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Protesters in Los Angeles are shifting their tactics as ICE detentions spread fear
(www.nbcnews.com)
A loose coalition of dozens of grassroots organizations whose cellphone-toting members are broadcasting immigration arrests in real time over social media to millions of followers has taken shape across the region.
These groups post and repost the locations of arrests, organize spontaneous protests, help families find information about relatives who have been detained and set up donation drives when needed.
It’s difficult to measure the direct effect these actions have had since Trump’s immigration crackdown, but affected families say the outpouring of support is immeasurable.
A pastor from the Los Angeles church posted a video last week of an Iranian husband and wife being arrested by federal agents on a west L.A. street. The woman suffered a medical emergency during the encounter, which was filmed by the pastor and shared widely on social media.
Activists who saw the video rushed to the hospital where the woman was being treated and recorded interactions with federal officials inside and outside the medical facility.
The atrocities of Gaza are being broadcast live, and it would seem that the internet is yet again acting as a spotlight. It would seem that while the imperial boomerang returns home, it is followed sharply by the messenger of resistance. It's hard to say how much of this is simply the natural reaction to these events in our current time, and how much of this is informed by the Internets role in making Gaza visible.
The question I have is, how long until these services begin to capitulate to the state and down rank or shadow-ban these kinds of broadcasts?
