LA Riots 2025: California *BURNING* … Again
California is burning again—and it didn’t take long! Just over five months ago, wildfires raged, and Governor Newsom struggled to manage the crisis. Mayor Bass faced similar challenges with the LA wildfires. The Democratic Party’s leadership is on full display with each disaster.
The Los Angeles Protests of 2025: A City in Turmoil
In June 2025, Los Angeles erupted in protests after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid to service criminal warrants based on a large criminal conspiracy ICE is/was investigating. The investigation related to:
• Money laundering.
• Tax evasion.
• Customs fraud.
• A company that under-declared over $80 million in goods and failed to pay $17 million in fees.
• A larger conspiracy involving numerous businesses potentially laundering money in Mexico and Colombia.
What Has Happened
On June 6, protests began peacefully but turned violent, with clashes near the Federal Building and 101 Freeway. Protesters burned Waymo cars, looted businesses, and threw rocks, while LAPD used tear gas and rubber bullets. Over 100 arrests occurred, including union leader David Huerta. President Trump federalized the California National Guard, deploying 2,000 troops, followed by 2,000 more and 700 Marines by June 9, costing $134 million. Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass condemned the move, with Newsom suing the Trump administration for violating state sovereignty.
What Is Happening Now
As of June 10, protests continue but are less violent, with a peaceful City Hall rally. Sporadic looting persists, and 4,000 Guard troops and 700 Marines remain deployed. Newsom added 800 local officers, insisting they suffice. California’s lawsuit challenges the federal troop deployment, while immigrant communities face ongoing tension and businesses suffer losses.
Anticipated Outcomes
If peaceful protests continue and ICE raids ease, unrest may subside. The lawsuit’s outcome could limit federal overreach or embolden further interventions, possibly via the Insurrection Act. Politically, the divide deepens, with Democrats decrying Trump’s tactics and Republicans framing protesters as “insurrectionists.” LA’s Latino communities may demand aid to recover, and the protests could spark immigration reform debates or stricter enforcement.
“Seems like the love affair between Trump and Musk is over”
Whilst prepping for this blog post on the Trump/Musk Bromance Breakup story – I noticed that The New NEO blog had a post up that prioritized “stupid and juvenile” as the main concern in this “love affair” being over – treating “destructive” as a secondary issue. However, I believe “destructive” should be the primary concern, especially for Trump, with “stupid and juvenile” as possible secondary considerations:
This whole thing is remarkably stupid and juvenile, perhaps even destructive.
Who will experience the most destruction from these exchanges? Will this cause Trump to loose the 2026 midterms? I think this hurts Trump the most in the short term. Almost made this a Trump Tally post, but the destructiveness is still escalating.
Betting Odds
Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1 meets ChatGPT
It’s challenging for a Western mind to grasp Eastern philosophy, but I’m uncertain if the reverse is equally true. The Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1 profoundly transformed my life many years ago. The logo image above, referencing Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1, connects to ten related verses Here.
I have been testing Grok, ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Bing Chat (Copilot), Gemini, Perplexity, and Manus AIs for some time. I’m running questions, requests, and searches through each to identify which provides the best responses. Today, I ran Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1 through ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude, and I found ChatGPT’s response the most satisfying.
Here is ChatGPT’s response:
Hostess Red, White & Blue Twinkies = Green Poop
Reinventing the Wheel? I usually buy a couple of Twinkies packs a week, always the classic ones with white filling, individually wrapped, 10 per pack. Two days ago, Walmart was out of them. I settled for a single pack of eight (*EIGHT*) blue-filling Twinkies. Big mistake—they turned my poop a horrifying green. I can handle two fewer white-filling Twinkies in a pack, but green poop? No way.
Is this BLUE dye safe?
Trump Tally – May 29, 2025: Perfect Storm brewing for 2026 Midterms?
The 2026 midterms are shaping up to be a perfect storm. While Democratic disarray might seem to favor President Trump and the GOP, Republicans face their own headwinds: backtracking on Tariffs, mixed messaging, and strategic drift. Like converging weather systems, these conflicting dysfunctions may cancel each other out, denying either party a clear path to victory.
Trump often portrays himself as a modern-day Dudley Do-Right, seemingly incapable of wrongdoing or admitting mistakes. His loyal supporters, who some describe as suffering from “Trump Cultist Syndrome” (TCS), appear oblivious to any flaws in his actions.
At this point, it’s unclear if anyone—including President Trump—fully grasps the current political landscape. Yet, optimism persists: ‘50% of likely U.S. voters believe America is on the right track’ and the ‘Consumer Confidence Index® increased by 12.3 points in May’.
Voter and consumer optimism may reflect Trump’s swift policy changes, often labeled as flip-flopping, which keep observers scrambling to follow his unpredictable course. Some have recently dubbed him “TACO“—an acronym for “Trump Always Chickens Out”—criticizing his perceived tendency to backtrack. Nevertheless, many remain hopeful that his energetic start to his second term will deliver positive outcomes for America and its citizens.
The ongoing tariff situation has many scrambling to track changes and rumors, much like investors chasing a plummeting stock – ‘catching a falling stock is like catching a knife’. Consumers have not yet felt those final results, IMHO.
Will add his hard work and energetic start in his second term to the “Strong” category in today’s Tally update.
Russia and Ukraine ‘NeGoTiAtiOnS’
About a month since Trump mentioned Putin has been ‘tapping’ him along, and Trump now gives him a ‘two-week deadline’ to make progress on a ceasefire!?!?!?!?!?! This will go under the “Weak” category in today’s Tally update.