Iron Snowflake

On the 13th of June, 24 hours before Trump’s parade, Veterans and their supporters held a press conference at the US Supreme Court. They demanded that troops be removed from policing protests and ICE be sent home. They demanded that the money being spend on Trump’s parade be spent instead on the people. They specifically demanded “Benefits not Bullshit.” Note that Trump and DOGE are gutting the Veteran’s Administration,

Speakers reminded current active duty servicemembers that their oath was to the Constitution not Trump and that unlawful orders must be defied. The broader message for current servicemembers was “it’s time to choose.”

The presser served as a diversion. Immediately afterwards protesters marched from SCOTUS onto the Capitol grounds. The “bicycle rack fence” barricade was breached and protesters charged the East steps, successfully occupying the steps

During or immediately after the charge one person was apparently either thrown down the steps or tackled by cops on the concrete and injured. Once that situation settled down, things stabilized.

This proved to be a classic Capitol Hill civil disobedience. An estimated 60 people were arrested. Trump’s threats of “very heavy force” turned out to be a load of hot air at least as far as this day before protest was concerned.

On the 10th of June, protesters gathered on Columbia Heights Plaza in Washington DC. The protest was against ICE, against the military being deployed against protesters, and in solidarity with the hard-pressed defenders of Los Angeles.

A LOT of cops lingered nearby including three whiteshirts one of whom was killer cop Jason Bagshaw. Bicycle cops staged close to the protest with a second group of them further back.

For all those cops on the scene, no attack ever arrived after intimidation failed. While a lot of things could have gone wrong and the risks were high, somehow the peace held. The real worst case was cops attacking the rally, then high on adrenaline assaulting the surrounding community where so many migrants live. Thankfully that did not occur.

The Los Angeles Intifada is spreading. In addition to battles fought in San Francisco, NYC, and Texas, protests are growing in many if not most major cities.

As this is written the defenders of Los Angeles have been fighting for five days and holding the line. Trump has first Federalized CA National Guard troops and sent them into the battle, then sent in Marines as well.