<p><a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a><br>🚨Trump plans to create <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#military</a> reaction force for *civil unrest*</p><p>The <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin is evaluating plans that would establish a “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” composed of hundreds of <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="/tags/troops/" rel="tag">#troops</a> tasked with rapidly deploying into <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> cities facing <a href="/tags/protests/" rel="tag">#protests</a> or other unrest, acc/to internal <a href="/tags/pentagon/" rel="tag">#Pentagon</a> docs reviewed by WaPo.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#Autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofassembly/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a><br><a href="https://wapo.st/46UGmic" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wapo.st/46UGmic</a></p>
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<p>Feds deploy <a href="/tags/teargas/" rel="tag">#TearGas</a> in another <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of <a href="/tags/albanypark/" rel="tag">#AlbanyPark</a> today'</p><p>A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue 2 warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses says they didn’t get any warning.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofassembly/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/terrorism/" rel="tag">#terrorism</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <br><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/12/ice-chicago-albany-park-tear-gas" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/12/ice-chicago-albany-park-tear-gas"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati</span><span class="invisible">on/2025/10/12/ice-chicago-albany-park-tear-gas</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> is choosing <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#justice</a> over fear, as it has in the past</p><p>In 1850, the <a href="/tags/federalgovernment/" rel="tag">#FederalGovernment</a> deputized local officials to enforce <a href="/tags/slavery/" rel="tag">#slavery</a>. In 2025, it demands cooperation in <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#deportation</a>. Chicago resisted nearly two centuries ago, & it still is today.</p><p><a href="/tags/resist/" rel="tag">#Resist</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/terrorism/" rel="tag">#terrorism</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <br><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/10/13/chicago-fugitive-slave-act-ice-fuentes-immigration-claudia-fegan-linda-rae-murray" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/10/13/chicago-fugitive-slave-act-ice-fuentes-immigration-claudia-fegan-linda-rae-murray"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chicago.suntimes.com/other-vie</span><span class="invisible">ws/2025/10/13/chicago-fugitive-slave-act-ice-fuentes-immigration-claudia-fegan-linda-rae-murray</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> Is Cracking Down on <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a>.<br>Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.</p><p>Residents have begun forming volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> agents. Others honk their horns or blow whistles when they see agents nearby.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/rendition/" rel="tag">#Rendition</a> <a href="/tags/statesponsoredabduction/" rel="tag">#StateSponsoredAbduction</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/dueprocess/" rel="tag">#DueProcess</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#Tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/us/chicago-ice-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/us/chicago-ice-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/us/</span><span class="invisible">chicago-ice-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
<p>Judge orders agents in <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> area to wear body cameras after violent clashes</p><p>Federal <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear <a href="/tags/bodycameras/" rel="tag">#BodyCameras</a>, a judge ordered Thursday after seeing <a href="/tags/teargas/" rel="tag">#TearGas</a> & other aggressive steps used against <a href="/tags/protesters/" rel="tag">#protesters</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#Tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/thecrueltyisthepoint/" rel="tag">#TheCrueltyIsThePoint</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-crackdown-judge-d5414dffbbd9380f95211c2c18d653d2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-16-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-crackdown-judge-d5414dffbbd9380f95211c2c18d653d2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-16-Breaking+News"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/chicago-imm</span><span class="invisible">igration-crackdown-judge-d5414dffbbd9380f95211c2c18d653d2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-16-Breaking+News</span></a></p>
<p>About time</p><p><a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a> Sues <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Over <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> Deployments, Expanding Multistate Fight</p><p>The lawsuit seeks to block the White House from sending <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> National Guard <a href="/tags/troops/" rel="tag">#troops</a> to <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a>. It came hours after a federal judge blocked deployments to <a href="/tags/portland/" rel="tag">#Portland</a>, <a href="/tags/oregon/" rel="tag">#Oregon</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/martiallaw/" rel="tag">#MartialLaw</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/06/us/national-guard-trump-oregon-chicago?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/06/us/national-guard-trump-oregon-chicago?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/0</span><span class="invisible">6/us/national-guard-trump-oregon-chicago?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
<p>Lawyers for <a href="/tags/cookcounty/" rel="tag">#CookCounty</a>, <a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a>, which includes <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a>, have filed a court brief supporting efforts to block the deployment of <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> troops, saying Trump’s action would “intrude on <a href="/tags/state/" rel="tag">#state</a> & local <a href="/tags/sovereignty/" rel="tag">#sovereignty</a>” & increase public fear. A hearing in that case is scheduled for tomorrow.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/martiallaw/" rel="tag">#MartialLaw</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/08/us/trump-national-guard-chicago-illinois/5d3048b1-471b-51f7-90f2-97e0e24288c8?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/08/us/trump-national-guard-chicago-illinois/5d3048b1-471b-51f7-90f2-97e0e24288c8?smid=url-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/0</span><span class="invisible">8/us/trump-national-guard-chicago-illinois/5d3048b1-471b-51f7-90f2-97e0e24288c8?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
<p>Around 1,000 anti-<a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> protesters marched peacefully in downtown <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> last night, as the first <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> soldiers prepared to deploy near the city.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofassembly/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/martiallaw/" rel="tag">#MartialLaw</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <br><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/08/texas-national-guard-broadview-illinois" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/08/texas-national-guard-broadview-illinois"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati</span><span class="invisible">on/2025/10/08/texas-national-guard-broadview-illinois</span></a></p>
<p>A federal judge in <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> is now hearing arguments over whether to block the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin’s deployment of <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> troops into <a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a>. The hearing comes after National Guard troops could be seen on the ground near the Broadview <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> facility Thursday morning.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/martiallaw/" rel="tag">#MartialLaw</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <br><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/10/09/national-guard-lawsuit-judge-ruling-illinois-trump" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/10/09/national-guard-lawsuit-judge-ruling-illinois-trump"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025</span><span class="invisible">/10/09/national-guard-lawsuit-judge-ruling-illinois-trump</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a>’ Into US <a href="/tags/cities/" rel="tag">#Cities</a></p><p>In a speech to American <a href="/tags/troops/" rel="tag">#troops</a> assembled in Japan on Tuesday, Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#military</a> if he decides it is appropriate.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofassembly/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#Autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/dictatorship/" rel="tag">#Dictatorship</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#Tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/martiallaw/" rel="tag">#MartialLaw</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/trump-japan-national-guard-us-cities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/politics/trump-japan-national-guard-us-cities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/</span><span class="invisible">politics/trump-japan-national-guard-us-cities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
<p>Border Patrol’s <a href="/tags/bovino/" rel="tag">#Bovino</a> agrees to return to court daily, as he & federal judge talk <a href="/tags/bodycams/" rel="tag">#BodyCams</a>, <a href="/tags/teargas/" rel="tag">#TearGas</a>, IDs</p><p>The top <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/borderpatrol/" rel="tag">#BorderPatrol</a> commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to US District Judge Sara Ellis’ concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detained, <a href="/tags/protesters/" rel="tag">#protesters</a> & <a href="/tags/journalists/" rel="tag">#journalists</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <br><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/28/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-federal-court" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/28/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-federal-court"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati</span><span class="invisible">on/2025/10/28/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-federal-court</span></a></p>
<p>As reported in August (see boosted thread)</p><p><a href="/tags/pentagon/" rel="tag">#Pentagon</a> orders states’ National Guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’</p><p>Pentagon memo details plan to train >20,000 <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> members across the US to carry out <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s order on *subduing# civil *unrest*</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#Autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/dictatorship/" rel="tag">#Dictatorship</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#Tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/us-news/20</span><span class="invisible">25/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/mikeluckovich/" rel="tag">#MikeLuckovich</a> brilliance</p><p><a href="/tags/politicalcartoon/" rel="tag">#PoliticalCartoon</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/policestate/" rel="tag">#PoliceState</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofassembly/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/americanautocracy/" rel="tag">#AmericanAutocracy</a> <a href="/tags/protests/" rel="tag">#protests</a> <a href="/tags/resist/" rel="tag">#resist</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> has opened a <a href="/tags/federal/" rel="tag">#federal</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> probe into the death of <a href="/tags/alexpretti/" rel="tag">#AlexPretti</a> </p><p>[but not <a href="/tags/reneegood/" rel="tag">#ReneeGood</a>. Neither should have been killed, but I’ll say it again, Pretti was a straight man, Good a gay woman. Both shootings were recorded on video by multiple witnesses showing neither was at fault. Yet the <a href="/tags/homophobic/" rel="tag">#homophobic</a> <a href="/tags/misogynistic/" rel="tag">#misogynistic</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin is only willing to look into the straight man’s <a href="/tags/murder/" rel="tag">#murder</a>.]</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/useofforce/" rel="tag">#UseOfForce</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-ice-fbi-alex-pretti-immigration-65a963816603a08bbc9db83961dd173f?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-30-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/minneapolis-ice-fbi-alex-pretti-immigration-65a963816603a08bbc9db83961dd173f?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-30-Breaking+News"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/minneapolis</span><span class="invisible">-ice-fbi-alex-pretti-immigration-65a963816603a08bbc9db83961dd173f?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-30-Breaking+News</span></a></p>
<p>Activists are calling for a nationwide shutdown on Friday, advocating “No Work No School, No Shopping” in a <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#protest</a> against the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin’s sweeping <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> crackdowns.</p><p>Organizers say Friday’s <a href="/tags/generalstrike/" rel="tag">#GeneralStrike</a> is part of a growing <a href="/tags/nonviolent/" rel="tag">#nonviolent</a> movement to combat <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a>’s aggressive enforcement tactics, which have come under renewed scrutiny following a series of fatal <a href="/tags/shootings/" rel="tag">#shootings</a> involving federal agents.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/murder/" rel="tag">#murder</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/useofforce/" rel="tag">#UseOfForce</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/ice-protests-friday-strike" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/ice-protests-friday-strike"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/us-news/20</span><span class="invisible">26/jan/30/ice-protests-friday-strike</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a></p><p><a href="/tags/federalagents/" rel="tag">#FederalAgents</a> Are Violating the <a href="/tags/rights/" rel="tag">#Rights</a> of Americans</p><p><a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> & the <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> [& <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a>] are acting with impunity.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/murder/" rel="tag">#murder</a> <a href="/tags/extrajudicialkillings/" rel="tag">#ExtraJudicialKillings</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/dueprocess/" rel="tag">#DueProcess</a> <a href="/tags/excessiveforce/" rel="tag">#ExcessiveForce</a> <a href="/tags/useofforce/" rel="tag">#UseOfForce</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/despotism/" rel="tag">#despotism</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#Tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <a href="/tags/resist/" rel="tag">#RESIST</a> <br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/01/autocracy-in-america-ice-and-the-national-guard/685279/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxZAMKZOcpgx2UdVifPm-R5Y" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/01/autocracy-in-america-ice-and-the-national-guard/685279/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxZAMKZOcpgx2UdVifPm-R5Y"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2</span><span class="invisible">026/01/autocracy-in-america-ice-and-the-national-guard/685279/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxZAMKZOcpgx2UdVifPm-R5Y</span></a></p>
<p>Yesterday, Democratic lawmakers filed articles of <a href="/tags/impeachment/" rel="tag">#impeachment</a> against <a href="/tags/kristinoem/" rel="tag">#KristiNoem</a></p><p>Robin Kelly & other <a href="/tags/house/" rel="tag">#House</a> <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> move against <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> secretary over <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> killing of <a href="/tags/reneegood/" rel="tag">#ReneeGood</a></p><p>Kelly on Wednesday formally introduced articles of impeachment against <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s DHS secy, Kristi Noem, following the fatal <a href="/tags/shooting/" rel="tag">#shooting</a> of a <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> citizen by an <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> agent in <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#Minneapolis</a> last week.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/statesponsoredterrorism/" rel="tag">#StateSponsoredTerrorism</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/useofforce/" rel="tag">#UseOfForce</a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/kristi-noem-articles-of-impeachment" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/kristi-noem-articles-of-impeachment"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/us-news/20</span><span class="invisible">26/jan/14/kristi-noem-articles-of-impeachment</span></a></p>
<p>My god, this is Getty <a href="/tags/photojournalist/" rel="tag">#photojournalist</a> John Abernathy. He wrote on instagram “I was tackled by <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> agents & surrounded by about 50 <a href="/tags/border/" rel="tag">#border</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#police</a>. Just for taking photos. I tossed my camera to another Photographer to make sure it wouldn't be confiscated. <a href="/tags/gettyreportage/" rel="tag">#gettyreportage</a> <a href="/tags/getty/" rel="tag">#getty</a> at the <a href="/tags/whipple/" rel="tag">#Whipple</a> Federal building in <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#Minneapolis</a>.”<br>Photo by Pierre Lavie.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/freepress/" rel="tag">#FreePress</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/useofforce/" rel="tag">#UseOfForce</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a></p><p>Greg <a href="/tags/bovino/" rel="tag">#Bovino</a> Loses His Job</p><p>The <a href="/tags/borderpatrol/" rel="tag">#BorderPatrol</a> chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.</p><p><a href="/tags/reneegood/" rel="tag">#ReneeGood</a> <a href="/tags/alexpretti/" rel="tag">#AlexPretti</a> <a href="/tags/statesponsoredterrorism/" rel="tag">#StateSponsoredTerrorism</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/murder/" rel="tag">#murder</a> <a href="/tags/extrajudicialkillings/" rel="tag">#ExtraJudicialKillings</a> <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#Minneapolis</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/useofforce/" rel="tag">#UseOfForce</a> <a href="/tags/excessiveforce/" rel="tag">#ExcessiveForce</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/despotism/" rel="tag">#despotism</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxdBatDtDmlQ4RYH_mhKxs9M" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxdBatDtDmlQ4RYH_mhKxs9M"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theatlantic.com/politics/2</span><span class="invisible">026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxdBatDtDmlQ4RYH_mhKxs9M</span></a></p>
<p>More proof this is entirely unnecessary & serves <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s interests alone.</p><p>• Distract you from his many other <a href="/tags/illegal/" rel="tag">#illegal</a> activities, his ineffectuality geopolitically, & his tanking of the <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a>.</p><p>• Finally achieving his long coveted goal of creating an <a href="/tags/authoritarian/" rel="tag">#authoritarian</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> in which no one is allowed to criticize him or even say they don’t like him.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="/tags/marines/" rel="tag">#Marines</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/live/immigration-protests-los-angeles-6-11-2025#00000197-5f9b-d663-a5f7-5f9b5dcd0000" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/live/immigration-protests-los-angeles-6-11-2025#00000197-5f9b-d663-a5f7-5f9b5dcd0000"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/live/immigration-pr</span><span class="invisible">otests-los-angeles-6-11-2025#00000197-5f9b-d663-a5f7-5f9b5dcd0000</span></a></p>
<p>The <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin is trying to deport *another* student, 21-yr-old <a href="/tags/yunseochung/" rel="tag">#YunseoChung</a>, a legal permanent resident, under the statute authorizing Secy of State <a href="/tags/marcorubio/" rel="tag">#MarcoRubio</a> to remove people deemed threat. She's lived here since childhood.</p><p>Chung wasn’t a leader or heavily involved in the protest movement, she only attended a few.</p><p>The <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> is seeking to deport a person w/a <a href="/tags/greencard/" rel="tag">#GreenCard</a> since she was a child because she went to a <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#protest</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofassembly/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> Playbook in <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a>∶<br>Investigate Foes, Protect Allies</p><p>The <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> “Justice” Department has often cast aside normal procedures intended to seek <a href="/tags/accountability/" rel="tag">#accountability</a> in favor of pushing <a href="/tags/prosecutors/" rel="tag">#prosecutors</a> & the <a href="/tags/fbi/" rel="tag">#FBI</a> to focus on critics of the <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> crackdown.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/dictatorship/" rel="tag">#dictatorship</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/useofforce/" rel="tag">#UseOfForce</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/murder/" rel="tag">#murder</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <a href="/tags/statesponsoredterrorism/" rel="tag">#StateSponsoredTerrorism</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/politics/minnesota-justice-department-trump-ice.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/politics/minnesota-justice-department-trump-ice.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/</span><span class="invisible">politics/minnesota-justice-department-trump-ice.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share</span></a></p>
<p>*** This report may not be accurate. Times of India is the only outlet reporting it. ***</p><p>Hundreds of international <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#students</a> have received an email telling them their <a href="/tags/visas/" rel="tag">#visas</a> have been revoked.</p><p>The ‘justification’ is campus <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> or <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> posts.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofassembly/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/universities/" rel="tag">#Universities</a> <a href="/tags/colleges/" rel="tag">#Colleges</a> <a href="/tags/thoughtpolice/" rel="tag">#ThoughtPolice</a> <a href="/tags/viewpointdiscrimination/" rel="tag">#ViewPointDiscrimination</a> <a href="/tags/dissent/" rel="tag">#dissent</a> <a href="/tags/nazistate/" rel="tag">#NaziState</a> <br><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hundreds-of-international-students-are-waking-up-to-an-email-asking-them-to-self-deport-for-campus-activism-or-even-sharing-posts-on-social-media/articleshow/119679695.cms" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hundreds-of-international-students-are-waking-up-to-an-email-asking-them-to-self-deport-for-campus-activism-or-even-sharing-posts-on-social-media/articleshow/119679695.cms"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">timesofindia.indiatimes.com/wo</span><span class="invisible">rld/us/hundreds-of-international-students-are-waking-up-to-an-email-asking-them-to-self-deport-for-campus-activism-or-even-sharing-posts-on-social-media/articleshow/119679695.cms</span></a></p>
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<p>🧵 1/4: Today was the largest UK <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a> Solidary Campaign <a href="/tags/demonstration/" rel="tag">#demonstration</a> I have attended since October 23. It marked 77 years since the <a href="/tags/nakba/" rel="tag">#Nakba</a>. I estimated 380/400k, organisers half a million and the police... 20k, the most egrarious figure I've ever heard. That would mean previous rainy demos were around 5k, which is violently deranged. There's ZERO <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> coverage bar ONE Independent article quoting 20k. This blanket silence is deafening.</p><p><a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#righttoprotest</a> <a href="/tags/genocide/" rel="tag">#genocide</a> <a href="/tags/london/" rel="tag">#london</a></p>
<p>The <a href="/tags/pentagon/" rel="tag">#Pentagon</a> says the unnecessary deployment of <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> members & <a href="/tags/marines/" rel="tag">#Marines</a> to <a href="/tags/protests/" rel="tag">#protests</a> over <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> raids in <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#LosAngeles</a> is costing $134M.</p><p>After persistent questioning from <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> in <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> on Tues, <a href="/tags/defense/" rel="tag">#Defense</a> Secy <a href="/tags/petehegseth/" rel="tag">#PeteHegseth</a> turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who provided the total & said the money will come from operations & maintenance accounts.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/title10/" rel="tag">#Title10</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-congress-hegseth-signal-hearings-c53cd37c2eae4327dd74e4c717057469" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/pentagon-congress-hegseth-signal-hearings-c53cd37c2eae4327dd74e4c717057469"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/pentagon-co</span><span class="invisible">ngress-hegseth-signal-hearings-c53cd37c2eae4327dd74e4c717057469</span></a></p>
