A U.S. appeals court will allow President Donald Trump to keep thousands of national guard troops in Washington for now, temporarily halting a district judge’s ruling declaring the deployment unlawful. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/crime-legal/appeals-allows-trump-deployment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #nationalguard #courts
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This man was created by #Trump in his first term.
The man suspected of #shooting 2 #NationalGuard members, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was once part of a #CIA-backed paramilitary group, one of several so-called #ZeroUnits, according to #Afghan & #US officials.
The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists & #HumanRights groups referring to them as “death squads.”
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/us/dc-shooting-suspect-afghanistan-cia-unit.html?smid=url-share
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In a 2019 report, Human Rights Watch said it had documented several instances in which the strike forces were responsible for “extrajudicial executions & enforced disappearances, indiscriminate airstrikes, attacks on medical facilities, & other violations of international humanitarian #law.”
#Trump #NationalGuard #shooting #CIA #ZeroUnits #HumanRights
Rolling Stone is back with more reporting on the unit of child soldiers the alleged DC National Guard attacker was the CIA groomed him for.
On the ground reporting from DC tonight indicates that the illegally deployed National Guard troops have largely stood down for the night and have abondened their "high visibility" patrols which had become common in DC.
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#DC #NationalGuard #Trump #JollyGoodGinger #USPol #venezuela
Wait wait wait, the guy was a child soldier. The CIA initially recruited him when he was 14 or 15. 🤦🏿♂️
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https://www.theconsciouslee.com
#Afghanistan #GWBush #DC #Trump #USPol #nationalguard #CIA #ConsciousLee
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Because the shooter was Afghan, #Trump declared it "an act of terror”
& quickly ordered 500 more #NationalGuard troops to #WashingtonDC.
& US #Citizenship & #Immigration Services has stopped processing Afghan immigration requests after the attack near White House
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Let’s be real here. The two National Guardmen that were shot wouldn’t be shot if they weren’t deployed to the capitol in the first place.
At this point, we just have the regime’s talking points parroted by mainstream media and we don’t know what truly happened.
Hegseth deploys another 500 troops to do what exactly?
I for one find it hard extremely hard to believe that someone just rolls up on armed National Guard and decides to shoot unprovoked
On the ground reporting from DC tonight indicates that the illegally deployed National Guard troops have largely stood down for the night and have abondened their "high visibility" patrols which had become common in DC.
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#DC #NationalGuard #Trump #JollyGoodGinger #USPol #venezuela
In a 2019 report, Human Rights Watch said it had documented several instances in which the strike forces were responsible for “extrajudicial executions & enforced disappearances, indiscriminate airstrikes, attacks on medical facilities, & other violations of international humanitarian #law.”
#Trump #NationalGuard #shooting #CIA #ZeroUnits #HumanRights
This man was created by #Trump in his first term.
The man suspected of #shooting 2 #NationalGuard members, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was once part of a #CIA-backed paramilitary group, one of several so-called #ZeroUnits, according to #Afghan & #US officials.
The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists & #HumanRights groups referring to them as “death squads.”
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/us/dc-shooting-suspect-afghanistan-cia-unit.html?smid=url-share
🇺🇸🦃To All First Responders Who Cannot Be With Their Families This Thanksgiving: Military, National Guard, Law Enforcement, K9 Units, Dispatchers, Corrections Officers, Security Personnel, EMS, Nurses, and Firefighters.
🙏🏽We appreciate all you do and the sacrifices you make, not just to keep us safe, but for your service to our community.
#Gratitude #EMS #Military #LawEnforcement #nurses #firefighters #NationalGuard #doctor #k9
Because the shooter was Afghan, #Trump declared it "an act of terror”
& quickly ordered 500 more #NationalGuard troops to #WashingtonDC.
& US #Citizenship & #Immigration Services has stopped processing Afghan immigration requests after the attack near White House
Let’s be real here. The two National Guardmen that were shot wouldn’t be shot if they weren’t deployed to the capitol in the first place.
At this point, we just have the regime’s talking points parroted by mainstream media and we don’t know what truly happened.
Hegseth deploys another 500 troops to do what exactly?
I for one find it hard extremely hard to believe that someone just rolls up on armed National Guard and decides to shoot unprovoked
Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s political identity.
Yet he has helped President Donald Trump erode states’ authority over elections, policing and deploying the National Guard.
https://www.propublica.org/article/greg-abbott-donald-trump-presidential-power-state-rights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #USPolitics #GregAbbott #Trump #NationalGuard #Election #Law
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But the sudden warming in the far upper atmosphere is going to result in anything but warmth. It is causing the #PolarVortex winds to weaken, said Amy H. Butler, a meteorologist at the #NOAA, & they could even reverse.
…These warming events…can trigger the most intense “polar vortex” cold-air outbreaks in the #US.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #FEMA #NationalGuard
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Yikes! Apparently, #Trump is accusing these #Veterans of #sedition!
#Goodlander is among Democratic lawmakers urging military to reject ' #IllegalOrders'
New Hampshire Public Radio | By Josh Rogers
Published November 19, 2025
Excerpt: "New Hampshire Rep. #MaggieGoodlander joined five other Democratic lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds in an online video Tuesday to advise members of the U.S. armed forces that they should refuse to carry out 'illegal orders.'
"The video didn’t identify any specific order or U.S military action as 'illegal,' but the message comes at a time of flaring tension between Democrats and the #Trump administration over the administration’s deployment of the #NationalGuard to patrol American cities and military strikes against #Venezuelan drug cartels that are believed to have killed more than 80 people.
" 'Right now, the threats to our #Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home,' the Democrats said as they took turns reading a single statement. 'Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders.'
" 'Don’t give up the ship,' the message ended.
"Sen. #ElissaSlotkin of Michigan, a former CIA analyst who served in Iraq, led the messaging effort. It comes on the heels of Sloktin introducing legislation aimed at limiting the president's power to deploy National Guard troops in American cities.
" 'I’ve joined my colleagues in sending a clear message to our brave women and men in uniform,' Goodlander said in a statement. 'We stand with you at a moment when you have been put in a terrible position by a president and a secretary of defense who are testing the boundaries of the law here at home.”
"In addition to Goodlander — a former U.S. Naval Reserve intelligence officer — the video features Navy veteran and former astronaut Sen. #MarkKelly of Arizona; Rep. #ChrisDeluzio of Pennsylvania, who also served in the Navy; Rep. #JasonCrow of Colorado, a former Army Ranger; and Rep. #ChrissyHoulahan of Pennsylvania, an Air Force veteran."
https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-11-19/goodlander-democrats-military-illegal-orders
Trump Suggests Death Penalty for ‘ #Seditious’ Democratic Lawmakers Who Condemned ‘Illegal’ Military Orders
“Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL," the president adds
by Corbin Bolies
Thu, November 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM EST
"President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a half-dozen Democratic lawmakers who issued a video urging military officials to 'refuse illegal orders' should be tried for seditious behavior, a crime he said was 'punishable by death!' "
#Resistance #USPol #PresidentBoneSpurs #USCivilWar #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism
Yikes! Apparently, #Trump is accusing these #Veterans of #sedition!
#Goodlander is among Democratic lawmakers urging military to reject ' #IllegalOrders'
New Hampshire Public Radio | By Josh Rogers
Published November 19, 2025
Excerpt: "New Hampshire Rep. #MaggieGoodlander joined five other Democratic lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds in an online video Tuesday to advise members of the U.S. armed forces that they should refuse to carry out 'illegal orders.'
"The video didn’t identify any specific order or U.S military action as 'illegal,' but the message comes at a time of flaring tension between Democrats and the #Trump administration over the administration’s deployment of the #NationalGuard to patrol American cities and military strikes against #Venezuelan drug cartels that are believed to have killed more than 80 people.
" 'Right now, the threats to our #Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home,' the Democrats said as they took turns reading a single statement. 'Our laws are clear: You can refuse illegal orders.'
" 'Don’t give up the ship,' the message ended.
"Sen. #ElissaSlotkin of Michigan, a former CIA analyst who served in Iraq, led the messaging effort. It comes on the heels of Sloktin introducing legislation aimed at limiting the president's power to deploy National Guard troops in American cities.
" 'I’ve joined my colleagues in sending a clear message to our brave women and men in uniform,' Goodlander said in a statement. 'We stand with you at a moment when you have been put in a terrible position by a president and a secretary of defense who are testing the boundaries of the law here at home.”
"In addition to Goodlander — a former U.S. Naval Reserve intelligence officer — the video features Navy veteran and former astronaut Sen. #MarkKelly of Arizona; Rep. #ChrisDeluzio of Pennsylvania, who also served in the Navy; Rep. #JasonCrow of Colorado, a former Army Ranger; and Rep. #ChrissyHoulahan of Pennsylvania, an Air Force veteran."
https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-11-19/goodlander-democrats-military-illegal-orders
Trump Suggests Death Penalty for ‘ #Seditious’ Democratic Lawmakers Who Condemned ‘Illegal’ Military Orders
“Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL," the president adds
by Corbin Bolies
Thu, November 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM EST
"President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a half-dozen Democratic lawmakers who issued a video urging military officials to 'refuse illegal orders' should be tried for seditious behavior, a crime he said was 'punishable by death!' "
#Resistance #USPol #PresidentBoneSpurs #USCivilWar #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism
Both Butler & Lopez Lang said having accurate #forecasts for #PolarVortex events can help make 7- to 10-day forecasts better, which can be beneficial for decision-making.
…As impactful as these polar vortex events are, scientists are losing some of their eyes on this layer of the atmosphere, Lopez Lang said.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
#Satellites are crucial to observing the stratosphere & making predictions about sudden stratospheric warming events, she said, & some of that #data is blinking out as satellites age & #NOAA makes #budget & program decisions that affect the availability of current & future measurements. She cited some newly missing data from polar-orbiting satellites as an example.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #PolarVortex #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NationalGuard
#PolarVortex disruption could bring colder temperatures into December
Northern parts of the US may record colder than normal temperatures in the coming weeks, according to a three- to four-week temperature forecast.
“We can see more active & shifted storm tracks & increases in #cold air outbreaks in regions across the Northern Hemisphere,” Lopez-Lang said.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard
Both Butler & Lopez Lang said having accurate #forecasts for #PolarVortex events can help make 7- to 10-day forecasts better, which can be beneficial for decision-making.
…As impactful as these polar vortex events are, scientists are losing some of their eyes on this layer of the atmosphere, Lopez Lang said.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Trump #NaturalDisasters #PublicHealth #FEMA #NOAA #NationalGuard