By Ben Meiselas
California Governor Gavin Newsom just issued a powerful response to Trump’s military operation in Los Angeles—and if you watched my report last night, you know this was coming. I told you this was illegal. I walked you through the statute myself. And now, Governor Gavin Newsom’s legal team is echoing that exact legal analysis in a scathing official letter to Trump’s Defense Secretary—former Fox News host turned wannabe warlord, Pete Hegseth.
Let’s be clear: Trump’s decision to federalize 2,000 members of the California National Guard—without the governor’s consent and in violation of federal law—is not just an overreach. It’s an unconstitutional authoritarian stunt. This isn’t about law and order. This is about power and control. This is about Trump trying to crush dissent and stoke chaos in the most dangerous and militarized way possible.
Newsom’s letter lays it out: Trump’s use of 10 U.S.C. §12406 to justify this move is patently unlawful. The statute allows federalization of state National Guards only to repel an invasion, suppress a rebellion, or execute laws if the president can’t do so with regular forces. None of those conditions are remotely met here. Instead, Trump skipped over the governor entirely—another violation of the law—and unleashed chaos on the streets of Los Angeles.
We’re already seeing the results on the ground: protestors tear-gassed, flashbangs deployed, people dragged through the streets. This isn’t peacekeeping. It’s provocation. Trump and Hegseth want the chaos. They’re intentionally escalating it. And they’re threatening to go even further—with Trump literally saying, “We’re going to have troops everywhere.”
That’s not leadership. That’s dictatorship. And even Newsom is calling it exactly that.
Newsom isn’t alone. Every Democratic governor in America just issued a joint statement condemning Trump’s actions as a dangerous abuse of power. They’re standing united with California—and so should we. Because this isn’t just about one state. This is about whether we still live in a democracy or under the boots of a regime that answers protest with military force.
Make no mistake: lawsuits are coming. California will challenge this in court. And we’ll cover every moment of it here. But while the lawyers gear up, we need to stay vigilant, informed, and loud. Trump is testing the limits of what he can get away with. It’s on us to say: enough.
Watch my latest report about what’s going on in Los Angeles above. Remember to add the MeidasTouch Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and continue to spread the word.
Is The Gestapo Just ICE?
It could be that the plain clothes Gestapo agents are not of the ICE agency but come from the Orange Cheeto's J6 paramilitary group released from prison included but not limited to the Proud Boys 3percenters and other far right extremist groups The reason for hoodies and face masks is to avoid identification This should be a "project" by the same groups that helped identify the J6 insurrectionists
ICE is just the Gestapo, and most certainly they are the pardoned J6er loyalists.
Donald Trump is trying to take away from the fact that he is in the Epstein files and he also cheated on the elections. We’re not going to forget!
The Epstein files is just the tip of the iceberg. He's lost 95% of his court cases. Xi made him waffle on tariffs. Putin ignored his pleas to stop the war. Zelenskyy makes him look weak on a daily basis. The feud with Musk made him look like an angry toddler. The stock market, economy, GDP, employment numbers all in the crapper. He needed to accomplish a hard and fast deflect and distract. Sending troops into Cali to suppress protestors right before the "No King's" protests. My how convenient.
Trump wants to show the world he is in complete control. After this, hopefully, he doesn't call in the Marines to subdue the American population. Next, it's it the show of how scary he is: He will show the world his military soldiers who do everything he orders. Trump's big military equipment will be on display. This is designed to make everyone feel intimidated who does not think like him. All of this is intended to demonstrate that he is in charge.
Trump can’t even control his bowels!
The Marines would (I hope) know better than to obey illegal orders from a convicted felon.
I hope the Marines and all USA military will stay strong and not obey illegal orders from our disgusting presidential cowardly felon!!!🇺🇸💙💙💙
Of course all this will backfire bigly since what he is doing will decimate the American economy and as he has said, other nations want our money...when we don't have it to spend, they won't care about whether or not he's in control of the US and he sure won't be in control of the rest of the world. And yet the GOP Congress does not see this. Or they see it and still don't care, still crave that pat on the head from trump while hurting their constituents.
Control? Like t did on J6th??
So what happens if, while he is showing off his big.. cannons and tanks someone drops a bomb on it all?
Just daydreaming.
Spam. Reported.
That person (or those people) never give up! I've reported them too but they keep coming back.
Most likely bots, but keep reporting them.
exactly
You assume he thinks we are actual people, and not chattel or serfs...
no....just expendible
Well....yes, though we are expendable once he gets whatever he can from us, would you not agree? Just look at how he treats people who work for him. He uses their time and resources, and once their value is over for him, he discards them.
That assume he "thinks." I doubt that's true with respect to most of his behavior, not in the sense of the word that implies more than reflex.
Not forgetting is not going to help right now. Put on your thinking cap.
😂😂😂😂Exactly orange mango switch and bait
Y'beat me to it, but this is absolutely the correct response.
"In her statement, Governor Noem emphasized the alarming reality that those who participated in the riots could potentially hold significant roles within an agency responsible for national security and immigration enforcement. By allowing these individuals to serve in Homeland Security, critics argue that it raises questions about the integrity and motives of the agency, particularly regarding its approach to immigration enforcement."
I can't find an exact quote or when she said this. One site says she told this to Congress.
I’m sure she said it, I vaguely remember it too. So much shit hitting the fan constantly, cannot keep up with it. Nor is it healthy to even try!
"Most certainly"? Evidence, please.
Ifthose are J6ers, that increases the possibility of incited violence - they would love to start a new civil war and Trump is anxious to use the Insurrection Act.
Absolutely
Yes one of his stooges said there were some of Jan 6 guys in it.
Pretty sure he “appointed” those pardoned j6 criminals to be ICE agents. 😡
Please warn readers that violent protest plays right into his hands. He wants us to be violent so he can invoke Martial Law. Protest yes, violence no. Be strategic!!’
Violence won’t come from us the people, but from his militia infiltrating.
Yes, that is worth considering. The more you fight them the more he can say how out of control and violent you are. This will give him the excuse to up the ante.
Come on Meidas Mighty, we can outsmart this idiot easily, we all know how ignorant he is, it wouldn't take much.
I’ve been sharing the same suspicion, that’s why they’re wearing masks, because they could be recognizable. This is no coincidence, he pardoned them for a reason, he wanted an army of loyalists to once again “Stand Back and Stand By”. Lev Parnas is suggesting that this may be a dress rehearsal for June 14th. Trump wants an excuse to declare martial law.
Seems probable …
These Gestapo hoons ARE just ICE, without the justice.
Exactly the ICE Gestapo. These proud boys and jan6 insurrectionists are now suing for $100 million for the devastation they created!!
That fits he made them Marshall's and part of ice 1000 per person arrested. Trump said that in February.
no they are the first iteration of the brown nosers/shits I mean shirts
Trumppee the arswhole
Another domino falls. “We’re gonna send troops everywhere…”.
I’m seeing posts about just that. Sounds like it is happening.
I agree wholeheartedly!
What happened in LA was not an "insurrection". There was, however, an "insurrection" ... on 6 January 2021. MAGA are such absolute, total and utter lying hypocrites. It makes my blood boil to see this, and I'm not even American, just a freedom-loving Aussie.
Same sentiment exactly from here in Canada.
Ditto from B.C., 🇨🇦
And Ontario 🇨🇦
Thanks to B.C.as well😍. Stands for Beautiful Country, right? Absolutely ❤️. It’s moving to hear from all our forever good neighbors. We appreciate the support🥰!
More thumbs up from Canada!!! please America stand your ground so we don’t have to, too! But we are indeed right behind you!
Love you Canada 🇨🇦 and sincere apologies for the undeserved horrendous ill treatment your getting from that imposter thrump.
Me too !
In fact we can call them Clone Troops like in Star Wars. They behave like Trump's clones and threaten the Republic like that.
God bless you Aussie 🙏
And we are so embarrassed that your reporter was observed then, with obvious premeditation, targeted with a rubber bullet while acting in her professional capacity.
Thank you Susan for having our backs and caring about the gross injustices we’re fighting against here. We love you all down under, you Aussie’s with my favorite accents🤗.
Thank you for your support my friend. another freedom loving person.
Jan 6 was an insurrection. You are just gaslighting. Rolling my eyes so hard right now.
Rf
Yawn
You support terrorists
STAND STRONG. STAND UNITED. WE. THE. PEOPLE!
This is what Trump wants....it's funny that he's calling the national guard for California but wouldn't call them on the January 6 rioters.
Yes, isn't that amazing. Another I can do what I want, but you the AMERICAN PEOPLE cannot. Isn't that just like a hitler regime? Pathetic, all of them and quite embarrassing. 😂
Excellent comment, Angel!
It is also unlawful to grab people off the street. This would not even exist without the ICE and thugs grabbing people with NO DUE CAUSE other than the color of their skin.
This wouldn't exist without The Dictator Criminal Deranged More On Idiot Psycho in the Oval Office. (Ummmmmm should I add COMMUNIST and NAZI to the description I have of him?????)
Agreed
We’re sending troops everywhere???stand down , National guards. Military? Don’t get involved. We don’t fight our own. Trump said that he will send troops everywhere!!! We will be an occupied country before you know it. When we protest, we must do so peacefully. Don’t give them an excuse to start the shooting.
...although Communist and Nazi are antithetical terms. ...but then, I get what you are saying and I agree.
NO COMMUNISTS AND NAZIS ARE THE SAME. BOTH ARE AUTHORITARIAN SYSTEMS BASED ON ELITE RULE. THEY ARE JUST DIFFERENT IN NAME. THEY CAN BOTH CAUSE TREMENOUS HARM TO THE PEOPLE.
1. No need to "shout". 2. Maybe the result is analagous, but go back and re-read the philosophies behind communism, marxism, and Nazi-ism. You will see that they are fundamentally different philosophies. One is based in a desire to return to a past glory, the other is a desire to eradicate class differences. Check out the book by George Orwell called "Animal Farm" for a literary description, told as an allegorical story, that showcases a Commiunist society, where all are equal, but some are "more equal" than others, and then check out his book called "1984" for a look at an authoritarian society based in fascism. 3. Agreed that both Communism and Fascism cause tremendous harm to most people, and have NO PLACE in our country!
Read up on political ideologies and QUIT YELLING. You and I are actually on the same side…and we both know fascists, communists, and authoritarians of all stripes harm people in their eternal quests for power and wealth.
This wouldn't have happened, if the conservatives didn't sleep with fascists, as they did since 2016. They did the mistake like Papen and Hindenburg 1932-33
Somewhere, someone is going to react violently against the ICE thugs, enabling them to remove these cowardly masks and reveal that these are indeed J6 criminals. A little gentle persuasion by the proper authorities will get them to fess up that they were indeed coopted by the treasonous turd to serve as his Gestapo in exchange for their pardon. Then the dung will hit the whirling blade.
Now these insurrectionists are suing for $100 million for the devastation they caused! Unbelievable
And to fill Trump’s quota of 3000 warm bodies A Day-regardless of status. Now, he’s upping his daily count.
I agree with Governor and Mayor of California 100%!
This shouldn’t be happening. He should be in jail.
Preferably in El Salvador.
Trump is vile.
My husband when he heard on the news today what tRump did about calling 2000 National Guard troops., stated. That's just what Nixon did to Kent State, May 4th, 1970. His friend was attending school and at a protest there when bullets when whizing by his head.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings
Yes one girl was killed. I was in college when that happened. Horrible.
4 college students were killed and 9 others injured. My husband was at University of Cincinnati at that time.
I believe you, it was horrific. Americans killing Americans.
Four students were killed. Nine were injured. It sparked enormous protests on college campuses. The governor requested the National Guard be sent in after student protests in Kent, Ohio.
C.S.N.+ Y OHIO 😓
Wasn't Reagan the Governor of California then?
Kent State is in Ohio, so it wouldn't matter if Reagan was Governor.
Thank you Ben for this update!
As a Californian I’m glad to see Newsom stepping up. He has the chops to do it, if he can keep eyes on the prize and I don’t mean running for office in 2028.
I’m glad also to hear that governors are stepping up. THIS is what it will take, not just us people protesting, but elected officials united across all states, keeping legal issues foremost, and challenging everything.
This is no coincidental timing. You’re right, they WANT the escalation. It’s an autocratic playbook straight from fascist and gestapo tactics.
We know they have recruited the J6ers they pardoned, and why these loyalists wear masks. But we outnumber them.
And we have the Meidas Network!
Newsom tried to gaslight Canadians into visiting California last month; He told us it was safe for Canadians.
He just wanted our tourism dollars.
Clearly, it isn’t even safe for people living there, let alone Canadians who are treated like criminals by this regime.
“California governor urges Canadians to ignore Trump, come back for sand, sun and wine”
“Gavin Newsom released video urging Canadians to tour state again, amid sharp downturn in U.S.-bound travel”
https://www.facebook.com/GavinNewsom/videos/988970293379707/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
Many states have tried the same:
https://www.travelpulse.ca/news/features/american-destinations-still-wooing-canadians
This has NOTHING to do with Gavin Newsome “ Wanting your dollars!” You’re very hubristic for a fucking Canadian, and I’m half Canadian so I know whereof I speak. It’s EVERYTHING about the lawlessness of DJT and his cabal of mental cases. California doesn’t need your money, it’s the 4th biggest economy in the world.
I can tell which side isn’t the Canadian.🙄
Typical American arrogance: “we don’t need your money”. Really? Then why are a bunch of states begging us to visit?
What other reason than tourism would California wants Canadians to visit?
Do you what TOURISM is?
“California governor urges Canadians to ignore Trump, come back for sand, sun and wine
Gavin Newsom released video urging Canadians to tour state again, amid sharp downturn in U.S.-bound travel”. TOURISM
https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1911952963679244533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1911952963679244533%7Ctwgr%5Ec8c8d03d6049cb833b6b4786d302fa38575a8e84%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2Fbritish-columbia%2Fcalifornia-governor-gavin-newsom-tourism-1.7511176
https://www.travelpulse.ca/news/features/american-destinations-still-wooing-canadians
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/california-governor-gavin-newsom-tourism-1.7511176
Maybe, just maybe, that's because absent the Dump's lawless actions against the people, it would be perfectly safe to go to California. For myself, I wouldn't spend my money in Canada because they still allow the slaughter of baby seals for - yep, for that money. I'd rather see it made from people enjoying themselves than killing babies for human vanity, MR. Canadian.
It’s safe for Canadians, but not brown people or those protesting the fed’s aggression
There is no place safe for Canadians in the US, every border guard treats us like criminals.
I’m very sorry you are getting that treatment. Is it at border crossings? I know the great majority of US folks feel love, welcoming, respect, and support you in your anger.
Border guards are taking phones, holding people between 3hrs to 24hrs. No phone calls, no telling anyone where you are or what’s happened. People have been stripped searched without cause.
That’s horrifying. As a U.S. I am heartbroken at this treatment. It’s the opposite of who we are and how we feel about Canadians. I dare say even most MAGAs didn’t vote for that, though many are deep in misinformation and hate.
Possibly a Dictator Criminal Occupier-of-the-Oval Office fan here.........???????
Not even close. I hate Trump but I also don’t appreciate a governor who gaslights my country for tourism dollars
I hear you, but this just started today. Geez
Newsome doesn’t control the border crossings though, which is where you say Canadians are getting the bad treatment.
What about Brown Canadians? We have those up here you know? 🤣
USA is NOT safe for anyone to visit while traitor trump and his evll regime and his ICE Gestapo rule over the land.
Don't forget they fired the FAA, so planes are falling out of the sky and crashing into helicopters. USA is totally unsafe for visitors and even the people who live there.
I agree with you, newsom just wants your tourism dollars. Canadians are a part of why California has such great economy.
Keep boycotting. Fascists and evll billionaires do NOT deserve our hard earned money. FDT
Fascists get nothing!
Thanks for that🙂
Are you complaining about the Governor’s inability to tell the future?? Give us all a break! We need your support right now, not your interference. If you can’t do that, shut up and sit down.
It has nothing to do with the future. The treatment of Canadians was ONGOING at the time of his video.
So why don’t YOU sit down until you know what you’re talking about.
OUR help?!
Maybe you forgot what your Dictator and regime have been trying to do to us.
He’s not content to burn YOUR country to the ground, he wants to take us with you.
Firstly, Trump is NOT my president nor my dictator! I don’t care if you come here or not, but to sit up there in Canada all smug and shit is not helping! I never wanted this hell I’ve lost family and friends because of the MFer. Just understand, that everything is fluid and we non maga are trying to do what we can to deal with the hell that we warned about for a decade and now we are living.
Perhaps some us Canadian are tired of being “nice” as America shots all over us, calling us mooches, completely ignoring the sacrifices we’ve made for America over generations.
Perhaps we aren’t all in a forgiving mood for +70Million Americans onboard with taking our country, abusing our goodwill, telling us they don’t need us, while sending senators to beg us to spend money on tourism.
Perhaps we’re getting tired of all these people telling us we’re not a country, and we’re going to be forced to join the US, saying it’s a better country.
Meanwhile, we watch the US burn from within.
Perhaps, you know who your enemy is, over 75 mil Americans in which I am one voted to VP Harris, never voted for Drumpf and agree with you!!!!! Figure out who your adversary is and quit arguing and agitating with the folks who are on the side for Canada and who are free, loving and peaceful and appreciate the contributions of our neighbors to the north. Dude, you are not helping by doing what you are doing here!!!! Go on X and bitch to them. 😠
Nothing you’ve said voids the fact that Newcom gaslit us.
So I AM fighting one of the right people for contributing to our safety concerns.
If don’t like my perspective than move along and stop reading, but it doesn’t make me wrong. 🤷🏻♂️
No it makes you ass! So done with you. Apparently a narcissist.
I just came back to Canada from 9 days in the US and everybody at the border was very friendly and respectful. The majority of the people in the western States have got their head screwed on straight and are willing to fight for democracy. I stand with them.
Moved here 25 years ago during the bush administration. The writing has been on the wall for this for a long time. But the orange turd has to go.
Then you were a lucky one of many not so lucky.
I am sure our great governor of California was doing what all tourist states do, which is promoting our state to share in the large amount of tourism that comes into the US each year. However, Newsom's advertising/promotion of California was BEFORE the turn of events that are currently taking place in LA. The harassment & military force put upon our citizens has been going on for the last three (3) days, due solely to the psychopath currently in the Oval Office. The moron illegally called in the National Guard (That is a call reserved for the Governor of each state!) and had already deputized some of the January 6th insurrectionists to police our citizens. Governor Newsom would never knowingly put visitors or our citizens in jeopardy or risk. For everyone's sake, I suggest that no one come to California unless they are already a resident, especially in Southern California. Stay safe and pray for us. California is just the beginning...
His promotion video was before protests but NOT before it became dangerous for Canadians.
We’ve known well enough to NOT listen to Senators and Governors looking after their own states’ interests and to listen to our government who has issued several warnings against entering the US.
They are taking US citizens and have been pushing on the crowds causing the contact. Now ypu want to cause a delima and making matters worse. The military and national guard suppose to protect the people and not be against them.
Trump actually keeps a straight face while stating, "We will be very strong on law and order, not like under Biden and his autopen" ... Bidens' AUTOPEN?? Did Joe attack us with a pen of some sort, imprison people without due process, disappearing them without due process? Talk about swatting a gnat with a nuclear device. If Trump actually gave a catturd about law and order, he would march his flabby ass into a NYState slam and pay that restitution he owes bigly.
We want law & order - Arrest Trump & his cabal
As a Californian I stand with my governor and my state.
So do the rest of us (mainly Democrats) who are smart enough to not support The Dictator Criminal Orange Buffoon Psycho in the Oval Office.
WHAT’S HAPPENING in LA is the domestic version of “wag the dog.” A (pathetic) president’s failures cause him to lose public approval so he resorts to violence or the threat of violence to get his rubes to fall back into line. An old trick, and Benedict Donald’s version of it fools no one with an IQ.
Absolutely agree with Governor Newsom! And I hope he sues ASAP!
Weird that he’s calling for help when there’s no need but when J6 law enforcement needed help, he watched it live on Fox News without NO help
Yes Jess, certainly impeachable offense. But hey, they were doing his bidding. Yurtle the Turtle McConnell let him off the hook for that one. Otherwise we’d not be in this disaster now. Thanks, you crusty old shuffling shell of a corpse
It is amazing that the US Congress does not realize that they are next. If they look to the left and they look to the right whether they are democratic or republican one of the three is going to be abused at some point soon the executive branch will make them an example to keep them in line. If they don’t unite against the executive branch and take back their real job to protect the people then this executive branch will come for them too
why does the state of California have to allow that and that seems like a states rights issue.
It's funny that he called fir the national guard for California, why didn't he do it for the rioters that tried to destroy the capital. He's probably looking at this smiling.
Thank you the meidas mighty, I have a family that is fighting along side me. I've been profiled already and it is horrible.
Frightening. I feel for you and so sorry that it happened..
The fact that the national guard actually followed this illegal order and incited violence during non violent protests is terrifying!! I just lost all hope that they would honor their oaths to the constitution and the American people!!
Newsom we have your back.
I think the American people are “ON” as the saying goes. Or is it “ no guts , no glory”.
I have listened, endlessly, to the superiority, exceptionalism and patriotism for 60 years…… I think the moment has come…AGAIN.
He is a paper tiger. The whole world knows it. The whole fucking world.
Covid, Medicaid, caging children, class warfare, Putin , incompetence, corruption, crypto, tariffs, pedophile, rapist, felon, on and on and on…….
And we are afraid?? Of what exactly???
I know what I’m doing on the 14th……and it’s not sitting on my ass.
If you think our standards are too high watch Hacks on MAX. Season 4 episode 3.
The next episode is even better.
I love America, the artists tell you in advance what is coming…..don’t they all over the world and in recorded history 😁😁😁
The priests only have one tale to tell and the politicians don’t ever, ever have a clue. The artists describe the posibilities ….
WTF are you babbling about?
Likewise, what are you babbling about.
Service members, do not serve this president. If he calls you to these areas do not go. You’re serving a fascist regime by standing against protesters!
There has to be a way to get faux news off the air.
Yes we're in an echo of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. It's totally DISGUSTING UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND DOWNRIGHT HORRIFYING!! IF THE MAGGOTS WHO VOTED FOR THIS MESS STILL SUPPORT THIS CONVICTED FELON RAPIST DICTATOR AND HIS GOONS THEY NEED TO WAKE UP!!! THEY'LL BE COMING FOR YOU TOO!! DON'T THINK THEY WON'T!! HITLER WITH ORANGE HAIR AND HIS LIL HILLBILLY CRETAN EYELINER BOTH NEED TO BE INPEACHED IMMEDIATELY!!
Don't forget to include COMMUNISTS. The Dictator Criminal Psycho and his party are a combination of both.
Exactly! But if we all stand together we can and WILL OVERCOME
Thanks, Kate--especially for the encouragement. The Meidas Brothers do a great job, but I can't help but get frightened and depressed.
Totally right there with you! But I have to believe we can and will overcome this hideousness! Hope always springs eternal! Hang in there! Thanks Midas!
We have been protesting around the WORLD for months....at least 100 days!
Thank you Ben! Keep us updated on the lawsuit. And take care of your back!!!
You mean Pete pretty boy Hegseth. Total dripshit.
Saying "Enough!" is NOT ENOUGH. It is wa-ay past enough. You are too weak in your protest, Ben. Trump needed to be held accountable for the Jan 6th insurrection. He wasn't. So now we have a dictator using his dictatorial power to bring military force against civilian protestors. I am beginning to believe the people have been defeated by a malignant narcissist who consistently goes too far, and is never stopped by legal means. So this is beyond crisis, we are facing civil war. Wake the fuck up!
Dear protesters, please keep it peaceful ✌️.. to help with the tear gas and pepper spray.. goggles, gloves and dip your mask in lime/lemon juice.
FOX NEWS ARE LIARS AND INSTIGATORS…THEY MAKE PROPAGANDA FOR TRUMP…TRUST NOTHING THEY SAY!!!
It’s really time that American people realize that it going to get worse and we a patriots stand up against this dictatorship and the people around him once for all. When it’s over go after Fox Corporate Media and pull the plug on this propaganda machine that has escalated his actions of hatred and Putin messaging on to America.
tRump is about to find out about protest on his birthday 🎂 bastard that he is. This could turn into his Kent state.
He would love that. He's in competition with putin. Who is the most blood thirsty tyrant of them all??
In watching the video clips, it appeared that it was just normal citizens who were standing in a crowd simply holding signs, standing amongst their peers, while a few used bullhorns to shout at the ICE vans.
I admire Californians SO much 💕
Get Faux News off the air!
The tRump has literally and unlawfully declared war on American citizens in Los Angeles (please read the article below). We are currently losing the war against the tRump regime and We the People of the USA are the only ones with the power to end this nightmare! The vast majority of Americans aren't even aware that we have already lost our democracy and we are rapidly losing our civil rights. Let's make history next Saturday, June 14, 2025, and attend one of many Anti-tRump rallies occurring across the world, on the tRump's birthday. Let's make it his worst birthday every, stay away from his Military birthday parade in DC and attend a protest near you. America we are no where near the numbers we need to save our democracy. We only need 3.5% (11 million American protesters and boycotters) of the US population to effectively end the reign of the oligarchs, the administration from hell, restore our civil rights and rebuild our democracy! The last two mass protests had an estimated 3-5 million participates each. That means we all need to encourage at least three more people to support The New Civil Rights Movement and attend a protest with us. Check your social media or Mobilize.us for an event near you. One of the easiest ways to support the resistance is to please forward, share or talk about this message with your family, friends, colleagues and post it on your social media accounts! It's going to take ALL of us to bring down the tRump, the Oligarchs and the Administration from Hell!
There is power in being peaceful. That's how Martin Luther King helped us win the first Civil Rights Movement. The tRump is the one trying to start a riot so he can get away killing people. Never do anything he wants, he only does things that benefit himself. Stay peaceful LA! Stay peaceful everyone!
Please forward, share or talk about this message with your family, friends, colleagues, even strangers if you get a chance. Post or repost it on your social media accounts! It's going to take ALL of us to bring down the tRump, the billionaire oligarchs who hog the money you earn and the Administration from Hell!
https://open.substack.com/pub/meidastouch/p/urgent-message-from-meidastrump-declares?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=113nff
Our military must remember their oath to the constitution! Boycott the parade and support the resistance, protect the protesters!
https://substack.com/@democraticwarrior/note/c-123881287?r=113nff
The criminal felon is talking about law and order… he’s a joke.
Hallelujah! All the Dem governors uniting to condemn DT-Miller illegal actions! Where are all the other governors? Weren't we just today refreshed on Noem's confrontational speech February 2024 "protecting" South Dakota from National Guard incursion she said Biden threatened? My, my, how the tables have turned working for a criminal regime! Love the pud Hegseth "wannabe warlord" title, Ben! Thanks for today's late Sunday update. Take care.
Those were local LEOs, not National Guard, pushing into the crowd.
That is law enforcement, I have been thankful for your team as a news source, but you got this one wrong. Please don’t turn into Fox. Report truth.
Meidas Touch got NOTHING wrong! 0 ,zilch, NADA ! They do NOTHING BUT REPORT THE TRUTH, and you are FULL OF SHIT. What’s REALLY YOUR GAME I WONDER?
Watch the video.. I have no agenda I just saw that the statement made was incorrect. Bless you heart
Our Military and National Guard must remember their oath to the constitution! Boycott the parade, support the resistance, protect the protesters and arrest the US Dick Traitor, Führer DonOld tRump!
You did not take an oath to follow a FAKE Commander and Chief. You don't have to obey his orders.
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Our own Tianemen Square.
What is congress doing about this?Where are our politicians?They should have convened on this days ago!!
Don't forget that the House and Senate (and of course, the Supreme Court) are totally controlled by republiCRAPS. They stand behind The Dumplicon and support him 100%. That's why we're in the terrible mess we're in. the other HUGE problem is that The Dictator Criminal Psycho Dumplicon has too much power. I'd like to know if he really does have all of what he "uses." Guess I'm wondering because I don't ever remember ANY other president (Democrat or EVEN Republican) doing what he's doing. (I'm in my 70's.) All of these presidential pardons? Especially ones involving the 1/6 revolutionaries. In no way should ANY president have as much power as he seems to have..
These are the acts of a dictator..”
MAGA rethugs have always been all about state rights...the hypocrisy is nauseating.
They're only for states rights when the federal government issues a proclamation or tries to pass a law that they don't agree with. Otherwise, like who's in charge now, they love it. Remember Roe V. Wade? The republiCRAPS felt that only THEY should have control over it (women). Now they just love it when Dictator Psycho gives some kind of proclamation or whatever that "rules" in their favor. Then they think EVERYONE should obey and not protest it--and the Democrat-leaning states should go by it.
They are now burning police cars. I wonder who is doing this- real demonstrators, bad actors or Magas trying to shift blame.
We have the right to peaceful assembly. But not with this meglomaniac running amok with his orks.
Who the hell cares about lawsuits!?
Enough! Dictators are NOT STOPPED with lawsuits.
Show me evidence a lawsuit ever took a dictator out of power.
All options available have to be pursued & perfected. The State’s request to the feds to obey the law, if rejected, is needed to persuasively obtain a judicial restraining order.
Shock is an understatement rn. Apparently laws only apply to everyone EXCEPT DJ. I’m struggling just to try and articulate anything that I feel.
Hello Wendie,
I’m Karen and you’re not alone in your frustration and disbelief. I spent most of last night watching the LA debacle playing out in real time. Knowing shlump was going to come down hard and sobbing as I watched the Black Hawk land and men unloading boxes of weaponry to use on my fellow Americans. Then a bit later, it all unfolding, lobbing flash bang canister s and teargas into the crowd. Shooting rubber bullets at people . Acting very confrontational & forceful. Knocking people down and 4 or 5 surrounding them and zip tying them and dragging them off, some crying. Like they had a real enemy and fighting someone dangerous and threatening , not their country men just exercising their constitutional rights to dissent. It was so surreal. I felt like I was in the twilight zone or not really happening here & now. No words-just shock. My heart broke.
I’ll be out loud & proud June 14th to support Los Angelines and join others of like mind in camaraderie . Maybe regain a sense of hope and lessen this anxiety. God Bless America 🇺🇸!!!!!
FDT!!! Worst and most corrupt POTUS ever!!! Between his Delusions and Dementia he needs to be removed from office ASAP!!!
Instead of protesting in the streets hoping the msm might give you one minute of coverage, take the protest to the tv studios. Surround the buildings and not let anyone in or out until they agree to put an articulate representative of your views on air, not for 30 seconds but for hours. Make them take the fluff and sports off the air so the people can’t watch anything else until they have heard the side the msm has been trying to minimize and dismiss.
Protesting in the streets doesn’t accomplish very much if only that street sees it. And especially if planted troublemakers instigate violence. That’s the only slant the msm will show, and it’s exactly the opposite of what you’re trying to say.
Yeah, all about LAW AND ORDER, so says the felon president. How did a felon even get to run for president, let alone win? I look on with horror from Canada. He and his cronies are playing from the playbook, page after page. If you don't stop them now, you're not going to be able to, it will have gone too far. Maybe it already has.
Rump has torn our country apart. He ruined the government systems, processes and purposes and brought in Fox entertainment people who cosplay roles they don’t understand.
Fox’s description was very negative against the protesters and no mention on ICE flare causing a fire etc..
Why are there half a dozen cars on fire in the middle of the street - equal distance apart - and no one is putting out the fires? Is this a staging element from Trump’s people?
Could be.
This is what happens when antiAmericans🏴☠️ put a criminal/insurrection leader/ chronic 🤥 liar bully/ womanizer/ unqualified ignorant 🤑 billionaire in the White House. 🤪🙄👺
Newsom needs to be out in the streets marching WITH his constituents
I saw something about ICE recruiting thousands of Natural Guard members from all over the US a few weeks ago to "train" them to help ICE with deportations, both at the border and in the interior areas of the country. And now this is happening. I wonder if they are already being used by ICE. I know Trump hates Newsom. Wondering if hes just saying these Guards are from California to dig at Newsom and California. Anyway..wondering if anyone else has heard of this extensive Guard deployment that happened a few weeks ago for ICE.
TRUMP IS LOW DOWN!!
Remember. He's a pedophile and in the Epstein files, and the big ugly bill will raise our debt by 5 trillion dollars, push his authoritarian agenda, and give huge tax breaks to his rich buddies. Don't let him distract from these facts with his BS theater.
If trump was truly interested in law and order he would be following and respecting the laws as put forth by our constitution and would not be using illegal tactics and criminals to illegally kidnapped people
Well it’s about time! I was beginning to think that the Democratic leadership had given up but now I am reassured that since they are all coming together it’s a fight that can be won!
Don John Trump, dictator.
All true. And all irrelevant. If the corrupt courts don’t back Trump, he’ll just ignore them. The question isn’t what Newsom, Dem governors and their legal teams say, the question is what are they actually going to do to stop Trump. For example, deputize & arm popular militia who are outside any purported federal control or authority. Cease all tax remittances to the federal government. Encourage citizens to claim max withholdings on tax forms, and use state law enforcement to block federal troops or law enforcement. Stop pumping the brakes; the brake lines have been cut and you’re headed for the chasm. Best option is to jump out of the car before you go over the edge.
So Newsom is on our side again and not the Nazis. Cool
Thanks Ben💙⚔️💙 Been watching live! It’s getting crazy!!!
California is filing their lawsuit tomorrow!!
This ole, despicable fucker, should have been in lockup before sundown on 1/6.
I had to protest a fascist regimetaking over our country exactly zero times during the Biden administration.
Over the years, I’ve watched the media miss key words that need follow-up from Trump. In this clip, he just said, “we’re gonna have troops everywhere”.
He just told you the plan. He always does. So in case anyone thinks this is about CA and CA alone, you’ve got another thing coming. Read page 555 of Project 2025.
I urge you to critically think and to control your emotions about what you’re going to see on all media right now. I had a difficult time doing so yesterday. I suggest watching Meidas Touch Network on YouTube or following here on Substack, if you’re concerned about facts and accurate reporting. Aaron Parnas and Krassenstein do an amazing job providing real time information here on Substack, as well.
We know things were calm in Los Angeles before the National Guard arrived. If things escalate, don’t forget that some of it could be orchestrated by Trump supporters (think about what they did on January 6th), in order to feed lies told on right-wing media and create video footage for propaganda television.
Stay peaceful. Lock arms, chant your message and don’t physically interact with ANY “uniformed” personnel. Do NOT give Trump and his traitorous thugs what they’re after, which is a reason to invoke martial law and footage for right-wing media to manipulate.
Trump is trying to tear our country apart!
Trying to?? He did already😡 we no longer have a country. This is not the United States of America anymore. This is the divided states of Trumpism. We are all fucked. We will all end up dead or in torture prisons.
TACO Don's actions are those of a weak man trying to appear strong. His Ugly Murder Bill is losing support like air going out of a balloon. Putin laughs in his face over Ukraine; Zelensky made a fool of him with Operation Spiderweb, ZERO countries are 'negotiating' with him over his tariffs, and the US economy continues to tank because of his policies. So what's a TACO to do? Turn his fire on the American people, that's what. Ever since the George Floyd protests sent him scurrying into a White House bunker, he's been itching for a chance to take violent action against American citizens. He's using the L.A. protests as a pretext. Because he's weak.
We need to keep reminding people that under President Obama there were 3 million deportations, under President Biden there were 4.4 million. Neither of those strong presidents ever needed to federalize the national guard or threaten American citizens with putting U.S. military troops on the streets of our cities.
And neither one of those presidents had to boost their ego by putting videos of the violence and kidnapping they are creating on TV for the whole country to see.
Nor did any of their cabinet secretaries play dress-up for clicks and likes.
This has got nothing to do with law and order. It has to do with Trump wanting to control everyone. None of this would be happening if Trump wasn’t in office. This is all Trumps fault and no one else’s
All of this is not scaring me, it is making me furious and I will do whatever I can to stand up to it. Yes, I am a Christian and my daughter pointed out several things, however, I will not stand idly by and watch children be terrified, seniors being threatened, people being beat and families torn apart. I guess I am on the warrior angel Michael's side. The mama eagle in me is getting irritated.
Yeah, too bad we don’t have anybody in this country with a backbone to stop what is happening and at this point it’s too late😡😡👺 I am a senior and I am now sweating it every month whether I get my Social Security check or not and I am waiting for it to stop because they want Social Security so bad they can’t stand it
Trump said spitting on police not going to happen. Then what about beating police with flag poles or spraying them with bear spray and breaking into the US Capitol. Dosen't that call for sending in the national guard instead of just watching the police being attacked and breaking into the US Capitol to overthrow or government ?
Trump is the creator of the problem. Law and order to him mean “what I want.” Not actually using and following the law of the land.
Disappointing that National Guard followed through instead of saying it was unconstitutional to follow those orders and most disappointed to know Marines are ready, to follow unconstitutional orders from the orange nazi shit stain!!
Yes, I’m disappointed at the military willing to be corrupt for our corrupt government
Okay, I'm not fully up on the US constitution, but from what I have seen on reports from legal people in the US, it is the Supreme Court's job to implement any action to protect the constitution and it is the Military, who have sworn an oath to protect the constitution of the USA and the citizens of the USA from any and all terrorist attacks both foreign and domestic. From what I have seen, Trump, Ice, Hesgeth, Miller and the rest of this fascist regime are attacking the people that the military too an oath to defend. Why then, are the military not being called in, not to defend ICE, but to act on behalf of the American people and the constitution and defend them against these fascists who are breaching the constitution and several state laws. Or am I completely wrong?
You are completely right problem is everybody has bent the knee to the dictator and everybody is agreeing to turn criminal along with him and everybody is agreeing to kill the American people. That is the problem.😡😡😡😡😡
Nobody was asking for the military and nobody in other states is asking for the military. The problem our country is facing is not the protesters. It is the way in which the federal government is going about immigration enforcement. Of all the problems this country has, the people who are being seized by unidentified government hoodlums in masks are not even in the top five. The problem now is that the federal government has been taken over by a psychopath who wants to use the military against Americans. It's so they can't protest. The military should be arresting the biggest criminals of all - those in the government who are profiting corruptly from their positions and then using the military to suppress the right to protest and the right of the states to control their own national guard.
We are fucked
It's only just begun.
It is complete hypocrisy of Trumpian lunacy to hear this president continue to say that we need to maintain "law and order" from a convicted felon sitting in the oval office. He continues to push against the courts with unlawful and illegal behavior with criminal contempt proceedings pending.
What every local police force should do - as soon as they learn that one of these horrifying abductions is taking place- is sen in enough squad cars, sirens blaring, and arrest the masked thugs for kidnapping. If they don’t display their names, a government-issued ID, and a warrant to arrest their targets, they are attempting a kidnap, or succeeding at doing one.
If the local police are too magaty to arrest the thugs, the district attorneys should issue indictments against John Doe 1, Jan Doe 2, etc. for kidnapping. The dark web - or the regular one- likely has the perps bragging about their evil deeds. That should make it easier to find out who they are. How many are actually employees of ICE? If they are, what kind of oaths were they required to sign?
Time for some brave journalists to do some investigating.
Thank you for continuing to report the true facts. Love it! Love your loyalty to the country. Without it, don't know what will happen.
It makes one wonder what will happen next Saturday when there are protests scheduled all over the country at the same time KimJon Trump is having his birthday parade. I am certain there will be a show of force in DC to quell any unrest that will take away from the orange turds birthday celebration.
Nothing like these protests during Biden’s time. Trump brings out the worst.
This is but Scene 1, Act 1 of an ongoing drama which will provide the rationale for the suspension of the midterms, when they roll around. All for national security reasons, of course.
Term 1 the federal thugs sent to Portland, Oregon were kicked out by both the Governor & tge Mauor -not allowed into local command centerd. It was a dress rehearsal
I’m confused Ben…. Why doesn’t Holman send his storm troopers into Compton or Watts or E. LA or the Barrio… to me it would seem those areas are run by gangs which deal in everything.. of course they are well armed and know their turf… what do you say?
Keep it peaceful people! We will defend peacefully. Do not respond in force to their provoking force.
Thanks again Ben - truly alarming threats from Felon45/47 and PHenchman
"Protecting the federal building" right😡
Here is the bs of all these. The ice these thugs have started this. They wanted to scared the American people. These guys have no right to roamed in LA. These are the most incompetent thugs running this government into the sewage.
Lawsuit to the Nth degree
Great update. Thank you, Ben.
Horror.
Now the fascist genocidal Israel ordered a take over of the boat to Gaza… look for the story, they will kill her. Apparently some white powdered something was dropped on them I stand with Greta My 100 % Jewish family were never Zionist.
Are you serious?
Hopefully the Epstein files will be leaked because this admin is as dirty as it gets.
He and his minions are the danger.
This is another distraction. We know he’s in the Epstein files and now the truth of the election is starting to be exposed. All he can do is create chaos to try to distract. Don’t fall for it. And when you do protest, Remember to sit quietly when those he sends start the violence. Sit, be quiet, take photos, record video.
“We’re going to send troops everywhere”
That is a direct quote. Let that sink in.
We will have troops everywhere? WTAF? Read between the lines people. He WANTS a riot. I’m tired of this sick fuck!!!!
Where is the training needed for citizens to learn HOW to protest peacefully? Lock arms, sit, sing, do not resist or chant or hurl things. Cameras on, show how the federal response is escalating unrest on peaceful protesters.
The situation is so vulnerable, yet soooo predictable. Jan1 it was obvious Trump does not plan to cede power or allow another vote…he has to manufacture chaos to push his agenda, and continue to rape the constitution.
He needs his own Pearl Harbor to justify attacking American citizens.
The danger is That F*ing Guy…TFG
DJT is cancer
I can’t stand listening to that fucking rectum!
Who knows what is true when fox is broadcasting
Nothing is true when Fox is broadcasting😡😡👺 they are just an extension of the National Enquirer😈
Fuck the fascist regime!!! 🤬🤬🤬😈
I am angry!
Better get ready to stay angry because this is just the beginning of the attack on the American people😡👺 he’s been waiting for this😡
These soldiers have forgotten their true loyalty. Their oath to the constitution. What a shame
Our Founding Fathers are spinning in their graves right now. Trump is dismantling everything they have founded our country on. Hard to believe that nearly half the country votes for this. Ill informed, uneducated.
Nothing is more disgusting to me than hearing.A rapist who was convicted 34 times, talk about upholding the law.He cares nothing about our American citizens or the law.He just wants to be loved ,like he thinks they love putin and kim
Loved? He is the most hated person in this world right now.
He has said his plan. He's going to put troops all over America. But this will slip in the cracks and when they are in the cornfields of Nebraska or hills of Tennessee people will be very so shocked and they will say how did we get here? But we were already there… same as we are now. Except now is not tomorrow. Does that mean there's a chance. Prob not. peoples memories are short.
Yes, there will be military all over this country in every city in the country. There will be military tanks. There will be military men carrying military style guns to shoot us if we say the wrong thing. There will be Golden statues of Donald Trump all over the country. The Planet Earth will be renamed The Planet Trump. we are no longer the United States of America, we are The Divided States of Trumpism 😡😡👺 the saddest part is there was no one in this country with the backbone to stop this and now we are a full-blown authoritarian country. We were never the strong country we claim to be because we have nothing but a bunch of cowards in power in this country.😡👺
Hope OUR terrific Governor Newsom spearheads a tax revolt in '26... WE the people of California won't pay taxes fort CECOT prisons and Qatari jet retrofits rather than Coastal Commissions, National Parks, Fire mitigation and public art...
Ben, keeping us informed is critical. Thank you.
Stay safe.
And please, everyone, please join us on 6/14 for the NO KING DAY.
Peaceful demonstrations in all 50 states
Now is our time to stand up for democracy.
Search MoveOn.org for the event closest to you.
Were Trump capable of displaying the statesmanlike skills of a respectable head of state (a challenge with which he is no more capable of complying than demonstrating his nonexistent mastery of porcine aerodynamics), his actions and rhetoric would reflect that. Instead, his juvenile strongman wannabe power lust is blatantly evident as he childishly posts references to California's governor as "Newscum." He clearly thinks he's on a roll, and if he can succeed at militarizing repression of peaceful protest, the efforts to restore our democracy will have become that much harder. No excuse for staying home next Saturday, people! Everything is at stake.
Use the king's day to march on Washington and stop the parade in its track like timmin square!!!!! Then on to the white house to kick the orange POS and all the cult loving lying nazi republican maga TRAITOR POS out!!!! Lets take back DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW!!!!!
Thank you, Governors.
Midterms can’t come quick enough! We need some control over our fascist President!
Auto pen? WTF is that freak even talking about?
California defend yourself get Trump out before he kills out national guard. It's not right.
According to under the desk news there were only 300 National Guardsmen showed up. They had nothing to do. Why not report that. It's being sensationalized and it's not as bad as is being reported
She is using the words to invoke a riot.
Trump has tasked ICE to up the number of arrests state to state. We have no accounting of who has been arrested or their legal status, and of course none of them will receive due process.
I doubt the numbers reported reflect the target of ICE and just as we have seen in the past given the incompetence of the DOJ so many innocents have disappeared right now.
But immigrants are not Trump's focus -- he is using them to get full control of all of us. His gun is aimed at us the peaceful protestors who plan to be out in record number on June 14 and going forward. Don't you see this?
In fact, we may not get the chance to protest on June 14; but in any case, if we do it will likely be our last protest because what happened in LA and the way the protestors responded to ICE which deliberately incited the crowd.
The response in LA should have been, if the people were wise to all that is really on Trump's agenda, to not engage and simply be present and peaceful withstanding all that ICE did to incite you.
But they did not, and this morning many are congratulating each other while biting off the head of anyone who tries to broaden their understanding of what is at stake under this mad man and how to respond.
It is not surrender when you unite and refuse to play into Trump's hands and be his tool. It is in fact the weapon of war; and one you should have used to win.
My generation faced just as much if not more. We mingled on campus with armed military sent there by Nixon. And we were killed on campus. But our protests were peaceful despite our suffering which included so many of us being drafted and buried in a foreign land or to come home without limbs and never the same again even those who physically survived.
We peacefully protested and we finally got Nixon out for he was a monster as much as is Trump. He sent soldiers people our age armed to block us as we marched. But our protests were organized and united. We chanted songs and we carried flowers walked up to those young soldiers and said one word, “PEACE” as we gave each of them a single flower.
THE TRUMP GAME PLAN: You trash your own city and confront ICE and scream in their faces and block them and block traffic and run after them; and all the while Trump waits until dark when he calls in the National Guard and readies the Marines and ramps up from one move to the other ending with declaring martial law.
This is his game plan that will swoop our country over the next week state to state. Incite with ICE. Call in the national guard, and the marines, which will further incite you for which he will quell the mobs across this country declaring martial law over our nation.
That means he is in COMPLETE CHARGE, and we are in lock down; no rights; no elections. The thing of it is only he can lift martial law, but he will not; no rights, no elections and the crowning glory is delivered by you because you reacted to the deliberate trap to incite.
A THIRD TERM after all how can he leave his position of POTUS when the country is up in arms and still under martial law; then in due time but quickly will declare himself Premiere or some such title maybe even ROYALTY and he owns you.
Think on it. I have little hope for you, however. But felt compelled to warn.
Kevlar pens held by lawyers filing lawsuits aren't gonna stop MAGA-Thugs.
The ICE-Goons are coming...They're at your door.
Better have your papers.
Better not show too much melanin.
Better speak perfect English.
MAGA-Speak, only.
That is law enforcement, I have been thankful for your team as a news source, but you got this one wrong. Please don’t turn into Fox. Report truth.
So Newsom finally realizes the truth.
I have never been more ashamed to call this my country....and I protested the Vietnam War. Trump is not worthy of being called my president. He is a thief, criminal and ass hole. Stand up. Stand strong.
Come on, Elon! You can save this country from this psychopath now! Divulge how you rigged it for Trump and the Republican Senators you put into office, please. He is now sending military troops to every state in our nation, and it will be WAR on the ground in AMERICA! I say give you Immunity to tell us everything so that we can remove him and this fascist administration within hours. You must do it and do it quickly!!!
Biden’s damn auto pen!!!
Glad I don’t live in the USA. That, once powerful and great country, is sinking into a fascist and weakened country. I hope the great state of California is able to survive. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Did the National Guard learn nothing from the Kent State debacle? Trumps fascist regime breaks the law in every action. WHO and when will they be held accountable and arrested like the common criminals they are?
I remember in the protests in Puerto Rico when we kicked out our governor, the people threw tear gas right back. The people WON & our governor was kicked out. The more people that unite the better
Law and order. Yeah sure. From the most lawless administration ever in our country. Every day is like the wild west with this guy
I cannot watch or listen to this vile excuse for a human being………….
Triangulate
Dump, Gestapo, ICE = pure evil
On a side note… I actually don’t care for any BACKLASH… .. I noticed on Aaron’s previous reporting that many people were criticizing that Aaron didn’t include other news in the world during his feed.
AARON is working SOLO probably 24/7! Get off his JOCKSTRAP and move along. You can see it in his face and hear it in his voice he’s exhausted! STOP the CRITICISM and GOOGLE it YOURSELF!!!!! DAMN ~
I have to say I’ve been surprised by some of the ugliness I’ve seen here over the last couple of days. You are correct. Aaron is one person doing his best. And while world news is important, there is so much going on here that no one can keep track of all of it. If you don’t like what’s being covered, get the info yourself. If you don’t like the comments and you’re in the minority, please refrain. I read plenty of posts I don’t agree with. It doesn’t give me the right to be rude and ugly. Grow up people. We’ve got big problems right now. Focus!
On January 6, 2021 The United States was attacked by a mob of Trump supporters in an attempted self coup while numerous Capitol Hill Police officers were injured violently.
Trump now calls for the military to stop the protests but where was his CALL for our police officers and others during the lies that were promoted on January 6??
Governor Newsom can handle this and doesn't need Trump.
Voters are watching closely, GOP will have a big problem in the future as they see this administration continue to fail and follow the Constitution.
This is scary.
Thank you for covering all these events. I constantly share your posts with others. We need to hear and see the truth, like you report and record it. Isn't it ODD that all the protests, all the protesters, since January 20th (thousands!) have been peaceful and carefully orchestrated UNTIL Trump got involved in CA? When he had no request, no need, no business, no legal reason to be involved? Now we have issues? How VERY convenient. Anyone who believes Trump OR anyone in his administration regarding this and all other issues does not listen to the truth. God help them and our country.
Tough talk from the convicted felon and adjudicated rapist
I ask those in the military to remember WHAT they took their commitment to. They pledged to protect the Constitution, Freedom, and Protection of the USA and its people! NOT devotion to one person only and to follow blindly orders against the above. ⬆️
This is also an intention of tRump to sideline us. He’s wanting to draw our attention away from his feud with Musk. He wants the information dropped by Musk put on a back burner and forgotten. It’s the standard by tRump draw attention away from him having to accept any responsibility of anything negative about him.
Kent State but worse.
I haven’t worn a mask at any protest yet but going forward I believe I will.
I’m praying no one gets killed during this military provocation initiated by Trump.
Despicable. Deplorable.
This NAZIGOP antic is all about HOW TO GRAB THE NEWS CYCLE from the EPSTIEN FILES, THE BANKRUPT the COUNTRY BIG BILL, cheedo peedo's MELTING BRAIN, pootin mocking cheedo peedo, and the eeelania bromance break up.
Ever notice cheedo peedo doesn't wear shorts? Because rumpT is so knock-kneed, with backwards bending flamingo knees. that he can barely walk.
So sad for you.
Look after yourselves
Sue 🏴
Such a stupid answer. Everything out of his mouth has something to do with the past
The only dangers to our country are Trump and do-nothing Republicans.
Oscar Wilde said it best: "When the gods want to punish us, they answer our prayers. " A plurality of American voted to return this traitor, felon (34 times over), insurrectionist, Hitler wannabe and increasingly demented psychopath to the White House. Can anyone be truly surprised that their prayers have become our punishment ?
Dr. Richard France
So, let me get this straight, he's sending in the troops and national guard for this but didn't when the insurrection on Jauary 6 was happening as those idiots were smashing things and attacking the Capital Police and threatening to hang the Vice President. God help us all. Thanks MTN!
This is a letter I sent to my congress people based off an article by Robert Reich listing the steps. Send something or call today. Feel free to copy mine.
Dear _______I am EXTREMELY concerned about what Trump and his regime are creating… a manufactured crisis stemming from increased unlawful immigration pushes to grab any brown or foreign speakers they come across.
They are rapidly creating an infrastructure by:
1: Declaring an emergency on the basis of a so-called “rebellion”, “insurrection”, or “invasion”; which is SADLY IRONIC given Trump’s VERY different response on January 6 when HE was the instigator of the violence and so reluctant to take responsibility or action to protect CONGRESS… as in people just like YOU.
2: Trump is using that “emergency” to justify bringing in federal agents against his own AMERICAN civilian citizens as well as foreigners like the Australian and British reporters who were SHOT point blank by these same agents.
Watching that was horrific! The Australian reporter was just standing there and that officer shot right at her in the back as she is reporting.
3: Allowing those militarized agents to abduct and make warrantless arrests, and detain people without due process. WE THE PEOPLE are done with watching this escalate.
4: This administration has been quick to create additional prison space and detention camps for those detained FOR PROFIT!!! How very UN American. Not what our founding fathers could have imagined.
5: The very REAL fear is that by creating and escalating chaos and crisis, this administration will throw enough gasoline on the fire to create images and PROPAGANDA of violence and make a case for declaring martial law.
This is BEYOND politics and party.
I demand that you start taking steps to protect and defend our democracy and citizens rights.
Uphold the Constitution in ALL your decisions. You owe it to your constituents.
from 50 to 700 protesters (not rioters) that clearly sends a message. That message translates to "We the people are pissed"
Make America safe again, deport DJT
The Administration’s plan to escalate the peaceful protest in Los Angeles is in full swing. Militarized ICE agents attacking a macho-driven community is not wise. Nevertheless ICE was able to secure their areas with modest support from county and state Local Law Enforcement (LLE). No Federal assistance was requested; however, the Trump administration illegally mobilized and seconded the California National Guard. That was an inflammatory response fueled simultaneously with rabble-rousing malign words from xenophobic Steven Miller, racist militant Tom Homan, dog shooter Kristi Noem, and the drunk Pete Hegseth. They are all instigating turmoil and fanning the flames. If they had any peace-inducing ideas, they would STFU.
I did not know where this protest will lead, but peace during protests is suggested. Stop with the rock throwing, please. Passionate is okay. I suggest just laying down in the streets. Big, heavy protestors should take a rest, as I explain.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/uninvited-trump-escalates-conflict?r=3m1bs
I cannot stand his image or his voice. He disgusts me.
These law-enforcement officers that are going along with this are just as criminal and corrupt as Trump is
Scumbag is obsessed with Biden….
Looks like the ice goons started the trouble
YES ,FASCIST HITLER TRUMP PARDON THE JAN 6 PROUD BOYS ECT FOR A REASON FASCIST HITLER TRAITOR OWNES THESE AMERICA TERRORISM TO DO HIS DIRTY WORK FOR HIM SO HE CAN BE A SOB DICTATOR PULTIN PUPPET
They’re called flying monkeys to the narcissist😡👺 the narcissist always have flying monkeys who carry out their bidding for them and that’s what all his loyalist are. They are his flying monkeys.
Key term: we’re gonna have troops everywhere.
Oh yeah, they’ll be all over this country before long and we also have gold statues of Donald Trump all over this country😡 Aren’t we great 🤮
Trump tears apart and now it’s lie time.
Stupid fat lying failure. You are doomed and will NOT outlast the next 4 years old man
Problem is after him we get JD Vance and he might be even worse so basically we are fucked for the rest of our lives
The Fox News clips showed LAPD police pushing back crowds, but seemed to be identified as the National Guard by the commentator. Am I right in assuming that the National Guard did nothing but stand by a building and provide more fear and intimidation to citizens from their own government?
Where is national guard man should be ashamed of themselves😡😡👺😁
Where was the National Guard on Jan 6? Trump never called, and he gave pardons to the lawbreakers. That tells you everything you need to know about this administation. Threats and control over their detractors. Law and order means nothing to them. Don't be surprised if they start threatening the protests going on throughout the country against Trump.
Criminals protecting criminals😡 remember when Trump campaigned about other countries releasing all their criminals into our country? Well, now he’s the one releasing all the criminals into our country but these criminals are his outside army, they are his flying monkeys who carry out his schemes, his crimes, his kidnapping, and his murders for the narcissist 😡😡👺
More chaos from the most pathetic and corrupt President in history. This is what you get when you put a felon in the White House- someone that rewards liars and punishes the truth. He doesn't follow the law, if he did he'd be in prison himself.
DISCUSTING !! HE IS TEARING COUNTRY APART !!!!
In my opinion, the next 5-6 days leading up to and including June 14th will make rge US stronger or completely break our backs. WE MUST STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT FOR DEMOCRACY. The time is now. Let's PEACEFULLY protest.. don't fall into the trap that clearly designed to ensnare us. Trump wants to declare martial law...we must be strategic not emotional...keep a cool head.
Hates to be questioned doesn’t he?!!
Listen to this complete BS!!
This country assassinated better men JFK RFK Malcolm X MLK and many many others so why aren’t they assassinating this Nazi traitor criminal pedo pos
WHY just Dem governors? Shouldn't all governors want to protect their citizens?
Yesterday on YouTube, Mallen Baker, A British commentator, presented a very interesting and scary interpretation of the events in California. He sees them as part of a larger trump plan to impose martial law on the USA as a step toward seizing complete control of that country.
I hate to say "I told you so", but....I've been predicting Trump's use of the NG to impose martial law, and this "insurrection" as he is calling this peaceful protest, is an excuse to do just that! He won't get away with it...this time! But they won't give up the strategy either. Next Saturday's nationwide protests just may be the excuse they are looking for, and if he succeeds in imposing martial law, it's "hello Donny Dictator"!
This tyrant has to be removed from office!🔥
Thanks Ben. America needs independent broadcasters now more than ever. Fox News is simply a propaganda machine for trump. I cannot believe how quickly trump's escalated his plans, because I do think this was all planned out before he got into office. With his birthday parade coming up and knowing full well that the protests are mounting he thinks he can terrify people into keeping silent while he destroys democracy. Obviously he's no Putin, Erdogan or Kim but just a nasty little man with too big of an opinion of himself. America will always fight back. They've fought for democracies all over the world until trump, now they are having to fight for it for themselves! Unbelievable!
Seagull presidency! He comes in, shites all over our country then goes and plays gulf !!!!
Absolutely frightening!
Way to go to put people offside Dictator Don!
It’s a Junta
The Governor needs to issue an order of dismissal of the National Guard and the Nation Guard must leave.
Any military members, National
Guards people are limited by the Constitution. They cannot violate that oath if given Unconditional orders. President Trump does not have the authority and is in violation of the Constitution. Thus all National Guards must stand down.
This is in fact a military Junta by Trump. Nothing more nothing less.
Should the military accept any orders by President, they must not comply with these orders, as it would most definitely violate the Constitution. Trump cannot make up a law or twist the meaning of the law.
When the authorities pushed back Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington DC they had to remove any identifying insignia of what branch of government they were from and any identification of who they are as well.
Their attacks on protesters was in violation of the Constitution and any participation in that unlawful attack on protesters should be arrested by military police and forced to stand trial for violating orders that violated the Constitution.
That would have included General Miley. That’s why he received an outpouring of condemnation for his actions of having anything to do with this illegal action.
Governor Newsom should be calling up the California National Guard to protect the people living in California from ICE.
ICE is in violation of the Constitution for their violations of the 14th, 5th and the Amendment for cruel and unusual punishment.
It is ICE that is in violation Al of Constitutional powers. Governor Newsom should use the National Guard to safeguard all those in California by the over reach of ICE.
Should Kristi (the dog killer) Noem enter California she should be arrested to stand in front of a military tribunal along with Hegseth for violations of the Constitution for acting in any authority of the violation of ICE and for ordering the National Guard against the Constitution.
As payback to Kristi (the puppy murder) Noem appear in California it should be K9 police officers to arrester.
Make no mistake about this. This is a military Junta. Any and all military personnel acting on the unlawful orders by the Orangeman should be held in front of a military tribunal. Including any officer that complies.
We should remember the disgusting abuse of power by members of the military attacking Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington DC.
These military officers had unlawfully removed there military insignia and name identification. They were acting outside their duties as military personnel.
They should have been arrested and sent to Military Tribunals for following unconstitutional orders as all military personnel, including Generals.
General Miley should have never appeared with Trump. Instead he should have been with the Military Police arresting all military personnel for being involved.
I question if these people were acting as a private militia, such as the Proud Boys or the Oath Keepers. Congress should have done an inquiry then and there.
Trump, who so no longer acting as President but more like the Weekend at Bernie’s should be removed by the 25th Amendment or by Impeachment.
Either way to keep him in power is reckless or violates the rules crimes and misdemeanours. Especially the Emoluments Act.
Any Republican voting to keep them in office should be barred from states from running any campaign to hold office.
It is as plain as day that Trump will try and abuse the military. Any military personnel that follows those orders need to be arrested and brought forth the military tribunal.
As spelled out in Nuremberg, just following orders, is not a defence. They need to go.
Trump making an enemy of Elon Musk is another mistake. He's signaling to his cabinet members that they, too, are dispensable. The instant one of them disagrees with him or makes a statement or move he doesn't understand, it could signal "Off with their heads!" SCOTUS screwed America by giving him immunity.
John Roberts is a disgrace, as is Uncle "Clancy" Thomas and his insurrection-planning wife, Ginny. Alito and Kavanaugh are dishonorable as they have not been honest with those of us who thought we had a SCOTUS that was anchored in the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence. Trump is a pimp and he's running a T&A dog and pony circus of which some of these folks are part of.
He's out of order with no impulse control and is completely ignorant. His reliance on Miller and other Nazi-loving operatives will eventually be his downfall. The moment his group of idiots perceives he's no longer powerful will be when we'll see rats off the ship first.
I remember Lindsey Graham saying at one point something to the effect of, if we let Trump back in office, it will be our undoing. Well, he was right--but right now he's saying nothing because he, like the other two-faced MAGATS, is afraid of him. They need to be fearful. It takes next to nothing to get Trump riled up and angry. Our US Military should take a stand against following his illegal orders. Will it ever happen? Who knows but let's see how June 14 pans out, shall we?
Trump is a crook. He is power hungry and greedy. He is a liar "from the beginning." He will not reign cloaked in immunity forever. Once he "hits" somebody's loved one that's close to him, it could be disastrous. If it happens, it won't be too soon.
This is fucking lunacy
He mentions Biden at every public appearance. If Biden was wanting his name out on the air waves he picked a helluva guy to do it free of charge. Putz.
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Has anyone pointed Trump's hypocrisy by calling Newsome's reaction to the riots (though most were peaceful protests) slow and him as ineffective when Trump stood by for three hours watching on live TV a mass group of rioters break into the Capitol building, causing damage and death, while his colleagues had to run and hide out of fear?! Why doesn't any reporter challenge him on this?! And what Leader of the 'Free' World continues to use playground insults to his opponents - how old is he??
Thank you Ben for keeping us informed of what is going on there in Los Angeles. You and your family be safe and we will continue to fight to restore democracy to our great country.
Our country was “torn apart under Biden and his autopen”? This felonpotus is completely wacked out. In a sane world, he'd be in a straitjacket.
Biden with his auto-pen???? I must have missed the riots in the cities that were put down by auto-pens. Another blot on the Biden years.
Fake fox news…
The presence and role of the National Guard is limited under law. There is a general reluctance by the National Guard to do anything more than to be present only. National Guard members are drawn from the local community. They know what has transpired. They know local communities have pushed back against ICE/CBP and other federal law enforcement. Bottom line: National Guard personnel will return to their local communities. They know being heavy-handed does not work for them. If they are used for riot control, the National Guard will undergo training in the proper use of tear gas, smoke grenades and flash grenades beforehand. It includes when use is allowed and not allowed. They will not fire indiscriminately like ICE/CBP has.
Video from LIVE Now is provided by Fox News, so they will mislead by saying the National Guard is engaging with protestors when they are not. Local media said the interaction between protestors and the police on Sunday was by the California Highway Patrol. Purpose: to clear the highway. If you closely watch the video, it did not include the heavy-handed tactics employed by ICE/CBP on Saturday. What you did see is when protestors interacted with National Guard members it was not heated. The National Guard said stay on the sidewalk, do not cross a certain line. No confrontation. It was respectful. On Saturday, ICE/CBP fired round after round of flash grenades, tear gas, and rubber projectiles. ICE/CBP was not disciplined in their interactions.
When Hegseth said "the Marines are prepared to fight," Marine commanders made it a point to say they are not prepared to fight in the streets of America. Hegseth was simply shooting off his mouth.
If going into the streets is in your future: march, show your signs, shout your slogans, do nothing to invite the use of flash grenades, tear gas and rubber projectiles, know when to back off. You have to stay peaceful. That is how the protests worked across Eastern Europe when the population cast off the authoritarian yoke in Ukraine, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria. Throwing rocks, bottles and other stuff is what Trump, ICE/CBP want you to do.
The danger is him!
Trump has just declared war on the whole United States under the guise of law and order. How is a convicted felon and rapist the epitome of law? We already know there is no order, just caos. Hegseth is more than complicit, he's vieing with Trump to be General authoritarian. JDs lying low, waiting to pick up the pieces. He's just as dangerous to our democracy. That no mask mandate's a joke considering ICE seems to have popularized them.
The Military needs to take over and rest control from Trump and his illegal regime. They need to restore power to whomever is the highest ranked member of congress and warn them that they MUST follow the constitution or they too will be ousted.
Herevwr go with fox lies and propoganda. See with your eyes not hear lies
The only troops we need are the ones that haul this disgusting orange-tinged turd out of the White House for multiple, blatant acts treason.
Fox Faux entertainment should SHUT UP. The right wing propaganda by the Murdocks spewing LIES and going to stir up the Maga puppets. Some day the people on Fox and the people responsible will reap what they have sewn. KARMA.
The draft dodger wants to send in the military. 🤔
Talk about biased reporting.