From The Guardian:

Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration;
Shrapnel fragments rained on vehicles parked on Interstate 5 including highway patrol and JD Vance’s detail

Newsom had strongly objected to what he called an “absurd show of force” and “totally uncalled for”.

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“The president is putting his ego over responsibility with this disregard for public safety,” the Democratic governor said in a statement. “Firing live rounds over a busy highway isn’t just wrong – it’s dangerous. Using our military to intimidate people you disagree with isn’t strength – it’s reckless, it’s disrespectful, and it’s beneath the office he holds.”

#resist #strongman #intimidation #fascism #news #authoritarianism #TheWarAtHome

From Seven:Thirty 730DC newsletter, September 3, 2025:

If you see something, say something: Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid and Harriet’s Wildest Dreams launched Film the Police DC, a centralized place for community members to report cop, fed, and military actions. Email: report@filmthepolicedc.org.

#policestate #WashingtonDC #DC #OccupiedDC #authoritarianism #fascism #resist #news #resource #action

Harriet's Wildest Dreams

We are a Black-led abolitionist community defense hub centering all Black lives at risk for state-sanctioned violence in the Greater Washington, DC area.

^{Harriets Wildest Dreams}

A friend and musician stumbled across and shared with me:

"The ICE Brigade", sung to the tune of "The Green Berets"

You can even follow the proverbial bouncing ball:

youtu.be/lv6oWzn2bxs?feature=s…

It makes me want to laugh, cry and scream with rage simultaneously ...and share it with folks who might want to start singing it at protests.

#ICE #immigration #music #parody #protest #resist #regime #fascism #authoritarianism #jackboots #brownshirts #thugs

From a post seen elsewhere August 20, 2025:

You will not see this on your news tonight:

The US Secretary of Defense is authorizing DOD civilian employees at any grade level to take a temporary, paid "voluntary force" assignment with DHS and ICE. The temporary roles would help to arrest, detain, and deport people. The posting is open for a year:

usajobs.gov/job/842956200

In case not clear: this is a green light for a domestic immigration control agency to expand its workforce by removing employees from a global military agency. This is NOT how Congress allocates budget for agencies, workforce, salaries, and activities, as provided in the US Constitution, Article I.

#ICE #DHS #DOD #news #authoritarianism #resist