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Trump is canceling free speech

Donald Trump is deploying the National Guard, not to stop riots or for safety, but to start a fight. And he’s doing it illegally.

ICE is conducting raids in the Los Angeles area. They’re not going after criminals, but average citizens who may just so happen to be undocumented. I don’t use the word “illegal” to describe humans unless it’s in the context of someone else using it. Humans are not illegal.

When the National Guard is deployed, it’s usually at the request of a governor or other officials. Yet, neither the mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, nor Governor Gavin Newsom has requested military aid, like what happened during the Rodney King riots in 1992.

There has been some violence, such as cars being set on fire and other property damage, but to a small extent. The L.A.P.D. can handle these protests, which are legal.

Governor Newsom said Trump’s decision to call in the National Guard is “purposefully inflammatory.” He’s right.

Trump wants everyone to sit back and allow him to do whatever he wants. Not getting that, he wants a fight. He wants protesters to get violent. He wants L.A. to burn. He wants blood. He wants to point at the city and blame a Democratic mayor and a Democratic governor. He wants to blame liberals and Democrats. He wants to portray himself as the law-and-order president (sic), while he’s the president (sic) who pardoned the white nationalist J6 terrorists who attacked law enforcement.

Trump has ordered 2,000 Guardsmen, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is throwing out the idea of deploying Marines. That would be illegal, as it takes Congressional approval to deploy the military to serve as law enforcement. This isn’t North Korea, Russia, or Venezuela. It’s bad enough that ICE is conducting raids while wearing masks.

If ICE is on the right side, then why are they concealing their faces?

Senator Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, defended Trump’s action and compared the situation to the L.A. riots of 1992, which means he’s a poor student of history. He also referred to the protesters as “illegals.” As I mentioned, that’s a dehumanizing term, and there’s no basis to claim the protesters are not American citizens. Having two first names doesn’t qualify you to distribute stupid-ass bigoted opinions.

A lot of people who were born and raised in the United States don’t like this fascist shit. Those who are defending the law, the constitution, and immigrants seeking a better life are the real patriots and heroes.

Trump, MAGAts, and Republicans are the bad guys. Let’s deport those fuckers.

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I still haven’t decided.

Creative note: I had a tough time writing today, so I eventually gave up after 7 p.m. and went with the easiest of the six ideas I did write. I hope I’m more in the zone tomorrow.

Music note: I didn’t listen to anything because I was watching this situation unfold on TV.

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