A cosponsor of the TikTok ban said in a closed-door meeting that congress moved to ban the app because “you’re seeing how these kids are being manipulated” to oppose Israel’s war effort. We obtained audio:
I was impressed by how they held off a terrorist mob for four hours the night before, but the next night, they went up against the LAPD/CHP. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt told them that UCLA admin was sending the LAPD in 'for their safety,' Define irony.
So important the “it’s YOUR 🫵🏾responsibility.” Power always pretends that THEIR crimes are on the ones they’re harming. No bitch. YOU 🫵🏾 gon figure this out because YOU🫵🏾 did it. YOU 🫵🏾 go brainstorm the solutions to the demands. YOU🫵🏾 go fix the problems YOU🫵🏾 crafted. Da fuq!
The LAPD, California High patrol and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s department formed as a coalition to raid the UCLA Gaza solidarity encampment. It seems like the police really went out of their way to make this raid as arduous and painful as possible.
I don't know where this is all heading, but a major reason it's more alarming than under Trump in 2020 is that this time there's complete bipartisan & media consensus that the protests must be suppressed.