South Korea’s current turmoil shows how lingering authoritarian institutions continue to tempt presidents into abusing executive power, leaving civil society and the courts as the primary checks on overreach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/19/world/yoon-suk-yeol-and-power-abuse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #yoonsukyeol #nationalassembly #moonjaein #leejaemyung #rohtaewoo #leemyungbak #parkgeunhye #rohmoohyun #martiallaw
Leo
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South Korean prosecutors called on Tuesday for the death penalty to be handed down to former president Yoon Suk Yeol for his December 2024 declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into chaos. Yoon triggered a political crisis when he announced an end to civilian rule in December 2024 and sent troops to parliament to enforce it. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
#SouthKorea #Yoon #MartialLaw
South Korean prosecutors called on Tuesday for the death penalty to be handed down to former president Yoon Suk Yeol for his December 2024 declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into chaos. Yoon triggered a political crisis when he announced an end to civilian rule in December 2024 and sent troops to parliament to enforce it. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
#SouthKorea #Yoon #MartialLaw
Lisa Melton
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A judge on Monday allowed the continued deployment of more than 300 #WestVirginia #NationalGuard members to #WashingtonDC.
Kanawha County Circuit Judge Richard D. Lindsay made the ruling after hearing arguments in a lawsuit by a civic organization.
#Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey authorized the Guard’s deployment in August to support #Trump’s *crime-fighting* efforts in the nation’s capital.
#law #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct #fascism #Gestapo
https://apnews.com/article/trump-national-guard-deployment-west-virginia-washington-d495d47c8ac1de9dae2227a7653c8a81?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-10-National+Guard
The #WestVirginia Citizen Action Group then filed a lawsuit claiming Morrisey exceeded his #authority.
Under #state #law, the group argued, the governor could deploy the #NationalGuard out of state only for certain purposes, such as responding to a #NaturalDisaster or another state’s #emergency request.
Morrisey’s office has argued the deployment was authorized under federal law.
#Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #WashingtonDC #PosseComitatusAct #fascism #Gestapo
A judge on Monday allowed the continued deployment of more than 300 #WestVirginia #NationalGuard members to #WashingtonDC.
Kanawha County Circuit Judge Richard D. Lindsay made the ruling after hearing arguments in a lawsuit by a civic organization.
#Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey authorized the Guard’s deployment in August to support #Trump’s *crime-fighting* efforts in the nation’s capital.
#law #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct #fascism #Gestapo
https://apnews.com/article/trump-national-guard-deployment-west-virginia-washington-d495d47c8ac1de9dae2227a7653c8a81?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-10-National+Guard
A judge on Monday allowed the continued deployment of more than 300 #WestVirginia #NationalGuard members to #WashingtonDC.
Kanawha County Circuit Judge Richard D. Lindsay made the ruling after hearing arguments in a lawsuit by a civic organization.
#Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey authorized the Guard’s deployment in August to support #Trump’s *crime-fighting* efforts in the nation’s capital.
#law #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct #fascism #Gestapo
https://apnews.com/article/trump-national-guard-deployment-west-virginia-washington-d495d47c8ac1de9dae2227a7653c8a81?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-10-National+Guard
Lisa Melton
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#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 also defended the #US military’s strikes against what the admin claims are suspected drug smugglers. The tactics have drawn widespread rebuke from experts who have said it is illegal to use the #military to target civilians — including criminal suspects — who are not directly participating in hostilities.
#law #murder #WarPowers #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState
#Trump has increasingly used speeches to the #military to air his grievances & bolster his accomplishments. Still, the scene was striking: a #US president defending #war & military deployments on US soil, & employing #partisan talking points on the global stage.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #PosseComitatusAct
#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
bhaugen
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#USPolitics Is Just Nonstop Fake #Revolutions Now
"They get everyone fighting a fake #revolution so that nobody thinks about fighting a real one."
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/us-politics-is-just-nonstop-fake
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Fascism #Fascist #BernieSanders #AOC #FraudSquad #Progressive #NoKings #ICE #MartialLaw #NationalGuard #Protest #Activism #Protesters #AbolishICE
#USPolitics Is Just Nonstop Fake #Revolutions Now
"They get everyone fighting a fake #revolution so that nobody thinks about fighting a real one."
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/us-politics-is-just-nonstop-fake
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Fascism #Fascist #BernieSanders #AOC #FraudSquad #Progressive #NoKings #ICE #MartialLaw #NationalGuard #Protest #Activism #Protesters #AbolishICE
bhaugen
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If you were at the #NoKings events, please wear a #mask for the next few days.
#Covid is not over.
You can infect others before you feel symptomatic.
People are losing their #healthcare. They’re losing their #food assistance. They’re losing #housing.
We need to protect each other.
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Trump #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #ICE #MartialLaw #NationalGuard #Protest #Activism #Protesters #AbolishICE
bhaugen
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Periodic reminder that none of this gets better until #democrats are replaced with an opposition party.
"You mean until #capitalism is abolished" Yes, duh, what else do you think the platform of an opposition party would be, silly.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTC9USV5d-Eu1nOOZvs-Cg0-uea_xjQd
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #Trump #Biden #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #NoKings #ICE #MartialLaw #NationalGuard #Protest #Activism #Protesters #AbolishICE
There could hypothetically be a more direct path but we're not allowed to talk about that.
The upper class doesn't want the proles to have cocktail parties.
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JDVance #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #BernieSanders #AOC #FraudSquad #Progressive #NoKings #ICE #MartialLaw #NationalGuard #Protest #Activism #Protesters #AbolishICE
Periodic reminder that none of this gets better until #democrats are replaced with an opposition party.
"You mean until #capitalism is abolished" Yes, duh, what else do you think the platform of an opposition party would be, silly.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTC9USV5d-Eu1nOOZvs-Cg0-uea_xjQd
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #Trump #Biden #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #NoKings #ICE #MartialLaw #NationalGuard #Protest #Activism #Protesters #AbolishICE
Periodic reminder that none of this gets better until #democrats are replaced with an opposition party.
"You mean until #capitalism is abolished" Yes, duh, what else do you think the platform of an opposition party would be, silly.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTC9USV5d-Eu1nOOZvs-Cg0-uea_xjQd
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #Trump #Biden #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #NoKings #ICE #MartialLaw #NationalGuard #Protest #Activism #Protesters #AbolishICE
If you were at the #NoKings events, please wear a #mask for the next few days.
#Covid is not over.
You can infect others before you feel symptomatic.
People are losing their #healthcare. They’re losing their #food assistance. They’re losing #housing.
We need to protect each other.
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Trump #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #ICE #MartialLaw #NationalGuard #Protest #Activism #Protesters #AbolishICE
Jamey Sharp
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Judge Perry says the order will say defendants are "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization & deployment of the #NationalGuard of the #UnitedStates within #Illinois."
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You have to be very clear with these snakes.
#Court is adjourned.
Once Judge Perry’s written order is posted, I will link it (she said Friday) Isn’t it nice when justice is served & democracy is upheld?
#Trump #Chicago #law #judiciary #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #immigration #fascism #tyranny