Alex Akselrod
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Pritzker out there singlehandedly shifting the Overton window
#USPol #politics #JBPritzker
Pritzker out there singlehandedly shifting the Overton window
#USPol #politics #JBPritzker
A judge gave President Donald Trump's administration two days to respond to Illinois' legal challenge of federalized national guard troops being deployed to Chicago, even as the troops were reportedly on the way. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/world/politics/illinois-sue-trump-national-guard/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jbpritzker #illinois #chicago #immigration #ice #us #donaldtrump #republicans
Total bullshit
Judge Declines to Stop #NationalGuard Troops From Deploying in #Illinois, for Now
Illinois officials had sought to block the deployment as 200 National Guard troops from #Texas headed to #Chicago. Gov #JBPritzker called the mobilization “an #unconstitutional #invasion.”
She set a hearing for the issue on Thursday. Troops from Texas are on their way, according to a #military official.
#law #tyranny #MilitaryState #Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/06/us/national-guard-trump-oregon-chicago/0c4840e6-fced-5a16-8ac6-1a96d5a0f83b?smid=url-share
Judge Charles Breyer of the US District Court in San Francisco found this week that a similar operation in #LosAngeles earlier this year violated the #PosseComitatusAct, a federal #law that prohibits #US troops from participating in civilian law enforcement. The #Trump admin has appealed the ruling.
#law#Chicago#MilitaryState#MartialLaw #fascism #autocracy #authoritarianism #tyranny#NationalGuard #military #troops
#JBPritzker, the #Illinois governor, has repeatedly decried any plan to send #troops to #Chicago without the consent of #state & local leaders. On Tues, he told reporters that “in the absence of significant federal coordination,” his team had gathered information from “patriotic officials inside the government & from well-sourced reporters about Donald Trump’s plan, which is to deploy armed #military personnel to the streets of Chicago.”
The #Pentagon has approved the use of a #Navy base on the outskirts of #Chicago as a staging ground from which the #Trump admin can [purportedly] launch operations against undocumented immigrants….
#NavalStationGreatLakes will serve as a hub in upcoming operations overseen by #DHS….
It could also potentially be used as a place to house #NationalGuard or active-duty #military#ServiceMembers, if #Trump orders a surge of #US #troops to the city, as he did in #LosAngeles & #WashingtonDC.
The approval, which has not previously been reported, comes after #DHS sought permission late last month for agents with #ICE & other law enforcement personnel to use the base. It also comes as Gov #JBPritzker & other top officials in #Illinois decry #Trump’s aggressive tactics, lack of coordination & characterization of #Chicago as a “hellhole” of crime requiring #federal intervention.
#law#PosseComitatusAct#MilitaryState#MartialLaw #fascism #autocracy #authoritarianism #tyranny
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would send national guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, following similar troop deployments to Washington and California. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/world/politics/trump-national-guard-chicago/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #chicago #us #donaldtrump #crime #republicans #brandonjohnson #jbpritzker
The federal surge into #Chicago could start as early as Sept. 5 & last about 30 days, according to two U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans that had not been made public.
#Trump#MilitaryState#WhiteSupremacy #law #military#NationalGuard#PosseComitatusAct #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #coup#TrumpCoup2
On Saturday, #Trump commented about #Chicago crime & #Illinois Gov. #JBPritzker on his Truth Social site: “Six people were killed, & 24 people were shot, in Chicago last weekend, & JB Pritzker, the weak & pathetic Governor of Illinois, just said that he doesn’t need help in preventing CRIME. He is CRAZY!!! He better straighten it out, FAST, or we’re coming! MAGA. President DJT”
#MilitaryState#WhiteSupremacy #law #military#NationalGuard#PosseComitatusAct #authoritarianism#TrumpCoup2
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
#Republicans in #Ohio plan to redraw their map soon, & other states could join the fray, as well.
#Illinois Gov. #JBPritzker (D), who is hosting some of the #Texas#Democrats, said at a Sunday news conference that he’s considering all options in his state. But he did not offer any concrete steps he would take to establish new maps before the 2026 elections.
#Illinois Gov. #JBPritzker (D), who is hosting some of the #Texas#Democrats, said at a Sunday news conference that he’s considering all options in his state. But he did not offer any concrete steps he would take to establish new maps before the 2026 elections.