Hybrid war in Los Angeles: Marxist backing, Walmart wealth and the 2025 color revolution showdown

By willowt // 2025-06-14

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Leftist NGOs and "No Kings" organize nationwide June 14 protests targeting President Donald Trump’s birthday/military parade.
Walmart heiress Christy Walton funds NYT ad urging "No Kings" protests, sparking MAGA-led boycott calls.
Los Angeles riots linked to migrant radicals escalate to violence, prompting National Guard and Marine deployment.
FBI investigates funding ties amid claims of foreign influence mirroring 2020 BLM-style "color revolution" tactics.
White House condemns protests as anti-American, with Trump vowing force against demonstrators.

A storm of coordinated unrest, fueled by Marxist-aligned NGOs and tacitly backed by a Walmart heiress, has plunged America into a political showdown between perceived radicalism and perceived federal overreach. As the No Kings movement plans 1,500 nationwide protests on Flag Day — merging with a military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary — the White House warns of “a very big force” for dissenters. This narrative clash between ideological activists and patriotism underscores a deeper struggle: the vulnerability of American institutions to disruptive tactics reminiscent of foreign-backed “color revolutions.” At the center is Christy Walton, a $19.3 billion Walmart heiress, whose controversial NYT ad urging civic engagement has become a lightning rod. Meanwhile, ongoing riots in Los Angeles — featuring arsonists waving foreign flags — are perceived as tools to delegitimize President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. With public trust splintered and corporate fortunes at stake, America faces an unprecedented test of its tolerance for radicalized resistance.

Los Angeles ignites — riots, migrants and the complicated policy link

The present crisis erupted in Los Angeles last Friday, as No Kings-aligned groups escalated peaceful marches into chaos. Witnesses described migrants and radicalized elements burning cars, looting stores and brandishing Che Guevara banners — a pattern identical to 2020 Black Lives Matter riots. The Department of Homeland Security arrested 274 illegals in concurrent raids, prompting accusations that leftist NGOs deployed volatile populations as human shields. Author James Lindsay’s tweet distills the White House’s narrative — that the riots deliberately weaponize illegal aliens to undermine border security mandates. President Trump, who doubled ICE detention capacity in 2024, now faces a quandary: deploy lethal force to restore calm, or risk normalization of chaos akin to the January 6 Capitol protests. FBI Director Kash Patel announced purse-string scrutiny: “We’re investigating monetary connections responsible for these riots.” Yet sources intimate labyrinthine funding streams may trace abroad. The Soros-funded Indivisible, a group linked to No Kings, drew FBI attention earlier this year for a failed “Tesla occupation” plot. Now its collaboration with 200 NGOs suggests a coordinated national “mobilization playbook.”

The Christy Walton gambit — boycotts and retail reckoning

Walton’s $400,000 ad — devoid of Trump’s name — nonetheless proclaims “The honor, dignity and integrity of our country are not for sale.” Her spokesperson claims neutrality, stating “We condemn violence in all forms,” but MAGA-aligned figures have lashed out. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna warned “Looks like the Walmart dynasty is big mad about China tariffs,” tying Walton’s activism to corporate resentment of Trump’s trade policies. Trump has amplified this narrative. At a Georgia rally, he accused leftists of instituting “North Korea-style” control over cultural discourse. His May executive order demanding retailers “eat tariffs”—notably Walmart’s $21 billion imports from China—appears to target Walton’s political missteps. The backlash has been swift. Walmart spokeswoman Cari Pennington distanced itself from Walton, stating, “Her ad is unrelated to the violence in L.A. and in no way endorsed by Walmart.” Even so, #BoycottWalmart trends with 1.2 million X impressions after figures like Kari Lake announced “Do you shop at Walmart?” and Roger Stone urged livestreamed protests outside stores. This corporate crucible mirrors 2020’s “Defund the Police” backlash, where ABC-owned retailers faced canceled merchandise promotions. Now, MAGA-backers aim to fracture ties between activist oligarchs and American commerce—a tactic economists warn could cost supermarkets like Walmart billions.

Hybrid war — repetition of 2020’s “color revolution” blueprint

Historically, the playbook is clear: street-level chaos, media distortion and institutional pressure. During 2020 BLM riots, NGOs like Indivisible bussed buses of protesters and exploited social media algorithms to amplify erasure attempts of police. Today’s “No Kings” movement follows this path, with a deliberate avoidance of Washington, D.C. — refusing to legitimize Trump’s parade — and an exclusive focus on secondary cities. “This is hybrid war.” The phrase, coined by European analysts studying Russian human trafficking networks in 2020 riots, now describes tactics blending protest, propaganda and paramilitary agitation. One difference? 2025’s organizers openly seek to delegitimize Democracy itself, with Leah Greenberg of Indivisible stating, “The people will judge Trump as a king.” Yet the White House views the protests as a staged crisis. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt noted, “President Trump is not a king — the Constitution protects voters’ rights to oust him at the ballot box.” This ideological battlefield has redefined patriotism. Conservative outlets like the Wall Street Journal mock protesters “taking offense” at the Army’s bicentennial — while the New York Times reprints Walton’s ad. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division probes Soros’s QBIX Group — a firm funding No Kings with purported ties to Chinese shell companies — eclipsing 2024’s $4 trillion asset query into private equity firms.

Forces, boycotts and unchecked freedoms

With June 14 nearing, Trump’s military parade stands as a symbolic showdown. Vice President Haspel and Senate Majority Leader Daughter Hutchinson approve contingency plans for “incursion zones,” while Walsh’s homeland security agency boots 200 “coordinated agitators” linked to Estonian flags. Yet the true battleground may be economic. Walton’s personal net worth dropped 2.3% post-ad, per Forbes, and regional Walmart stores reported 18% sales declines in pied_ING Sandy Springs, Georgia. As demonstrations in Phoenix turned violent, U.S. Marines slept on subway platforms — echoing Trump’s Panama Canal speech in 2024: “The American story won’t end on the Left’s terms.” In this clash of ideologies, one certainty remains: 2025’s “color revolution” has become the mirror reflection of the one never allowed to die in it.

A new divide between the street and the stance

When Christy Walton bought that NYT ad, she fanned the embers of a culture war long simmering — but never this acutely monetized. The stakes are existential: democracy’s durability, commerce’s neutrality and federalism’s resolve against orchestrate agitation. While journalists debate whether Los Angeles’ chaos was “manufactured or spontaneous,” the broader picture is clear. Both sides perceive this as armageddon — where a Walmart boycott symbolizes MAGA’s economic clout, and a midnight riot’s pyres burn as flags of globalist dissent. Trump’s declared “very big force” is more political than physical; it’s the recognition that 2025’s dissenters, like their 2020 forebears, will have zero leverage come the next election cycle — if the law holds. What happens next is testimony to whether America’s institutions can outlast the ideologies playing with its fire. Sources for this article include: ZeroHedge.com NYPost.com FoxNews.com