If you’ve been keeping up with local news, you’ve probably noticed the recent headlines claiming “Narco Wars” have taken over the eastern valley thanks to illegal marijuana growing operations. After a record breaking bust of the illegal grows executed by LASD on June 8th, which nabbed $380 million dollars worth of product and infrastructure in Lake LA, Congressman Mike Garcia did not hesitate to politicize the moment: “To our president and to our vice president, this is what happens when you don’t secure the border,” he said. “We’re not in Sinaloa, Mexico right now. We’re 300 miles away from the border and we have one of the largest illegal drug operations happening in the backyard high desert of Los Angeles (County).”
Garcia’s accusation that the Biden administration has failed to “secure the border” came only days after VP Harris urged Central American migrants and asylum seekers “do not come” to the settler state we know as the USA. Although President Biden promised zero deportations in his first 100 days in office, he hit approximately 26,248 deportations within his first 29 days. In May, immigration advocates spoke out against the administration’s failure to act on behalf of Haitian migrants, saying “It’s like [former Trump adviser] Stephen Miller’s ghost is still pulling the strings of Biden’s immigration policies. And the Biden administration needs to do more to root out Stephen Miller’s ghost”.
The number of people deported under the new administration coupled with VP Harris’s remarks show us that there is a bipartisan consensus on how to deal with asylum and migration.
Garcia’s office claims that an international cartel ring consisting of Mexican, Central American, Armenian and Chinese are running these illegal grow operations. The Marijuana Eradication Team put together by LASD and the Narcotics Bureau has reported armed men standing guard with assault rifles while alleged cartel members steal water from the city’s aquifer as well as shootouts at grow houses and death threats to farmers located near the grows. MET claims they do not have the funding to accurately combat the racketeering, and many Lake LA residents agree that the problem is out of control due to the small number of cops on patrol in the area.
During a town hall held by the Citizens Oversight Commission this past June, many Lake LA residents spoke against the defund movement, saying that conditions would worsen in their neighborhoods if funds were reallocated from LASD’s 3 billion dollar budget in the name of criminal justice reform, echoing García’s stance on the issue. It’s worth noting that defunding would likely not result in fewer sheriff’s on duty but trained mental health and de-escalation professionals working side by side with sheriffs as they respond to 911 calls.
Looking at 93550, the most policed zip code in Palmdale, which also boasts the highest crime rates, most minority dense population and worst health disparities, we see no shortage of crime, both violent and drug related. The high number of sheriffs on patrol are not preventing crime from taking place. In fact there is no data whatsoever that proves more cops equal less crime. Just as borders do not prevent migration and anti-choice laws do not stop abortion, sheriffs don’t prevent crime, they simply respond to it.
The issue of illegal marijuana grows is being used to vilify racialized groups and anyone who looks like they could be foreign born in our community. As we saw with anti-Asian and Pacific Islander hate crimes during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we know this type of rhetoric can be the match that lights a fire under violent nationalists. García also uses the marijuana issue to justify the continuation of US asylum law violations and preservation of the carceral state.
Mike García may be one of the most outspoken politicians on the far right, but his remarks to the Biden-Harris administration about securing the southern border are completely redundant when you look at all the ways the administration has carried on Trump era immigration policy. From refusing to end immigration deterrence policies like Title 42 and Remain in Mexico, to the footage of Border Patrol officers in Texas whipping Haitians as they attempt to seek asylum, to Vice President Harris blatantly telling Guatemalan refugees that the US will defend its borders if they dare show up at any US-Mexico border, it’s clear that the promises made by Biden and Harris on the campaign trail are broken.
What García is calling for is a complete shutdown of the border, just one step to the right of where we currently are.
A vote for Democrats in the White House was supposed to be a vote against the unrepentant racism and xenophobia the Trump administration represented, yet what we are receiving from this new administration is the same nativist policies and a more diverse group of oppressors. With midterm elections coming soon, many moderate and progressive Democrats are eyeing García’s seat. It would be great to see our current congressman be sent home but we must be wary of his replacement being a more palatable version of García.
Regardless of the outcome of the election, the fight for humane solutions to the manufactured border crisis will go on. Find the organizations in your community or in your state that are working everyday to keep families together and end the human rights violations committed by the US at the border, in detention centers, hospitals, schools and beyond and ask what you can do to support.
Alone we can accomplish a little, together we can accomplish a lot.
About the author: Breanna Chico is the founder of the Antelope Valley Solidarity Collective, @avsolidarity on Instagram.
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America's Most Outraged says
AV Times:
Just curious..how long are you going to run this despicable hit piece to defame Garcia? Isn’t there anything else of interest? You sure censor my posts a whole lot, but will let this article by a unpatriotic communist run forever; SMH
Tim Scott says
It’s the internet, nothing ever goes away. The next time someone submits an op-ed piece that makes the cut it will take the front page spot, but that isn’t going to mean anything gets removed.
By the way, “defaming” is the least of what insurrectionist swine Mike Garcia deserves. Dismissal from office is closer.
America's Most Least says
I think I’m in love with Tulsi Gabbard!
Warren says
Democrats want to mandate the vaccine to shield big pharma, from inevitable lawsuits soon to follow, from their snake oil vaccine.
William says
And where, pray tell, did you get that information?
Do you want to be known as a kook here like a few others?
America"s Most Annoying says
Hey, I’m not like all the other kooks here! I’m special, like The Church Lady.
Tim Scott says
Interesting claim, considering the Mike Garcia article you posted under.
Now let’s look at a real payoff to “big pharma” and who was not only responsible, but probably got your vote for their efforts.
Before insurrectionist swine Mike Garcia our local GOP stuck us with “representation” from Steve Knight. When Steve Knight was trying to get re-elected a big part of his campaign was his “no hero left behind” bill. The local GOP ate that up and was crushed when Knight got rightfully kicked out of office by people who READ THE BILL.
The GOP can call something “no hero left behind” because they count on their faithful voters to never check on them, and their propaganda machines like Fox News to never call them out, but READ THE BILL. That doesn’t take any “trust in the media,” all that is required of you is that you can f’ing read..but of course loyal GOP voters just don’t do that.
The GOP idea of not “leaving heroes behind” was to pump a mountain of money through the VA to pharmaceutical companies that gave them huge campaign contributions in return. The money was given as payment for “advanced” (ie experimental) equipment that the VA then used in what amounted to a medical trial on veterans. So not only were the companies given a windfall of cash, they were provided with test subjects for their trials who did not consent.
So go ahead with your nonsensical and unsupported blather about how “the evil democrats” are doing this and that…but take an honest look at who you vote for. Your big pharma supports the GOP…because they own them.
Tim Scott says
Hey, you’re back. Same sad story, same unanswered questions.
Put me first on the list of those who DGAF if you get a booster or not.
William says
Beeceehaha continues being Monty Python’s Black Knight.
No matter how many times she’s been shown the facts she says,”Tis but a scratch” and continues on with her unreality nonsense.
It must be horrible being you, Beeceehaha and it shows in every one of your posts. You can’t hide misery, Beeceehaha, no matter how hard you try point your smelly finger at others.
Beecee says
So you retreat to another dead thread after I put all of you to shame using your own celebrated left wing sources to prove you wrong……
I mean, your treating this place as your safe space after you threw a fit in the ‘readers comments’ thread.
Waaaaaaaa!
William says
There you go again, Beeceeehaha pointing your smelly finger and writing nonsense.
That’s okay.
We are all wise to you and don’t take you seriously. You have no creds here…or anywhere.
Tim Scott says
LOL…you “proved” what now? Claiming things over and over doesn’t constitute evidence in the real world. Go get a pat on the back from Sonya for your brilliant presentation if you are desperate for false validation.
Beeceee says
Just take the L bro….
https://youtu.be/Y2KEFG_qjSU
William says
Just spoke to Frances at Garcia’s Palmdale office re: his NO vote on the Bannon resolution.
I asked her if that represented her as an American and she said “No.” and took my message that he has neither honor nor courage. There is no excuse for that vote no matter what he says.
He represents Truimp not me.
Garcia voted NO on the 2nd impeachment and the 1/6 investigation in additon this NO vote.
He’s got to go. He only won by 300+ votes last time and should be shown door like Steve Knight before him.
Garica’s Palmdale office 661.839.0532
Tim Scott says
Yeah the person I talked to wasn’t particularly helpful…tried to just spin me off with a “here’s the long distance number so you can call Washington and get put on hold.”
Tim Scott says
For those who want to continue their defense of the Proud Boys, this is how the government of Canada described them when it added them to their list of terrorist groups:
“members of the group espouse misogynistic, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant, and/or white supremacist ideologies and associate with white supremacist groups”
So, feel free to defend them on the but they aren’t all white” grounds as much as you want. For my part, I will concede that calling them a a “white supremacist activist group” did not do them the justice of acknowledging their wide ranging bigotry.
beecee says
Canada…
Hahahahahahaha,
You globalist baby.
Beecee says
Waaaaaaa
But Canada said otherwise,
Waaaaaaaa
Tim Scott says
Well we know that the US wasn’t going to list them as a terrorist group while the president was a member.
I notice you have devolved to just name calling. Pretty obvious sign that you have no argument and are just floundering. That’s how it usually goes right before someone who is out of their depth disappears…so, g’bye, it’s been fun.
Beecee says
“I notice you have devolved to just name calling“
This is rich coming from you.
“so, g’bye, it’s been fun“
Hahahahaha,
You wish.
Tim Scott says
I can see how you come up with “rich” there. Since the information in my posts is apparently more than you can be bothered to read and understand you would see the “basic clown” as JUST name calling. It’s actually a minimal seasoning applied so that you aren’t completely left out when everything else goes over your head.
William says
Beeceehaha thinks her using Ivermection will cure her “global worming”.
Beeceehaha. There’s no cure for what ails you.
Claire says
Nice try, Tim, but no, the Proud Boys are not white supremacists. No one here is defending Proud Boys, no one, so you are bringing a false assessment into your comment to defend your self. It is a multi-racial group that justifies violence to support their ideology. You can be bigoted regardless of race, class, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. Look up the definition of bigotry, Tim and apply it to you also, since you’re so quick to condemn with a lie.
Stinger says
You ARE defending them, Claire. The definition given was directly quoted from another source, so, naturally, you attack Tim with the usual bullschnit. Seems that the description given in his post is echoed by various anti-terrorist watch groups. Since Tim is supporting his allegations with outside evidence that is, incidentally, also supported from various standard sources and you are not, I can only determine that Tim is not the liar here.
BTW: Did you know they are also misogynists? NO female members allowed into their little boys club. But, hey, keep trying…
Claire says
Sorry you two, no one including me was or is defending the Proud Boys. They are not white supremacists, and I know exactly what their ideology is. Saying they are not white supremacists is not defending them, but I expect the usual bullying from both you Tim and the crew that post here. You are both lying, but I expect this. Please quote the part of my comment that says I defend the Proud Boys. I abhor violence whether it comes from the Proud Boys, ANTIFA, Jan. 6 insurrection, BLM movement, KKK, and so on.
Stinger says
Lying? How? By pointing out information already established by reputable sources? So, everybody else is lying, but only you know the ‘real’ truth?
Gimme a break, Claire – you trumplicans obviously can’t tell truth from fiction anymore and your projection is truly breathtaking to behold!
M.G. says
Only in the A.V. can two guys or anyone else believe Blacks, Asians, Pacific-Islanders, and Mexicans run by an Afro-Cuban call this terrorist group white supremacists.
Beecee says
“given in his post is echoed by various anti-terrorist watch groups“
Partisan liberal think tanks and watch groups, and left wing media.
“BTW: Did you know they are also misogynists? NO female members allowed into their little boys club. But, hey, keep trying…“
Uh yeah…
It’s a fraternity…
Tim Scott says
lol…watching you try to defend the Proud Boys is genuinely enlightening.
Tim Scott says
Okay Claire…most governments say that they are, but since they say they aren’t you go ahead and take their word for it.
Just out of curiosity, have you ever interacted with one? I have. He hated me. Guess why.
Claire says
Why yes I have, Tim, he was black and he liked me. He hated Trump, but some of them defected and ended up supporting him, so there was a major split in the group over this issue. The KKK, and White Nationalists are white supremacists along with Trump. It’s really hard to be black, Asian, Mexican etc., and be a white supremacist. I’ve met a really stupid ANTIFA white guy and his girlfriend that busted up a peaceful family at a park because they were bored and needed something to do.
Tim Scott says
LOL…”some of them”?
Beecee says
“He hated me. Guess why”
Everybody here is laughing at this and can guess many of reasons,
But I’m positive your race isn’t one of them.
Tim Scott says
It was actually what he called “white guilt.” He was a solid racist and thought that white people should “stick to their own kind.”
I understand that you probably hate me because I’m obviously smarter than you, but that is more of a general answer to why you are just so widely hateful I suppose.
As I already noted, the Proud Boys may be more of a “we are united in hatefulness” than pure white supremacists, but they sure don’t have any problem welcoming white supremacists into their ranks. I guess they will accept a black person so long as they can hate on some other group together. They’d probably even welcome a hateful basic clown, even while they hated her behind her back, on some sort of “we hate this group together when we aren’t hating her” program. But at the end of the day they will always resort to the same “final pure state” of angry white men.
Stinger says
Yeah… You know, to be totally fair here; I was thinking that there just might be a couple of other reasons why a proud boy might dislike a definite left wing leaning person beside skin color…
Tim Scott says
Stinger, one day we should get together so I can tell you the whole story.
Matt says
I need you to help me out here Beecee. Seems like a lot of times when you try to make or prove a point you have, you like to say everyone says or everyone thinks. It’s almost like you took it from Don the Cons playbook when he says things like all of people are talking about this, not me, but alot of people. Who exactly are YOU speaking for when you say that, and remember, YOU are in the minority here, so how do you mean everybody when you say it’s everybody when in reality, its just YOU and a few like minded simpletons like you?
Tim Scott says
She means everyone in basic clown land. I thought that was obvious.
William says
Notice how Beecee writes hahahahahahha in her posts.
They are never funny. She’s never funny except when we laugh AT her
It must be frightfully difficult being her with no friends. There are no friends in Trumplandia. Ask Rudy who lost his law license in NY and Trump doesn’t know him. There are many more.
Anyway, Beecee. Start drinking now. Why wait till sundown?
Beecee says
Matt,
I need you to help me out here and take a GD English lesson for Christ sake.
I’m in the minority?
Here in the AV?
Hahahahaha.
Tim Scott says
She has you there Matt, the AV teems with like minded simpletons like her. Why do you think Kevin McCarthy got Lancaster included into his district.
Beecee says
“It was actually what he called “white guilt.” He was a solid racist and thought that white people should “stick to their own kind.”
So your mad that he rejected your sexual advances based on race,
Maybe he just wasn’t gay.
“I understand that you probably hate me because I’m obviously smarter than you“
Nah i don’t hate you, I just can’t agree much of anything with you.
Tim Scott says
LOL…how is it that bigots always drop into slurs with no concern for accuracy…or whether they will actually offend? The whole “yur gey!” thing hasn’t bothered me for decades. Not because it is accurate, but because I’m not the bigot that you are. Gonna have to try harder.
William says
Beeceehaha continues being Monty Python’s Black Knight.
No matter how many times she’s been shown the facts she says,”Tis but a scratch” and continues on with her unreality nonsense.
It must be horrible being you, Beeceehaha and it shows in every one of your posts. You can’t hide misery, Beeceehaha, no matter how hard you try point your smelly finger at others.
Beeceee says
“Stinger, one day we should get together so I can tell you the whole story”
Be careful,
He’s gonna try to move in on your stinker…
Fair warning.
Tim Scott says
Yet another example of basic clown’s bigotry.
William says
We’ll see how “law and orderly” Garica is on Thursday.
The House will vote on criminal contempt for Bannon.
This should be easy for the Republicans but we’ll see.
It seems that by invoking the absurd “executive privilege”, it suggests that there is a “there” there with his talks with Trump re: 1/6.
These guys are so inept and so are their fans.
Tim Scott says
Yeah, for anyone interested in following the law a yes vote on holding Bannon in contempt is a no brainer. However there is pretty much no question that the insurrectionists will vote no as a block, including insurrectionist swine Mike Garcia.
Hypocrite Libs says
It seems that by invoking the absurd “executive privilege”
Kinda like your homie Eric Holder did?
Tim Scott says
Well, since Eric Holder actually was a member of the administration that was in office at the time there is a vast difference, legally, between him and Steve Bannon…but we know that Trump and the rest of his insurrectionist swine are trying to replace the rule of law with a Trump imperial fiat “justice” system so your claim, while absurd, is not a surprise.
Ronald says
“Trump and the rest of his insurrectionist swine“
Has anybody been charged with sedition or insurrection yet?
If it was truly an insurrection, folks surly would have been charged by now, it’s been 10 months now.
Tim Scott says
LOL…you apparently have no clue how the gears of justice grind…that is SLOWLY. Getting someone convicted in the federal justice system takes ten months when they confess and plead guilty.
But that is off the point. The little rioting footslobs weren’t plotting an insurrection, they were just playing their part. Disrupt the congress, keep the vote from being certified by the deadline. 99.9% of them wouldn’t know enough about the process to even take a wild guess as to what the consequences were supposed to be.
But Bannon knew. It was more than likely his plan, even more than Trump’s. That’s why the insurrectionist swine like Mike Garcia want to protect him from questioning.
Ronald says
Uhh huh,
Gotcha
Tim Scott says
As an example, some of Trumps cronies who committed campaign finance crimes in 2016 and were arrested in 2019 were just finally convicted this week.
William says
Where is Garcia’s concern for domestic terrorism, especially white nationalist extremists?
1/6 was an example of that. If Muslims stormed the Capital, the Repubes would be singing a different tune.
Are the Republicans completely aligned to ignore it as it serves them. Remember when they WEREN’T outraged by bombing of abortion clinics or killing abortion doctors?
Yeah. That’s the Republican for you. It’s not just what they exaggerate but also what they ignore to serve their partisan purposes.
It is more of a threat than the drug business here. Those cartels aren’t canceling my votes in national elections or willing to shut down the government or not voting to increase the debt ceiling.
But, y’all knew that. Right? Right.
Claire says
At least Angela Davis is straight up regarding her ideology, and people have the right to align with her or not. Whether far right or far left beliefs, at least be honest. I say no to any extremist views, and after looking at avsolidarity on Instagram, red flags in my mind went off.
Tim Scott says
I think the posted opinion is a very clear statement that is fully in keeping with the positions of Solidarity Collective, based on what I have since read of their materials. I don’t see where there has been any attempt at deception. I don’t agree with everything in the article and I’m not running out to join Solidarity Collective, but the only deception here is the basic clown’s claim that the writer is a “commie.”
Claire says
I disagree with your opinion Tim. I believe there is plenty of deception. Honestly, “commie’ is definitely an immature assessment, but on the other hand I see that Breanna used deception by separating herself from DSA, and is now using a more palatable term Solidarity Collective.
Tim Scott says
Well, no.
The Solidarity Collective is a single issue activist group that is generally considered to be borderline extremists. The DSA is a growing political party that is obviously just to the left of the progressives in the democratic party, but isn’t really in the fringes at all and is certainly not considered to be extremists other than by the hard right wingers. If there was a “deceptive separating” it certainly wasn’t towards anything “more palatable.”
Consider the parallel case of a member of the Proud Boys. The Proud Boys are a white supremacist activist group, not a political party. Safe to say that most if not all members of the Proud Boys are also Republicans, or at least vote Republican, but that doesn’t mean they are being deceptive when they say “I’m in the Proud Boys” and don’t add “and also a Republican.” I don’t add “oh and I’m a Democrat” when I show my membership card at Costco.
This article was definitely a position statement from Solidarity Collective. It wasn’t 100% representative of the DSA platform. So I think the attribution is fair. It really doesn’t make much difference, since to basic clowns “they are all just commies anyway.” In basic clown land *I* am “just another commie” despite the reality that I could list elected Democrats that are to the right of my positions on one hand, and among my personal circle there are actually zero. The current GOP is so immersed in their purity testing that everyone that doesn’t have Trump in their mouth is “just a Democrat, and Independent, or a RINO, commies all.” And they have no idea what a communist actually believes, so it works for them.
Who is this Tim guy? says
“The Proud Boys are a white supremacist activist group“
Who’s leader is a black Cuban, and the rest of the club jamb packed with Asians, Latinos and blacks…
Sure buddy, nice try.
Tim Scott says
lololololol…my bad…they describe themselves as a “western european culture” supremacy group, VERY much not a “white supremacy” group…lolololol
Claire says
O.K. Tim, I say no to your “well no” and your extensive comment. I’m not a Republican but I consider both groups that are really one with different names, the same ideology. I think you went way down the rabbit hole with this just because you always have to have the last say on everything. You’re too fixated on the word “commie” because it came from a commenter you’re fixated on.
Claire says
Yes, the Proud Boys are multi-racial.
Tim’s wrong says
lololololol…my bad…they describe themselves as a “western european culture” supremacy group, VERY much not a “white supremacy” group…lolololol
Wrong again,
And the nervous lol’s surely don’t help your case.
Try again lop.
Tim Scott says
Clair if you don’t see clear differences between the GOP and the Democrats I can’t help you with your eyesight.
Tim Scott says
That’s not nervous, that’s just outright gusts of laughter at the absurdity of your Proud Boys defense. If you are buying into “western European culture” as something other than white you are just too far gone to do anything with other than laugh at you.
Beecee says
“the only deception here is the basic clown’s claim that the writer is a “commie.”
Hey that’s they way you and your type might feel about it,
But most viewers know the truth, and my description would be fairly accurate.
Tim Scott says
“My type” being “people with at least a basic education in economics”? Sure, okay.
From your totally uneducated point of view, sure, a “commie,” no doubt about it.
David says
“My type” being “people with at least a basic education in economics”
If you have any education in economics and economic policy and condone this administrations economic policies,
We don’t want your opinion.
Tim Scott says
Too bad. By the way, we aren’t actually discussing this administration’s policies here, we are discussing the basic clown notion that the definition of “communist” is “anyone who isn’t a republican.” This results from her responding to a proposition that insurrectionist swine Mike Garcia being taken to task by someone about activities that have nothing to do with economics is best responded to by making false accusations about that person’s positions on economic issues.
This undoubtedly is because insurrectionist swine Mike Garcia is indefensible. I assume you realize that and that’s why you want to shift the topic to me, or the Biden administration, or I guess anything other than the insurrectionist swine Mike Garcia.
FatWhiteBob says
The Antelope Valley is following every Democrat majority city.. It’s going downhill.
AV Observer says
Hey FatWhiteBob
In case you didn’t know it, Lancaster is run by Republicans. The head honcho is Rex. All the rest of them follow whatever he says. Marv, Raj, Kenny and Darrell. All Republicans. It’s been going downhill without the Democrats for a long time.
Mark A. says
Let’s see, Bob…
The mayor and most of Palmdale’s city council are GOP.
The mayor and most of Lancaster’s city council are GOP.
The state Assemblyman is GOP.
The state Senator is GOP.
Both US Congressmen (Mike & Kevin) are GOP.
In what way is the Antelope Valley a “Democratic” city???
Claire says
No thank you to Mike Garcia’s right wing agenda (Trump), and no thank you to AV Solidarity Collective. SJW’s are too often looking for personal validation rather than deep-seated conviction.
K. says
The Palmdale Town Hall last June was a disaster with Villanueva conducting the failing orchestration. Since then we’ve had fireworks confiscated from the AV blow up in some poor LA neighborhood and we’ve a Lancaster student shot at by school officers. How is it that we’re supposed to trust the Sheriff Dept. when they blame the fear they inflict on the people they’re supposed to serve?
Mike García is yet another head of the right-wing representing the backwater views of the conservatives that hold back our Valley. Vote him out and let’s be done with this era of nationalistic fear mongering. Immigrants are not the problem.
Loco K. says
“Since then we’ve had fireworks confiscated from the AV blow up in some poor LA neighborhood”
Wait,
What,
Those fireworks weren’t from the AV,
You people have lost it, lol.
Tim Scott says
Probably some of them were. As I recall, the sheriff’s department took all their confiscated fireworks from all over the county to one storage facility, mishandled them, and blew the place up.
A minor detail in the vast tapestry of disaster that Villanueva has presided over, and I certainly hope we can vote him out and vote in someone who understands the concept of “new broom sweeps clean.” Pretty much anyone in the upper ranks of the LASD that hasn’t denounced Villanueva should be terminated immediately by his successor.
Stinger says
Ummm… Tim… That explosion down in South LA was LAPD and had nothing to do with either the LASD or the AV in any way.
Are you speaking of a different one? If so, I have been unable to find said incident.
Tim Scott says
My bad.
Beecee says
Sounds like this is straight out of the mouth of some youngster democratic socialist…
Oh wait, it is, lol
“Breanna Chico is the founder of the Antelope Vally chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America“
Tim Scott says
Is “youngster” a slur in your world?
Younger than you, bad, older than you, bad…I assume you have racism comparable to your ageism based on your various posts…
Cutting to the chase, sounds like megalomania in basic clown land.
BeeCee says
Is “youngster” a slur in your world?
Nope got it from you bud from the other day…
The old and young isn’t bad,
Democratic socialist is bad.
And I like how you scream racism as the lid got blew off the cover of this bunk opinion piece.
Tim Scott says
What “lid” got blown off?
No matter who says it, Mike Garcia being a traitorous swine who supported violent insurrection is just a fact.
And it isn’t in commenting on this story particularly that you have demonstrated your racism, ageism, and all around narcissistic traits…but you’ve been around long enough to blow your cover.
Mike says
Traitorous? The only traitorous people here are you and Breanna Chico who would rather defecate on our laws and national sovereignty by allowing open borders with no restrictions. You all believe that this somehow makes you virtuous, when in reality all it does is endanger the American citizen. Deporting illegal immigrant is part of the law. Every country in the world has similar laws. Get over yourselves. Nobody (who matters) thinks like you do. You are a small group of anarchists who will not succeed.
Tim Scott says
LOL…Mike the mind reader rides again. Thanks for pretending to know what I think. I have no interest in dropping you or anything that resembles you onto our laws or national sovereignty Mike, never fear. Now focus in on what I think of you and see if you can make a better guess. Oh, wait, you aren’t presenting anything worth thinking about.
The whole “whenever anyone says anything about anything I will just ignore them and start screaming like someone lit my butt hairs on fire about the the border” is one of the less attractive pieces of Trump’s legacy.
As for Garcia the traitorous swine, he doesn’t want any investigation of the attack on the capitol. That has nothing to do with the border. They were domestic terrorists and he wants them protected from prosecution. Siding with them is a direct violation of his oath of office and he really should be just expelled from the congress, but apparently we have to wait until next election to get rid of him.
Stinger says
Mike, you’re projecting again. You may want to look into that.
How far we’ve fallen says
Where do you dumba**es come from?
Breanna Chico says
Good afternoon,
For clarity AV Solidarity Collective is not a branch of the DSA. The closest DSA chapter to the AV is in San Fernando Valley. I am 30 years old, turning 31 this December.
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Tim Scott says
Thanks for the article.
The people blathering about democratic socialists probably did not even know that there is an actual Democratic Socialist party anywhere. They just throw that term as a pejorative against anyone they disagree with because they think it sounds insulting and it rallies the brainless to their support.
Claire says
Deceptive, and you even deceived Tim and Stinger. Glad I said no thank you, Breanna.
Tim Scott says
What was deceptive? The Democratic Socialist Party is a political party. Solidarity Collective is an activist organization. I am not a member of either one, for a number of reasons, but I don’t think that being a member of either one (or both) is some sort of red flag that makes everything said here automatically bad. That’s the kind of “argument by assaulting the source” that basic clowns engage in, and it’s mostly disgusting.
The basics of this description of Mike Garcia are accurate. He conspired with other desperate Republicans to gin up this whole “cartel” fantasy to generate good press for himself in the Trumpist orbit.
The people who got hammered by “the great task force” weren’t undocumented immigrants and they have nothing to do with any “crisis at the border.” They were actually residents of the district he is supposed to represent who were denied access to licensing that the voters of California have said very forcefully that they should have had. The “task force” was in fact organized by the very people who used their offices to deny that licensing opportunity for their own profit.
If Mike Garcia was really representing his constituents he’d have been opening an investigation into Wrecks Parris, not backing his corrupt abuse of power.
Stinger says
No wonder you have so many problems understanding thins, BeeEss.. You can’t even quote things correctly. No wonder your perspective gets so twisted.
Beecee says
Not at all,
She is lying about previous or past affiliations, bottom line…
She’s a little commie
https://muckrack.com/chad-kampbell/articles
Tim Scott says
First off, you are the perfect example of what I said. You clearly don’t know that there is a Socialist Democratic Party in the US as well as the communist party and just throw words you don’t understand as insults hoping to get support from the equally uninformed. Call Sonya.
As to Solidarity Collective, it’s an activist organization so could have overlap with a number of political parties. I doubt they have any “you must be in this political party” requirements for their members.
From the other side, political parties are generally not going to say “you can’t be in the party if you are in another organization. Well, maybe the GOP does, since it has gone full on Trump cult and is running off anyone that doesn’t buy into their ridiculous universe of “alternative facts.”
Claire says
Wow Beecee!
Stinger says
You still misquoted, BeeEss. It appears that this is yet another word that you don’t understand properly.
Beecee says
I didn’t misquote crap stinker.
Word for word,
Copy and paste.
Tim Scott says
In basic clown language, anyone to her left is a commie…including Mussolini, though she may consider him to be ‘not too far gone.’
Claire says
She might not understand this word, but I suggest you address the deceptive author of this article. You say you like facts, and I believe you do, so instead of going after a certain commenter, let us go to the author and ask her, she reads these comments.
Beecee says
I’ll admit,
The use of the word commie is a little harsh.
I guess communist would be a little more appropriate…
These types will be the end of your party,
Mark my words,
AOC types are not healthy to your party, just as capital storming “meanderers” and Q types aren’t for ours either.
Beecee says
“In basic clown language, anyone to her left is a commie…”
And in Tim shot language, anyone to the right of you is a Nazi.
Tim Scott says
I obviously don’t care about harsh…I am plenty harsh myself. But basically, a clown that is inaccurate will always get challenged. It doesn’t matter whether you say “commie” or “communist” when you are talking about people that are neither. If Clair wants to help you what she should really do is line you up with an economics book and a tutor.
As to your comparison of the two major parties, you missed another key point besides your already pointed out cluelessness about what a communist is. See, AOC and the rest of the progressives, and Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Socialists, don’t run the Democratic Party. They are part of it (well, Sanders and the DSA actually aren’t, but anyway), and have input, but they are tempered and balanced against the liberals, obliviously moderates, and fiscal conservative social libertarians.
On the other hand the “capital storming meanderers” (let’s call them the traitorous insurrectionists that they are) and the “Q types” aren’t just a piece of the GOP, they have taken over and are running the show. The only Republicans that are NOT actively in that lead group are appeasers that will go along with whatever the insurrectionists and conspiracy nuts want to do lest they get purity tested right out of the party. That is how a political party dies, because all it can get from that point is smaller. The appeasers can never appease enough to satisfy the purity testers, and as we have seen in the past year or so the exodus gets overpowering.
I think the GOP is too far down that slope to recover. Look at Arizona. GOP stronghold for ages. The Arizona GOP has seen thousands of former members register as independents this year. There were stretches where they were losing thousands of members daily. They have a very vulnerable democrat senator up for reelection and maybe if they win that they can turn things around, but because they have run out so many members all they have left are nutbags so the best they can do for a challenger is the state party chair that presided over the disastrous collapse in their numbers. She is going to campaign on the same themes that drove away thousands of her own party loyalists…and guaranteed she is going to tell those former Republicans that left the party “I don’t care, I don’t even WANT your votes!” because she is genuinely clueless about the most basic tenet of getting elected, which is “get votes.”
Beecee says
Aren’t you the one always talking about blabbering,
Wow, reading through your posts is mind numbing on how out of touch you are with a lot of issues.
Go outside sometime, it’s good for you
Tim Scott says
Just because you don’t have what it takes to follow and your mind was numb to begin with doesn’t change the realities for the GOP…or your demonstrated lack of basic knowledge in economics. But your being overwhelmed my three paragraphs does explain why I told Claire that to help you would take a textbook AND a tutor.
Beecee says
Haha
You ol’ commie
Stinger says
Once again, BeeEss, you prove me right.
Your ‘quote’: “Breanna Chico is the founder of the Antelope Vally chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America“
The actual quote: “About the author: Breanna Chico is the founder of the Antelope Valley Solidarity Collective, @avsolidarity on Instagram.”
A quote on definition from Mirriam-Webster:
“1: to repeat (something written or said by another person) exactly
2: to write or say the exact words of (someone)”
You fail again, BeeEss.
Look, whether the individual is a communist, or not, is irrelevant to the fact of what a quote is. You wanna accuse the kid of being a commie, fine. Have at it. But at least get the facts straight… Oh, wait. I forgot. It’s you we’re talking about getting facts straight.
Stinger says
Oh, and ‘lie’ is defined as:
1: to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive
2: to create a false or misleading impression
You stated:
“I didn’t misquote crap stinker.
Word for word,
Copy and paste.”
You have lied, BeeEss. You clearly did not do any of what you stated.
Color me shocked.
Beecee says
https://muckrack.com/chad-kampbell/articles
Here it is again commie.
The Midol Company says
Stinger
Ain’t it a bitch descussing anything with someone who is subject to raging hormonal influences?
Wendy says
Wow,
Where did they pick up this affirmative action writer from,
The front steps of Berkeley.
Doubt this person is 30 years or older.
Mike Ehlert says
What kind of BS is this?
The southern Border is wide open, Biden policy.
Mexican gangs are growing drugs and stealing water in our back yard.
These are facts, not racist propaganda.
Telling people the truth is not racism, it is life.
Grow up and start enforcing the laws.
Tim Scott says
The “Mexican gangs growing drugs in your back yard” are most likely not Mexican and have absolutely nothing to do with any border. So that particular piece of your claim is the actual propaganda, and yeah is probably racist.
Meanwhile, on “enforcing the laws”…the people who got raided in the “mighty bust” that Garcia takes credit for were, in fact, operating an unlicensed business. There is a law against operating an unlicensed business. So, sure, busting them is legit in it’s way. Now, question…do you think massive destruction of property is typically included in “enforcement” of that particular ordinance? Or was that massive taxpayer expenditure to fly Mikey boy around in a helicopter at over “the scene of a crime” just a political sideshow? Propaganda, if you will?
D. Gutierrez says
“The “Mexican gangs growing drugs in your back yard” are most likely not Mexican and have absolutely nothing to do with any border“
You are dead wrong if you talking about all these grows across the eastern and western wings of the high desert,
Phealan , adelanto, lake LA, Nenach and others.
Keep your head in the sand, it would benefit us all.
Wait,
Aren’t you the same dude who claimed catalytic converters aren’t stolen from thieves cutting them out from underneath the victims cars?
If so I’m definitely wasting my time with you.
Tim Scott says
I would think that someone calling themselves “Gutierrez” knows that a dark skin and a name ending in Z doesn’t mean someone just snuck across the border. Plenty of unlicensed growing is going on, and undoubtedly since a majority of the locals are Hispanic there are plenty of Hispanic people involved. But it’s just wild xenophobia making the “huh, must be border violators” assumption.
By the way…I just talked to a guy who had a catalytic converter to sell. He has a whole bunch of other parts too. You think he disassembled a victim’s car in their driveway?
D. Gutierrez says
What in the hell is this nonsense,
“Gutierrez” knows that a dark skin and a name ending in Z”
You obviously don’t know what you talking about. Nobody likes a know it all, and you definitely don’t know it all.
Tim Scott says
So, let’s check on what YOU know and how. Tell us about these “Mexican gangs.”
Have you been out there at these grows checking IDs? A hundred bucks says the answer there is no.
So if it isn’t based on names and looks, how have you determined they are Mexican?
Go ahead, back up your claims.
…
…
Any time will be fine.
Thank you says
LOL, D. G. Some humor for a change. Thanks for the truth.
Tim Scott says
That was pretty hysterical.
“Nobody likes a know it all, and you aren’t one.”
Guess that accounts for me being so popular.
This Gutierrez guy should meet up with our basic clown and the two of them can try to teach each other how to be insulting without making themself look silly, because between them they haven’t a clue.
D. Gutierrez says
“Nobody likes a know it all, and you aren’t one.”
Nice job misquoting me,
You are very irresponsible in your discourse with others.
Tim Scott says
You specifically said that I do not know it all. And that was, in fact, absolutely hilarious, so thanx. Feel free to “insult” me like that any time.
As ro being “responsible in discourse,” are you going to defend your absurd claims, retract them, or just go off on a tangent and hope people forget how you were challenged?
Claire says
D. Gutierrez…The only thing that matters are the communities involved, right? This is a big problem for the people involved and I agree with you. Anyone’s opinion here doesn’t matter and neither does a politician promoting his agenda, they all do. Thank you for your comment and you don’t have to prove anything, no one else does.
Tim Scott says
How exactly does a guy operating an unlicensed business matter all that much to the “community involved”?
Eye on Lancaster says
Wrecks doesn’t like the competition. Garcia is helping to keep the competition away. Wrecks blames it on climate change so he can hide behind his so-called green interests to deflect people from looking at all the harm he’s caused and millions of dollars that have been lost due to lawsuits or no bid contracts.
Tim Scott says
Well, yeah. It definitely impacts Wrecks and his partners in the ragweed growing operation they have going, but I don’t consider Wrecks and company to be representative of “the community.”
May Or Cue Cue says
The ‘Mexican Gangs’ who are growing drugs in our backyard allegedly came here because of climate change. Wrecks said there is no water in the Mexican desert so they came to the Antelope Valley desert to get water to grow weed.
This guy is a mayor of a city? Moving from one desert to another to get water because of climate change?
William says
When Mexican gangs storm the Capital to hang the Vice President and overturn an election, get back to us.
Until then, Garcia is distracting you.
He wouldn’t vote to impeach Trump the second time.
He voted NO on the 1/6 investigation.
Now, dontcha feel like Garcia has conned you? That’s what he’s there for courtesy of the GOP.
Just give me a GUN ! says
Big Fat; Sigh….what drives these illusions in your mind ? Why don’t you move to Orange County where all the other republican bigots live under rocks ? It would be perfect for you and your ilk. Bye-bye !
Tim Scott says
Actually the GOP has just about lost Orange County.
Tim Scott says
Garcia’s “outspokenness” is his way of parleying for his next job. The nutbag GOP propaganda outlets like Fox, NewsMax, and OAN pay big money for a “respected former congressman,” but they want to know that he can tell bald faced lies on camera. Garcia is proving himself.
Beecee says
You got this weird fixation on Garcia becoming a pundit/contributor after his stint with congress…
You better be right man, lol
Stinger says
I agree that Tim had better be right, BeeEss. ‘Cause the faster we can get this clown out of Congress, the better.
Beecee says
And install another bong ripping sexual deviant…
Rad!
Tim Scott says
She could have showed up on capitol hill naked, stoned, and having sex on the floor and still been less damaging to the country than Garcia has been.
Beecee says
Uh huh
If you say so…
Stinger says
I would rather have a bong ripping sexual deviant than a traitor in office.
With Trump, you got two of those three…
Stinger says
@Tim: I would pay for a video of that! I’m sure that it would be the most entertaining thing to occur on the floor of the Congress in a very long while! ;-)
Sonya says
So you guys identify as perverts now…
Gotcha.
Beecee says
“I would rather have a bong ripping sexual deviant than a traitor in office.
With Trump, you got two of those three”
Well thankfully he is gone now,
We traded him in for a guy who sells his office to other countries to enrich his crack pipe smoking sexual deviant son.
And there is videos of that stinker.
And You won’t have to pay for them.
Tim Scott says
Trump may be gone, but his accomplices like Mike Garcia (oh, hey, that’s the traitorous swine this piece is about) are still in office and still trying to cover up his crimes in an effort to clear the way for him to try again.
As to the “sell his office to support his son”…do you have evidence that doesn’t “come for free” from DarkDingBat’s Blog, or whatever else it is you and your ilk are calling “news sources” these days?
Tim Scott says
@Stinger…we could pool our resources and drive ourselves bankrupt and we would never be able to match what Fox would bid for that tape. Their viewer base just loves some porn disguised as news in between their rants and rails against “democrat perversions.”
Beecee says
https://www.businessinsider.com/hunter-biden-ethics-business-deals-joe-biden-wall-art-show-2021-10
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/10/12/hunter-biden-corruption-515583
https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-investigating-hunter-biden-money-222323906.html
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/HSGAC_Finance_Report_FINAL.pdf
I saved the best for last, and I made sure I used non trump friendly rags to appease you…
Tim Scott says
LOL…the conclusion section of a partisan report on a senate committee investigation does not point to any crimes committed, and you cite it as your evidence of a crime. Even the GOP senators can’t find a crime here.
Thanks for the link, but stick to clowning because even basic law is apparently beyond your skills and we are never gonna start calling you BL.
Did Hunter Biden get jobs because his last name was Biden? Of course. What do you want to do? Have every relative of any notable politician change their names and live life incognito? Make it a crime to hire people who are related to politicians? What have you got in mind? What would make the basic clowns of the world happy?
Stinger says
@Sonya: Better a pervert than a traitor, any day.
Which one are you? ;-)
Stinger says
@Tim: If Fox were to be able to acquire such a tape and broadcast it, it would be the first thing worth watching there in a very long time, indeed!
William says
When are Thelma and Louise gonna take flight?
We need a break from their childish comments.
This is the grownup table.
Tim Scott says
Do you really believe that his dedication to the crazy claims of the big lie is intended to play towards his reelection in this district? That might work in rural Michigan, but if he thinks he can run successfully here with that baggage he is not only completely out of touch with the realities of the district but also has the worst advisors since ever.