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News18
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Hans Zimmer Brings In Reference Of Mahatma Gandhi To Fight Trump's ICE Raids: 'Demonstrate Non-Violence'
Zimmer in an Instagram post brought in the reference of Mahatma Gandhi and urged the protestors to demonstrate non-violence and peaceful protest. Hans Zimmer, a two-time Oscar-winning composer, on Thursday accused US President Donald Trump of planting violent protesters in peaceful protests to escalate the situation. Zimmer in an Instagram post brought in the reference of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the greatest apostle of peace in the world, and urged the protestors to demonstrate non-violence and peaceful protest despite the President trying to hamper the situation. Taking to Instagram, the German film composer wrote, 'I fear the Trump administration will plant violent protesters among our peaceful protests. They will use this as an excuse to use force against us." He further elaborated on what protestors can do to continue with their peaceful demonstration. 'The moment violence or property damage begins, EVERY OTHER PROTESTER must immediately sit on the floor or the ground in silence, with signs down. The media needs to film this. This will reveal paid fake thugs posing as protesters becoming violent. The sitting down must spread like a 'wave" in a football stadium throughout the crowd of protesters." 'Local police officers will immediately see WHO is doing the damage, and the rest of us will demonstrate our non-violent innocence and retain our Constitutional right to peaceful protest," he added The film composer then used hashtags mentioning Mahatma Gandhi and passive resistance. Protests In Across US Los Angeles on Thursday entered seventh day of protests that have been largely peaceful but occasionally punctuated by violence. The protests broke out last Friday in response to a series of immigration raids. Trump, in turn, called in the National Guard on Saturday, then summoned the Marines on Monday. 'If I didn't act quickly on that, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground right now," said Trump at an event at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Similar protests have popped up across the US, including in New York, Seattle, Chicago, Austin, Las Vegas and Washington, DC. The mayor of Spokane, Washington, announced a state of emergency and a curfew after protesters blocked roads to protest the Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. First Published: June 12, 2025, 14:04 IST
Daily Mirror
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Angry theatregoers boycott Les Misérables - because Donald Trump is there
The President was met with boos and heckles as he and the First Lady took their seats at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the first time since Trump announced sweeping changes Donald Trump's arrival at the opening night of Les Misérables caused outrage among theatre-goers, with some audience members choosing to walk out before the show began. Grainy footage from inside the at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts captures audience members heckle Donald Trump as the President takes his seat for the performance. Trump took his place in the presidential box alongside wife Melania for the first time since his massive overhaul of the venue's output. Several members of Trump's top team were also in attendance. Trump's controversial changes to the nation's cultural heart have sparked fierce criticism, including appointing himself chairman, putting supporters in powerful positions in the organisation and announcing a cut on what he called "woke" productions, such as drag acts. Sales of subscription packages are said to have declined since Mr Trump's takeover, and several touring productions, including Hamilton, have cancelled planned runs at the centre. Actor Issa Rae and musician Rhiannon Giddens scrapped scheduled appearances, and Kennedy Center consultants, including musician Ben Folds and singer Renée Fleming, resigned. When some of the ticket holders for Wednesday night's show donated their tickets when they found out that Trump, Vance and their wives, Melania and Usha, would be in attendance, according to Qommittee, a network of drag performers, fans and allies, as reported by Houston Public Media. It was not just members of the audience who boycotted the opening night performance. Up to a dozen cast members were reported to had said they would sit out the performance, replaced by understudies, in protest at Trump's changes to the beloved venue. 'The cast was given the option to not perform the night Trump will be in the audience, and both major cast members and members of the ensemble are among those sitting out,' CNN reported last month. Trump was joined by Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha as well as Attorney General Pam Bondi and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The MAGA takeover was met with heckles in the auditorium itself. People on X also shared the irony Mr Trump chose to see a performance about a mass uprising against a tyrannical king. Several drag queens were also present in the audience, in protest at Trump's ban on drag acts at the theatre. 'Theatre is supposed to be a place of community, a place of storytelling, a place of celebration, joy, catharsis and it should be open and available to all,' one of the drag queens, who goes by Vagenesis, told NPR. While many audience members heckled the President and first lady, others in the theatre cheered when they appeared. 'I love Les Mis,' Trump said. 'We've seen it many times. We love it. One of my favourites.' He was untroubled by reports that cast members may boycott the performance. 'I couldn't care less,' he said. 'Honestly, I couldn't. All I do is run the country well.' Sales of subscription packages are said to have declined since Mr Trump's takeover, and several touring productions, including Hamilton, have cancelled planned runs at the centre. Actor Issa Rae and musician Rhiannon Giddens scrapped scheduled appearances, and Kennedy Center consultants, including musician Ben Folds and singer Renée Fleming, resigned.
The Advertiser
12-06-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Marines on LA streets will have power to make arrests
US Marines will join National Guard troops on the streets of Los Angeles within two days, officials say, and will be authorised to detain anyone who interferes with immigration officers on raids or protesters who confront federal agents. US President Donald Trump ordered the deployments over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom, sparking a national debate about the use of the military on US soil and animating protests that have spread from Los Angeles to other major cities, including New York, Atlanta and Chicago. Los Angeles on Wednesday endured a sixth day of protests that have been largely peaceful but occasionally punctuated by violence, mostly contained to a few blocks of the city's downtown area. The protests broke out last Friday in response to a series of immigration raids. Trump in turn called in the National Guard on Saturday, then summoned the Marines on Monday. "If I didn't act quickly on that, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground right now," said Trump at an event at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. State and local leaders dispute that, saying Trump has only escalated tensions with an unnecessary and illegal deployment of federal troops, while Democrats nationally have condemned his action as authoritarian. Trump is carrying out a campaign promise to deport immigrants, employing forceful tactics consistent with the norm-breaking political style that got him elected twice. "President Trump promised to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in American history and left-wing riots will not deter him in that effort," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. The US military said on Wednesday that a battalion of 700 Marines had concluded training specific to the LA mission, including de-escalation and crowd control. They would join National Guard under the authority of a federal law known as Title 10 within 48 hours, not to conduct civilian policing but to protect federal officers and property, the military said. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement: "If any rioters attack ICE law enforcement officers, military personnel have the authority to temporarily detain them until law enforcement makes the arrest." US Army Major General Scott Sherman, who commands the task force of Marines and Guardsmen, told reporters the Marines would not carry live ammunition in their rifles, but they would carry live rounds. Newsom and the state of California have sued Trump and the Defense Department to stop the deployment, maintaining that none of the Title 10 conditions were met to justify military deployment, such as a when the US is under threat from a foreign invasion or rebellion. In downtown LA, shortly before the second night of a curfew over a 2.5 square kilometre area, relative calm was broken. Police said demonstrators at one location threw commercial grade fireworks and rocks at officers. Another group of nearly 1000 demonstrators were peacefully marching through downtown when police suddenly opened fired with less lethal munitions in front of City Hall. Other protests have also taken place in Santa Ana, south of Los Angeles as well as major cities such as New York, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Seattle, Boston and Washington and San Antonio, Texas. The protests are set to expand on Saturday, when several activist groups have planned more than 1800 anti-Trump demonstrations across the country. That day, tanks and other armoured vehicles will rumble down the streets of Washington, DC, in a military parade marking the US Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with Trump's 79th birthday. US Marines will join National Guard troops on the streets of Los Angeles within two days, officials say, and will be authorised to detain anyone who interferes with immigration officers on raids or protesters who confront federal agents. US President Donald Trump ordered the deployments over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom, sparking a national debate about the use of the military on US soil and animating protests that have spread from Los Angeles to other major cities, including New York, Atlanta and Chicago. Los Angeles on Wednesday endured a sixth day of protests that have been largely peaceful but occasionally punctuated by violence, mostly contained to a few blocks of the city's downtown area. The protests broke out last Friday in response to a series of immigration raids. Trump in turn called in the National Guard on Saturday, then summoned the Marines on Monday. "If I didn't act quickly on that, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground right now," said Trump at an event at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. State and local leaders dispute that, saying Trump has only escalated tensions with an unnecessary and illegal deployment of federal troops, while Democrats nationally have condemned his action as authoritarian. Trump is carrying out a campaign promise to deport immigrants, employing forceful tactics consistent with the norm-breaking political style that got him elected twice. "President Trump promised to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in American history and left-wing riots will not deter him in that effort," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. The US military said on Wednesday that a battalion of 700 Marines had concluded training specific to the LA mission, including de-escalation and crowd control. They would join National Guard under the authority of a federal law known as Title 10 within 48 hours, not to conduct civilian policing but to protect federal officers and property, the military said. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement: "If any rioters attack ICE law enforcement officers, military personnel have the authority to temporarily detain them until law enforcement makes the arrest." US Army Major General Scott Sherman, who commands the task force of Marines and Guardsmen, told reporters the Marines would not carry live ammunition in their rifles, but they would carry live rounds. Newsom and the state of California have sued Trump and the Defense Department to stop the deployment, maintaining that none of the Title 10 conditions were met to justify military deployment, such as a when the US is under threat from a foreign invasion or rebellion. In downtown LA, shortly before the second night of a curfew over a 2.5 square kilometre area, relative calm was broken. Police said demonstrators at one location threw commercial grade fireworks and rocks at officers. Another group of nearly 1000 demonstrators were peacefully marching through downtown when police suddenly opened fired with less lethal munitions in front of City Hall. Other protests have also taken place in Santa Ana, south of Los Angeles as well as major cities such as New York, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Seattle, Boston and Washington and San Antonio, Texas. The protests are set to expand on Saturday, when several activist groups have planned more than 1800 anti-Trump demonstrations across the country. That day, tanks and other armoured vehicles will rumble down the streets of Washington, DC, in a military parade marking the US Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with Trump's 79th birthday. US Marines will join National Guard troops on the streets of Los Angeles within two days, officials say, and will be authorised to detain anyone who interferes with immigration officers on raids or protesters who confront federal agents. US President Donald Trump ordered the deployments over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom, sparking a national debate about the use of the military on US soil and animating protests that have spread from Los Angeles to other major cities, including New York, Atlanta and Chicago. Los Angeles on Wednesday endured a sixth day of protests that have been largely peaceful but occasionally punctuated by violence, mostly contained to a few blocks of the city's downtown area. The protests broke out last Friday in response to a series of immigration raids. Trump in turn called in the National Guard on Saturday, then summoned the Marines on Monday. "If I didn't act quickly on that, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground right now," said Trump at an event at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. State and local leaders dispute that, saying Trump has only escalated tensions with an unnecessary and illegal deployment of federal troops, while Democrats nationally have condemned his action as authoritarian. Trump is carrying out a campaign promise to deport immigrants, employing forceful tactics consistent with the norm-breaking political style that got him elected twice. "President Trump promised to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in American history and left-wing riots will not deter him in that effort," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. The US military said on Wednesday that a battalion of 700 Marines had concluded training specific to the LA mission, including de-escalation and crowd control. They would join National Guard under the authority of a federal law known as Title 10 within 48 hours, not to conduct civilian policing but to protect federal officers and property, the military said. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement: "If any rioters attack ICE law enforcement officers, military personnel have the authority to temporarily detain them until law enforcement makes the arrest." US Army Major General Scott Sherman, who commands the task force of Marines and Guardsmen, told reporters the Marines would not carry live ammunition in their rifles, but they would carry live rounds. Newsom and the state of California have sued Trump and the Defense Department to stop the deployment, maintaining that none of the Title 10 conditions were met to justify military deployment, such as a when the US is under threat from a foreign invasion or rebellion. In downtown LA, shortly before the second night of a curfew over a 2.5 square kilometre area, relative calm was broken. Police said demonstrators at one location threw commercial grade fireworks and rocks at officers. Another group of nearly 1000 demonstrators were peacefully marching through downtown when police suddenly opened fired with less lethal munitions in front of City Hall. Other protests have also taken place in Santa Ana, south of Los Angeles as well as major cities such as New York, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Seattle, Boston and Washington and San Antonio, Texas. The protests are set to expand on Saturday, when several activist groups have planned more than 1800 anti-Trump demonstrations across the country. That day, tanks and other armoured vehicles will rumble down the streets of Washington, DC, in a military parade marking the US Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with Trump's 79th birthday. US Marines will join National Guard troops on the streets of Los Angeles within two days, officials say, and will be authorised to detain anyone who interferes with immigration officers on raids or protesters who confront federal agents. US President Donald Trump ordered the deployments over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom, sparking a national debate about the use of the military on US soil and animating protests that have spread from Los Angeles to other major cities, including New York, Atlanta and Chicago. Los Angeles on Wednesday endured a sixth day of protests that have been largely peaceful but occasionally punctuated by violence, mostly contained to a few blocks of the city's downtown area. The protests broke out last Friday in response to a series of immigration raids. Trump in turn called in the National Guard on Saturday, then summoned the Marines on Monday. "If I didn't act quickly on that, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground right now," said Trump at an event at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. State and local leaders dispute that, saying Trump has only escalated tensions with an unnecessary and illegal deployment of federal troops, while Democrats nationally have condemned his action as authoritarian. Trump is carrying out a campaign promise to deport immigrants, employing forceful tactics consistent with the norm-breaking political style that got him elected twice. "President Trump promised to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in American history and left-wing riots will not deter him in that effort," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. The US military said on Wednesday that a battalion of 700 Marines had concluded training specific to the LA mission, including de-escalation and crowd control. They would join National Guard under the authority of a federal law known as Title 10 within 48 hours, not to conduct civilian policing but to protect federal officers and property, the military said. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement: "If any rioters attack ICE law enforcement officers, military personnel have the authority to temporarily detain them until law enforcement makes the arrest." US Army Major General Scott Sherman, who commands the task force of Marines and Guardsmen, told reporters the Marines would not carry live ammunition in their rifles, but they would carry live rounds. Newsom and the state of California have sued Trump and the Defense Department to stop the deployment, maintaining that none of the Title 10 conditions were met to justify military deployment, such as a when the US is under threat from a foreign invasion or rebellion. In downtown LA, shortly before the second night of a curfew over a 2.5 square kilometre area, relative calm was broken. Police said demonstrators at one location threw commercial grade fireworks and rocks at officers. Another group of nearly 1000 demonstrators were peacefully marching through downtown when police suddenly opened fired with less lethal munitions in front of City Hall. Other protests have also taken place in Santa Ana, south of Los Angeles as well as major cities such as New York, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Seattle, Boston and Washington and San Antonio, Texas. The protests are set to expand on Saturday, when several activist groups have planned more than 1800 anti-Trump demonstrations across the country. That day, tanks and other armoured vehicles will rumble down the streets of Washington, DC, in a military parade marking the US Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with Trump's 79th birthday.
West Australian
12-06-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Marines on LA streets will have power to make arrests
US Marines will join National Guard troops on the streets of Los Angeles within two days, officials say, and will be authorised to detain anyone who interferes with immigration officers on raids or protesters who confront federal agents. US President Donald Trump ordered the deployments over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom, sparking a national debate about the use of the military on US soil and animating protests that have spread from Los Angeles to other major cities, including New York, Atlanta and Chicago. Los Angeles on Wednesday endured a sixth day of protests that have been largely peaceful but occasionally punctuated by violence, mostly contained to a few blocks of the city's downtown area. The protests broke out last Friday in response to a series of immigration raids. Trump in turn called in the National Guard on Saturday, then summoned the Marines on Monday. "If I didn't act quickly on that, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground right now," said Trump at an event at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. State and local leaders dispute that, saying Trump has only escalated tensions with an unnecessary and illegal deployment of federal troops, while Democrats nationally have condemned his action as authoritarian. Trump is carrying out a campaign promise to deport immigrants, employing forceful tactics consistent with the norm-breaking political style that got him elected twice. "President Trump promised to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in American history and left-wing riots will not deter him in that effort," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. The US military said on Wednesday that a battalion of 700 Marines had concluded training specific to the LA mission, including de-escalation and crowd control. They would join National Guard under the authority of a federal law known as Title 10 within 48 hours, not to conduct civilian policing but to protect federal officers and property, the military said. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement: "If any rioters attack ICE law enforcement officers, military personnel have the authority to temporarily detain them until law enforcement makes the arrest." US Army Major General Scott Sherman, who commands the task force of Marines and Guardsmen, told reporters the Marines would not carry live ammunition in their rifles, but they would carry live rounds. Newsom and the state of California have sued Trump and the Defense Department to stop the deployment, maintaining that none of the Title 10 conditions were met to justify military deployment, such as a when the US is under threat from a foreign invasion or rebellion. In downtown LA, shortly before the second night of a curfew over a 2.5 square kilometre area, relative calm was broken. Police said demonstrators at one location threw commercial grade fireworks and rocks at officers. Another group of nearly 1000 demonstrators were peacefully marching through downtown when police suddenly opened fired with less lethal munitions in front of City Hall. Other protests have also taken place in Santa Ana, south of Los Angeles as well as major cities such as New York, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Seattle, Boston and Washington and San Antonio, Texas. The protests are set to expand on Saturday, when several activist groups have planned more than 1800 anti-Trump demonstrations across the country. That day, tanks and other armoured vehicles will rumble down the streets of Washington, DC, in a military parade marking the US Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with Trump's 79th birthday.
Perth Now
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Marines on LA streets will have power to make arrests
US Marines will join National Guard troops on the streets of Los Angeles within two days, officials say, and will be authorised to detain anyone who interferes with immigration officers on raids or protesters who confront federal agents. US President Donald Trump ordered the deployments over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom, sparking a national debate about the use of the military on US soil and animating protests that have spread from Los Angeles to other major cities, including New York, Atlanta and Chicago. Los Angeles on Wednesday endured a sixth day of protests that have been largely peaceful but occasionally punctuated by violence, mostly contained to a few blocks of the city's downtown area. The protests broke out last Friday in response to a series of immigration raids. Trump in turn called in the National Guard on Saturday, then summoned the Marines on Monday. "If I didn't act quickly on that, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground right now," said Trump at an event at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. State and local leaders dispute that, saying Trump has only escalated tensions with an unnecessary and illegal deployment of federal troops, while Democrats nationally have condemned his action as authoritarian. Trump is carrying out a campaign promise to deport immigrants, employing forceful tactics consistent with the norm-breaking political style that got him elected twice. "President Trump promised to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in American history and left-wing riots will not deter him in that effort," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. The US military said on Wednesday that a battalion of 700 Marines had concluded training specific to the LA mission, including de-escalation and crowd control. They would join National Guard under the authority of a federal law known as Title 10 within 48 hours, not to conduct civilian policing but to protect federal officers and property, the military said. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement: "If any rioters attack ICE law enforcement officers, military personnel have the authority to temporarily detain them until law enforcement makes the arrest." US Army Major General Scott Sherman, who commands the task force of Marines and Guardsmen, told reporters the Marines would not carry live ammunition in their rifles, but they would carry live rounds. Newsom and the state of California have sued Trump and the Defense Department to stop the deployment, maintaining that none of the Title 10 conditions were met to justify military deployment, such as a when the US is under threat from a foreign invasion or rebellion. In downtown LA, shortly before the second night of a curfew over a 2.5 square kilometre area, relative calm was broken. Police said demonstrators at one location threw commercial grade fireworks and rocks at officers. Another group of nearly 1000 demonstrators were peacefully marching through downtown when police suddenly opened fired with less lethal munitions in front of City Hall. Other protests have also taken place in Santa Ana, south of Los Angeles as well as major cities such as New York, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Seattle, Boston and Washington and San Antonio, Texas. The protests are set to expand on Saturday, when several activist groups have planned more than 1800 anti-Trump demonstrations across the country. That day, tanks and other armoured vehicles will rumble down the streets of Washington, DC, in a military parade marking the US Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with Trump's 79th birthday.
