Our reporter @shoton35mm is currently at the downtown federal building as a mix of feds, military, and police stand guard against protesters on 4th of July. Follow along on IG stories. We’ll post any significant developments as they happen.
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Theatrical waste of taxpayer funds... Theatrical ruining of mostly innocent lives.
jul 5, 2025, 8:15 pm • 2 0 • view
They look ridiculous standing there like they're fighting 10,000 people, but there's just a few folks casually wandering about. I have a cat who acts like this, like every little thing in the world is about to kill him.
jul 5, 2025, 10:14 pm • 1 0 • view
Too bad all those marines and national guard troops weren't guarding the Capitol like this. J6ers would never have gotten through. Probably why the president didn't wrest control of them and bring them in like he has in LA. Something to think about anyway...
jul 5, 2025, 8:20 pm • 3 0 • view
So the police are so busy trying to please Donald Trump's wacky idea of "toughness" that the rest of the city is left to fend for itself. When the police are standing around doing nothing in riot gear on a 100-degree day, it sounds like a good time to rob a bank across town. SMH at #PresidentDunce
jul 5, 2025, 9:35 pm • 0 0 • view
Marines guarding the driveway isn't exactly like landing on Tarawa.
jul 5, 2025, 8:12 pm • 0 0 • view
*long drag on cigarette* "LA? Yeah. Yeah, I was there. I saw some shit, man. A dude was skateboarding. Someone's shirt looked kind of tight and uncomfortable because of the heat." *another long drag, flicks butt away and stomps it* "I don't like talking about it."
jul 5, 2025, 10:17 pm • 1 0 • view
🤣🤣🤣
jul 6, 2025, 12:52 am • 1 0 • view
What a huge waste of taxpayer money.
jul 4, 2025, 10:04 pm • 7 0 • view
Making them waste money is one of the best ways to interfere with their operations
jul 4, 2025, 10:05 pm • 3 0 • view
They could just go home and quit arresting tamale ladies.
jul 4, 2025, 11:03 pm • 4 0 • view
Yeah and thats much more likely if the overtime pay dries up
jul 4, 2025, 11:05 pm • 0 0 • view
ICE was just given 20X more money. It will never run out.
jul 4, 2025, 11:21 pm • 0 0 • view
ICE's money is not limitless and not all these guys are ICE
jul 4, 2025, 11:22 pm • 0 0 • view
jul 5, 2025, 11:02 pm • 0 0 • view
Sorry I got rid of Zuckerbergs IG
jul 4, 2025, 10:20 pm • 1 0 • view
Me too..
jul 4, 2025, 10:21 pm • 1 0 • view
hell yeah - keep us informed..
jul 4, 2025, 10:45 pm • 0 0 • view
Two Things Trump Can Do to Save Humanity: 1) Resign. 2) Commit suicide. Although I'm fine with just #2.
jul 5, 2025, 9:05 pm • 3 0 • view
#2 Saves us a lot of time waiting for a conviction that won't happen.
jul 5, 2025, 10:03 pm • 1 0 • view
Wow so much freedom
jul 6, 2025, 7:55 am • 0 0 • view
Sempre Fi?
jul 5, 2025, 9:53 pm • 0 0 • view
If I was a member of the military and I was spending independence day occupying an American city I would not feel very good about myself and my life choices.
jul 4, 2025, 10:09 pm • 16 1 • view
shout out @shoton35mm.bsky.social
jul 4, 2025, 10:27 pm • 0 0 • view
This is a Wack 4th of July.
jul 4, 2025, 10:11 pm • 3 0 • view
The Marines need to go home this is a waste of tax payers money.
jul 5, 2025, 10:59 pm • 0 0 • view