Joshua Wattles
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Boyle Heights art shows Valenzuela arrested by ICE in Dodgers cap
At Distrito Catorce in Boyle Heights, a new painting replaces a beloved Dodgers tribute, capturing the disappointment and activism of longtime fans in response to the team’s silence on immigration rai...
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No bullshit visit to the White House until DHS withdraws its shock troop goons from LA.
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Remember. When you are filming ICE for evidence to be used later.
And it will be used later.
If they ask you to back up.
Film your feet moving backwards to show you were compliant in their request.
It keeps your video within the law.
And it will be used later.
If they ask you to back up.
Film your feet moving backwards to show you were compliant in their request.
It keeps your video within the law.
January 22, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Remember. When you are filming ICE for evidence to be used later.
And it will be used later.
If they ask you to back up.
Film your feet moving backwards to show you were compliant in their request.
It keeps your video within the law.
And it will be used later.
If they ask you to back up.
Film your feet moving backwards to show you were compliant in their request.
It keeps your video within the law.
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Today Dallas County declared Tommy Lee Walker innocent of a 1953 murder for which he was wrongfully executed 70 years ago. Arrested at 19, executed within 3 years. A life stolen. Justice much delayed. Awed by the Walker family's persistence. So proud of this @innocenceproject team.
BREAKING: 70 years after his wrongful execution, Tommy Lee Walker is declared innocent.
“The court’s declaration today provides some semblance of belated justice to Mr. Walker’s legacy, and to his son, our client Edward Smith,” said Chris Fabricant. https://bit.ly/3LVoOKA
“The court’s declaration today provides some semblance of belated justice to Mr. Walker’s legacy, and to his son, our client Edward Smith,” said Chris Fabricant. https://bit.ly/3LVoOKA
Tommy Lee Walker Declared Innocent 70 Years After His Execution
Dallas County Commissioners Court posthumously proclaimed Mr. Walker’s innocence in the 1954 racially-fueled capital murder case.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Today Dallas County declared Tommy Lee Walker innocent of a 1953 murder for which he was wrongfully executed 70 years ago. Arrested at 19, executed within 3 years. A life stolen. Justice much delayed. Awed by the Walker family's persistence. So proud of this @innocenceproject team.
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To be fair, what happened to Lindsey Halligan should have happened by now to essentially every member of the DT Klown Kabinet. Halligan was equally incompetent and chosen for her assignment solely on the basis of blind loyalty to DT to bring political prosecutions; not on service to the country.
January 21, 2026 at 6:01 AM
To be fair, what happened to Lindsey Halligan should have happened by now to essentially every member of the DT Klown Kabinet. Halligan was equally incompetent and chosen for her assignment solely on the basis of blind loyalty to DT to bring political prosecutions; not on service to the country.
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How big is Greenland?
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 AM
How big is Greenland?
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
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His impact is political, consequential in every way; so there is, of course, political impact. But to view him, to discuss him and his motives through a political lens is mostly pointless. He is driven exclusively by his mental illness. This is where the journalism focus needs to be. But is not.
“Even by Trump’s standards, this letter is so dangerous and so delusional that there is no longer any question that the president is mentally ‘unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,’ as laid out in the 25th Amendment to the Constitution.” www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
Trump’s Insane New Threat Leaves No Doubt: It’s Time for the 25th Amendment
There is no longer any denying the president is unable to carry out the demands of his office.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:18 PM
His impact is political, consequential in every way; so there is, of course, political impact. But to view him, to discuss him and his motives through a political lens is mostly pointless. He is driven exclusively by his mental illness. This is where the journalism focus needs to be. But is not.
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Beyond excellent. Shd be used as an exhibit when MN has to go to court to oppose DT invoking the Insurrection Act. Vibrant, joyful, peaceful, non violent anti-fascist protest by the good citizens of Minneapolis.
January 18, 2026 at 5:45 AM
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January 18, 2026 at 3:50 AM
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The details are horrific.
“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth... He had tears coming out of his eyes. I was giving him mouth-to-mouth, and I remember stopping, and I said, ‘I will give you all my breath ‘til you get yours back.’”
“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth... He had tears coming out of his eyes. I was giving him mouth-to-mouth, and I remember stopping, and I said, ‘I will give you all my breath ‘til you get yours back.’”
ICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming pattern
Federal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM
The details are horrific.
“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth... He had tears coming out of his eyes. I was giving him mouth-to-mouth, and I remember stopping, and I said, ‘I will give you all my breath ‘til you get yours back.’”
“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth... He had tears coming out of his eyes. I was giving him mouth-to-mouth, and I remember stopping, and I said, ‘I will give you all my breath ‘til you get yours back.’”
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Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.
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In-humane!
#disability
#disability
U.S. citizen, Aliya Rahman was on her way to a doctor's appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when she was brutalized by #ICE on Tuesday.
"Masked agents dragged me from my car and bound me like an animal, even after I told them that I was disabled," she said.
Read what happened next. ⬇️
"Masked agents dragged me from my car and bound me like an animal, even after I told them that I was disabled," she said.
Read what happened next. ⬇️
January 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In-humane!
#disability
#disability
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The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
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I knew this would happen if Trump got a second term.
The secret police start with the most vulnerable, like immigrants, LGBTQ people, religious minorities.
But it never stops there.
Fascism ALWAYS grows until it reaches the privileged classes.
No one is safe.
The secret police start with the most vulnerable, like immigrants, LGBTQ people, religious minorities.
But it never stops there.
Fascism ALWAYS grows until it reaches the privileged classes.
No one is safe.
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
I knew this would happen if Trump got a second term.
The secret police start with the most vulnerable, like immigrants, LGBTQ people, religious minorities.
But it never stops there.
Fascism ALWAYS grows until it reaches the privileged classes.
No one is safe.
The secret police start with the most vulnerable, like immigrants, LGBTQ people, religious minorities.
But it never stops there.
Fascism ALWAYS grows until it reaches the privileged classes.
No one is safe.
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I remember liking this post 9 months ago, and someone just reposted. With ICE killing an innocent woman last week, there will be a LOT of people that share the sentiment of that Bostonian 170 years ago. Even some right leaning folks. Very late wakeup call, but let and help them wake up.
After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I remember liking this post 9 months ago, and someone just reposted. With ICE killing an innocent woman last week, there will be a LOT of people that share the sentiment of that Bostonian 170 years ago. Even some right leaning folks. Very late wakeup call, but let and help them wake up.
1/2.... and the beat goes on 01 11 26 in the East Hollywood/Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA
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January 12, 2026 at 2:58 AM
1/2.... and the beat goes on 01 11 26 in the East Hollywood/Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA
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Senator Sasha Perez participated in the “Ice Out for Good” demonstration in Sierra Madre, where she spoke with me about California Senate Bill 627. This bill aims to reveal the identities of ICE agents and restrict qualified immunity for those masked agents who commit crimes.
January 11, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Senator Sasha Perez participated in the “Ice Out for Good” demonstration in Sierra Madre, where she spoke with me about California Senate Bill 627. This bill aims to reveal the identities of ICE agents and restrict qualified immunity for those masked agents who commit crimes.
Standing on a corner alone at a busy intersection in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA on 01 10 26 after larger protests dissipated. Many honking horns. One car came by with open windows, honking, two adults in front waving and three kids under 10 in the backseat clapping furiously. Mission accomplished.
January 11, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Standing on a corner alone at a busy intersection in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA on 01 10 26 after larger protests dissipated. Many honking horns. One car came by with open windows, honking, two adults in front waving and three kids under 10 in the backseat clapping furiously. Mission accomplished.
Pasadena, CA January 10, 2026
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Scene from anti-ICE protest with sign reading:"Renee Nicole Good was one of many."
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Scene from anti-ICE protest with sign reading:"Renee Nicole Good was one of many."
January 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Pasadena, CA January 10, 2026
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Scene from anti-ICE protest with sign reading:"Renee Nicole Good was one of many."
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Scene from anti-ICE protest with sign reading:"Renee Nicole Good was one of many."
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I've noticed that ICE agents keep yelling "18 USC § 111" at people filming them. I'd like to see the memo they all got on that talking point, and I'd like to know who sent it. Filming ICE or alerting your neighbors to their presence doesn't violate § 111.
January 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I've noticed that ICE agents keep yelling "18 USC § 111" at people filming them. I'd like to see the memo they all got on that talking point, and I'd like to know who sent it. Filming ICE or alerting your neighbors to their presence doesn't violate § 111.