[above: Military police block peaceful civil rights protesters from approaching the Lincoln Memorial on the day that Donald “don’t be too nice” Trump declares that his administration “has done more for the black community than any president since Abraham Lincoln.”] There are a lot of different ways that I could take things this evening, but […]
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A former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warns of the President’s use of the military, saying, “I am deeply worried that as they execute their orders, the members of our military will be co-opted for political purposes.”
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Taking another step toward martial law, police fire rubber bullets into a crowd of peaceful protesters in D.C. to clear the way for a presidential photo-op with a Bible
[above: Donald Trump makes his way past a wall of “Fuck Trump” graffiti for a photo-op in front of Washington’s St. John’s church.] Declaring himself a “president of law and order” in the White House Rose Garden this evening, Donald Trump threatened to deploy the United States military against U.S. citizen in order to put […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Adam Serwer, Bible, call to violence, Coke, domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, fascism, George Floyd, Joe Biden, Lafayette Square, law and order, Marian Budde, martial law, Minneapolis, photo-op, police state, police violence, protests, rubber bullets, St. John's Church, strafing, strength, tear gas, terrorism, The Gods Must Be Crazy, violence, weakness 176 Comments