"The recent talk of 'law and order' among Trump and other officials is, as it usually is in this country, a fearmongering political maneuver. It is meant to link alleged incompetence and lawlessness with the political participation or even the mere visibility of Black people, immigrants, or women—all those whom our leaders have claimed at multiple points throughout our history lack the capacity to govern themselves, let alone others."
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #racism
/15
Rebecca Solnit on REAL crime in D.C. and when we all remember it taking place.
#Trump #WashingtonDC #Republicans #military #crime #Jan6
/16
"Many correctly saw this [announcement that Trump is taking over DC] as another escalation in Trump’s autocratic quest. Others also correctly saw this as another attempt to distract from the Epstein files.
It’s both of those things, but it’s also, politically speaking, a pretty weak maneuver."
~ Jay Kuo
I agree with Kuo: seems to me to be both-and.
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #fascism #Epstein #economy #PoliticsofDistraction #PoliticsofTheater
/17
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/king-of-the-sandbox
"The two cities Trump targeted already with federal troops—Los Angeles and Washington D.C.—both have Black female mayors. That is no coincidence. And the other three he mentioned by name during his presser—New York, Baltimore and Oakland—also have Black mayors. Trump’s fake claims of high crime rates simply cannot be separated from his naked racism."
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #racism #misogyny
/18
@wdlindsy@toad.social
This is punishment for not doing what Trump says and in this case, it is punishment for talking too much about Epstein.
And its not just punishment for the Libs/Dems. It is punishment meant for MAGA as well, now that Trump has stated plainly and on multiple occasions that his MAGA followers are stupid.
If you do not do what Trump tells you to do or pay attention to ONLY the things Trumps wants your attention on --- HE WILL TAKE DOWN ANOTHER DEMOCRAT CITY.
THE ENTIRE TRUMP GOAL
Misbehave and TRUMP WILL COME AFTER YOU.
THESE ARE WARNING SHOTS.
These are to let everyone in the US know that we are OWNED by Trump and WILL BEHANVE OR ELSE....he will bring troops in to wipe everyone out.
This isnt about justice.
THIS IS ABOUT CONTROL BY PUNISHMENT
If he cant send you to CECOT, hell put CECOT onto the streets to take you down
"This is about projecting power. Trump has long disparaged cities with large Black populations and Black leadership. New York, D.C., Baltimore, Oakland, and Los Angeles are all cities with large Black populations who are run by Black Democrats. The front-runner to be the new mayor of New York is a Muslim Democratic socialist."
~ Radley Balko
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #racism #misogyny
/18
https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/trumps-trial-run-at-a-police-state
"For Trump, the performance is what matters most. For us, it’s important to recognize that it is performative and that provoking our outrage is part of the point. That doesn’t mean the performance doesn’t have substantive implications or isn’t outrageous."
~ David Kurtz
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #PoliticsofTheater #PoliticsofDistraction #fascism #Epstein #economy
/19
https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/the-trump-presidency-reboot-suffers
"For Trump, the performance is what matters most. For us, it’s important to recognize that it is performative and that provoking our outrage is part of the point. That doesn’t mean the performance doesn’t have substantive implications or isn’t outrageous."
~ David Kurtz
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #PoliticsofTheater #PoliticsofDistraction #fascism #Epstein #economy
/19
https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/the-trump-presidency-reboot-suffers
@wdlindsy@toad.social
Trump is just cosplaying Bull Connor for his MAGA minions, he's also auditioning for his John Birch Society bigoted billionaires.
Elon Musk - who wants to bring South African apartheid to the USA
Tim Mellon - who wants a border wall & climate inaction
Charles Koch - who wants segregation & Jim Crow back again
Tim Dunn - who wants a theocracy where black women "know their place"
Jeff Yass - who wants to destroy public education for future black & brown voters
"This crackdown/power grab is exceedingly authoritarian and also a creative way to try to distract people from the Epstein files and Trump's long and close ties to the child trafficker. Don't let that topic fade out even though all this other stuff needs to be addressed too."
~ Rebecca Solnit
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #PoliticsofTheater #PoliticsofDistraction #fascism #Epstein #economy
/20
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/resis/?ref=meditations-in-an-emergency-newsletter
"The deep irony is that the single biggest day of violent crime in the capital's history was January 6, 2021, and the instigator sits in the White House."
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #PoliticsofTheater #PoliticsofDistraction #fascism #Epstein #economy
/21
"Many things have made my heart grieve in recent months. But few more than the militarization of DC for this fascist-sounding 'safety and beautification' campaign. …
Jesus was born, lived, and died as an unhoused person."
~ Diana Butler Bass
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #homeless #fascism #beautification
/22
https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/jesus-was-homeless-would-trump-evict
"Many things have made my heart grieve in recent months. But few more than the militarization of DC for this fascist-sounding 'safety and beautification' campaign. …
Jesus was born, lived, and died as an unhoused person."
~ Diana Butler Bass
#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #homeless #fascism #beautification
/22
https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/jesus-was-homeless-would-trump-evict
William Lindsey :toad:
