Multiple immigration sweeps reported across Los Angeles, with a tense standoff/protest downtown; SEIU union leader arrested

[JosephZ]

Is this comment to be taken seriously?

'Donald Trump has claimed that Los Angeles would have been "completely obliterated" if he hadn't sent in the National Guard.'

Does anyone think this is 'presidential'?

Trump said: "The very incompetent 'Governor,' Gavin Newscum, and 'Mayor,' Karen Bass, should be saying, 'THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL. WE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, SIR.'"

Delusional.

 

[Landon Caeli]

Yeah "We're mad about ICE raids so let's destroy the property of people who have nothing to do with it "

True American heroes.

 

[BPPLEE]

...I wonder if that could happen if we keep "poking the bear"..?

There's no chance, law enforcement has it confined to a small area and under control, right?

 

[Landon Caeli]

Hey, I have a good idea. Let's have ICE raid more home depots... And pull the Guard back.

 

[BCP1928]

A group that burns the American flag, while waving the flag of another country is obviously doing so to put out a message.

The proper way to dispose of an American flag which has been soiled or damaged beyond further use is to burn it. You can also burn it symbolically if you believe it has been soiled by actions taken under it. That is the message being sent. As to waving the flag of a foreign country which once owned the territory, Southerners do it all the time when they're protesting something.

 

[wing2000]

..excerpts from State of California vs Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth:

3. President Trump has repeatedly invoked emergency powers to exceed the bounds of lawful executive authority. On Saturday, June 7, he used a protest that local authorities had under control to make another unprecedented power grab, this time at the cost ofthe sovereignty ofthe State ofCalifornia and in disregard ofthe authority and role of the Governor as commander-inchief of the State's National Guard.

4. The vehicle the President has sought to invoke for this unprecedented usurpation of state authority and resources is a statute, 10 U.S.C. § 12406, that has been invoked on its own only once before and for highly unusual circumstances not presented here. Invoking this statute, the President issued a Memorandum on June 7, 2025 (Trump Memo), “call[ing] into Federal service members and units ofthe National Guard." Secretary of Defense Hegseth, in turn, issued a Memorandum (DOD Order) that same day to the Adjutant General ofCalifornia, ordering 2,000 California National Guard members into federal service. And on June 9 , 2025, Secretary Hegseth issued another Memorandum (June 9 DOD Order) ordering an additional 2,000 California National Guard members into federal service.

5. These orders were issued despite the text ofsection 12406, which, among other things, requires that when the President calls members of a State National Guard into federal service pursuant to that statute, those orders “shall be issued through the governors of the States." Instead, Secretary Hegseth unlawfully bypassed the Governor ofCalifornia, issuing an order that by statute must go through him.

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[BCP1928]

And only legal Mexicans immigrants wave Mexican flags on Conco de Mayo? And Americans?

Cinco de Mayo--the fifth of May. Everybdy does.

 

[Landon Caeli]

Cinco de Mayo--the fifth of May. Everybdy does.

Uh, no.

 

[BCP1928]

Uh, no.

No? Have you never been to a Cinco de Mayo party or watched a Cinco de Mayou parade?

 

[ozso]

The proper way to dispose of an American flag which has been soiled or damaged beyond further use is to burn it. You can also burn it symbolically if you believe it has been soiled by actions taken under it. That is the message being sent.

Those American flags were in brand new condition before they desecrated them.

 

[BCP1928]

Those American flags were in brand new condition before they desecrated them.

But it is a symbolic act, signifying belief that the flag has been morally soiled by some of the people who wave it.

 

[ozso]

No? Have you never been to a Cinco de Mayo party or watched a Cinco de Mayou parade?

Must have been if everybody is waving Mexican flags at them.

 

[Landon Caeli]

No? Have you never been to a Cinco de Mayo party or watched a Cinco de Mayou parade?

No

 

[BCP1928]

Must have been if everybody is waving Mexican flags at them.

I was just pointing out to rjs that waving a Mexican flag in LA at any time is not plausible evidence of illegal status,

 

[ozso]

But it is a symbolic act, signifying belief that the flag has been morally soiled by some of the people who wave it.

Ah, now I see where you're going with that. It sounded like you were saying they were just respectfully cremating a retired flag.

 

[ozso]

I was just pointing out to rjs that waving a Mexican flag in LA at any time is not plausible evidence of illegal status,

What about an indication?

 

[BCP1928]

No

You should go--it's fun. The food is good, too. It's largely an American holiday, little celebrated in Mexico except in the town of Puebla where the battle it commemorates took place,

 

[BCP1928]

What about an indication?

Very slight under those circumstances

 

[ozso]

Very slight under those circumstances

Up until this year they didn't have much to worry about.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Those American flags were in brand new condition before they desecrated them.

That means they bought them and can do what they want with their property.