Los Angeles protests escalate
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Day laborers detained outside of a Home Depot. Protesters marching. Hundreds of people arrested. National Guard and U.S. Marines deployed.
Offline, in real-world Los Angeles, most Angelenos are having a perfectly normal day. But online, the fires and riots are still raging.
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Intelligencer on MSNSocial Media and Protest Used to Go Together. Not Anymore.Progressive activists were once synonymous with places like Twitter. The L.A. demonstrations show how much has changed.
What started as a small protest against immigrant arrests escalated over a few days, after President Trump called in the National Guard.
CLAIM: A Craigslist ad seeking “the toughest badasses in the city” is proof that Los Angeles demonstrations over immigration raids are made up of paid protesters.
Tensions in Los Angeles escalated after an ICE raid on June 6 led to the arrest of several individuals, which sparked organized protests across Texas.