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malaise

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Mon Jun 9, 2025, 03:07 PM 6 hrs ago

We are witnessing the first stages of a Trump police state Robert Reich

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/09/trump-police-state-robert-reich

Now that Donald Trump’s tariffs have been halted, his big, beautiful bill has been stymied, and his multi-billionaire tech bro has turned on him, how does he demonstrate his power?

On Friday morning, federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted raids across Los Angeles – including at two Home Depots and a clothing wholesaler – in search of workers who they suspected of being undocumented immigrants.

Though figures vary, they reportedly arrested 121 people.

They were met with protesters who chanted and threw eggs before being dispersed by police wearing riot gear, holding shields, and using batons, guns that shoot pepper balls, rubber bullets, teargas, and flash-bang grenades.



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We are witnessing the first stages of a Trump police state Robert Reich (Original Post) malaise 6 hrs ago OP
Or maybe the first breaks of the floodgates... (nt) appmanga 5 hrs ago #1
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