🚨 AUTHORITARIANISM 🚨 Today, 6/12/25: Senator Alex Padilla—wearing his badge, identifying himself—was forcibly yanked, slammed to the ground, and handcuffed at a DHS press briefing led by Sec Kristi Noem. All for asking a question. Not a suspect, not a criminal—just a Senator seeking accountability.
Somewhere a gravel pit awaits her….
Authorit-Aryan-Ism under Trump: Democracy stands on a precipice. 🇺🇸✌️
This isn’t security. It’s a rehearsal for dictatorship. When the federal government starts arresting elected officials and silencing dissent, democracy perishes. Secretary Kristi Noem didn’t just allow this—she empowered it. Who’s next—the mayors? the governors? you or me?
They seem to have a sense that they are invulnerable now. We need to shatter that security. We need to make THEM afraid.
I thought same , a rehearsal
We demand: 🔥 Noem’s instant resignation. 🛑 Congressional investigations into DHS actions. 🗣 Vigorous defense of dissent—whether by Senator or citizen. Let this be clear: GUNS, BADGES, AND HANDCUFFS don’t belong in a press briefing. Speak out. Show up. Don’t let authoritarianism win.
No, resignation will not happen. They are not ruling by law. They are showing us all that they are doing what they want. And what will be. Slowly doing the unbelievable to prepare us for the eventual
They're testing the waters, seeing what they can get away with.
@padilla.senate.gov embodies all that the MAGAts fear and therefore hate: a proud, courageous, elite Mexican-American (real) man who dedicates his time on Earth to selfless service of his fellow Americans. In short, he is the future of America that the bigoted hegemony seek to quell. Senator Padilla