Posted on 06/08/2025 7:38:03 PM PDT by Morgana
Los Angeles is under siege as protesters set fire to driverless cars and authorities rain down a hail of rubber bullets on demonstrators as they march against President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal migrants.
Horrifying scenes showed Waymo cars erupting into flames and emitting toxic gases as rioters chained themselves to furniture and created blockades to grind Downtown Los Angeles to a complete halt on Sunday night as violence stretched into a third day.
Trump sent in 2,000 National Guard troops and placed 500 Marines on standby, while the LAPD has authorized the 'use of less lethal munitions' to regain control of the city.
The conflict has sparked a war of words between Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom, who accused him of intentionally inflaming tensions.
Trump hit back with a Truth Social post on Sunday demanding both Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass apologize for the LA riots, insisting those involved are not 'peaceful protesters' as the duo had claimed, but instead 'troublemakers and insurrectionists.'
Extraordinary vision captured the moment these rioters set fire to the Waymos and celebrated the carnage by dancing on the roof of cars and waving Mexican flags high above the flames.
'Burn, burn, burn,' the protesters cheered.
At least five Waymo self-driving cars were set alight and vandalized, prompting an indefinite shutdown of Los Angeles St north of Arcadia, and south of Alameda amid safety concerns about the lithium batteries.
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We need to bring back the water canon
I’m watching that live on youtube. Anyone know how those police cars got stuck like that? I came in late and did not see the beginning.
It took far too long to allow them (the loser protestors) that prime spot.
They were clearing the 101 of protestors and lost control when people on the overpass began pelting them from above with rocks, bottles, boulders and e-bikes.
Where’s Frank Rizzo when you need him?
29 yesterday
10 today
That’s pathetic.
Thanks. Yep we need to bring back water cannons. Just add Dawn dish washing liquid to the water and we not only rid of human trash but clean the streets as well.
Microwaves would probably do it. Since nobody on the left is willing to admit we have that technology yet...
Let’s not give them any ideas now.
It’s time to take off the kiddie gloves when dealing with the lefties.
Excellent news...
Trump should recall the National Guard and let CA burn...
Let that lying POS LA police chief deal with it, no matter how bad it gets...
Americans want to sit idly by and let these riots blossom and ravage the cities, it’s what they earned with their votes...
These riots are partially engineered to distract CA peasants from obtaining retribution against its state and city leaders responsible for 15,000 homes gutted by a politician-caused fire...
Large phalanxes trained of officers working in coordinated groups can do this. But there are no wonder weapons used by individual officers or small groups that can get those results.
And when the mob outnumbers the officers by a large enough margin, there is nothing that can stop them other than "a whiff of grapeshot".
The riots are happening because the local authorities permit and encourage them to happen. The locals are in declared alliances with the riot sponsors and are also afraid of the sponsors. They will not do anything effective to stop the riots.
So now we hear the California governor is filing a lawsuit to stop the Federal government from deploying Federal forces or commandeering the local National Guard.
"In the face of arms, the law is silent." Attributed to Cicero in a mistaken translation of his writings)
These mobs and riots will not end unless and until Federal Marshals, backed by Marines, arrest and remove a number of high-ranking Democrats from office and replace them with Federal appointees. They will also need to shoot some of the more aggressive rioters and track down the leaders. The mobs are professionally organized to serve the Democrats and their sponsors. Follow the money.
The notion that the courts have anything useful to say that will determine the outcome of this insurrection is absurd.
The sympathy for rioters should be much less than the lukewarm concern shown for LA homeowners burned out because of their elected officials’ fecklessness.
Why are they still calling it protests, when we clearly see the violent rioting?
Detroit looks nice this time of year.
“LAPD Chief re: arrests
29 yesterday
10 today
That’s pathetic.”
Unbelievable! No wonder they keep coming and doing as they please!
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