Trump is salivating at the prospect of declaring a state of emergency. He is impatient to show off “his” military might, in California, the state he hates.
The train loads of army equipment arriving in DC for Trump’s birthday parade next weekend are extreme. This is reminiscent of Russia massing forces on Ukraine’s border, on the whims of the OTHER mad dictator Putin. Allowing Trump to inundate the nation’s capitol with the military he commands, may turn out to be the gravest error ever made by America. Trump’s third-world style authoritarian ambitions cannot be denied or downplayed. This threat is ominous and can’t be taken lightly.
Martial Law - I continue to be surprised at how many people are calling it ‘Marshall’ Law.
Perhaps influenced by the Marshall ‘Plan’? (1948 to provide economic aid to Western Europe after World War II, aiming to rebuild war-torn economies and prevent the spread of communism
Thank you. I am descended from Samuel and John Adams. My family were in the Daughters of the American Revolution. My uncle received a Purple Heart fighting against fascism. No Kings!
My grandmother on my father’s side family traced back to the American Revolution. I have numerous veterans flags in my family. My late father in law was on the first ship into Japan after Hiroshima.
He told us near the end of his life what he saw.
Trump is a Putin pawn looking to escalate things NOW because Putin was humiliated by the Ukrainian attack.
Donald Trump is an Ally to Vladimir Putin. Trump has been ignoring the United States Constitution and taking instructions from Vladimir Putin. Everyone associated with Trump who allows his lawless behavior in violation of our Rights under the Constitution of the United States should be considered co-conspiracists. Just as in normal criminal law people are charged with co-conspiracy.
**As to the BASE - the BASE doesn’t realize that ICE is taking immigrants married to Americans!!!
I live among people who are that base and are extremely anti illegal immigrant. But when I finally out shouted them (honestly that was it took) that ICE were seizing immigrants married to Americans. The answer was WTF 🤬
Get that information out!!!
They don’t know!
They don’t know about the babies left in cars!
They need visuals!
The base HATED children being separated from parents during Trump 1.
Destroy his hold on his base by the images of ripping husbands and wives apart by storm trooper tactics.
Hundreds of townspeople marched on Tom Holman’s house on a lake last week after his ICE goons grabbed a beloved members of the community. Holman released them.
I like you have many of my family involved with the Revolutionary war and the founding of this nation. I am in the D.A.R. following the tradition of all the maternal members of my family. My 95 Year old mother who devoted her life to local government as well as working her way up the the League of Women’s Voters to being the state President of the LWV’s is disheartened by what Trump and the Republicans have done to destroy our country who so many have done to build up and improved upon. She was in total disbelief in the 2016 campaign that the Republicans did not try to stop him. She had registered as a Republican in 1948 in the south. Both she and my father changed parties to the Democrats when Reagan ran. But she had respect for both parties. She lost any respect she had for the Republican Party in 2024. She no longer corrects me when I say it is now the party of Fascists. There has always been a “bad seed” within our country. Starting with Regan, that seed has been nourished and given room to blossom. Very Sad.
One wonders if this would have been done in a red state...
It's clearly as much a "Trump base-compliant" attempt to "own the libs", a quest Trump's cultists would accept any sacrifice to accomplish, and will be most effective as "base-inciting" in California.
Does Trump understand that for America to remain strong economically, he needs a strong Cailfornia? I doubt it. Currently, California is the 4th largest economy in the world. (U.S., China, Germany are larger). If the administration succeeds in weakening the California economy, it is bound to have an impact on the U.S. economy. ICE was interfering with manufacturing in the U.S. - at a garment factory. Guess he doesn't really want to bring back manufacturing or keep any here.
Get the F out of my city, TRUMP! You’re not welcome here now or anytime in the future. How dare YOU ATTACK our protest??! F-ing COWARD and BRAINLESS AUTOCRAT!
Hegseth said trump will not tolerate violence against federal agents or federal buildings. So what was Jan 6? Oh that’s right those were his people!
Trump hates California and this is the excuse he has been waiting for. My heart breaks for these people that just wanted a better life. Even talking of sending in Marines from Camp Pendleton. All he is doing is making things worse. If I were these young men being rounded up it would make me hate America and make me easy prey to join gangs/terrorist groups to get back at is. June 14 th can’t come soon enough.
Thank you for all you say here, Lieutenant Colonel Vindman. We are in your debt for your ongoing analysis, and your participation in meeting this perilous moment.
Forgive my ignorance in posing this concern: While “we still have our first amendment … and fourth amendment rights … and our amendment rights for due process,” these appear to be dismissed in the face of unfolding tyranny. And while the loyal military commanding officers are bound by the constitution, and may well stand ready to fulfill their oath of office, the contemptuous and lawless Pete Hegseth is at the helm. Well, he, and the “commander in chief.”
Perhaps you can speak more to this in an upcoming post.
I'm stealing Rachel Maddow's title "Prequel". The California deployment of military personnel is sending a message to demonstrators on "No King" day, Trump's birthday.
When his parade is a complete failure and the demonstrators far outnumber his, the feces will hit the fan. The thin-skinned little man-child is going to pull a nutty.
Thanks. I am heartened to hear that you are in constant contact with other military personnel and experts. This is a good analysis of the potential for civil war to break out across the West. Decades of unchecked political corruption, entropy and/or denial resulting in economic iniquity has created a global powder keg. My concern is that if MAGA’s attempts to instigate civil violence succeeds in the US it could well ignite an 1848 retread year of global revolutions:
Didn’t choose to do raids in the “red” part of our state where he could have rounded up farm workers no goes to one our “bluest “ this is planned, a set up
They aren't doing it here either, in the rural Deep South of South Carolina.
People here have a good relationship with immigrant farm laborers. In all my years I've yet to hear a harsh word against them, and their work ethic is admired. Still, I'm very certain they'd agree with any lie Trump told them.
Or perhaps Kristi Noem simply hasn't found a suitable "costume" for our southern color scheme yet. (Apparently, not everything goes with HATE.)
Hegseth is the wrong SecDef for this time. He will do anything and everything that trump ask. He seems to have no knowledge of the Constitution and will undoubtedly lead the military to do illegal acts
john king (MY HUMBLE OPINION)
Trump is salivating at the prospect of declaring a state of emergency. He is impatient to show off “his” military might, in California, the state he hates.
The train loads of army equipment arriving in DC for Trump’s birthday parade next weekend are extreme. This is reminiscent of Russia massing forces on Ukraine’s border, on the whims of the OTHER mad dictator Putin. Allowing Trump to inundate the nation’s capitol with the military he commands, may turn out to be the gravest error ever made by America. Trump’s third-world style authoritarian ambitions cannot be denied or downplayed. This threat is ominous and can’t be taken lightly.
They want so much to declare martial law.
Martial Law - I continue to be surprised at how many people are calling it ‘Marshall’ Law.
Perhaps influenced by the Marshall ‘Plan’? (1948 to provide economic aid to Western Europe after World War II, aiming to rebuild war-torn economies and prevent the spread of communism
Thank you. I am descended from Samuel and John Adams. My family were in the Daughters of the American Revolution. My uncle received a Purple Heart fighting against fascism. No Kings!
My grandmother on my father’s side family traced back to the American Revolution. I have numerous veterans flags in my family. My late father in law was on the first ship into Japan after Hiroshima.
He told us near the end of his life what he saw.
Trump is a Putin pawn looking to escalate things NOW because Putin was humiliated by the Ukrainian attack.
Donald Trump is an Ally to Vladimir Putin. Trump has been ignoring the United States Constitution and taking instructions from Vladimir Putin. Everyone associated with Trump who allows his lawless behavior in violation of our Rights under the Constitution of the United States should be considered co-conspiracists. Just as in normal criminal law people are charged with co-conspiracy.
**As to the BASE - the BASE doesn’t realize that ICE is taking immigrants married to Americans!!!
I live among people who are that base and are extremely anti illegal immigrant. But when I finally out shouted them (honestly that was it took) that ICE were seizing immigrants married to Americans. The answer was WTF 🤬
Get that information out!!!
They don’t know!
They don’t know about the babies left in cars!
They need visuals!
The base HATED children being separated from parents during Trump 1.
Destroy his hold on his base by the images of ripping husbands and wives apart by storm trooper tactics.
Hundreds of townspeople marched on Tom Holman’s house on a lake last week after his ICE goons grabbed a beloved members of the community. Holman released them.
And then ICE attacked LA
I like you have many of my family involved with the Revolutionary war and the founding of this nation. I am in the D.A.R. following the tradition of all the maternal members of my family. My 95 Year old mother who devoted her life to local government as well as working her way up the the League of Women’s Voters to being the state President of the LWV’s is disheartened by what Trump and the Republicans have done to destroy our country who so many have done to build up and improved upon. She was in total disbelief in the 2016 campaign that the Republicans did not try to stop him. She had registered as a Republican in 1948 in the south. Both she and my father changed parties to the Democrats when Reagan ran. But she had respect for both parties. She lost any respect she had for the Republican Party in 2024. She no longer corrects me when I say it is now the party of Fascists. There has always been a “bad seed” within our country. Starting with Regan, that seed has been nourished and given room to blossom. Very Sad.
One wonders if this would have been done in a red state...
It's clearly as much a "Trump base-compliant" attempt to "own the libs", a quest Trump's cultists would accept any sacrifice to accomplish, and will be most effective as "base-inciting" in California.
Does Trump understand that for America to remain strong economically, he needs a strong Cailfornia? I doubt it. Currently, California is the 4th largest economy in the world. (U.S., China, Germany are larger). If the administration succeeds in weakening the California economy, it is bound to have an impact on the U.S. economy. ICE was interfering with manufacturing in the U.S. - at a garment factory. Guess he doesn't really want to bring back manufacturing or keep any here.
All Trump understands is that much admired PUTIN wants to see American cities burning.
And if it's in majority-Black cities, or Democratically led ones...all the better.
Get the F out of my city, TRUMP! You’re not welcome here now or anytime in the future. How dare YOU ATTACK our protest??! F-ing COWARD and BRAINLESS AUTOCRAT!
This is so sad. Thanks for your reporting!
Hegseth said trump will not tolerate violence against federal agents or federal buildings. So what was Jan 6? Oh that’s right those were his people!
Trump hates California and this is the excuse he has been waiting for. My heart breaks for these people that just wanted a better life. Even talking of sending in Marines from Camp Pendleton. All he is doing is making things worse. If I were these young men being rounded up it would make me hate America and make me easy prey to join gangs/terrorist groups to get back at is. June 14 th can’t come soon enough.
Thank you for all you say here, Lieutenant Colonel Vindman. We are in your debt for your ongoing analysis, and your participation in meeting this perilous moment.
Forgive my ignorance in posing this concern: While “we still have our first amendment … and fourth amendment rights … and our amendment rights for due process,” these appear to be dismissed in the face of unfolding tyranny. And while the loyal military commanding officers are bound by the constitution, and may well stand ready to fulfill their oath of office, the contemptuous and lawless Pete Hegseth is at the helm. Well, he, and the “commander in chief.”
Perhaps you can speak more to this in an upcoming post.
I'm stealing Rachel Maddow's title "Prequel". The California deployment of military personnel is sending a message to demonstrators on "No King" day, Trump's birthday.
When his parade is a complete failure and the demonstrators far outnumber his, the feces will hit the fan. The thin-skinned little man-child is going to pull a nutty.
Thank you for the update!
Kent State memories. We don’t seem to learn much from history. Sigh.
Thanks. I am heartened to hear that you are in constant contact with other military personnel and experts. This is a good analysis of the potential for civil war to break out across the West. Decades of unchecked political corruption, entropy and/or denial resulting in economic iniquity has created a global powder keg. My concern is that if MAGA’s attempts to instigate civil violence succeeds in the US it could well ignite an 1848 retread year of global revolutions:
https://www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/civil-war-comes-to-the-west/
Didn’t choose to do raids in the “red” part of our state where he could have rounded up farm workers no goes to one our “bluest “ this is planned, a set up
They aren't doing it here either, in the rural Deep South of South Carolina.
People here have a good relationship with immigrant farm laborers. In all my years I've yet to hear a harsh word against them, and their work ethic is admired. Still, I'm very certain they'd agree with any lie Trump told them.
Or perhaps Kristi Noem simply hasn't found a suitable "costume" for our southern color scheme yet. (Apparently, not everything goes with HATE.)
Thx for your analysis. Always, spot on.
Alexander thank you for your sober and words.
Hegseth is the wrong SecDef for this time. He will do anything and everything that trump ask. He seems to have no knowledge of the Constitution and will undoubtedly lead the military to do illegal acts