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Shipwack

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Sun Jun 8, 2025, 03:37 PM Sunday

Trump Deployed the National Guard. But What Does That Mean?

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Trump Deployed the National Guard. But What Does That Mean?
Title 10 federalization, the Insurrection Act and Posse Comitatus
by Jay Kuo

Yesterday, “Border Czar” Tom Homan went on Fox and announced that, in response to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s criticisms, the White House was “already mobilizing” and was bringing in the National Guard that night.
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A great deal of confusion quickly ensued across social media and among legal experts. Under what authority was Trump acting, if he didn’t have Gov. Newsom’s consent to deploy the guard? Was this under a Title 10 federalization, or was it an actual invocation of the Insurrection Act?
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In today’s extra Sunday edition, I want to address what has and importantly has not happened with respect to this deployment. As we look ahead, we need to keep straight what powers and authority Trump has invoked and which he is holding in his pocket. This will help us be clear-eyed about the most probable risks, and it will better inform what our next steps in response should be.
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In today’s extra Sunday edition, I want to address what has and importantly has not happened with respect to this deployment. As we look ahead, we need to keep straight what powers and authority Trump has invoked and which he is holding in his pocket. This will help us be clear-eyed about the most probable risks, and it will better inform what our next steps in response should be.


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Financial collapse coming Arizona78 Yesterday #1

Arizona78

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1. Financial collapse coming
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 01:17 AM
Yesterday

The financial system operates like a massive Ponzi scheme, built on endless debt that is rapidly approaching its breaking point. A catastrophic economic collapse is inevitable, and it’s likely why Trump is considering deploying military forces—to maintain control when the system finally unravels.


"Is the global economy just a giant debt scam? What the financial elite doesn't want you to know"

https://www.salon.com/2018/06/09/how-the-greek-debt-crisis-exposed-the-global-economy-as-a-giant-con-and-led-to-donald-trump/

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