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EndemicEarthlingWhy it matters when western governments deliberately blur the lines between the military, administrative and political wings of organisations they accuse of terrorism.Amongst other ill effects explored by Jonathan Cook, it has a massive chilling effect on public discourse, especially when combined with far-reaching, broadly written 'anti-terrorism' laws prohibiting any speech or behaviour that could be taken to be supportive of such organisations.In the UK, simply praising the work of doctors saving lives in Gaza potentially leaves you open to prosecution under anti-terrorism laws.<a href="https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/why-i-wrote-an-expert-report-against" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/why-i-wrote-an-expert-report-against</a><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKpol</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#terrorism</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Auspol</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CriminalisationOfDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriminalisationOfDissent</a>

marqleIf this one is true it's probably the most worrying of all the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnlineSafetyAct</a> shutdowns.If anyone has more reach than me this probably needs raising as it would be the first genuinely <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/orwelian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#orwelian</a> block.I'm seeing this here:<a href="https://www.blocked.org.uk/osa-blocks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.blocked.org.uk/osa-blocks</a> It isn't actually blocked for me so I can't be sure about this one.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/bigbrother2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bigbrother2025</a>

MarkPeter Hain says <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> govt digging itself into hole over <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> Action“It will end in tears for the government,” he said. “We are seeing retired <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/magistrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#magistrates</a>, retired * serving <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doctors</a> * all sorts of people being <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/arrested" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arrested</a> * now effectively being equated with terrorists such as al-Qaida, which is absolutely wrong”If legal challenge to proscription is successful, it would be a mercy to all, including the government<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/13/peter-hain-says-uk-government-digging-itself-into-hole-over-palestine-action" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/13/peter-hain-says-uk-government-digging-itself-into-hole-over-palestine-action</a><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ToxicLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ToxicLabour</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#authoritarian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

AMonkeyInSilkDo not travel to the USA.Reason number 40. Why you should not travel to the USA.<a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1281108/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.byteseu.com/1281108/</a><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/domesticviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#domesticviolence</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/greencard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greencard</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/gunviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gunviolence</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/donottravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#donottravel</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/cdnpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cdnpol</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eu</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/eupol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eupol</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canada</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dictator</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/surveillence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillence</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mexico</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/mex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mex</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/southamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#southamerica</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/foodsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodsafety</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PopulationHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PopulationHealth</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usda</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/vacination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vacination</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#measles</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/snowbirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snowbirds</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanrights</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/riots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riots</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ice</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deportation</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/extrajudicialkilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extrajudicialkilling</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/vigilante" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vigilante</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freespeech</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/policestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#policestate</a>

marqleMy answer to <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/YvetteCooper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YvetteCooper</a> here would be this.No one knows about anything fully or completely because that's not how human <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#knowledge</a> works.At some point we all make judgments with incomplete <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#information</a>. That's how we form opinions.And we must be able to express those opinions freely or we don't have <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freespeech</a>.<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0yyvj7jmmo.amp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0yyvj7jmmo.amp</a>

NonilexThe 300 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/troops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#troops</a> in each of the two headquarters’ locations would be outfitted with weapons & riot gear, the documents say. The first 100 would be ready to move within an hour, with the second & third waves ready to move within two & 12 hours notice, the documents note, or all immediately deployed when placed on high alert.  The quick-reaction teams would be on task for 90 days, the documents said, “to limit burnout.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

NonilexOne action memo contained in the documents, dated July 22, recommends that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Army</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#military</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#police</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AirForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirForce</a> security forces receive additional training for the mission. The document indicates it was prepared for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PeteHegseth</a> by Elbridge Colby, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Defense</a> Department’s under secretary for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#policy</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

NonilexCarter Elliot, a spox for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D), said governors & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalGuard</a> leaders are best suited to decide how to support law enforcement during emergencies. “There is a well-established procedure that exists to request additional assistance during times of need,” Carter said, “& the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> administration is blatantly & dangerously ignoring that precedent.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

NonilexThe strategy is further complicated by the fact that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalGuard</a> members from one state cannot operate in another state without permission, Nunn said. He also warned that any quick-reaction force established for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilUnrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilUnrest</a> missions risks lowering the threshold for deploying National Guard troops into US cities.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

NonilexThe proposal being evaluated now would allow the president to mobilize <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/troops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#troops</a> & put them on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Title32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Title32</a> orders in a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#state</a> experiencing unrest. The documents detailing the plan acknowledge the potential for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#political</a> *friction* should the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/governor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#governor</a> refuse to work with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pentagon</a>.  Some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legal</a> scholars expressed *apprehension* about the proposal. [I should think!]<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

NonilexThe other kind, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Title32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Title32</a>, is a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federal</a> - <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#state</a> status where <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/troops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#troops</a> are controlled by their state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/governor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#governor</a> but federally funded. It also allows more latitude to participate in law enforcement missions. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalGuard</a> troops from other states arrived in DC under such circumstances during racial justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protests</a> in 2020.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> has summoned the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#military</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/domestic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#domestic</a> purposes like few of his predecessors.…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/troops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#troops</a> can be mobilized for federal missions inside the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> under two main authorities. The first, under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Title10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Title10</a>, puts troops under the president’s direction, where they can SUPPORT law enforcement activity but not perform arrests or investigations.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

NonilexWhile most <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalGuard</a> commands have fast-response teams for use within their home states, the proposal under evaluation by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> admin would entail moving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/troops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#troops</a> from one state to another.The National Guard tested the concept ahead of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2020election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2020election</a>, putting 600 troops on alert in Arizona & Alabama as the country braced for possible <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalViolence</a> [but still *somehow* weren’t called up on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Jan6</a> till too late].<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

NonilexThe proposal, which has not been previously reported, represents another potential expansion of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s willingness to employ the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmedForces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArmedForces</a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> soil. It relies on a section of US Code that allows the commander in chief to circumvent limitations on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#military</a>’s use within the US.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

NonilexCost projections outlined in the documents indicate that such a mission, if the proposal is adopted, could stretch into the hundreds of millions of dollars should <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#military</a> aircraft & aircrews also be required to be ready around-the-clock. Troop transport via commercial airlines would be less expensive, the documents say.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

NonilexThe plan calls for 600 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/troops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#troops</a> to be on standby at all times so they can deploy in as little as one hour, the documents say. They would be split into 2 groups of 300 & stationed at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#military</a> bases in Alabama & Arizona, with purview of regions east & west of the Mississippi River, respectively.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GiftArticle</a> 🚨Trump plans to create <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#military</a> reaction force for *civil unrest*The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> admin is evaluating plans that would establish a “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” composed of hundreds of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/troops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#troops</a> tasked with rapidly deploying into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> cities facing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#protests</a> or other unrest, acc/to internal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pentagon</a> docs reviewed by WaPo.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PosseComitatusAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilitaryState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="https://wapo.st/46UGmic" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wapo.st/46UGmic</a>

MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History August 12, 1952: The Soviet authorities murdered 13 prominent Jewish intellectuals and writers in the Night of the Murdered Poets. All were members of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, which fought for the USSR against Nazi Germany. They were falsely accused of espionage and treason, and then imprisoned, tortured, and isolated for three years before being formally charged. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workingclass</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaborHistory</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#communism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/soviet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#soviet</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ussr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ussr</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/massacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#massacre</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antisemitism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jewish</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poet</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writer</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freespeech</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#torture</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prison</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nazis</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antifascism</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstadon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@bookstadon</a>

Open Rights GroupThe challenge to the UK Online Safety Act by <a href="https://wikimedia.social/@wikimediafoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@wikimediafoundation</a> has been dismissed.BUT there's still some good news for freedom of expression.The High Court recognised that platforms have a public interest, not just commercial entities. It's clear that Ofcom must be flexible to protect this valuable resource, as well as small websites that can't bear the regulatory burden.<a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/08/11/wikimedia-foundation-challenges-uk-online-safety-act-regulations/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/08/11/wikimedia-foundation-challenges-uk-online-safety-act-regulations/</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freespeech</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freedomofexpression</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wikipedia</a>

Open Rights GroupThe UK Parliament can't ignore the growing public discontent with the Online Safety Act.They must do more to protect freedom of expression from the vast and unwieldy provisions that are particularly impacting small sites and services.Write to your MP ⬇️<a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freespeech</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freedomofexpression</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wikipedia</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/osa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#osa</a>

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