A U.S. official confirmed 700 Marines from Twentynine Palms have been ordered to assist in LA. They are expected to arrive over the next 24 hours.
  • Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
    94·
    10 months ago

    Did Trump declare martial law while I was asleep? Because last time I checked, he can’t deploy the military on US soil unless the country is in a state of emergency. And peaceful protests don’t count.

      • P1nkman@lemmy.world
        3·
        10 months ago

        Well, he IS the king of America (and Canada, Panama and Greenland), so why would he need approval?

      • Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
        231·
        10 months ago

        The people setting those fires should absolutely be charged for their actions. But their actions don’t negate the Constitutional rights of everyone else who is protesting. And calling in the National guard before the local authorities have declared the situation to be out of their control, is a direct violation of Constitutional law.

          • Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
            131·
            10 months ago

            But, when you say, “they”…you are painting the entire protest as violent, unless you make the distinction that it isn’t. And the vast majority of protestors are simply exercising their 1st amendment rights, in a perfectly legal manner.

            • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
              212·
              10 months ago

              I never said they were violent, I haven’t heard of anything violent (edit: from the protesters) yet personally. There’s a difference between peaceful, not peaceful, and violent.

              If there’s enough bad actors doing things like setting cars on fire, then it warrants a larger police presence (but not the national guard at this level or ever the military)

              Edit: Just to add clarity, it warrants a larger police presence, because they are in fact no longer peaceful. Sure most people are, but the protest itself isn’t.

      • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
        141·
        10 months ago

        Impressive how the troll farms always manage to put one “yeah people were hurt but what about property?!” in every thread about our pigs.

  • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
    90·
    10 months ago

    Congress could end this immediately, by revoking Trump’s emergency powers. Spineless traitors the whole lot of them.

  • SpontaneousCombustion@lemmy.world
    453·
    10 months ago

    So this is what freedom looks like? Where are all the 2nd Amendment fanboys when they’re needed? Probably sitting in the parents basement surfing the net for manga.

    • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
      344·
      10 months ago

      Where are all the 2nd Amendment fanboys when they’re needed?

      Siding with the cops and looking for a Target they can protect while shooting some n***ers.

      Karl from InrangeTV is probably one of the only genuinely honest Second Amendment supporters out there and he summed it up pretty well (in his video on how Palantir/Doge is all about surveilance and The Government is already coming for people): The vast majority of gun nuts (youtube or otherwise) are silent because they align with what is happening.

  • unmagical@lemmy.ml
    411·
    10 months ago

    Kinda seems like the US has gone to war with her citizens: what with the deploying of troops against them and all. Maybe her citizens should start acting like they are at war.

    Too bad there are no cases in history of a guerrilla force standing their own against the “undefeated” US military. /s

      • RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
        10·
        10 months ago

        California didn’t accidentally become wealthy. Lots of smart & capable people there, albeit with much to lose.

        They’ll reasonably try to keep a lid on things, but there’s a line not too far from where Californians have currently gotten pushed to.

      • AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        10 months ago

        Well, I recently bought two guns and tons of ammo in preparation.

        So have a few friends of mine in the last few months. And I know we aren’t the only ones.

        If this administration wants a war, they’ll get it, but they will not win.

  • Ileftreddit@lemmy.world
    36·
    10 months ago

    The president deploying the national guard, let alone the fucking MARINES, to “assist police” is a direct violation of the posse comitatus act, which was written to SPECIFICALLY PREVENT ANY PRESIDENT from using the military as law enforcement

      • LordGimp@lemm.ee
        1·
        9 months ago

        This is what so many people fail to understand.

        When your boss steals $100 from your paycheck, you’re supposed to file a wage claim, wait years for your day in court, and even when you show that the company stole from you, the punishment for them is a small fine ($50 per person first time, $100 per person every time after that). You don’t even get the fine. The fine is paid to the state.

        Now flip it around and imagine what happens when you steal $100 from the company. Immediate legal repercussions, multiple court dates, probation if you’re lucky and jail if you’re not.

        The entire system is designed to fuck people as hard as possible while reserving the kid gloves for corporations and oligarchs.

        I am gleefully awaiting the day protesters start disappearing federal agents/national guard. Fuck all fascists, even the ones “just following orders”. No habeas corpus is a two way street motherfuckers

  • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
    362·
    10 months ago

    Every military and law enforcement member needs to understand right now that attacking protesters for exercising their First Amendment rights is crossing a line that they can never come back from. I, for one, will always hold it against any MAGA for the rest of my life. They deserve to be mercilessly shunned, ridiculed, and discriminated against for the rest of their miserable, stupid, treasonous lives. I own a business, and I will never hire a MAGA supporter, ever.

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
    272·
    10 months ago

    Key Headlines

    1. 18 minutes ago - 700 Marines ordered to assist in Los Angeles
    2. 8:01 AM PDT - Newsom plans lawsuit against Trump administration over deployment of National Guard
    3. 12:34 AM PDT - 29 arrested Sunday as protests intensify in downtown LA
    4. Jun 08, 2025, 9:06 PM PDT - Small fire erupts behind LAPD skirmish line during immigration protests
    5. Jun 08, 2025, 9:05 PM PDT - LAPD chief denies ICE director’s claim of 2-hour response time during protest
    6. Jun 08, 2025, 7:46 PM PDT - Bass criticizes Trump over National Guard deployment, says violence will not be tolerated
    7. Jun 08, 2025, 6:11 PM PDT - Anti-ICE protesters set Waymo vehicles on fire in downtown LA
    8. Jun 08, 2025, 4:54 PM PDT - Newsom calls for Trump to rescind order deploying National Guard troops in LA
    9. Jun 08, 2025, 3:56 PM PDT - 101 Freeway closed in downtown LA amid confrontation between protesters, police

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    700 Marines ordered to assist in Los Angeles

    A U.S. official confirmed 700 Marines from Twentynine Palms, California, have been ordered to assist in Los Angeles. They are expected to arrive over the next 24 hours.

    The Marines are from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines at Twentynine Palms, California, whom U.S. Northern Command had said Sunday were on a “prepared to deploy status” if the Defense Department needed them.

    They will join 300 California National Guardsmen who are on Title 10 federalized active duty status in California. Those National Guardsmen were mobilized by Trump through Title 10 authorities and are under the command of U.S. Northern Command.

    “We’ll see what happens. I mean, I think we have it very well under control. I think it would have been a very bad situation. It was heading in the wrong direction. It’s now heading in the right direction,” President Donald Trump told ABC News’ Karen Travers.

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