They Tried to Smother Good Trouble—It Roared Louder
1. Good Trouble Protests Sweep the Nation
From Portland to Tallahassee, tens of thousands hit the streets this weekend under the #GoodTrouble2025 banner. The protests were peaceful, coordinated, and massive. Marchers demanded free and fair elections, protested ICE raids, and called out the Supreme Court’s war on civil rights. Trump-loyal media tried to smear it as “ANTIFA chaos,” but aerial photos and live feeds showed crowds that looked more like democracy’s family reunion.
2. DHS and Fusion Centers Tracked Protesters—Again
Documents obtained by Property of the People confirm that DHS Fusion Centers were issuing “protest risk memos” in real time. Law enforcement was encouraged to use social media scraping tools (like Babel X and Voyager Analytics) to “pre-identify agitators.” This is the same crap Obama got blasted for in 2015. Except now, Trump’s admin isn’t even pretending to separate domestic dissent from national security threats.
3. Military Escalation Still in Play in Los Angeles
Marines are still stationed in downtown LA after Trump invoked Title 10 in early June to federalize National Guard troops. While state officials have tried to limit their use, military units have remained to “protect federal property.” Civil liberties groups have raised alarms over their presence at protests, especially after reports of facial recognition scans used by military drones were confirmed by two separate whistleblowers.
Featured Resister: TampaResists
This grassroots crew has been organizing nonviolent actions and legal aid across Florida, even as DeSantis ramps up surveillance and threats of mass arrests. They’ve helped connect protest organizers with medics, legal observers, and encrypted comms support. You can find their toolkits, protest maps, and safety guides here:
🔗 https://tamparesists.carrd.co/
✅ Today’s To-Do List
- 🔍 Read the Fusion Center FOIA documents—see how they label protest leaders
- 🧠 Use Signal or Session to communicate about actions—seriously
- 📢 Post your #GoodTrouble pics and videos before the right-wing spin machine floods the zone
- 👣 Attend a protest today:
- Atlanta: 4pm rally at Centennial Olympic Park
- St. Louis: 1pm teach-in at the Old Courthouse
- 🚫 Boycott Axon/Taser—they’re behind much of the surveillance and weapon tech used in protest crackdowns
- ✊ Volunteer as a legal observer or protest marshal—your presence protects lives
🐾 Final Word from Resistance Kitty
The truth doesn’t need glitter—just a good megaphone. They want you scared, disorganized, and misinformed. So let’s stay loud, stay smart, and stay dangerous to fascism. Every chant, every share, every step on the pavement is a claw swipe at the regime. So sharpen up, kittens. It’s only Monday.
Sources:
- Property of the People – DHS FOIA Docs
- Reuters – Title 10 Military Deployment
- AP – LA Military Operations Timeline
- Tampa Resists – Protest Tools
- ACLU – Surveillance & Protests