🚨 From Hollywood to Gaza: Power Protects Its Own – June 10 2025

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Lead: California vs. Washington: Marines Enter the Chat

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The Pentagon deployed 700 Marines to California to assist the National Guard in protecting “federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area,” US Northern Command said on Monday.

Protests reportedly quieted down on Monday but California lawmakers are still smoldering. Governor Newsom says that he will “sue to stop” the “blatant abuse of power.”

The deployment follows a weekend of escalating immigration protests that turned chaotic outside federal courthouses and ICE facilities—culminating in what some officials described as “mob-like attempts to breach federal buildings.” Civil liberties groups, however, have accused the administration of using militarized force as a political stunt ahead of election season.

Was there violence? Clearly, but not everyone there was violent. The media is once again reducing this to good-or-bad like the January 6 protests of 2021 and we must resist the urge to do that. Nuance is the real story.

For now, the boots on the ground are meant to keep the peace but the standoff between California and the Federal government will not back down quietly.

The Selfie Yacht Sails Home—But Gaza Gets Nothing

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Israel sent back the sailers from the Freedom Flotilla back to their home countries via Ben Gurion Airport.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that “those who refuse to sign deportation documents and leave Israel will be brought before a judicial authority, in accordance with Israeli law, to authorize their deportation.”

Israeli officials mockingly dubbed it “The Selfie Yacht” and framed it as one big stunt.

Among the passengers was climate activist Greta Thunberg, who joined the crew in a peaceful effort to deliver basic aid—baby formula, rice, and medical supplies—to Gaza.

And what happened to that aid?

Bound for the bin, it would seem. There’s been no official word on whether the cargo will reach Palestinians, be inspected, or simply destroyed.

Meanwhile, the U.S. is reportedly considering a $500 million grant to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), according to the Libertarian Institute. But don’t let the name fool you—GHF has already failed disastrously. They were tasked with food distribution in January, and their botched coordination led to stampedes and civilian deaths at Gaza aid drop sites.

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The U.S. Just Legalized Its Own War Crime in Syria

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The U.S. has been illegally occupying Syria since 2014, but now that regime change has softened things up and we’re suddenly on friendlier terms, Washington wants to make that occupation official.

The New Arab reports that a senior U.S. delegation is set to arrive in Damascus “in the coming days to sign an agreement with the Syrian government” to formalize the U.S. military presence—at least at the strategic al‑Tanf base—marking “a significant shift in U.S. policy.”

The agreement would be retroactive, meaning we’ll pretend it was cool all along to have been there.

This is a textbook pivot: from a de facto occupation to a de jure military foothold. It is being framed as a step toward “legitimacy” but it really a way to cement U.S. influence in eastern Syria—ensuring access to strategic territory, trade routes, and oil.

So yes: we got away with it. No accountability, no reckoning, not even a slap on the wrist for the chaos, displacement, and suffering inflicted on Syria since the 1949 CIA-backed coup.

News By The Numbers

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50 pounds. That is how many pounds journalist Laura Loomer says that AOC has gained since she was elected to Congress. Loomer faced heavy backlash for this.

10. That is how many NFL teams declined to celebrate Pride month this year.

50,000. That is how many troops left the military in 2023 and of those, two-thirds “indicated they might have a mental health condition worthy of medical follow-up,” according to a new report.

Court to Baldoni: Leaks Are Legal, Reputations Optional

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A federal judge just dismissed Justin Baldoni’s case against Blake Lively (ugh) and The New York Times—meaning the Times won’t face any accountability for what appears to be a coordinated hit job on Baldoni’s reputation.

The ruling cited “fair report privilege,” which allows media outlets to parrot legal filings without consequence—even if the claims are exaggerated, misleading, or, as Baldoni alleges, completely false.

Lively filed a complaint about Baldoni with the state of California and someone conveniently “leaked it” to the New York Times. The Times ran with it, doing no investigation before publishing it in a MeToo-style takedown clearly aimed at destroying his career. The court ruled that was perfectly fine and – so they’ll likely do it again.

The courts usually give wide latitude to journalists to protect the freedom of the press but this creates a loophole for character assassination. The court ruled that was not their problem. The law protected the institution, not the individual. It is a gift to weaponized media—and a warning to anyone who thinks due process exists once your name hits the headlines.

Baldoni can still appeal the ruling or refile with narrower claims. Lively’s lawyers are already doing a victory lap and say they’ll seek legal fees. Meanwhile, her case against Baldoni is still moving forward—with a trial set for March 2026.

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