@spiegelmama

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The #California Government suing the Federal Government is well worth reading, THX for the link:

"👉#DonaldTrump is creating fear and terror👈 by failing to adhere to the U.S. #Constitution and overstepping his authority. This is a manufactured crisis to allow him to take over a state militia, damaging the very foundation of our republic. Every governor, red or blue,...

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/06/09/governor-newsom-suing-president-trump-and-department-of-defense-for-illegal-takeover-of-calguard-unit/

@spiegelmama

#CalGuardTakeover
#TrumpCoup #LAprotests
#USpol #StatesRights #Legal

(2/n)

...should reject this outrageous overreach.

👉This is beyond incompetence — this is him intentionally causing chaos, terrorizing communities, and endangering the principles of our great democracy.
It is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.👈
We will not let this stand.”

Governor #GavinNewsom"

How the alleged "#Insurrection" started:

"... #ICE officers took actions that...

@spiegelmama

#CalGuardTakeover
#TrumpCoup #LAprotests
#USpol #StatesRights #Legal

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...inflamed tensions, including the arrest and detainment of children, and military-style operations that sparked panic in the community. 👈
The Department of Homeland Security [#DHS] reported that its enforcement activities on June 6 resulted in the 👉arrest of [merely] 44 individuals, two of whom appear to have been minors. Only five of those arrested reportedly had any criminal history.👈"

Completely..

@spiegelmama

#CalGuardTakeover
#TrumpCoup #LAprotests
#USpol #StatesRights #Legal

(4/n)

...disproportional.

Very much worth noting:

"President #Trump issued a memorandum entitled “Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions,” purporting to authorize the Department of Defense to call up 2,000 #NationalGuard personnel into federal service for a period of 60 days, and 👉declaring a “, #rebellion against the authority of the...

@spiegelmama

#CalGuardTakeover
#TrumpCoup #LAprotests
#USpol #StatesRights #Legal

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...Government of the #UnitedStates”👈 and directing the Secretary of Defense to coordinate with state governors and the #NationalGuard to commandeer state militias. 👉

This order was *not* specific to #California and suggests that the President could assume control of any state militia..."👈

" U.S. Secretary of #HomelandSecurity #KristiNoem previously said, 👉#Federalization of the #NationalGuard...