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[?]Nonilex » 🌐
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“The only reason to move it there is to use it against Venezuela,” Cancian surmised, adding that the Ford’s arrival means “the shot clock has started because this is not an asset they can just keep there indefinitely. They have to use it or move it. And moving it would mean they are standing down” from a potential attack on , he said.

    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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    Carriers are strategic assets, & the uses its fleet of 11 — many of which are in scheduled maintenance & not available to sail at any given time — for power projection & deterrence in its top-tier concerns, notably countering in the Indo-Pacific region & maintaining a deterrent presence in the , said Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at CSIS.

      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
      @Nonilex@masto.ai

      The Ford & its 3 accompanying arrived in the region Tuesday, the Navy said in a news release. The ships were not yet in the Sea but had crossed into the ’s jdx, a vast area that also includes part of the Ocean & drug smuggling routes in the used by cartels based in & neighboring .

        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
        @Nonilex@masto.ai

        The USS Gerald R. Ford has entered waters near , prompting to put the entire country’s arsenal at the ready as the naval buildup fuels speculation that the admin intends to dramatically escalate its deadly counternarcotics campaign there.


        washingtonpost.com/national-se

          Ω 🌍 Gus Posey boosted

          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
          @Nonilex@masto.ai

          Venezuelan preparing response in case of attack

          is deploying , including decades-old Russian-made equipment, & is planning to mount a guerrilla-style resistance or sow chaos in the event of a US air or ground attack, according to sources with knowledge of the efforts & planning documents seen by Reuters.


          reuters.com/world/americas/ven

            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
            @Nonilex@masto.ai

            Here is ’s local coverage of the event:

            youtube.com/watch?v=DjJb7LCEwv

            POS was there. The ass that lied in court & then admitted he lied about protesters throwing a rock at him.

              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
              @Nonilex@masto.ai

              Why I Am Resigning

              A explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.

              By Mark L. Wolf


              theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/

                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                In June, University leaders warned that they anticipated & had begun what they described as “a comprehensive review of programs & head count across the university,” where the work force had climbed by more than 15% in about 4 years.

                The suspension of federal turned that into a .

                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                  Under the terms of the agreement, is expected to pay a $30 million to the govt & to invest another $30 million on programs designed to enhance efficiency & lower costs in & [they already have a world renowned Ag School]. A land-grant institution, Cornell is known for its agricultural programs.

                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                    Shot a Trying to Help

                    According to his lawyer, officers shot Carlos Jimenez after he warned them that would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.


                    motherjones.com/politics/2025/

                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                      His ouster also came about as he was preparing to send a letter to , of which Pulte was aware, notifying lawmakers that the was not cooperating with the 's office, 3 of the sources said.

                      …Pulte has circumvented the agency's Office of Inspector General in pursuing those three cases, Reuters previously reported.

                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                        Allen received notice of his termination from the White House after he made efforts to provide key information to prosecutors in that office, acc/to 4 sources. The information he turned over was constitutionally required, 2 of them said, while a third described it as being potentially relevant in discovery.

                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                          , the interim for the Eastern District of Virginia who was hand-picked for the job by , subsequently indicted after her predecessor declined to do so, citing a lack of evidence.

                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                            Created after the 2008 financial crisis, the is typically a low-profile regulatory office, but Pulte has launched a new hotline targeting mortgage fraud & made public criminal referrals against a series of foes including , as well as Board Governor & California Democratic Senator .

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                              The ouster of Joe Allen, 's acting , follows the agency's director, Bill Pulte, becoming an outspoken voice in support of the admin. Across the government, the Trump admin has so far fired or reassigned close to two dozen agency , who police , & . It has also defunded the group that supervises those offices.

                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                Exclusive: ousts  of US housing regulator involved in mortgage probes of his foes, sources say

                                The internal watchdog for the US Federal Housing Finance Agency [] is being removed from his role, four people familiar with the matter said, at a time when the housing regulator is playing a role in Trump's targeting of perceived enemies.


                                reuters.com/world/us/watchdog-

                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                  In Facebook groups & on Signal chats, tens of thousands of residents regularly information on agents’ last-known locations, neighborhoods being targeted that day & — importantly — the license plates, makes & models of the rental cars used by agents, which can change daily.

                                  Some -spotting Facebook pages in have up to 50,000 members.

                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                    That hyperlocal effort, spun off into dozens of chats on social platforms, has helped create a type of zone defense that - activists say - has slowed down agents & in some cases forced them to withdraw without making an arrest.

                                    …Over 3,000 people have been detained in since early September, acc/to .

                                      [?]Omar Moore » 🌐
                                      @popcornreel@mas.to

                                      Today’s New York Times Sunday Opinion Pages asked “are we losing our democracy?” You know the answer. The Times laid out conditions for autocracy to exist and analyzed whether the Trump Regime is authoritarian. We know the obvious answer. Nonetheless, this is the spread they published today. Take a look and enlarge or zoom in to read it.

                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                        The has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Sea, Sec announced.

                                        in a social media posting said the vessel was operated by a US designated terrorist organization but did not name which group was targeted. He said 3 people were killed in the strike.


                                        npr.org/2025/11/02/nx-s1-55947

                                          your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 boosted

                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                          Mad with power

                                          threatens action in over treatment of

                                          Trump said on Saturday that he has asked the Dept to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government "continues to allow the killing of Christians."


                                          reuters.com/world/africa/trump

                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                            Gaiser said the admin did not believe the strikes met the definition of hostilities under the & did not intend to seek an extension of the deadline nor Congress’s approval of ongoing action, acc/to 3 people familiar with the matter….

                                            “The administration appears to be blowing through the 60-day limit,” said a senior congressional aide.

                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                              A 60-day clock started ticking after the admin informed on Sept 4 that it had conducted a strike on an alleged drug boat in the 2 days earlier. It has followed that with a series of other strikes & has killed dozens of people so far.

                                              The 60-day window closes Monday, & up to now it’s been unclear what the admin would do.

                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                T. Elliot Gaiser, head of the admin’s Office of Legal Counsel, made his remarks to a small group of lawmakers this week amid signs that Trump may be planning to escalate the campaign in the region, including potentially hitting targets within .

                                                A president needs lawmakers’ approval for sustained military conflict under the 1973 Resolution, passed in the wake of the to prevent another drawn-out, undeclared conflict.

                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                  experts said the administration’s moves hearken back to an earlier era when troops were frequently deployed to *quell* & *disturbances*, such as the 1970 shooting in which 4 unarmed college students were killed by the Ohio national guard.

                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                    Among other things, the are to be trained how to “form Squad-sized Riot Control Formation”, how to “employ a Riot Baton as a Member of a Riot Control Formation”, & how to “Supervise a Riot/Crowd Control Operation”. members are also to be trained in de-escalation of force techniques.

                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                      The 8 Oct memo says the will deploy trainers to every state & US territories as far away as Guam with the goal of making the quick reaction forces “operational” by 1 Jan 2026. Each state will also be provided “100 sets of crowd control equipment to be used to support this requirement”.

                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                        As authority, Burkett cited Trump’s August executive order that deployed the guard to fight *crime* in . The same order required the secretary of to create “a standing National Guard quick reaction force … available for rapid nationwide deployment” in “quelling civil disturbances”.

                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                          The memo, signed on 8 October by Maj Gen Ronald Burkett, the director of operations for the ’s bureau, sets thresholds for the size of the quick reaction force to be trained in each state, with most states required to train 500 national guard members, for a total of 23,500 troops nationwide.

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                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                            A top US official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states, DC & US territories to form “quick reaction forces” trained in “riot control”, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers & pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive reviewed by the Guardian.

                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                              As reported in August (see boosted thread)

                                                              orders states’ National Guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

                                                              Pentagon memo details plan to train >20,000 members across the US to carry out ’s order on *subduing# civil *unrest*


                                                              theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o

                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                Trump’s deployment of troops within will likely remain on hold through mid-November after sought more information from lawyers Wednesday.

                                                                The request ended 12 days of silence from the justices. The admin asked the high court on Oct 17 to undo an order from US District Judge April Perry that’s blocked the troop deployment since Oct 9.

                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                  After 12 days of silence about the deployment of troops in , justices are now asking “whether the term ‘regular forces’ refers to the regular forces of the , &, if so, how that interpretation affects the operation” of the .


                                                                  chicago.suntimes.com/2025/10/2

                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                    No ruling imminent as asks for more briefs in deployment case

                                                                    on Wednesday asked for more briefing in the ongoing fight over Trump’s ability to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois, signaling that the court’s highly anticipated ruling is still weeks away.


                                                                    chicagotribune.com/2025/10/29/

                                                                      [?]Lea » 🌐
                                                                      @leadore@sunny.garden

                                                                      USpol News - 67-yo citizen battered by fascist troops [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                                      This happened during the same incident where they threw tear gas at children on their way to a Halloween parade.

                                                                      > Shocking video shows a chaotic scene on a quiet Chicago street as Border Patrol agents in tactical gear drag a 67-year-old man from his car while children in Halloween costumes look on in horror.

                                                                      > “One of our athletes was on his way home from a team long run yesterday and as he turned onto his block, found that Border Control had the road blocked,” the club wrote.

                                                                      > “The agents threatened to break his window if he didn’t move his car. Before he could act, they pulled him out of his car, knelt on his back, and subdued him, though he never resisted. They broke six of his ribs and caused internal bleeding.”

                                                                      independent.co.uk/news/world/a

                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                        “This is a political prosecution & a gross attempt to silence , a right protected under the . This case is a major push by the administration to criminalize & punish anyone who speaks out against them,” Abughazaleh said in a video posted to BlueSky.

                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                          A congressional candidate in has been indicted along with 5 others over blocking vehicles during outside a federal enforcement building in suburban , according to court documents.

                                                                          The indictment, filed last week by a special grand jury, accuses Kat Abughazaleh of blocking a federal agent outside the detention center.


                                                                          apnews.com/article/federal-enf

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