He said no decisions have been made on the request & that the base has not received an official request to support a #NationalGuard deployment.
#Trump #law#US #military#MilitaryState#PosseComitatusAct #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#Gestapo #coup#TrumpCoup2
Trump’s admin has asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations, the base said Thurs, signaling a push to expand its law enforcement crackdown to other [democratic] #cities.
#law#US#NationalGuard#MilitaryState#PosseComitatusAct #democracy#CivilRights #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#Gestapo #coup#TrumpCoup2
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-military-base-4be8ec065a8749bafd326333a1f1c767?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-28-Breaking+News
If Trump’s effort to remove Lisa Cook for cause succeeds, & perhaps even if it doesn’t, this week will go down as one of the most consequential for FIN mkts in decades.
It isn’t just the US. Other countries have also come to expect an indep US central bank.
🚨W/o indep, the Fed couldn’t be trusted to give priority to low #inflation over the president’s other priorities.
Many on WS have privately worried that pol pressure will🚨undermine the Fed’s credibility.
#Fed #USPol https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/get-ready-for-the-end-of-fed-independence-5a52a824
Let’s not overlook the danger of an #autocrat having control of central bank assets.
It would be #grift on steroids.
The #Transportation Secy claimed #UnionStation, located within walking distance of the US Capitol, had “fallen into disrepair” when it should be a “point of pride” for the city.
#Trump said last week he wants $2 billion from #Congress to *beautify* #Washington as part of his *crackdown* on the city. Trump has sent thousands of #NationalGuard #troops & federal LEOs into Washington in a bid to fight *violent crime* he claimed had strangled the city.
#Transportation Secy Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of #UnionStation, the main transportation hub in #Washington, away from #Amtrak, in another example of how the #FederalGovernment is exerting its #power over the nation’s capital.
#law#US #military#NationalGuard#WashingtonDC#HomeRule#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #coup#TrumpCoup2
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-8-27-2025
The #Transportation Secy claimed #UnionStation, located within walking distance of the US Capitol, had “fallen into disrepair” when it should be a “point of pride” for the city.
#Trump said last week he wants $2 billion from #Congress to beautify #Washington as part of his crackdown on the city. Trump has sent thousands of #NationalGuard #troops & federal LEOs into Washington in a bid to fight violent crime he claimed had strangled the city.
#Transportation Secy Sean Duffy announced Wednesday that his department is taking management of #UnionStation, the main transportation hub in #Washington, away from #Amtrak, in another example of how the #FederalGovernment is exerting its #power over the nation’s capital.
#law#US #military#NationalGuard#WashingtonDC#HomeRule#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #coup#TrumpCoup2
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-8-27-2025
#law#SCOTUS #economy#FederalReserve #fascism #dictatorship #tyranny
But because no president before #Trump crossed this particular line, the vague standard has never been litigated. Ultimately, #SCOTUS will have to weigh in. Much more than Cook’s employment status hinges on its decision. If #Trump succeeds at firing her & replacing her with a loyalist, he could be just months away from a full-blown #takeover of the #FederalReserve.
#law#SCOTUS #economy#LisaCook #fascism #dictatorship #tyranny
The #LisaCook Case Could Be the Whole Ball Game
If #SCOTUS lets #Trump replace Cook with a loyalist, he might soon achieve a full-blown takeover of the #FederalReserve.
Under the law, a president can fire a #Fed governor only “for cause.” To clear that bar, Trump has accused Cook of having made false statements on a mortgage application.
#law #economy #fascism #dictatorship #tyranny
https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/08/lisa-cook-federal-reserve/684013/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxURrjeonvxUycIW0r79pSro
#law#SCOTUS #economy#FederalReserve #fascism #dictatorship #tyranny
The #LisaCook Case Could Be the Whole Ball Game
If #SCOTUS lets #Trump replace Cook with a loyalist, he might soon achieve a full-blown takeover of the #FederalReserve.
Under the law, a president can fire a #Fed governor only “for cause.” To clear that bar, Trump has accused Cook of having made false statements on a mortgage application.
#law #economy #fascism #dictatorship #tyranny
https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/08/lisa-cook-federal-reserve/684013/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxURrjeonvxUycIW0r79pSro
These developments could herald a shift from America’s vaunted #FreeMarket system to one that resembles, at least in some corners, a form of #state-managed #capitalism more frequently seen in #Europe &, to a different degree, #China & #Russia, say lawyers, bankers & academics steeped in the history of #HostileTakeovers & international #business
#Trump #economy #law #fascism #authoritarianism #dictatorship #autocracy #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/business/trump-intel-us-steel-nvidia.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#law#US#Trump #military#NationalGuard#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#Gestapo #coup#TrumpCoup2
Smith attributes much of the drops in violent #crime to a focus in #Chicago on the #systemic drivers of #violence, rather than the #militaristic approach #Trump has touted in #WashingtonDC. She encouraged more federal investment in researching these types of #ViolencePrevention strategies.
“Kind of out of necessity Chicago has become a hub for innovation in gun violence prevention,” she said.
#law#US #military#NationalGuard#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#TrumpCoup2
Violent #crime in #Chicago dropped significantly in the first half of the year, representing the steepest decline in over a decade, according to city data. Shootings are down 37%, & homicides have dropped by 32%, while total violence crime dropped by over 22%.
#law#US#Trump #military#NationalGuard#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#Gestapo #coup#TrumpCoup2
#law#US#Trump #military#NationalGuard#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#Gestapo #coup#TrumpCoup2
He has drawn controversial comparisons between the city & war zones like Afghanistan, & in 2017, vowed to “send in the feds” in response to #gun violence—a move that came even as the city was experiencing a broader trend of declining violent #crime.
#law#US #military#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#Gestapo #coup#TrumpCoup2
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-8-25-2025#00000198-e235-d5ab-a1bd-e2ff139b0000
Violent #crime in #Chicago dropped significantly in the first half of the year, representing the steepest decline in over a decade, according to city data. Shootings are down 37%, & homicides have dropped by 32%, while total violence crime dropped by over 22%.
#law#US#Trump #military#NationalGuard#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#Gestapo #coup#TrumpCoup2
He has drawn controversial comparisons between the city & war zones like Afghanistan, & in 2017, vowed to “send in the feds” in response to #gun violence—a move that came even as the city was experiencing a broader trend of declining violent #crime.
#law#US #military#MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny#Gestapo #coup#TrumpCoup2
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-8-25-2025#00000198-e235-d5ab-a1bd-e2ff139b0000
#law#FreeSpeech #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny
https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/496/310
#Trump to sign #ExecutiveOrder directing AG to prosecute flag desecration
Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday that directs #US AG #PamBondi to prosecute those who desecrate the American #flag, including by burning, according to a *fact* sheet from the White House.
#FreeSpeech #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #tyranny
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-sign-executive-order-directing-ag-prosecute-flag-desecration-2025-08-25/
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