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Governors Are Standing Up Some Tough Words In Response To Trump, But Will Action Follow?

Governors Are Standing Up
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https://warnercrocker.com/2025/08/26/governors-are-standing-up/

The Chicago Way

Governors Are Standing Up Some Tough Words In Response To Trump, But Will Action Follow?

Governors Are Standing Up
#politics#Chicago
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/08/26/governors-are-standing-up/

Within hours after being inaugurated, Trump signed an executive order targeting people like their child and defining sex as only male or female. Gorman says,

“'I don’t foresee this movement ending with the end of the Trump administration … I think that the rot is much deeper,' said Gorman."

Ashifa Kassam

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“'If he wouldn’t have a huge base of support, Trump is just, you know, your crazy uncle yelling things on a porch. That base of support needs to be addressed. Why was there support for this kind of fascism?' he added. 'And that’s a much deeper question. I would not personally feel safe going back to a country that doesn’t fully reckon with its fascist impulses.'"

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Within hours after being inaugurated, Trump signed an executive order targeting people like their child and defining sex as only male or female. Gorman says,

“'I don’t foresee this movement ending with the end of the Trump administration … I think that the rot is much deeper,' said Gorman."

Ashifa Kassam

#Trump #fascism #military#ICE#WashingtonDC#Chicago#KilmarAbregoGarcia #gender #trans
/11

Immediately after Trump's election in 2024, Benjamin and Chrys Groman made plans to sell their house, cars, most of their belongings and move to Barcelona. They were determined to leave the country before his inauguration, because they have a child whose passport has the non-binary X for gender.

#Trump #fascism #military#ICE#WashingtonDC#Chicago#KilmarAbregoGarcia #gender #trans
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/25/americans-moving-europe-trump

"Tonight, California governor Gavin Newsom’s social media account posted: 'Trump’s militarization of Los Angeles seems to have been just the start of an authoritarian takeover of American cities. This is not leadership. This is a scary, unlawful grab for power, and we should all be deeply concerned.'”

~ Heather Cox Richardson

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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-24-2025

Tonight, there is reporting that some of the National Guard troops in Washington D.C. are now carrying weapons. Most guardsmen will be carrying M17 pistols, but some will be armed with M4 rifles. It’s a frightening moment for those of us old enough to remember Kent State."

~ Joyce Vance

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https://joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-ahead-0ec

"Planning is under way to send national guard troops to Chicago, an official at the Pentagon confirmed to ABC News on Sunday. ...

The national guard is normally under the authority of the individual states, deployed at the request of the state governor and federalized – deployed by the federal government – only in a national emergency and at the request of a governor."

~ Nicola Slawson

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/25/first-thing-trump-manufactured-crisis-to-justify-plan-to-send-national-guard-to-chicago-leading-democrat-says

Donald Trump threatened to deploy National Guard troops Sunday to yet another Democratic stronghold, Baltimore, as the U.S. president seeks to expand his crackdown on crime and immigration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/world/politics/trump-democrats-national-guard/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jbpritzker #chicago #washington #usnationalguard #us #donaldtrump #republicans

Hey #Chicago#Illinois#Indiana#Wisconsin#Michigan

Anyone know of a shelter or someone who would be willing to adopt a seven-year-old German Shepherd boy with separation anxiety? He is facing being euthanized in the area that he lives, so I'm hoping to cast a wider net in the hopes of getting someone to save him.

Time is short he will be gone by the end of this week if nobody can save him!

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Hey #Chicago#Illinois#Indiana#Wisconsin#Michigan

Anyone know of a shelter or someone who would be willing to adopt a seven-year-old German Shepherd boy with separation anxiety? He is facing being euthanized in the area that he lives, so I'm hoping to cast a wider net in the hopes of getting someone to save him.

Time is short he will be gone by the end of this week if nobody can save him!

#dogs #dogsOfMastodon#GermanShepherd

The Pentagon is working on plans to deploy the U.S. military to Chicago as President Donald Trump says he is cracking down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration, The Washington Post reported Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/world/pentagon-military-deployment-chicago/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #donaldtrump #usmilitary #chicago

IL Gov Announces Nation’s First LGBTQ Legal Hotline

Callers can get advice on access to health care, identifying documents, housing, safety concerns and government benefits, such as Medicaid and SNAP.

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https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/08/22/pritzker-announces-first-of-its-kind-legal-help-line-for-lgbtq-illinoisans