Ex-Trump insider Lev Parnas over the weekend noted the situation surrounding the Los Angeles protests, saying “the clock is ticking” as Trump has “troops in the streets, tanks on standby, and plans to crush the resistance.”
“I know a lot of you woke up this morning in shock—staring at the footage out of Los Angeles, asking yourselves: How could this happen? Is this real? Is this really happening in the United States of America? But let me be clear, folks—this is real. It is happening. And I need you to know that my sources deep inside Trump World have been warning me that what we witnessed overnight was no isolated event. It’s part of something much bigger. And what I have to tell you today is chilling,” he wrote.
“Yesterday, when Donald Trump deployed over 2,000 federal troops into Los Angeles under the justification of ‘restoring order,’ most headlines ran with it like it was some isolated act of retaliation—just another example of Trump punishing blue states. And yes, part of this is personal. Make no mistake: this is revenge against California, against Governor Gavin Newsom, and against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. But it’s not just about settling scores.”
According to Parnas, in reality, “This is about control.”
“What happened yesterday in Los Angeles was a test run—a dry rehearsal for something much, much bigger. I’ve been hearing from multiple trusted insiders that Trump’s inner circle—particularly Pete Hegseth and some of the more radicalized loyalists embedded at the Pentagon—are actively drafting operational plans for the mass mobilizations expected on June 14th,” he added. “This isn’t just about Trump’s birthday. This isn’t just about another vanity parade. This is about shutting down resistance.”
Parnas added that Trump “fears the American people rising up on June 14th, in all 50 states, with signs that say No Kings—with voices that remind the world that we are still a democracy.”
“That’s why he’s pushing for tanks. That’s why he wants the biggest military display America has seen since the Cold War. Because he wants the optics of power. He wants to smother the story before it even begins. He wants his parade to dominate the headlines, not the marchers in the streets fighting for democracy,” he said. “But I need you to understand this: According to my sources, there are discussions happening right now—within Trump’s most trusted circle—about invoking martial law if the protests ‘get out of hand.’ They’re looking for any excuse. Any video. Any act of violence. Any disruption. That’s all they need to justify a crackdown.”
He then warned people not to fall for a trap being set by Trump associates.
“And it gets worse. What I’m being told is that Trump allies—including elements connected to Proud Boys, III Percenters, and other far-right militia networks—are planning to infiltrate the June 14th protests. Not to support them. To sabotage them. Their goal? Create chaos. Spark confrontation. Trigger a response from law enforcement. And then hand Trump the justification he needs to clamp down,” Parnas wrote. “Let me say this loud and clear: We cannot give them that excuse.”
Parnas went on to encourage peace, and told protesters to “stay vigilant.”
Remember, law enforcement is directly responsible for almost all violence that coincides with protests. The cops will send the entire police force down to harass the protesters. Every pig is a psycho that deep down just wants to beat on some innocent people. So no cop wants to turn down a chance to beat down some peaceful protesters.
With all the cops attending the protest, the rest of the city is now undefended. Looters take advantage of this. Rob a store while all the cops are busy harassing protesters. Police love this as it gives more excuses to increase their budget.
Tyranny cannot thrive in peace. It needs conflict, even if the conflict is manufactured.
If we’re headed for martial law then let’s deserve martial law.
Yeah the whole warning reads like bullshit. We already know that Trump supporters, and probably people inside the FBI, will join in protests and commit acts of violence. This is an old tactic, it’s been around for decades, and it will always be used whenever people are having large political gatherings. You cannot avoid it.
So what’s the alternative? Not ever protest? That’s a stupid idea. And the author knows it stupid, which is why they didn’t say it, and they just ignored the entire topic. Which means they are trying to manipulate people and we should ignore them because they are untrustworthy.
Oh, definitely protest. Just stay non-violent and record all of the unprovoked use of unnecessary force. Like this:
ICE hit and run https://files.catbox.moe/ykdo17.mov
LAPD tramples civilian with horse https://files.catbox.moe/oowzj4.mp4
LAPD damage their own cruiser https://files.catbox.moe/01bkj4.mov
Reporters attacked by LAPD https://files.catbox.moe/yhvagw.mp4 https://files.catbox.moe/zpycx3.mp4 https://files.catbox.moe/rcez2o.mp4
LAPD refuses aid to civilian with head wound from rubber bullet https://files.catbox.moe/6u8wlt.mp4
They don’t need excuses, the Regime will just manufacture one.
What we should do is develop mutual aid and federate factions together. Black Panthers should escort peaceful protestors, and peaceful protestors should render medical assistance, supplies, and shelter to those who must engage in conflict. Peaceful protest and violent resistance are the anvil and hammer of democracy.
By trying to prevent people from considering violence, the hammer of reform is stolen from us. We shouldn’t allow this to happen, as it serves the interests of those who want to oppress us.
If it isn’t a huge refrigerator for the whole of USA, I demand a refund
All the proud boys currently serving in ICE will be tasked with inciting violence in the guise of protesters. Filming it is the only way to expose them. Irrefutable evidence is the only way to expose a false flag… and it will have to be virally through social media, because the corporate media are 100% complicit in the fascist power grab
Refuting irrefutable evidence is their bread and butter.
Jan 6th?? Livestreamed attempted coup, recorded at a hundred different angles. With a thousand different people saying “I’m doing a coup”. Mock gallows. Mobs of terrorist traitors shouting “hang Mike Pence!”,“hang Nancy Pelosi!”. Carrying guns, knives, handcuffs and cablecuffs. Multiple bombs placed (still unsolved). Smashing into government offices, beating and killing cops.
“It’s overblown. It’s deepfakes. They’re crisis actors. It’s a false flag by Antifa… Ok so they’re MAGA but it was just a peaceful protest… OK so it happened and was violent but so what, it was justified. They’re being prosecuted for being pro-Trump, not for breaking the law. This is all the deep state! … Trump should pardon them… Trump pardoned them. Nothing was done wrong and there’s proof”
Just to think, we could have stopped all of this. And we had ALL THE FUCKING REASON IN THE WORLD TO DO SO.
🤔🤔🤔fascist POS doing fascist shit 🤔🤔🤔
Fucking Krasnov wants his Tiananmen Square to suspend the US Constitution.
If this shocked you then you are a fucking willfully ignorant asshole. And/or voted for the Orange Jackass.
Yeah, I knew this was where we were headed on the evening of Nov. 6th, as did a lot of other people. Fascism follows a predictable pattern.
According to my sources, there are discussions happening right now—within Trump’s most trusted circle—about invoking martial law if the protests ‘get out of hand.’
No shit.
Crazy how quickly things get out of hand when you’ve got tiny baby hands
Project 2025 is pretty fucking bad as is. But Trump wants a military state.
From wikipedia:
Lev Parnas is a former associate of Rudy Giuliani who was involved in the Trump–Ukraine scandal and the Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory. He was convicted of illegal donations to Trump’s campaign and sentenced to 20 months in prison in 2022.
In 2019, Parnas served as a translator for a legal case involving Dmytro Firtash, a Ukrainian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin and self-admitted Russian mob connections, who is fighting extradition to the U.S. to face bribery charges. Firtash has been free on bail in Vienna since 2014.
Strikes me as somebody who has a vested interest in adding more fuel to the fire. Either way this is scary and fucked.
This was addressed here: https://lemmy.world/comment/17556522
I don’t really see how that is enough to trust this source.
Lev’s statement can also be read as a way to suppress turnout at the protests by trying to convince us it’s going to be laced with undetectable oath keepers/etc. Even though then somehow the military will have to know not to kill the pretend protesters when they squash the protests that get violent?
Our leaders would burn down the country as long as they get to be kings of the ash.
We all know what stops fascists.
Historically, they usually leave power a specific way.
We’re not stopping them peacefully or violently with 1.5% of our nation in protest. Violent resistance at this size will only reduce our numbers.
Guess we aren’t stopping them then
Might as well just kill ourselves now
Bruh, the false black and white thinking of America is really infectious isn’t it.
There’s a lot of middle ground, and it doesn’t have to come all at once. It takes organizing and training. They’re not saying we can’t resist, just that we have to build it to do so effectively.
“chilling” “new”. I’m sorry. Where the fuck am I supposed to get media these days that’s ahead of the general populace?
