Trump's deployment of federal troops to U.S. cities is the political equivalent of a lit fuse, increasing the likelihood of an incident that can be used to manufacture some greater crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/30/world/donald-trumps-show-of-force/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #us #usmarines #nationalguard #washington #losangeles #crime
Japan should feel rest assured that the Osprey aircraft are being deployed strategically, capably and safely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/14/japan/dont-worry-over-osprey-safety-measures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #v22osprey #gsdf #sdf #usmarines #defense #usjapanrelations #airforce
Reuters images showed #Marines apprehending a #civilian, restraining his hands w/zip ties & then handing him over to civilians from #DHS.
Asked about the incident, US #military's Northern Command spox said active duty forces "may temporarily detain an individual in specific circumstances."
"Any temporary detention ends immediately when the individual(s) can be safely transferred to the custody of appropriate civilian law enforcement personnel," a spox said.
Found the video via Austin American-Statesman
#USMarines detain civilian at #LA anti-#ICE #protests for first known time after #Trump deploys #military
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW5oRFbHbuQ
#law#PosseComitatusAct #democracy#RightToProtest#FreedomOfAssembly #authoritarianism #tyranny#Gestapo#AmericanAutocracy#LosAngeles#California#NationalGuard#Marines #resist