Trump's Aug 25 Executive Order turns state National Guards into "military quick reaction forces"

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Holy shit...

Link to tweet

Martial Law is here. I think this is what Gov Pritzker was speaking about this afternoon, but not seeing much press coverage of the implications of this EO.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/additional-measures-to-address-the-crime-emergency-in-the-district-of-columbia

Each law enforcement agency that is a member of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, as well as other relevant components of the Department of Justice as the Attorney General determines, shall further, subject to the availability of appropriations and applicable law, immediately create and begin training, manning, hiring, and equipping a specialized unit that is dedicated to ensuring public safety and order in the Nation’s capital that can be deployed whenever the circumstances necessitate, and that could be deployed, subject to applicable law, in other cities where public safety and order has been lost.

(d)(i) The Secretary of Defense shall, subject to the availability of appropriations and applicable law, immediately create and begin training, manning, hiring, and equipping a specialized unit within the District of Columbia National Guard, subject to activation under Title 32 of the United States Code, that is dedicated to ensuring public safety and order in the Nation’s capital. As appropriate and consistent with applicable law, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall each deputize the members of this unit to enforce Federal law.

(ii) The Secretary of Defense shall immediately begin ensuring that each State’s Army National Guard and Air National Guard are resourced, trained, organized, and available to assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement in quelling civil disturbances and ensuring the public safety and order whenever the circumstances necessitate, as appropriate under law. In coordination with the respective adjutants general, the Secretary of Defense shall designate an appropriate number of each State’s trained National Guard members to be reasonably available for rapid mobilization for such purposes. In addition, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure the availability of a standing National Guard quick reaction force that shall be resourced, trained, and available for rapid nationwide deployment.

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1. He's expecting a rebellion? What has he got planned? /nt

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2. This completely explains Pritzker's speech today.

Yes, he's putting into place an excuse for martial law. But why now? I'm guessing that Trump''s deteriorating health is concerning to the puppet masters behind him (Miller, Hegsbreath, Thiel).

Perhaps they are planning to install Vance under pretense of health problems, and know that the US will erupt when they do.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/132155067

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3. Erupt? Biggest celebration in many decades. ./nt

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4. That too...

But I fear Vance as much as I detest Trump. The crypto-oligarchs are rubbing their hands in the background, ready to finish off the American workers and economy.

[yellow dahlia]

5. Yikes - giving the right wing nut jobs w/ guns license to go after their fellow citizens.

Every day I say - what next?

We need to amp up the resistance and presence "on the streets".

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6. Another attempt at sqirrelling the epstein scandal.

Not saying this isn't very worrying, he's declaring war on those u.s. citizens who voted against him, but this is yet another distraction to attempt to bury the epstein scandal.