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Everyone on the ground in LA, dealing with ICE, is getting pretty tired of watching our @mayorofla Karen Bass, go on national TV and smile while she answers questions about people in our city being kidnapped and presenting moments as if she is there, on the ground, to make things better.MacAurther Park. Let’s talk about it. Protestors and activists knew a raid was coming and cleared the park before DHS got there, which you would have known if you’d stayed more than 5 mins Mayor Bass. How did we know a massive military raid was coming and you didn’t? Great question Karen. I don’t know how every day people got the purposely leaked information from a “disgruntled ICE agent” the night before and your office didn’t. Might be something you wanna look into. I’ve been on the front lines, at every major protest as well as tons of the other actions and smaller protests on the ground. I’ve never seen our mayor at any of them except a couple times to get out of a car, take a photo or give a sound bite and leave. What I have seen and experienced is her saying LAPD and local authorities are not collaborating with ICE, but on the ground we can’t tell anyone apart anymore. ICE, LAPD, DHS, Sheriff. Everyone in a uniform with a gun looks at a protestor as if they are terrorists. No law enforcement has stepped in to protect an innocent resident from being assaulted or kidnapped. But the people have.#fy #resist #america #freedom #democracy #resistance #rachelmaddow #karen

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