🚨Pure #despotism & utter bullshit🚨

#FBI seeks interviews with #Democratic lawmakers who urged US #troops to defy #illegal orders [which is literally required by #law]

Congressional #Democrats who appeared in a social media video urging #US troops to refuse to follow “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.

#Trump #law #fascism #tyranny #dissent #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fbi-congress-80c1a1ffbbaa3a12e63745356f2377f3?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-25-Breaking+News

It would mark the 2nd investigation tied to the video, coming a day after the #Pentagon said it was reviewing Sen #MarkKelly (D-AZ) over potential violations of #MilitaryLaw (also bullshit). The #FBI & Pentagon actions come after #Trump accused the lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” in a social media post.

#law #military #UCMJ #despotism #fascism #tyranny #dissent #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech

🚨Pure #despotism & utter bullshit🚨

#FBI seeks interviews with #Democratic lawmakers who urged US #troops to defy #illegal orders [which is literally required by #law]

Congressional #Democrats who appeared in a social media video urging #US troops to refuse to follow “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.

#Trump #law #fascism #tyranny #dissent #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fbi-congress-80c1a1ffbbaa3a12e63745356f2377f3?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-25-Breaking+News

#US #AircraftCarrier arrives in the #Caribbean in major buildup near #Venezuela

The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of US #military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops & weaponry could signal for the #Trump admin’s purported drug enforcement campaign in #SouthAmerica.

#law #murder #Constitution #InternationalLaw #Congress #WarPowers #authoritarianism #despotism #Autocracy
https://apnews.com/article/aircraft-carrier-venezuela-trump-ford-strikes-drugs-241ea9e039d717b9f80f793922cb7cc9?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-16-USS+Gerald+R.+Ford

#US #AircraftCarrier arrives in the #Caribbean in major buildup near #Venezuela

The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of US #military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops & weaponry could signal for the #Trump admin’s purported drug enforcement campaign in #SouthAmerica.

#law #murder #Constitution #InternationalLaw #Congress #WarPowers #authoritarianism #despotism #Autocracy
https://apnews.com/article/aircraft-carrier-venezuela-trump-ford-strikes-drugs-241ea9e039d717b9f80f793922cb7cc9?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-16-USS+Gerald+R.+Ford

Freshly blogged: "Eighteen Points toward Strength and Solidarity in a Time of Fear and Despair" https://markstoneman.com/2025/02/02/eighteen-points-toward-strength-and.html
I wrote these to steady myself, but maybe they will be of interest and possible use to others.
#USpol #Despotism #Democracy