#militarystate
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masto.ai
August 19, 2026 at 11:11 PM
#trump officials extend #nationalguard mission in #dc through 2026
The domestic #military mission, which is the subject of an ongoing #court challenge, was due to expire at the end of February.

#law #homerule #possecomitatusact #militarystate #martiallaw #statesponsoredterrorism […]
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masto.ai
January 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM
#trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the rarely used federal #law to deploy the #us #military or federalize the #nationalguard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of #state #governors.

#law #insurrectionact #militarystate #martiallaw #constitution #civilrights […]
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masto.ai
January 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I knew this was coming as soon as I read #toddblanche’s comments…

#trump threatens to use the #insurrectionact in #minneapolis

Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, allowing him to deploy #troops as #protests against #ice continue.

#law #militarystate #martiallaw […]
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masto.ai
January 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The memo does not specify what kind of litigation the volunteers would be asked to do, but it says that, ideally, attorneys would have “significant experience” in #immigration & administrative law in addition to general prosecution & litigation experience.

#law #martiallaw #militarystate #trump
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Judge Perry’s written TRO in #illinois v #trump is in.

The #doj has also filed a notice of appeal.

The fight over the #nationalguard is officially headed to the 7th Circuit.

#chicago #law #judiciary #possecomitatusact #militarystate #martiallaw #immigration #fascism #tyranny
October 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
U.S. District Judge April Perry just took the bench in #illinois v. #trump, over the deployment of the #nationalguard.

Perry: "I'm going to issue an oral ruling."

Perry: "The plaintiffs' motion will be granted in part."

#chicago #law #possecomitatusact #militarystate #martiallaw #immigration […]
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masto.ai
October 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
JUST IN: A new filing in #illinois v. #trump says "there are no plans for the National Guard to be at the" Dirksen Federal Courthouse.

#chicago #law #nationalguard #possecomitatusact #militarystate #martiallaw
October 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Wells also tells Perry that while the court was in session, federal prosecutors in #chicago moved to dismiss charges against yet another person arrested during #ice protests in #broadview, Paul Ivery (see pic)

#trump #Chicago #law #nationalguard #possecomitatusact #militarystate #martiallaw
October 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“At no point did I, nor did the Building Security Committee, authorize or request the National Guard’s assistance to secure the Dirksen Courthouse,“ Chief District Court Judge Kendall said in a prepared statement.

#trump #chicago #law #nationalguard #possecomitatusact #militarystate #martiallaw
October 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Around 1,000 anti-#Trump protesters marched peacefully in downtown #chicago last night, as the first #texas #nationalguard soldiers prepared to deploy near the city.

#law #freedomofassembly #righttoprotest #possecomitatusact #militarystate #martiallaw #ice #cbp #gestapo #sturmabteilung […]
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masto.ai
October 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As Gov #jbpritzker awaited word from the #trump admin about the deployment of the #nationalguard in #illinois, he cleared his calendar on Saturday for an anticipated call from #defense Secy #petehegseth.

#derelictionofduty #toxicmasculinity #law #military #possecomitatusact #militarystate […]
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masto.ai
October 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trayvon Howse, 20, came out to protest near Kedzie Ave & Pershing Rd.

“We’re Americans. Why can’t we live in peace?” Howse said. “Last time I checked, we had freedom of speech, that was one of our amendments, right?”

#trump #law #militarystate #tyranny #ice #cbp #gestapo #freedomofassembly […]
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masto.ai
October 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Massive #immigration raid on #chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

#dhs said federal agents with #cbp, the #fbi & the #atf arrested 37 people in the raid.

#trump #law #us #militarystate #democracy #constitution #civilrights #humanrights #dueprocess […]
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masto.ai
October 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#jbpritzker warned of broader threats posed by #Trump’s actions, stating, “You cannot call this anything except an attack on the #constitution of the #unitedstates.”

#law #possecomitatusact #militarystate #democracy #civilrights #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #gestapo #coup #trumpcoup2
September 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#oregon sues #trump admin over order to deploy #troops in #portland
The #defense secretary issued a memo saying 200 members of the Oregon #nationalguard would be activated, an action state leaders say is #unlawful.

#law #possecomitatusact #militarystate […]
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masto.ai
September 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Here come the #stormtroopers

#pentagon approves use of #navy base for #chicago #ice operations
*#defense* officials have said the installation also could be used by #military forces who are called on to *assist* ICE.

#law #possecomitatusact #trump #militarystate #martiallaw #fascism #autocracy […]
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masto.ai
September 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Took them long enough

#dc #trumpto.ai/tags/Trump" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">finally] Sues #Trump Admin Over Deployment of [#nationalguard

The #city is challenging the #federal government’s authority to send #troops into the city for what Trump has called a “public safety emergency.”

#law #us #military #washingtondc #homerule #militarystate […]
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masto.ai
September 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#militarystate

#house #republicans seek to permanently overhaul criminal #justice in #dc & further restrict #homerule
The GOP’s 14 proposals would usher in some of the most intense interventions in the city’s justice system since the #federal government took over many of its functions in the […]
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masto.ai
September 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
And if #trump went that route, there would be no turning back, according to Raquel Aldana, a law professor at the University of California, Davis: “The reality is that, once he does, the powers can be unlimited & we are in a #militarystate.”

#law #immigrationlaw #judiciary #pentagon […]
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masto.ai
September 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#giftarticle

A federal judge’s scathing opinion explains why Trump’s deployment of #troops to #california was more than just an overreach.

The #trump administration broke the #law. Its officials knew they were breaking the law. And they’ll likely try to do so again.

#militarystate […]
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masto.ai
September 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The federal surge into #chicago could start as early as Sept. 5 & last about 30 days, according to two U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans that had not been made public.

#trump #militarystate #whitesupremacy #law #military #nationalguard #possecomitatusact […]
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masto.ai
August 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#chicago mayor defies Trump's #immigration crackdown plan for the city

The mayor of Chicago pushed back Saturday against what he called the “out-of-control” #trump admin’s plan to surge #federal officers into the nation’s third-largest #city, which could take place within days.

#militarystate […]
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masto.ai
August 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM