Ground Game LA
@groundgamela.bsky.social
Organizing LA block by block.
follow the fam @knockdotla.bsky.social @power-la.bsky.social
follow the fam @knockdotla.bsky.social @power-la.bsky.social
Garbage. Defund, abolish, and prosecute is the bare minimum
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Garbage. Defund, abolish, and prosecute is the bare minimum
Reposted by Ground Game LA
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
Reposted by Ground Game LA
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
Reposted by Ground Game LA
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
Reposted by Ground Game LA
Alec Karakatsanis says both Fox News and even more "liberal" outlets like The New York Times have disseminated stories that create the illusion of a crime wave, when, in fact, U.S. crime is at a 20-year low.
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Alec Karakatsanis says both Fox News and even more "liberal" outlets like The New York Times have disseminated stories that create the illusion of a crime wave, when, in fact, U.S. crime is at a 20-year low.
Reposted by Ground Game LA
While glad to see Bovino humbled, I really don’t have any higher opinion of Homan—a cruel, cold, corrupt, calculating bureaucrat who’s devoted more of his career to mass deportation than almost anyone. He’s the architect of child separation.
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
While glad to see Bovino humbled, I really don’t have any higher opinion of Homan—a cruel, cold, corrupt, calculating bureaucrat who’s devoted more of his career to mass deportation than almost anyone. He’s the architect of child separation.
Note: the opposition *is winning*, the opposition has not won. If this ends with ICE still in existence and the killers and kidnappers evading justice, we have lost.
The Minnesota civil resistance campaign has been remarkably successful:
- The GOP governor candidate dropped out
- Numerous DOJ officials resigned
- GOP members of Congress are speaking out; business feels pressure
- Noem has been relieved of operational responsibility
The campaign is winning.
- The GOP governor candidate dropped out
- Numerous DOJ officials resigned
- GOP members of Congress are speaking out; business feels pressure
- Noem has been relieved of operational responsibility
The campaign is winning.
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Note: the opposition *is winning*, the opposition has not won. If this ends with ICE still in existence and the killers and kidnappers evading justice, we have lost.
Today in Local Politics Comedy: at the Stonewall Dems meeting right-wingers pulled the CD11 race to delay a @faizahforla.bsky.social endorsement but 🔥no one🔥 was willing to stick around to speak in support of Traci.
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Today in Local Politics Comedy: at the Stonewall Dems meeting right-wingers pulled the CD11 race to delay a @faizahforla.bsky.social endorsement but 🔥no one🔥 was willing to stick around to speak in support of Traci.
Reposted by Ground Game LA
As part of their effort to make sure far right sheriffs don't get reelected uncontested, @boltsmag.org has put together a list of every one that is up for vote in 2026.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Which Counties Elect Their Prosecutors and Sheriffs in 2026? - Bolts
There are roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff in 2026. Below is our Bolts database of those local elections. You can also read our preliminary overview of these elections, published in....
boltsmag.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:37 AM
As part of their effort to make sure far right sheriffs don't get reelected uncontested, @boltsmag.org has put together a list of every one that is up for vote in 2026.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Reposted by Ground Game LA
Crowd has dispersed, I'm back in my car.
This video, to me, is emblematic of the evening. Minnesota cops protecting ICE while the agents lounge and look on, warm inside their hotel
ICE commits state violence, and the state is by default on their side
This video, to me, is emblematic of the evening. Minnesota cops protecting ICE while the agents lounge and look on, warm inside their hotel
ICE commits state violence, and the state is by default on their side
January 27, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Crowd has dispersed, I'm back in my car.
This video, to me, is emblematic of the evening. Minnesota cops protecting ICE while the agents lounge and look on, warm inside their hotel
ICE commits state violence, and the state is by default on their side
This video, to me, is emblematic of the evening. Minnesota cops protecting ICE while the agents lounge and look on, warm inside their hotel
ICE commits state violence, and the state is by default on their side
We stop when ICE is a bad memory and a scorch mark on the earth
Posted this yesterday and then today they get rid of Bovino which is disheartening actually. This isn’t a win. It’s placation for the most gullible people in congress to sell their constituents as progress and some sort of self accountability. Don’t let up.
January 27, 2026 at 4:56 AM
We stop when ICE is a bad memory and a scorch mark on the earth
Bovino shipping out is beating the miniboss. It’s the henchman getting yelled at by the villain. It’s Act 1. Stay vigilant
January 27, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Bovino shipping out is beating the miniboss. It’s the henchman getting yelled at by the villain. It’s Act 1. Stay vigilant
If you support the existence of ICE you support the murder of Good and Pretti
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 AM
If you support the existence of ICE you support the murder of Good and Pretti
Reposted by Ground Game LA
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
Reposted by Ground Game LA
Why are ICE agents given access to California Highway Patrol facilities? Why are California resources being spent to aid the Gestapo?
@governor.ca.gov @asmmikefong.bsky.social @senatorsrp.bsky.social
@governor.ca.gov @asmmikefong.bsky.social @senatorsrp.bsky.social
stopicenet on Instagram: "A group of masked federal immigration ‘agents’ were seen staging at the California Hwy Patrol office in Monterey Park Saturday Morn…"
A group of masked federal immigration ‘agents’ were seen staging at the California Hwy Patrol office in Monterey Park Saturday Morning 1/24/2026. Legal observers asked the ‘agents’ why they were using fake license plates but they declined to answer. Instead they stood in the parking lot on display before attempting to enter the office, however nobody was home.The CHP is restricted from coordinating with federal immigration authorities (ICE) under state law, specifically the California Values Act (SB 54), which limits local law enforcement’s involvement in federal immigration enforcement — Or so we’re told.One of the ‘agents’ (flannel shirt) was spotted days earlier switching out fake plates on the same black Ford Expedition. He seemed to brag about wearing a mask despite California’s “No Secret Police Act” which prohibits law enforcement from wearing face coverings to conceal their identity. Coincidentally, he was unaware that community members had already spotted him earlier that morning at a Starbucks in Long Beach next to LBX and the Hampton Inn hotel. After about 25 minutes the ‘agents’ left @cityofmontereypark. Several ICE convoys were later spotted throughout Inglewood and other parts of South Central LA where community members were on the ground alerting nearby vendors and workers. @cagovernor @longbeachcity @mayorofla , we continue to gather indisputable evidence of license plate swapping and tampering by federal immigration agents, along with collaboration between local and state authorities. But the community has seen little action from you aside from press conferences. We don’t need press conferences. We need action. Reminder- You have a constitutional right to photograph, videotape and document the activities of law enforcement. This includes local police, federal agents, and whoever these secret police running around in masks claim to be. Stay aware, stay alert, be vigilant.
Report ICE activity directly from your phone at WWW.STOPICE.NET / @stopicenet
Text “JOIN” to 877-322-2299 to get local alerts
Text “REPORT” to send an alertText “RADAR” w/ zipcode to check ICE activity nearby
www.instagram.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Why are ICE agents given access to California Highway Patrol facilities? Why are California resources being spent to aid the Gestapo?
@governor.ca.gov @asmmikefong.bsky.social @senatorsrp.bsky.social
@governor.ca.gov @asmmikefong.bsky.social @senatorsrp.bsky.social
It is time for the 3rd amendment to finally shine
"Housing ICE agents is not a neutral act."
"Private actors are not obligated to materially support state violence. Hotels are private businesses."
"That is precisely the dynamic the Third Amendment was written to reject."
#USA #Housing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Private actors are not obligated to materially support state violence. Hotels are private businesses."
"That is precisely the dynamic the Third Amendment was written to reject."
#USA #Housing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Hotels Should Deploy the 3rd Amendment and Refuse to House ICE Agents
ICE is acting as a standing army occupying US cities. This is what the 3rd Amendment was written for.
truthout.org
January 25, 2026 at 7:40 PM
It is time for the 3rd amendment to finally shine
Reposted by Ground Game LA
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
An almost breathtakingly worthless statement pushing the same line about “cooperation” as JD Vance.
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
An almost breathtakingly worthless statement pushing the same line about “cooperation” as JD Vance.
Reposted by Ground Game LA
hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
Reposted by Ground Game LA
Wrote about the observers. The people standing by and filming and the risk they are taking to let the world see what is happening. It's crucial and its the only way to combat the lies and blatant propaganda. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Wrote about the observers. The people standing by and filming and the risk they are taking to let the world see what is happening. It's crucial and its the only way to combat the lies and blatant propaganda. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Reposted by Ground Game LA
I've been studying the history of US, and indeed, global policing my whole career and I can't make it more clear to law makers that this isn't a bastardization of policing, it is its purest form and logical conclusion. The impunity, militarization, deference, legitimacy, racial targeting, etc.
January 25, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I've been studying the history of US, and indeed, global policing my whole career and I can't make it more clear to law makers that this isn't a bastardization of policing, it is its purest form and logical conclusion. The impunity, militarization, deference, legitimacy, racial targeting, etc.
Reposted by Ground Game LA
The long tail of the fund the police movement is killing free society.
Most of this year's ICE budget comes from last year's reconciliation bill. House Democratic leaders discouraged its members from offering amendments eliminating that funding. Didn't want the party to come across as anti-ICE.
www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-budget...
www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-budget...
January 24, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The long tail of the fund the police movement is killing free society.
Reposted by Ground Game LA
I wrote about the very stupid idea that ICE can be “reformed” or “retrained.” This was written before ICE demonstrated how correct I am by swarming and executing another Minnesotan.
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
This Year’s First Big Stupid Idea: “Retrain ICE”
Some things get so evil that they forfeit their right to exist. Trump’s rogue paramilitary gangs are one of them.
newrepublic.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I wrote about the very stupid idea that ICE can be “reformed” or “retrained.” This was written before ICE demonstrated how correct I am by swarming and executing another Minnesotan.
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
Reposted by Ground Game LA
There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis: