"We have a mentally incapacitated octogenarian white supremacist, who is intent on using overwhelming power to change America into a MAGA wet dream. To do that, he is going to need to physically confront people he calls 'urban dwellers,' which is white supremacist talk for African-Americans."
~ Malcolm Nance
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #NationalGuard #ICE #FBI
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https://malcolmnance.substack.com/p/urgent-trump-may-seize-control-of
"It will be a week filled with new performative cruelty and made-for-TV melodrama. It’s all a ruse. Trump is play-acting as president and provoking outrage to distract from his own guilt. Everything he does is a sign of weakness or fear."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #NationalGuard #ICE #FBI #PerformativeCruelty
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https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/looking-past-the-performative-cruelty
"Trump's authoritarian power grabs are escalating. Random street crimes are being used as pretexts for repression. ...
The ongoing militarization of immigration enforcement, the false narratives about rising crime, and the threats for further crackdowns on Americans are all part of Trump’s need to punish anyone and everyone who doesn’t support him absolutely."
~ Justin Glawe
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #NationalGuard #ICE #FBI #PerformativeCruelty
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-national-guard-washington-dc-takeover
"It’s official: Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C.—a dramatic escalation in a city where violent crime has actually fallen year-over-year from 2024 to 2025."
~ Aaron Parnas
But EpsteinEpsteinEpstein and EconomyEconomyEconomy.
This is politics of theater and distraction, always predictably loved by authoritarian-leaning citizens.
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #NationalGuard #ICE #FBI #PerformativeCruelty
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https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-donald-trump-places-dc-police
I have lived in D.C. for eight years. I am not leaving the city I call home. Get ready for on the ground, live coverage from the nation's capital.
William Lindsey 
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