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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It raises a lot of concern,” she said. “It’s going to stoke fears and create a chilling effect on low-income communities that are in need of vital legal services, even beyond immigration, say public benefits or housing-related.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nguyen added that she also worried that any new requirement to screen clients’ criminal histories would create an administrative burden on already stretched legal clinics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hamid Yazdan Panah, who leads Immigrant Defense Advocates, said he was frustrated that Democratic lawmakers opted to include what he called a \u003cstrong>“\u003c/strong>criminalizing exemption.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they spent more time understanding the importance of legal resources, they would understand that it ultimately helps our state to invest in legal infrastructure and protect due process, especially when it’s being attacked in the manner that we see right now in the streets in L.A.,” he said. “The majority of the funding goes to long-term California residents. And California reaps the benefits of keeping households together and having a strong immigrant workforce that has work permits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Panah said he’s also worried that the syntax of the bill is sloppy, fearing that the language could be interpreted to mean that the funds may not be used to provide deportation defense for anyone at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Legislative staffers say that’s not the intention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040807\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040807\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California State Capitol in Sacramento on May 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Though the Legislature is required to pass the budget by June 15, there are still two weeks in which they are expected to hammer out final language in talks with the governor before the new fiscal year begins July 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Legislature doubled down on investments in legal aid this year, because immigrant workers, students and parents need support more than ever in the face of Trump’s raids and terror,” said Nick Miller, communications director for Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. “The Governor’s message from January regarding aid and felons, and any draft language, will be discussed during ongoing budget negotiations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2024, roughly $8 million of the Equal Access Fund was spent on immigration legal services, and of the nearly 42,000 low-income Californians who got legal help, more than 11,000 were immigration clients, according to State Bar officials. Additional funds for immigration legal aid flow through the state Department of Social Services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the nonprofits that receives funding from the Equal Access program is the Oakland-based California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice. Co-Executive Director Lisa Knox urged lawmakers to remove the restriction and once again allow groups like hers to serve anyone who needs a lawyer to fight deportation or apply for protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Legal representation is the most important factor in whether someone facing deportation is able to remain in their community with their family,” she said. “At a time when the Trump administration is sending in the military to make sure ICE can violently detain as many people as possible in California, it is unconscionable that our state Legislature would pull the rug out from under people who need legal representation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>In a park steps away from their \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/head-start\">Head Start\u003c/a> classrooms in Hollister, a group of kids marked the end of their preschool year with a moving-up ceremony. They wore colorful caps and gowns as they were called, one by one, to a balloon archway to receive their certificate of achievement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The kids who are going to kindergarten were born during the pandemic. Though some of them had a challenging start to preschool, their teacher, Maricela Orozco, said they had the social-emotional skills for the next stage of schooling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re more than ready, I can say that, for elementary,” Orozco said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But parents of 4-year-olds who just finished one year of preschool thought their kids would spend another year at Head Start, which uses federal funds to provide educational and other services to lower-income families with children up to 5 years old. They’re upset that the Santa Clara County Office of Education, which runs the Head Start center in this rural community 45 miles southeast of San José, still hasn’t gotten its $38 million federal grant renewed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without that guarantee, \u003ca href=\"https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:1b080735-7d1a-4549-bfac-3918fab447ac?viewer%21megaVerb=group-discover\">combined with reduced or expired funding\u003c/a> that supported the office’s early learning, migrant education and special education services, nearly 275 workers will be laid off June 30. Some 1200 families enrolled in Head Start will have to look for another child care option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044137\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044137\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Corchado, a Head Start teacher in Hollister, San Benito County, sits with parents and students outside the school on June 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In Hollister, where 10% of the population lives below the poverty line, parents rely on Head Start for full-time child care while they go to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very frustrating, it’s very hard. Just not knowing has been rough for us,” Vanessa Hernandez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her son, Daniel, is old enough to begin transitional kindergarten at an elementary school, but Hernandez said he could benefit from another year at Head Start, where classroom sizes are smaller and students and their parents get more individualized support.[aside postID=news_12039626 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250512-DAY-WITHOUT-CHILDCARE-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg']“With Head Start, you get more time to grow and become more social. In TK, they already expect that of you,” she said. “He needs to be here longer because without the teachers helping him, I don’t know that he’ll succeed for the coming years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evelyn Melchor said when her son started at Head Start, he only spoke Spanish and had a hard time communicating with teachers and classmates. But after his first full year of preschool, Melchor said her son “has done a complete 360.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If I ask him how he’s doing, how his day went, whatever he’s going through, he’s able to tell me everything in English and in Spanish,” she said. “Developmentally, so many things have just changed, and to me, it’s the best thing that could have happened to us.\u003cem>”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melchor was also counting on sending her younger son to Head Start when he’s old enough to enroll next year, so she could go back to work as a medical assistant. She said she stopped working when she had her second child because she couldn’t keep up with the rising cost of child care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did take a hit financially, and it’s been rough,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The uncertainty of the Head Start program in Hollister makes it hard for Melchor to plan for her own future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044135\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044135\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-01-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-01-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-01-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-01-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janelle, 6, and Daniel, 4, a current student, play on the playground outside the Head Start in Hollister on June 10, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“How do I commit [to an employer] if I don’t know what’s gonna happen,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The situation is a fallout of cuts the Trump administration made to the federal workforce, including people who help administer Head Start grants to school districts, nonprofits and other agencies that operate the early childhood education program, said Ed Condon, executive director of the Region 9 Head Start Association, which represents agencies serving Head Start families in the western U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said ever since the Health and Human Services department \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035966/i-know-the-power-of-head-start-laid-off-worker-fears-for-programs-future\">closed half of its regional centers\u003c/a>, including one in San Francisco, local programs have faced long delays in getting help and receiving payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are in contact with people from all over the country, and this very unnecessary disruption and uncertainty has all been generated from the regional office consolidation,” Condon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044138\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-21-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-21-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, 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processing the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s grant application and that funding “is being awarded as expeditiously as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, teachers must clean out their classrooms and wait to hear their fate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We hope that we get some good news during the summertime and we can come back and keep serving a lot of families,” Orozco said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044140\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044140\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-32-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-32-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-32-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-32-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria Corchado speaks to a community member while leaving flyers at local businesses on June 10, 2025, to help ensure preschool classes stay full. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Staffers like Maria Corchado said she planned to continue scouting for families with young kids at playgrounds, medical clinics, laundromats and resource centers around Hollister to tell them about Head Start and help them enroll in the program, should it receive more funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I promised [the teachers], ‘hey, you guys go on break and I’m going to look for the kids that you need to fill the classrooms in the fall,’” Corchado said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a parent advocate, Corchado likens her job to being a last-resort safety net for 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She leads classes on financial literacy, mental health awareness and ways to support children as they transition to TK or kindergarten. As part of that, she ensures children undergo dental and health checkups before they enter public schools — going as far as helping parents make appointments and finding transportation to the closest pediatric dentist in Salinas, 25 miles away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said losing Head Start would hurt working-class families who are already bracing for cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, better known as CalFresh in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be harder for them to find medical facilities that will take them, and now they may not have a place to take their kids,” Corchado said. “It’s scary for a lot of people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12035966/i-know-the-power-of-head-start-laid-off-worker-fears-for-programs-future\">closed half of its regional centers\u003c/a>, including one in San Francisco, local programs have faced long delays in getting help and receiving payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are in contact with people from all over the country, and this very unnecessary disruption and uncertainty has all been generated from the regional office consolidation,” Condon said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044138\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-21-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-HEADSTARTPROGRAMS-21-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, 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But the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals blocked that ruling a few hours later, and scheduled a hearing for Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breyer had ruled that Trump needed to cede control of the National Guard troops back to the governor by midday Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At this early stage of the proceedings, the Court must determine whether the President followed the congressionally mandated procedure for his actions. He did not,” Breyer wrote. “His actions were illegal — both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. He must therefore return control of the California National Guard to the Governor of the State of California forthwith.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the appeals court intervened, Newsom applauded Breyer’s decision and told reporters Thursday’s ruling was a test of democracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This decision was important because it’s about constraints, it’s about limits, it’s about our democracy,” Newsom said, and added that the National Guard would be redeployed to “what they were doing before Donald Trump commandeered them” — border security, vegetation management and law enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Donald Trump better abide by these orders or we have a constitutional crisis,” the governor warned. “The likes of which we haven’t seen in our lifetime.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12043766 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/GavinNewsom1AP-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initial ruling followed an hour-long hearing during which Breyer pressed both sides, and focused mostly around whether Trump went through the proper process for calling up the National Guard. He forcefully pushed back at the federal government’s contention that the courts had no place to weigh in on the issue, noting that the U.S. was “founded in response to a monarch.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The president is, of course, limited to his authority, and that’s the difference between a constitutional government and King George,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not that a leader can simply say something and then it becomes it. It’s a question of a leader — a president or a governor — following the law as set forth in both the Constitution and statutes. That’s what a president, a governor, or any leader must act under. Otherwise they become something other than a constitutional officer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At issue is whether the president had the power to overrule Newsom and activate 2,000 National Guard troops this week — troops who are normally under the control of state governors. Such a move by a U.S. president hasn’t occurred since the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California also objected in the suit to Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to deploy 700 U.S. Marines to the Southern California city, though in that case, the state acknowledges that the president has sole authority over the troops.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s attorneys asked the judge to order the National Guard troops back to their regular assignments, and for both the Marines and National Guard troops to be prohibited from patrolling streets or otherwise aiding in any law enforcement action other than protecting federal property and personnel. Specifically, the state wanted Breyer to bar the armed troops from directly participating in the “enforcement of civil laws,” something California contends they have been doing this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California filed suit on Monday, then asked for an immediate restraining order on Tuesday. Breyer instead asked the Trump administration to respond by Wednesday and scheduled the hearing for Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043426\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1491\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty-160x119.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty-1536x1145.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. 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He honed in on language in the \u003ca href=\"https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-10-armed-forces/10-usc-sect-12406/\">statute\u003c/a> that says “orders for these purposes shall be issued through governors of the states.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breyer said Trump’s administration didn’t tell Newsom directly, but instead Hegseth told the California National Guard’s adjutant general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m trying to figure out how something is through somebody if in fact you didn’t give it to him,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate argued that the proper process was followed because the adjutant general “issues orders in the name of the governor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if that’s the case, Breyer mused, why would Congress even mention the governor in the statute?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why not just simply say to the commanding officer, the command officer of the guard should be notified. I mean, isn’t there a contemplation at least that there may be a discussion between the commander in chief of the force and the prospective commander in chief of the force as to the advisability of that force?” Breyer said, noting that both Trump and Newsom were duly elected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breyer rejected California’s request to limit the actions of the U.S. Marines. 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Specifically, the state wanted Breyer to bar the armed troops from directly participating in the “enforcement of civil laws,” something California contends they have been doing this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California filed suit on Monday, then asked for an immediate restraining order on Tuesday. 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He honed in on language in the \u003ca href=\"https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-10-armed-forces/10-usc-sect-12406/\">statute\u003c/a> that says “orders for these purposes shall be issued through governors of the states.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breyer said Trump’s administration didn’t tell Newsom directly, but instead Hegseth told the California National Guard’s adjutant general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m trying to figure out how something is through somebody if in fact you didn’t give it to him,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate argued that the proper process was followed because the adjutant general “issues orders in the name of the governor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if that’s the case, Breyer mused, why would Congress even mention the governor in the statute?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why not just simply say to the commanding officer, the command officer of the guard should be notified. 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"content": "\u003cp>The House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation Thursday to claw back two years of federal funding for public media outlets. President Trump, who has attacked the mainstream media more broadly, has accused NPR and PBS of bias against conservative viewpoints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The measure passed largely along party lines, 214 to 212.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4ih/pdf/BILLS-119hr4ih.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>legislation\u003c/u>\u003c/a> is the first request by the Trump administration for Congress to take back money it already has approved through annual spending bills. The bill reflects a list of cuts totaling $9.4 billion that were requested by the Office of Management and Budget. The bulk of the cuts — $8.3 billion — are to foreign aid programs addressing global public health, international disaster assistance and hunger relief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The remainder would \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/03/nx-s1-5418080/pbs-npr-trump-rescission-public-broadcasting\">\u003cu>slash $1.1 billion\u003c/u>\u003c/a> for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which allocates nearly all of the funds to local stations, for the next two fiscal years. By law, that money is supposed to be approved in advance as part of an effort to insulate public broadcasting from political influence over fleeting issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise formally introduced the legislation last week, saying it “codifies President Trump’s cuts to wasteful foreign aid initiatives within the State Department and USAID, as well as woke public broadcasting, including NPR and PBS, at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is a business the federal government shouldn’t even be in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Heated partisan debate before the vote\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Republicans attacked the programs they targeted for cuts in speeches Thursday before the vote. “Don’t spend money on stupid things and don’t subsidize biased media,” Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats defended public broadcasting as providing essential services. They cited the need for local information during natural disasters and balanced news coverage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“NPR and PBS are targeted here today precisely because they are so good at delivering the truth,” Texas Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett said. He pointed to Trump’s social media attacks on the outlets, saying, “Trump doesn’t want a country of engaged, informed Americans. He prefers those who salute on command.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12038576 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/GettyImages-2206434879-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who has accused Republicans of rubber stamping Trump’s agenda despite their own misgivings, held up a doll of Elmo, the Sesame Street character, on the House floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The letter of the day is ‘C’. How appropriate because this bill is cruel, and it cuts children’s programs all across the country,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While a handful of Congressional Republicans have expressed support for their local public radio and television stations, there is intense pressure on them to side with the president. Heritage Action, a grassroots conservative group, designated the vote on the rescissions bill as the first “key vote” included on their scorecard tracking lawmakers’ voting records this session of Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of Trump’s supporters have been frustrated that Congress has not moved sooner to officially back the cuts recommended or put into motion already by the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE, launched by Elon Musk. Musk initially vowed to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget, then scaled back to $1 trillion. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/05/30/nx-s1-5415641/musk-leaves-doge-what-comes-next\">\u003cu>actual amount\u003c/u>\u003c/a> so far has been a small fraction of the trillion promised. But Musk’s imprint slimming down or gutting some federal agencies has already reverberated in fallout in the U.S. and around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musk’s recent departure from the administration and high profile public feud with the president haven’t affected the plans of top GOP leaders on Capitol Hill to schedule votes to formally wipe out spending for the targeted agencies and programs. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he expected additional votes on rescissions requests based on DOGE’s efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the heads of both NPR and PBS testified before a House oversight panel in March, the speaker argued in a statement on social media that NPR and PBS “have consistently and knowingly betrayed the public trust. Instead of fair and balanced reporting, they routinely ignore facts to advance a far left agenda.” He added, “The American people support the free press, but will not be forced to fund a biased political outlet with taxpayer funds.” This is in alignment with criticism from the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Conservative views on public media have changed\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Two former Republican lawmakers say that the GOP sentiment toward public broadcasting has shifted over time — from frequently backing public broadcasting to being skeptical of it, to viewing it as a hostile force.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I always supported PBS on the rationale that ‘just because Barnes and Nobles sold books didn’t mean public libraries were no longer needed’,” former Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, who served from 1997 to 2009, tells NPR. “But even in those days, I would admonish my friends in PBS to strive for better political balance. This, they haven’t done.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smith says he gave the same advice after later becoming chief of the National Association of Broadcasters, a trade group to which PBS and NPR do not belong. “Given the size of the public debt and PBS’s ability to find other financing and sell advertising, well, they’ve left themselves vulnerable,” Smith says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former U.S. Rep. Charles Bass came to office with former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s big Republican wave. Bass went on to represent New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District for 14 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The debate over whether to fund public television or public radio networks is more divisive than it was,” Bass says. “By that process, it is likely to be more imperiled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To some extent it’s influenced by the perception that it’s more liberal than it actually is,” Bass says. “There is a bent to it, but it’s not as significant as the commercial networks — Fox and MSNBC on either end and CNN in the middle. They really are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bass says public broadcasting stands apart for avoiding commercial priorities. But, he says, technological changes in how people consume media have raised valid questions about the need for federal subsidies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says that the shift in formats from music to all news and public affairs talk by many NPR member stations increased content that has proved controversial and attracted scrutiny by critics, especially on the right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet he also says the lines have hardened within Republican ranks toward public broadcasting as cultural warfare has become increasingly important to the party faithful: first with Gingrich, then with the Tea Party, and now MAGA Republicans with Trump at the lead, each of which have sought to present public media as unworthy of taxpayer dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would be pondering this seriously. I wouldn’t be a lock-step supporter or opponent of public radio or television funding,” Bass says. “That’s true even though I probably listen to [New Hampshire Public Radio] as a news source more than any other source of news.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>History of public media funding\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Congress created CPB, a private nonprofit entity, in 1967. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the law making CPB the entity to oversee federal grants to more than 300 public television stations and more than 1,000 public radio stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early years, there were questions about the federal role for CPB. In 1969, Fred Rogers, the host of the popular children’s show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7ljRr0AA\">\u003cu>testified\u003c/u>\u003c/a> about the benefit of continued federal funding. His defense of CPB was credited with changing the mind of a key senator, John Pastore, D-R.I., who had pressed Rogers on the value of public television.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rogers described themes in his half-hour program addressing children’s feelings and offering ways to handle them. He told the congressional panel, “I feel that if we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable and manageable we will have done a great service for mental health.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawmakers from both parties frequently appear on their local public stations for interviews. They participate in debates hosted by local stations during House and Senate campaigns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for decades, Republicans in Congress have vowed to defund public media outlets. In 1994, then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich \u003ca href=\"https://current.org/1994/12/gingrich-wants-to-zero-out-federal-funding-to-cpb/\">\u003cu>argued\u003c/u>\u003c/a> for zeroing out CPB’s budget. That didn’t advance, but in more recent years Republicans have included provisions in annual spending bills to strip all federal money for NPR and PBS. But these have failed to be included in final versions of government funding bills enacted by presidents of both parties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2011, the GOP-controlled House \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/03/17/134629713/house-votes-to-cut-nprs-federal-funds\">\u003cu>approved a bill\u003c/u>\u003c/a> to bar NPR from receiving any additional federal funding, but that measure failed to advance in the Senate. Seven House Republicans \u003ca href=\"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll192.xml\">\u003cu>voted against\u003c/u>\u003c/a> that bill, including then-Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy, who now serves as Trump’s transportation secretary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More recently during years of divided government, GOP leaders had to rely on Democrats to approve must-pass funding bills to avoid shutdowns. The debate over the issue of federal funding for public media became more of a backburner issue. CPB received $535 million for 2025. The spending bill approved with bipartisan votes in the House and Senate and signed by Trump in March approved the same level for the next two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just two months later, Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5384790/trump-orders-end-to-federal-funding-for-npr-and-pbs\">\u003cu>issued an executive order\u003c/u>\u003c/a> to block funding for NPR and PBS. And this first effort by the Office of Management and Budget to ask Congress to rescind federal money lumped in public media with foreign aid — two areas the GOP base frequently holds up as priorities Washington needs to scale back or eliminate altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Concern for rural areas\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In advance of the vote, the two House co-chairs of the Public Broadcasting Caucus, Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev, and Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., released a statement urging the Trump administration to “reconsider” clawing back money for CPB.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They touted public media’s role in communicating during emergencies and its news coverage, and pointed out that rural areas are “particularly vulnerable” if funding is cut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Public broadcasting represents less than 0.01% of the federal budget, yet its impact reaches every congressional district,” the two noted. “Cutting this funding will not meaningfully reduce the deficit, but it will dismantle a trusted source of information for millions of Americans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldman told NPR that Trump’s role in pushing this issue is “100%” making this a tough vote for GOP lawmakers to break with the president. “I think if they looked at the merits of it they would recognize it’s essential funding — and public media, independent journalism plays an essential role.” He added that Trump’s issue is “effectively that independent media that exposes facts that may look unfavorable to him is therefore somehow biased, but the First Amendment protects freedom of the press specifically because the press is an essential form of accountability in our democracy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some Republicans have defended their own local public television and radio stations and expressed a willingness to work with Democrats to avoid cuts that would force them to scale back coverage or staffing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alabama GOP Rep. Robert Aderholt, pressed by Colorado Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse in a hearing on the bill on Tuesday, said Alabama Public Television “has not been subject to these woke policies that some of these other states have,” and suggested he could join a bipartisan effort to continue grants to local stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Aderholt noted “NPR is in a different category” and said most GOP lawmakers have had concerns about the outlet for some time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public television and radio stations have mounted a grassroots lobbying effort to urge lawmakers to oppose the package. The Protect My Public Media campaign says more than 2 million messages have been sent to House and Senate offices. “This support is driven by the deep connections Americans have to their local public media stations and the essential services stations provide to their communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rescissions package now moves to the Senate. Under the rules, it needs a simple majority to pass and must be approved within 45 days of the president sending the request to Capitol Hill. That means if the Senate fails to pass the bill by mid-July, the administration would be required to release the $9.4 billion in funding for the foreign aid programs and CPB. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has indicated the Senate would take up the rescissions request soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Disclosure: This story was reported and written by NPR Congressional Correspondent Deirdre Walsh and Media Correspondent David Folkenflik. It was edited by Deputy Business Editor Emily Kopp, Managing Editor Vickie Walton-James and Managing Editor Gerry Holmes. Under NPR’s protocol for reporting on itself, no corporate official or news executive reviewed this story before it was posted publicly.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who has accused Republicans of rubber stamping Trump’s agenda despite their own misgivings, held up a doll of Elmo, the Sesame Street character, on the House floor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The letter of the day is ‘C’. How appropriate because this bill is cruel, and it cuts children’s programs all across the country,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While a handful of Congressional Republicans have expressed support for their local public radio and television stations, there is intense pressure on them to side with the president. Heritage Action, a grassroots conservative group, designated the vote on the rescissions bill as the first “key vote” included on their scorecard tracking lawmakers’ voting records this session of Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of Trump’s supporters have been frustrated that Congress has not moved sooner to officially back the cuts recommended or put into motion already by the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE, launched by Elon Musk. Musk initially vowed to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget, then scaled back to $1 trillion. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/05/30/nx-s1-5415641/musk-leaves-doge-what-comes-next\">\u003cu>actual amount\u003c/u>\u003c/a> so far has been a small fraction of the trillion promised. But Musk’s imprint slimming down or gutting some federal agencies has already reverberated in fallout in the U.S. and around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musk’s recent departure from the administration and high profile public feud with the president haven’t affected the plans of top GOP leaders on Capitol Hill to schedule votes to formally wipe out spending for the targeted agencies and programs. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he expected additional votes on rescissions requests based on DOGE’s efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the heads of both NPR and PBS testified before a House oversight panel in March, the speaker argued in a statement on social media that NPR and PBS “have consistently and knowingly betrayed the public trust. Instead of fair and balanced reporting, they routinely ignore facts to advance a far left agenda.” He added, “The American people support the free press, but will not be forced to fund a biased political outlet with taxpayer funds.” This is in alignment with criticism from the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Conservative views on public media have changed\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Two former Republican lawmakers say that the GOP sentiment toward public broadcasting has shifted over time — from frequently backing public broadcasting to being skeptical of it, to viewing it as a hostile force.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I always supported PBS on the rationale that ‘just because Barnes and Nobles sold books didn’t mean public libraries were no longer needed’,” former Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, who served from 1997 to 2009, tells NPR. “But even in those days, I would admonish my friends in PBS to strive for better political balance. This, they haven’t done.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Smith says he gave the same advice after later becoming chief of the National Association of Broadcasters, a trade group to which PBS and NPR do not belong. “Given the size of the public debt and PBS’s ability to find other financing and sell advertising, well, they’ve left themselves vulnerable,” Smith says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former U.S. Rep. Charles Bass came to office with former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s big Republican wave. Bass went on to represent New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District for 14 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The debate over whether to fund public television or public radio networks is more divisive than it was,” Bass says. “By that process, it is likely to be more imperiled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To some extent it’s influenced by the perception that it’s more liberal than it actually is,” Bass says. “There is a bent to it, but it’s not as significant as the commercial networks — Fox and MSNBC on either end and CNN in the middle. They really are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bass says public broadcasting stands apart for avoiding commercial priorities. But, he says, technological changes in how people consume media have raised valid questions about the need for federal subsidies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says that the shift in formats from music to all news and public affairs talk by many NPR member stations increased content that has proved controversial and attracted scrutiny by critics, especially on the right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet he also says the lines have hardened within Republican ranks toward public broadcasting as cultural warfare has become increasingly important to the party faithful: first with Gingrich, then with the Tea Party, and now MAGA Republicans with Trump at the lead, each of which have sought to present public media as unworthy of taxpayer dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would be pondering this seriously. I wouldn’t be a lock-step supporter or opponent of public radio or television funding,” Bass says. “That’s true even though I probably listen to [New Hampshire Public Radio] as a news source more than any other source of news.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>History of public media funding\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Congress created CPB, a private nonprofit entity, in 1967. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the law making CPB the entity to oversee federal grants to more than 300 public television stations and more than 1,000 public radio stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early years, there were questions about the federal role for CPB. In 1969, Fred Rogers, the host of the popular children’s show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7ljRr0AA\">\u003cu>testified\u003c/u>\u003c/a> about the benefit of continued federal funding. His defense of CPB was credited with changing the mind of a key senator, John Pastore, D-R.I., who had pressed Rogers on the value of public television.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rogers described themes in his half-hour program addressing children’s feelings and offering ways to handle them. He told the congressional panel, “I feel that if we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable and manageable we will have done a great service for mental health.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawmakers from both parties frequently appear on their local public stations for interviews. They participate in debates hosted by local stations during House and Senate campaigns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for decades, Republicans in Congress have vowed to defund public media outlets. In 1994, then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich \u003ca href=\"https://current.org/1994/12/gingrich-wants-to-zero-out-federal-funding-to-cpb/\">\u003cu>argued\u003c/u>\u003c/a> for zeroing out CPB’s budget. That didn’t advance, but in more recent years Republicans have included provisions in annual spending bills to strip all federal money for NPR and PBS. But these have failed to be included in final versions of government funding bills enacted by presidents of both parties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2011, the GOP-controlled House \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/03/17/134629713/house-votes-to-cut-nprs-federal-funds\">\u003cu>approved a bill\u003c/u>\u003c/a> to bar NPR from receiving any additional federal funding, but that measure failed to advance in the Senate. Seven House Republicans \u003ca href=\"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll192.xml\">\u003cu>voted against\u003c/u>\u003c/a> that bill, including then-Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy, who now serves as Trump’s transportation secretary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More recently during years of divided government, GOP leaders had to rely on Democrats to approve must-pass funding bills to avoid shutdowns. The debate over the issue of federal funding for public media became more of a backburner issue. CPB received $535 million for 2025. The spending bill approved with bipartisan votes in the House and Senate and signed by Trump in March approved the same level for the next two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just two months later, Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5384790/trump-orders-end-to-federal-funding-for-npr-and-pbs\">\u003cu>issued an executive order\u003c/u>\u003c/a> to block funding for NPR and PBS. And this first effort by the Office of Management and Budget to ask Congress to rescind federal money lumped in public media with foreign aid — two areas the GOP base frequently holds up as priorities Washington needs to scale back or eliminate altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Concern for rural areas\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In advance of the vote, the two House co-chairs of the Public Broadcasting Caucus, Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev, and Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., released a statement urging the Trump administration to “reconsider” clawing back money for CPB.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They touted public media’s role in communicating during emergencies and its news coverage, and pointed out that rural areas are “particularly vulnerable” if funding is cut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Public broadcasting represents less than 0.01% of the federal budget, yet its impact reaches every congressional district,” the two noted. “Cutting this funding will not meaningfully reduce the deficit, but it will dismantle a trusted source of information for millions of Americans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldman told NPR that Trump’s role in pushing this issue is “100%” making this a tough vote for GOP lawmakers to break with the president. “I think if they looked at the merits of it they would recognize it’s essential funding — and public media, independent journalism plays an essential role.” He added that Trump’s issue is “effectively that independent media that exposes facts that may look unfavorable to him is therefore somehow biased, but the First Amendment protects freedom of the press specifically because the press is an essential form of accountability in our democracy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some Republicans have defended their own local public television and radio stations and expressed a willingness to work with Democrats to avoid cuts that would force them to scale back coverage or staffing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alabama GOP Rep. Robert Aderholt, pressed by Colorado Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse in a hearing on the bill on Tuesday, said Alabama Public Television “has not been subject to these woke policies that some of these other states have,” and suggested he could join a bipartisan effort to continue grants to local stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Aderholt noted “NPR is in a different category” and said most GOP lawmakers have had concerns about the outlet for some time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public television and radio stations have mounted a grassroots lobbying effort to urge lawmakers to oppose the package. The Protect My Public Media campaign says more than 2 million messages have been sent to House and Senate offices. “This support is driven by the deep connections Americans have to their local public media stations and the essential services stations provide to their communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rescissions package now moves to the Senate. Under the rules, it needs a simple majority to pass and must be approved within 45 days of the president sending the request to Capitol Hill. That means if the Senate fails to pass the bill by mid-July, the administration would be required to release the $9.4 billion in funding for the foreign aid programs and CPB. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has indicated the Senate would take up the rescissions request soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Disclosure: This story was reported and written by NPR Congressional Correspondent Deirdre Walsh and Media Correspondent David Folkenflik. It was edited by Deputy Business Editor Emily Kopp, Managing Editor Vickie Walton-James and Managing Editor Gerry Holmes. Under NPR’s protocol for reporting on itself, no corporate official or news executive reviewed this story before it was posted publicly.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Tensions in the city remain high after the Trump administration called in the National Guard against the wishes of city leaders following two days of clashes with police during a series of immigration raids.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/gettyimages-2219185144-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/gettyimages-2219185144-2000x1334.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/gettyimages-2219185144-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/gettyimages-2219185144-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/gettyimages-2219185144-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Guard troops stand outside the Metropolitan Detention Center on Sunday in Los Angeles. Tensions in the city remain high after the Trump administration called in the National Guard against the wishes of city leaders following two days of clashes with police during a series of immigration raids. \u003ccite>(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When he began to ask a question, he said, he was “almost immediately forcibly removed from the room.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I will say this,” Padilla said outside the federal building. “If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, if this is how the Department of Homeland Security responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country. We will hold this administration accountable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Padilla has long been an outspoken supporter of immigrants and migrant workers. The son of Mexican immigrants and the first Latino to represent California in the Senate, he began his political career in L.A. in the 1990s after protesting against Proposition 187, which excluded undocumented immigrants from a swath of public benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Madrid, a longtime political consultant, said in \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/madrid_mike/status/1933227968958247161\">a social media post\u003c/a> that he had known Padilla for 25 years, “and never seen anything like this. It’s so out of character for his measured personality — he’s a living example of how Latinos feel right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Gov. 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We need immediate answers to what the hell went on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the incident “absolutely abhorrent and outrageous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This administration’s violent attacks on our city must end,” she said in \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/MayorOfLA/status/1933227193771176262\">a social media post\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A statement from Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin accused Padilla of “disrespectful political theatre,” charging that he did not comply with requests to back away. 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"content": "\u003cp>Facing a gaping budget hole, an electorate that decided his attention was elsewhere and middling reviews on Apple Podcasts, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gavin-newsom\">Gov. Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> began the first half of 2025 searching for relevance and purpose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That all changed this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom stood before a camera on Tuesday night and delivered remarks seemingly aimed at positioning himself as President Donald Trump’s number one opponent — and perhaps the Democratic Party’s heir apparent. In \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8slqGnae3-U\">the nine-minute speech\u003c/a>, the governor tore into Trump’s decision \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043221/newsom-asks-trump-to-rescind-unlawful-deployment-of-troops-in-los-angeles\">to send armed troops to Los Angeles\u003c/a> in response to immigration protests in and around the city, and framed it as part of a larger power grab by the president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commandeer the National Guard, he made that order apply to every state in this nation. This is about all of us. This is all about you. California may be first, but it clearly will not end here,” Newsom warned. “And other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It didn’t hurt that the confrontation with Trump gave the governor a break from a thicket of thorny issues back at the state capitol. But after months during which both the governor and Democrats more broadly have struggled to find a coherent message to push back against the president, Newsom seized a volatile moment to speak not just to California but to the nation — and seemed to find his footing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043862\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043862\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/231013-IsraelRally-029-BL_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/231013-IsraelRally-029-BL_qed-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/231013-IsraelRally-029-BL_qed-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/231013-IsraelRally-029-BL_qed-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Josh Becker speaks during a rally calling on Hamas to release hostages captured in Israel, at Civic Center Plaza, in San Francisco, on Oct. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“He’s rising to the moment,” said state Sen. Josh Becker, a Bay Area Democrat who has known Newsom since the governor was a fresh-faced supervisor in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think Democrats have been looking for leadership and this is the kind of leadership they want,” Becker added. “Donald Trump is a bully. He is a bully 100% and the only way to confront a bully is to stand up to a bully, and Gavin Newsom is standing up to him right now — and I think he’s earning the admiration and appreciation of Californians and the nation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s speech followed a dayslong legal and rhetorical battle with Trump, who took the rare step of ordering the National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles over Newsom’s objections. On Sunday, Newsom challenged Trump’s border czar Tom Homan to arrest him — “Just get it over with,” Newsom insisted — which Trump said would be a “great thing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The next day, Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043221/newsom-asks-trump-to-rescind-unlawful-deployment-of-troops-in-los-angeles\">filed a lawsuit\u003c/a> challenging the military deployment.[aside postID=news_12043314 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty.jpg']The back and forth laid bare the strange relationship between Trump and Newsom, who have at times appeared friendly, like when the president traveled to L.A. during the fires there in January. But they both have also relished using the other person as a politically convenient foil to play to their respective bases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Look, I like Gavin Newsom — he’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z79YvUbDTVQ\">Trump said \u003c/a>Sunday when asked about the incendiary idea of arresting a democratically elected governor. Trump went on to say that \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/video/trump-praises-his-response-to-the-la-protests-we-have-it-very-well-under-control-8b132c7063884d92a2aee002bd07e8e0\">Newsom’s crime\u003c/a> was “running for governor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been many twists and turns over the years between Newsom and Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Trump’s first term, Newsom stepped forward immediately as one of the president’s most vocal Democratic critics. But this year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026230/after-years-of-attacks-newsom-tries-flattery-on-trump\">Newsom has treaded more carefully\u003c/a>. He has let other Democrats, namely California Attorney General Rob Bonta, take the lead on pushing back against Trump’s agenda. Some of that shift can be attributed to the devastating Los Angeles fires earlier this year and the state’s need for federal assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s also created some political problems for Newsom — and this showdown with Trump could shore up support for the governor among California Democrats, who have questioned the termed-out governor’s political intentions and policy agenda for his final 18 months in the Capitol.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040806\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California State Capitol in Sacramento on May 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s proposal to close \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040025/newsom-blames-trump-california-budget-deficit-aims-cap-undocumented-health-care\">a projected $12 billion budget shortfall\u003c/a> rested on cuts to Medicaid coverage for undocumented residents — an idea that garnered fierce pushback from immigrant advocacy groups. A podcast he launched this year, featuring interviews with far-right figures, angered many in his own party — especially after the governor made comments that many on the left saw as throwing transgender kids under the bus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And voters seemed to question whether Newsom’s eyes were wandering toward the White House. A recent poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found 54% of California voters thought Newsom was focusing more on bolstering a future run for president than on governing the state. Even Democrats were split evenly on this question of the governor’s political compass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Republican strategist Tim Rosales said the chance to climb back in the ring with Trump provides a welcome respite for Newsom from tough governing choices that could further divide the governor from his base.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Anything that he can do to kind of deflect attention from some of those things and pick a fight with President Trump is certainly beneficial for him,” Rosales said. “It puts Governor Newsom back on the national stage, which is, we all know, where he wants to be and I think where he has eyes toward for 2028.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That sense — that Newsom is acting out of his own interests, with an eye on his political future — has long dogged the governor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11781815\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11781815\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Newsom-AB5-Gonzalez-signing-1-e1571781593776.jpeg\" alt=\"Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, right, and labor activists celebrate as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the legislation, which forces companies to treat roughly 1 million contract workers as employees under California law.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, right, and labor activists celebrate as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the legislation, which forces companies to treat roughly 1 million contract workers as employees under California law.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But some Democrats who have clashed with Newsom in the past said they were heartened by the governor’s shift in tone and message this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s stepping up in this time. He’s stepping up for Californians, and it’s something I think we were hungry for,” said California Labor Federation president Lorena Gonzalez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gonzalez is a former state Assembly member who has undertaken public policy fights with Newsom in the past. But she praised his Tuesday speech for calling out the indiscriminate nature of Trump’s immigration raids — and said the integral role of undocumented immigrants in California necessitated a response from the state’s highest officeholder.[aside postID=news_12042751 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232636077-1020x680.jpg']“There is nothing I think that Gavin Newsom has ever done to suggest that he doesn’t have that type of desire to stand up for Californians, all Californians and protect them from deportation when they’re not criminals. So I think it’s very consistent. I don’t think it is opportunist,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An ever-escalating confrontation is not without risk for Newsom. For one, the governor is largely responding to developments outside of his control. Trump could very well benefit politically with his own base if troops are needed to maintain order — and he could use any confrontation as justification to roll out troops in other Democratic cities, and as a pretense for further escalation nationally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom, by pushing back against those deployments, is betting that state and local officials can keep acts of violence or vandalism isolated and the situation in control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, the governor has joined Trump in using the events in Los Angeles to rally his political supporters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, Trump’s political arm sent an email blast to backers warning of an “ATTACK ON THE HOMELAND.” Then on Wednesday, Newsom’s Campaign for Democracy PAC issued his own appeal in a text, alongside a request for $10 and $20 donations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Gavin Newsom here, asking if there is ANYTHING I can say to convince you to donate to help me continue to fight back against the attacks and threats from the Trump administration,” the text read. “I can’t do this alone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accompanying the text was a photo of Newsom and Trump facing one another, the governor wagging his finger at the president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The back and forth laid bare the strange relationship between Trump and Newsom, who have at times appeared friendly, like when the president traveled to L.A. during the fires there in January. But they both have also relished using the other person as a politically convenient foil to play to their respective bases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Look, I like Gavin Newsom — he’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z79YvUbDTVQ\">Trump said \u003c/a>Sunday when asked about the incendiary idea of arresting a democratically elected governor. Trump went on to say that \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/video/trump-praises-his-response-to-the-la-protests-we-have-it-very-well-under-control-8b132c7063884d92a2aee002bd07e8e0\">Newsom’s crime\u003c/a> was “running for governor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been many twists and turns over the years between Newsom and Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Trump’s first term, Newsom stepped forward immediately as one of the president’s most vocal Democratic critics. But this year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026230/after-years-of-attacks-newsom-tries-flattery-on-trump\">Newsom has treaded more carefully\u003c/a>. He has let other Democrats, namely California Attorney General Rob Bonta, take the lead on pushing back against Trump’s agenda. Some of that shift can be attributed to the devastating Los Angeles fires earlier this year and the state’s need for federal assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s also created some political problems for Newsom — and this showdown with Trump could shore up support for the governor among California Democrats, who have questioned the termed-out governor’s political intentions and policy agenda for his final 18 months in the Capitol.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040806\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/250506-SACRAMENTOFILE-04-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California State Capitol in Sacramento on May 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s proposal to close \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040025/newsom-blames-trump-california-budget-deficit-aims-cap-undocumented-health-care\">a projected $12 billion budget shortfall\u003c/a> rested on cuts to Medicaid coverage for undocumented residents — an idea that garnered fierce pushback from immigrant advocacy groups. A podcast he launched this year, featuring interviews with far-right figures, angered many in his own party — especially after the governor made comments that many on the left saw as throwing transgender kids under the bus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And voters seemed to question whether Newsom’s eyes were wandering toward the White House. A recent poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found 54% of California voters thought Newsom was focusing more on bolstering a future run for president than on governing the state. 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"content": "\u003cp>A federal judge in Southern California ordered the Trump administration on Tuesday to reinstate a contract with a legal aid nonprofit that was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040537/some-families-separated-at-the-border-got-free-legal-aid-the-us-just-cut-that-contract\">helping immigrant families\u003c/a> who had been forcibly separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The government began funding the program as part of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of the thousands of separated families during the first Trump administration. Those families were reunited in the U.S. and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12026959/families-separated-at-the-border-are-protected-by-a-2023-settlement-will-trump-honor-it\">offered legal services\u003c/a> to help with applying for permission to live and work in the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When federal officials announced in April that they \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038327/doj-proposes-giving-legal-advice-to-immigrants-in-cases-it-oversees\">would not renew the contract\u003c/a> with Acacia Center for Justice, they said they would instead administer the legal program themselves to “maximize efficiency in the delivery of the program services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That didn’t happen, according to District Judge Dana M. Sabraw’s ruling, which said the government violated the settlement agreement by failing to provide the services that Acacia had been offering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Although numerous Class members have been referred to [Executive Office for Immigration Review] and some have requested services under the new ‘federalized’ Program … there is no evidence that any of those services have actually been provided,” Sabraw wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sara Van Hofwegen, managing director for legal access programs at Acacia, said the nonprofit staffers “are really relieved with the court’s ruling that recognized the clear violations of the settlement agreement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043496\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-12-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-12-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-12-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-12-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors rally in the Mission District in San Francisco in opposition to the Trump Administration’s immigration policy and enforcement on June 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a written declaration submitted to the court, one nonprofit that was offering legal services as a subcontractor under Acacia wrote that it had referred over 80 people to the federal program under EOIR, but only one received services in the form of an online orientation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very vindicating,” said Danielle Fritz, directing attorney for the San Francisco-based Immigration Center for Women and Children, another subcontractor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the government allowed the contract to lapse at the end of April, the immigration center continued offering services without funding. Fritz said her organization was prioritizing cases with imminent deadlines for renewing work authorization or parole to remain in the country, but she warned at the time that the situation was unsustainable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve been limiting it to ongoing services with people we’ve already been working with,” Fritz said. “So, hopefully, if things move quickly, we’d be able to reopen to new referrals, really, as soon as we get the new contract.”[aside postID=news_12043582 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-LEGAL-AID-HUNGER-STRIKE-MD-01-KQED.jpg']Sabraw also ruled that the government must notify the American Civil Liberties Union if federal officials detained any class members, since some have missed important immigration deadlines without legal assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were hundreds of class members whose parole expired in May, who we are worried about, who are now in the United States without parole and are even more vulnerable to enforcement actions,” Van Hofwegen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of June 4, the ACLU was aware of three class members or their close family members who had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. One had active parole but was mistakenly detained for at least a week “on the verge of removal,” according to Van Hofwegen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Representatives for ICE and EOIR did not immediately respond to requests for comment for this story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Van Hofwegen said there is currently no clear timeline for when the contract will be reinstated, but she hopes to hear from government officials in the coming days. Subcontractors will also need time to rehire laid-off staff and reconnect with former clients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“During that time, class members continue to be vulnerable,” Van Hofwegen said. “It’s especially an issue because we know that the deadline for many class members to apply for asylum is coming up in December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sabraw declined to extend the deadline for asylum applications, which ACLU lawyers had requested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033465\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Donald Trump speaks alongside U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. \u003ccite>(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At a hearing on June 4, lawyers for the ACLU, who first brought the class-action lawsuit in 2018, argued that the government’s plan to cancel the Acacia contract and take over the legal program had several holes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For starters, it relied largely on referring class members to pro bono attorneys. But the ACLU argued that the government was unlikely to find enough lawyers willing to work for free to meet the needs of thousands of people with unique cases — especially after other recent federal funding cuts to organizations that could offer those services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are extremely pleased with the court’s ruling,” said Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project. “Had the court ruled the other way and allowed the government to eliminate legal assistance, I think there’s no doubt that hundreds, if not thousands, of these families might have been re-separated and re-traumatized.”[aside postID=news_12043548 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-2000x1333.jpg']Lawyers for the government admitted that as of May 23, no cases had been placed with a pro bono attorney, and Sabraw wrote that “the current landscape strongly suggests Defendants’ placement rate, which is presently zero, is not likely to improve.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although government lawyers insisted that they would have been able to run the program, they simultaneously argued in court that they were not obligated to offer every service that Acacia had offered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, they argued that the settlement agreement only required them to help with initial applications for parole and work authorization, but not with applications for re-parole, which is necessary every three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It might not look exactly like what Acacia had run previously and it may not be at lightning speed placing class members, but it is sufficient under the settlement agreement, and there was no requirement that an independent contractor facilitate or run this program,” Department of Justice attorney Daniel Schutrum-Boward said in the June 4 hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gelernt pushed back in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If people don’t get legal advice and they don’t have the ability to have re-parole and get a chance, a meaningful chance, to get asylum, they’re going to be re-separated from their children,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Attacks on other immigrant services\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Earlier this week, the government chose not to renew another contract for services stemming from the settlement, according to Oakland-based Seneca Family of Agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of its contract with the government, Seneca had been offering supportive services including behavioral health, medical referrals, housing placement assistance and efforts to track down separated families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11888806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11888806\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man and young boy hold hands as they walk in silhouette on an urban sidewalk in early morning sun.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Honduran father and his 6-year-old son walk to Sunday Mass on Sept. 9, 2018, in Oakland, California. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Sabraw also ruled that the government must notify the American Civil Liberties Union if federal officials detained any class members, since some have missed important immigration deadlines without legal assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were hundreds of class members whose parole expired in May, who we are worried about, who are now in the United States without parole and are even more vulnerable to enforcement actions,” Van Hofwegen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of June 4, the ACLU was aware of three class members or their close family members who had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. One had active parole but was mistakenly detained for at least a week “on the verge of removal,” according to Van Hofwegen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Representatives for ICE and EOIR did not immediately respond to requests for comment for this story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Van Hofwegen said there is currently no clear timeline for when the contract will be reinstated, but she hopes to hear from government officials in the coming days. Subcontractors will also need time to rehire laid-off staff and reconnect with former clients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“During that time, class members continue to be vulnerable,” Van Hofwegen said. “It’s especially an issue because we know that the deadline for many class members to apply for asylum is coming up in December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sabraw declined to extend the deadline for asylum applications, which ACLU lawyers had requested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12033465\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033465\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Donald Trump speaks alongside U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. \u003ccite>(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At a hearing on June 4, lawyers for the ACLU, who first brought the class-action lawsuit in 2018, argued that the government’s plan to cancel the Acacia contract and take over the legal program had several holes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For starters, it relied largely on referring class members to pro bono attorneys. But the ACLU argued that the government was unlikely to find enough lawyers willing to work for free to meet the needs of thousands of people with unique cases — especially after other recent federal funding cuts to organizations that could offer those services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are extremely pleased with the court’s ruling,” said Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project. “Had the court ruled the other way and allowed the government to eliminate legal assistance, I think there’s no doubt that hundreds, if not thousands, of these families might have been re-separated and re-traumatized.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Lawyers for the government admitted that as of May 23, no cases had been placed with a pro bono attorney, and Sabraw wrote that “the current landscape strongly suggests Defendants’ placement rate, which is presently zero, is not likely to improve.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although government lawyers insisted that they would have been able to run the program, they simultaneously argued in court that they were not obligated to offer every service that Acacia had offered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, they argued that the settlement agreement only required them to help with initial applications for parole and work authorization, but not with applications for re-parole, which is necessary every three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It might not look exactly like what Acacia had run previously and it may not be at lightning speed placing class members, but it is sufficient under the settlement agreement, and there was no requirement that an independent contractor facilitate or run this program,” Department of Justice attorney Daniel Schutrum-Boward said in the June 4 hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gelernt pushed back in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If people don’t get legal advice and they don’t have the ability to have re-parole and get a chance, a meaningful chance, to get asylum, they’re going to be re-separated from their children,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Attacks on other immigrant services\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Earlier this week, the government chose not to renew another contract for services stemming from the settlement, according to Oakland-based Seneca Family of Agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of its contract with the government, Seneca had been offering supportive services including behavioral health, medical referrals, housing placement assistance and efforts to track down separated families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11888806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11888806\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A man and young boy hold hands as they walk in silhouette on an urban sidewalk in early morning sun.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1031228044-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Honduran father and his 6-year-old son walk to Sunday Mass on Sept. 9, 2018, in Oakland, California. They were one of almost 2,600 families separated due to the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Reunification alone does not erase the trauma of separation for families,” a statement on the organization’s website said. “A family’s journey toward healing is an ongoing process that is unique to each parent, child, and family, and services must be individualized and responsive to each family’s situation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The government wrote in a court filing that it is searching for a new provider of those services “because it has been determined that Seneca has likely violated anti-discrimination civil rights laws through its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion(DEI) program.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003c!-- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ -->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published by \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\">CalMatters\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/subscribe-to-calmatters/\">Sign up\u003c/a> for their newsletters.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The specter of law enforcement firing “less-lethal” rounds into crowds of protesters and striking journalists on the streets of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/los-angeles\">Los Angeles\u003c/a> is a haunting echo of the death of journalist \u003ca href=\"https://library.sonoma.edu/research/research-guides/regional-research/notable-north-bay-people/ruben-salazar-1928-1970\">Ruben Salazar while covering a protest more than 50 years ago\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In four days of protests over ICE immigration arrests in the Los Angeles Area, nearly a dozen journalists, including CalMatters investigative reporter Sergio Olmos, were struck by projectiles fired by law enforcement officers, according to data compiled by \u003ca href=\"https://lapressclub.org/about/board/adam-rose-2/\">Adam Rose, chair of the press rights committee \u003c/a>of the Los Angeles Press Club.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most sustained minor bruises, but one, British journalist Nick Stern, was hit in the leg with a projectile, apparently fired by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy, while covering Friday night’s disturbance in the community of Paramount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The impact left a 2-inch hole in his leg and required emergency surgery to remove a 40mm projectile, according to media reports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It hurt so much that I thought they might be firing live rounds,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/la-protests-photographer-hit-by-non-lethal-rounds\">he told \u003cem>The Guardian\u003c/em>.\u003c/a> “I’ve been with non-lethal rounds before. They hurt like hell but generally don’t break the skin. But the blood made me think it was a live round.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another journalist, Lauren Tomasi of News9 Australia, was struck by a rubber bullet fired by a Los Angeles Police Department officer while she was broadcasting live during Sunday’s protest outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Downtown Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043754\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2250px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043754\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2250\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01.jpg 2250w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01-2000x1778.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01-160x142.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01-1536x1365.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01-2048x1820.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S correspondent Lauren Tomasi of 9News in Australia is hit by a projectile fired by LAPD during a live broadcast in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Screenshot/9News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department told CalMatters in a statement that the department is reviewing footage of Stern’s injury and “it is not clear at this time whether our department was involved.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement said the department is committed to ensuring members of the media “can perform their duties safely while covering events, including protests, civil disobedience and public gatherings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement added that the Tomasi incident “involved another law enforcement agency and not the Sheriff’s Department.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9NewsAUS/status/1931885297203347706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1931885297203347706%7Ctwgr%5E5bb6c7a309df0e8abb6908bca8945f2a5808eb17%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fmedia%2F2025%2Fjun%2F09%2Faustralian-reporter-shot-with-rubber-bullet-while-covering-anti-ice-protests-in-los-angeles\">A video posted on X by News9 Australia\u003c/a> shows a uniformed LAPD officer taking aim and firing in the direction of Tomasi and her crew.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked for comment, an LAPD spokesperson directed CalMatters to \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/LAPDPIO/status/1932200228951892284/photo/1\">a news release posted\u003c/a> on the agency’s X account. It states that police fired more than 600 rounds of “less-than-lethal munitions” Saturday and Sunday while arresting 29 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The release states that the department will continue to review body-worn footage from the incidents, but makes no mention of the Tomasi case or other journalists who were struck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>News9 reported that the LAPD has launched a formal investigation into the Tomasi incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A subsequent release by the LAPD states that its Professional Standards Bureau “will be investigating allegations of excessive force,” but does not mention Tomasi or other media.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A history of problems\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The hazards journalists face covering the news are not new. Throughout the years, dozens of journalists have been injured by police while covering disturbances in and around Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rose, the LA Press Club’s journalists’ rights advocate, said he started compiling data on incidents after the violence during the 2020 LA George Floyd protests to try to determine whether there has been a pattern involving police encounters in which journalists are injured.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11987039\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11987039\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/200529-GeorgeFloyd-04-BL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/200529-GeorgeFloyd-04-BL.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/200529-GeorgeFloyd-04-BL-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/200529-GeorgeFloyd-04-BL-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/200529-GeorgeFloyd-04-BL-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/200529-GeorgeFloyd-04-BL-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/200529-GeorgeFloyd-04-BL-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator outside Oakland police headquarters on May 29 2020, carries a sign with the words, “I can’t breathe” spoken by George Floyd, the man murdered on May 25, 2020, by police in Minneapolis. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He said he believes a pattern does exist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There has been a long history of problematic dynamics between police and the press in Los Angeles,” he said, especially during incidents of unrest in which police “appear to clearly target journalists.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He cited the 2007 “Mayday Melee,” in which LAPD officers tried to clear protesters at an immigration rally in MacArthur Park. More than 40 people were injured, including nine journalists, and the city paid out $13 million to settle excessive force claims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Six years earlier, LAPD agreed to pay $60,000 to settle a case involving seven reporters who were injured by police covering disturbances surrounding the 2000 Democratic National Convention.[aside postID=news_12043548 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-2000x1333.jpg']“The [LAPD] culture is really concerning,” Rose said. “Police and the press are both a type of first responder and there should be a level of professionalism and respect. When you culturally target journalists, the rights of the press are chilled and the ability of the public to be informed is harmed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rose noted that \u003ca href=\"https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-pen/part-4/title-4-7/section-13652/#:~:text=(6)%20Officers%20shall%20minimize%20the,to%20extract%20individuals%20in%20distress.\">California Penal Code Section 13652\u003c/a> was amended in 2021 to require that officers “minimize the possible incidental impact of their use of kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents on bystanders, medical personnel, journalists, or other unintended targets.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olmos, the CalMatters journalist who was struck, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/MrOlmos/status/1932266657139024094\">reported on X \u003c/a>that he saw officers aiming less-lethal munitions at close range, “including at eye level.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked for a response, an LAPD spokesman directed CalMatters to submit questions in writing via email but not to expect an immediate reply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rose said it is somewhat difficult to draw a straight line between more recent episodes and the death of Salzar, but there are enough similarities that after 55 years, his case still rings as a cautionary tale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was killed by a tear-gas canister fired through an open door, which indicates a sort of recklessness, and that recklessness certainly continues,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rose noted that on Friday, freelance journalist Sean Becker-Carmitchel was struck in the head by a tear-gas round and that “had it been two inches lower, he would have lost an eye.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The loss of a hero’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Salazar was a columnist for the \u003cem>Los Angeles Times\u003c/em> as well as the news director of a Spanish-language radio station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Aug. 29, 1970, he was covering a march in East Los Angeles by Latinos against the Vietnam War. As the protest grew more heated, sheriff’s deputies tried to disperse the crowds with tear gas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salazar ducked into a bar called The Silver Dollar. A short time later, a deputy fired a 10-inch tear gas projectile through the curtained door of the establishment, striking Salazar in the head and killing him. 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But the blood made me think it was a live round.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another journalist, Lauren Tomasi of News9 Australia, was struck by a rubber bullet fired by a Los Angeles Police Department officer while she was broadcasting live during Sunday’s protest outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Downtown Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043754\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2250px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043754\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2250\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01.jpg 2250w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01-2000x1778.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01-160x142.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01-1536x1365.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LAProtestScreengrab01-2048x1820.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S correspondent Lauren Tomasi of 9News in Australia is hit by a projectile fired by LAPD during a live broadcast in downtown Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. \u003ccite>(Screenshot/9News)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department told CalMatters in a statement that the department is reviewing footage of Stern’s injury and “it is not clear at this time whether our department was involved.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement said the department is committed to ensuring members of the media “can perform their duties safely while covering events, including protests, civil disobedience and public gatherings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement added that the Tomasi incident “involved another law enforcement agency and not the Sheriff’s Department.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://x.com/9NewsAUS/status/1931885297203347706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1931885297203347706%7Ctwgr%5E5bb6c7a309df0e8abb6908bca8945f2a5808eb17%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fmedia%2F2025%2Fjun%2F09%2Faustralian-reporter-shot-with-rubber-bullet-while-covering-anti-ice-protests-in-los-angeles\">A video posted on X by News9 Australia\u003c/a> shows a uniformed LAPD officer taking aim and firing in the direction of Tomasi and her crew.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked for comment, an LAPD spokesperson directed CalMatters to \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/LAPDPIO/status/1932200228951892284/photo/1\">a news release posted\u003c/a> on the agency’s X account. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elon Musk and President Trump breaking up? LA protesters clashing with law enforcement? Waymos on fire (again)? Things have been moving fast the last few days — and like you, our feeds are on overload. Today, we’re bringing you a quick reaction episode to catch you up on a couple stories we’ve covered before that are suddenly back in the news. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Close All Tabs\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> producer Maya Cueva joins Morgan to break it all down.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC1677724333\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve talked about a few of these stories before — if you want to go deeper, here are some past episodes to check out:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033066/the-broligarchy-pt-1-chronicles-of-the-paypal-mafia\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Broligarchy Pt 1: Chronicles of the PayPal Mafia | KQED\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12038910/the-surveillance-machine-pt-1-how-we-got-here\">The Surveillance Machine, Pt. 1: How We Got Here | KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030860/waymo-problems\">Waymo Robotaxis – Uneasiness and Vandalism | KQED\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Further reading:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-musk-summary-timeline-political-relationship-rcna211453\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A timeline of the twists and turns in the Trump-Musk relationship\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — Nnamdi Egwuonwu, \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">NBC News \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/immigration-protests-threaten-to-boil-over-in-los-angeles\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Immigration Protests Threaten to Boil Over in Los Angeles \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">— E. Tammy Kim, \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New Yorker\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://lapublicpress.org/2025/06/ice-raids-separate-families-but-bring-los-angeles-together/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">ICE raids tried to split LA apart, but might have made it stronger\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — Michael Lozano, \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">LA Public Press \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fastcompany.com/91348960/how-waymo-got-caught-in-the-crossfire-of-los-angeles-ice-protests\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">How Waymo got caught in the crossfire of Los Angeles ICE protests\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — \u003c/span>Joe Berkowitz, \u003ci>Fast Company\u003cbr>\n\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Want to give us feedback on the show? Shoot us an email at \u003ca href=\"mailto:CloseAllTabs@KQED.org\">CloseAllTabs@KQED.org\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/closealltabspod/\">Follow us on Instagram\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey guys, welcome to Close All Tabs. We had planned to bring you part two of our Spotify deep dive today. And don’t worry, we’ll get back to that next week. But there have been some developments over the past week. Basically, the last few days have been so wild that we need to talk about it. We’re actually following up on three of our previous episodes today. And joining me to help sort through all of it is our producer, Maya Cueva. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>Hey Morgan!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>Hey Maya. So this will be a bit of a speed round. Two quick tabs today. And as a side quest, I am going to try to make the case to you, Maya, for why I’ve stayed on Twitter, or as we now call it, X. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, please make your case, because it’s hard for me to get why anyone would want to stay on X, but I do want to understand. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I will try my best. Okay, we’ve got a few things to cover today, including what’s happening with Waymos and protest surveillance in LA. But before we get to that, we have to talk about something that happened last week. Elon Musk and Donald Trump finally broke up. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is Close All Tabs. I’m Morgan Sung, tech journalist, and your chronically online friend, here to open as many browser tabs as it takes to help you understand how the digital world affects our real lives. Let’s get into it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maya, are you ready? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, Morgan. Let’s open a new tab. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Great Elon Crash Out. Back in March, we did a series on “the Broligarchy,” and more specifically, the ideology that drives tech titans like Elon Musk as they accumulate political power. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And how they might use that power to influence U.S. Policy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 1: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We’re seeing a rise in what I guess we’ll call the “Broligarchy”. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 2: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The “Broligarchs” really have an explicit political agenda. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 3: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do you survive the “Broligarchy”? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And nothing embodied the Broligarchy quite like the relationship between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. And I just want to say up front, this stuff is really serious, right? Like the fact that these two men control so many levers of power and the ripple effects of their decisions have already had massive and sometimes devastating consequences — that should be a source of concern for us all. But at the same time, their personal relationship, what many have called a bromance, there’s something kind of funny about it. Like it has high school vibes. And social media has really eaten that up. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But it seems like that relationship is over, right? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It’s true. At least it is as of when we’re recording this, on Monday afternoon. After less than a year since Musk publicly endorsed Trump, the bromance is dead. Okay, let’s start right after Election Day. They were still pretty cozy back then. This was Trump in his victory speech right after winning the election. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Donald Trump: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let me tell you, we have a new star. A star is born, Elon. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then Elon starts overseeing DOGE, right? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right. He’s the face of the Department of Government Efficiency. And under his de facto leadership, DOGE is slashing government agencies left and right. We see mass layoffs and the dismantling of aid programs. And it’s an accounting and privacy disaster. Obviously, Trump and Musk are getting a lot of backlash over this. And we start to see cracks in the relationship. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right, yeah, and didn’t that bizarre White House Tesla showcase happen during all of this? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, by March, Tesla stock was down by like 45%. So while Tesla is slumping as a company, Trump and Musk turned the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom. They live stream it on X and Trump makes a show of wanting to buy one. He really talks up the Cybertruck. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Donald Trump: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who else but this guy would design this, and everybody on the road is looking at it. It’s amazing, actually. As soon as I saw it, I said, that is the coolest design. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So you know how there’s always that one couple on Instagram that you know is not doing well, but they overcompensate by posting really, like, lovey-dovey captions and all that? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ugh, yes, it’s like, why are you pretending? You’re not fooling anyone. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, so I think this Tesla showcase is kind of like that. That same month, as the White House gets heat for DOGE’s actions, Trump goes on Truth Social and says that the agency heads are in charge of staffing, not Musk and DOGE. This is when the president starts to rein Musk in. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, so we’ve heard that Trump and Musk are getting backlash for a lot of the actions they’re taking, especially DOGE, and Musk’s companies are suffering. And all of this seems to be creating tension, right? So when did the actual breakup happen? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, at the start of last month, Musk says he’s stepping back from DOGE to focus on his own companies like Tesla and SpaceX. A few weeks later, Musk goes on CBS and bashes the president’s budget proposal, what Trump calls his “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Musk says that bill increases the budget deficit and undermines DOGE’s work. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Elon Musk: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don’t know if it could be both. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And by the end of the month, the White House announces that Musk’s temporary role as a special government employee has ended. They host a ceremony, and the president makes this grand gesture of gifting Musk a gold key to the White house. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Donald Trump: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have given it to some, but it goes to very special people, and I thought I’d give it to Elon as a presentation from our country. Thank you, Elon. Take care. Thank you \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, so this seems pretty cordial to me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You know, it’s like that part of a breakup where you tell people you’re still on good terms and you wish each other the best and you’re going to be in each other’s lives, all that. But like, we know what happens. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh yeah, we’ve all been there before. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right, except these are two exceptionally powerful men. So this is where it gets really juicy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, tell me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So a couple of days ago, Musk goes on X and starts tearing apart the bill. He says, hold on, let me pull it up. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it. You know you did wrong. You KNOW it.” And Trump tells reporters that Musk is upset because the bill would end tax credits for electric vehicles. And then these guys just start going at it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wait, so what happened? Can you break it down for me? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is why I say I will never leave the app, because as bad as it gets, there are still days when everyone comes out of hibernation and just starts posting. And this includes Elon Musk. So he starts firing off at Trump on X. First, he says that Trump would have lost the election without him. Trump goes to Truth Social, and he says Musk went crazy after he was asked to leave the White House. He threatens to cut Musk’s government subsidies and contracts. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And I’m guessing Elon Musk didn’t take that well. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh, not at all. Musk goes nuclear. He runs back to X and posts something that makes everyone’s jaw drop. He claims that the president is in the Epstein files. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. So it’s worth noting that Trump was once publicly friends with the pedophile and sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. But he hasn’t been implicated in any of the investigations into Epstein or his accomplices. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So it can’t get worse than that, right? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">He kept going. In another post, Musk says that the tariffs will cause a recession. And then he reposts someone else who says that Trump should be impeached and replaced with JD Vance. So this is all what people are calling a “generational crash out.” Were you seeing any of this? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Honestly, Morgan, not the full back and forth. Like I got the condensed version from IG Reels, reacting to them fighting. And I saw some funny responses like when AOC quoted Azealea Banks. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Reporter: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any quick reaction on what’s going on with Elon Musk and President Trump on Twitter right now. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh man, the girls are fighting, aren’t they? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the reason I’m still on this hellish app. There were so many good memes about this breakup. Like there’s this one where someone posted a picture of Trump and Musk together and then captioned it with the lyrics from the Bon Iver song, Skinny Love, classic breakup song. We’ve all been there. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Or someone else posted this edit mashing up a scene from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie, and Driver’s License by Olivia Rodrigo. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You broke my hand and you didn’t even seem sorry. That broken hand was the best thing that ever happened to you. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And they captioned it, “the two most powerful men in the country on a random Thursday.”. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s hilarious. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’ll tell you about one example that really sent me. Maya, are you familiar with old man yaoi? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wait no, what is that? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So this is one of those very online, deep internet things, so just stay with me here. Old man yaoi is kind of like a jokey fan fiction trope. Yaoi is this Japanese term that refers to gay male relationships in manga and anime. Sometimes it’s called BL, or boy’s love, and people will also tag fan fiction as yaoi. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Old man yaoi is this term for older male characters, and naturally, Because the internet is the way it is, there is a lot of tongue-in-cheek old man yaoi about Trump. Wait, really? Last year, there was a lot of enemies-to-lovers old man yaoi about Trump and former President Joe Biden. And now, there is old man yaoi about Trump and Musk. Can I read you an excerpt that I saw on X during the great crash out? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I guess. I don’t think I have a choice here. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sorry, you do not. Okay. So here’s a dramatic reading of some old man yaoi posted by X user. Aegonism. Aegonism, thank you for making my day. “Donald, please, let’s just talk about this,” Elon pleads, attempting to catch the other man’s eyes. But Donald rolls over in bed, presenting his back to him. The tension in the bedroom is suffocating, and Elon tries to take a deep breath, but it feels like he can barely get any air. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“There’s nothing to talk about,” Donald finally responds, flatly, and Elon is taken aback by his tone. He sounds so cold and distant. He doesn’t want to fight. He can feel tears welling up and he takes a moment to wipe his face before continuing, hoping Donald won’t notice his red rimmed eyes. “Don, this bill is bad for Tesla. You have to understand that.” Donald sighs heavily. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh my God, I literally have no words. I do admire the creativity though. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Again, one of the top 10 days on Twitter. This app is terrible, but there’s nothing that’s really taken its place for me. I get a lot of news from Reddit and Bluesky, funny posts from Tumblr, and Instagram is great for organizing and sharing resources, and honestly, good shitpost accounts. TikTok is up there with good content too, but there is nothing that quite has the same real-time, super fast memeability like Twitter does, and you’re definitely not getting the stuff on threads. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, I feel like I am convinced now. So what are some of the other top meme days on Twitter? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, just a recent years, Luigi. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>Right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Speaker 1: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I do want to give a credit to Luigi Mangione \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Will Smith Oscar slap. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Chris Rock: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You remember that time that ship got stuck in the Suez Canal? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh yeah. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 4: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A giant container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal after losing power. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Or when President Biden dropped out of the presidential race. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 5: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden’s decision not to run for re-election. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Or JD Vance couch rumors, we remember that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Youtuber \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You may be wondering why you’re seeing a ton of memes and posts about Donald Trump’s VP pick, JD vance, and his sectional relationship with his couch. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I do remember that and we did a story about it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But my personal favorite day is right after the election back in 2020 when Rudy Giuliani hosted a press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping instead of the Four Seasons Hotel. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Chris Hayes: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, there is, of course, a mystery that hangs over all this, which is how the press conference came to be held at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in the first place. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh my God, yes, I remember this! Okay, so I feel like I kind of get it. It’s the immediacy, right? But let’s get back to the bromance breakup, our Trump and Musk done for good? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, like any good breakup, it’s complicated. Musk actually ended up deleting some of his more incendiary posts, including the one about the Epstein files. Over the weekend, Trump told NBC News that their relationship was over and that he has no desire to repair it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>Ooof. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Classic breakup. But it looks like Elon is the one missing Trump, but Trump is the one over it. And we’re all watching their reality TV show. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, exactly. Except, unlike Love Island-. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Love Island: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome to Love Island! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This reality show also has massive real world ripple effects, which are affecting real people. The state of democracy kind of rests on the whims of these two very powerful, very egotistical guys. But I will say that the tone has changed recently. Musk is screenshotting some of Trump’s Truth Social posts and reposting them on X, appearing to agree with him. So it seems like he’s trying to make amends. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, I think I did see that he was agreeing with Trump’s post condemning the protests against ICE raids in LA. I feel like we should get into that Morgan, right? In a new tab? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We definitely will. But before we do that, let’s take a quick break.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, we’re back. New tab. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What’s happening in LA ?? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, so last month we did a two-part episode on the Surveillance State and how protesters and organizers are being identified and targeted. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 1: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">30-Year-old Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to break her Ramadan fast when six plain-clothed officers approached her. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But Morgan, what’s going on where you are in Los Angeles? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you hear any background noise right now, it’s probably the helicopters flying over my apartment. I’m not too far from the protests, and LAPD has been circling over the city all weekend. We’re recording this on Monday evening, and the protests are still going strong. But aside from where those demonstrations are happening, at least in the neighborhood I’m in, LA is unsettlingly quiet. It’s like people are afraid to go outside, especially as ICE continues to patrol the city. But again, this is why I’m still on Twitter. There’s a pretty well-established network of mutual aid groups and organizers sharing resources and information over there. A lot of it is on Instagram, but real-time updates are coming from Twitter. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, I’m seeing it all over my IG feed as well, but when did this all start? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, it all started with a string of immigration raids on Friday, from a Home Depot to a clothing store downtown. And then people who appeared for their immigration check-ins were detained and taken to unknown locations. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 2: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The FBI, Homeland Security, and ICE agents performed a raid a couple of hours ago. We’re just now seeing some people that are being detained. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And remember, Los Angeles is a sanctuary city. City resources cannot be used for federal immigration enforcement, and the city is prohibited from sharing data with immigration authorities. It’s also worth noting that Los Angeles is a city of immigrants, something that a lot of the community takes pride in. So protests started that night, one outside an immigration detention center downtown and another in the fashion district where one of the ICE raids happened. At some point, they converged. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Protesters: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let them free, let them stay! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law enforcement showed up in riot gear to disperse the crowds. But the protests spread on Saturday across downtown LA, Compton, and Paramount. Trump deployed at least 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, which Governor Newsom has called unlawful and a serious breach of state sovereignty. Law enforcement has used tear gas and pepper spray and flashbang grenades to try to disperse the crowds. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 3: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You told me you got caught up in the tear gas as well? Describe what happened to you.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Man on the street: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh, just, uh, tasted a little tear gas. Tasted like fascism. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But it all really escalated on Sunday afternoon, which coincided with LA Pride. People were literally going straight from Pride events to the protests, demanding an end to ICE raids. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Protesters: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who’s got the power? We’ve got the power! What kind of power? People Power! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They even managed to shut down the freeway. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Protesters: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weirdo! Weirdos! Weirdo! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So the LAPD has deployed rubber bullets and surveillance drones in addition to the tear gas and flashbang grenades. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 1: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think they’re going to push in from this side of the road. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then there’s everything with Waymos. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right, like a few months ago, we did an episode on the recent uptick in Waymo vandalism. And as a reminder, Waymos are the autonomous self-driving cars that operate in a few cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles. But Morgan, why don’t you walk us through what Waymos have to do with the protests? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, a bunch of Waymos happened to be nearby during the protests downtown. And amid the confrontation between law enforcement and protestors, those Waymos were tagged with anti-ICE messages and then set on fire, which went super viral. So there’s been a lot of discourse around Waymo vandalism and property damage during these protests. But I think it’s important to remember that Waymos have become representative of encroaching big tech, especially here in LA. There’s a lot of anger at the way that tech companies like Palantir are helping immigration enforcement. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right, and plus there’s speculation that Waymos might be used as surveillance tools. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exactly. 404 media recently reported that the LAPD has used footage obtained from a Waymo to investigate crimes. So a lot people are suspicious of autonomous vehicles right now. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah, so what else is happening in LA? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, now the latest escalation is that the Trump administration is sending Marines to LA? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, I saw that. It really looks like a war zone. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, only around certain parts of L.A. But the president is posting through it on Truth Social. He’s called the protests “a riot.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wow, I haven’t seen any of that because I’m not on Truth Social, but does this bring us back to Elon Musk? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also not on Truth Social, but I did see screenshots on Twitter. And yes, one of the posts that Musk shared on Twitter, or X, calls for a ban on masks at protests. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And like we talked about in our surveillance series a few weeks ago, masks have become a staple at protests to avoid facial recognition. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That and also to reduce exposure to tear gas, pepper spray, and airborne viruses like COVID. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, but like we’ve seen in the student protests for Palestine over the last year, there’s been an effort to make protesters easier to identify. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exactly. On Truth Social, Trump has also called for the arrest of anyone wearing a mask. So masking has become a real point of contention in these protests as activists demand that ICE agents and LAPD and other law enforcement officials also unmask when showing up to protests. This is a thing in Los Angeles especially. Activists have made an effort to identify ICE agents and publicize their names and faces so that anyone at risk of deportation knows who to avoid. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But now some conservative lawmakers are trying to penalize anyone who identifies a law enforcement officer. Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn recently proposed legislation that would punish people with up to five years in prison for identifying ICE agents. But, we’ll have to see how the protests unfold throughout the rest of the month. ICE operations in LA are supposed to continue for the next 30 days. But it is worth noting that the president’s social media posts aren’t like legal powers enshrined in the Constitution. They can’t enforce a mask ban just because he posted about it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They can’t legally enforce that. But we’ve seen this administration do plenty of things they’re not supposed to do. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So true. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right. Executive orders are quick to enact, and the justice system is really slow. And those things have real consequences for all of us. So, while Twitter memes are a nice distraction, let’s remember how serious this is. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Absolutely. I mean, I’m trying to curb my Twitter addiction, but between the memes and the important protest information, it’s just really hard to leave. Anyway, those were all our updates. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thanks for joining, Maya. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anytime Morgan, because I literally work here. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking of protest information, if you do find yourself in a protest zone, stay safe. We’ll leave some links about protecting your digital privacy in the show notes. And it might be worth going back and listening to our two-part series called The Surveillance Machine. We’ll be back next week with part two of our series on Spotify. For now, let’s close all these tabs. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Close All Tabs is a production of KQED Studios and is reported and hosted by me, Morgan Sung. Our producer is Maya Cueva. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-content post-body\">\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey guys, welcome to Close All Tabs. We had planned to bring you part two of our Spotify deep dive today. And don’t worry, we’ll get back to that next week. But there have been some developments over the past week. Basically, the last few days have been so wild that we need to talk about it. We’re actually following up on three of our previous episodes today. And joining me to help sort through all of it is our producer, Maya Cueva. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>Hey Morgan!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>Hey Maya. So this will be a bit of a speed round. Two quick tabs today. And as a side quest, I am going to try to make the case to you, Maya, for why I’ve stayed on Twitter, or as we now call it, X. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, please make your case, because it’s hard for me to get why anyone would want to stay on X, but I do want to understand. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I will try my best. Okay, we’ve got a few things to cover today, including what’s happening with Waymos and protest surveillance in LA. But before we get to that, we have to talk about something that happened last week. Elon Musk and Donald Trump finally broke up. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is Close All Tabs. I’m Morgan Sung, tech journalist, and your chronically online friend, here to open as many browser tabs as it takes to help you understand how the digital world affects our real lives. Let’s get into it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maya, are you ready? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, Morgan. Let’s open a new tab. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Great Elon Crash Out. Back in March, we did a series on “the Broligarchy,” and more specifically, the ideology that drives tech titans like Elon Musk as they accumulate political power. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And how they might use that power to influence U.S. Policy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 1: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We’re seeing a rise in what I guess we’ll call the “Broligarchy”. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 2: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The “Broligarchs” really have an explicit political agenda. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 3: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do you survive the “Broligarchy”? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And nothing embodied the Broligarchy quite like the relationship between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. And I just want to say up front, this stuff is really serious, right? Like the fact that these two men control so many levers of power and the ripple effects of their decisions have already had massive and sometimes devastating consequences — that should be a source of concern for us all. But at the same time, their personal relationship, what many have called a bromance, there’s something kind of funny about it. Like it has high school vibes. And social media has really eaten that up. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But it seems like that relationship is over, right? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It’s true. At least it is as of when we’re recording this, on Monday afternoon. After less than a year since Musk publicly endorsed Trump, the bromance is dead. Okay, let’s start right after Election Day. They were still pretty cozy back then. This was Trump in his victory speech right after winning the election. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Donald Trump: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let me tell you, we have a new star. A star is born, Elon. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then Elon starts overseeing DOGE, right? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right. He’s the face of the Department of Government Efficiency. And under his de facto leadership, DOGE is slashing government agencies left and right. We see mass layoffs and the dismantling of aid programs. And it’s an accounting and privacy disaster. Obviously, Trump and Musk are getting a lot of backlash over this. And we start to see cracks in the relationship. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right, yeah, and didn’t that bizarre White House Tesla showcase happen during all of this? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, by March, Tesla stock was down by like 45%. So while Tesla is slumping as a company, Trump and Musk turned the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom. They live stream it on X and Trump makes a show of wanting to buy one. He really talks up the Cybertruck. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Donald Trump: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who else but this guy would design this, and everybody on the road is looking at it. It’s amazing, actually. As soon as I saw it, I said, that is the coolest design. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So you know how there’s always that one couple on Instagram that you know is not doing well, but they overcompensate by posting really, like, lovey-dovey captions and all that? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ugh, yes, it’s like, why are you pretending? You’re not fooling anyone. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, so I think this Tesla showcase is kind of like that. That same month, as the White House gets heat for DOGE’s actions, Trump goes on Truth Social and says that the agency heads are in charge of staffing, not Musk and DOGE. This is when the president starts to rein Musk in. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, so we’ve heard that Trump and Musk are getting backlash for a lot of the actions they’re taking, especially DOGE, and Musk’s companies are suffering. And all of this seems to be creating tension, right? So when did the actual breakup happen? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, at the start of last month, Musk says he’s stepping back from DOGE to focus on his own companies like Tesla and SpaceX. A few weeks later, Musk goes on CBS and bashes the president’s budget proposal, what Trump calls his “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Musk says that bill increases the budget deficit and undermines DOGE’s work. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Elon Musk: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don’t know if it could be both. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And by the end of the month, the White House announces that Musk’s temporary role as a special government employee has ended. They host a ceremony, and the president makes this grand gesture of gifting Musk a gold key to the White house. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Donald Trump: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have given it to some, but it goes to very special people, and I thought I’d give it to Elon as a presentation from our country. Thank you, Elon. Take care. Thank you \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, so this seems pretty cordial to me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You know, it’s like that part of a breakup where you tell people you’re still on good terms and you wish each other the best and you’re going to be in each other’s lives, all that. But like, we know what happens. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh yeah, we’ve all been there before. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right, except these are two exceptionally powerful men. So this is where it gets really juicy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, tell me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So a couple of days ago, Musk goes on X and starts tearing apart the bill. He says, hold on, let me pull it up. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it. You know you did wrong. You KNOW it.” And Trump tells reporters that Musk is upset because the bill would end tax credits for electric vehicles. And then these guys just start going at it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wait, so what happened? Can you break it down for me? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is why I say I will never leave the app, because as bad as it gets, there are still days when everyone comes out of hibernation and just starts posting. And this includes Elon Musk. So he starts firing off at Trump on X. First, he says that Trump would have lost the election without him. Trump goes to Truth Social, and he says Musk went crazy after he was asked to leave the White House. He threatens to cut Musk’s government subsidies and contracts. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And I’m guessing Elon Musk didn’t take that well. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh, not at all. Musk goes nuclear. He runs back to X and posts something that makes everyone’s jaw drop. He claims that the president is in the Epstein files. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. So it’s worth noting that Trump was once publicly friends with the pedophile and sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. But he hasn’t been implicated in any of the investigations into Epstein or his accomplices. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So it can’t get worse than that, right? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">He kept going. In another post, Musk says that the tariffs will cause a recession. And then he reposts someone else who says that Trump should be impeached and replaced with JD Vance. So this is all what people are calling a “generational crash out.” Were you seeing any of this? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Honestly, Morgan, not the full back and forth. Like I got the condensed version from IG Reels, reacting to them fighting. And I saw some funny responses like when AOC quoted Azealea Banks. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Reporter: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any quick reaction on what’s going on with Elon Musk and President Trump on Twitter right now. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh man, the girls are fighting, aren’t they? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the reason I’m still on this hellish app. There were so many good memes about this breakup. Like there’s this one where someone posted a picture of Trump and Musk together and then captioned it with the lyrics from the Bon Iver song, Skinny Love, classic breakup song. We’ve all been there. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Or someone else posted this edit mashing up a scene from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie, and Driver’s License by Olivia Rodrigo. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You broke my hand and you didn’t even seem sorry. That broken hand was the best thing that ever happened to you. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And they captioned it, “the two most powerful men in the country on a random Thursday.”. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That’s hilarious. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’ll tell you about one example that really sent me. Maya, are you familiar with old man yaoi? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wait no, what is that? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So this is one of those very online, deep internet things, so just stay with me here. Old man yaoi is kind of like a jokey fan fiction trope. Yaoi is this Japanese term that refers to gay male relationships in manga and anime. Sometimes it’s called BL, or boy’s love, and people will also tag fan fiction as yaoi. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Old man yaoi is this term for older male characters, and naturally, Because the internet is the way it is, there is a lot of tongue-in-cheek old man yaoi about Trump. Wait, really? Last year, there was a lot of enemies-to-lovers old man yaoi about Trump and former President Joe Biden. And now, there is old man yaoi about Trump and Musk. Can I read you an excerpt that I saw on X during the great crash out? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I guess. I don’t think I have a choice here. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sorry, you do not. Okay. So here’s a dramatic reading of some old man yaoi posted by X user. Aegonism. Aegonism, thank you for making my day. “Donald, please, let’s just talk about this,” Elon pleads, attempting to catch the other man’s eyes. But Donald rolls over in bed, presenting his back to him. The tension in the bedroom is suffocating, and Elon tries to take a deep breath, but it feels like he can barely get any air. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“There’s nothing to talk about,” Donald finally responds, flatly, and Elon is taken aback by his tone. He sounds so cold and distant. He doesn’t want to fight. He can feel tears welling up and he takes a moment to wipe his face before continuing, hoping Donald won’t notice his red rimmed eyes. “Don, this bill is bad for Tesla. You have to understand that.” Donald sighs heavily. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh my God, I literally have no words. I do admire the creativity though. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Again, one of the top 10 days on Twitter. This app is terrible, but there’s nothing that’s really taken its place for me. I get a lot of news from Reddit and Bluesky, funny posts from Tumblr, and Instagram is great for organizing and sharing resources, and honestly, good shitpost accounts. TikTok is up there with good content too, but there is nothing that quite has the same real-time, super fast memeability like Twitter does, and you’re definitely not getting the stuff on threads. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, I feel like I am convinced now. So what are some of the other top meme days on Twitter? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, just a recent years, Luigi. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>Right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Speaker 1: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I do want to give a credit to Luigi Mangione \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Will Smith Oscar slap. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Chris Rock: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You remember that time that ship got stuck in the Suez Canal? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh yeah. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 4: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A giant container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal after losing power. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Or when President Biden dropped out of the presidential race. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 5: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Joe Biden’s decision not to run for re-election. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Or JD Vance couch rumors, we remember that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Youtuber \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You may be wondering why you’re seeing a ton of memes and posts about Donald Trump’s VP pick, JD vance, and his sectional relationship with his couch. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I do remember that and we did a story about it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But my personal favorite day is right after the election back in 2020 when Rudy Giuliani hosted a press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping instead of the Four Seasons Hotel. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Chris Hayes: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, there is, of course, a mystery that hangs over all this, which is how the press conference came to be held at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in the first place. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh my God, yes, I remember this! Okay, so I feel like I kind of get it. It’s the immediacy, right? But let’s get back to the bromance breakup, our Trump and Musk done for good? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, like any good breakup, it’s complicated. Musk actually ended up deleting some of his more incendiary posts, including the one about the Epstein files. Over the weekend, Trump told NBC News that their relationship was over and that he has no desire to repair it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>Ooof. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Classic breakup. But it looks like Elon is the one missing Trump, but Trump is the one over it. And we’re all watching their reality TV show. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, exactly. Except, unlike Love Island-. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Love Island: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome to Love Island! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This reality show also has massive real world ripple effects, which are affecting real people. The state of democracy kind of rests on the whims of these two very powerful, very egotistical guys. But I will say that the tone has changed recently. Musk is screenshotting some of Trump’s Truth Social posts and reposting them on X, appearing to agree with him. So it seems like he’s trying to make amends. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, I think I did see that he was agreeing with Trump’s post condemning the protests against ICE raids in LA. I feel like we should get into that Morgan, right? In a new tab? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We definitely will. But before we do that, let’s take a quick break.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, we’re back. New tab. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What’s happening in LA ?? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Okay, so last month we did a two-part episode on the Surveillance State and how protesters and organizers are being identified and targeted. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 1: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">30-Year-old Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to break her Ramadan fast when six plain-clothed officers approached her. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But Morgan, what’s going on where you are in Los Angeles? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you hear any background noise right now, it’s probably the helicopters flying over my apartment. I’m not too far from the protests, and LAPD has been circling over the city all weekend. We’re recording this on Monday evening, and the protests are still going strong. But aside from where those demonstrations are happening, at least in the neighborhood I’m in, LA is unsettlingly quiet. It’s like people are afraid to go outside, especially as ICE continues to patrol the city. But again, this is why I’m still on Twitter. There’s a pretty well-established network of mutual aid groups and organizers sharing resources and information over there. A lot of it is on Instagram, but real-time updates are coming from Twitter. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, I’m seeing it all over my IG feed as well, but when did this all start? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, it all started with a string of immigration raids on Friday, from a Home Depot to a clothing store downtown. And then people who appeared for their immigration check-ins were detained and taken to unknown locations. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 2: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The FBI, Homeland Security, and ICE agents performed a raid a couple of hours ago. We’re just now seeing some people that are being detained. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And remember, Los Angeles is a sanctuary city. City resources cannot be used for federal immigration enforcement, and the city is prohibited from sharing data with immigration authorities. It’s also worth noting that Los Angeles is a city of immigrants, something that a lot of the community takes pride in. So protests started that night, one outside an immigration detention center downtown and another in the fashion district where one of the ICE raids happened. At some point, they converged. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Protesters: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let them free, let them stay! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law enforcement showed up in riot gear to disperse the crowds. But the protests spread on Saturday across downtown LA, Compton, and Paramount. Trump deployed at least 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, which Governor Newsom has called unlawful and a serious breach of state sovereignty. Law enforcement has used tear gas and pepper spray and flashbang grenades to try to disperse the crowds. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 3: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You told me you got caught up in the tear gas as well? Describe what happened to you.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Man on the street: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh, just, uh, tasted a little tear gas. Tasted like fascism. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But it all really escalated on Sunday afternoon, which coincided with LA Pride. People were literally going straight from Pride events to the protests, demanding an end to ICE raids. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Protesters: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who’s got the power? We’ve got the power! What kind of power? People Power! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They even managed to shut down the freeway. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Protesters: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weirdo! Weirdos! Weirdo! \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So the LAPD has deployed rubber bullets and surveillance drones in addition to the tear gas and flashbang grenades. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>News Anchor 1: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think they’re going to push in from this side of the road. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then there’s everything with Waymos. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right, like a few months ago, we did an episode on the recent uptick in Waymo vandalism. And as a reminder, Waymos are the autonomous self-driving cars that operate in a few cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles. But Morgan, why don’t you walk us through what Waymos have to do with the protests? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, a bunch of Waymos happened to be nearby during the protests downtown. And amid the confrontation between law enforcement and protestors, those Waymos were tagged with anti-ICE messages and then set on fire, which went super viral. So there’s been a lot of discourse around Waymo vandalism and property damage during these protests. But I think it’s important to remember that Waymos have become representative of encroaching big tech, especially here in LA. There’s a lot of anger at the way that tech companies like Palantir are helping immigration enforcement. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right, and plus there’s speculation that Waymos might be used as surveillance tools. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exactly. 404 media recently reported that the LAPD has used footage obtained from a Waymo to investigate crimes. So a lot people are suspicious of autonomous vehicles right now. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yeah, so what else is happening in LA? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, now the latest escalation is that the Trump administration is sending Marines to LA? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, I saw that. It really looks like a war zone. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, only around certain parts of L.A. But the president is posting through it on Truth Social. He’s called the protests “a riot.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wow, I haven’t seen any of that because I’m not on Truth Social, but does this bring us back to Elon Musk? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also not on Truth Social, but I did see screenshots on Twitter. And yes, one of the posts that Musk shared on Twitter, or X, calls for a ban on masks at protests. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And like we talked about in our surveillance series a few weeks ago, masks have become a staple at protests to avoid facial recognition. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">That and also to reduce exposure to tear gas, pepper spray, and airborne viruses like COVID. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeah, but like we’ve seen in the student protests for Palestine over the last year, there’s been an effort to make protesters easier to identify. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exactly. On Truth Social, Trump has also called for the arrest of anyone wearing a mask. So masking has become a real point of contention in these protests as activists demand that ICE agents and LAPD and other law enforcement officials also unmask when showing up to protests. This is a thing in Los Angeles especially. Activists have made an effort to identify ICE agents and publicize their names and faces so that anyone at risk of deportation knows who to avoid. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But now some conservative lawmakers are trying to penalize anyone who identifies a law enforcement officer. Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn recently proposed legislation that would punish people with up to five years in prison for identifying ICE agents. But, we’ll have to see how the protests unfold throughout the rest of the month. ICE operations in LA are supposed to continue for the next 30 days. But it is worth noting that the president’s social media posts aren’t like legal powers enshrined in the Constitution. They can’t enforce a mask ban just because he posted about it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They can’t legally enforce that. But we’ve seen this administration do plenty of things they’re not supposed to do. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So true. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right. Executive orders are quick to enact, and the justice system is really slow. And those things have real consequences for all of us. So, while Twitter memes are a nice distraction, let’s remember how serious this is. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Absolutely. I mean, I’m trying to curb my Twitter addiction, but between the memes and the important protest information, it’s just really hard to leave. Anyway, those were all our updates. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thanks for joining, Maya. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maya Cueva: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anytime Morgan, because I literally work here. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking of protest information, if you do find yourself in a protest zone, stay safe. We’ll leave some links about protecting your digital privacy in the show notes. And it might be worth going back and listening to our two-part series called The Surveillance Machine. We’ll be back next week with part two of our series on Spotify. For now, let’s close all these tabs. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Morgan Sung: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Close All Tabs is a production of KQED Studios and is reported and hosted by me, Morgan Sung. Our producer is Maya Cueva. Chris Egusa is our Senior Editor. Jen Chien is KQED’s Director of Podcasts and helps edit the show. Sound design by Maya Cueva. Original music by Chris Egusa. Additional music by APM. Mixing and mastering by Brendan Willard. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Audience engagement support from Maha Sanad and Alana Walker. Katie Sprenger is our Podcast Operations Manager. And Holly Kernan is our Chief Content Officer. Support for this program comes from Birong Hu and supporters of the KQED Studios Fund. Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, San Francisco Northern California Local. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keyboard sounds were recorded on my purple and pink Dustsilver K-84 wired mechanical keyboard with Gateron Red switches. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have feedback, or a topic you think we should cover, hit us up at CloseAllTabs@kqed.org. Follow us on instagram at “close all tabs pod.” Or drop it on Discord — we’re in the Close All Tabs channel at discord.gg/KQED. And if you’re enjoying the show, give us a rating on Apple podcasts or whatever platform you use. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thanks for listening!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>"
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"content": "\u003cp>Hundreds gathered near \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">Oakland’s\u003c/a> Fruitvale BART Station on Tuesday night to protest increased immigration enforcement and show solidarity with Bay Area immigrant communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The interfaith vigil was planned in response to actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles over the weekend. The crowd held white church candles and protest signs as they listened to performances, speeches and rallying cries from faith leaders and local officials, including Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel that the president and the current administration is grossly overstepping and abusing their power. And I feel that, as a religious person, communities of faith need to show up and stand in solidarity with immigrants who are threatened and afraid,” Rabbi Chai Levy, an Albany resident, told KQED. “It’s important to show up as people of conscience and morality and say that we’re against what our government is doing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levy had a sign that read “Resisting tyrants since Pharaoh,” a reference to the biblical story of the Israelites’ oppression in Egypt, and a broader tradition of standing up against injustice and authoritarian rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s part of our religious tradition to care for the stranger, to love our neighbor and to stand up to tyrants,” said Levy, 53.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043711\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-07-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators gather for an interfaith vigil at Fruitvale Plaza in Oakland on June 10, 2025, in solidarity with immigrants and protesters in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dennis Kim, a registered nurse and Oakland resident, said he attended the vigil to stand in solidarity with other families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m standing with my family — with my son, with my partner — and with all these beautiful people out here, because this is what Fruitvale is about,” Kim, 47, said. “\u003cem>This\u003c/em> is what Oakland is about. \u003cem>This\u003c/em> is what the Bay is about.”[aside postID=news_12043548 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/AP25160742848163-scaled.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland resident continued: “When I see the people that they’re taking away on television, I see people that look like me. I see people who could be my uncle, who could be my auntie, and I don’t want to wait too late to speak up and to take a stand. If not now, then when? We got to do it now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee, who represented Oakland in Congress for more than two decades before being elected mayor in April, told the crowd she was born in El Paso, Texas, a city located on the Rio Grande along the Mexico–U.S. border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We stand firmly with Los Angeles families, firmly with our Los Angeles brothers and sisters facing federal immigration raids,” Lee said. “The Bay Area and Los Angeles are united. When any community is threatened, we all respond with compassion, with strength and with action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Immigrant communities — yes, our immigrant communities — are the heartbeat of Oakland, enriching our neighborhoods with diverse cultures, languages and experience, and deserve the quality of life that every human being deserves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043714\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043714\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hundreds peacefully gathered at Fruitvale Plaza in Oakland on June 10, 2025, in solidarity with immigrants. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Activists provided a hotline number and told people to report ICE sightings and arrests, like those that took place earlier Tuesday at immigration courts in San Francisco and Concord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, San Francisco’s immigration court was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043596/protesters-swarm-sf-immigration-court-after-more-ice-arrests\">shut down for the day\u003c/a> after more than 100 people rallied against the arrests of at least two immigrants by federal officers at the downtown building. The arrests were the first in more than two weeks at the 100 Montgomery St. site, where ICE officers began making \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041473/unprecedented-ice-officers-operating-inside-bay-area-immigration-courts-lawyers-say\">unprecedented detainments\u003c/a> of people reporting for asylum hearings last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, ICE officials detained \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042887/ice-arrests-15-people-in-san-francisco-including-a-child\">at least 15 immigrants\u003c/a>, including a 3-year-old child, attending check-in appointments at the ICE field office in San Francisco. On Friday, a man was arrested at the city’s federal courthouse after appearing for an immigration hearing there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The return of ICE agents to the downtown immigration court comes after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043544/dozens-more-arrested-in-calmer-night-of-san-francisco-ice-protests\">two nights of protests\u003c/a> across San Francisco denouncing the ramped-up enforcement efforts and the Trump administration’s deployment of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043548/california-asks-court-to-stop-national-guard-marines-from-patrolling-la-streets\">National Guard troops\u003c/a> — usually under states’ direction — to Los Angeles to quell protests there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 150 people \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043333/san-francisco-prepares-for-more-ice-protests-after-night-of-mass-arrests\">were arrested\u003c/a> after an offshoot of a San Francisco protest became violent Sunday night, and further arrests were made following a peaceful march that brought thousands of people to the Mission District on Monday evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043710\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043710\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jovanna Diaz waves a Mexican flag during an interfaith vigil at Fruitvale Plaza in Oakland on June 10, 2025. Diaz was there to honor her father. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday night in Oakland, about 500 people peacefully gathered at Fruitvale Plaza, standing beneath blooming lavender jacaranda trees. Some attendees waved Mexican flags, while others held candles or signs that read “Keep families together,” “Can’t spell cowardice without ICE,” and “I prefer my ICE crushed.”[aside postID=news_12043596 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-12-KQED.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is time for us to say, ‘Not in our city.’ We will stop, we will block, we will drive out ICE,” said Kampala Taiz-Rancifer, the Oakland teachers union president. “We will protect our classrooms. We will protect our streets. We will protect our homes. Together, we rise for the dignity of our families and our right to live without fear.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The crowd was both tense and energetic as community leaders and organizers took turns expressing support for immigrants. In between their remarks, a live band coaxed the crowd to dance to cumbia beats. The event had the feel of a family gathering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But just feet from where the vigil was taking place, a group of workers feverishly cut two-by-fours and sheets of plywood to board up the windows of a Citibank branch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jovanna Diaz waved a large Mexican flag from atop a trash can. The Oakland resident said she attended the vigil to honor her father, who was deported following an ICE raid in 2006. 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When any community is threatened, we all respond with compassion, with strength and with action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Immigrant communities — yes, our immigrant communities — are the heartbeat of Oakland, enriching our neighborhoods with diverse cultures, languages and experience, and deserve the quality of life that every human being deserves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043714\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043714\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250610-OAKLAND-ICE-VIGIL-MD-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hundreds peacefully gathered at Fruitvale Plaza in Oakland on June 10, 2025, in solidarity with immigrants. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Activists provided a hotline number and told people to report ICE sightings and arrests, like those that took place earlier Tuesday at immigration courts in San Francisco and Concord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, San Francisco’s immigration court was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043596/protesters-swarm-sf-immigration-court-after-more-ice-arrests\">shut down for the day\u003c/a> after more than 100 people rallied against the arrests of at least two immigrants by federal officers at the downtown building. 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I think we’re going to go on trend with the rest of the country and other parts of California, and we’re going to see more of this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043499\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043499\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-16-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-16-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-16-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250609-SF-IMMIGRATION-PROTESTS-MD-16-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emilia Rivera and other protesters march in the Mission District in San Francisco in opposition to the Trump Administration’s immigration policy and enforcement on June 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Just after noon, dozens of protesters filed into a picket line extending around the majority of the building in an attempt to block ICE officers from exiting with people who had been detained, they said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both the Concord and San Francisco immigration courts shut down at 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to the U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review, which conducts the court proceedings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Luna Osleger-Montañez, an organizer with the We Fight Back Coalition, at least two people were arrested Tuesday at the San Francisco immigration court. 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On Friday, a man was arrested at the city’s federal courthouse after appearing for an immigration hearing there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The return of ICE agents to the downtown immigration court comes after \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043544/dozens-more-arrested-in-calmer-night-of-san-francisco-ice-protests\">two nights of protests\u003c/a> across the city denouncing the ramped-up enforcement efforts and the Trump administration’s deployment of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043548/california-asks-court-to-stop-national-guard-marines-from-patrolling-la-streets\">National Guard troops\u003c/a> — usually under states’ direction — to Los Angeles to quell protests there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 150 people \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043333/san-francisco-prepares-for-more-ice-protests-after-night-of-mass-arrests\">were arrested\u003c/a> after an offshoot of a San Francisco protest became violent Sunday night, and further arrests were made following \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043445/a-moment-people-have-been-waiting-for-ice-arrests-fuel-sf-protests\">a peaceful march\u003c/a> that brought thousands of people to the Mission District on Monday evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ICE is not promoting public safety. It’s promoting violence and racism. As a sanctuary city, San Francisco will not stand for it,” Supervisor Jackie Fielder said at the rally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another city supervisor, Bilal Mahmood, is expected to introduce legislation aimed at protecting protesters Tuesday afternoon as more demonstrations, including one in Oakland, are planned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/adahlstromeckman\">\u003cem>Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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It is a core principle and enshrined in law,” Bonta said, adding that local law enforcement has experience dealing with much larger civil unrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an order issued a few hours after the state filed its request, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer gave the White House until Wednesday morning to respond. He scheduled a hearing for 1:30 p.m. Thursday on the state’s request for a temporary restraining order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The filing warns that President Donald Trump intends to use the troops for federal immigration enforcement raids and that their presence has already “become the focus of protests and led to civil unrest” and that “further escalation of military force will create a significant and imminent risk of harm to Los Angeles by escalating tensions and increasing the risk of potential hostilities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta said Trump has lied about what’s happening on the ground in L.A. and that the vast majority of protests have been peaceful. 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Under ordinary circumstances, National Guard troops are under the command of state governors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12043221/protesters-and-immigration-authorities-face-off-for-a-2nd-day-in-la-area-after-arrests\">directive issued Saturday\u003c/a>, following protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Los Angeles, Trump invoked a rarely used legal provision that allows a president to deploy federal service members if “there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12043566\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12043566\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LosAngelesAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LosAngelesAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LosAngelesAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/LosAngelesAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Los Angeles police officer uses a baton to push back a protester offering them a flower along a street near a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Eric Thayer/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California’s lawsuit contends that the L.A. protests have been largely peaceful and that local police are equipped to respond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The federal government is now turning the military against American citizens,” Newsom said in a statement. “Sending trained warfighters onto the streets is unprecedented and threatens the very core of our democracy. Donald Trump is behaving like a tyrant, not a president. We ask the court to immediately block these unlawful actions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>White House spokesperson Anna Kelly fired back.[aside postID=news_12043314 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/GavinNewsomRobBontaGetty.jpg']“Gavin Newsom should march back to his Attorney General’s office to prosecute the anti-ICE rioters who burned property and looted businesses in Los Angeles,” she said in a statement. “It’s pathetic that Newsom is more focused on saving face than protecting law enforcement and holding criminals accountable. As the President said, Newsom should thank him for restoring law and order.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The temporary restraining order proposed by California would prevent the federal troops from patrolling “communities or otherwise engage in general law enforcement activities beyond the immediate vicinity of federal buildings or other real property owned or leased by the federal government.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The suit contends that the White House has overstated the reality of the protests, asserting that there has at no point been a “rebellion or insurrection” as the president has alleged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nor have these protests risen to the level of protests or riots that Los Angeles and other major cities have seen at point in the past, including in recent years,” the lawsuit states, going on to assert that the Los Angeles Police Department and L.A. 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