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orangecrush

(25,043 posts)
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 09:36 PM Sunday

Vehicles torched in downtown LA as immigration raid unrest intensifies

Source: BBC




Protests have flared up again in Los Angeles, as demonstrators against immigration raids face off with law enforcement for a third day. Watch live coverage at the top of this page

National Guard units deployed by President Donald Trump use tear gas to force back protesters downtown

Law enforcement move in to clear demonstrators as they block the major 101 freeway in the city

Trump defends his move to send in the National Guard, saying they will "make sure there's law and order"

California's governor urges Trump to revoke the troop deployment, which other Democratic governors call an "alarming abuse of power"

Demonstrators have "ignited" self-driving vehicles in downtown Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department




Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cvg7vxx888kt

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Vehicles torched in downtown LA as immigration raid unrest intensifies (Original Post) orangecrush Sunday OP
Stephen Miller is rubbing his hands together like Mr Burns BOSSHOG Sunday #1
Stephen Miller is a vampire orangecrush Sunday #2
He's well fed at trumps 4 star hate menu restaurant BOSSHOG Sunday #4
Likely undercover instigators IbogaProject Sunday #3
Yup, the fucking Black Bloc/Anarchists are out in full force, like sharks who smell blood. SunSeeker Monday #10
Is this true? Haven't read anything else about vehicles torched. travelingthrulife Sunday #5
It's been live on MSNBC TommyT139 Sunday #8
Anarchists or right-wing provocateurs? Vogon_Glory Sunday #6
I have just read several different reports that the protesters were peaceful slightlv Sunday #7
False flag plants IbogaProject Sunday #9
Yea, right... sheshe2 Monday #11

BOSSHOG

(42,780 posts)
1. Stephen Miller is rubbing his hands together like Mr Burns
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 09:40 PM
Sunday

Forgetting for a moment that his wife is no longer at his side. But who needs comfort from a loved one when Republican created chaos and anarchy are all around?

BOSSHOG

(42,780 posts)
4. He's well fed at trumps 4 star hate menu restaurant
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 09:47 PM
Sunday

Imagine the scum in the White House that Lincoln and FDR and Ike and Kennedy and other greats plied their trade. It’s now a bordello chock full of liars, whores and conmen. Thanks Neighbors. I know, I know you didn’t vote for this but trump still loves you. You’re special.

IbogaProject

(4,496 posts)
3. Likely undercover instigators
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 09:46 PM
Sunday

That is what often halppens to peaceful protests. Undercover cops or protected informants comit violence and or instigate others to do it.

SunSeeker

(56,012 posts)
10. Yup, the fucking Black Bloc/Anarchists are out in full force, like sharks who smell blood.
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 12:57 AM
Monday

They come to major protests to create mayhem. They have been spray painting downtown LA buildings with their stupid "A" this weekend. I hate those motherfuckers. They disrupted so many peaceful BLM protests. They are as bad as the right wing provocateur who did the same thing.

TommyT139

(1,500 posts)
8. It's been live on MSNBC
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 10:56 PM
Sunday

...but the fires are out now.

As far as who started the fires, earlier the news panel speculated the fires were started by some of the non-lethal munitions fired by the gestapo.

I don't know what it takes to ignite an electric car -- if that's even easy to do for an impromptu protest action. But hey, that's three fewer robotaxis in the world.

Vogon_Glory

(9,876 posts)
6. Anarchists or right-wing provocateurs?
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 09:51 PM
Sunday

And would the sorry-@$$ corporate news media bother to tell us if it was the latter???

slightlv

(5,787 posts)
7. I have just read several different reports that the protesters were peaceful
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 09:56 PM
Sunday

So peaceful, in fact, even the LAPD was backing them up. Now, it's all this destruction and mayhem I read here. This makes me wonder if the Magas infiltrated and acted as poseurs. Either them, or the anarchy group I hear about, although I've always heard of them further north than LA. Anyone have the real scoop?

IbogaProject

(4,496 posts)
9. False flag plants
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 11:29 PM
Sunday

Just like the undercover cops and white supremacists in 2020 did the destruction

sheshe2

(92,379 posts)
11. Yea, right...
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 01:45 AM
Monday
Trump defends his move to send in the National Guard, saying they will "make sure there's law and order"


They are shooting the Press FFS!
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