Recession Nails, Cowardcore, Good Night, and Good Luck
Yesterday, President Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, in response to peaceful protests of ICE, where citizens practiced their First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly. What makes this particularly newsworthy and concerning, is normally (and yes, these are not normal times), the Governor of the State would make that decision for public safety and to keep the peace.
Instead, Trump superseded that protocol and federalized the deployment. This was a political act, a threat Trump has made to use the National Guard and U.S. Military to quell perceived violence and the threat of an insurrection. How ironic. UPDATE: This morning downtown L.A. is declared an unlawful assembly area, while L.A. Police now urge Trump to “bring in the troops,” the Marines. Continue reading