ICE raids in LA are starting to look more like kidnappings, agents in masks, no ID, no accountability. We break down what’s really going on and how it fits into a system in decline.

Also: Mamdani wins in NYC, Bezos’s wedding antics, and the WEF’s dystopian wishlist.

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