"Carney said he’d stand up to Trump—instead he’s using the President as an excuse for a rapid-fire right-wing agenda.
He’s unleashed a pro-corporate, Trump-friendly blitz, embracing Big Oil and militarism, social cuts, and crackdowns on refugees."
https://mastodon.social/@TheBreach/114711805348026638
#Canada #Immigration #Refugees #Labor #Military #Austerity #PowerGrab
About 500 #NationalGuard troops in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raids
Nearly 5,000 military personnel have been mobilized in the Los Angeles area in response to immigration raid protests. A commander says National Guard troops and Marines will protect #ICE agents and federal buildings, and will be allowed to 'temporarily' detain people.
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Updated 7:41 PM EDT, June 11, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — "About 500 of the National Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, the commander in charge said Wednesday. And while some troops have already gone on such missions, he said it’s too early to say if that will continue even after the protests die down.
"Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, speaking in an interview with The Associated Press and ABC, also warned that he expects the protest situation will escalate. 'We are expecting a ramp up,' he said, noting that protests across the nation are being planned and discussed now. 'I’m focused right here in LA, what’s going on right here. But you know, I think we’re, we’re very concerned.'
"Sherman, commander of Task Force 51 that is overseeing the more than 4,000 Guard troops and 700 #Marines deployed, initially said that National Guard troops had already temporarily detained some civilians. He later said he was incorrect, and that he had based his comments on photos and footage he had seen that turned out to not be a representation of Guard members in Los Angeles.
"He said that as of Wednesday, none of the troops has detained a protester. But he said they have gone through days of training and are prepared to do so if needed. Close to 2,000 of the Guard members have either been out protecting federal facilities or personnel already or are ready to move out, and the Marines will wrap up their training and are expected to be on the streets of Los Angeles as early as Thursday evening, Sherman said.
"The decision to have the soldiers provide security on the raids moves troops closer than ever before to carrying out law enforcement actions such as #deportations as President Donald Trump has promised as part of his immigration crackdown.
"#California Gov. #GavinNewsom has called the troop deployment a 'serious breach of state #sovereignty' and a #PowerGrab by Trump, and has gone to court to stop it. The president has cited a legal provision that allows him to mobilize federal service members when there is 'a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.'
"Under the Posse Comitatus Act, active-duty forces are prohibited by law from conducting law enforcement. Sherman said all of the Guard troops and Marines are going through several days of training on #CivilUnrest and #CrowdControl so they know exactly what they can and can’t do." [Um, yeah... Sure...]
#PoliceAccontability #ACAB #NationalGuard #LAProtests #Resist #Resistance #ResistICE #ResistAuthoritarianism #USPol #PosseComitatus #StatesRights #Constitution #Authoritarianism #AuthoritarianRule #ResistFascism #USPol #Project2025
"empowers political appointees to validate research outcomes, overriding independent expert review"
#PowerGrab #MonkeywrenchTheSystem #FTZWS
Does this violate the First Amendment?
Far Right: Power over Ideology. Elon Musk's shifts show their true motive: power. Members abandon each other when personal gain is blocked. Contrast with Dem unity. It's chaos vs. coherence.
Comment or DM for references. https://www.1party.org
Marco Rubio Doesn’t Know How Many Gov’t Branches There Are But Is Sure None Of Them Can Tell Trump ‘No’
@USAJusticeWatch
Wondering how to categorize this corrupt action by Trump's administration.
It seems to be a #PowerGrab, and to #DisplayFascism.
But neither of those captures the shutting down of the flow of scientific information.
Now to find a short catchy phrase ...
I'm seeing this as an attack on science - but is it the flow of just science information that is being clamped down on?
Suggestions please.
@grrlscientist
That's sure an extension on the position of Trump's government about violating American citizens #FirstAmendment free speech rights.
As far as #ClassifyTrump goes, that fits with #FTZWS, #DisplayFacism, #PunishOpponents & #PowerGrab.
@WellsiteGeo Dems fix the deficit, stabilize gov, then GOP shows up, claims credit, yells “too much spending!” & starts cutting the systems that made recovery possible. Now same play w/ fed agencies: fire experts, hire loyalists, call it “efficiency.” Project 2025 = grab control fast, before midterms (maybe) shut it down. But hey… will there even be midterms if gov’s run by party hires & no checks left? Just askin. #powergrab #doge
Democrats Promote a New ‘Shadow Cabinet’ to Regain Power, and You Might Need to Sit Down First: https://newscats.org/democrats-promote-a-new-shadow-cabinet-to-regain-power-and-you-might-need-to-sit-down-first
#ShadowCabinet, #DemocratStrategy, #PostElectionMoves, #ParallelPolitics, #PolicyWarfare, #ElitesInDenial, #OutOfTouchDems,
#MediaPuppets, #RecycledFailures, #PowerGrab,
#DemocraticParty, #ElissaSlotkin, #Letitia James, #JonStewart, #GiseleFetterman,
Here is 1 more category:
8. #PunishOpponents
Think this is needed after seeing #FTC being set on #MediaMatters.
(Others being:
1. #FTZWS Flood the zone with shit.
2. #FTHWS Fill their heads with shit. ("You tell them how it is.")
3. #MWTS Monkeywrench the system.
4. #PowerGrab
5. #ObeyPutin
6. #ThoseBucksStopHere Grift, pay-to-play, rackets.
7. #DisplayFascism Be an unashamed fascist in public.)
Wondering how to categorize this corrupt Trump action.
Like so much it fits in Flood The Zone With Shit.
And #DisplayFascism and #PowerGrab.
And somewhat in #ControlTheNarrative.
But it needs something more as well.
CrushOpponents? CreateFear? PunishOpponents?
»#Musk’s apparent #powergrab at the #Copyright Office fractures the #MAGAtech alliance: Ripping off content to train AI wasn’t going to fly with either #MAGApopulists or #MAGAmedia.« https://www.theverge.com/politics/666179/maga-elon-musk-sacks-copyright-office-perlmutter?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Currently seven categories.
1. #FTZWS Flood the zone with shit.
2. #FTHWS Fill their heads with shit. ("You tell them how it is.")
3. #MWTS Monkeywrench the system.
4. #PowerGrab
5. #ObeyPutin
6. #ThoseBucksStopHere Grift, pay-to-play, rackets.
7. #DisplayFascism Be an unashamed fascist in public.
Seeing corrupt actions by Trump that the above don't contain well enough?
Please let me know.
Trump goes to some effort to flood the zone with shit #FTZWS.
He has found the response by the media and public useful. He benefits by disrupting rational discourse.
The other possible effects of a Trump FTZWS event can be missed in the heat of the moment. These have included #PowerGrab s and #MonkeyWrenchTheSystem.
The power grabs are the most dangerous I think.
We've seen the start of the havoc he's made by taking and using the power to declare tariffs.
And he'll stop there? rhetorical
3/?
Adding
5. #ThoseBucksStopHere - graft, grift, bribes, pay to play, blackmail.
6. #DisplayFascism - parading of Trumpian fascism.
In addition to 1. #FTZWS, 2. #MWTS, 3. #PowerGrab, 4. #ProtectPutin
Do you see other useful categories of Trumpian actions?
"Inside the Harvard-Trump showdown: Ian Bremmer's Quick Take":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psbm0IWoDRM
#Trump #PowerGrab #politics #universities #education #independence #GoodIdeas
A new Supreme Court case seeks to revive one of the most dangerous ideas from the Great Depression
https://www.vox.com/scotus/403650/supreme-court-fcc-consumers-research-nondelegation-andrew-oldham
#SCOTUS #Government #PowerGrab #Politicis
"Authoritarian forces around the world are reshaping digital technologies into tools of control. Imara Jones dives into the growing threat of digital authoritarianism in the United States with writer & scholar Katherine Alejandra Cross. Katherine unpacks why social media has become such a radicalizing force in the wake of the SARScov2 pandemic and development of individualizing algorithms. She & Imara also dig into the techno-authoritarian beliefs behind the "California ideology,” the way that Web 2.0 undermines collective action, and why Elon Musk’s power grab is a sign of desperation within Silicon Valley elite."—TransLash Podcast
The Threat of Digital Authoritarianism >
https://shows.acast.com/translash/episodes/the-threat-of-digital-authoritarianism
#podcast #TechnoFeudalism #technocracy #AsocialMedia #RightWingRadicalization #DigitalAuthoritarianism #IndividualizingAlgorithms #pandemic #PowerGrab #AI #LLM #threat #trauma #SiliconValley #elite #desperation #authoritarianism #elitism #fascism #cryptobros #corporatocracy #techbros #manosphere #layoffs vs #solidarity #unions #CollectiveAction #DEI #workforce #LabourPower #inclusion #diversity #streaming #KatherineAlejandraCross #ImaraJones
Pour les extrêmes droites mondiales soutenues par Musk, Trump, Milei ou Bolsonaro, le nazisme reste une référence indépassable
Entretien avec Johann #Chapoutot, spécialiste du nazisme, auteur de Les irresponsables. Qui a porté Hitler au pouvoir ? (Gallimard) et coauteur de Le monde nazi, 1919-1945, avec Christian #Ingrao et Nicolas #Patin (Tallandier)
#us #usa #global #trump #musk #hitler #nazism #fascist #kleptofascist #terror #maffia #powergrab
#PowerGrab in der #SPD nach #Scholz #Rücktritt und nun endlich volle Segel auf #Rechtskurs setzen. ⛵️ 💪
https://www.merkur.de/politik/klingbeil-lars-boris-pistorius-pakt-hilfe-spd-merz-93591672.html
🤦😂 🤡
