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T om Sullivan has a post that looks at what might have been a silent protest by those military personnel tasked with marching in the parade old Donald Trump demanded take place last weekend. One measure of this regime's ability to end democracy once and for all is if Trump has the military on board. He might not after all.

ICE = GESTAPO by u/Hairy-Dog3523 in GlobalNews ICE agents kidnapping babies. This isn’t immigration enforcement, it’s state terror. by u/Winter-Stranger-3709 in GlobalNews

  Compilation of some of the footage of the no Kings protests across the US by u/oneoftheleastofthese in GlobalNews I was at one protest in my respective city and I was really happy with the turnout, which was bigger than a BLM protest held at that same location in town in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. The level of energy was amazing. As I have probably stated before, showing up matters.

Loretta Swit, star of “M*A*S*H," dies at 87 by u/PayCharacter1504 in 70s

  Senator Chris Murphy to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem: "Your dept is out of control. You are spending like you don't have a budget. You're on the verge of running out of money for the fiscal year... You are ignoring the immigration laws of this nation... and routinely violating the rights of immigrants" by u/xamo76 in RealTwitterAccounts It's a sight to behold. Noem looks completely blank while Sen. Murphy gives her the pointed lecture of her failure to do her job. From the looks of her, the lights are on but nobody's home.

I'd say this video about sums it up:   This video is from earlier in the week, but it will remain relevant for a long time to come.