☢️ Trump dropped the façade today and ordered troops into Chicago and Portland.
A federal judge has blocked any Oregon deployment for now. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is calling this Trump’s Invasion, and it’s hard not to see it as anything but a pretext.
The ACLU is offering free training on Zoom on Monday night at 8pm ET. You’ll learn about what rights you have while protesting and how to do so safely. That will get you set for the No Kings day of mass actions in hundreds of cities nationwide. There are soldiers on the ground in four cities and he’s trying to get to a fifth if he can override the judge keeping them out of Portland. Make sure you know what your rights are.
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Border Patrol shoots woman, now in critical condition, claiming she rammed agents’ vehicle while armed, in second civilian shooting since Chicago deportation operation began.
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Man arrested with Molotov cocktail and charged with threats to kidnap or injure hours before Supreme Court mass at DC cathedral.
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