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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sam who wrote (337806)	6/10/2025 4:34:54 PM
From: Wharf Rat	4 Recommendations Recommended By bentway bustersmith rdkflorida2 Sam Respond to of 358862

"claiming that LA would be 'burning to the ground'" LA isn't burning to the ground. When it was, back in Jan, Newsom activated the Guard. I haven't seen anything new since I saw 4 (too many) cars burning, but there are millions of cars, so it's barely a rounding error. Those cars are burning because Trump activated the Guard. When you have a protest, anybody can show up, including people from opposing sides who want to make trouble. During George Floyd, the Right was startling a lot of the trouble. In the Bay Area, and prolly LA, the black bloc anarchists can be counted on to start trouble. Black bloc Wikipedia A black bloc (sometimes black block) is a tactic used by protesters who wear black clothing, ski masks, scarves, sunglasses, motorcycle helmets with padding