Because for the past two days, I have seen public officials in Arkansas, Alabama, and Louisiana completely and needlessly trash California. And that is not even the full list.
We have to live with people who spew bile, contempt, and animosity towards their fellow citizens because those citizens live in California? No thanks. In all my years in New Jersey, I never heard a public official attack another state facing calamity or duress. Not once.
We are at a point where it’s not left or right politics anymore. It’s simply good vs. evil. Right vs. wrong. And, we have elected officials that can’t figure that out.
Every state does its own thing*. That’s what makes ( or made ) the USA so unique. One can criticize a state’s laws or actions. That’s Ok. However, we’re all Americans. The Ad Hominems are a no-go. It should play out as….” Ok, Cali. That isn’t gonna play in MA but……hey you do you. We’ll do our thing here in MA. “
It was worth it four years prior to Jan 20th, it was worth it prior to 2016, its been worth it for 250 years. Yes its worth it. We have seen hard times before. This is a down point in our life span as a country of disparate individuals. Dont let it get you down John.
There comes a time, as one born in Chicago but living in California where when we are at a crossroads and we must not only think of ourselves but for other future generations, for our grandchildren and for the less fortunate. Do we give up and give in, or do we fight. I say we fight. I will never submit to tyranny nor will I feel defeated as long as there is breath in my body. Those goons will be gone and a new generation will stand tall. As an elder, I may not be here to enjoy the fruit of that labor but, “I have seen the mountain top” and so help me God I will never submit to their despicable treachery. #AlexPadillastoodup! #Metoo!
Not worth saving, I fear. Too much irrational, Christian nationalist, white supremacist ideology geared by full limbic system emotional buy-in to the MAGA cult in Red America. Spoken from the vantage point of being stuck in MAGAville. Blue waters will remain safer and much freer for the long, long term. With no hyperbole, I deeply fear we are headed towards Civil War/dissolution, and if I didn’t live in this region I would have a hard time seeing this true threat .
We in California have been the brunt of jokes for decades, but this time it's no joke. I agree John, we have been united in our citizenry and helping out other states. Now it is a true civil war fomented by ignorant people who think opportunity has been stolen from them by blue states. They cannot see the truth. They don't even see what is happening to them, to us, to this country.
what is worth saving is our humanity, and rebuilding something that matters
Agree. This has been my concern and outrage, too. I lived in New Jersey for over 50 years. I never saw a public official — or for that matter, citizens — in New Jersey attack people in Alabama or Tennessee or Kentucky — when hit with any kind of disaster. Now there is this psychosis in the red states that leads to abject dishonesty and animosity and cruelty as evidenced by the statements made against California.
At a Noem presser Padilla(prior AG for Ca) spoke out against the bullshit being spewed by the Nazi regime and the Gestapo put him in handcuffs and took him out of the room
Protest Protest Protest Protest Protest
Rep Gomez(D-Ca) who represents the district where the protests have taken place has been refused entrance into the LA detention facility next to City Hall As a Congressman he should have access at anytime to any federal facility
Protest Protest Protest Protest Protest Do not be silenced by this Nazi regime
An escalation of fascism and violence in real time. It is getting worse every day. This Saturday will play out as one of the most important days in the history of our country.
Absolutely agree The Feds don't have enough jails or agents to arrest 11million of WE the People across the country It's called overwhelming a fascist takeover
They will rue the day they cheated on the 2024 election
PROTEST PROTEST PROTEST NO MERCY DOWN WITH FASCISM
In responding to Senator Padilla's arrest, Noem the gnome said that ICE was in Los Angeles to fight "socialism." I'm sure she knows no more about socialism than she does law (remember her inability to explain habeas corpus, defining it as the exact opposite of what it is):
"Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed by what appeared to be law enforcement officials Thursday after he interrupted a Los Angeles press conference of Kristi Noem, who was discussing the Trump administration’s response to the ongoing anti-ICE demonstrations.
'We are not going away,' Department of Homeland Security Secretary Noem declared. 'We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city.'”
Ice Barbie, the frigid gnome, just admitted that the motive of the ICE raids is political, not a reaction to foreign invasion. She is so unbearable.
First, I signed up. Second, Miller is indeed our Eichmann. He carries out the orders of Hitler, Himmler, and Heydrich. He even exceeds them as Eichmann disobeyed Himmler when ordered to stop sending Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Miller is our Eichmann.
Excellent ad. Now, if it would only preempt that creepy KKKristi Noem "We will find you and we will deport you" TV ad, the one that makes even native-born me want to flee the country.
Thanks Steve for reclaiming the Save America slogan from Trumpism. I am still recovering but I got some good news yesterday. I will hopefully be well enough to go home to Connecticut in about 6-8 weeks. I will have a longer road to recovery once I get home but I am finally moving in the right direction.
I hope you will include a schedule of events for later this summer because if I am able I want to support this movement with the same enthusiasm as I have for my PT. It feels good to be in the fight again. I am regaining my independence. Now we have to convince the whole country that true patriotism is standing up for those who no longer have the ability to fight because of fear of remaining in this country or fear of losing their financial situation to build a better life. God bless everyone for fighting back against the oppression
Senator Alex Padilla just spoke about the physical assault by Trump’s goons right in the federal building while he was conducting official business. https://youtu.be/WpRhOjHa63Y?si=-lmnjSFccLm8q4iM As a minority I can only say that you have to fight back. No one is coming to save you. Only look at Ukraine and the Hispanics and others. You have to be smart and stay strong. The battle is not about you, it is the universal question of fairness and equity. The techno extremists will never backdown. They are strong and they are well endowed while the majority of the world population they look down on live precariously. But the majority of the people they considered inferior hold all the cards because only they can allow, Tesla, Trump and other names to prosper. It is now up to the people to consider what is in their best interest, not the interest of billionaire Nazis.
📣 A Message to My Fellow Grandparents: The Escalation We Cannot Ignore
My dear friends and fellow guardians of memory and wisdom,
What happened to U.S. Senator Alex Padilla — a sitting senator, forcibly detained and dragged by Department of Homeland Security agents — should send a chill through the heart of every American who remembers our nation’s history and who understands how democracy begins to unravel.
This is not an isolated moment. This is part of a pattern. We’ve watched as:
ICE raids increased under orders from Trump adviser Stephen Miller, targeting minority neighborhoods and families at dawn.
Peaceful protestors were gassed and beaten, journalists detained, and federal agents in unmarked vehicles abducted citizens from the streets.
And now, a U.S. Senator, simply for participating in a peaceful protest for immigrant dignity, is violently subdued on camera — while identifying himself.
This is not law enforcement. This is intimidation.
This is not security. This is state-sponsored suppression.
And yes, it echoes the early tactics of fascist regimes:
Mussolini began by using paramilitary squads to silence critics.
Hitler used legal structures and state violence to criminalize dissent, beginning with raids, surveillance, and arrests — before the machinery of full authoritarianism took over.
In both cases, people were told it was for “order,” for “security,” for “the good of the nation.” Sound familiar?
We cannot let our children and grandchildren grow up in a country where silencing elected officials becomes a precedent, not an outrage.
💥 This is the trajectory of tyranny.
🛑 What Can We Do?
Speak truth at family dinners, in church halls, and over coffee with friends.
Call it what it is: unconstitutional, un-American, and dangerous.
Educate our families on historical patterns — because those who forget are doomed to repeat them.
Contact your representatives and demand accountability from DHS and Homeland Security Secretary Noem.
Support independent media that reports the truth, not sanitized talking points.
Show our grandchildren that standing up is not just our right — it’s our legacy.
We are the keepers of stories — of Selma, of Normandy, of the Freedom Riders.
We’ve seen this before, and we must say now, together:
Thank you, Steve Schmidt, for what you are doing for our country and our people. We are lucky to have a man of your talents on the right side of this movement.
We create our hellscape and we create our promised land. We. All of us. I wonder about those so inspired to vote for this moron’s morass. Why don’t we forge a new fate. No one but us can do that. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/forging-fate?r=3m1bs
A bright light: a friend told me yesterday that her extremely staunch trump supporter relatives in a very red part of Iowa, having voted for him both times, are APPALLED by what's going on.... "WE DIDN'T VOTE FOR THIS!!"
Not only are those working directly with the convicted felon little Eichmanns but I would classify the Republicans in Congress in that category. If they had stood up to the convicted felon regarding his appointees and his action, we wouldn't be in our current fight for our democracy.
Is it worth saving?
Because for the past two days, I have seen public officials in Arkansas, Alabama, and Louisiana completely and needlessly trash California. And that is not even the full list.
We have to live with people who spew bile, contempt, and animosity towards their fellow citizens because those citizens live in California? No thanks. In all my years in New Jersey, I never heard a public official attack another state facing calamity or duress. Not once.
Arkansas, Alabama and Louisiana are the 3 biggest LOSER/TAKER states in America. F them.
We are at a point where it’s not left or right politics anymore. It’s simply good vs. evil. Right vs. wrong. And, we have elected officials that can’t figure that out.
Every state does its own thing*. That’s what makes ( or made ) the USA so unique. One can criticize a state’s laws or actions. That’s Ok. However, we’re all Americans. The Ad Hominems are a no-go. It should play out as….” Ok, Cali. That isn’t gonna play in MA but……hey you do you. We’ll do our thing here in MA. “
* As long as it’s Constitutional
It was worth it four years prior to Jan 20th, it was worth it prior to 2016, its been worth it for 250 years. Yes its worth it. We have seen hard times before. This is a down point in our life span as a country of disparate individuals. Dont let it get you down John.
There comes a time, as one born in Chicago but living in California where when we are at a crossroads and we must not only think of ourselves but for other future generations, for our grandchildren and for the less fortunate. Do we give up and give in, or do we fight. I say we fight. I will never submit to tyranny nor will I feel defeated as long as there is breath in my body. Those goons will be gone and a new generation will stand tall. As an elder, I may not be here to enjoy the fruit of that labor but, “I have seen the mountain top” and so help me God I will never submit to their despicable treachery. #AlexPadillastoodup! #Metoo!
That whore should be arrested!
Not worth saving, I fear. Too much irrational, Christian nationalist, white supremacist ideology geared by full limbic system emotional buy-in to the MAGA cult in Red America. Spoken from the vantage point of being stuck in MAGAville. Blue waters will remain safer and much freer for the long, long term. With no hyperbole, I deeply fear we are headed towards Civil War/dissolution, and if I didn’t live in this region I would have a hard time seeing this true threat .
I am also stuck in MAGAville and want out. Hate-filled, mindless people who call themselves patriots.
We in California have been the brunt of jokes for decades, but this time it's no joke. I agree John, we have been united in our citizenry and helping out other states. Now it is a true civil war fomented by ignorant people who think opportunity has been stolen from them by blue states. They cannot see the truth. They don't even see what is happening to them, to us, to this country.
what is worth saving is our humanity, and rebuilding something that matters
Agree. This has been my concern and outrage, too. I lived in New Jersey for over 50 years. I never saw a public official — or for that matter, citizens — in New Jersey attack people in Alabama or Tennessee or Kentucky — when hit with any kind of disaster. Now there is this psychosis in the red states that leads to abject dishonesty and animosity and cruelty as evidenced by the statements made against California.
FBI Puts Senator Alex Padilla(D-Ca) In Handcuffs
We live in a police state
At a Noem presser Padilla(prior AG for Ca) spoke out against the bullshit being spewed by the Nazi regime and the Gestapo put him in handcuffs and took him out of the room
Protest Protest Protest Protest Protest
Rep Gomez(D-Ca) who represents the district where the protests have taken place has been refused entrance into the LA detention facility next to City Hall As a Congressman he should have access at anytime to any federal facility
Protest Protest Protest Protest Protest Do not be silenced by this Nazi regime
An escalation of fascism and violence in real time. It is getting worse every day. This Saturday will play out as one of the most important days in the history of our country.
Stand up America.
Absolutely agree The Feds don't have enough jails or agents to arrest 11million of WE the People across the country It's called overwhelming a fascist takeover
They will rue the day they cheated on the 2024 election
PROTEST PROTEST PROTEST NO MERCY DOWN WITH FASCISM
I agree. I think we all know THIS IS THE MOMENT.
EVERYONE who is not a MAGA pilled lifer MUST be on the streets Saturday. If we are going to take our country back, it starts in earnest tomorrow.
Totally agree. We ride at dawn.
D-Day for sure
In responding to Senator Padilla's arrest, Noem the gnome said that ICE was in Los Angeles to fight "socialism." I'm sure she knows no more about socialism than she does law (remember her inability to explain habeas corpus, defining it as the exact opposite of what it is):
"Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed by what appeared to be law enforcement officials Thursday after he interrupted a Los Angeles press conference of Kristi Noem, who was discussing the Trump administration’s response to the ongoing anti-ICE demonstrations.
'We are not going away,' Department of Homeland Security Secretary Noem declared. 'We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city.'”
Ice Barbie, the frigid gnome, just admitted that the motive of the ICE raids is political, not a reaction to foreign invasion. She is so unbearable.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/democratic-senator-alex-padilla-forcibly-183036039.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall
Excellent insight
She's afraid of socialism but not fascism. she doesn't know what a democracy is either.
They have changed their reason three times.
Thank you thank you thank you
Steve,
First, I signed up. Second, Miller is indeed our Eichmann. He carries out the orders of Hitler, Himmler, and Heydrich. He even exceeds them as Eichmann disobeyed Himmler when ordered to stop sending Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Miller is our Eichmann.
All the best and watch your six,
Steve Dundas
This is a full blown LAWLESS Fascist takeover of America!
Thanks for the first ad. But will the TV’s at Fort Bragg show it?
I will NEVER understand, David, why Biden or SECDef never banned FOX from military bases.
I heard FOX news is what plays 24/7 at all the bases.
Excellent ad. Now, if it would only preempt that creepy KKKristi Noem "We will find you and we will deport you" TV ad, the one that makes even native-born me want to flee the country.
Thanks Steve for reclaiming the Save America slogan from Trumpism. I am still recovering but I got some good news yesterday. I will hopefully be well enough to go home to Connecticut in about 6-8 weeks. I will have a longer road to recovery once I get home but I am finally moving in the right direction.
I hope you will include a schedule of events for later this summer because if I am able I want to support this movement with the same enthusiasm as I have for my PT. It feels good to be in the fight again. I am regaining my independence. Now we have to convince the whole country that true patriotism is standing up for those who no longer have the ability to fight because of fear of remaining in this country or fear of losing their financial situation to build a better life. God bless everyone for fighting back against the oppression
Get well.
There is no bottom to this Regime,now with Posters 😖 Thank you, Steve, and will reStack ASAP 💯👍
Senator Alex Padilla just spoke about the physical assault by Trump’s goons right in the federal building while he was conducting official business. https://youtu.be/WpRhOjHa63Y?si=-lmnjSFccLm8q4iM As a minority I can only say that you have to fight back. No one is coming to save you. Only look at Ukraine and the Hispanics and others. You have to be smart and stay strong. The battle is not about you, it is the universal question of fairness and equity. The techno extremists will never backdown. They are strong and they are well endowed while the majority of the world population they look down on live precariously. But the majority of the people they considered inferior hold all the cards because only they can allow, Tesla, Trump and other names to prosper. It is now up to the people to consider what is in their best interest, not the interest of billionaire Nazis.
https://youtu.be/jP4mCBfyors?si=N-NuyF6YxNnrtxjR Video where he was forced to the ground and put in handcuffs.
Start your action, join the above Save America Movement!
And join EVERY other anti Trump/MAGA group you can find. It will take solidarity if we are to take those bastards down.
📣 A Message to My Fellow Grandparents: The Escalation We Cannot Ignore
My dear friends and fellow guardians of memory and wisdom,
What happened to U.S. Senator Alex Padilla — a sitting senator, forcibly detained and dragged by Department of Homeland Security agents — should send a chill through the heart of every American who remembers our nation’s history and who understands how democracy begins to unravel.
This is not an isolated moment. This is part of a pattern. We’ve watched as:
ICE raids increased under orders from Trump adviser Stephen Miller, targeting minority neighborhoods and families at dawn.
Peaceful protestors were gassed and beaten, journalists detained, and federal agents in unmarked vehicles abducted citizens from the streets.
And now, a U.S. Senator, simply for participating in a peaceful protest for immigrant dignity, is violently subdued on camera — while identifying himself.
This is not law enforcement. This is intimidation.
This is not security. This is state-sponsored suppression.
And yes, it echoes the early tactics of fascist regimes:
Mussolini began by using paramilitary squads to silence critics.
Hitler used legal structures and state violence to criminalize dissent, beginning with raids, surveillance, and arrests — before the machinery of full authoritarianism took over.
In both cases, people were told it was for “order,” for “security,” for “the good of the nation.” Sound familiar?
We cannot let our children and grandchildren grow up in a country where silencing elected officials becomes a precedent, not an outrage.
💥 This is the trajectory of tyranny.
🛑 What Can We Do?
Speak truth at family dinners, in church halls, and over coffee with friends.
Call it what it is: unconstitutional, un-American, and dangerous.
Educate our families on historical patterns — because those who forget are doomed to repeat them.
Contact your representatives and demand accountability from DHS and Homeland Security Secretary Noem.
Support independent media that reports the truth, not sanitized talking points.
Show our grandchildren that standing up is not just our right — it’s our legacy.
We are the keepers of stories — of Selma, of Normandy, of the Freedom Riders.
We’ve seen this before, and we must say now, together:
Not on our watch. Not in our name.
🇺🇸 With love, fire, and peaceful courage,
Clarissa Sr., an American Grandma
For democracy. For justice. For family.
Thank you, Steve Schmidt, for what you are doing for our country and our people. We are lucky to have a man of your talents on the right side of this movement.
Thank you Steve 🙏
We create our hellscape and we create our promised land. We. All of us. I wonder about those so inspired to vote for this moron’s morass. Why don’t we forge a new fate. No one but us can do that. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/forging-fate?r=3m1bs
I've worked only on the "promised land" part.
A bright light: a friend told me yesterday that her extremely staunch trump supporter relatives in a very red part of Iowa, having voted for him both times, are APPALLED by what's going on.... "WE DIDN'T VOTE FOR THIS!!"
Not only are those working directly with the convicted felon little Eichmanns but I would classify the Republicans in Congress in that category. If they had stood up to the convicted felon regarding his appointees and his action, we wouldn't be in our current fight for our democracy.
How about a signed pledge from every Democrat and Independent in Congress to support the mission of SAM?
Fantastic! Maybe this can make a difference and cut thru the disgusting behavior of this regime. Go, Steve and Rev Barber!