Kashana: There are two kinds of people in the world: the people who think a mask ban at protests will only be used against people at a protest, and the people who know the LAPD will suddenly start calling two Black people hanging out outside “a protest.”

There are two kinds of people in the world: the people who think a mask ban at protests will only be used against people at a protest, and the people who know the LAPD will suddenly start calling two Black people hanging out outside “a protest.”

Anyways, Karen Bass’ phone number is (213)978-0600.

What a fucking disappointment she's been. I'm not even sure Garcetti caved this quickly to the LAPD and fascists.

The Dems over this mask shit and Fetterman have single handedly destroyed what little respect I had for the Democratic Party. I'm going to vote for them, but only as far as I'm voting against actual fascism. If the GOP could just implode so an actual left wing party can form that would be great.

Yep. But it's also time for politicians to acknowledge that at any local level, they are not the ones in charge, not really. Not the mayor and not the city council. It's the cops who run the city. The mayors are just their mouthpieces.

At least Fetterman has the excuse of actual literal brain damage. Like that railroad worker who got a metal spike through the part of his brain that made him not be a massive asshole.

I'm not sure how much I buy the whole "the stroke made him an asshole" argument, past the joking factor of it. I mean he was a bit of a troll before, it's just he claimed progressive values so he was our troll.

Mmm, it's always been there in Fetterman. He once chased a Black man down the street with a shotgun while he was mayor of Braddock.

Pretty sure the LAPD think one Black person is enough to qualify as a protest.

Making pretexts sound benign is one of the Right's few talents.

Sometimes people seem to forget that Dobbs started as “let’s reduce the number of abortions,” “safe, legal and rare,” “let’s get rid of partial birth abortions,” “let’s only keep the first trimester legal, etc. Why give them the right to restrict public gatherings at all?

Exactly. Did you see that Bass shared a stage with an infowars guy when she made that announcement? I am absolutely shellshocked

Weird the people telling everyone to calm down and shut up about it failed to notice that tidbit.

what... who? that's fucking nuts.

Ohmygod one sec

Sorry, I'm skeeting a lot today even by my own standards

Uhh... guys...

Not sure if Trojan Horse Fascism is a term, but given the nature of maga propganda and Project 2025, it should be.

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Principles of abuse and the internal failures of racistsredloraine.wixsite.com

The parallels between the GOP and an abusive spouse are many. They are a macro abuser.

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My life shows the world of abuse that republicans want for us allredloraine.wixsite.com My very first memory, the decayed brick work upon which I balance the rest of my days, is of tussling with my caramel and chocolate colored pit-bull named Bella, in a dusty, spartan backyard in cookie...

Agree completely, and I'd add that even if it were only a ban at actual protests it would still be an unconscionable assault on civil liberties.

a Gang protest 🧐

Add another person and a state-sponsored summary execution and you can call it a riot!

And that Nazis will be exempt from said ban.

Wait til they hear about one masked Black person seeking health care.

Third kind of person knows the LAPD will do that, but supports the mask ban because they are always willing to throw marginalized people under the bus to appeal to racists.

Someone who gets shot while putting their hand over their mouth to cough: sorry, I thought you were wearing a mask

Good point!

Also, being at a protest should not be considered a crime.

^^^^^^^^^^!

the naïveté might be funny if it didn’t get people killed

No, that's a riot.

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