Wonderful, Honey Boo Boo in charge of elections. And having no better answer Trump made fun of Pritzker's weight, just like a 6th grader might. Of course he got that right back in his face. We just can't go on like this.
Made me laugh, doc. That is exactly how we do go on.
Maybe America has to prove it can take a punch, and then knock these fascists out. Let's get scary, people. Name. Blame. Shame. Demand human rights, living wages, housing, and health care. See you in the streets---this is going to be an amazing Labor Day!
I'm waiting for the day soon, when another state's national guard tries to enter a state and they're met by that states guard and police, then turned right around and told to leave. Will there be armed stand-offs between state national guard troops and other state's troops at local air national guard airports and state run border checkpoints? Will American citizens be restricted from being able to cross state lines without being vetted?
Is this the beginning of a civil war between the loyalist red states and a authoritarian president and the defiant blue states?
It's enough that you acknowledge that I'm saying this out loud. Maybe this will help other people understand the stakes at risk here. Once the first shot is fired, we're done. There won't be any turning back.
We shouldn’t be putting the guardsmen in a position where they will be knowingly violating the law but are left with no ability to defy orders. It will be up to their commanders to take a stand. Let’s hope that they have the balls.
Look how well that worked out for California. it's up to the unit commanders to decide to stand up to Trump or not. As we've seen with the firings of all of the generals and admirals, it may be left to the lower ranking officers on the ground to use their right under the UCMJ to say no to an unlawful order.
Governors must consent before their National Guard can be federalized and placed under the command of the President for federal missions.
Newsom did not give his consent, Trump bypassed Newsom, broke the law, now he using troops from Red States whose governors have offered them up, and whose troops are sure to be screened and vetted for MAGA loyalty, just as the troops of the 82nd Airborne were carefully chose for Trump's Ft Bragg rally.
As regards the UCMJ, Hegseth fired all of the Judge Advocate Generals, who would be in the position to determine what orders were legal or unlegal.
Those generals that aren't sufficiently loyal to Trump or his Dominionist agenda have been fired or reassigned to irrelevant slots, the junior and staff officers are by and large careerist, looking for the promotion, and ready to kiss ass to get it.
And then there are the officers infected with the Dominionist virus, they acquired in Academy.
All very true. And that is where we find ourselves right now. At the crux of another civil war between the Trump loyalists and everyone else. More and more every week, I look to see the news to find out if any national guard soldiers shot anyone.
Now that the national guard has been armed, it won't be long before some MAGA redneck in uniform pulls a trigger, and then shit will break loose and Trump will declare martial law.
That in fact is the game plan, set up the situation and let human nature take the lead.
I think he even said that during his campaign as I recall. I think he told everyone that he was looking for an excuse to declare martial law. I know this was in the Project 2025 papers that Trump doesn't know anything about, so he says.
I think you must be confusing the Don't Hold Back From Anything fascists with the Don't Do Anything Left, waiting for the official Democrats to give the signal that will never come. God do I hope I've got that wrong.
If not then there is no opportunity to rescue us from the Trump dictatorship. Elections are already stolen, before the first vote is cast. There is not a congress critter that, if he values his wife and income, is going to go against Trump
The way I see it, the invasion of one state by another is a call to state Governors to mobilize their National Guards to resist UNLAWFUL assault. Also, the gerrymander fight is on. There is a new playbook. The old rules have been struck down by the Supreme Court. We need to change the gears here as fast as possible for deadly preemptive strikes. Newsom has moved out on this already. Who is next? Hochul. Where are you? Pritzker. What are you doing?
Congress know, and Trump has proven, that if you aren't loyal, you are in deepshit, first you have to worry about the physical safety of your family, and then there is your job, and lastly the threat of being investigated, and indicted.
Only a hopeful fool, or an agent of the regime, would bank on or waste time trying to flip Republican congressman.. They may champion unions like Fitzpatrick of PA, but they aren't going to put their neck under the guillotine.
Many of them privately admit Trump is nutsy koo koo. It takes persuasion, not accusation that they're all immoral creeps.
At least 20 Republicans say they want to talk. So far, only Fitzpaterick has stepped up. No harm asking them to join him.
You have no experience in politidcs or as a lobbyist and cynicism doesn't accomplish anything. And you'd rather ridicule us than try to save your country.
Mr. Solomon, it is always necessary to talk with the other side. ALWAYS! You got that right. When I was chair of the Democratic party of my county, I frequently had a high level, local Republican at our meeting.
My old heart beats with rage!!!! It also beats.. and I am telling it.. do not give up before you see this magga mafia behind bars.
I am stunned into a frozen being of myself. I am stunned because I am hearing very few spines locking into fight mode. Stand up , join the decent leaders and make your voice heard.
Watch “Turning Point”, watch “Titans” the rise of Wall Street. Watch anything that will support your children in having the leaders they deserve in taking America back from these vulgar, human sacrifices to greed.
This isn’t a movie kids… this is your life turning acrobats in mid air!
Get rid of your pop-corn ( cell phone) and be proud to be smart.
Then, sue fox non news for blasphemy. Sue trump for terrorism against the truth and sue Johnny Roberts for treason.
It sounds hard? Not as hard as listening one more minute to a delusional psychopath.
Jesus , forgive our stupidity, but help us not to give up!
Let’s expose the fallacy: They scream about “election integrity,” but integrity doesn’t come from troops and vigilantes guarding ballot boxes. Integrity comes from transparency, rule of law, and trust in institutions. What Trump is building isn’t an election system; it’s a hostage situation with ballots.
The kicker? He has to do this. He’s cornered by his own crimes. The man knows that the second he loses power, subpoenas and prison walls are waiting. This is a survival project, not a political campaign. He’s holding democracy at gunpoint because without it, he’s just another aging con man with a rap sheet.
And here’s the conclusion you cannot ignore: If governors, mayors, and citizens don’t link arms now, the Rose Garden will be democracy’s graveyard. We need coalition, not cowardice. Courage, not hand-wringing. The Nixon lesson isn’t enough; this time, the bastard has Pete's military theater to keep him upright.
If you’re still treating this as partisan politics, you’re already lost. This is fascism with a flag pin, and the only antidote is mass resistance and relentless truth-telling. Get loud before you get silenced.
The prime objective should be to show how TRump is weak mentally, physically and politically. We just got some assistance from Prime Minister Modi of India. He is refusing to take his calls.
TRump took a bribe from Pakistan in the form of a crypto purchase. He spent endless weeks screwing with the tariff for India. And to add insult to injury, he then bragged to the world HE stopped the war between Pakistan and India. What a psychopath!
PM Modi just told his congress what he thinks of TRump, and they pounded their desks in approval. The liar and extortionist just burned that bridge. Take courage in that the rest of the world is watching. We HAVE to defy him, tell the truth, and stand together. If a billion people in India can tell him to go to hell, so can we. See you in the streets.
Krasnov now thinks that the world is his personal cash register. All world leaders need to stop feeding the beast. The more he gets, the more he wants.
The Russian losses are unreported in MSM (and I include MSNBC) and because he is incapable of maintiang attention and because the national security info comes thrrough Gabbard, Trump will not be told that Russia is being creamed.
At least on MSNBC you will see and hear condemnation and exposure of Putins grift, and yes since I watch Rachel Maddow and a few other hosts that have spines, I do see negative info on Putin.
As regards Putin losses, the only place i get any info on that is from medium.com and slava Ukraini
The flip side is last night Russian tankers destined for India and China were blown up by Ukrainian drones.
From yesterday: "The White House recently doubled U.S. import tariffs on goods from India to 50%, a punitive measure explicitly linked to New Delhi's substantial purchases of Russian oil. The policy appears to be having its intended effect, as shipments to the South Asian nation have cratered by more than 500,000 barrels a day over the past two months. In response, Indian refiners are reportedly making plans to trim their intake of Russian crude in the coming weeks, a concession to Washington's pressure.
"The financial toll on Moscow is becoming increasingly apparent. The gross value of Russia's crude exports tumbled by approximately $110 million, or 9%, to $1.11 billion in just one week. This was exacerbated by falling prices for Russia's key Urals grade, which hit its lowest point since mid-June."
It's my understanding that about 50% of Americans are currently taking generic prescription drugs. A lot of people, including me, are about to take a big kick in our wallets. Lots of others aren't going to be able to afford their necessary drugs.
TRump's insanity is literally going to be the death of even MORE people. His willful ignorance of economics, tariffs, and supply chains is astounding. The hateful Cult won't stop this sh*t, and you can bet his Cabinet is making money on it. Vile-they are all vile.
Mark Cuban has tried to be a disruptor with Cost Plus Drugs. Maybe he will find a way. Wishing you well, Robot.
I read articles in medium, daily, about the economic woes of Putin, I know about the sinking of a ship carrying oil, and how Ukraine was able to track it, despite the subterfuge of the ghost fleet.
I also know that Ukraine has perfected the ability to strike armament factories, refineries, pipelines and even ammunition factories inside of Russia. but the Ukrainian heroes that post these reports also know that it is going to take more than an economic problem to dislodge Putin.
Putin can keep up the war, to the last man and bullet, because to Russians people are meat, and he throws them into the meat grinder, untrained, insufficiently armed and poorly led, they aren't led but pushed into the jaws of death.
The only chance they have is a revolt in the Kremlin or his premature death. Short of that he can't be dislodged and Trump is following the Putin playbook
Mr. Solomon. Do not be too impressed by those figures on Russian crude oil. The Russian economy has been growing at a rate which is 1.5% higher than the U.S. India's is more than twice the rate of the U.S. U.S. sanctions and Ukrainian bombing have done next to nothing to hurt the Russian economy. Mean while the U.S. is cynically using the Ukrainians as pawns in the U.S. attack on Russia. And Zelensky is both a fool and a dictator who has cancelled elections.
The problem is the spineless leaders of Europe. Each and everyone of them has made their aliyah to D.C. to grovel at the feet of Trump. Utterly disgusting and it is all about money, that is he is controlling Europe, universities, law firms, municipalities, the Federal purse,if you don't grovel he cuts the strings. The only response is pull in the belt and stare him down with a big fuck you.
The best scenario for the next couple of years would be for Trump to drop dead by Christmas. I don't think J.D. would be crazy enough to pursue Trump's plan to overthrow the government with military force. But he will try to lock down tech-bro control of the state.
I'm pretty sure if JD wasn't crazy enough he either would meet with an "unfortunate accident" for would be shot by a Marxist Communist Fasacist Socialist who would join Lee Harvey Oswald in the history books. Again, this isn't about Trump, it's about Project 2025.
Robert, I see it differently. I think the oligarchs want J D Vance in charge precisely because he is NOT crazy. He might be a right winger. But he is not crazy and will not bring down the whole economic system and thereby ruin the economic party for the oligarchs. Economic collapse is clearly where we are headed under Trump. I can give a good argument to support this economic claim.
If you read about Vance's biography; you find that he is smart as hell. He may not be popular with the voters; but he is smart and capable; almost brilliant, ala Putin.
Vance has taken more vacations than any other V.P. He has spent that time outside the country where it is not likely he would be interviewed by an American journalist. This is not by chance; but on purpose. I can give another reason why his absence is purposeful. After Trump is dethroned; Vance can say that he never undermined Trump while Orange-face was in the office of president. After all; Vance was not in the country enough.
3 reasons Trump might be gone soon, dethroned:
1) Epstein revelations
2) 25th amendment as his behavior rapidly deteriorates before everyone's eyes
3) He dies of ill health as he deteriorates before our eyes
Surely not crazy. Too dull to be crazy. Vance manifests the blankness that only a good education can offer; intelligence and wisdom are rarely found entwined.
Ah, since those Appalachian nights in eastern Ohio... A lie but it sells books. He lived most of the time in a suburb of Cincinnatl He learned to be a chameleon, taking on the skin of whatever was close and safe. A perfect tool for the overlords to play with.
I don't think Epstein will fully rise to the surface — too many Democrats have a pedophilic taint to themselves.
The 25th is a possibility but who will light the torch to the pyre? If it becomes so blatant that even MAGA sees the necessity of retiring him I'm sure they'll build a 100 foot tall statue of him, straddling Pennsylvania Avenue like some Colossus of Rhodes.
Ill health is a distinct possibility but if it isn't aprotracted but calm dying it could easily be blamed on lDemocratic assassins, elevating him to martyrhood
Don't forget a coup. He has a lengthy history of holding the military in contempt. Patience goes only so far.
And so here we are, perched on the edge of The Great Betrayal. This isn't solely because of Project 2025 and its stalking horse, Donald Trump. This is also about us. It really looks like we're going to let democracy die — because so few people are worried enough to act; because so few people actually know; because too many people are scared.
It’s the ignorance that amazes me. It’s as if nobody even wants to pay attention. Those that do are split on sides. The mass of the populace, however, seems happy to conform.
If these "happy" people spent any time at all considering how all of this is going to impact their lives, they'd be on the streets brandishing pitchforks by tonight.
I've always thought of "ignorant" being a deliberate act. Definitely "to ignore" is.
Are we prepared to imagine a situation where the National Guard of one state is prepared to defend its citizens from the National Guard of another state, and/or the NG of one state is prepared to fight the NG of another state defending itself from an invasion?
WHO will say No to this scenario becoming a reality?
The Tree of Liberty ,refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants... They undoubtedly see themselves as the patriots but who then are the tyrants? Biden again? God, let the poor bastard rest! Newsom! Pritzker! The Deep State, of course! But then, following the massacre, who is left to be a part of it?
Refreshing the tree of liberty applies to us. The right is not the tree of liberty, but the tree of slavery, social communism, enforced conformity and obedience.
I quite agree, though it isn't the right per se: it's the fascists who are the tyrants, whose blood refreshes that Tree as well, as per Jefferson. My sense (I know how you feel about "believe") is that he didn't mean us to be that Tree either, otherwise why would he have referred to our blood as the tree's manure? That manure, regardless of the source, is all the same to the tree.
Unfortunately, I live in Missouri, a backwards, hate-filled, fascist state that has a full-on fascist Trump sycophant for a governor. He's already sent the Missouri National Guard to D.C. What I am most upset about, as a veteran of the Air National Guard, is that all military personnel have the duty to refuse unlawful and unconstitutional orders, which these deployments clearly represent.
One thing I don't understand is why Pritzker and Newsome don't invoke and activate the National Guard in their states peremptorily and under their own control? Why leave them available to the Feds to slither in and take over control?
"Governors are not without resources, as both Pritzker and Newsom have pointed out; they just need to use them. Let your state’s governor know!"
Why haven't they formed state militia's to face off Ice agents? Why haven't they enlisted the support of retired military officers? Why haven't they formed state unions, where lawyers, doctors, tech people are enlisted to defend the growing number of people in leadership being brought up on charges? Why haven't they formed truth squads to combat the constant lies coming out of this administration? Democratic governors have been a day late and a dollar short.
William Farrar, a retired military officer,. Thom: I just heard a caller on your program talking about ICE arresting a man, 25 years in the country who served in the military, at the swearing in ceremony..
And you mentioned that Trump is looking for an excuse to impose martial law. I totally agree and have said so,but I have a thought.
Blue state governors are commanders in chief of their national guards. They should disband the national guard, then create a State Militia and rehired the discharged guards, with same rank and service credit they had in the guard.
That way Trump can't federalize the guard.
When Faubus used the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the kids from enrolling in school (Brown v Board of Education). Eisenhower federalized them, then had them stand back, and sent in the 101st Airborne as guards for the kids to enroll and enter school.
FWIW, I suspect Pritzker got it backwards, that is, Trump is Stephen Miller’s complicit lackey. If anything, that makes him even more dangerous, especially as his brain continues to deteriorate.
Excellent points. Another thing is that he is activating the Guard in Title 32 status, which is status between being on state and fully mobilized Federal active duty. In this status they technically still belong to the states, but function under Federal authority. Troops in Title 32 are not bound by Posse Comitatas as are regular active duty soldiers. This effectively allows them to circumvent the Posse Comitatas limitations. This is incredibly dangerous.
Thanks, Padre. My governor, El Duce Desantis, sent our national guard to the border to "assist" Texas in its border security efforts and have been part of DeSantis's broader focus on immigration issues.
Key deployments include:
1. May 2023: DeSantis sent over 1,100 state law enforcement and National Guard members to the Texas border in support of Texas's Operation Lone Star.
2. February 2024: DeSantis announced the deployment of additional members of the Florida National Guard and the Florida State Guard to assist Texas in what he called an "invasion" at the border.
3. August 2025: As part of Florida's ongoing.
DeSantis's alleged authority to deploy the Florida National Guard and state law enforcement to assist border efforts in Texas is based on mutual-aid agreements.
1. Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC): This is a national emergency management and disaster-relief compact that allows states to provide mutual aid. Under EMAC, a requesting state (like Texas) can receive personnel and assets from a responding state (like Florida).
2. Texas authority: With such an agreement, Texas can grant Florida law enforcement officers and National Guard members the same powers within Texas borders as their own. state forces.
AI: DeSantis's out-of-state deployments have faced legal and constitutional questions.
1. Federal law and state guards: Critics argue that using a state guard outside of its home state is illegal under federal law, which states that these forces "may be used within the jurisdiction concerned".
2. Balance of powers: Lawsuits and legal challenges have questioned whether governors are overstepping their authority in an area typically under federal jurisdiction, challenging the balance of power between state and federal governments.
3. Political motives: Opponents also criticize the deployments as political stunts, funded by taxpayer money, that are intended to challenge federal immigration policies rather than address legitimate emergencies.
Actually, there are few constraints on the President. Title 32 Active Duty is not true Federal mobilization. That would be under Title 10, and even then, under Title 10 the Guard can be mobilized without the permission of the states. The Guard is part of the Army’s total package. Its funding, equipment and training are all Federal. I served in the Guard about 8 years of my career. I also served in the Regular Army, and the Army Reserve, and retired from the Regular Navy. The soldiers remain under the state and are not fully federalized, it is a real gray area that Congress should have addressed years ago. Read my article in the link and the references. The only military force that Governors are the State Guard, a volunteer and unpaid force, unless called to State active duty.
Wonderful, Honey Boo Boo in charge of elections. And having no better answer Trump made fun of Pritzker's weight, just like a 6th grader might. Of course he got that right back in his face. We just can't go on like this.
Made me laugh, doc. That is exactly how we do go on.
Maybe America has to prove it can take a punch, and then knock these fascists out. Let's get scary, people. Name. Blame. Shame. Demand human rights, living wages, housing, and health care. See you in the streets---this is going to be an amazing Labor Day!
I'm waiting for the day soon, when another state's national guard tries to enter a state and they're met by that states guard and police, then turned right around and told to leave. Will there be armed stand-offs between state national guard troops and other state's troops at local air national guard airports and state run border checkpoints? Will American citizens be restricted from being able to cross state lines without being vetted?
Is this the beginning of a civil war between the loyalist red states and a authoritarian president and the defiant blue states?
I wanted to check "like" on this, but "like" didn't seem appropriate for such a dire prediction. Nevertheless, I feel it is likely to happen.
It's enough that you acknowledge that I'm saying this out loud. Maybe this will help other people understand the stakes at risk here. Once the first shot is fired, we're done. There won't be any turning back.
Scary, but the first shot is coming sooner or later. TYRANNY IS HERE!
He's just announced the takeover, in his Orwellion speech re the "management," of Union Station--no doubt to disrupt us.
We shouldn’t be putting the guardsmen in a position where they will be knowingly violating the law but are left with no ability to defy orders. It will be up to their commanders to take a stand. Let’s hope that they have the balls.
And that will be the question of the day. Will the DOD finally stand up to Trump and tell him no?
Blue states should follow the lead of Maryland. Maryland has it's own state militia, out of reach of the president.
Consent for Federalization:
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Governors must consent before their National Guard can be federalized and placed under the command of the President for federal missions.
Look how well that worked out for California. it's up to the unit commanders to decide to stand up to Trump or not. As we've seen with the firings of all of the generals and admirals, it may be left to the lower ranking officers on the ground to use their right under the UCMJ to say no to an unlawful order.
Governors must consent before their National Guard can be federalized and placed under the command of the President for federal missions.
Newsom did not give his consent, Trump bypassed Newsom, broke the law, now he using troops from Red States whose governors have offered them up, and whose troops are sure to be screened and vetted for MAGA loyalty, just as the troops of the 82nd Airborne were carefully chose for Trump's Ft Bragg rally.
As regards the UCMJ, Hegseth fired all of the Judge Advocate Generals, who would be in the position to determine what orders were legal or unlegal.
Those generals that aren't sufficiently loyal to Trump or his Dominionist agenda have been fired or reassigned to irrelevant slots, the junior and staff officers are by and large careerist, looking for the promotion, and ready to kiss ass to get it.
And then there are the officers infected with the Dominionist virus, they acquired in Academy.
All very true. And that is where we find ourselves right now. At the crux of another civil war between the Trump loyalists and everyone else. More and more every week, I look to see the news to find out if any national guard soldiers shot anyone.
Now that the national guard has been armed, it won't be long before some MAGA redneck in uniform pulls a trigger, and then shit will break loose and Trump will declare martial law.
That in fact is the game plan, set up the situation and let human nature take the lead.
I think he even said that during his campaign as I recall. I think he told everyone that he was looking for an excuse to declare martial law. I know this was in the Project 2025 papers that Trump doesn't know anything about, so he says.
I think you must be confusing the Don't Hold Back From Anything fascists with the Don't Do Anything Left, waiting for the official Democrats to give the signal that will never come. God do I hope I've got that wrong.
If not then there is no opportunity to rescue us from the Trump dictatorship. Elections are already stolen, before the first vote is cast. There is not a congress critter that, if he values his wife and income, is going to go against Trump
The way I see it, the invasion of one state by another is a call to state Governors to mobilize their National Guards to resist UNLAWFUL assault. Also, the gerrymander fight is on. There is a new playbook. The old rules have been struck down by the Supreme Court. We need to change the gears here as fast as possible for deadly preemptive strikes. Newsom has moved out on this already. Who is next? Hochul. Where are you? Pritzker. What are you doing?
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/gerrymander-fight?r=3m1bs
Reprise. Thom: maybe time for a field trip.
See you in September in DC.
https://removalcoalition.org/
Congress returns. There are many issues we can use to convince a few Congressional Republicans. Brian Fitzpatrick is a case study.
Pressure them directly, their donors, families, social friends etc. Picket. Sit in.
Proportionally 4 x more crime in MAGA Mike's home town than in DC. Memphis is the most crimeridden city in the US. Jackson, Mississippi! Bessemer, AL!
Interview the National Guardsmen. Odds are more crime at home.
MSM doesn't want us to have news we need: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jzudsQq9QA
Congress know, and Trump has proven, that if you aren't loyal, you are in deepshit, first you have to worry about the physical safety of your family, and then there is your job, and lastly the threat of being investigated, and indicted.
Only a hopeful fool, or an agent of the regime, would bank on or waste time trying to flip Republican congressman.. They may champion unions like Fitzpatrick of PA, but they aren't going to put their neck under the guillotine.
Many of them privately admit Trump is nutsy koo koo. It takes persuasion, not accusation that they're all immoral creeps.
At least 20 Republicans say they want to talk. So far, only Fitzpaterick has stepped up. No harm asking them to join him.
You have no experience in politidcs or as a lobbyist and cynicism doesn't accomplish anything. And you'd rather ridicule us than try to save your country.
Mr. Solomon, it is always necessary to talk with the other side. ALWAYS! You got that right. When I was chair of the Democratic party of my county, I frequently had a high level, local Republican at our meeting.
My old heart beats with rage!!!! It also beats.. and I am telling it.. do not give up before you see this magga mafia behind bars.
I am stunned into a frozen being of myself. I am stunned because I am hearing very few spines locking into fight mode. Stand up , join the decent leaders and make your voice heard.
Watch “Turning Point”, watch “Titans” the rise of Wall Street. Watch anything that will support your children in having the leaders they deserve in taking America back from these vulgar, human sacrifices to greed.
This isn’t a movie kids… this is your life turning acrobats in mid air!
Get rid of your pop-corn ( cell phone) and be proud to be smart.
Then, sue fox non news for blasphemy. Sue trump for terrorism against the truth and sue Johnny Roberts for treason.
It sounds hard? Not as hard as listening one more minute to a delusional psychopath.
Jesus , forgive our stupidity, but help us not to give up!
Let’s expose the fallacy: They scream about “election integrity,” but integrity doesn’t come from troops and vigilantes guarding ballot boxes. Integrity comes from transparency, rule of law, and trust in institutions. What Trump is building isn’t an election system; it’s a hostage situation with ballots.
The kicker? He has to do this. He’s cornered by his own crimes. The man knows that the second he loses power, subpoenas and prison walls are waiting. This is a survival project, not a political campaign. He’s holding democracy at gunpoint because without it, he’s just another aging con man with a rap sheet.
And here’s the conclusion you cannot ignore: If governors, mayors, and citizens don’t link arms now, the Rose Garden will be democracy’s graveyard. We need coalition, not cowardice. Courage, not hand-wringing. The Nixon lesson isn’t enough; this time, the bastard has Pete's military theater to keep him upright.
If you’re still treating this as partisan politics, you’re already lost. This is fascism with a flag pin, and the only antidote is mass resistance and relentless truth-telling. Get loud before you get silenced.
You're right. Brian Fitzpatrick is the case study.
Bridge Burning
The prime objective should be to show how TRump is weak mentally, physically and politically. We just got some assistance from Prime Minister Modi of India. He is refusing to take his calls.
TRump took a bribe from Pakistan in the form of a crypto purchase. He spent endless weeks screwing with the tariff for India. And to add insult to injury, he then bragged to the world HE stopped the war between Pakistan and India. What a psychopath!
PM Modi just told his congress what he thinks of TRump, and they pounded their desks in approval. The liar and extortionist just burned that bridge. Take courage in that the rest of the world is watching. We HAVE to defy him, tell the truth, and stand together. If a billion people in India can tell him to go to hell, so can we. See you in the streets.
Krasnov now thinks that the world is his personal cash register. All world leaders need to stop feeding the beast. The more he gets, the more he wants.
The Russian losses are unreported in MSM (and I include MSNBC) and because he is incapable of maintiang attention and because the national security info comes thrrough Gabbard, Trump will not be told that Russia is being creamed.
At least on MSNBC you will see and hear condemnation and exposure of Putins grift, and yes since I watch Rachel Maddow and a few other hosts that have spines, I do see negative info on Putin.
As regards Putin losses, the only place i get any info on that is from medium.com and slava Ukraini
The flip side is last night Russian tankers destined for India and China were blown up by Ukrainian drones.
From yesterday: "The White House recently doubled U.S. import tariffs on goods from India to 50%, a punitive measure explicitly linked to New Delhi's substantial purchases of Russian oil. The policy appears to be having its intended effect, as shipments to the South Asian nation have cratered by more than 500,000 barrels a day over the past two months. In response, Indian refiners are reportedly making plans to trim their intake of Russian crude in the coming weeks, a concession to Washington's pressure.
"The financial toll on Moscow is becoming increasingly apparent. The gross value of Russia's crude exports tumbled by approximately $110 million, or 9%, to $1.11 billion in just one week. This was exacerbated by falling prices for Russia's key Urals grade, which hit its lowest point since mid-June."
https://global.espreso.tv/sanctions-russia-moscows-black-gold-under-siege-drone-attacks-trumps-tariffs-send-russian-crude-exports-tumbling
Love me some Zelensky. Slava Ukraini and their drone warriors.
What we (used to) get from India:
1-Pharmaceuticals (generic drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients)
2-Stones and jewelry (diamonds, gold and silver)
3-Textiles/apparel (cotton, knit clothing, bed linen and towels)
4-Industrial and electrical machinery parts.
5-Iron and steel pipes, tubes and construction materials.
It's my understanding that about 50% of Americans are currently taking generic prescription drugs. A lot of people, including me, are about to take a big kick in our wallets. Lots of others aren't going to be able to afford their necessary drugs.
TRump's insanity is literally going to be the death of even MORE people. His willful ignorance of economics, tariffs, and supply chains is astounding. The hateful Cult won't stop this sh*t, and you can bet his Cabinet is making money on it. Vile-they are all vile.
Mark Cuban has tried to be a disruptor with Cost Plus Drugs. Maybe he will find a way. Wishing you well, Robot.
I read articles in medium, daily, about the economic woes of Putin, I know about the sinking of a ship carrying oil, and how Ukraine was able to track it, despite the subterfuge of the ghost fleet.
I also know that Ukraine has perfected the ability to strike armament factories, refineries, pipelines and even ammunition factories inside of Russia. but the Ukrainian heroes that post these reports also know that it is going to take more than an economic problem to dislodge Putin.
Putin can keep up the war, to the last man and bullet, because to Russians people are meat, and he throws them into the meat grinder, untrained, insufficiently armed and poorly led, they aren't led but pushed into the jaws of death.
The only chance they have is a revolt in the Kremlin or his premature death. Short of that he can't be dislodged and Trump is following the Putin playbook
Mr. Solomon. Do not be too impressed by those figures on Russian crude oil. The Russian economy has been growing at a rate which is 1.5% higher than the U.S. India's is more than twice the rate of the U.S. U.S. sanctions and Ukrainian bombing have done next to nothing to hurt the Russian economy. Mean while the U.S. is cynically using the Ukrainians as pawns in the U.S. attack on Russia. And Zelensky is both a fool and a dictator who has cancelled elections.
The problem is the spineless leaders of Europe. Each and everyone of them has made their aliyah to D.C. to grovel at the feet of Trump. Utterly disgusting and it is all about money, that is he is controlling Europe, universities, law firms, municipalities, the Federal purse,if you don't grovel he cuts the strings. The only response is pull in the belt and stare him down with a big fuck you.
The best scenario for the next couple of years would be for Trump to drop dead by Christmas. I don't think J.D. would be crazy enough to pursue Trump's plan to overthrow the government with military force. But he will try to lock down tech-bro control of the state.
The best scenario would be for a few Congressional Republicans to have an epiphany.
https://jerryweiss.substack.com/
I'm pretty sure if JD wasn't crazy enough he either would meet with an "unfortunate accident" for would be shot by a Marxist Communist Fasacist Socialist who would join Lee Harvey Oswald in the history books. Again, this isn't about Trump, it's about Project 2025.
Robert, I see it differently. I think the oligarchs want J D Vance in charge precisely because he is NOT crazy. He might be a right winger. But he is not crazy and will not bring down the whole economic system and thereby ruin the economic party for the oligarchs. Economic collapse is clearly where we are headed under Trump. I can give a good argument to support this economic claim.
If you read about Vance's biography; you find that he is smart as hell. He may not be popular with the voters; but he is smart and capable; almost brilliant, ala Putin.
Vance has taken more vacations than any other V.P. He has spent that time outside the country where it is not likely he would be interviewed by an American journalist. This is not by chance; but on purpose. I can give another reason why his absence is purposeful. After Trump is dethroned; Vance can say that he never undermined Trump while Orange-face was in the office of president. After all; Vance was not in the country enough.
3 reasons Trump might be gone soon, dethroned:
1) Epstein revelations
2) 25th amendment as his behavior rapidly deteriorates before everyone's eyes
3) He dies of ill health as he deteriorates before our eyes
Surely not crazy. Too dull to be crazy. Vance manifests the blankness that only a good education can offer; intelligence and wisdom are rarely found entwined.
Ah, since those Appalachian nights in eastern Ohio... A lie but it sells books. He lived most of the time in a suburb of Cincinnatl He learned to be a chameleon, taking on the skin of whatever was close and safe. A perfect tool for the overlords to play with.
I don't think Epstein will fully rise to the surface — too many Democrats have a pedophilic taint to themselves.
The 25th is a possibility but who will light the torch to the pyre? If it becomes so blatant that even MAGA sees the necessity of retiring him I'm sure they'll build a 100 foot tall statue of him, straddling Pennsylvania Avenue like some Colossus of Rhodes.
Ill health is a distinct possibility but if it isn't aprotracted but calm dying it could easily be blamed on lDemocratic assassins, elevating him to martyrhood
Don't forget a coup. He has a lengthy history of holding the military in contempt. Patience goes only so far.
Simply put, Shit or get off the pot.
And so here we are, perched on the edge of The Great Betrayal. This isn't solely because of Project 2025 and its stalking horse, Donald Trump. This is also about us. It really looks like we're going to let democracy die — because so few people are worried enough to act; because so few people actually know; because too many people are scared.
It’s the ignorance that amazes me. It’s as if nobody even wants to pay attention. Those that do are split on sides. The mass of the populace, however, seems happy to conform.
If these "happy" people spent any time at all considering how all of this is going to impact their lives, they'd be on the streets brandishing pitchforks by tonight.
I've always thought of "ignorant" being a deliberate act. Definitely "to ignore" is.
Are we prepared to imagine a situation where the National Guard of one state is prepared to defend its citizens from the National Guard of another state, and/or the NG of one state is prepared to fight the NG of another state defending itself from an invasion?
WHO will say No to this scenario becoming a reality?
Mr. Cassidy obviously some people, like you, are beginning to understand the meaning of the word, power. Let's hope more begin to see the light.
I hope I’m wrong but, I think it’s too late to say no.
Let's find out. We need to act, even if it fails.
Right you are, if you are not willing to risk your life, then you deserve the slavery of a dictatorship (you in 3rd person singular)
The Tree of Liberty ,refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants... They undoubtedly see themselves as the patriots but who then are the tyrants? Biden again? God, let the poor bastard rest! Newsom! Pritzker! The Deep State, of course! But then, following the massacre, who is left to be a part of it?
Refreshing the tree of liberty applies to us. The right is not the tree of liberty, but the tree of slavery, social communism, enforced conformity and obedience.
I quite agree, though it isn't the right per se: it's the fascists who are the tyrants, whose blood refreshes that Tree as well, as per Jefferson. My sense (I know how you feel about "believe") is that he didn't mean us to be that Tree either, otherwise why would he have referred to our blood as the tree's manure? That manure, regardless of the source, is all the same to the tree.
Unfortunately, I live in Missouri, a backwards, hate-filled, fascist state that has a full-on fascist Trump sycophant for a governor. He's already sent the Missouri National Guard to D.C. What I am most upset about, as a veteran of the Air National Guard, is that all military personnel have the duty to refuse unlawful and unconstitutional orders, which these deployments clearly represent.
I'm down in SW MO. You summed up this state quite well.
One thing I don't understand is why Pritzker and Newsome don't invoke and activate the National Guard in their states peremptorily and under their own control? Why leave them available to the Feds to slither in and take over control?
I'm with you and they should also create a State Militia, like Maryland
Governors must consent before their National Guard can be federalized and placed under the command of the President for federal missions.
"Governors are not without resources, as both Pritzker and Newsom have pointed out; they just need to use them. Let your state’s governor know!"
Why haven't they formed state militia's to face off Ice agents? Why haven't they enlisted the support of retired military officers? Why haven't they formed state unions, where lawyers, doctors, tech people are enlisted to defend the growing number of people in leadership being brought up on charges? Why haven't they formed truth squads to combat the constant lies coming out of this administration? Democratic governors have been a day late and a dollar short.
William Farrar, a retired military officer,. Thom: I just heard a caller on your program talking about ICE arresting a man, 25 years in the country who served in the military, at the swearing in ceremony..
And you mentioned that Trump is looking for an excuse to impose martial law. I totally agree and have said so,but I have a thought.
Blue state governors are commanders in chief of their national guards. They should disband the national guard, then create a State Militia and rehired the discharged guards, with same rank and service credit they had in the guard.
That way Trump can't federalize the guard.
When Faubus used the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the kids from enrolling in school (Brown v Board of Education). Eisenhower federalized them, then had them stand back, and sent in the 101st Airborne as guards for the kids to enroll and enter school.
FWIW, I suspect Pritzker got it backwards, that is, Trump is Stephen Miller’s complicit lackey. If anything, that makes him even more dangerous, especially as his brain continues to deteriorate.
“When elections are stolen, history shows crowds flood the streets. Trump plans to crush the protests before they even begin…”
~ Thom Hartmann
Trump is “planning to STEAL the 2026 and 2028 elections by any means necessary, and the troops are part of their plan” to STAY OUT of PRISON.
Thom,
Excellent points. Another thing is that he is activating the Guard in Title 32 status, which is status between being on state and fully mobilized Federal active duty. In this status they technically still belong to the states, but function under Federal authority. Troops in Title 32 are not bound by Posse Comitatas as are regular active duty soldiers. This effectively allows them to circumvent the Posse Comitatas limitations. This is incredibly dangerous.
See my article here.
https://dundas.substack.com/p/trumps-national-guard-quick-reaction
All the best and watch your six.
Steve Dundas
Thanks, Padre. My governor, El Duce Desantis, sent our national guard to the border to "assist" Texas in its border security efforts and have been part of DeSantis's broader focus on immigration issues.
Key deployments include:
1. May 2023: DeSantis sent over 1,100 state law enforcement and National Guard members to the Texas border in support of Texas's Operation Lone Star.
2. February 2024: DeSantis announced the deployment of additional members of the Florida National Guard and the Florida State Guard to assist Texas in what he called an "invasion" at the border.
3. August 2025: As part of Florida's ongoing.
DeSantis's alleged authority to deploy the Florida National Guard and state law enforcement to assist border efforts in Texas is based on mutual-aid agreements.
1. Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC): This is a national emergency management and disaster-relief compact that allows states to provide mutual aid. Under EMAC, a requesting state (like Texas) can receive personnel and assets from a responding state (like Florida).
2. Texas authority: With such an agreement, Texas can grant Florida law enforcement officers and National Guard members the same powers within Texas borders as their own. state forces.
AI: DeSantis's out-of-state deployments have faced legal and constitutional questions.
1. Federal law and state guards: Critics argue that using a state guard outside of its home state is illegal under federal law, which states that these forces "may be used within the jurisdiction concerned".
2. Balance of powers: Lawsuits and legal challenges have questioned whether governors are overstepping their authority in an area typically under federal jurisdiction, challenging the balance of power between state and federal governments.
3. Political motives: Opponents also criticize the deployments as political stunts, funded by taxpayer money, that are intended to challenge federal immigration policies rather than address legitimate emergencies.
Steve
Governors must consent before their National Guard can be federalized and placed under the command of the President for federal missions.
William,
Actually, there are few constraints on the President. Title 32 Active Duty is not true Federal mobilization. That would be under Title 10, and even then, under Title 10 the Guard can be mobilized without the permission of the states. The Guard is part of the Army’s total package. Its funding, equipment and training are all Federal. I served in the Guard about 8 years of my career. I also served in the Regular Army, and the Army Reserve, and retired from the Regular Navy. The soldiers remain under the state and are not fully federalized, it is a real gray area that Congress should have addressed years ago. Read my article in the link and the references. The only military force that Governors are the State Guard, a volunteer and unpaid force, unless called to State active duty.
All the best.
In Maryland it is the State Militia, as you said a volunteer force, but the Legislature can change that
I hope that they strengthen it, train it and arm it.
There is a problem, Baltimore is an independent city, while it pays taxes, I don't know the relationship between the state and the city