"You begin to wonder -- do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can't rule that out."

~ Adam Schiff quoted by Aaron Rupar

#Trump #StephenMiller #InsurrectionAct #PlenaryPower #Title10 #military #Chicago #Portland #SupremeCourt
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https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3m2pxkr4pdj2d

"Donald Trump and Stephen Miller are trying to make 'insurrection' happen. We know this because that word keeps popping casually out of their mouths." But:

"Real insurrection looks like what we saw on January 6, 2021, when Trump refused to call in the National Guard to support local police and then pardoned over 1,500 criminals, many of whom committed violent assaults on law enforcement."

~ Jay Kuo

#Trump #StephenMiller #InsurrectionAct #PlenaryPower #Title10
/11

https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/insurrectile-dysfunction

“'I co-wrote Trump’s first anti-terrorism plan in 2017-18. He’s not trying to stop ‘left-wing’ terrorism. He is staging it,' Miles Taylor, a vocal Trump critic who served as a deputy chief of staff at DHS during the president’s first term, said in a Tuesday morning post on social platform X."

~ Filip Timotija

#Trump #StephenMiller #InsurrectionAct #PlenaryPower #Title10 #military #Chicago #Portland
/12

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5542898-donald-trump-miles-taylor-anonymous/

"This has been a long-term plan because the focus on left-wing terrorism started during the first Trump administration. And now the difference is that they have all the levers of power underneath them with people willing to enact it and carry it out."

~ Olivia Troye

#Trump #StephenMiller #InsurrectionAct #PlenaryPower #Title10 #military #Chicago #Portland
/13

https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/two-former-trump-officials-warn-about

"Over four decades as a journalist, I’ve covered seven presidents, 20 Congresses, and thousands of staffers. I’ve never encountered one as sinister as Stephen Miller.

I see it in the darkness of his eyes, the venom of his words, the malevolence of his affect. And also by the deliberate brutality of his campaign from the White House to deport immigrants and crush dissenters."

~ John Harwood

#StephenMiller #Trump #venom #malevolence #cruelty #brutality #immigrants
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https://zeteo.com/p/who-is-stephen-miller-trump-immigration-fascism

From April.

Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01216-7

A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.

#Science #MAGA #Trump #press

Some people have a problem with swearing too much

My personal feeling is we don't swear enough

Have you seen the state of things?

Truth, delivered *responsibly*, and I'm not at all being remotely sarcastic ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

https://www.tiktok.com/@sydshep00

#Trump #tariffs #farming #usa #china #argentina #soybean #shutdown #maga #farmers

In this video Cult College explains how confused (former) MAGA supporters are that their cult is tearing apart.

She explains that these people often thought that Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation were 'made-up' propaganda by 'the left', and now they realize what they have voted for.

THE BEST THING NOW TO DO?
Offer Maga leavers safety and kindness. Offer them a good place to land.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_8JbGGi_oI
#Maga #Trump #BreakingUp #Cult

Sen. Adam Schiff: "Another day. Another presidential threat to jail two of his political opponents. What will it take for Republicans in Congress to speak out? While we still have a democracy left."
#Trump #AbuseOfPower #WorstPresidentEver #extremism #recklessness #politics

I thought Tennessee was a red state
#NationalGuard #Tennessee #TennesseeRiots #NationalGuard #Fascism #Trump&Epstein

#TROOPS IN #US CITIES

#NationalGuard deployments by the #Trump admin

#Chicago area: 500
About 300 #Illinois troops & 200 #Texas troops are expected on the streets soon.

#Portland, #Oregon: Currently None
Federal judge temporarily blocked deployment of #California troops staged near the city.

#WashingtonDC: 2,400
Deployed in August in what the admin called a *crime* fighting push.

#LosAngeles: 300
Peaked at 4,700 in June. Trump is appealing a ruling that the deployment was #illegal.

#law

#Chicago Mayor #BrandonJohnson said the #Trump admin has not told him where the #NationalGuard is, when it may arrive in Chicago or what its task will be.

“None of that has been made clear,” Johnson said at a Tuesday news conference. “That is what is so difficult about this moment, you have an administration that is refusing to cooperate with a local authority.”

The City of Chicago & state of #Illinois sued Trump Monday, seeking to stop the sending of National Guard troops to Chicago.

#law

#USpol #Resist #US #Elections2025

Main Senate Candidate calls out rival #Dem #Oligarch, #SusanCollins--🎼This is how you do it! 🎶

"#GrahamPlatner is running for the #Senate in #Maine - and he's ready to take on the ultra wealthy.

#maine​ #politics​ #berniesanders​ #democracy​ #progressive​ #news​ #shorts​ #republican​ #maga​ #trump​"

https://youtube.com/shorts/X_crEXa_qfA

@democracydocket
@democratsabroad
@indivisibleteam
@MeidasTouch

#USpol #TrumpCoup #Resist

#US "Senator #CoryBooker (D-NJ) is not afraid to speak the truth to #Trump's #FBI director, #KashPatel," reprimanding him, "...to step up...and do a *much* better job!"

"#news​ #politics​ #politicalnews​ #shorts​ #liberal​ #democrat​ #progressive​ #us​ #usnews​ #senate​ #newjersey​ #fbi​"

https://youtube.com/shorts/JU3v30klSQw8

Katie Benner: "Trump is preparing to make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments.
- It’s part of his overhaul of the safety net for poor, older and disabled people.
- Hundreds of thousands of people could lose these benefits."
#Trump #greed #cruelty #politics

"If Trump cannot serve out his term, I have high hopes for the impact of Vice President Vance's superlative, almost astonishing, and maybe unparalleled unlikeability, which has been demonstrated in any number of ways including by his signal achievement so far (aside from his eight vacations so far this year): being told off by two popes in one year."

~ Rebecca Solnit

#Trump #JDVance #dementia #health #WheresTrump #WheresDonald
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https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/thoughts-on-an-uncivil-war/

More like a fifty-cent piece, a coin that no one wants or has any use for.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/treasury-department-considering-trump-1-221609735.html
#Trump #Ego #Treasury #Megalomania

Starting a moon exploration tour from the couch? Why not? With a good internet connection, you can hit the ground running right away and enjoy your moonwalk:
https://trek.nasa.gov/moon/#v=0.1&x=0&y=0&z=1&p=urn%3Aogc%3Adef%3Acrs%3AEPSG%3A%3A104903&d=&locale=&b=moon&e=-281.2499947536844%2C-131.83593504078956%2C281.2499947536844%2C131.83593504078956&sfz=&w=

And don't forget: The Trump administration has cut off NASA's financial support from government funds! It stands to reason that this institution is to be weakened by financial erosion in order to then privatise it and sell it cheaply to loyal greedy super-rich. So no one can know how long all this information and data will be publicly available, which is now the property of the American people and the calling card for a United America. Do we really want to put up with THAT? This country is still called "United States of America" and may this name preserve its values for a long time to come! Stop freezing like the rabbit before the poison snake, stay strong and unite USA and finally defend yourself against your malicious destruction by greedy narcissists!

#space #moon #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #us #uspol #trump #usa #europe #italy #france #unitedkingdom #resist

Alt...

Moon Trek allows you to explore the Moon via your own computer. Credit: NASA/SSERVI

People should forget all their ideas about #Apple not being evil like Google, Microsoft and Meta...
"Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today.."
https://www.404media.co/iceblock-owner-after-apple-removes-app-we-are-determined-to-fight-this/
#apple #evil #ice #trump #iceblock

Now we know what Qatar received in exchange for the bribe that it gave to Trump:
"Just months after soliciting and receiving a $400 million luxury airliner for himself from Qatar, Pres. Donald Trump has now quietly granted the oil-rich autocracy a NATO-like defense guarantee, promising a U.S. response if it is attacked":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-qatar-defense-luxury-jet_n_68dda9fae4b0c450ba64f847?origin=home-latest-news-unit
#corruption #Trump #WorstPresidentEver #TrumpCrimeFamily #politics

TOPIC> The Destruction of NASA’s Mission

They Make America .. Again!

Reality accuses Trump of financially undermining and ruining the institutions built up by state funds and thus promoted and developed by the community of US citizens, in order to then incorporate them with other greedy super-rich and appropriate them at a ridiculous price.

Even Vladimir Putin has already expressed his interest in institutions. If you don't see what's being played here yet, you probably can't be helped any more... Trump is more likely to make the earth a disc again than America great again ...

https://gizmodo.com/nasa-accused-of-taking-illegal-steps-to-implement-trumps-budget-proposal-2000665557

#uspol #us #trump #politics #NASA

@Alias2

Vance will be worse than Trump.

Trump still has his unpredictable ego, which his handlers must deal with. Vance is completely bought off by Project 2025 and has no spine at all.

Vance will be a total puppet for his masters, and simply dismantle Democracy wherever he can to pave the way for a future Fascist state with women in the kitchen.

#Vance #Trump
@DemocracyMattersALot

https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/bulging-biceps-dont-win-modern-wars?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#Hegseth #Trump #Misogyny #FacialHair

Alt...

screen shot of post describing what effect implementing Pete Hegseth's macho military fantasy might have on the US military- the equivalent of the Russian military, bogged down in a war with Ukraine

Shadow Docket ruling lets Lisa Cook keep Federal Reserve seat until argued in court in January.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-federal-reserve-lisa-cook-5a48941a9e30017b0ed3e5837492d288
#SCOTUS #FederalReserve #Economy #Trump #LisaCook

"The president who received five draft deferments—four for college, one for bad feet—continued to a room full of career officers....

For the next 70 minutes, he spoke slowly, slurring words, delivering to the hundreds of professionals who had rushed from around the world to attend this meeting a rambling, incoherent stream of words that jumped from what appeared to be prepared remarks to his own improvisation."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #Hegseth #military
/1

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-30-2025

"The most remarkable aspect of Trump’s speech to the assembled generals and admirals of the US military was the silence.

The generals sat in silence.

They sat in silence as Trump slurred and rambled through a 'speech' that insulted the intelligence, professionalism, and loyalty of the generals."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #Hegseth #military
/2

https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/the-silence-of-the-generals

"In their adolescent fantasies, Trump and Hegseth believed the generals would fête them with standing ovations, chanting, 'USA! USA! USA!'

Instead, Trump and Hegseth were humiliated as their unhinged, delusional words slapped sharply against the bare walls and fell to the ground, their lunacy heightened by the silence of the generals.

Without the crutch and cover of cheering crowds, Trump’s mental deterioration was laid bare for all to see."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia
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"The true story of the speech is that it is also one of the most deranged speeches in the history of our nation.

That’s often what gets lost in all the coversge, where the media has to provide short, cogent snippets.

The truth is that generals and other top brass were hauled into a room from around the world to listen to 70 minutes of meandering, stream-of-conscious insanity."

~ David Pepper

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia
/4

https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/diagramming-a-historically-horrific

"If an aging narcissist is having more emotional outbursts, an even greater sense of entitlement, and loses the ability to hide their lack of empathy, these can be early warning signs that the narcissist has dementia too.

~ Sam Ray

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia
/5

https://samray.substack.com/p/malignant-narcissism-dementia

"If they are a narcissist of the sadistic variety, they will almost certainly remain as cruel as ever, if not more so, so don’t hope for much, and know that it is them, not you. As with all forms of narcissists, dementia will exacerbate their feelings of anxiety, paranoia, and suspiciousness, which will increase their desire to exert more power and control, and their default for that is cruelty."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia
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"The generals and admirals should be forgiven if they walked out of the auditorium and wondered: What on earth is wrong with the commander in chief? ...

In 1973, an Air Force nuclear-missile officer named Harold Hering asked a simple question during a training session: 'How can I know that an order I receive to launch my missiles came from a sane president?' The question cost him his career."

~ Tom Nicholls

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia
/7

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-hegseth-speech-incoherent/684421/?gift=63Gh33MHIm6zIngFjhtdLQM1zNpGlrmE-JRFV3ScPho&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

"Military members are trained to execute orders, not question them. But today, both the man who can order the use of nuclear arms and the man who would likely verify such an order gave disgraceful and unnerving performances in Quantico. How many officers left the room asking themselves Major Hering’s question?"

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia
/8

"Today, our military leaders personified the ethos the former Secretaries of Defense called for in their pre-January 6 letter, which we reviewed in last night’s post. The military isn’t about Hegseth’s phony warrior ethos, which would exclude many people who have served bravely from the military."

~ Joyce Vance

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia
/9

https://joycevance.substack.com/p/the-first-amendment-and-a-court-punch

"The generals and admirals sat mostly stone-faced as Trump delivered an inappropriate partisan speech. They did their duty by being there, but nothing more."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia
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"America’s toxic masculinity crisis was on full display today when Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense or, as he likes to say, Secretary of War, stood up in front of a room full of generals, admirals, and other senior military brass and lectured them about what it meant to be a real man."

~ Mary Trump

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia #ToxicMasculinity #overcompensation #MachoCosplaying
/11

https://www.marytrump.org/p/mary-trump-live-2e3

"There was no hooting, no hollering, no one applauded. They just sat like this. Like, it was emasculating in a way that this man who desperately tries to cosplay as an alpha was seen as a beta cuck by U.S. military leaders. Like, that was, I thought literally, and them televising this, I think it was even worse."

~ Wajahat Ali

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia #ToxicMasculinity #overcompensation #MachoCosplaying
/12

https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/shutting-down-a-fascist-regime-run

"Trump laid out a lawless, authoritarian vision for the armed forces, including fighting a 'war from within' against the his domestic enemies.

In other words, boots on the ground — in places like Portland, not Pyongyang."

~ Justin Glawe

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia
/13

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-military-speech-posse-comitatus

"The phrase 'enemy from within' has an ugly history. It was famously used by Senator Joseph McCarthy in a 1950 speech: 'When a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be from enemies from without, but rather because of enemies from within.' (McCarthy attributed the quote to 'one of our outstanding historical figures,' but that claim appears to be apocryphal.)"

~ Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia
/14

https://popular.info/p/trump-declares-war-on-america

"McCarthy used the concept of the 'enemy within' to justify the trampling of civil rights and academic freedom. Earlier, the Ottoman Empire used the concept of the 'enemy within' to rationalize the Armenian genocide."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #dementia
/15

Entitling his commentary "Bulging Biceps Don’t Win Modern Wars," Paul Krugman writes,

"Hegseth’s speech was morally vile. It was also, however, profoundly stupid. Hegseth seems to have gotten his ideas about what an effective military looks like by watching the movie 300."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #ToxicMasculinity #misogyny #racism #DEI #woke #stupidity
/16

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bulging-biceps-dont-win-modern-wars

"A military rife with sexual abuse and bigotry isn’t going to attract the best minds — many of which, although people like Hegseth will never believe it, reside in female and nonwhite bodies.

…All of this is of a piece with Trumpian policy in other domains."

#Trump #Hegseth #military #ToxicMasculinity #misogyny #racism #DEI #woke #stupidity
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