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Laura Lee

@lauraleeactor.bsky.social

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Actor. And other things. Venice Beach, CA she/her

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Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · Jun 7

LA peeps! If you’re appreciating the on-the-ground reporting of people like @acatwithnews.bsky.social , @tinadesireeberg.com , @shoton35mm.bsky.social and other independent journalists, find their Venmo and buy them a coffee or whatever.

Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · Jun 7

Some absolutely amazing reporting from @acatwithnews.bsky.social & co. today in Los Angeles

Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · Jun 7

LAPD sweeping people out of the MOCA parking lot- I’ll follow up, I believe that’s private property?

Mural says “who is beyond the law? Who is bought and sold? Who is free to choose…” etc.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 7h

DAILY MEMO: ICE Raids San Fernando Valley Kidnapping At Least 20 People and More 🧵 2 parts

If you appreciate reporting like this, please consider becoming a member of L.A. TACO, buying some merch, or dropping a dime in our fundraiser so we can continue to bring you this vital information.

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Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 7h

The shark on the hoverboard! 😂

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 11h

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 7h

The shark on the hoverboard tho 😂

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Spooky Scott Kelley Ernest, BSPH 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #mtpol @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 9h

A Message From The Frog Resistance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw5z...

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

www.youtube.com

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 8h

The Portland ICE protest camp literally has a rack full of inflatable costumes for demonstrators who want to try one on...

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 9h

"Traditionally, we do not recognize borders. We are all Indigenous people and seek to represent unity," George Funmaker, a Ho-Chunk/Dakota nations member and organizer of the nineteenth Many Winters Gathering of Elders event, says.

The full story: lataco.com/indigenous-p...

By Héctor Zaldívar

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Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 8h

When it started here in LA it was really hard to talk to friends and family members who live in other parts of the country - to see them going about their daily lives as if these fascist kidnappings weren’t happening. Or, like it wouldn’t eventually affect everyone, everywhere.

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Mollie @molliestratton.bsky.social · 11h

Sharing my friends post here. Please share. We need any and all videos that may exist leading up to this attack by ICE.

While playing Ghostbusters with a band dressed as bananas, at what was a peaceful protest yesterday in front of the ICE detention facility, a swarm of federal officers charged into the band, and pounced on top of our clarinet player, and arrested her and damaged her clarinet. She is a mother of a 3 year old who is still without their mother because they're considering Assault charges against her! They also knocked over our drummer, bashing in his face, requiring 4 stitches in his lip. Then they teargassed all of us!
Everything leading up to this point was peaceful and joyous. More than 1000 naked people rode through on bikes while frogs and squids and grannies were dancing around us. They are the thugs. They are the ones being violent. They are the ones breaking the law. We are not deterred. See you at No Kings!

Post includes 2 pics of several peaceful folks playing musical instruments.

A peaceful protestor who had just been playing music is face down in the mud with several ie t gang members of the police and ICE pushing her down into the mud arresting her.

Same as the last pic but she is holding her mud covered hand out between the rough ground and her face as they continue to assault her.

FREE ORIANA!
oriana Korol was peacefully protesting ICE on 10/12 and was illegally detained by ICE and DHS. She is the clar net player for Unpresidented Brass Band, and was playing music for protestors. Protesting for immigrants is not a crime!
Please call Clark County Jail at both these numbers:
- 564-397-4996, press 1
- 564-397-4663
Use the following script:
"I am calling to demand the release of Oriana Korol, arrested on 10/12 for protesting at the ICE Facility in Portiand, OR. Protesting and standing up for immigrants is not a crime. I demand their release as soon as possible and that her charges are dropped."

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Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 12h

A clarinetist in a banana outfit was arrested yesterday by feds in Portland OR for bringing too much joy probably, & was transported across state lines into Vancouver WA to be held there for spite apparently.

Unpresidented Brass Band @unpresidentedbrass.bsky.social · 13h

Tonight we ride!

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Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 11h

Are you fucking kidding me?! ICE replies to a journalist’s inquiry by copy/pasting a screenshot from a social media post. What a time to be alive.

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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 16h

Attending a "No Kings" protest Saturday? The Xylom's @alexip718.com and Strength in Numbers' @gelliottmorris.com are joining forces to conduct a nationwide, unofficial, crowdsourced attendance estimate.

We need your help to be our eyes and ears across 2,100+ locations and on the Internet.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 17h

Turns out most people don't really like being invaded

lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 21h

soooo my Chicagoans, has anyone else's neighborhood facebook group gone from desperately apolitical (regarding federal politics) to at least 40% about ICE/DHS activity and organizing against it? like it's hard to overstate this shift

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Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 19h

Occupying forces are famous for attacking ambulances in a certain country where we send our officers for training, so this is very on brand.

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 21h

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 19h

Sounds pretty fashy, so that tracks.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 19h

The lawyer for Marimar Martinez (the woman shot by CBP on October 3) seems to think the communications that led to Tricia McLaughlin's claims about the shooting might start disappearing -- he's asking for a preservation order.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

MOTION FOR A PRESERVATION ORDER
Defendant, Marimar Martinez, by and through her attorneys, Cheronis & Parente LLC,
pursuant to the relevant provisions of Rule 2 and 16 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, as
well as the Due Process and Effective Assistance of Counsel Clauses of the Fifth and Sixth
Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, respectfully requests that the Court enter a
preservation order for the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to preserve and
maintain any and all records, emails, text messages, documents, notes and other materials related to
the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Ms. Marimar Martinez and the gathering of
information for the October 4, 2025, press release from Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin issued
by DHS titled “Vehicles Again Used as Weapon in Attack against DHS Law Enforcement, Officers
Forced to Fire Weapon on Armed Woman in Chicago.” In support thereof, Ms. Martinez states as
follows:

Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 1d

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Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 1d

I’m fine with tornadoes sweeping up many ICE ghouls in SoCal this week.

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d

'Winter-like storm' headed for SoCal, bringing heavy rain, chance of hail and tornadoes

The significant storm could bring heavy rains and locally damaging winds that could create waterspouts, hail and short-lived tornadoes.

www.latimes.com

Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 1d

Trump hates children.

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 1d

If any child in your life has an IEP or 504 plan:

Trump fired (we think) all of the employees in the office at the US Department of Education that disburses special education funds from the federal government that school districts use to pay for those plans.

Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 1d

I guess maybe the thoughts give birth to the feelings. So if I can be observant enough to catch the thought trying to hijack my mind, I can sometimes nip it in the bud. (Lol I gotta do it over and over again, bc those thoughts are insidious sneaky bastards.)

Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 1d

I’m in LA. We’ve been at this for 100-something days so far. More and more people are connecting with rapid response/mutual aid groups. Folks who aren’t able to be on the streets are doing back end work. There is a role for EVERYONE.

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Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 1d

Negativity bias is a thing. I just try remind myself “those are just thoughts,” and then ask them to move along, thank you very much.

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Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats!

Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 1d

This is how it’s done. Keep educating each other about our rights. Keep throwing sand in the gears of the authoritarian regime. ✊

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

Laura Lee @lauraleeactor.bsky.social · 1d

“Maisie, an activist with Protect RP who helped coordinate communications on Thursday, told me that as a disabled person, “to be doing things that were accessible to me physically was really important.” She emphasized that “everybody has a place in this movement and everybody can do something.” “

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

organizingmythoughts.org

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 1d

I was commissioned to make a zine for the No Kings 2 protest on Saturday Oct 18th!

If you wonder “what can I do?” this zine is for you. It’s packed with things that you can do from wearing a “no ICE” pin to organizing a visibility brigade with your friends.

drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...

Hand holding a black and white illustrated zine of two people holding signs that say “we marched! Now what?”

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