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  1. The commanders should decline this clearly unlawful order.

    Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard against Americans in DC is another telltale sign of his authoritarian ambitions. But at some point signs of authoritarianism stop being signs and become symptoms of an autocratic regime. We’re far past that point now. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/t...

    The number of Guard who would be assigned is still in flux, the officials say, and most of the troops would likely be pulled from the D.C. National Guard.

    Trump considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard to D.C.

    The number of Guard who would be assigned is still in flux, the officials say, and most of the troops would likely be pulled from the D.C. National Guard.

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  2. In another transparent ploy to distract America from his coverup of the Epstein files, Trump now wants to militarize the District of Columbia.

    Give D.C. statehood and the billion dollars Republicans impounded.

    President Donald Trump says he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed crime is al...

    Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard

    President Donald Trump says he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed crime is al...

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  3. D.C.’s crime rate is at a 30-year low. Safer than ever. So stop using “crime” as your excuse to grab power. This isn’t law & order—it’s lies & authoritarian theater. We see you, and we’re not buying it. Hands off D.C.

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  4. A stronger case for why D.C. should become a state has never been made. Trump’s seizure of power today is based on false pretext and is meant to distract from Epstein. But it has real consequences.

    The people of D.C. should not be ruled by a tyrant. This is intimidation without representation.

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  5. really hoping that a couple of these elderly people decide to not torch NIH through the back door

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