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'We're under siege'
The Observer
|June 15, 2025
California's elected leaders have not stopped demanding the withdrawal of the national guard and marines, they have also worked to ensure that their role is limited and coordinated with local law enforcement to avoid further inflaming a volatile situation.
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“In Los Angeles, we feel we have established a marker for resistance,” said Alan Minsky of the Progressive Democrats of America, which until now has criticised mainstream Democrats including Newsom for failing to confront Trump's excesses head-on. “Initially, the feeling was, oh hell, the Gestapo is in town. But we've heard nothing from the people of this city except solidarity... The sense is that fascists have attempted to occupy our metropolitan area, and we are unified against them.”
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