What You Need to Know About the National Guard, the Insurrection Act, and Martial Law
LWVâs Summer 2025 legal interns, Â Â - Â League of Women Voters
Stephan:Â Here is the best fact-based article I could find explaining what you need to know about dictator Trumpâs military takeover of major American cities, to further his dismantlement of the democracy of the United States.
. But still, it is disheartening to see there is now an effective wall, a country where I wonât be able to (directly) reach. Congratulations to everyone involved.
[PS: if youâre puzzled about what is this all about - a number of European countries, including Portugal, wonât be shipping stuff to the US due to legal uncertainty regarding Trumpâs tariffs.]
Panique : la BCE improvise de plus en plus son euro numérique
La presse française Ă©tant ce quâelle est (câest Ă dire aussi subventionnĂ©e que mĂ©diocre), ce que Trump a rĂ©alisĂ© en matiĂšre de cryptomonnaies est bien Ă©videmment passĂ© Ă peu prĂšs inaperçu de ce cĂŽtĂ©-ci de lâAtlantique. Pourtant, la Banque Centrale EuropĂ©enne vient dâen faire rĂ©cemment les frais⊠Pour comprendre ce qui se passe, il faut [âŠ] â Read more
âŠGod bless USA and mr. Trump
The âgod blessâ line about Trump ?? Did John Glanton tell you to say that ? If yes, then why did you listen ?? Here in the United States of America we live in allegiance to our Republic. To whom has Trump ever shown any allegiance ? A god might possibly bless him, Iâve no doubt that he needs it rather desperately, - and anyway, gods tend to be trans-national.
God Bless USA and Mr. Trump
Seems like, that âGod Bless the USAâ phrase has gotten hijacked by people who donât seem to know what national sovereignty is. Is their boy Trump aware of the existence of other nations ?
Trump needs tariffs for preparing war.
God bless USA and mr. Trump
Global update: Trump in Scotland says EU trade deal has 50-50 chance as tariff row grows. Gaza sees 9 more starvation deaths (122 total); UN says famine is deliberate. Thai-Cambodia clashes kill 16, displace 135k. US raid in Syria kills top ISIS leader & sons.
Ontem, partidos na AR propuseram e debateram medidas para apoiar viticultores do #Douro đ, depois de a 02 de julho pequenos e mĂ©dios produtores se terem manifestado, na RĂ©gua, para alertar para dificuldade no escoamento da uva e a venda a preços baixos, enquanto os custos de produção sobem.
Quais são as propostas e soluçÔes?
O PS quer uma linha de apoio financeiro aos viticultores.
O PCP quer a fixação de preços indicativos mĂnimos, a manutenção do benefĂcio e a limitação das importaçÔes de vinho a granel.
O CH quer uma linha de crĂ©dito mas para as cooperativas e empresasâ, nĂŁo para os viticultores.
O PAN (que parece achar que uvas para vinho e de mesa Ă© tudo o mesmo) quer
âmaior clarificação na atribuição da rotulagem e certificaçãoâ e que o excedente da uva possa ser comprado pelos municĂpios e disponibilizado nos refeitĂłrios locais - alĂ©m de um plano de mitigação e adaptação do setor aos efeitos das alteraçÔes climĂĄticas.
A IL concorda com o Governo: se a vinha nĂŁo estĂĄ a dar, arranca-se a vinha.
CDS acha que Ă© continuar o que anda a ser feito.
PSD diz que o âGoverno estĂĄ a trabalhar hĂĄ meses num plano especĂfico para o Douroâ, mas pelas afirmaçÔes durante o protesto o plano deve ser âarrancar vinhaâ.
BE alterta para as tarifas do Trump.
Livre quer âsoluçÔes novasâ.
JPP sĂł confirma que o stock estĂĄ cheio.
Essa tentativa de revisionismo Ă© uma afronta a todos os que sofreram sob o jugo da ditadura. Mais grave ainda Ă© a postura ostensivamente ofensiva e arrogante que o âprofessorâ tem perante quem se identifica com ideais de Esquerda. Em vez de promover o debate democrĂĄtico, MithĂĄ Ribeiro opta pela caricatura e pelo insulto, tratando os seus opositores ideolĂłgicos como inimigos a abater. O autor de âUm sĂ©culo de escombrosâ, livro que dedicou, entre outros, a Steve Bannon (o fascista que arquitetou a linha polĂtica seminal de Trump) demoniza o pensamento progressista, rotulando-o de forma simplista e maliciosa, como se defender a justiça social, igualdade ou direitos humanos fosse sinĂłnimo de ignorĂąncia, fragilidade ou subversĂŁo.
Num momento em que o discurso pĂșblico exige responsabilidade e rigor, a presença de figuras como MithĂĄ Ribeiro nos espaços de decisĂŁo e influĂȘncia representa um retrocesso. A sua glorificação de um passado ditatorial e o desrespeito constante pelas vozes divergentes sĂŁo sinais claros de um projeto polĂtico que rejeita a convivĂȘncia democrĂĄtica e que procura, atravĂ©s da provocação, normalizar a intolerĂąncia e a ignorĂąncia histĂłrica. Esta retĂłrica despudorada corrĂłi a democracia e instiga o Ăłdio.
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California governor says Trump âderangedâ as thousands more troops sent to LA
Protests against immigration raids by the Trump administration spring up in at least nine other US cities. â Read more
California governor says Trump âderangedâ as thousands more troops sent to LA
Protests against immigration raids by the Trump administration spring up in at least nine other US cities. â Read more
South Koreaâs new president vows to ârestore democracyâ
Reuters Editorial Staff, Â Â - Â Reuters
_Stephan: I am leading todayâs SR with this story because it represents exactly how the population of a country can end a fascist authoritarian coup. First, millions go into the streets for nonviolent demonstrations, then citizens overwhelmingly vote for democracy. As Trump tries to stir up violence in the Los Angeles demonstrations so he can claim it is an insurrection and susp ⊠â Read more
Trumpâs troop deployment is a warning sign for what comes next, legal scholars fear
Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein,  Staff Writers -  Politico
_Stephan: What is see in Trump is a bully in a panic. He wants to create misdirection so the media stops covering his bully-off with Elon Musk, and the nasty oligarch benefit bill his morally spineless Republican vassals in Congress are trying to pass. Like all cowardly bullies, his solution is to over ⊠â Read more
Looser gun laws tied to thousands more US child shooting deaths
Issam Ahmed,  Staff Writer -  Agence France-Presse / Raw Story
Stephan:Â The failure of the Democrats and Republicans, and the corrupt Supreme Court MAGAt majority to deal with gun violence in the United States has made death by gunfire the leading cause of nonmedical death. The Trump coup fascists have even gone so far as to legalize functional machine guns in civilian hands.
. WĂ€hrend sich die Lage bei den Protesten gegen Razzien der US-Einwanderungsbehörde in der Millionenmetropole beruhigte, kam es in anderen US-StĂ€dten zu Demonstrationen. â Read more
Ex-military officers raise concerns about âcombat unitâ marines sent to LA
Former US military officers say hundreds of marines deployed to the LA protests are from combat units, which was a drastic move that raises questions about President Donald Trumpâs intentions. â Read more
Pentagon entsendet 700 StreitkrÀfte nach LA
Wegen der Proteste gegen die Migrationspolitik von PrĂ€sident Donald Trump hat das US-Verteidigungsministerium rund 700 Marineinfanteristen der regulĂ€ren StreitkrĂ€fte nach Los Angeles beordert. Das teilte das zustĂ€ndige Regionalkommando am Montag mit. â Read more
Live: LA braces for more protests as California files lawsuit against Trump administration
California Governor Gavin Newsom says the state will sue Donald Trumpâs administration after the US president deployed the National Guard to handle protests. Follow live. â Read more
Australia to be caught up in Trumpâs new tax war
Australia is likely to be a major casualty as the White House launches a new weapon in its war against the Western alliance. â Read more
âThe eyes of the worldâ watched the last time the National Guard descended
Donald Trumpâs deployment of the National Guard was a historic moment â 60 years ago, another president did the same thing for a very different reason. â Read more
California to sue Trump administration as LA braces for more protests
Governor Gavin Newsom says the US president âflamed the firesâ and has demanded he withdraw his order to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles. â Read more
Newsom kĂŒndigt Klage gegen Trump an
Der Streit von Kalifornien und dessen demokratischem Gouverneur Gavin Newsom mit US-PrĂ€sident Donald Trump spitzt sich zu. Nachdem Trump wegen Protesten gegen seine Einwanderungspolitik bzw. gegen Razzien der US-Einwanderungsbehörde ICE die Nationalgarde nach Los Angeles geschickt hatte, kĂŒndigte Newsom eine Klage an. Er sprach von einer bewussten Inszenierung: Trump setze sich ĂŒber geltendes Recht hinweg. Trump wiederum zeigte sich einer möglichen Festnahme Newsoms aufgeschlossen. â Read more
âWe were friends of the USâ: Fearful Afghans face Trump travel ban
Thousands living under Taliban rule worry for their futures after Afghanistan was included in a US travel-ban list. â Read more
How a stupidity epidemic is threatening Americaâs actual existence
Bobby Azarian,  Cognitive Neuroscientist and the author of the new book The Romance of Reality: How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity. -  Raw Story
_Stephan: In the history of the United States, over the past more than two centuries, there has never been a stupider administration than the Trump coup people. The important point to make here is ⊠â Read more
Neo-Nazi group âactively seeking to grow in USâ with planned paramilitary training event
Ben Makuch,  Reporter -  The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: As with all authoritarian fascist regimes, civil violence, sanctioned and official, the Gestapo, and unofficial but supportive of the regime arises. That is just what is happening as aspiring dictator Trump creates a federal. military presence in the streets of Los Angeles, following days of Tru ⊠â Read more
Trumpâs new travel ban on citizens from 12 nations takes effect
The new proclamation, which Trump signed last week, applies to citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries. â Read more
âDependent upon SpaceXâ: How Trumpâs Musk spat can impact NASA
As the space race once again heats up to a level not seen since the Cold War, the United States has found itself in an unenviable position of reliance on SpaceX. â Read more
Protesters torch cars and block a freeway on third day of protests in LA
Protesters blocked off a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd. â Read more
The LA protests werenât sparked in a vacuum â this is what built up to them
Tensions over US President Donald Trumpâs immigration policies have been escalating for months. Hereâs the background. â Read more
The papers: Trumpâs LA âface-offâ and NHS out for blood
Donald Trumpâs crackdown on the LA immigration protests features prominently on Mondayâs papers. â Read more
Live: LA protests extend to third day as Trump condemns âviolent peopleâ
Scattered protests continue around Los Angeles for the third day, with the National Guard called in by the president. Follow live. â Read more
Coffee prices up to $12 needed to make industry viable, supplier says
US tariffs and supply issues are creating uncertainty for an already strained coffee market, and roasters say itâs only a matter of time before Australians will pay more for their brew. â Read more
Erste Soldaten der Nationalgarde in LA
Nach der von US-PrĂ€sident Donald Trump angeordneten Mobilisierung sind am Sonntag (Ortszeit) die ersten Mitglieder der Nationalgarde in Los Angeles angekommen. Die Entsendung der Armeeangehörigen erfolgt gegen den Willen des demokratisch gefĂŒhrten Bundesstaats. Hintergrund sind Proteste gegen Razzien der US-Einwanderungsbehörde (ICE). â Read more
Zurcher: Trumpâs intervention in LA may thrill his base but inflame tensions
The National Guard deployment will delight supporters of his hardline stance on law and order, but opponents say its inflammatory â Read more
Trump legt sich mit Kalifornien an
Die vom WeiĂen Haus am Samstag angeordnete Entsendung der Nationalgarde gegen Proteste im GroĂraum Los Angeles nach Razzien der US-Einwanderungsbehörde ist ein weiterer Schritt im Konflikt von US-PrĂ€sident Donald Trump mit dem demokratisch gefĂŒhrten Bundesstaat Kalifornien. Zuvor waren PlĂ€ne publik geworden, dass nach Wegen gesucht werde, Kalifornien die Geldmittel zu kĂŒrzen. â Read more
Trump deploying California National Guard over governorâs objections to LA to quell protests
ERIC THAYER, MORGAN LEE and MICHELLE L. PRICE,  Reporters -  Associated Press
_Stephan: This is all out of Hitlerâs playbook, and its more modern version Project 2025. The United States has Gestapo raids, of masked armed men bursting into homes, schools, and hospitals and dragging people out. Now, aspiring dictator Trump has moved on to the ⊠â Read more
The Way Trumpâs America Most Closely Resembles 1930s Germany
Dahlia Lithwick, Â Â - Â Reader Supported News
_Stephan: A few brave journalists and commentators are beginning to tell the obvious truth they see. What is happening is exactly what happened in Germany when Hitler came to power. Dahlia Lithwick spells it out quite well. I tell you again, history is very clear about this. The only thing that is going to stop the Trump fascist takeover of the United States is ⊠â Read more
Earthâs Atmosphere Contains More CO2 Than It Has in Millions of Years
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes,  Contributing Writer -  EcoWatch
_Stephan: While fascist, aspiring dictator Trump and his administration are doing everything in their power to keep the United States committed to carbon energy because he is beholden to the carbon energy oligarchs, scientists are screaming in alarm. Humanity is destroying Earthâs ecosystem, as this latest report on CO2 in Earth ⊠â Read more
EPA Moves to Roll Back Rules Projected to Save Thousands of Lives and Billions of $$
Associated Press Editorial Staff, Â Â - Â Associated Press / MedPage Today
_Stephan: When I tell you that the fascist Trump Republican coup is deliberately undermining Americaâs future wellbeing, I am not being partisan. I donât give a damn whether something is done by Republicans or Democrats. All I care about is does it foster wellbeing for the individual and ⊠â Read more
Trump entsendet 2.000 Nationalgardisten
US-PrĂ€sident Donald Trump hat am Samstag (Ortszeit) die Entsendung von 2.000 Soldaten der Nationalgarde im Raum Los Angeles im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien angeordnet. Damit will er auf Proteste gegen SicherheitskrĂ€fte der US-Einwanderungsbehörde ICE reagieren. Dieser Schritt bedeutet eine enorme Eskalation, haben doch im Normalfall die Bundesstaaten die Kontrolle ĂŒber die Nationalgarde. â Read more
Trump schickt Nationalgarde nach Los Angeles â Read more
Trump loves Alaska oil plans but critics urge him to âthink, baby, thinkâ
The US president plans to open up fossil fuel extraction in the Alaskan wilderness but big oil and gas have not exactly been champing at the bit. â Read more
Trump Ă€uĂert sich zu Streit mit Musk
Der skurrile Konflikt zwischen US-PrĂ€sident Donald Trump und Tesla-Chef Elon Musk geht in die nĂ€chste Runde. Am Samstag drohte Trump in einem NBC-Interview seinem ehemaligen Berater âernsthafte Konsequenzenâ an, sollte dieser politische Gegner unterstĂŒtzen. Auf die Frage, ob er glaube, dass seine Beziehung zu Musk vorbei sei, sagte Trump: âDas wĂŒrde ich annehmen, ja.â â Read more
Streit mit Trump: Musk löscht Post zu Epstein-Akten auf X â Read more
Elon Musk deletes post claiming Donald Trump is âin the Epstein filesâ
Elon Musk initially doubled down on the claim, writing âthe truth will come outâ in a follow-up post â but he appeared to have deleted both tweets by Saturday morning. â Read more
Seltene Erden: China deutet EU-Firmen schnellere Genehmigungen an
China will der EU bei der Lieferung von seltenen Erden offenbar entgegenkommen - aber nicht ohne Gegenleistung. ( Seltene Erden, Donald Trump)
âWeâre citizens!â: Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they werenât suspects
: Spencer Humphrey,  Reporter -  KFOR TV (Oklahoma)
_Stephan: A reader in Oklahoma sent me the URL for this report, it is yet another report describing the actions of the Trump Gestapo. This is Nazis behavior, and this is what the United States has now become under the coup created by aspiring dictator Trump, his Republican Congressi ⊠â Read more
Feudalism Is Our Future
Cullen Murphy,  Editor at Large of The Atlantic. -  Reader Supported News | The Atlantic Magazine
_Stephan: As I read Project 2025, I realized it was a modern version of Hitlerâs Mein Kampf, and understood that what Trump and the Republican Party planned was to replace American democracy with a fascist feudal system. Although this reality is not discussed on corporate media, I am not the only person who sees this clearly. Here is how Cullen Murphy, Editor-at-Large at the Atl ⊠â Read more
House GOP âdidnât knowâ what was in the spending bill when they voted: report
Krystina Alarcon Carroll,  Contributing Writer -  Raw Story
_Stephan: The spineless, moral weaklings Republican Americans elected as their Congressional Representatives, as this report describes, did not even bother to read the Trump fascist bill designed to destroy healthcare in the United States and make the uber-rich even richer, before voting on it. I hope all you Repub ⊠â Read more
Machtkampf mit Trump: Elon Musk hat sich wohl verzockt
Im Machtkampf zwischen Musk und Trump schlagen sich die Republikaner auf die Seite des US-PrĂ€sidenten. FĂŒr diesen hat Musk âden Verstand verlorenâ. Eine Analyse von Friedhelm Greis ( Elon Musk, Politik)
âThe Intern in Chargeâ: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trumpâs Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
Hannah Allam,  Staff Writer -  Pro Publica
_Stephan: To get an appointment in the Trump coup administration, your appointment has nothing to do with competence or experience. It is all about unflinching fascistic loyalty and submission to Trumpâs will. Here is the latest example: Thomas Fugate, a former gardener one year out of college with n ⊠â Read more
Tote bei neuen russischen Luftangriffen
Bei neuen russischen Luftangriffen auf die Ukraine sind in der Nacht auf Samstag mehrere Menschen getötet worden. Betroffen waren die StĂ€dte Charkiw und Cherson. Bereits in der Nacht auf Freitag hatte es Tote bei Attacken mit Raketen und Drohnen gegeben. US-PrĂ€sident Donald Trump erklĂ€rte, Kiew habe dem russischen Staatschef Wladimir Putin einen Grund geliefert, das âLand in Grund und Boden zu bombardierenâ. â Read more
Trump and Musk must hold back or risk mutually assured destruction
The US president believes he is a world-class negotiator and deal-maker. He will now have to use the strong negotiating skills he claims to have to reach a ceasefire deal with tech billionaire Elon Musk. â Read more
US-Gericht: Trump darf AP aus WeiĂem Haus ausschlieĂen â Read more
Demand for Aussie beef outweighs Trump tariffs
The beef trade between Australia and the United States is currently a one-way street. Thatâs unlikely to change. â Read more
Trump shuns call with Musk and considers selling Tesla
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are at loggerheads over the US presidentâs major tax and spending bill, which the tech billionaire believes will load America with unsustainable debt. â Read more
Trump vs. Musk: Mögen die Machtspiele beginnen
Der eine hat Geld, der andere Macht. Mit welchen Mitteln sich Musk und Trump gegenseitig Schaden zufĂŒgen könnten. Eine Analyse von Mike Faust ( Politik, Tesla)
Wer wem wie wehtun kann
Von der Freundschaft zur Fehde â und vielleicht wieder zurĂŒck: Binnen weniger Tage haben der MilliardĂ€r und US-PrĂ€sident Donald Trump und der MilliardĂ€r und Tech-Investor Elon Musk ihre demonstrative âBest buddiesâ-Beziehung in einer Tirade feindseliger Posts in die Luft gejagt. FĂŒr beide geht es um viel, können sie einander doch auf mehrerlei Weise schweren Schaden zufĂŒgen. Eine RĂŒckkehr zur unbeschwerten Bromance der beiden erscheint schwer vorstellbar, selbst wenn es Vermittlungsversuche geben sollte. â Read more
Trump and Musk: The Break-Up â Read more
UnterlassungserklÀrung: $Trump-Wallet ohne Erlaubnis angeboten
Die Betreiber des Meme-Coins $Trump wollten ein Krypto-Wallet mit dem Namen des US-PrÀsidenten anbieten - ohne das EinverstÀndnis der Trump-Familie. ( KryptowÀhrung, Wirtschaft)