this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2025
391 points (99.0% liked)

News

36160 readers
3126 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.


Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.


7. No duplicate posts.


If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.


All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

On June 27, in Huntington Park, California, federal agents from Customs and Border Protection (CPB) carried out a violent raid on the home of a working class family while Jenny Ramirez was caring for her two children, aged six and one.

In a scene of militarized terror more typical of a war zone than a residential neighborhood in Los Angeles, agents used an explosive device to blast the front door off its hinges—without warning or announcement—before storming the premises.

Home surveillance footage of the raid shows eight heavily armed agents, guns drawn, storming the home after blowing the door off its hinges. Later in the video, Ramirez and her children are seen being escorted out by the agents.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 14 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I'm not in america. I know how to use firearms and am trained.

I am asking the most armed country why it is a single way range right now, when they keep saying they have firearms for this specific situation.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It would seem that by "tyrannical government" most of us actually meant "non-whites".

More directly, I would guess the people who are in a position to do something, like myself, would prefer not to be the only one showing up against a militarized police force and federalized national guard troops. Armed resistance isn't widely viewed as necessary even though I would argue we're past the point where it should have been widespread. Perhaps holding that belief and not engaging in such methods makes me a coward, I'm honestly not sure. I do know that I see a lot more sentiments like "where are the armed leftists" than I do "how do I join an armed leftist organization" and I don't think we're going anywhere until that changes. Everyone, myself included, is waiting on someone else to step in and stop this rather than deciding that it's up to us to do it ourselves.

[–] liquorisquicker@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

I think it's also that each individual person is so isolated and each small geographic region has such a lack of interconnected community. Each individual person, no matter how well armed or courageous, is nearly powerless against these organized paramilitary occupying forces in their communities.

[–] Guidy@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Then keep your fucking mouth shut. We left wing armed people in America are few and far between, and it’s our own party’s fault. None of my IRL friends even k ow I own guns, and they’d be horrified if they did. I can’t buy standard magazines that my guns literally shipped with in the box (they are now banned), can no longer buy the same guns I already own (they are now banned), and in another year I’ll need to attend a class and fill out a form for a permit if I want to purchase a firearm, regardless of me owning them already.

“2a where you at?” <— fuck you, that’s fucking where. We’re probably less than 1% of the population, way too few to make any difference.

My fellow Democrats did this.

Enjoy fascism, assholes. You made sure we can’t stop it.

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 2 points 8 months ago

Fuuuucking preach. Couldn't have said it better if I tried.

[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Because most places require checks and classes. The myth of walking in and walking out with a gun in ten minutes isn't real in 90% f the United states.

Then there's learning how to shoot it without scaring yourself then there's actually knowing how to use one under stress

Now, one would have the learn to be cold blooded enough to want to harm someone

Those are HIGH barriers to cross, even if one a owns a gun.

One should always save that for last. Always.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If your skin ain't in the game you don't get to complain. It's easy to tell "other people" to go risk their lives.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Then Americans should stop saying their guns are for when tyrants show up.

I don't have skin in the game when the orange turd has threatened my country? Take that nonsense to the circus.

Real tired of your shit Yankee.

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Bruh, the USA absolutely fucking excels in fucking complaining and invading without a shred of skin in the game. They have fucking earned to get tossed all the shit in the world at them.

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago

I’m not in america.

Stopped reading.