Of course it escalated. Because in today’s America, step out of line, and the man comes to take you away.

This protest was peaceful. The escalation didn’t come from the crowd, it came from law enforcement. People gathered on public property to speak out against an unjust detention. They were met with armored vehicles, riot gear, and chemical agents. It was excessive. It was avoidable.

Mayor Lisa Brown later declared a state of emergency and imposed a citywide curfew beginning at 9:30 p.m.

- 6:00 p.m. – Officers began pushing demonstrators back, threatening the use of chemical weapons on anyone who refused to move. - Police soon deployed OC gas (pepper spray) into the streets, gassing peaceful demonstrators and escalating tensions.

- 5:00 p.m. – Police closed off roads around the ICE facility and brought in a BearCat armored vehicle. Spokane County Sheriff’s deputies were seen equipped with gas masks and rifles loaded with less-lethal rounds.

- 4:30 p.m. – Law enforcement began staging nearby. At least 50 city and county sheriff’s vehicles assembled in a dirt lot on Boone Avenue.

Here’s what happened: - 2:00 p.m. – Protesters began gathering outside the Spokane ICE office on Cataldo Ave, holding signs and peacefully chanting.

The protest was organized after a 21-year-old Venezuelan asylum seeker was detained by ICE during a routine check-in. Community members gathered to demand his release. What began as a calm, peaceful demonstration quickly turned into a show of force by law enforcement.

Spokane, Washington tonight became the center of national attention after a peaceful protest outside an ICE facility was escalated by police.

Investigations are now underway into officers and ICE agents who fired crowd-control munitions at dangerously close range. In case after case, the situation only escalated when force was used against peaceful protesters.

Trump's schemes for mass deportation always spelled trouble for the farm sector, which depends heavily on immigrant labor. But his new gesture toward exception just underscores that with Mr. Transactional, even what passes for the centerpiece of his program is up for auction.

Cat is not a morning person!😺

Breaking News: The Trump administration defied a judge’s order to provide information on how it intended to bring a wrongly deported Maryland man back to the U.S. A hearing in the case is scheduled for Friday afternoon.

THIS. #HandsOff

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Reminder: DOGE isnt real. Its a fake department. Fugazi

🇺🇦Supporters of Ukraine have unfurled the world’s largest Ukrainian flag on the White House ellipse, pushing for the U.S. to continue its aid against the Russian invasion: “Do not abandon Ukraine!”

JD Vance wouldn’t last a minute under bombardment in Ukraine.

Here’s the new Deputy Director of the FBI. 👇

Tonight in her newsletter, @hcrichardson.bsky.social quoting Maine Senator Angus King telling the Senate to wake up. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Welcome to the RFK Jr Era of Public Health.

There's a nonzero chance that USDA Foreign Ag Service can't deliver the March commodity reports required by law and idk if the commodity market is prepared

If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention

Remarkable assessment by an incoming German chancellor. “for me it is an absolute priority to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible, so that we achieve independence from the US, step by step.” www.dw.com/en/german-el...

"for a combination of reasons, consumer rejection could be uniquely devastating to Tesla right now." slate.com/business/202...

Breaking News: U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly jumped 3% in the year through January, a pickup in inflation that complicates the Fed’s plans.

Today's episode of The Ezra Klein Show. The political analyst Yuval Levin discusses Trump’s first few weeks in office and the limits of presidential power. open.spotify.com/episode/55XK...

Not sure why every story on this subject doesn't lead with Trump firing people responsible for air safety

Happy New Year, everyone. Make it a fun 2025. Cheers.🥂

… have come away with the strong conviction that the drafters of the Fourteenth Amendment did not intend for a person like Elon Musk, who was neither born in the United States nor otherwise a citizen of the United States at birth, to be eligible to serve as co-president. Don’t @ me (2/2)

here's today's post: "Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter — and every Republican lost their shit" — sit your hypocritical asses down and shut the fuck up. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

So enjoyed having tea with @choo.bsky.social, talking about the demise of #medtwitter, the rise of #medsky, the difference between east and west coast medicine (and our love for both), and our fears about what’s to come. A lot of work to do, but there are some STRONG women up for the task in #PDX!

Can I just say that no serious country would have a man like this in its government If you don’t know Sebastian Gorka, take a Saturday and go down the rabbit hole—it’s the worst-best-worst pulp penny novel ever

If this was it at Reser Stadium for Oregon State quarterback Ben Gulbranson, what a way to go out. www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2024...