Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 5 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  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
#LisaCook, who has NOT been charged with any crime, has promised to sue to keep her job. Her lawyers will likely argue, among other things, that the “for cause” standard requires proof that Cook has engaged in misconduct or poor performance related to her job as a #Fed governor, & that it does not permit the president’s lackeys to go digging through her personal history to gin up a pretext for termination.

#law#SCOTUS #economy#FederalReserve #fascism #dictatorship #tyranny
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

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