It's a PR Strategy
Posted By: Dreadnought, 6/9/2025 1:00:52 PM
We tend to think of riots as physical manifestations of spontaneous outbursts of rage, and for many rioters, they are. But, more often than not, riots are staged for a purpose: to create a narrative of an overbearing state using harsh tactics to suppress victims of oppression. Many of the people who participate in riots are indeed swept up into the ecstatic emotion, becoming part of a crowd with a license to release their Id, but the people who spark and lead the riot know exactly what they are doing, having planned and prepared for them.
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'It's Coming': Dems Hardest Hit After
US Attorney Provides Update on ICE Sweeps,
Rioter Prosecutions 5 replies
US Attorney Provides Update on ICE Sweeps,
Rioter Prosecutions 5 replies
Implicit in what we're seeing take place in California from the activist left and their Democrat/media allies is that if they keep at it long enough, President Trump is going to get ICE to back down.
Remember, the goal of these agitators is always to capture that "iconic" moment between purportedly "peaceful protesters" and law enforcement that they believe will draw outrage and sympathy for their "cause," and - in the process - more people to their side.
We saw it with Occupy Wall Street - where demonstrators would push human shields (the youngest, the oldest, and others perceived as "weak") to the front lines
Democrats have once again backed themselves into a corner — this time by openly defending violent riots in support of illegal immigrants. The chaos in Los Angeles isn’t just an embarrassment; it’s political malpractice. And the backlash is already here.
Even CNN is sounding the alarm. According to its own chief data analyst, Harry Enten, President Trump’s approval rating on immigration has skyrocketed. The numbers don’t lie: Americans are siding with Trump, and the left’s narrative is crumbling fast.
“There was an article written [in the New York Times] saying that President Trump is getting what he wants from these clashes in Los Angeles over immigration and immigration raids,”
Report: George Soros-Funded PAC to Launch
‘Blue Texas’ Effort After Democrats
Fail to Flip the State 7 replies
‘Blue Texas’ Effort After Democrats
Fail to Flip the State 7 replies
Democrats are reportedly gearing up to try and flip Texas blue with help from leftist billionaire and mega-donor George Soros.
The group known as Texas Majority PAC is set to launch its “Blue Texas” initiative on Monday, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
The newspaper said the Texas Democrat Party and other county parties will join the effort that will culminate in the midterm elections next year.
Soros has tried but failed in the past to turn Texas blue by throwing millions of dollars into the effort. The WSJ article said he recently donated $1 million to the Texas Majority PAC:
Texas has been a Republican stronghold for decades, providing the GOP
The U.S. military is set to temporarily deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles while additional National Guard troops arrive in the city, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday. The deployment comes as the city enters its fourth day of protests over President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies.
About 300 California National Guard troops were already deployed to Los Angeles streets on Sunday, a move Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom called unlawful. The anonymous U.S. official confirmed that a Marine battalion would be sent to provide support, though the Insurrection Act is not expected to be invoked at this time.
The National Guard presence is expected to expand dramatically,
Trump's Economy Is Crushing Expectations
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Remember the dark days of the Biden years, when the economy felt like it was sputtering along and every other job created seemed to be on the government payroll? Well, there's good news. Things have changed completely under President Donald Trump's second term. The latest numbers are nothing short of phenomenal, especially if you're a fan of actual, you know, private sector job growth.
The White House wasted no time touting the recent jobs report, and who can blame it? The contrast is stark.
The U.S. job market continues to defy expectations under President Trump.
With the riots in Los Angeles now dominating the news -- covered mainly as "lawful" riots -- how do Americans see the enforcement of immigration law under the new administration? Democrats clearly believe that the violence in Los Angeles has given them a political opening against Donald Trump and the Republicans. Otherwise, Democrat governors wouldn't have leapt to defend the illegal aliens and protestors in LA, right?
Well, perhaps they have chosen ... poorly. A new poll from CBS News shows that Trump's deportation policies have majority support, with a clear plurality believing that those policies are making the country safer. And this poll got taken
It's a PR Strategy
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We tend to think of riots as physical manifestations of spontaneous outbursts of rage, and for many rioters, they are.
But, more often than not, riots are staged for a purpose: to create a narrative of an overbearing state using harsh tactics to suppress victims of oppression. Many of the people who participate in riots are indeed swept up into the ecstatic emotion, becoming part of a crowd with a license to release their Id, but the people who spark and lead the riot know exactly what they are doing, having planned and prepared for them.
California governor plans to file lawsuit
against Trump over National Guard deployment
to protests 20 replies
against Trump over National Guard deployment
to protests 20 replies
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump in response to the administration’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters who took to the streets in Los Angeles.
“Commandeering a state’s National Guard without consulting the governor of that state is illegal and immoral,” Newsom, a Democrat, told MSNBC on Sunday. The streets of the sprawling city of 4 million people were quiet Monday morning, but the smell of smoke hung in the air downtown, one day after crowds blocked off a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire as police responded with tear gas, rubber
L.A. Police Chief Admits Officers ‘Overwhelmed’
as Thousands of Rioters Block Freeway,
Torch Cars 25 replies
as Thousands of Rioters Block Freeway,
Torch Cars 25 replies
Thousands of anti-ICE rioters descended on a major freeway in downtown Los Angeles Sunday evening, blocking traffic in both directions, while rioters downtown set off fireworks and torched several self-driving cars.
Police officers were eventually able to force the mob down an exit ramp, restoring the free flow of traffic on the 101 Freeway, but Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell admitted that his officers were “overwhelmed” by the scale of the riots, which have continued for four consecutive days in Los Angeles.
“We are overwhelmed,” McDonnell said in a Sunday night press conference. “Tonight, we had individuals out there shooting commercial-grade fireworks at our officers. That can kill you.”
LA Rioters Brandish 'Head' of Trump, Set
Waymo Cars on Fire; Even CNN Admits There's
a Problem 11 replies
Waymo Cars on Fire; Even CNN Admits There's
a Problem 11 replies
CNN was claiming not too many hours ago the situation in Los Angeles was "mostly peaceful."
That was nonsense. But it's has to be bad when even CNN acknowledges that things have "taken a turn" and there's a problem. Now, they're no longer just calling them "protests," but "incursions" and "violent." They're still trying to give some of the leftists a pass as "peaceful," while acknowledging there are violent ones. They also note the anarchists and the pro-"Palestinian" radicals who are in this crowd as well.
What they don't say is that the anarchists are a part of most radical leftist protests. It's not a bug, it's a feature.
Trump on Tarmac Confirms Homan Comment
on What Could Happen If CA Officials Thwart
'Law and Order' 6 replies
on What Could Happen If CA Officials Thwart
'Law and Order' 6 replies
President Trump was heading to Camp David earlier on Sunday to huddle with military advisors and others in his administration, in the aftermath of Los Angeles turning into a mishmash of violence and disorder during anti-ICE protests, which began on Friday there. More on his latest comments in a minute, since this needs a little background from Saturday night.
I think it might be useful to show ahead of time, also, how Homeland Security is being as clear as possible about the consequences for anyone causing havoc or working to raise the current unrest in L.A. They are not playing around
Five years ago, America lit the match.
This summer, we may finally learn what it looks like when someone actually puts the fire out.
The riots of 2020 weren’t just lawless; they were sanctioned. Police precincts were torched. Businesses razed. Federal courthouses turned into war zones. It was a nationwide spectacle of surrender, not by the people, but by the leaders who were supposed to stand between civilization and collapse.
Minneapolis, Portland, and Seattle all fell victim not just to angry mobs but to their own governors and mayors, too cowardly to stop them.
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Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters arrived in downtown Los Angeles amid the violent anti-ICE protests on Sunday to stir up trouble.
Maxine Waters fanned the flames and taunted National Guard troops who were called in to quell the riots.
President Trump sent 2,000 troops to downtown Los Angeles on Saturday after California’s Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom refused to act.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he will mobilize Active Duty Marines from Camp Pendleton in northern San Diego to stop the violence.
On Sunday it was revealed elements of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from the California National Guard was deployed to downtown Los Angeles.
L.A. Police Chief Admits Officers ‘Overwhelmed’
as Thousands of Rioters Block Freeway,
Torch Cars 25 replies
as Thousands of Rioters Block Freeway,
Torch Cars 25 replies
Thousands of anti-ICE rioters descended on a major freeway in downtown Los Angeles Sunday evening, blocking traffic in both directions, while rioters downtown set off fireworks and torched several self-driving cars.
Police officers were eventually able to force the mob down an exit ramp, restoring the free flow of traffic on the 101 Freeway, but Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell admitted that his officers were “overwhelmed” by the scale of the riots, which have continued for four consecutive days in Los Angeles.
“We are overwhelmed,” McDonnell said in a Sunday night press conference. “Tonight, we had individuals out there shooting commercial-grade fireworks at our officers. That can kill you.”
Mad Maxine Waters attended the riots Sunday in Los Angeles to show her support for the lawless protesters, illegal aliens, and violent leftists.
At one point Maxine Waters attempted to barge into the the Los Angeles Federal Building to check on arrested SEIU President David Huerta. Despite her “congressional authority,” she was denied entry.
Maxine tried to grab the door before it closed.
The officers stationed outside the building slammed the door in her face… After she said she was using her Congressional authority to enter.
It was a rough day for Mad Maxine.
Stu, who captured the video, posted this as a follow-up.
Democrats are trying to make “TACO” — or “Trump always chickens out”— a new political slogan to get under the president’s skin. But it is not as clever a quip as they think it is, and it creates a perverse incentive for Trump to push the red buttons they don’t want him to push. (snip) it is straightforwardly wrongheaded as a political slogan. Why on Earth would Democrats dare Trump to follow through on his most extreme tariff threats? If this slogan were to really work, (snip)it would nudge him and his allies to cling more tightly to the most extreme versions of Trump’s bad economic policies.
Eva Longoria and Chrissy Teigen were among the Hollywood stars speaking out on social media about the ongoing protests in Los Angeles over ICE raids ordered by President Donald Trump. Multiple stars took to platforms such as Instagram amid news Trump ordered 2000 troops with California’s National Guard to the area amid ongoing unrest, to the objection of California Governor Gavin Newsom. On her Instagram Stories, Longoria reposted a tweet from Newsom in which he criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his threat to deploy active-duty marines into the area to quell the resistance to Trump's policy. Hegseth said via
California governor plans to file lawsuit
against Trump over National Guard deployment
to protests 20 replies
against Trump over National Guard deployment
to protests 20 replies
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump in response to the administration’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters who took to the streets in Los Angeles.
“Commandeering a state’s National Guard without consulting the governor of that state is illegal and immoral,” Newsom, a Democrat, told MSNBC on Sunday. The streets of the sprawling city of 4 million people were quiet Monday morning, but the smell of smoke hung in the air downtown, one day after crowds blocked off a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire as police responded with tear gas, rubber
Australian news reporter shot with rubber
bullet live on air while covering LA anti-ICE riots 19 replies
bullet live on air while covering LA anti-ICE riots 19 replies
An Australian news reporter was shot with a rubber bullet live on air while reporting on the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles on Sunday, shocking video shows. Nine News’ US correspondent Lauren Tomasi was covering the violent protests against President Trump’s immigration policies when she was hit on camera. Video shows Tomasi yelp in pain after she was struck in the leg by the bullet fired from a Los Angeles Police Department officer. Tomasi had been reporting on the stand-off situation, which she said had “rapidly deteriorated” moments before she was caught in the crossfire.
Los Angeles has been embroiled in anti-ICE riots for the last couple of days.
We've been reporting on a lot of the violence, including assailing a federal detention facility, hurling rocks at agents in cars, blocking their vehicles, damaging property, and even setting vehicles on fire while waving a foreign flag.
Yet what you got from the local officials was failed action. The first statement from Mayor Bass on Friday was encouraging the bad actors. DHS said their building was surrounded, and it took the police two hours to respond to their calls.
Marc Thiessen commented on the Trump administration's new strategy for dealing with sanctuary cities on this week's "FOX News Sunday" panel: (snip) Donald Trump has beaten the Democrats, powered by illegal immigration, and they still can’t seem to get it right.
You have people literally burning cars, throwing rocks at ICE agents, and the Democrats are siding with the protesters over the administration trying to restore law and order.
And what has the left riled up, and what’s causing all this, is that the Trump administration has figured out a way around sanctuary city laws.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom added fuel to the fire after daring President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan to arrest him for failing to crack down on violent anti-ICE agitators in his state. “Come after me. Arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy,” the defiant Democrat told NBC News on Sunday. Newsom’s taunt came soon after Homan had warned that the governor and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass could both face federal charges for trying to thwart ICE raids throughout the city.
Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and Milk star Sean Penn criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for ordering the United States Navy to remove the name of slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk from oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk.
Black and Penn won Academy Award for their work in the 2008 film Milk, and both criticized Hegseth for ordering the removal of Harvey Milk’s name from the ship, describing him as not seeming “like a smart man, a wise man” or knowledgeable, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
“I’ve never before seen a Secretary of Defense so aggressively demote himself to the rank of Chief PETTY Officer,” Penn said in an e-mail to the outlet.
Logic proves that the Biblical God exists
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William Sullivan’s essay regarding scientific atheism is intriguing and enlightening. It got me thinking about a very simple proof for a Creator.
The atheist loves to proclaim, “There is no scientific proof of the existence of God!” This is true, since by “scientific” proof, the atheist means “empirical” proof, and there is no empirical proof of anything.
However, it is quite easy to use logic to prove in easy steps that God exists and that He is the God of the Bible.
1. Every existing thing either is or is not existentially dependent upon the action of other beings. Those beings that are existentially dependent are called “contingent.” A being that is not