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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Eva Longoria slams 'un-American' LA immigration raids from TV set in France as city goes on lockdown
Eva Longoria slammed 'un-American' ICE deportations that have led to riots in Los Angeles from France where she is filming a TV show. Her comments came before the city imposed a curfew across its riot-ravaged downtown in an effort to end pro-migrant protests which have gripped the city for five days. From 8pm Tuesday through to 6am Wednesday, swathes of the city will be under a strict lockdown as officers fight to regain control and stamp out widespread violence and destruction. Longoria, 50, spoke about the issue to her 10.6 million Instagram followers in an extended clip on Tuesday, admitting that while she was not physically in Los Angeles, her heart was with everyone impacted by the ongoing events. She said the unfolding events were 'hard to witness from afar'. 'I can't imagine what it's like to be in Los Angeles right now,' the Texas-born star added. 'I can't believe it's happening in Austin, Texas. I can't believe it's happening all over the country. 'And the comments and people's reactions to it is really so surprising to me because it is un-American. 'We all can agree nobody wants criminals in our country, nobody wants rapists, nobody wants drug dealers, nobody wants bad actors in our country - that's not what's happening.' Longoria said that President Donald Trump was overreaching in his actions, and had not stayed true to his campaign promise to deport only criminals. 'These roundups are happening in birthday parties, in elementary graduations, Home Depots - those are not criminals,' she said. Chrissy Teigen has also been among the Hollywood stars speaking out on social media about the ongoing protests in Los Angeles over ICE raids ordered by President Donald Trump. Multiple stars took to platforms such as Instagram amid news Trump ordered 2,000 troops with California 's National Guard to the area amid ongoing unrest, to the objection of California Governor Gavin Newsom. Kim Kardashian also uploaded a post on Tuesday saying that 'there HAS to be a BETTER way' than what Trump is doing. 'When we we're told ICE is to keep our country safe and remove violent criminals – great,' Kim wrote. 'But when we we witness innocent, hard-working people being ripped from their families in inhumane ways, we have to speak up. We have to do what's right.' Longoria in her clip said that standards in the immigration system under Trump are so warped and manipulated, that it's essentially a rigged game and impossible for people to achieve basic citizenship. 'Those of you that keep yelling, "Well, you should have come here legally, do it, get in the back of the line" - there is no line ... this mythical line that everybody's talking about. 'There's people that've been waiting for citizenship for 25 years that have been in line. And I just asked for you guys to educate yourself, if you're out there yelling, "Good, they deserve this" - they don't.' Actress Justine Lupe reposted a screed by actor Mark Ruffalo to her Instagram feed. 'I'm away from home but I love you Los Angeles. We showed up as a community in January and we're showing up now. Get out of our home ICE. We love our neighbors,' she wrote. The post from Ruffalo criticized people who were blaming 'the poorest of the poor for ruining your life.' It comes as the city of angels continues to take further measures into stopping the rage and chaos. Mayor Karen Bass announced the new orders after she was locked in tense meetings with the police chief and senior officials to weigh whether a strict curfew would help act as a circuit breaker and soothe tensions. For five days now rioters have wreaked havoc on communities as they railed against President Donald Trump 's efforts to rid the city of illegal migrants. They were only further enraged when Trump gave orders to send 700 Marines and 4,100 National Guard troops in to take over policing efforts and assist the LAPD. Rioters set fire to cars, looted buildings and attacked officers with rocks, fireworks and cement bricks in harrowing scenes of destruction which Attorney General Pam Bondi compared to a third world nation. Bass said the curfew is expected to last several days and will encompass a square mile radius around the epicenter of the violence in Downtown LA. Any protester who defies the order and remains out in the area past 8pm will be arrested. A curfew is the natural next step in efforts toward regaining control of the city, as the LAPD ramps up arrests and cracks down on protesters breaching unlawful assembly orders. Hordes of protesters were zip-tied and forced onto LAPD buses en masse as authorities sought to bring an end to days of chaos and destruction. LAPD chief Jim McDonnell said protests had grown more violent as the week progressed. There were just 27 arrests on Sunday, with 40 on Sunday, 114 on Monday and nearly 200 by 6pm on Tuesday. He said public safety personnel, journalists and homeless people would be exempt from the order.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Eva Longoria whines about 'un-American' LA immigration raids from France as city goes on lockdown
Eva Longoria slammed 'un-American' ICE deportations that have led to riots in Los Angeles - from what appeared to be the comfort of her Spanish mansion. Her comments came before the city imposed a curfew across its riot-ravaged downtown in an effort to end pro-migrant protests which have gripped the city for five days. From 8pm Tuesday through to 6am Wednesday, swathes of the city will be under a strict lockdown as officers fight to regain control and stamp out widespread violence and destruction. Longoria, 50, spoke about the issue to her 10.6 million Instagram followers in an extended clip on Tuesday, admitting that while she was not physically in Los Angeles, her heart was with everyone impacted by the ongoing events. The stunning star - who played the role of Gabrielle Solis on 180 episodes of the popular ABC series Desperate Housewives from 2004–2012 - was seated in a room that appeared to be from her Spain home. Longoria said the unfolding events were 'hard to witness from afar' - indicating she was likely at her home in Spain. 'I can't imagine what it's like to be in Los Angeles right now,' the Corpus Christi, Texas-born star added. 'I can't believe it's happening in Austin, Texas. I can't believe it's happening all over the country. 'And the comments and people's reactions to it is really so surprising to me because it is un-American.' The Mexican-American star said she was in the state of shock watching the events unfold, saying it went against the basic tenets America's forefathers laid out. 'We all can agree nobody wants criminals in our country, nobody wants rapists, nobody wants drug dealers, nobody wants bad actors in our country - that's not what's happening,' said the Golden Globe-nominated actress. Longoria said that President Donald Trump was overreaching in his actions, and had not stayed true to his campaign promise to deport only criminals. 'These roundups are happening in birthday parties, in elementary graduations, Home Depots - those are not criminals,' she said. Chrissy Teigen was among the Hollywood stars speaking out on social media about the ongoing protests in Los Angeles over ICE raids ordered by President Donald Trump. Multiple stars took to platforms such as Instagram amid news Trump ordered 2000 troops with California 's National Guard to the area amid ongoing unrest, to the objection of California Governor Gavin Newsom. On Teigen's Instagram Stories, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit alum shared a tweet that mused about the allocation of resources toward the raids as opposed to feed or help people in need. Another post implied Trump had deeply-political motives with the flurry of bold moves in Southern California. Teigen also linked to advertisement for an event called the No Kings mass protest on June 14 along with a link provided by organizers. The outspoken star, who is married to A-list singer John Legend, has had a complicated history of activism. She emerged as a prominent voice of opposition to Trump in his first term, repeatedly getting under the sitting president's skin. Kim Kardashian also uploaded a post on Tuesday saying that 'there HAS to be a BETTER way' than what Trump is doing. 'When we we're told ICE is to keep our country safe and remove violent criminals – great,' Kim wrote. 'But when we we witness innocent, hard-working people being ripped from their families in inhumane ways, we have to speak up. We have to do what's right.' Longoria in her clip said that standards in the immigration system under Trump are so warped and manipulated, that it's essentially a rigged game and impossible for people to achieve basic citizenship. 'Those of you that keep yelling, "Well, you should have come here legally, do it, get in the back of the line" - there is no line ... this mythical line that everybody's talking about. 'There's people that've been waiting for citizenship for 25 years that have been in line. And I just asked for you guys to educate yourself, if you're out there yelling, "Good, they deserve this" - they don't.' Actress Justine Lupe reposted a screed by notoriously left-leaning actor Mark Ruffalo to her Instagram feed, though she was also out of the city Actress Justine Lupe reposted a screed by notoriously left-leaning actor Mark Ruffalo to her Instagram feed, though she was also out of the city. 'I'm away from home but I love you Los Angeles. We showed up as a community in January and we're showing up now. Get out of our home ICE. We love our neighbors,' she wrote. The post from Ruffalo criticized people who were blaming 'the poorest of the poor for ruining your life.' It comes as the city of angels continues to take further measures into stopping the rage and chaos. Mayor Karen Bass announced the new orders after she was locked in tense meetings with the police chief and senior officials to weigh whether a strict curfew would help act as a circuit breaker and soothe tensions. For five days now rioters have wreaked havoc on communities as they railed against President Donald Trump 's efforts to rid the city of illegal migrants. They were only further enraged when Trump gave orders to send 700 Marines and 4,100 National Guard troops in to take over policing efforts and assist the LAPD. Rioters set fire to cars, looted buildings and attacked officers with rocks, fireworks and cement bricks in harrowing scenes of destruction which Attorney General Pam Bondi compared to a third world nation. Bass said the curfew is expected to last several days and will emcompass a square mile radius around the epicenter of the violence in Downtown LA. Any protester who defies the order and remains out in the area past 8pm will be arrested. A curfew is the natural next step in efforts toward regaining control of the city, as the LAPD ramps up arrests and cracks down on protesters breaching unlawful assembly orders. Hordes of protesters were zip-tied and forced onto LAPD buses en masse as authorities sought to bring an end to days of chaos and destruction. LAPD chief Jim McDonnell said protests had grown more violent as the week progressed. There were just 27 arrests on Sunday, with 40 on Sunday, 114 on Monday and nearly 200 by 6pm on Tuesday.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Eva Longoria complains about ICE deportations and LA raids from her Spanish home after quitting 'dystopian' US
Eva Longoria went on a passionate message about the ongoing violence stemming from the demonstrations in Southern California - from what appeared to be the comfort of her Spanish mansion. Longoria, 50, spoke about the issue to her 10.6 million Instagram followers in an extended clip on Tuesday, admitting that while she was not physically in Los Angeles, her heart was with everyone impacted by the ongoing events. The stunning star - who played the role of Gabrielle Solis over 180 episodes of the popular ABC series Desperate Housewives from 2004–2012 - was seated in a room that appeared to be from her Spain home. Longoria said the unfolding events were 'hard to witness from afar. 'I can't imagine what it's like to be in Los Angeles right now,' the Corpus Christi, Texas-born star added. 'I can't believe it's happening in Austin, Texas. I can't believe it's happening all over the country. 'And the comments and people's reactions to it is really so surprising to me because it is un-American.' The Mexican-American actress said she was in the state of shock watching the events unfold, saying it went against the basic tenets America's forefathers laid out. 'We all can agree nobody wants criminals in our country, nobody wants rapists, nobody wants drug dealers, nobody wants bad actors in our country - that's not what's happening,' said the Golden Globe-nominated actress. Longoria said that President Donald Trump was overreaching in his actions, and had not stayed true to his campaign promise to deport only criminals. 'These roundups are happening in birthday parties, in elementary graduations, Home Depots - those are not criminals,' she said.
Int'l Business Times
09-05-2025
- Health
- Int'l Business Times
Dr Oz Mocked for Insisting It's Americans' 'Patriotic Duty' to Stay Healthy: 'Cutting Medicare is Unpatriotic'
Dr. Mehmet Oz believes it is the "patriotic duty" of Americans to stay healthy, but hearing the assertion from the head of Medicare and Medicaid, which are currently facing potential cuts, did not inspire patriotism in all Americans. "Seventy percent of the money we spend is on chronic illness, and we're not getting our money's worth," Oz said Fox News Thursday. "So for folks listening right now, it's your patriotic duty to be as healthy as you can." Critics bristled to the comment, accusing Oz of blaming patients for illness while ignoring health determinants like affordability, access and socioeconomic barriers. "Then make health care affordable and reinstate not having medical debt affect credit scores," one user replied. Others pointed to recent GOP-led policies—such as proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid and tariffs on prescription drugs—as counterproductive and hypocritical. "Cutting Medicare, Medicaid, and putting tariffs on prescription drugs hardly makes us healthier," wrote one. "In fact, I would say that is unpatriotic." So, if you have some sort of illness, which you do not control, such as Cancer, such as Heart ailments, congenital diseases, you are not a patriot? This is not common sense, this is a denial of the rights of all citizens. — PaulCA - Be humorous, we're only here once. (@BabbleBabble11) May 9, 2025 Some pushed back against the idea that individuals should carry patriotic responsibility for chronic or congenital illness. "Cancer doesn't care if you're healthy or not," one post read, while another sarcastically added, "I guess I just chose Type 1 diabetes when I was young—what an unAmerican a**hole I am." Healthcare advocates and progressives also took issue with the lack of systemic solutions. "Then why don't we have universal healthcare, you know, so we can all fulfill our patriotic duty?" a user asked. Many resented the statement's framing, even if they agreed with his message. "Being healthy is important, but calling it a 'patriotic duty' is just a convenient way to shame people while ignoring the systemic healthcare issues that make wellness inaccessible for many," read another comment. When you hear "it's your patriotic duty to be as healthy as you can," just run away as fast as you can. 🏃 — Scott 𝕏 (@bullriders1) May 9, 2025 Oz made similar comments when he was sworn in last month, going on to suggest that Americans should save money on drugs by staying healthy. Originally published on Latin Times
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
"Failed Spectacularly": Critics Are Trolling Elon Musk After The "Humiliating" Loss In Wisconsin And It's A Moment You're Allowed To Enjoy
Scott Olson / Getty Images And his critics are overjoyed. Musk and Musk-aligned groups spent some $20 million to help conservative candidate Brad Schimel. Musk over the weekend claimed the outcome of the race 'will be important for the future of civilization.' He even gave out two $1 million checks to voters in a publicity stunt for Schimel. Voters instead selected the progressive candidate, Susan Crawford, which ensures the court will retain its 4-3 liberal majority. 'He tried to spend his unlimited resources to buy a state Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin,' House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on MSNBC on Tuesday night. 'And it failed spectacularly.' Jeffries urged Republicans to walk away from Musk, whom he called an 'unelected, unpopular, unhinged and unAmerican billionaire puppet-master.' Tech billionaire Elon Musk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, sank millions into the Wisconsin state Supreme Court race and came up empty on Tuesday night. Observers on social media were just as blunt ― even on Musk's own platform, X, where they couldn't help but revel in his defeat: Scott Olson / Getty Images This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
