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ICE has taken one of us
“ICE out of Kern” Protest tomorrow, Saturday 7/12 Ridgecrest & China Lake BLVD, 9-11am One of our own has been taken by ICE! John Caravello, a professor from the California State University Channel Islands, was protesting when he was detained. One of our members knows him. Now it’s personal 🤬 If you are able to donate,…
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California City: The New ICE Detention Center
ICE is in communication with CoreCivic prison contractor in California City to repurpose the facility as an ICE detention center. We have done this before in our history, do we need to repeat our mistakes? People are being detained at worksites without a warrant and deported without due process. Many who are attend their immigration…
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Big Ugly Bill Passes
Next Ridgecrest Protest“ICE out of Kern”Saturday July 12th, 9-11am, Ridgecrest & China Lake Blvdhttps://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/california-city-facility-reopens-as-federal-detention-center-amid-controversy Next National Protest“Good Trouble”Tehachapi, CA Thursday July 17th, 6pm-8pm, Tucker Road & Valley Blvdhttps://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/806395/ They did it, the House passed the Senate’s version of the Big Ugly Bill. It passed the in the Senate 51-50 with Vance’s tie breaking vote and…
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The 3.5% Rule: Mobilizing for Democracy
For those who are not subscribed to the Indivisible newsletter, I would like to share an important part from Sarah Dohl’s June 20th email: “Throughout the lead-up to No Kings Day, you’ve heard our coalition refer to the 3.5% rule — the observation by social scientists that few authoritarian governments have withstood 3.5% of their…
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3 branches, co-equal power
[CORRECTION: Date previously published was incorrect, should have said June 28th.] I am deeply disturbed that Trump has launched a war against Iran without input from Congress and in such a short period of time after US intelligence would suggest they were far away from producing a real nuclear weapon. Perhaps a dirty bomb could…
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No Kings, No Battalions
For this Saturday, I want to stress that the atmosphere that the No Kings Protest is trying to embody is patriotism. This is a continuation of Hands Off. A movement doesn’t grow overnight and doesn’t end in a day. For Hands Off, there were 3 million people who showed up across the country. No Kings…
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“No Kings” National 50501 Protest Call
Dear Leader wants a military parade on his birthday after firing vets and civil servants, then calls the cost “peanuts compared to the value.” Well I knew we were at a circus, but now this clown is trying to get us sold on peanuts. Nope, sorry that’s too much- I’m not buying it. 250 years…
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