“Disapproval from fellow Americans can only exacerbate feelings of isolation and low morale for the military deployed,” 11 generals wrote in a recent court filing. The post Former generals say LA, DC deployments harm troop morale, apolitical reputation appeared first on Task & Purpose.| Task & Purpose
The 300 guardsmen from Georgia are being sent to relieve some of the approximately 2,300 National Guard troops already active in the nation's capital. The post Georgia becomes seventh state to send its National Guard to DC appeared first on Task & Purpose.| Task & Purpose
Task force officials said 25 medics are carrying the medication, which reverses the effects of opiate overdoses. Common in civilian medicine, the drug is available for Army medics to carry on patrol. The post National Guard medics in DC are carrying overdose reversal drug Narcan appeared first on Task & Purpose.| Task & Purpose
Trump's stunt with the National Guard in DC has been opposed by lawsuits, but this isn't enough. It's time to call out the National Gourd. The post It’s Time to Call Out the National Gourd appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
On his last HBO show, Bill Maher speculated that the National Guards sent by Southern states were basically an occupation force, “a slow-moving coup.”| Stu Bykofsky
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Oakland celebrates Pride on Sunday — it's in front of City Hall this year; 50 years ago today a Manson follower tried to shoot President Gerald Ford in Sacramento; and Hawaii has joined California, Oregon, and Washington in creating a unified vaccine policy in the absence of CDC support.| SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports
Even liberals are sick of violent disorder| UnHerd
Late one August Saturday, Herman Elliott found himself back in Lincoln Park after checking in on his childhood home just a block away. He sat with friends, watching the nightly Free DC cacerolazo—a| HillRag
President Donald Trump said he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to combat crime in Baltimore and Chicago. The post Trump to order federal intervention in Baltimore, Chicago despite local opposition appeared first on Maryland Daily Record.| Maryland Daily Record
There’s a particular kind of person who cheers when the president deploys military forces against American cities over the objections of their elected leaders. They call themselves patriots. They wrap themselves in the flag while applauding the systematic demolition of everything that flag once represented. They claim to love America while celebrating the transformation of […]| Techdirt
Welcome to Margin of Error, a politics column from Tom Scocca, editor of the Indignity newsletter. On Monday, President Donald Trump put out an executive order directing, among other things, that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth make ready "a standing National Guard quick reaction force that shall be resourced, trained, and available for rapid nationwide deployment." The president also called for Hegseth to create a new "specialized unit within the District of Columbia National Guard, subj...| Defector
President Trump doubled down on his vision to make Chicago the next city his administration’s targets as it attempts to...| TPM – Talking Points Memo
National Guard troops from six states have been activated to support federal law enforcement in the capital. The post National Guard mission swells as 2,000 troops get orders to DC appeared first on Task & Purpose.| Task & Purpose
By being obedient to the point of giving up all self-determination, we’re poised to return to conditions that many before us fought long and hard to overturn Another way out: Hiding and obedience won’t stop fascism is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.| Prism
National Guard Troops in Washington DC Begin Carrying Weapons Amid Crime Crackdown National Guard Troops in Washington DC Begin Carrying Weapons Amid Crime C| Central News
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee doesn't take kindly to her city being lumped in to Trump's fear-mongering campaign relating to urban crime, which he is using to justify deploying the National Guard in DC.| SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports
Whether he's legally permitted to or not, Herr Trump is doubling down on his earlier threat to send National Guard troops to combat "crime" in Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco.| SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports
The Air Force has curtailed using the pistol following the death of an airman, but the other services continue to use the M18 and M17.| Task & Purpose
Officials from the three services said they have no plans to modify or pause use of the Sig Sauer pistol after the death of an airman.| Task & Purpose
In May 2023, the War College hosted the second annual Strategic Landpower Symposium. Bringing together students, scholars and practitioners, the symposium presented senior leaders with original research and recommendations for the application of landpower to achieve national objectives. Included within the symposium were the findings of the Army War College Strategic Landpower Integrated Research Project, an effort of eleven members of the Class of 2023 in support of Army senior leader priori...| A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
In May 2023, the War College hosted the second annual Strategic Landpower Symposium. Bringing together students, scholars and practitioners, the symposium presented senior leaders with original research and recommendations for the application of landpower to achieve national objectives. Included within the symposium were the findings of the Army War College Strategic Landpower Integrated Research Project, an effort of eleven members of the Class of 2023 in support of Army senior leader priori...| A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
As of Sunday evening, 300 California National Guard troops are in Los Angeles County, out of 2,000 placed under federal control.| Task & Purpose
The order, which takes effect at noon Friday, said the deployment of the Guard was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump's statutory authority.| PBS News
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles is calling for prayer, while urging "restraint and calm" as clashes have broken out in that city over recent immigration arrests. President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard amid pushback from California officials and is threatening to mobilize Marines.| TheCatholicSpirit.com
The Army will close two specialized units that train allied forces, in order to shuffle experienced soldiers to traditional formations.| Task & Purpose
Every year, the New York National Guard sends soldiers and airmen to Brazil's jungle warfare school, one of the world's toughest.| Task & Purpose
It’s 2024, yet Democrat governors believe it is the early 1960’s (or 1860’s) and they are somehow no longer bound to follow federal law or obey the President of the United States, to whom the Constitution gives the power to enforce federal law. Back in 1962, two Democrat segregationist governors attempted to defy the 1954 […] The post Democrat Governors Channel George Wallace; Set to Impede Federal Immigration Enforcement first appeared on CATHOLICS 4 TRUMP.| CATHOLICS 4 TRUMP
A National Guardsman's rifle fell off a truck on the way to a training center where troops were prepping for the Presidential inauguration.| Task & Purpose
