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The people have the right to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
2) Why? It's their money and they worked for it. We like having a source of cheap labor, and so do many other nations. Removing this natural advantage is only going to further plunge us into recession.
First time i have seen in the rooftop Korean picture any of them wearing gloves
The “active hot “ roof top Koreans aka To y Moon militia just became declassifiedFirst time i have seen in the rooftop Korean picture any of them wearing gloves
Why is that?
NO fingerprints, if it comes to that.First time i have seen in the rooftop Korean picture any of them wearing gloves
Why is that?
Sound like last time around in DC
The state troops federalized by the Trump administration over the weekend to confront immigration protesters, without the approval of Gov. Gavin Newsom, were “wildly underprepared,” said a person directly involved with the deployment, who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to speak on the issue.
The troops — whose makeshift quarters are shown in photographs exclusively obtained by the Chronicle — arrived without federal funding for food, water, fuel, equipment or lodging, said the source, who was granted confidentiality under Chronicle policies. This person said state officials and the California National Guard were not to blame.
“This is what happens when the president and (Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth) demand the National Guard state assets deploy immediately with no plan in place … (and) no federal funding available for food, water, fuel and lodging,” the source said. “This is really the failure of the federal government. If you’re going to federalize these troops, then take care of them.”
Photos obtained by the Chronicle show California National Guard troops deployed by the Trump administration to Los Angeles packed together in what appear to federal building basements or loading docks. The source who provided the photo said they redacted the name of one soldier that appeared in this photo.
Photos obtained by the Chronicle show California National Guard troops deployed by the Trump administration to Los Angeles packed together in what appear to federal building basements or loading docks. The source who provided the photo said they redacted the name of one soldier that appeared in this photo.
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Senior military leaders advised Monday that the California troops could continue sleeping on floors or outdoors until Thursday, at which point federal officials would decide whether to make more permanent lodging plans, the source said. By Monday afternoon, additional National Guard troops were expected to reach Los Angeles, upping the total from around 300 late Saturday to more than 2,100.
It was unclear where the new arrivals would stay at night, the source said, with only a few hundred available tents.
“Currently, there is no plan for where everyone is sleeping tonight,” the source said, adding that there was an urgent need to find more portable bathrooms and dumpsters for garbage.
The Pentagon referred questions about troop provisions to the California Guard, which in turn referred questions to the U.S. Special Operations Command North, which did not immediately respond to the Chronicle.
Protesters clashed with law enforcement officers through the weekend in Los Angeles, in some cases burning vehicles and hurling rocks. President Trump’s order to deploy the National Guard troops said that protest activity or violence that interfered with the activity of immigration officials constituted “a form of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.”
His order deployed the soldiers for 60 days or at Hegseth’s discretion.
National Guard troops can be summoned by any state governor or a U.S. president under certain conditions. Ordinarily, though, presidents activate the National Guard at the request of state leaders and have only rarely made the decision to activate troops independent of a governor’s petition for assistance. In contrast, California officials sharply criticized Trump’s move and sought to reverse it.
The two photos the Chronicle obtained show troops asleep in one or more of the three federal buildings they had been ordered to protect. In one photo, the troops slept next to what appeared to be a security checkpoint, with Red Bulls, backpacks and rifles strewn about the makeshift quarters.
In the second photo, dozens of troops appeared to be sleeping in a larger room on concrete floors with their backpacks and other equipment next to them. The source said they redacted the name of one soldier that appeared in the photo.
Newsom responded to the images by condemning Trump's handling of the deployment.
"You sent your troops here without fuel, food, water or a place to sleep," Newsom wrote in a post on X. "Here they are — being forced to sleep on the floor, piled on top of one another."
Several members of the state legislature echoed the governor's criticism in comments to the Chronicle.
“I saw those photographs and I was appalled,” said Assembly Member Rick Chavez Zbur, D-Los Angeles. He said it “shows the lack of respect” the president has for the men and women who serve in the military.
"I think this speaks to what the governor has talked about and others have talked about, a complete lack of coordination and communication which is what we would expect if you actually want law and order instead of chaos and disorder" said Assembly Member Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, "This has nothing to do with public safety, it's all a show, it's all propaganda, and we're demanding that it stop."
The photographs are reminiscent of the January 2021 uproar and public relations crisis that followed the publication of photos showing dozens of National Guard members, who had been assigned to President Joe Biden’s inauguration, laying in parking spaces in an unheated garage near the U.S. Capitol with little access to bathrooms.
The New York Times reported afterward that both Republicans and Democrats criticized the treatment of the soldiers, with some offering to let them take breaks in their Senate and House offices.
“It breaks your heart,” GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota said at the time. “I mean these are people who are here serving the country, protecting us, protecting our freedom and our democracy and there’s absolutely no excuse for that.”
agree that,in fact,MAGA has been called out as a psychop. i really don't want to believe that. but,still supporting Ukraine at OBiden levels,the palantir add on,Zionist control,threatening war with Iran,a huge budget with 1 tril for DOD,all the DOGE waste and corruption findings with no real action taken,not going out of the lines to deal with radical lt judges. for myself,i won't give up "hope" til year's end but i am getting antsy for some real deep changes.Oh and if I was trump, I’d have this shit ended in 48hrs and then I’d invade Mexico and take it over since their president is urging illegals here to contribute to the protests. Seriously, we go wrap up Mexico we can then start to solve a lot of problems overnight.
Just following ordersLAPD - 3rd largest in the nation- over 10,000 full time officers . 10,000 armed men can’t scatter some beaners and some white liberal women ? Isn’t that why they got tanks and machine guns ect, for civil unrest ?
Must be Mike Vinings boy
maybe. but i want to believe that Americans are reluctant to do a Rittenhouse/roof top korean action due to fear of their own gov. Kyle got screwed and only made it due to the pillow guy buying in. we have all seen the results of stepping in with Penny and many others. retreat in your own house laws an example.After reading through all this, I’ve come to one conclusion! Most Americans are pussies!