The #InsurrectionAct was signed into law in 1807 on #ThisDayInHistory by #ThomasJefferson, the same lying fucker who said regular revolution was needed. It has mostly been used against #LabourUnions and #antiracist protests. Trump has keeps threatening to use it for #MartialLaw.
Controlling the #PalestineMandate was proving impossible as #Britain had set out contrary objectives — A stable Arab #Palestine and the homeland for Jews. #Zionist terrorism led to #MartialLaw in Tel Aviv & Jerusalem on #ThisDayInHistory in 1947, with predictably violent results.

Top 5 News This Week: Duterte’s ICC pre-trial, EDSA People Power’s 40th anniversary

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/video/top-5-news-this-week/february-28-2026/

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency

Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

The Washington Post

People Power at 40: A memorial for – and a reminder from – the revolution’s heroes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/podcasts-videos/people-power-revolution-bantayog-ng-mga-bayani/

Having noticed the #GreatFamine in #Ireland was causing tenant farmers to lapse in #rent payment, the #IrishCoercionBill was introduced in parliament on #ThisDayInHistory in 1846. This would have allowed #MartialLaw to be declared in Ireland, since property comes before people...