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fromThe Nation
4 days ago

Trump Is Waging War On His Own Country

He told the hundreds of generals and admirals gathered to hear him that some of them would be called upon to take a primary role at a time when his administration has launched occupations of American cities, deployed tens of thousands of troops across the United States, created a framework for targeting domestic enemies, cast his political rivals as subhuman, and asserted his right to wage secret war and summarily execute those he deems terrorists.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago
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From Kabul to Chicago: The empire comes home

The U.S. federal government is militarizing domestic cities, treating civil unrest as warfare and deploying troops and National Guard against American communities.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago
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Letters: We must wake Congress to the danger of Donald Trump

Domestic military preparations and rhetoric risk enabling repression, threatening civil liberties and minority groups while local officials are urged to act on rising community violence.
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fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

Trump and Hegseth's Plan for the "War Within"

U.S. military leadership was instructed to reprioritize from great-power conflict to domestic policing and to dismantle diversity measures, undermining democratic norms.
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fromwww.esquire.com
3 weeks ago

In Their Quantico Tirades, Trump and Hegseth Sound Whiny and Delusional

The president proposed treating American inner cities as military battlegrounds, framing domestic unrest as an internal invasion and advocating using cities as training grounds.
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fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 month ago

Silicon Valley lawmaker wants oversight to National Guard deployment - San Jose Spotlight

Rep. Sam Liccardo is leading congressional efforts to require the president to submit detailed reports for domestic National Guard deployments.
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fromThe Nation
1 month ago

The Cubs Should Ban Charlie Kirk From Wrigley Field

Chicago faces the threat of domestic military occupation while political leaders label justice-seeking protestors as enemies and advocate forceful suppression.
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