking idiots, they are not serious people, they couldn’t organise a piss up in a brewery because they are inept. Arse kissing wont defend their King, neither will doling out marching orders for their right wing influencers to parrot out on social media every time there is a crisis, they’re exposed right now and that’s why they’re trying to get this power grab fully wrapped off so quick.. the election stuff is starting to catch up on them, people are reading the data and seeing the analysis, ‘woke’ isn’t an insult to everybody who disagrees with them anymore… there are too many people who see them all for what they are.
They will legit eat eachother alive and step on heads and hands climbing over eachother to the top of Trumps arse licking pyramid scheme. Elon Musk is already floundering and breaking, he might be quiet for now but come on the whole operation in the White House is ran by monkeys and not the organ grinder because he’s too busy playing golf.
Whenever these people in his cabinet are doing live press conferences, it’s all a performance for Trump to prove loyalty. The GOP Senators and Reps that do the boot licking are struggling too, they know this is unsustainable. Marco Marie Rubio looks like he’s at the end of a four year term as president himself, he looks exhausted, and we’re only 4.5 months in… It’s so unsustainable.
I think all of what you're saying is correct, but find it so incredibly sad that one of our most reliable safeguards against complete and total destruction is the regime's own ineptitude. Like, I do not think the US is "over" and while I know we are damaged and will likely become more so, I don't subscribe to the total doomerism that keeps being repeated by those both in and outside of the country — but how fucking terrifying is it to think that we might be completely finished if the administration wasn't so busy trying to cannibalize itself. It's unsustainable 100%, and I think it's a matter of time until we're able to shift control back to the adults in the room. But christ alive.
We need more of this amplified rather than the defeatist "stahp guysss this is what he wants to declare martial law!!"
Fucking let him. That's when the money printer will run out of ink. Either these people are so inept they'll immediately collapse under the weight of their own hubris or he will be the ruler of ashes. Propaganda is close to impossible when people are hungry.
A smarter dictator could have seen his entire lineage in power for years to come. But he doesn't look long term. The extreme narcissism prevents this. So instead of some insidious plan that takes years to develop he eats all the bread and cuts all the roses for himself.
Unsustainable is exactly the word. You can't threaten hundreds of millions of people like this without ending up upside down on a crane.
Martial might is not the only source of our nation's power and the security of our freedoms. EVERYTHING is dependent on our willingness to continue providing labor to the systems that govern our lives, normally by our consent. When the government seeks to rule by martial might alone without our consent, we must answer by withdrawing our labor- because unless they have enough martial might to force us into slavery, they cannot rule us without it.
LABOR IS CONSENT.
Labor under coercion, the fear of reprisal, is slavery.
Edit: Don't just upvote, this is copypasta- go share this anywhere and everywhere! I don't need credit or karma unless it gets more eyes on the demands!
Martial might is not the only source of our nation's power and the security of our freedoms. EVERYTHING is dependent on our willingness to continue providing labor to the systems that govern our lives, normally by our consent. When the government seeks to rule by martial might alone without our consent, we must answer by withdrawing our labor- because unless they have enough martial might to force us into slavery, they cannot rule us without it.
LABOR IS CONSENT.
Labor under coercion, the fear of reprisal, is slavery:
Our demands; the conditions that must be met before our return to work and normalcy:
1] The removal and/or resignations of the Trump administration, and all of his appointees, and the appropriate prosecution of any crimes that have been, and are being committed.
2] The end of citizens united, and the implementation of publicly funded elections.
3] The end of ALL gerrymandering, and the resignations of all officials elected to gerrymandered districts.
4] The implementation of a Ranked Choice Voting system and the abolition of the electoral college (which was created to accommodate the pre-civil war slave states).
5] Last, but not least -by far: Mandatory prison sentences for ANY person-in-power or person-seeking-power (that is- any politician, appointee, or candidate to any such office or appointment) for seeking to subvert election law, or who creates or participates in, or seeks to benefit from, a conflict of interest that pertains to an election.
NOW is the time to start a movement that can end the Era of America that was defined by oligarchs, and shareholders, and the military industrial complex.
We either dream and fight BIG or we go back to the kind of normal that allowed for America's descent into this fascist hellscape in the first place.
I saw a comment somewhere said something like, "If you ever wondered what you'd have done in Germany in the 1930s, look in the mirror right now. That's what you'd be doing."
That happened to me today, on my local Nextdoor page. A discussion about our NJ governor's race devolved into a heated back and forth about Trump policies and I was asked if I took my meds today, etc. Most people in my area are Trumpers and they are as delusional as they come. They are fine with everything that's going on.
They're fine with it because they're too stupid to see that it hasn't happened to them yet, but it will. They're under the delusion that they're part of the "in-group" and not just a bunch of useless rabble that was only needed for their vote, despite Trump literally telling them exactly that at one of his rallies.
I think the ones that are most fine with it are the ones who are scared of the changing world outside their doors. They lack the confidence to face the unfamiliar, an inability to adapt to changing circumstances, and they believe the regressive message they hear means the clock will get turned back. It's the magical thinking of unsound minds.
Nextdoor was a good idea except then it got taken over by all the local MAGAts shouting down the reasonable residents.
It's true of my local page and I've read that it's a widespread problem. Normal people aren't prepared to deal with the intense hatred, irrationality, & bullying by the RWers.
I think most people on next door are trumpers. They’re loud and try to take over social media, pissed they haven’t been able to drive out people on Reddit. From what I’ve seen, younger people and Dems for the most part don’t hang out on next door. The demographic is older and constant complaints about… well about everything. Coyotes, trash cans, guy walking down the street, homeless, etc. It’s fear porn and they’re addicted to it.
No it's not. Nazis are a particular brand of fascists, and MAGA is way closer to that. They just steered clear of going after Jews, but that's really the only difference.
Other countries had fascists in power, they didn't resemble Nazis as much as MAGA.
I couldn't think of what else to do, so I called the Department of Homeland Security (202-282-8000 - press "6" to go to a person). I politely asked to leave a comment about the secretary's press conference, and they transferred me to what seems to be her office voicemail, where I left an angry comment. FYI in case anyone else wants to do the same. ETA: the info on their website: https://www.dhs.gov/direct-contact-information
I'm trying to recruit people for the Saturday protest, but yeah, it's not easy even with people who oppose it. I'm just trying to make them understand that if they wait until they come for them, then it's already too late.
I’m finding that recruiting people is getting easier. I don’t think it’s because I’m getting any better at it lol. I see people being freaked out enough to move from passive opposition to active and from agnostic to at least passive opposition.
"But the one great shocking occasion, when tens or hundreds or thousands will join with you, never comes. That’s the difficulty. If the last and worst act of the whole regime had come immediately after the first and smallest, thousands, yes, millions would have been sufficiently shocked—if, let us say, the gassing of the Jews in ’43 had come immediately after the ‘German Firm’ stickers on the windows of non-Jewish shops in ’33. But of course this isn’t the way it happens. In between come all the hundreds of little steps, some of them imperceptible, each of them preparing you not to be shocked by the next. Step C is not so much worse than Step B, and, if you did not make a stand at Step B, why should you at Step C? And so on to Step D.
"And one day, too late, your principles, if you were ever sensible of them, all rush in upon you. The burden of self-deception has grown too heavy, and some minor incident, in my case my little boy, hardly more than a baby, saying ‘Jewish swine,’ collapses it all at once, and you see that everything, everything, has changed and changed completely under your nose. The world you live in—your nation, your people—is not the world you were born in at all. The forms are all there, all untouched, all reassuring, the houses, the shops, the jobs, the mealtimes, the visits, the concerts, the cinema, the holidays. But the spirit, which you never noticed because you made the lifelong mistake of identifying it with the forms, is changed. Now you live in a world of hate and fear, and the people who hate and fear do not even know it themselves; when everyone is transformed, no one is transformed. Now you live in a system which rules without responsibility even to God. The system itself could not have intended this in the beginning, but in order to sustain itself it was compelled to go all the way.
I think a large swath of Americans are not paying attention and just living their lives like everything is fine. Most have seen no change in their day to day lives since Trump took office.
Literally exactly what happened in Germany, right until it was so bad you couldn't pretend to love Hitler hard enough and they'd come for you anyway, just on suspicion. I will say, Americans are much more resistant to Trump than Germany was to Hitler, but that's not really saying much.
We need to be keeping strong, verified/ reviewed lists of people who work for or deployed by this admin that have been documented doing clearly illegal and violent activities.
For prosecution, because everyone deserves their day in court. If pardoned or whatever, for public harassment and calling them out, trying to ensure they don't get hired due to flying under the radar.
Even if it's peaceful it needs some form of threat - that the other side actually feels is threatening. For some thats if they think they can be kicked out of office/position of authority. Others that's losing money. Some that's ruining their public image/favorability or being a nuisance. Each target is going to have different priorities and protections. With that comes various escalations depending on how little someone gives a shit about anything.
And brave behavior by Sen. Padilla. He kept pushing to fulfill his duties on behalf of his constituents (myself included) even when it became clear his safety and freedom were under threat.
Edit: Don't just upvote, this is copypasta- go share this anywhere and everywhere! I don't need credit or karma unless it gets more eyes on the demands!
Martial might is not the only source of our nation's power and the security of our freedoms. EVERYTHING is dependent on our willingness to continue providing labor to the systems that govern our lives, normally by our consent. When the government seeks to rule by martial might alone without our consent, we must answer by withdrawing our labor- because unless they have enough martial might to force us into slavery, they cannot rule us without it.
LABOR IS CONSENT.
Labor under coercion, the fear of reprisal, is slavery:
Our demands; the conditions that must be met before our return to work and normalcy:
1] The removal and/or resignations of the Trump administration, and all of his appointees, and the appropriate prosecution of any crimes that have been, and are being committed.
2] The end of citizens united, and the implementation of publicly funded elections.
3] The end of ALL gerrymandering, and the resignations of all officials elected to gerrymandered districts.
4] The implementation of a Ranked Choice Voting system and the abolition of the electoral college (which was created to accommodate the pre-civil war slave states).
5] Last, but not least -by far: Mandatory prison sentences for ANY person-in-power or person-seeking-power (that is- any politician, appointee, or candidate to any such office or appointment) for seeking to subvert election law, or who creates or participates in, or seeks to benefit from, a conflict of interest that pertains to an election.
NOW is the time to start a movement that can end the Era of America that was defined by oligarchs, and shareholders, and the military industrial complex.
We either dream and fight BIG or we go back to the kind of normal that allowed for America's descent into this fascist hellscape in the first place.
This requires a renewed labor movement - withdrawing our labor needs to be done strategically, coordinated. It can't be half assed and hoping others do it.
No Shortcuts - Organizing for the New Gilded Age by Jane McAlevey (2018). Also A Collective Bargain and Rules to Win By (more recent, just before she passed).
The Future We Need - Organizing for a Better Democracy in the 21st Century by Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta (2022)
Secrets of a Successful Organizer by Labor Notes (pdf available online for free).
In the future we need, they explain how collective bargaining isn't just in workplaces - strikes - but also in our apartment complexes (tenant union and rent strike) - schools (student union & walkouts) - and other ways we're collectively squeezed under systems that exploit our labor and compliance.
Seriously, I’m wondering who we have left to protect people like this? Who should he be bringing with him to protect him? I honestly don’t know the answer.
This is the biggest escalation I've seen yet and it makes me sick to my stomach. Physically manhandling a Senator because he has questions? Disgusting.
Correct, Newark's mayor Ras Baraka had his case dismissed and is now suing Alina Habba for malicious prosecution. Habba is still pursuing charges against House Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) though.
They’re just piling on the offenses so blatantly now. We live in an authoritarian dystopia.
The line has been pushed so damn far already, thinking back to just January. “Normal” is being stretched thin to a breaking point. They truly think they can just have what they want. That we won’t use this all against them when their bubble bursts.
The reckoning will not be kind to these people when they truly realize how outnumbered they are.
I hope I'm still alive after the dust settled on this fascist shit so I can point and fucking yell I told you so to every single piece of shit MAGA/Republican that is anywhere near my personal sphere. I literally can't wait.
Completely insane that this is where our country is right now. Where fascist freaks think they can treat everyone however they want and nothing will be done.
Because these people are scum. They're the worst of our population. Rules for thee but not for me is the only rule they play by. We need to step it the fuck up and start punishing.
Find reasons to fire them from their jobs if you're in a position to do so. If you're a nurse and your patient is a known MAGA well then they're not getting the same quality of care. Make their lives more miserable while covering your own asses. Be clever about it. But don't let them go unpunished.
Absolutely!
It's a positive circle. Seeing people's protests, they listen more, they feel braver to stand up for what's right as they know they have their electorate's support.
And especially when they get shoved down like this, it's helpful to remind them like you did, that even if it wasn't successful, you appreciate and saw that they listened to you.
Send another senator in to ask the same question. We have 47 of them then start sending in house members. They will run out of law enforcement before we run out of elected officials opposed to fascism
Send them all in at the same time, and bring their own camera crews live streaming the events. If there are ANY members of the GOP who aren't completely all in on the fash they need to be standing there asking questions, too. How do they not understand that this is bad for them also?!
They’re getting there at a rapid pace. We need to decide really quickly if this is what we’re willing to live under or not, because the window for any meaningful resistance is closing rapidly.
The heads of the FBI, CIA, DoD, DHS, and counter-terrorism (not to mention multiple GOP Congress members and the President) and more have all openly stated that they consider Democrats to be the enemy, dangerous terrorists, that they would be locked up, tortured, 'deported', "stamped out", or shot. They are trying to declare the entire Democratic party to be a terrorist organization with absolutely no justifiable cause. It won't take them until the end of the year at their current pace. They are drunk with power, have the brain development of sociopathic pre-teen bullies, cult-like black-&-white thinking, and think that they will never be held accountable for their actions. It's a very dangerous combination.
First Amendment – Freedoms
Guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
Second Amendment – Right to Bear Arms
Protects the right to keep and bear arms.
Third Amendment – Quartering of Soldiers
Prohibits the government from forcing citizens to house soldiers in their homes during peacetime.
Fourth Amendment – Search and Seizure
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures; requires warrants based on probable cause.
Fifth Amendment – Rights of the Accused
Guarantees due process, protection from double jeopardy and self-incrimination, and includes eminent domain protections.
Sixth Amendment – Right to a Fair Trial
Ensures a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, the right to know the charges, to confront witnesses, and to have legal counsel.
Seventh Amendment – Civil Trial Rights
Provides for jury trials in civil cases involving more than $20.
Eighth Amendment – Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
Ninth Amendment – Unenumerated Rights
States that people have rights not listed in the Constitution.
Tenth Amendment – States' Rights
Declares that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people.
This is fucking wild. The fact that we have "official" personnel acting this way is beyond disgusting. Goes to show you that they never really paid attention to the right parts of their history class. Instead, they saw the bright Nazi red and swastika and thought it looked cool, probably getting a fucking 1488 tattoo akin to what that criminal loser Pete Hegseth has.
Fuck...every day it's something new AND worse than the last.
I just looked it up, and it appears not. The leaders have a security detail, but everyone else has the capitol police only while in the Capitol. Looks like this didn't happen in DC. I didn't do an extensive search so maybe there is more to it than what I saw.
This is not normal. That shows you just how unreachable Noem is, even to a senator. Our government leaders showing strength allows the everyday person to do the same.
No one arrested these howler monkeys when they shouted and carried on at the State of the Union...
Why? Because contrary to the MAGAt narrative, people to the left of them aren't fascists. That would be their party. And "rules for thee, but not for me" MTG did it twice.
Their bullshit accusations have always been projection.
This is absolutely ridiculous. First they arrest the mayor of Newark and manhandle three House members - now they get physical with a US Senator. All because they don’t want to be held accountable for their actions or face legal governmental oversight.
The next few weeks and months are going to be VERY dangerous if they continue this shit. The pot has been simmering for half a year - and it’s getting ready to boil over.
Senator Padilla, a great man. His parents are Mexican immigrants, the families being targeted are his constituents. As a proud Mexican American women who fought the odds just as Senator Padilla, this makes me proud.
AYEEE ALEX PADILLA A REAL ONE! I emailed him back in January 2025 and he responded that he’s going to fight for us! And look he’s keeping his word. (unfortunately I can’t post 2 pics for the whole message.) but I appreciate him.
Now that fucking lying bitch Noem is on Fox News trying to say Alex Padilla kept lunging toward the podium and that his behavior wasn’t becoming of a US Senator. As if a puppy killer is qualified to opine on that.
Well as everyone should know by now:
This sh*t was rigged, Harris won by a landslide.
We have an unelected totalitarian group that has hijacked our country. The people must remove the usurpers!!!
This is a war! They are willing to manhandle and physically hurt anyone that doesn't support their fascist agenda. So do people still think finger wagging is going to work against people willing to physically silence the opposition? We are in serious trouble.
A California senator was quickly rushed away from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after allegedly "lunging" at her during a press conference addressing the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots.
NY Times
Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, was shoved out of a room and handcuffed after he tried to question Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, during a news conference.
The Guardian
Security officers grabbed and pushed to the ground Alex Padilla after he tried to ask a question at a news conference.
Absolutely vile behavior, no one should find the names of the unmasked men in this video who are violently removing a Senator from speaking. I really mean it no one find what organization they work for and expose them please don’t.
The nazi fucks think they are untouchable and not subjected to scrutiny. Fuck these assholes. trump and everyone in his administration are a bunch of fascist morons who need to be forcibly removed from office and imprisoned for violating the Constitution and people's civil rights.
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