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Mayor Brandon Johnson urged Chicagoans to “rise up in this moment” against President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort, even as he acknowledged Wednesday that the deployment of the military to help carry out immigration raids in Los Angeles could happen here. Johnson refused to say precisely what he would do if mass demonstrations in Chicago — perhaps as soon as Saturday’s “No Kings Day of Defiance” protests — provoke an L.A.-style federal response. The mayor would only say that he is concerned enough to have spoken directly with Gov. JB Pritzker and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle about the...

VIDEOThe Liberal Pink Hat Lady and the Bipolar Lib are the comedy gifts that keep on giving. And the latest entertainment gift comes in the form of Bipolar Lib going full mental jacket BONKERS over President Trump sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles to restore the order that local sleazy Democrat politicians let slip away when rioters took to the streets to cause havoc (with the behind the scenes support of those politicians) in reaction to ICE enforcing immigration laws.Here we see again the two starkly contrasting sides of Bipolar Lib. The one side who calmly advocates for loving...

Ms. Bass struggled amid criticism of her initial response to the Los Angeles fires in January. The opposition over President Trump’s immigration raids have offered her an opportunity. For the past three days, Mayor Karen Bass has been a high-profile figure across Los Angeles. She turned up at parking lots where federal officials had conducted immigration sweeps. She posted updates on social media seeking to reassure embattled immigrants that the city would fight for them. She held a news conference at City Hall to rally her constituents and assail President Trump for deploying the National Guard. “It’s the last thing...

A federal judge has declined an emergency motion filed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta to stop what they are calling an “unlawful militarization” of Los Angeles. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer also granted the Trump administration’s request for more time to respond to the governor’s filing. A court hearing regarding the matter is scheduled for Thursday. The motion accuses President Donald Trump of using federal troops and commandeering state National Guard personnel to carry out immigration enforcement. The legal filing, part of an ongoing lawsuit against Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the Department of Defense,...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and the state’s attorney general filed their much-anticipated lawsuit over President Trump’s decision to send in California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests, calling it an “unprecedented power grab.” Filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday afternoon, the suit asks a federal judge to block Trump’s authorization as an unconstitutional incursion into state authority under the 10th Amendment.

CLAIM: “On January 6th…we begged the President of the United States to send in the National Guard. He would not do it.” VERDICT: FALSE. Trump offered the National Guard ahead of time, but Democrats refused. Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claimed Tuesday in a news conference on Capitol Hill that President Trump refused to send the National Guard to protect the Capitol from rioters on January 6, 2021. She made her remarks among other California Democrats, who called on the President to withdraw the Guard and the Marines from L.A. Some, such as L.A. Mayor Karen Bass,...

Lots of footage from scene. Transcript linked below video.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced his plans to sue the Trump administration for “illegally act[ing] to federalize the National Guard” to contain the Los Angeles anti-deportation riots, accusing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of being “in over his head.” When asked by left-wing YouTuber Brian Taylor Cohen if he has any “confidence” that Hegseth will be as “principled” as former Defense Secretary Mark Esper was on Monday, Newsom coldly responded, “Pete Hegseth is a joke. He’s a joke. Everybody knows it, so in over his head. What an embarrassment.” “That guy’s just weakness masquerading as strength. I don’t even know...

🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump is now MOBILIZING 700 active duty Marines to Los Angeles to the riots, per reportsThey are currently gearing up and are on the way.They'll be assisting the National Guardsmen currently on the groundLET'S GO! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/dh3ToN9pld— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 9, 2025

Leaked reports have surfaced, revealing that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ordered the LAPD to stand down during riots, overriding emergency protocols and blocking police from assisting federal officers. The allegations suggest that Bass ignored calls for reinforcements, preventing the LAPD’s Incident Commander from deploying aid to overwhelmed federal agents. The reports detail a direct intervention by Bass, bypassing established emergency response procedures. Instead of allowing law enforcement to act, she allegedly called the Incident Commander for a briefing, then instructed the Chief of Police on how to proceed, effectively taking control of operations. This move violated the City’s Emergency...

California Democrats are absolutely melting down over President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles in response to the violent anti-ICE riots engulfing the city. As federal law enforcement officers face attacks, vandalism, and open hostility from radical agitators, Trump is stepping in where state leadership has failed and restoring order and protecting those tasked with upholding our immigration laws. Instead of condemning the chaos, Democrats such as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) are throwing tantrums over the presence of the federal authorities cracking down on chaos. Moments after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that active-duty...

Where is the National Guard? Anti-ICE rioters smashed windows of the LAPD headquarters..... .... Snip.... California Sheriff Luna said he is still going to wait before requesting help from the National Guard. Los Angeles is burning and illegals are looting businesses but they still haven’t call in reinforcements.

Collin Rugg @CollinRugg BREAKING: A panicking CA Governor Gavin Newsom calls on ICE director Tom Homan to **arrest** him as the riots in Los Angeles rage on. "Tom, arrest me, let's go." The governor was seen lashing out at the Trump administration as his state descends into chaos. 9:39 PM · Jun 8, 2025

Jack Poso 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec LAPD Chief just said they are overwhelmed Says the decision to call in the National Guard must be "reassessed" in light of the massive violence against officers 10:33 PM · Jun 8, 2025

THE OFFICE of KAMALA D. HARRIS Los Angeles is my home. And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city. Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration's cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division. This Administration's actions are not about public safety they're about stoking fear. Fear of a community demanding dignity and due process. Protest is a powerful tool essential in the...

The U.S. Northern Command has announced that approximately 500 active-duty Marines are prepared to deploy to Los Angeles amid ongoing unrest in the city. This deployment readiness comes as a response to intensifying riots, with the Department of Defense confirming the activation of these Marines to potentially move into the city to protect civilians and police from violent rioters and to help reclaim the city from Democrat rioters.

The deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles is a “dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos,” former Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement that did not condemn the riot against immigration enforcement agents. Harris, the failed 2024 Democrat presidential candidate, broke her silence more than 30 hours after rioters rampaged against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents seeking to enforce the nation’s immigration law. “Los Angeles is my home,” Harris said in a statement posted to X. “And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city....

National Guard troops arrived in L.A. on Sunday morning at the request of the Trump administration after confrontations between protesters and immigration agents carrying out raids of local businesses.National Guard deployed to Los Angeles at immigration raid protests The immigration raid protests began this weekend as demonstrators chanted “ICE go home” and “No justice, no peace.” Some protesters yelled at deputies, and a series of flash-bang grenades was deployed. After a time, some protesters responded by throwing rocks and other items at ICE vehicles. The crowds grew and a Border Patrol official said an agent was hurt, a car was...

Live coverage of the illegal alien raids and counter protest. This channel restreams other people's streams, and so there may be bad language at times

Federalizing the National Guard in response to ICE protests risks bloodshed—which is exactly what this administration wants.