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What Happened Today – August 22

💥 The old rules are gone.

Trump is turning governance into a raw contest of firepower by arming troops in our cities, purging generals, and demanding loyalty over law. The only counter is bottom-up resistance with neighbors, communities, and states refusing to bow while building power together. Fix your oxygen mask first and then help.

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Today’s Quote
“Chicago's a mess. You have an incompetent mayor, grossly incompetent... You know, when we're ready, we'll go in and we'll straighten out Chicago just like we did D.C.. Chicago's very dangerous. Great place I built. Great stuff there. I have a, I have the most beautiful building in Chicago, I think. But I hate to see what's happened to Chicago.
Donald Trump in the Oval Office on August 22, confirming that he will attempt to militarize Chicago next.
Yesterday's Most Read

Trump deploys 20 military JAG lawyers to prosecute civilian crimes in Washington, the first such move since a World War II military tribunal.

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