Grijalva Refuses To Cower Before Armed ICE Agents As Mark Kelly Defies Hegseth’s Threats and Biden Issues A Direct Command To Every American To Get Up and Fight

The resistance is unbreakable

Scott Dworkin Dec 7

Before we start another week of Trump’s tantrums, I’m glad to share more great news for you today. I hope it gives you some relief—even if only for a moment.

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NEWSOM TROLLS TRUMP ON FAKE AWARD

California Gov. Gavin Newsom hilariously mocked Trump’s fake FIFA Peace Award this weekend. Newsom’s Press Office posted what was clearly an AI image of him in front of a Kohl’s store, stating that he had been “awarded inaugural Kohl’s Peace Prize ... comes with $50 in Kohl’s cash.” What a deal!

MARK KELLY’S TOWN HALL

Hundreds of folks gathered for a town hall with Dem Sen. Mark Kelly in Tucson, Arizona this week, where he blasted Pete Hegseth’s threat to court-martial him. Calling it “certainly unconstitutional,” Kelly said: “They’re not serious people and I’m not backing down.”

Regarding all of the regime’s threats, Kelly told WHISKEY Hegseth he could “take a hike ... Or he can try to prosecute me. But I’m not going away.”

BIDEN’S STRONG MESSAGE

Former President Joe Biden urged everyone to keep fighting for equality during a passionate speech at the International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference in DC on Friday. “This is no time to give up,” Biden stated. “Get up. Get up and fight back!”

Biden said: “There is nothing more American than the notion of equality … giving the opportunity to be treated with basic decency.” He added: “There are young people sitting home alone as I speak ... wondering … whether they’ll ever be loved, will ever marry, will ever have a family, ever truly be accepted for who they are.”

“So my message to young people is this: Just be you. You are loved. You’re heard. You belong.”

PUSHING ICE AGENTS TO QUIT

A new ad was released by Women’s March Win that slams the regime’s immigration abuses, and encourages ICE agents to quit their jobs. It shows a disheveled man returning home and being greeted by his daughter, who asks: “How was your day?”

The ad then shows scenes of ICE’s rampant abuses, before the narrator states: “A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, our children, and God. They’ll know. You can walk away, before the shame follows you home.”

GRIJALVA STANDS HER GROUND

Dem Rep. Adelita Grijalva is fearless. Something she proved by taking on Trump during the shutdown, and roasting Mike Johnson hard in her first floor speech ever.

But when coming face to face with Trump’s abusive ICE agents, Grijalva took things to a whole new level. Despite being pushed around and pepper-sprayed, she still pressed forward.

Grijalva stated: “I want to protect the people in this community. And that’s why I showed up. I think it’s important for me to have eyes on what’s happening here, and not just have it be stories through other people.”

This sort of courage is exactly what we deserve from all of our leaders and elected officials—just like we’ve shown constantly while fighting Trump for the last decade.

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Scott

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I have two questions for you today.

What do you think about Grijalva not backing down to armed ICE agents?

Is there something or someone that inspired you this week? Tell me about it!

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Today we are focused on these six actions:

Tell them to call for Hegseth's resignation: https://tinyurl.com/5b65awxk

Demand answers about Trump’s visibly deteriorating health: https://tinyurl.com/sk9xm38v

Stand with Ukraine over Russia: https://tinyurl.com/2khn59cr

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Help us push for an investigation into the Epstein scandal HERE: https://tinyurl.com/4pfh2p4f

Pass bill on unmasking ICE and displaying clear ID here: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82

Here's my interview with Rep. Eric Swalwell: https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/live-with-eric-swalwell-writing-americas

In case anyone is interested, I tracked down the ad from the Woman's March wins that Scott referenced. (I'm not sure why he didn't include a link! Hint, hint!)

It is well worth sharing IMO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684ncxqERO4

“The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes the rebellion.” - Frederick Douglass

Gee, who could have ever predicted that Members of Congress would be getting fired upon by Trump’s goons if he was reelected?

Oh that’s right… 🤦‍♂️

Go get em Rep. Grijalva! We’ve got your back!

How about some some States Rights, Arizona?

Arrest ICE Agents for assaulting Grijalva and others in Tucson!

That's what the mayor of Minneapolis made a speech about to his states police and highway patrol about...arrest ant=y ice or national guard not from Minnesota if they have no warrant or ID or are abusing the person they are trying to arrest.. There is someone with a spine.

Rep Grjalva is who we need more of in Congress! She’s my shero!! 👏🫶

Looking forward to these ICE agents being prosecuted. And incarcerated.

Bless Rep Grijalva. She is what this moment needs. I know her dad is proud of his baby girl. 💙

Thanks Scott! I love this post of all the courage that is happening now. Grijalva and Mark Kelly's unwavering courage should be contagious to all the other feckless, weak and pathetic members in Congress doing nothing to stand up to this illegal unconstitutional regime! The drunk Hegsbreath unconstitutionally threatening to court marshall a proud member of our military for repeating the military's oath to refuse illegal orders that he supposedly swore to!!!!!...Hegsbreath is a disgrace! And the felon giving the Fifa guy a metal to give himself was the most pathetic thing I have seen from this sleepy coin-operated conman for...at least a few days. Keep up the fight!

I am with you Lily and grateful to Scott for giving us the space and opportunity to share our views and get some sense of how strong we are becoming! Who we are? We are all of us who abhor Fascism and it's present leader!

Great, we need more Grijalvs''s, proud of her, proud of Kelly too, need more folks like these 2 to stand up and fight for what is democracy.

She didn't run to run, she ran to stand.

Adelita Grijalva is a fireball. She has been ignored and mocked by the GOP but she keeps standing up for democracy. The GOP can learn something from this Hispanic woman. I don’t get inspired much these days but I can count on Newsom pointing out trumpys rediculous words and actions, I can count on Gov Pritzker doing the right thing, I can count on Bernie, AOC and Crockett

What a great list of people who are standing up for us!!! Here are two more who are working for US! Washington state senator Patty Murry and House representative Pramila Jayapal. Both of these women are intelligent and have been tirelessly working for all people to have better lives. They take the long view of what works and keep after their goals to provide basic everyday needs. Patty Murray has championed the needs of veterans as well. And Pramila Jayapal speaks up for stronger communities by not backing down from attacks by the GOP. She kept telling Biden not to believe that the GOP in Congress would play fair. If only he had taken her advice!!! Still, we can now rely on her to have well thought out plans when we are back in charge!!! :-)

An addendum to President Bidens' message to young people, your voice counts...VOTE!

Grijalva and Mark Kelly each inspire me. I am floored by their bravery and that of other patriotic Americans. Keep it up, y’all, you give me hope in this dark time.

Some inspirational things: Kelly giving it to Hogsbreath, Biden encouraging us to fight, Hrijalba letting MAGA know she won't get pushed around, and more. Great Sunday to you all! Karma is waiting for those files, the Trumpstein ones!

She’s my rep and I voted for her, and she is acting the same way she did as a school board member and a county official - fair, interested, tenacious.

For inspiring, my inspiration this week was former President Biden, encouraging young people to be who they are.

Do you ever wonder WHY THE BIG DEAL about pointing out the LAW? 

The NUREMBERG TRIALS established that "JUST OBEYING ORDERS" does not excuse CRIMES. 

It's ESTABLISHED LAW that WHISKEY PETE & DEMENTIA DON want to pretend does not exist. 

Firing on FISHING VESSELS with UNKNOWN CARGO, UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS does not PROTECT THOSE COMMITTING those CRIMES from prosecution! 

That includes an ADMIRAL who should know the LAW! 

DIRTY ENERGY KOCH has long sought VENEZUELAN OIL! TRUMP wallows in DIRTY ENERGY MONEY - no justifiable reason to WAGE ANOTHER ENDLESS WAR & sacrifice lives based on TRUMP'S LIES! 

THANKS TO ALL WHO SPOKE OUT & REMINDED THE MILITARY OF  INTERNATIONAL LAWS!