As Trump mobilizes the marines to quell an “insurrection” in LA, it’s essential to be clear about how the protests started and what actually happened.

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August 28, 2004

The only theory I've seen so far for the reason behind the Gazan blackout was the destruction of the final fiber optic cable leading into the area. As far as today's interruptions in the US, I've only seen articles pointing at which services failed, but not how/why.

Anyway, I'm not usually one to spread conspiracy theories, I just found it strange that the two seemed to occur so closely together.

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Here in Indy there's a huge bike ride on the second Friday of every month called Bike Party.
I've been going for a little while now and it's always a great time! I think the last ride had like 600+ in attendance.
It's definitely a chill party cruise and not a cycling "group ride".

Btw, i'm the one on the bike in the picture. 👌

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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5235105

California national guards troops and marines deployed to Los Angeles to help restore order after days of protest against the Trump administration have told friends and family members they are deeply unhappy about the assignment and worry their only meaningful role will be as pawns in a political battle they do not want to join.

Three different advocacy organisations representing military families said they had heard from dozens of affected service members who expressed discomfort about being drawn into a domestic policing operation outside their normal field of operations. The groups said they have heard no countervailing opinions.

“The sentiment across the board right now is that deploying military force against our own communities isn’t the kind of national security we signed up for,” said Sarah Streyder of the Secure Families Initiative, which represents the interests of military spouses, children and veterans.

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The law prevents Medicaid from paying for hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries for trans people, but not for cis people.

California national guards troops and marines deployed to Los Angeles to help restore order after days of protest against the Trump administration have told friends and family members they are deeply unhappy about the assignment and worry their only meaningful role will be as pawns in a political battle they do not want to join.

Three different advocacy organisations representing military families said they had heard from dozens of affected service members who expressed discomfort about being drawn into a domestic policing operation outside their normal field of operations. The groups said they have heard no countervailing opinions.

“The sentiment across the board right now is that deploying military force against our own communities isn’t the kind of national security we signed up for,” said Sarah Streyder of the Secure Families Initiative, which represents the interests of military spouses, children and veterans.