As reported in August (see boosted thread)

#Pentagon orders states’ National Guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

Pentagon memo details plan to train >20,000 #NationalGuard members across the US to carry out #Trump’s order on *subduing# civil *unrest*

#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces

Janessa Goldbeck, a former US Marine Corps captain & chief executive of the Vet Voice Foundation, a non-profit advocacy group, said the order represented “an attempt by the president to normalize a national, militarized police force”.

She predicted that force would be used to send #troops to #states led by #Democratic governors without their permission & could be used to suppress turnout and disrupt the fair operation of #elections.

#Trump #law #ElectionInterference #CivilRights #MafiaState

As authority, Burkett cited Trump’s August executive order that deployed the guard to fight *crime* in #WashingtonDC. The same order required the secretary of #defense to create “a standing National Guard quick reaction force … available for rapid nationwide deployment” in “quelling civil disturbances”.

#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #NationalGuard #PosseComitatusAct

The memo, signed on 8 October by Maj Gen Ronald Burkett, the director of operations for the #Pentagon’s #NationalGuard bureau, sets thresholds for the size of the quick reaction force to be trained in each state, with most states required to train 500 national guard members, for a total of 23,500 troops nationwide.

#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #PosseComitatusAct

A top US #military official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states, DC & US territories to form “quick reaction forces” trained in “riot control”, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers & pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive reviewed by the Guardian.

#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #NationalGuard #PosseComitatusAct

As reported in August (see boosted thread)

#Pentagon orders states’ National Guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’

Pentagon memo details plan to train >20,000 #NationalGuard members across the US to carry out #Trump’s order on *subduing# civil *unrest*

#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces

Border Patrol’s #Bovino agrees to return to court daily, as he & federal judge talk #BodyCams, #TearGas, IDs

The top #US #BorderPatrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to US District Judge Sara Ellis’ concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detained, #protesters & #journalists.

#Trump #Chicago #law #immigration #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #fascism #PoliceBrutality #MilitaryState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/28/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-federal-court

Border Patrol’s #Bovino agrees to return to court daily, as he & federal judge talk #BodyCams, #TearGas, IDs

The top #US #BorderPatrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to US District Judge Sara Ellis’ concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detained, #protesters & #journalists.

#Trump #Chicago #law #immigration #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #fascism #PoliceBrutality #MilitaryState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/28/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-federal-court

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👉🏽I share this to let our younger generation know: We see you.

🇺🇸To those who stand against authoritarianism and hate, who fight for equality, and who champion peaceful protest and civil discourse: You are the true patriots. You inspire us all.

#USA #America #Racism #Immigrants #latinos #democracy #Freedom #civilrights #justice #humanity

#Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the #NationalGuard’ Into US #Cities

In a speech to American #troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday, Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the #military if he decides it is appropriate.

#law #immigration #Constitution #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/trump-japan-national-guard-us-cities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the #NationalGuard’ Into US #Cities

In a speech to American #troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday, Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the #military if he decides it is appropriate.

#law #immigration #Constitution #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/trump-japan-national-guard-us-cities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Molly Crabapple bringing an Audre Lorde quote to life. Two powerhouses. Two women to be reckoned with.

More Molly:
https://www.mollycrabapple.com/

More Audre:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/browse?search_term=audre%20lorde

#Art #Illustration #AudreLorde #MollyCrabapple #Artist #Author #Feminism #Philosophy #CivilRights #Women

@ProPublica Under Trump care will never be taken that the laws be faithfully executed.
And Contempt of Court, the Constitution & the Laws is official administration policy.

"If a man has done evil in his life, he must not be complimented in marble."
— Charles Sumner, Republican Senator, abolitionist, humanist, proponent of punishing ex-Confederates and guaranteeing equal rights to freed former slaves —

#RuleOfLaw #Constitution #ArticleTwo #TakeCareClause #UnseatTheTrumpRegime #AntiConstitutionalGang #ObstructionOfUSGovernment #Subversion #Insurrection #RaiseYourVoice #UnitedInDiversity #EPluribusUnum #StrongerTogether #Law #Justice #Freedom #Democracy #CivilRights #HumanRights #USPol #USPolitics

New #Trump Order Among ‘Scariest Things I’ve Seen in US Politics,’ #CivilRights Attorney Says

The new order, he says, would essentially allow “random #fascist #vigilantes” to “sign up to be a #Brownshirt” for Trump’s militarized occupation forces.

Stephen Prager
Aug 26, 2025

"An executive order signed Monday by US President Donald Trump may permit 'random #FascistVigilantes' to help him #crackdown on protests across the country, according to one prominent civil rights lawyer.

"The new order, which comes amid wider concern about Trump’s #militarized takeover of #WashingtonDC, directs Secretary of Defense #PeteHegseth to ensure that each state’s #NationalGuard is equipped to 'assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement in quelling civil disturbances and ensuring the public safety.' "

Read more / listen:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-vigilante-portal

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/H30Nm

#USPol #Fascism #TrumpIsAFascist #Authoritarianism #BellRiots #Brownshirts #CorporateColonialism #Corporatocracy #CapitolGuards #HungerGames #SilencingDissent #CharacteristicsOfFascism

"The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and even torture, whether used in a jail or by immigration authorities during international flights. Among advocates’ concerns is that ICE is not tracking the WRAP’s use as required by federal law when officers use force."

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-deportations-trump-administration-civil-rights-84309f534c601befa6e9faeae78bcff5

#PublicHealth #ICE #DHS #immigrant #immigration #detention #deportation #restraints #CivilRights #LawEnforcement

"The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and even torture, whether used in a jail or by immigration authorities during international flights. Among advocates’ concerns is that ICE is not tracking the WRAP’s use as required by federal law when officers use force."

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-deportations-trump-administration-civil-rights-84309f534c601befa6e9faeae78bcff5

#PublicHealth #ICE #DHS #immigrant #immigration #detention #deportation #restraints #CivilRights #LawEnforcement

Arizona police agencies are largely rejecting an ICE program that lets officers act as deportation agents, citing the experience of the state’s largest sheriff’s office where the program ended after a federal judge found civil rights violations.

https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-police-immigration-ice-287g?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Arizona #ICE #Immigration #Police #Immigrants #CivilRights

Advocates say some tactics used by officers to target Latinos in Trump’s deportation effort draw from Joe Arpaio’s playbook.

“The model was Maricopa County — the very public, very humiliating, demoralizing approach to the raids, and the cruelty.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-287g-maricopa-county-arizona?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Arizona #ICE #Police #Immigration #Discrimination #CivilRights

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is a celebration of Black Joy, Black Excellence, and Black Activism.

This Oscar-winning documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson examines the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, and its line-up of iconic Black musicians and activists of the 1960s. The soundtrack is 🔥!

You can grab our free film guide to learn more about the historical context of the film, too.

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/summer-of-soul/

@jazz @music@fedigroups.social

#Activism #Democracy #History #Protest #CivilRights #BlackHistory #USHistory #BlackJoy #BlackExcellence #Music #Movie