Legal and constitutional experts worry Trump is laying the groundwork to use the Guard to seize control of any city he wants to bring to heel. On Monday, he signed an executive order that primes the Guard “for rapid mobilization,” across the country. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
Only if they agree. Most of these folks are part-timers with day jobs and families. If they are sent to some random city for months at a time many will quit.
We are at the point of civil war
I don't think we're quite there, but be prepared.
Then you aren't paying attention or your are being naive
We’ll hit civil war before the midterms. There is no way we last that long without imploding.
I would be surprised if that did not happen
We cannot continue to endure this intensity until November 2026.
Not without fighting back literally. When we start putting them in body bags and making it not worth their while then it'll stop but not just any we have to go after the heads of the snake and cut them off one by one and the sacrifices will be honored for those that do
Yes we are. Thank you.
Telegraphed over a decade ago. bsky.app/profile/cyko...
Scary to think of how much mulch they’re gonna need. And garbage bags.
That would be civil war, would it not?
They can lead the Guard to a city, but they can't make us comply!
I've always thought Alligator Alcatraz would be a great future home for all of them!
Is this America?
He needs to be stopped.
Okay, time to stop this madness.
Marshall law is his next play.
Richard Blumenthal tried to warn Democratic leadership five years ago. They didn't listen.
That would bring the American out of the Americans living there. (Whose streets? OUR streets!)
When is someone going to explain to USA military members that following an unlawful order is a crime and they can/will be prosecuted? *Orders that direct the targeting or intentional harming of civilians. *Orders that violate constitutional rights or protected human rights.
My prediction it is going to get messy -
Than we people must be prepared with what ever means to take back our country from this idiot bully morone patedic asshole I will not tolerate being under his rule as a dictator we democrats must not wait if we have to prepare to buy our own weapons
Marc, does the Posse Act not prevent him from going into states without congress approval? DC he had the right, no Governor, but not states.
At this rate America will soon be gone for good. You know you can’t keep the name, right?
President Trump has terminated former Vice President Kamala Harris’s Secret Service protection.
It was a dick move bc Biden extended to 18 mos. But traditionally VP get 6 months of SS (!) protection. Again, petty move but not irregular.
That's exactly where all this is going! Remember in the last election he tried to have authorities monitor the polls. Now he's got his domestic military to do it big time! That's if he can't gin up a national emergency to put off the election completely!
Worry? It’s here and it’s happening now.
2026 election gonna be wild when he starts seizing blue cities and polling places in November
🙋🏻♂️ non-legal expert citizens also worry 😬 🤬 #ThanksSCOTUS
we're being invaded by our own military WHEEEEEEE
Then Americans will be waking up to a communist country!!!
Communism isn’t what you think it is. You’re talking about an autocratic/fascist dictatorship.
I stand corrected . Thank you.
Blah, blah, blah. Not going to happen.
This has to be nipped in the bud right now.
Better have kevlar ankle guards..
The real disappointment is the willingness of the Guard to obey his orders.
Absolutely all indications show that’s he’s plan to do he’s using his own milita to control elections and possibly take over one state after another
The plan for Marshall law..and unlimited staying in office power...wake up America...too comfortable sleeping right into autocrisy
The plan is obvious. Destroy mail in voting and crater urban turnout by swamping polling stations with ICE goons and gun toting military. And no-one is going to stop him.
The year he was elected there was intimidation through bomb threats, causing some polling stations to close for hours. That was the appetizer. Take way mail voting and have bomb threats, there you go.
impeach him now & they all fall-just getting rid of the cancer-trump leaves vance, etc to continue spreading this deathly path we are on
Too bad we can't count on the Supreme Court to support the Constitutional brakes on use of troops, not with the Sickkk Six supermajority. John Roberts being worried about the lack of law doing on turns my stomach. HE is part of the problem.
We cannot allow this. Who will lead the Resistance?
You guys are in so much shit! Love german. We have the writing on the wall!
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It's about power and money. Just like every dictator. Rape and pillage and then move on. You can see how it works by watching Putin. He invaded Ukraine for resources that he doesn't bother to develop in his own country. In corporate America we call that a hostile takeover.
He will go after all cities and states that believe in democracy. That believe in the Constitution.
The maga regime is busy rolling out Nazi 2.0 in the United States. Removing the United States from NATO is their next step clearly. Ukraine continues to be terrorized while the Trump regime is rolling out Nazi 2.0 in the United States. Will the US and Russia join forces?
Of course he is. I already forgives that out. The republicans leaving to be governors of their red states. Hmmmm. Wonder why?Im guessing because they agree with him and will run their red states according to his whims.
Time to get in the fight to save our Democracy
The oath the Commanders of the Guard took.. What was that about??
Guard enrollment will drop. They won’t have the people to do it and those who do do it will lose their jobs back home and be miserable every fucking minute they’re occupied some other city.
Control of cities are crucial. Please support Barbara Drummond for Mobile AL mayor race run off in Sept.
Trump is not that smart. Dude can barely read one legal opinion so who is giving him all these illegal ideas to implement?
It’s definitely gonna happen
What the hell is so difficult for Republicans to see? History is replete with the methods and motives of dictators and Trump ticks every box.
Of course he is!! No thinking person expects a fair election. What is the opposition planning NOW to keep it from happening? Having a hearing? Waiting for mid terms? Going on a vacay? Lord save us from them all
Channeling Neil Gorsuch, the Roberts court is becoming more and more “for the ages” every day.
Are the guardsmen all maga? No. Should they comply? also no.
All of this just so he can keep himself out of prison.
...and make this nation a prison for its citizens.
Didn't he see what happened in South Korea? There are people in the world that care about their democracy.
I'm sure their civilian employers are real happy with having to cover workloads while the guard is picking up trash.
So we cant offer water or food to Americans standing in line to vote but there can be soldiers present? This is not American?
Oh you KNOW there will be troops at voting centers if there is even a vote that happens, which I seriously doubt. Wake the fuck up people as we are out of time. The overthrow of the government of the United States is almost complete within a matter of days. You fucking lose amerika!
So where's all the 2nd ammendment-ers, 'you won't take my guns!!', I think this is the time now! Here's the fight you wanted. 🤷♀️
From outside the US it looks like it’s gone beyond ‘worry’. It’s actually happening.
Why would anyone "fear" that will happen? The convicted criminal currently desecrating The White House with his very occupation of it IS GUARANTEED to mobilize the military against the citizens of this country to try to stop us from voting him & his co-conspirators out of office. War is upon us NOW.
I agree. The fight is here.
Troops at the polls will not stop me from voting. 'Course, I'm an old white dude, so it's easy for me.
There are way more of us than there are of them. Have at it Little Man Trump. We can just protest everywhere, all at once. You won't have the resources to harass us all.
Wont stop me from voting the other way. Even in my republican bs state
Well, duh. The obvious goal is to create the national emergency that might "justify" the federalization of the entire National Guard and all police forces. Mostly to disarm the States in advance of the elections. As I said months ago, border guards can easily turn inward with a simple "About Face."
That’s what happens when illegal unconstitutional “orders” by an insane, senile, felonious illegitimate “president” are blindly followed by those who have the power to refuse such nonsense.
Remember when Obama won easily in 2008? I really thought the country was an upward trajectory. Hahahaha. Man, was I stupid!
I’ve been talking about this as a Virginian. Glad someone with a larger voice is speaking up. That said, you need more on, “What can be done to protect voters?” I have already petitioned my County Board to focus our police on protecting residents from DHS/National Guard lawlessness & intimidation.
Here is a version of what I sent to my County Board if it is of use to anyone wanting to work toward protecting residents and voters in their area. I don’t think there’s a moment to lose.
And legally what can stop this?
Nothing.
NOT giving up!
However, remember Kent State & multiply that by 100s. When the protests get big and in Trump’s face, he’ll order them to mow us down.
Of course not.
Explains why he also wants to outlaw voting from home by mail, doesn't it?
Any military person's oath is to the CONSTITUTION not to the DICKTATOR I hope the majority of them know this and uphold their AMERICAN OATH If they do not Fuck you assholes, and remove you uniform your not an AMERICAN SOLDIER you are a DISGRACE
An executive order has no force of law- it is a memo to those in the executive branch.
"...Trump is laying the groundwork to use the Guard to seize control of any city he wants to bring to heel." That is exactly what he is doing, and he will do everything he can to stay in power beyond 2026 and 2028., unless the American people can stop him.
Jeepers! Villain doesn't even come close to describing him
Trump himself is not smart enough to "lay the groundwork". Never was, and certainly, not now. So who is it that is doing the behind-the-scenes work that he then signs?
He’s got plenty of lackeys doing it for him.
You don’t need to be an expert in anything to know this is where they’ve been going since 2016. I’m just sad people are only now learning the hard way that the military is not and never was on their side.
When does the national guard fight back, for actual America!
This is also very much my concern... -ONE.🇺🇸
Oh there won't be any troops at the polls. Cause, unless tRump is 100 percent sure MAGAt will win, he will cancel the election. I fear that we have voted in our last election in this country.
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We need a strong opposition leader who will help us put an end to this shit.
No one is coming to save us. We have to be the leaders now
I’ve been hearing this since I was old enough to know what politics is. I’m in my 50s now. It’s just growing worse.
People in uniform will die for turning against their Oath to the Constitution, the UCMJ, American Citizens and siding with that mother fucking NAZI TRUMP!
Still the big majority of Americans are unaware or just don’t care until it will directly affect them.
Can blue states mobilize the guard first to protect against ICE?
I believe he will have troops and ICE at the polling stations
Sounds familiar
Governors and mayors may have to start forming a line of local police and state troopers They are counting on having no pushback
Our troops need to disobey any orders they get if they care about protecting the people of this country
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Klar.
Don't they already have the "rapid" thing for national emergencies and such?
Our Chicago already has nearly 12,000 law enforcement officers. We don’t need untrained guard acting as police. This is a propaganda party they are planning. They will hang out on Navy Pier for photo ops. Not needed didn’t request.
It’s what weak and desperate souls do.
"worried"
Notice how no general tells him NO? That's what has happened every single fucking time in history. Armed forces of any kind cooperate, no matter how unconstitutional.
So, any general somewhere with at least the semblance of balls and a fading memory of his oath? No? Well, that makes them the same as all the other militaries in history that enthusiastically 'just followed orders'.
Isn't that a clear violation of the Posse Comitatus Act? The military cannot perform police duties on American citizens or American soil.
You think Pedo-führer is going to give that any thoughts?
He doesn't "think" anything. Unless it's about telling himself and everyone else how great he is. He's a malignant narcissist. His entire world revolves around him.
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Like Trump and the GOP even care about "laws". Laws are sooooo 2015 😖
Their presence is intimidating, even if they don't interact with civilians. At the polls it'll discourage people from voting.
Have the population of the Continental United States of trumpieland been asleep since the Imbicilic Moron assumed office. He has Shredded the Constitution. Incinerated the remains. Then Flushed the Ashes into the Patomac. 🇮🇪🇪🇺
Why would any American who believes in the Constitution join the national guard today . They work for trump not the US Military. They are being used to end democracy.
This has been the thinking for years now. This is what autocrats do
Illegal order if attempted to be applied. Sadly, SCOTUS has declared Trump for Immune for anything he does in office, no matter how otherwise illegal it may be. At some point, the legal recourse thru the courts dries up.but until then, please keep dogging their heels to slow them down.
Do not obey in advance. Do not obey illegal orders.
Civil war is in the offing..
Magatrash guards at Alligator Auschwitz just beat all the inmates. There is blood everywhere. Send in the press now.
This worries me too and I’m no expert.
This is why the right to mail in ballot must be preserved! Vote early and often!
If they stomp on DC, raise hell in Chicago. Let's watch those nazi fuckers lose at whack a mole!
What will it take for the military to turn their weapons towards the illegal regime ?
There will be troops at the polls, but we will vote him out like we did in 2020. The thing is, Chicago needs to stay peaceful or he will use the Insurrection Act to get his hands on real military.
Chicago doesn’t *need* to do anything
Yes, it does because Rump is planning an "immigration enforcement" action there. Hide the people. Don't interact with the National Guard if there are any or ICE. Because he is using this to invoke the Insurrection Act if we fight back.
I think I misunderstood what you were saving in terms of “behaving”. Sorry.
Yeah, I am worried the ICE/National Guard will have a fracas and this will be used as a narrative for invoking the Insurrection Act and then martial law. You know how his mind schemes. This is why the left stayed home on J6.
I’m bringing a bullhorn so I can taunt them while I wait.
If you are from Chicago it is time you tell all and any immigrants to lay low because they can get caught up in the ICE raids that are coming. It's also time to hide them in your house.
But he can only send DC guard plus whatever he has gotten from five red states. He only runs the DC guard because they have no governor. So they will be stretched pretty thin. He's planning some immigration atrocities for Chicago. If we fight back then he declares martial law.
Of course he wants troops at the polls
Can we encourage the media who interviews him to ask him direct questions about his intent for the upcoming elections? How about we start asking elected R’s the same type of questions. How about we pester congress as to why they’re enabling the 🍊🤡
Looks like we are already in a drawn-out coup.
Trump is pushing the US toward revolution.
He's invading the same blue cities whose election results he tried to overturn And he intends to continue that occupation until after midterms
I’m still keeping hope that the military I served is not much changed. If our troops forget their oaths, we are in real deep shit. No, Guard members guarding DC monuments or being humiliated w/ garbage duty (“area beautification” as we say) is not violating their oaths.
A bill should be intro’d in Congress that states no money may be used to: list the acts. Make them vote on it.
There can’t be enough of them to go to every city.
@markelias.bsky.social serious question… aren’t the NG the ‘militia’ mentioned in the 2nd A, and if so why are they not DEFENDING the states from Tramps overreach?
They support him. They're in on it.
No, i don’t believe that they do, some may,but at the moment this is ‘new’,they are following orders. I’m pretty sure some senior officers are concerned about it. When Tramp has the swearing in ceremony changed from obeying the constitution to obeying the CinC then we will see who is loyal to who.
Everyone, change your voter registration to Republican so they can't tell one from another at the polls. Vote in the GOP primaries for the candidate Trump does not endorse. Then vote Democratic in the general election. It's a formula for return to normalcy.
Uhh what? "Project 2025, a policy initiative organized by the Heritage Foundation, recommends deploying the U.S. armed forces for domestic law enforcement, which includes using the National Guard." Nazis said we're coming for you. Who listened?
Exactly, Red state army in blue states. All prep for elections
I'll take "things that anyone paying attention foresaw in 2016" for $200, Alex.
Soon he will rename them "Imperial Stormtroopers". Watch for it.
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How many people have read PJ 2025? Don't just quote the shit, read it. If you don't know the shit, STOP references including the shit.
I'm a little exhausted. Laying ground work means what? Executive orders mean shit, when the law backing it up has NO legal authority to prove it. Let's see the law behind it. Statutes etc.
They’re setting us up for martial law, then they’ll kill off all intelligent Americans!
another planned project. if republicans lose in 2026 or Trump loses in 2028 (if both elections even happen) it will be a military coup with the blessing of the Roberts Court.
FUCK these NAZIS!
Now he’s after a recently renovated and lovely South Station in Boston. We’d rather have the already allocated money for bridges etc.
It took seeing actual soldiers on the streets with guns for them to worry. I’m underwhelmed, disappointed, and distrustful of those who have suddenly seen the light. What we need is direction from all those who understood where this was going a long time ago. We can’t fight it individually for long.
Of course. This isn't about crime, unless it's a crime to peacefully protest against the Trump Administration.
Thanks John Roberts.
Oh there will be poll intimidation. For sure. He knows a massive loss in 2026 means possible prison for him.
I guess the conservatives weren't wrong about their slavish devotion the 2nd.
Been saying this for weeks: If he is still President and ICE is at full budgeted strength at the midterms, it doesn't matter what the districts look like, because polling places will be patrolled to keep out anyone who might *look* like they will vote against the party.
so what can you and your firm do to stop Hitler #2?
Make him show his hand. Force him to answer whether he would or would not deploy the National Guard at elections.
Let’s not fall into trap of failure to imagine how far he will go. He will do anything
Probably
He can only do this with the help of the cowards in the DOD that allow their military members to disregard their oath and Constitution. Once President Pedo's reign is over, they should all be court martialed, reduced to lowest ranks and lose all benefits. They earned it.
Every move Trump is makes is based on his personal emotions and his emotional maturity is at the level of a child. He’s not getting the accolades he wants, people are making fun of him, the Epstein files, Nobel Peace Prize, judges not bending a knee, etc…I look forward to the day he is no more.
What can be done?
FOLLOWING THE DICTATORS HANDBOOK
This is so fucked up. 🤬
Well fuck. I hadn’t thought of this one.
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People cherished voting so much, they either didn’t do it—or voted for a dictator. Now here we are.
It's what he plans. He's been trying to invoke violence so he can use the military. He and the gop are not going to give up
Lol Not enough National Guard to fulfill the orange dick tater tot's fascistic fantasy. Release the Epstein files!
Prison for Rtump. POS.
I strongly feel Trump is.
Isn't all the troops in our cities now just Trump desensitizing us and normalizing Martial Law?
Trump is going too far. I hope he has his own Market-Garden, it's about that time of year.
If he rapidly deploys military domestically, wouldn’t that disproportionately cause conservative enlisted troops to be unable to vote on Election Day? The military is traditionally a core conservative voting bloc.
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2A or remain defenseless
IT’S GO TIME, AMERICA! We, THE PEOPLE, must rise up to RESSIT FASCISM!
And taking over the train stations.
He definitely is.
"We incline to doctrinism. What makes it worse is that so many people do not really want to think. They want only slogans and obedience. They ask no questions and they give no answers, except by repeating drilled-in phrases" Karl Jaspers. - Only the American people can stop this. Will they?
We need legal & collective action spike strips to blow the tires on these Swasticars.
Stop him
It's all in project 2025.
Yes it is. But no one believed it.
I fear this won't end until shots are fired and Americans truly open their eyes to what is happening.
There will be civil war before the end of the year I said next year but the speed he is changing the country I fear it will Be sooner
@marcelias.bsky.social I think it's not for him so much as Theil puppet Vance - wildly unpopular, Vance will need all these EO's to invoke Trump's name to try to garner support "for #GodKingTrumps legacy".
We must all pay attention. Our democratic governors are leading us and it’s time for us to start stand up with them. Congress is irrelevant now, the power rests with us.
Trump and his lackeys dangerous & corrupt MO: declare baseless "emergencies" When Trump policies backfire they claim sabotage by the deep state, "judicial coup" or that statistics are wrong. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGFr... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTmr... newrepublic.com/post/199856/...
Of course he is! We are a banana republic now. Democracy died last November.
You have to wonder where are all the serving Generals?
It's intimidation, but it is HIGHLY unlikely the Guard or Marines or anyone is going to shoot people at the polls waiting to vote. Let's not give them power in advance. Even if they're present, it's for what? Black people don't fear them-they've seen far worse. Latinos in line are citizens. Period.
So exactly what happened to all the Posse Commitatus Act talk that we we told wouldnt possibly allow trump to use the military in the US? We were told we were being hysterical, yet once again, here we are.
this is how he plans to stay in power. we all need to turn up at the polls no matter what the threat.
exactly what I'm predicting
The Posse Comitatus Act law is being broken. Has this illegal federalization been brought to court?
Is there a country somewhere that will come in and save us like we did so many times, now that the Democratic Party has disbanded?
Has any group filed suit against this latest EO?
Our national guard must desist.
Stand up and fight for your right to vote uninhibited
It’s a dictatorial overthrow and he intends to use way in advance of the midterms
I'm less worried about the polls than I am who's counting the ballots and what will happen when Tump loses.
What the f-ck? No other words describe my feelings.
The United States military no matter what division or branch as a duty and took an oath to the Constitution, to protect and uphold that document to their last breath. Their oath, commitment, solidarity is to rise against anything like DJT and his regime. It only takes one to take a stand,
To refuse unlawful orders, there will be no penalty posed , rather the recognition will continue as it always has been and should be Americas Heroes, sacrificing their time and lives, dedicated to protecting this land. Whatever brain washing is happening behind the scenes, we must continue to
Uphold and talk to OUR soldiers. They are currently POW's , forced into Americas streets , to act as police , ordered to pick up garbage as if they were coming from the prison yard. Trump is corrupt, Trump is a criminal , Trump is currently abusing our Heroes. Making a global mockery
Of everything they represent, every ounce of being those before them gave their lives for! This cannot continue, we must abandon OUR soldiers, as the Psychophants once again attempts to cause war American against American. We must stand with the guard, we must assure them WE know who they are.
When you see them in the streets hand them a water, a pocket Constitution, a paper that says thank you but assure to remind them they are to refuse and disobey unlawful orders. Per the CMJ sec 92 it is their Constitutional duty to uphold the Constitution and the Land , the People We love you!
You Must Stand Down! You must refuse You must not take unlawful orders Reflect on General Milly's speech He was a soldier who forever left a reminder of who Trump is and who y'all are You must STAND DOWN Take a stand against the tyrants The wanna be dictators
So what’s the plan?
Let's make the first move!
Fascism is here thanks to the prez, his shadow president & the Heritage foundation.
Then why has he been hidden away for three days?
