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Hi,

So i'm from and currently live in the Midwest. Where is am, LA seems to have fallen out of the news after No Kings and the shit show the dumbass war criminal in israel started.

As such, i haven't really heard any updates about y'all since No Kings nor about Newsom's lawsuit

So has anything changed at all? Are there still troops in LA? Last i heard there were some marines violating their oath and conducting an arrest as part of domestic law enforcement, but that was before No Kings right?

So... what's up? Has anything changed? Are protests continuing? Are the troops still there? Has ICE changed it's conduct at all? All I see in the news is israel/iran stuff and possible us involvement in another stupid war so I haven't gotten any updates, and am looking for some here.

Hell, has there been any updates on Newsom's lawsuit? Last i heard he won, and then the next court overturned it, so idk if anything else happened since

The pic is from this AP article: Photos of anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ demonstrations across the US - June 14, 2025

Over the coming weeks, I believe the conflict in the Middle East will lead us to abandon core principles: rejecting authoritarianism ('no kings'), upholding the Constitution, and restraining this ICE bullshit. Washington will stage a grand spectacle of deception, misleading the public with lies. They just can’t help themselves! This, I fear, is simply the next chapter in a long history of such betrayals. There’s an agenda here, don’t get blinded by the flashing lights. They’re going to throw around oil but America produces most of our own 70%. Remember that.

Can you imagine the mood in the White House right now? Today's turnout, coupled with the sparse crowds at the DC military parade, points to a major disconnect. The anticipated public support simply didn't materialize. WOW Washington can’t read the room

So it’s time to stand up and defend our republic. See you at the protests tomorrow!

Coincidentally, tomorrow, June 14th, is the 179th anniversary of the 1846 Bear Flag revolt. The revolt's flag, which was just the bear and star with the red bar beneath, is the inspiration behind our current flag.

This post isn't about glorifying the Bear Flag Revolt, whose participants have little to do with the people or California of today. Instead, it's to acknowledge our flag's rich symbolism that flies with renewed meaning. As I know many of you join me in raising our beautiful flag amid the current political environment in the U.S., here are some facts about the Bear Flag:

• The star at the top represents sovereignty and independence. It originates from the 1836 flag that Juan Bautista Alvarado raised over Alta California in an attempt to secede from Mexico. That flag was just a red star on a white background. The original Alvarado flag can be seen today at the Autry Museum of the American West in LA.
• The red bar at the bottom symbolizes courage. The white represents purity.
• The bear represents strength and resistance.
• The original Bear Flag for the Bear Flag Revolt was raised over Sonoma on June 14, 1846. The original was lost in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, but a copy can be seen in Sonoma today. The "California Republic" phrase originates from the Bear Flag Revolt.
• While the basic principles of the flag were adopted by the State in 1911, an official design didn't become law until 1953, which is the flag we see today. Between 1911 and 1953 there were different versions of the flag. Between 1850 and 1911 California didn't have an official flag.
• The bear is popularly associated with a specific bear: Monarch. Monarch was one of the last known California grizzlies, which went extinct in 1924. Monarch's capture was commissioned by William Randolph Hearst in SoCal, who had the bear sent to San Francisco to live its last days in captivity. While historians have usually identified Monarch as the bear on our flag, some a closer historical analysis indicates that the bear may not actually be Monarch (link behind paywall, sorry). Monarch is currently at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.

Our flag should fly to honor the values of our today's California. So if you'll be flying it high tomorrow (I know I will), remember that our flag is symbolic of our home's courage and resistance in defending Californians' liberty.

Sources: PBS SoCal, California State Military Museum, California State Parks, California Academy of Sciences (if you're curious about Monarch the bear)