Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

The Secy claimed , located within walking distance of the US Capitol, had “fallen into disrepair” when it should be a “point of pride” for the city.

said last week he wants $2 billion from to *beautify* as part of his *crackdown* on the city. Trump has sent thousands of & federal LEOs into Washington in a bid to fight *violent crime* he claimed had strangled the city.
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
#Trump extends federal #takeover of #DC

#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
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai (and 1 other) recently replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

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.

#law#DC#HomeRule#MilitaryState #tyranny
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

“This is not about fighting crime,” said #JBPritzker, flanked on Monday by #Chicago Mayor #BrandonJohnson & other leaders, adding that it’s more about “an arrogant little man” trying to “intimidate his political rivals.”

Pritzker, who is seeking a third term in 2026, has been among #Democrats’ most vocal #Trump critics. Weeks into Trump’s second admin, Pritzker compared it to the #Nazi#ThirdReich.

#law#MilitaryState #authoritarianism
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

More recently, #JBPritzker welcomed #Texas#Democrats who fled the TX statehouse to delay #Republicans’ partisan redrawing of the state’s congressional districts at Trump’s request.

In #Chicago Monday, Pritzker & Johnson emphasized that the #Trump admin had not reached out about its plans…. Trump acknowledged he hadn’t talked to #Illinois or #Maryland ofcls & at one point Monday said he might not send #troops unless Pritzker asked.

#law#MilitaryState #authoritarianism