
With everything going on in America, I hadn't planned on a “Highlights From California“ until next week.
But something has happened.
Haven't been sleeping well, & we have a max limit of 2 cups of coffee per day...so, this is basically written at a level of anxiety & rage that hasn't been emotionally processed/remedied.
Please know: everything has turned out fine for now, but this was an alarming moment for Los Angeles, California & America.
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L.A. Mayor Bass held a news conference to give details and updates after the events of today.
However, only a portion of this conference was broadcast on the News before all live coverage was cut.
Therefore I can only give limited details based on what we did catch on the news...both from Live coverage as it was happening and from the brief coverage of the conference held afterwards.
CBS, NBC, KTLA, ABC Los Angeles News TV
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July 07, 2025
MacArthur Park
Los Angeles, CA
At a park where families, teenagers, a kid summer camp, park venders, and a homeless medical pop-up were all going about Summer activities...
National Guard in tanks, holding weapons, federal agents forming lines on foot and horseback, caravans of federal agents, & possibly even a military helicopter all swarmed MacArthur Park.
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Mayor Bass went and helped evacuate the park.
Over Live coverage, it looked like a federal agent reached and grabbed Mayor Bass' arm, but this is not confirmed.
Children from camp were rushed into a nearby building for protection.
Those from the homeless medical pop-up were surrounded & frightened, by armed agents who reportedly cursed at them.
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Everyone stayed calm and did not give agents a reason to act violently.
No kidnaps are known.
The presence of National Guard and federal agents have all left MacArthur Park.
NBC LA has since reported that peaceful protestors are now gathering at this park.
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Thank You for reading ✊🏼🐻✌🏼🙏🏼🦅✌🏼.
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#TroublingTimesinOurUSA (edited) 1w
@TieDyeDude,
@AllDebooks,
@AmyG,
@dabbe
we are so very thankful. And hopeful that the protests in response to this act, remains peaceful 🙏🏼🐻✌🏼.
Our Mayor, Governor, and elected officials don't know why this happened. The agencies responsible, refuse to reply to media requests.
Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez stated that Los Angeles, CA is, “The canary in a coal mine.“
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True, we are not being given the whole story. Mayor Bass held a second press conference on July 8th, and the news stations either didn't show it or cut the coverage early (again).
Our Mayor Bass was a warrior. If she hadn't taken the time to act, who knows what may have happened...
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Journalist are supposed to have freedom to inform, have protections, responsibilities to the citizens...you know.
This is enraging ✊🏼🦅✌🏼. 6d