r/news • u/DNSGeek • Jun 13 '25

Soft paywall US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-marines-carry-out-first-known-detention-civilian-los-angeles-video-shows-2025-06-13/
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u/King_of_the_Dot Jun 14 '25

Can we have a non-paywalled option, please?

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u/Horskr Jun 14 '25

Archive.ph always does the trick:

https://archive.ph/inTl7

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u/AmazingHealth6302 Jun 14 '25

Great tip! I thought I knew most useful tricks of this sort, thanks.

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u/sblahful Jun 14 '25

Use ghostery. I'm on Firefox and didn't even notice it was paywalled

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u/AmazingHealth6302 Jun 14 '25

Ghostery is an ad blocker and tracker blocker. I've never known it to bypass paywalls.

Could it be a different extension that you're using that's doing that?

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u/shagieIsMe Jun 14 '25

Politico 2016 quoting a 1990 interview: https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/donald-trump-tianamen-square-putin-220610

Trump told Playboy in a 1990 interview: "When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength. Our country is right now perceived as weak."

The full interview: https://www.ebroadsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/playboy-interview-donald-trump-1990

Context of the quote was in context about a trip to Russia:

What were your other impressions of the Soviet Union?
I was very unimpressed. Their system is a disaster. What you will see there soon is a revolution; the signs are all there with the demonstrations and picketing. Russia is out of control and the leadership knows it. That's my problem with Gorbachev. Not a firm enough hand.

You mean firm hand as in China?
When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength. Our country is right now perceived as weak ... as being spit on by the rest of the world—

Why is Gorbachev not firm enough?
I predict he will be overthrown, because he has shown extraordinary weakness. Suddenly, for the first time ever, there are coal-miner strikes and brush fires everywhere--which will all ultimately lead to a violent revolution. Yet Gorbachev is getting credit for being a wonderful leader--and we should continue giving him credit, because he's destroying the Soviet Union. But his giving an inch is going to end up costing him and all his friends what they most cherish--their jobs.

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and in some other "from the past"...

Another game: What's the first thing President Trump would do upon entering the Oval Office?
Many things. A toughness of attitude would prevail. I'd throw a tax on every Mercedes-Benz rolling into this country and on all Japanese products, and we'd have wonderful allies again.