NBC Fake News reported that the LA protests have now spread nationwide. The protests, which are actually riots, took place over the weekend and “have spread to New York, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and elsewhere,” reports NBC. They say that as if it was a grassroots movement, and there is widespread support for it throughout the […] The post NBC: Protests Go Nationwide Against Mean Trump for Deporting Criminals appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

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Thousands of anti-ICE demonstrators have marched through parts of San Francisco for the past two days, with the protest turning violent Sunday and Monday night as the Trump administration focuses its attention on the riots in Los Angeles. Nearly 150 people were arrested and two police officers were injured on Sunday night as demonstrators became violent, ABC 7 reported. The rioting continued on Monday night, with agitators smashing windows of businesses in the Mission District, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie said the violence was carried out by a small contingent of the demonstrators gathered to protest President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts. “They were breaking the law,” Lurie said of the rioters. “We effectuated a number of arrests for those that were committing crimes on our street.” Video posted on social media by Wall Street Journal News Associate Xavier Martinez showed police in riot gear making arrests as they instructed demonstrators to “back up” and “get back.” The crowd then begins chanting, “Let them go!” Law enforcement in San Francisco responds with force after group of demonstrators attempt to escape detention. This came after +150 arrests Sunday night (more than double law enforcement in LA) pic.twitter.com/XUqrlnEJb0 — Xavier Martinez (@xavierjohnm) June 10, 2025 Some demonstrators carried Mexican flags and upside-down American flags, while others vandalized public property and businesses by tagging structures with messages like “F*** ICE,” along with some anti-Israel slogans. Minh Connors/Anadolu via Getty Images LAURE ANDRILLON/AFP via Getty Images Of the 148 people arrested on Sunday night, all but one were cited and released, according to ABC 7. The one person who remained in custody was charged with a felony. Police declared an unlawful assembly on both Sunday and Monday night, and many of the protesters vacated the area, but a group of those who stayed on the street became violent, according to police. “Everyone in this country has a right to make their voice heard peacefully, and local law enforcement will always protect that right and the rights of everyone in our city to be safe. But we will never tolerate violent and destructive behavior, and as crowds dwindled, a group that remained caused injuries to police officers, vandalized Muni vehicles, and broke windows of local businesses,” Mayor Lurie wrote on X late Sunday night. The violence in San Francisco — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hometown — has received little national attention as the Trump administration focuses on the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles. Trump has deployed around 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to L.A. in an attempt to quell the unrest, a move that Newsom and L.A. Democratic Mayor Karen Bass argue was unconstitutional and unnecessary. Authorities arrested at least 42 agitators in L.A. County since Friday, and some of them face charges of assault on an officer and attempted murder, CBS News reported.

While global attention has remained fixed on Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the threat they pose to international peace, a nationwide strike by tens of thousands of Iranian truck drivers — launched around May 21, 2025 — has signaled deeper unrest brewing inside the country. Far from faltering under the weight of violent reprisals, judicial intimidation, and empty promises from the clerical regime, the protests swelled, spreading to 140 cities across 30 provinces and inspiring solidarity across diverse sectors. This burgeoning unrest, now encompassing bakers, retirees, teachers, oil workers, nurses, women, and activists, signals a profound challenge to the Islamic Republic’s authority. With its echoes of past uprisings and its potential to galvanize a broader pro-democracy movement, the current wave of labor protests demands urgent international attention and support to amplify the Iranian people’s aspirations for a free and representative government. The truckers’ strike, which has paralyzed key transit highways, reflects deep-seated grievances rooted in the regime’s economic mismanagement and disregard for its citizens’ livelihoods. The catalyst for this unprecedented action was the government’s plan to restructure diesel subsidies under the guise of combating smuggling — a policy that would devastate truckers’ already precarious incomes. This move mirrors the 2019 decision to hike gasoline prices, which ignited protests in over 200 cities and laid bare the regime’s prioritization of its own power over the needs of ordinary Iranians. That uprising saw the regime unleash lethal force, killing approximately 1,500 protesters in a matter of days, a brutal reminder of its willingness to suppress dissent at all costs. 11/16/2019 Shiraz, Iran. Protest after authorities raised gasoline prices, across all around the country of Iran. ANONYMOUS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Yet, the current protests reveal a regime wary of repeating such overt bloodshed. While arrests have been reported in cities like Isfahan, Hormozgan, Fars, Kermanshah, Ardabil, and Khuzestan, and the IRGC has deployed convoys to break the strike, there have been few reports of fatalities thus far. This restraint may reflect the regime’s fear of domestic and international backlash or uncertainty about the repressive capacity of institutions like the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). However, as the protests grow — bolstered by statements of solidarity from diverse groups, including child rights advocates and anti-execution activists — the likelihood of escalation looms. The regime’s threats, which vowed to seize fuel cards and impound vehicles, underscore its desperation to quash the movement. The scope of these protests recalls the 2019 uprising and the even more seismic unrest of September 2022, sparked by the morality police’s killing of Mahsa Amini for allegedly improper hijab-wearing. That movement, widely regarded as the greatest challenge to the regime since the 1979 revolution, saw millions demand systemic change. Despite its suppression, which claimed hundreds of lives, the 2022 uprising galvanized a network of “Resistance Units” affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the leading pro-democracy opposition group. These units, undeterred by the regime’s crackdowns, have continued to organize and are likely a driving force behind the current labor protests. The strike’s expansion to new cities coupled with its cross-sectoral support, suggests a movement on the cusp of transforming into a nationwide pro-democracy uprising. The regime’s response has been a mix of coercion and hollow promises. Officials like Reza Rostami and parliamentary leaders have pledged to review freight rates, insurance, and fuel issues by June 21, 2025, but truckers have rejected these overtures as ploys to fracture their resolve. Meanwhile, repressive measures intensify: the IRGC has arrested individuals filming strikes in Bandar Imam, and Yazd’s transport authorities have threatened to suspend services for non-compliant drivers. Such tactics reveal a regime acutely aware of the strike’s threat to Iran’s road-based supply chain, which, as the state-run Donya-ye-Eqtesad noted on May 29, 2025, is “the lifeblood of production” in an economy where over 90% of goods are transported by road. This moment is a clarion call for the international community to act decisively. The 2022 uprising was a missed opportunity, as the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and others criticized Western democracies for their tepid response. Explicit public support from the United States, Britain, and the European Union, coupled with maximal economic and diplomatic pressure on the regime, could have tipped the scales toward regime change. Today, the same opportunity beckons. The Iranian people, led by workers and bolstered by the MEK’s Resistance Units, are voicing a universal demand for a government that rules by consent and serves its citizens’ needs. The international community must not repeat past mistakes. By recognizing the Iranian people’s right to resist tyranny and by amplifying their call for democracy, global leaders can empower this movement to achieve a historic victory — a free, democratic Iran that reflects the aspirations of its entire population. * * * Dr. Kazem Kazerounian, a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Connecticut and Dean of the College of Engineering from 2012 to 2024, is an expert on Iran and the Middle East. He has contributed widely through scholarly articles, invited talks, and media interviews on regional affairs and the democratic movement in Iran. The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire. Gift Dad an All Access Membership. Use code DAD40 at checkout to save 40%!

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sharply criticized Minnesota Democratic Governor and failed vice president candidate Tim Walz for his handling of the 2020 Minneapolis riots while defending the deployment of National Guardsmen and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles to protect against violent anti-ICE protests. In a hearing on Capitol Hill, Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) noted how both she and Hegseth are from Minnesota and claimed President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles was “premature and escalatory,” insisting the situation in 2020 was “more volatile” when Walz called in the National Guard. Hegseth fired back after the congresswoman got to asking how the deployment in L.A. affected the defense budget and duties. ? WATCH: @SecDef calmly dismantles Minnesota Rep. @BettyMcCollum04 when she tries to grill him on the cost of deploying National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles: “I recall 2020 quite well when @GovTimWalz abandoned a police precinct and allowed it to be burned to the ground…… pic.twitter.com/tltKWcgBEQ — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 10, 2025 “You are right, we are both originally from Minnesota. Which is why I recall 2020 quite well, when Governor Walz abandoned a police precinct and allowed it to be burned to the ground — and also allowed five days of chaos to occur inside the streets of Minneapolis,” Hegseth said. Hegseth took a swipe at California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, who sued Trump, Hegseth, and the Department of Defense over the National Guard deployment in Los Angeles because he did not request it. “The police precinct, ma’am, was abandoned and burned to the ground. And because of that, the National Guard was eventually — far too late — mobilized. And President Trump recognizes a situation like that improperly handled by a governor — like it was by Governor Walz — if it gets out of control, is a bad situation for the citizens of any location,” Hegseth said. He added, “So in Los Angeles, we believe that ICE, which is a federal law enforcement agency, has the right to safely conduct operations in any state and any jurisdiction in the country, especially after 21 million illegals have crossed into our country in the previous administration. ICE ought to be able to do its job whether it’s Minneapolis or Los Angeles.” McCollum tried stopping Hegseth, complaining that she had limited time and wanted to keep the focus on the budget — even though she had been the one to bring up the priority of the troop deployment to Los Angeles and Walz’s response to the Minneapolis riots. “You asked about the situation in Los Angeles, and we believe ICE agents should be allowed to be safe in doing their operations,” Hegseth said. “And we have deployed National Guard and the Marines to protect them in the execution of their duties, because we ought [to] be able to enforce immigration law in this country, unlike Governor Walz did in 2020.”

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