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Auntie Ed's avatar

Distraction or not- he and his minions have been making moves toward a police state and this escalation is dangerous.

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Teach84's avatar

Yes. The next step will be to declare martial law. Possibly next weekend?

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CK's avatar

Martial law is only effective with a compliant public.

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Jedi Senshi's avatar

Sooner if they can.

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Cory Stickley's avatar

I agree. While it follows his usual method of distraction, this reveals more of his truer intentions, although I’ve read elsewhere that it may be part of the Project 2025 timeline to put Vance on the “throne”. We can only guess but it is horrible.

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Patti Poirier's avatar

It's all part of trying to get his big beautiful bill passed.

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Barbara Herrington's avatar

Of course DJT was part of Epstein' s male mafia-- how could anyone doubt it after seeing photos and videos of the two together at parties. Do you really think having this confirmed by the files will make any difference to his supporters? The comments he made about grabbing women's private parts certainly didn't.

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Elsie W's avatar

Exactly! You are for cruelty and dictatorship or you are against it. The Epstein files are a distraction.

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Tracy Mack's avatar

That’s what I was thinking. Unless there’s murder in there, which I wouldn’t put past him, I’m unclear as to WTAF could be in there. Plenty of pictures to prove he’s a pedo without the files opening. I don’t understand.

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DAK62's avatar

Risk of an Authoritarian Turn

The ICE raids in Los Angeles and Trump’s response increasingly appear to be part of a deliberate escalation strategy. By bypassing the governor, activating the National Guard, and using rhetoric like “rebellion,” it’s clear: this is not just about immigration—it’s about power.

Three likely objectives:

• Restrict civil liberties

• Shift political dynamics ahead of the 2026 midterms

• Expand control over police and military forces

The next observable steps may include the declaration of martial law, nationwide escalation rhetoric, and attempts to undermine or delay the midterms.

What’s happening in California may not be isolated—it could be the first domino in a calculated authoritarian play.

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CK's avatar

The leaders in the Pentagon could refuse to allow this to continue. They have sworn an oath the defend the Constitution and the people of the USA against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Trump and his thugs and Cabinet are domestic enemies of the Constitution and of the majority of Americans.

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Nana's avatar

There was no Violence in LA you can thank Miller as his wife left millers anger as he tend to push DJT to sign whatever in front him. Some must file impeachment get republicans to pay attention to the harm this evil crazy person is causing. He needs removed ASAP

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Brooke Kilpatrick's avatar

And of course the next

election is canceled

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DAK62's avatar

All of them

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Lynn's avatar

I think in addition to it being a distraction, TFG wants a show of force for the upcoming marches on June 14th. He’s trying to intimidate so folks don’t show up.

No one should go to that military parade.

No one.

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Karen Spencer's avatar

Of course he’s intimidating ppl ahead of this nationally planned No Kings protest, big time! He wants us all to be gathering our camp chairs and coolers in preparation for his horrendous Parade. All I can see is the years of news reels of Hitler’s chilling “Parades”.

I 100% agree no one should attend it. In fact, no one should show up within 100 miles of that shit show. This is just so surreal 😔.

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Emily Ann's avatar

It is also a distraction from Elon saying he wouldn’t have won with out him. The Democrats would have taken the house and the Senate would have gone 51-49. Trump said previously on live TV that Elon was an expert at the vote counting machines. A case in New York to do a full recount is moving forward.

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Linda Burnett's avatar

It’s all a distraction from the big beautiful Bill and the BS that’s in it

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Yick Tong's avatar

Yup the orange Dogtard is pissed and will do anything to get his Christian Nationalist/ Putin promise accomplished: to make Americans destitute and make us grovel to his kingship wannabe. America will resist! He will ignite the bomb and we will remove him from office.

Military, National Guard, Armed Forces, Police:” Stand back and Stand By” You are either America or Putin’s regime . ICE is the Gestapo here to ethnic cleanse America. When the time comes arrest everyone in this regime. This is your family and friends on your soil ! Send the Christian Nationalists, Oligarchs, insurrectionists MAGA demons to hell.

You are sworn to the constitution!

Do it on your anniversary!

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john king (MY HUMBLE OPINION)'s avatar

john king (MY HUMBLE OPINION)

Trump is salivating at the prospect of declaring a state of emergency. He is impatient to show off “his” military might, in California, the state he hates.

The train loads of army equipment arriving in DC for Trump’s birthday parade next weekend are extreme. This is reminiscent of Russia massing forces on Ukraine’s border, on the whims of the OTHER mad dictator Putin. Allowing Trump to inundate the nation’s capitol with the military he commands, may turn out to be the gravest error ever made by America. Trump’s third-world style authoritarian ambitions cannot be denied or downplayed. This threat is ominous and can’t be taken lightly.

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Kat Shotz's avatar

I agree it’s distraction. It also is their way to see how far they can go. There is only one way THEY can be stopped. We all know.

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Stelladona's avatar

Everything you’ve said it true. He will do more because it’s pride month. The national guard can go home now I don’t want to experience another Kent State. So he activates the NG for protestors with no guns this time but not for January 6 where people were being hurt and killed. That’s when I knew it was a misdirection by his handlers.

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Black Power's avatar

No. This is the move to get us into Civil War. Stop deluding yourself about distractions etc. those things don’t matter anymore.

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CK's avatar

The civil war has been ongoing for the past several years. The MAGA cult is analogous to the Confederacy .

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Jay Johnson's avatar

Epstein..Schmepstein…Trump and his DUI Hegseth just needed a pretense to call in the military. Epstein had a broad number of a-list celebrities and gov officials as guests…at his pedo preditor galas. It’s easy to presume that many of his secrets died with him.

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Hope E.'s avatar

Dangerous times..unless you are white. Truth.

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Henjo Leszczynski's avatar

That idiot creep is going nuts!! Lock him up!!!

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Brooke Kilpatrick's avatar

Which one? the whole cabal.

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Henjo Leszczynski's avatar

Trump and his whole GOP GANG!!!Plus Supreme Court GOP MEMBERS!!!

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Bill's avatar

The whole idea that immigration is bad for the USA is a lie manufactured by Twump. Immigrants do NOT increase crime. We will need more of them as our demographics reduce our work force. See the excellent book by Zeke Hernandez, “The truth about Immigration”.

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