<p>One of the things I really missed about Twitter after leaving there a few years ago were the independent, on-the-ground, local <a href="/tags/journalists/" rel="tag">#journalists</a> covering <a href="/tags/protests/" rel="tag">#protests</a>, local weather <a href="/tags/disasters/" rel="tag">#disasters</a>, etc. It was a *great* way to get accurate, timely info. </p><p>>>> I'd love to be able to get a list of local people doing this kind of work if you know of anyone on Mastodon. For now, I've come across this guy on bluesky who's got good coverage of <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#LA</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> action: @ acatwithnews.bsky.social </p><p>Build <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a> ✌️</p>
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<p>"3 mos ago 325,000 Serbians took Belgrade (some estimates had many more). That’s 5% of the pop taking on Serbian Pres Vučić's autocracy</p><p>If we show up similarly to protest our rubber-chicken <a href="/tags/fascist/" rel="tag">#fascist</a>, that's 17MM. How about 15MM of us do this? 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍"</p><p>READ/TURN OUT! <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/15-million-vs-one-wannabe-king-america" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/15-million-vs-one-wannabe-king-america"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/15-million-vs</span><span class="invisible">-one-wannabe-king-america</span></a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#protest</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#la</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#losangeles</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#california</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#france</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#germany</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a></p>
<p>NEW <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#SUBSTACK</a>: 11 MILLION Americans Stand Up! <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> 's Sad, Flaccid Parade Can't Get It Up</p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/11-million-americans-stand-up-trumps" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/11-million-americans-stand-up-trumps"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/11-million-am</span><span class="invisible">ericans-stand-up-trumps</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#protest</a> <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#la</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#losangeles</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#california</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#germany</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#france</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/italy/" rel="tag">#italy</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a></p>
<p>"Noem isn’t doing homeland <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a>. I’m not sure she knows its meaning. Like habeas corpus, which she thinks is an Ecuadorian offshoot of MS-13. Instead of safety and security, Noem’s turned the agency into the rabid attack dog she wanted Cricket to be"</p><p>READ MORE <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cricket-and-the-united-states" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cricket-and-the-united-states"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cric</span><span class="invisible">ket-and-the-united-states</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#dhs</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ice</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#losangeles</a> <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#la</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> us <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/cliffschecter/" rel="tag">#cliffschecter</a> <a href="/tags/blueamp/" rel="tag">#blueamp</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsnote/" rel="tag">#cliffsnote</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsedge/" rel="tag">#cliffsedge</a> <a href="/tags/davidshuster/" rel="tag">#davidshuster</a></p>
<p>In California, Trump has cast doubt on whether he will approve the $40 billion Gov. Newsom has requested to help pay for recovery costs associated with the LA fires, including $16.8 billion from FEMA to rebuild property and remove debris.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/california-disasters-fema-trump-funding-fires?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/california-disasters-fema-trump-funding-fires?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/cal</span><span class="invisible">ifornia-disasters-fema-trump-funding-fires?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> <a href="/tags/gavinnewsom/" rel="tag">#GavinNewsom</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#LosAngeles</a> <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#LA</a> <a href="/tags/wildfires/" rel="tag">#Wildfires</a></p>
<p>Judge rules <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> troop deployment in <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#LA</a> <a href="/tags/illegal/" rel="tag">#illegal</a> </p><p>The federal judge found that the deployment exceeded legal limits that generally prohibit the use of the <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#military</a> for domestic law enforcement.</p><p>The Trump admin illegally used thousands of military <a href="/tags/troops/" rel="tag">#troops</a> in <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a>, a federal judge said on Tues, in a ruling that accused Trump of effectively turning nearly 5k <a href="/tags/marines/" rel="tag">#Marines</a> & <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> soldiers into a national police force.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/us/judge-ruling-trump-national-guard-los-angeles.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/us/judge-ruling-trump-national-guard-los-angeles.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/us/</span><span class="invisible">judge-ruling-trump-national-guard-los-angeles.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
