2020-07-25: Social Media Postees

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Saudi activist reports King in critical health conditions
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-25
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — A prominent Saudi activist and whistleblower, known by online pseudonym 'Mujtahidd', posted a leaked message on Twitter, claiming that Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the king of Saudi Arabia is in critical health conditions.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161418/Saudi-activist-reports-King-in-critical-health-conditions

Illinois Democrats embrace Trump's law enforcement "surge"
wsws.org | 2020-07-25
Illinois Democratic lawmakers have made public statements aimed at assuaging public fears that the federal forces will crack down on anti-police violence protesters in Chicago, just as they have in Portland.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/25/chic-j25.html

[Comment] Offline: Preparing for a vaccine against COVID-19
Richard Horton | thelancet.com | 2020-07-25
The results of two randomised trials reported this week in The Lancet give great encouragement to the view that a vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be produced within the next 18 months. There are no guarantees. But the evidence is hopeful. Pedro Folegatti and colleagues from The Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford used a chimpanzee adenovirus viral vector expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to create a vaccine given by a single intramuscular injection.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31636-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Trump's Reelection Strategy Involves Terrorizing Us With Secret Stormtroopers
William rivers Pitt | zcomm.org | 2020-07-25
Trump's actions in Portland are terrifying by any standard.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trumps-reelection-strategy-involves-terrorizing-us-with-secret-stormtroopers/

Pakistani premier hails reopening of Hagia Sophia
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-25
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on late Friday hailed the reopening of Turkey's historic Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque after 86 years, following a Turkish court ruling."Felicitations to the Republic of Turkey, and H.E. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on this historic day after the first prayers in 86 years were held at Hagia Sophia [Grand] Mosque," Khan said on Twitter.Apart from the prime minister, several other Pakistani politicians and lawmakers, including the head of mainstream religious party Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Sirajul Haq, and Chief Minister of the most populous Punjab province Usman Buzdar also congrat…
yenisafak.com/en/news/pakistani-premier-hails-reopening-of-hagia-sophia-3535368

EU privacy watchdog orders data transfers to US under 'Privacy Shield' protocol to stop immediately after Facebook lawsuit
rt.com | 2020-07-24
The European Union's Data Protection Board has ordered data transfers between the EU and the US under the 'Privacy Shield' protocol to cease immediately after the instrument was found incompatible with EU law by a court. | In a landmark ruling last week, the EU Court of Justice ruled that an EU-US data flow agreement named 'Privacy Shield' is not private enough to pass muster with European law. The case was taken against Facebook by an Austrian activist after National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the US government was sifting through people's online communications and data, including…
rt.com/usa/495803-data-transfers-europe-privacy-stop/

WATCH Portland protesters battling federal police to sound of Star Wars' Imperial March
rt.com | 2020-07-24
Chaotic scenes outside Portland's federal courthouse were given a snarky soundtrack by a demonstrator who showed up to the fracas armed with a stereo. The city has seen nightly clashes between police and protesters. | Footage taken by New York Times correspondent Mike Baker shows activists and federal agents fighting over control of a fence guarding the building in downtown Portland, which has been under siege by demonstrators for nearly two months. | Protesters used projectiles and laser pointers against federal law enforcement tasked with protecting the courthouse, who in turn deployed tear gas to keep the m…
rt.com/usa/495720-star-wars-portland-police/

Leaked FBI Documents Reveal Secret Program To Criminalize Social Media
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-07-24
Simply posting about your presence at a police brutality protest can be used to incriminate you and lead to your arrest. We speak to Portland residents on the ground about the influx of unmarked federal agents.
therealnews.com/stories/leaked-fbi-documents-reveal-secret-program-criminalize-social-media

Homeland Security Justifies Invasion of Portland by Claiming Shields and Gas Masks are Weapons
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-07-24
DHS' Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli claimed that defensive tools like Shields and Gas Masks were evidence that protesters were making "preparations for violence."
mintpressnews.com/portlands-dhs-suggests-shields-and-gas-masks-weapons/269756/

Uprising: Mass Protests Rock the Nation
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-24
In an act of political desperation, President Donald Trump ordered a contingent of federal law-enforcement officers to impose order in Portland, OR. Under the direction of Attorney General Bill Barr, agents from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Bureau of Prisons were deployed to protect…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/24/uprising-masss-rock-the-nation/

Trump Uses Border Patrol to Implement Police State
James Goodman | progressive.org | 2020-07-24
The same agents arresting protesters in Portland routinely terrorize immigrant communities.
progressive.org/dispatches/trump-border-patrol-police-state-goodman-200724/

Tear Gas, Beatings and Projectiles in Portland
Mike Hastie | zcomm.org | 2020-07-24
The Feds and the News want to shape public opinion that these violent protests are being committed by mobs of anarchists and thugs…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/tear-gas-beatings-and-projectiles-in-portland/

From Portland to the World
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-24
Since the end of May, demonstrators opposing police violence and white supremacy have thronged the streets of Portland, Oregon, clashing with law enforcement officers. Last week, aspiring autocrat Donald Trump escalated the situation by announcing that he would be sending federal agents around the country to assert his authority through acts of violence against protesters.
mronline.org/2020/07/24/from-portland-to-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-portland-to-the-world

Three Federal Agents Could Be 'Permanently Blinded' By Laser Attacks From Portland Protestors
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-24
Demonstrations outside the courthouse in Portland have grown increasingly violent as the Trump administration sends in federal officers to crack down on the continuous nightly protests in the city.
sputniknews.com/us/202007241079978431-three-federal-agents-could-be-permanently-blinded-by-laser-attacks-from-portlandors/

18 Arrested for Vandalising Courthouse, Attacking Police in Portland
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-24
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The authorities have arrested 18 participants in nightly and often violent anti-police protests in Portland, Oregon, on charges ranging from assaulting federal officers to participating in attacks on a federal courthouse, the US Justice Department said in a press release.
sputniknews.com/us/202007241079979426-18-arrested-for-vandalizing-courthouse-attacking-police-in-portland/

Oregon judge bans feds from arresting or using force against 'journalists & legal observers' at Portland protests
rt.com | 2020-07-24
A judge has issued a temporary restraining order on federal agents deployed in Portland, ruling that they may not arrest, disperse or otherwise use force against reporters and legal observers covering ongoing protests there. | US District Court Judge Michael Simon ruled on Thursday that federal police must stop "arresting, threatening to arrest, or using physical force" on journalists and legal observers not suspected of a crime, following an injunction request from the Portlan…
rt.com/usa/495689-feds-barred-arrest-journalists-portland/

Black protester ATTACKED while trying to stop mob taking down Portland courthouse fence (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-07-24
Protesters returned to the Justice Center in Portland for another night of orchestrated chaos on Thursday. Eyewitness footage from the scene captured the moment apparent Antifa members attacked a black protester calling for calm. | After repeated criticism of heavy-handed tactics, reportedly no police or federal agents were posted on the streets at the beginning of Thursday evening, instead remaining inside the courthouse and issuing repeated orders that protesters not target the exterior fence. | Despite this, several agitators in the crowd threw trash over and set it on fire at the fence, which quickly desce…
rt.com/usa/495725-antifa-attack-blacker-portland/

Marjorie Cohn on Portland Secret Police
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-07-24
Media…
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Zombie Seizures: The Hacking of Twitter
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-24
July 15, 2020. It was a day that will be remembered in the history of social media giant, Twitter. | In what is becoming an increasingly quotidian occurrence with such companies, Twitter faced a hack described as "catastrophic". The company's own …
globalresearch.ca/hacking-twitter/5719144

Reports on Twitter hack confirm existence of admin tool used for social media censorship
wsws.org | 2020-07-24
The revelations about Twitter's methods for manipulating the account activity of users show that censorship is a top level priority of the social media company.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/24/twit-j24.html

Tech Giants Eye Lucrative Rent Market as End to Eviction Moratorium Could Leave Millions Homeless
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2020-07-24
A "tsunami" of evictions is about to sweep across the United States when the 120-day moratorium ends today, threatening millions of Americans with homelessness or worse – a new set of landlords called Facebook, Google and Apple.
mintpressnews.com/tech-giants-position-themselves-as-landlords-as-end-of-eviction-moratorium-could-leave-millions-homeless/269744/

'U.S. Chernobyl': Why the U.S. failed and China won against COVID-19
| workers.org | 2020-07-24
By Lee Siu Hin 李小轩 This slightly edited talk was given at the July 16 Workers World Party webinar, "Why We Defend China." The webinar can be viewed at tinyurl.com/yxbbpwwy/. Lee Siu Hin What's going on? In January 2020, several cases of viral pneumonia of unknown origin were detected in . . . | Continue reading 'U.S. Chernobyl': Why the U.S. failed and China won against COVID-19 at Workers.org
workers.org/2020/07/50236/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-chernobyl-why-the-u-s-failed-and-china-won-against-covid-19

The Antifa Bogeyman
Eve Ottenberg | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-24
In an unparalleled assault on the Constitution recently, federal agents descended on Portland, Oregon. They behaved like storm troopers. They snatched people off the street, tossed them into unmarked vans and detained them without charge. This is what happens in a police state. Mindful of that, the governor and mayor implored the agents to leave.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/24/the-antifa-bogeyman/

2020 Vision Will Show You What is True, if You Can Keep Your Sanity
Kathleen Wallace | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-24
We've all been making jokes about how terrible 2020 has played out, but I think even those of us with a bit of an imagination for the absurd and ominous missed the mark as far as this ultimate level of governmental degeneracy we've been able to achieve. Dads backing up moms in Portland with leaf…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/24/2020-vision-will-show-you-what-is-true-if-you-can-keep-your-sanity/

Trump orders federal police to more cities
wsws.org | 2020-07-24
The Trump administration is stepping up its unconstitutional moves toward dictatorial rule, tear gassing the mayor of Portland, Oregon and announcing the deployment of federal police to additional cities.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/24/trum-j24.html

Portland's movement is fighting back! Defend Portland, Ore.! Defend People's Resistance! No Police State!
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2020-07-24
Workers World Party Statement Despite the brutal attempt of the White House to crush the heroic Black Lives Matter movement by sending camouflaged federal agents — secret police — to Portland, Ore., Chicago and other U.S. cities, the movement and all who support it have been fighting back. The initial . . . | Continue reading Portland's movement is fighting back! Defend Portland, Ore.! Defend People's Resistance! No Police State! at Workers.org
workers.org/2020/07/50220/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portlands-movement-is-fighting-back-defend-portland-ore-defend-peoples-resistance-no-police-state

The COIN doctrine comes to Portland?
Derek Royden | nationofchange.org | 2020-07-24
The president has also promised to deploy similar militarized police to other cities, claiming that those run by Democrats are somehow in the thrall of the 'radical left', despite the latter being among the most strident critics of the former.
nationofchange.org/2020/07/24/the-coin-doctrine-comes-to-portland/

Capitalism May Not Survive The 2020 Global Crisis
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-24
The current global crisis triggered by Covid-19 is the third capitalist crash in this century. And governments' incapacity to consider non-capitalist solutions threatens to keep deepening this crisis into capitalism's worst. | The first was in early 2000. Because it was triggered by the absurdly high prices of dot-com stocks, it got named the "dotcom crisis." In 2008, the trigger was widespread subprime mortgage default in the US and the crash was far more serious, one of the worst in capitalism's history, second only to the crash of the 1930s. And now, in 2020, the trigger was a viral pandemic, and we have a far…
popularresistance.org/capitalism-may-not-survive-the-2020-global-crisis/

Border Patrol Violently Assaults Civil Rights And Liberties
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-24
In the past week, unidentified federal officers in camouflage fatigues, labeled only "police," abducted people off the streets of Portland in unmarked vehicles and threatened the "Wall of Moms" standing up for our Constitution. The administration later confirmed the unidentified officers were Border Patrol agents. | This blatant demonstration of unconstitutional authoritarianism is demonstrating to the entire country the cruel capabilities of the U.S. Border Patrol. For communities that have historically borne the brunt of Border Patrol's abuses — and still do — seeing these agents pose as a "secret f…
popularresistance.org/border-patrol-violently-assaults-civil-rights-and-liberties/

'Digital security for social media should be on G20 agenda'
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-24
Turkey is urging the G20 digital economy ministers to tackle the issue of digital security for social media platforms.The recent hacking of high-profile Twitter accounts "clearly shows that global technology giants can be an enormous problem," Mustafa Varank, Turkey's technology and industry minister, said in his speech at the virtual G20 Digital Economy Ministers meeting this week. | In the face of various motives "to use these accounts to spread global disorder, we should put this issue on our agenda," he told the closed-door gathering in remarks released late Thursday. | Last week, several prominent Twitter ac…
yenisafak.com/en/news/digital-security-for-social-media-should-be-on-g20-agenda-3535290

'It's the Retweets': Trump Reveals He 'Often' Regrets His Social Media Posts – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-24
US President Donald Trump was candid in a recent interview with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy and revealed that it is not uncommon for him to have a little tweeter's remorse.
sputniknews.com/us/202007241079978995-its-the-retweets-trump-reveals-he-often-regrets-his-social-media-posts—video/

'New Low': Twitter Hounds White House's McEnany for Claiming 'PAW Patrol' Was Canceled
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-24
Netizens trolled White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Friday after the staffer falsely claimed earlier in the day during a briefing that "PAW Patrol," a popular cartoon show about first responders, was canceled.
sputniknews.com/viral/202007241079979160-new-low-twitter-hounds-white-houses-mcenany-for-claiming-paw-patrol-was-canceled/

'Do as I say, not as I do'? Twitter goes berserk after mask advocate Fauci forgoes his own Covid-19 guidances
rt.com | 2020-07-24
Anthony Fauci has taken a tongue-lashing on social media, after photographs of the top US doctor showed him ignoring guidelines put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus. | Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a key player in guiding the US response to Covid-19, enjoyed a pleasant day at the ballpark on Thursday, where he threw the ceremonial first pitch of the MLB opening day game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals. His throw was wildly off-target, sparking near-unanimous mockery of his baseball skills on Twitter. But he received equa…
rt.com/usa/495749-fraud-fauci-mask-coronavirus-photos/

'Black people can't be racist': UK rapper Wiley accused of anti-Semitism after branding Jews 'the real enemy' & comparing to KKK
rt.com | 2020-07-24
British rapper Wiley has been accused of anti-Semitism after a lengthy series of Twitter posts in which he likened Jews to the Ku Klux Klan, declared them "the real enemy," and "the ones who rob us blind." | British rapper Wiley has been accused of anti-Semitism after a lengthy series of Twitter posts in which he likened Jews to the Ku Klux Klan, declared them "the real enemy," and "the ones who rob us blind." | The hours-long stream of tweets on Friday kick-started with the grime artist posting that Jewish people and the Ku Klux Klan were t…
rt.com/uk/495797-wiley-rapper-antisemitism-kkk-jews/

'Two down, six to go': Mainstream media begins to pay price for agenda push as Covington kid Sandmann wins WaPo, CNN settlements
rt.com | 2020-07-24
Kentucky's Nicholas Sandmann celebrated his 18th birthday on Friday by notching his second victory against the mainstream media for defaming him, providing pushback in a world where false reporting seems to always go unpunished. | The former Covington Catholic High School student announced a settlement in his $250 million lawsuit against the Washington Post on Twitter. As in the January settlement of a similar defamation suit against CNN, the terms weren't disclosed, and Sandmann said he has more work to do. | "The fight isn't over… two down, six to go," he tweeted, referring to lawsuits against six other me…
rt.com/usa/495802-sandmann-lawsuit-cnn-media/

Military bases named after Confederate officers WILL NOT be rechristened, despite veto-proof vote — Trump
rt.com | 2020-07-24
Despite passing the Senate with a veto-proof majority, a bill removing the names of Confederate officers from military bases will not take effect, President Donald Trump has tweeted, hinting at Senate opposition to the measure. | Senate Armed Services Committee chair Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) "WILL NOT be changing the names of our great Military Bases and Forts," Trump tweeted triumphantly on Friday, adding that the GOP senator shared his antipathy toward "Cancel Culture." | I spoke to highly respected (Chairman) Senator @JimInhofe, who has informed…
rt.com/usa/495771-trump-confederate-military-bases-rename/

Jesuits join the woke parade? Magazine's comparison of George Floyd to JESUS sparks wave of mockery
rt.com | 2020-07-24
An article likening the death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis cop to the death of Jesus Christ on the cross has gone viral for all the wrong reasons, eliciting a chorus of mockery — and outrage from Christians. | …
rt.com/usa/495796-george-floyd-jesus-comparisons-ouch/

Is Brexit A Swindle and a Fraud? David Lammy
Jack Peat | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-24
A speech made by David Lammy in parliament in January 2019 has gone viral on social media after every word was proved to be true by events which have unfolded over the past couple of days. | The Labour MP for …
globalresearch.ca/everything-david-lammy-said-speech-brexit-come-true/5719167

Polling Shows Trump's Secret Police in Portland—and GOP Lawmaker Complicity—Could Have 2020 Consequences
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-24
MoveOn says voters are "fed up" with GOP senators from the battleground states of Arizona, Maine, and North Carolina "carrying water for him as he trundles toward authoritarianism." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-10518352781.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/24/polling-shows-trumps-secret-police-portland-and-gop-lawmaker-complicity-could-have?cd-origin=rss

US Army finally 'pauses' its Twitch gamer outreach program after bans, scam & free speech complaints
rt.com | 2020-07-23
The US Army has finally logged off Twitch after its questionable efforts to connect with gamers were met with major pressure from online activists and suggestions that its dubious activity even fell foul of the Constitution. | The military's esports gaming team has "paused" its Twitch streaming and social media interactions following negative media coverage and "potentially unconstitutional bans," journalist Rod Breslau first reported on Thursday. | new: sources tell me due to recent media coverage of fake giveaways and potentially unconstitutional bans, the US Army esports team has paused social activity, str…
rt.com/usa/495670-us-army-quits-twitch/

'Pivot to Peace with China and the World' says San Francisco labor
Dave Welsh | workers.org | 2020-07-23
San Francisco The following is based on a webinar presentation given on the July 18 Workers World Party webinar: "Why We Defend China." It can be viewed on Facebook at tinyurl.com/y2fevsmx. Military veterans tend to have a deeper understanding of the human costs of war. So it was not surprising . . . | Continue reading 'Pivot to Peace with China and the World' says San Francisco labor at Workers.org
workers.org/2020/07/50160/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pivot-to-with-china-and-the-world-says-san-francisco-labor

Trump Administration Deploys Federal Forces into Major U.S. Cities
Black Alliance for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-23
The repressive U.S. state's chickens have come home to roost with President Donald Trump announcing federal troops will be deployed to several U.S. cities. This comes after federal agents reportedly disappeared protesters last week off the streets of Portland, Oregon….
globalresearch.ca/black-alliance-condemns-trump-administration-deploying-federal-forces-major-us-cities/5719233

Defund the Police State, Before It's Too Late
William Boardman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-23
The American police state is currently making its boldest test run to date in Portland, Oregon, escalating violence and lawlessness against the peaceful population of an American city. The people of Portland have responded with increased resistance, but support from …
globalresearch.ca/defund-police-state-before-too-late/5719241

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough calls Portland protests 'peaceful'… despite footage of escalating violence
rt.com | 2020-07-23
Joe Scarborough has called protests in Portland "peaceful for the most part," less than a day after the mayor was tear-gassed in the face amid escalating violence following more than two months of demonstrations. | On his Morning Joe show Thursday, Scarborough railed against the deployment of federal agents to the city of Portland, saying they have launched "deeply disturbing attacks" against "peaceful protests, for the most part." | The MSNBC host has no doubt seen footage of federal agents arresting protesters and proceeding to throw them into unmarked vans — but perhaps he missed the videos of demonstr…
rt.com/usa/495653-morning-joe-portlandsful/

Secret police in Portland violated human rights of peaceful protesters
DLI | indybay.org | 2020-07-23
Videos showing U.S. Federal secret police(with no badges and riding in unmarked vehicles)inflicting massive violence on mostly peaceful protesters are running viral across the Globe. Yet the Federal governing regime brazenly avows that this will be the "new normal" in major cities from now on…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/21/18835237.php

U.S. Navy veteran speaks out about being attacked by Trump's secret police in Portland this past weekend
Marlee Kokotovic | nationofchange.org | 2020-07-23
It isn't about me getting beat up. It's about focusing back on the original intention of all of these protests, which is Black Lives Matter.
nationofchange.org/2020/07/23/u-s-navy-veteran-speaks-out-about-being-attacked-by-trumps-secret-police-in-portland-this-past-weekend/

The Federal Response to Protests Extends Far Beyond Portland
Ken Klippenstein | thenation.com | 2020-07-23
The Federal Response to Protests Extends Far Beyond Portland…
thenation.com/article/society/cbp-deployment-harris/

Stand with the resistance in Portland!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-23
Protesters grabbed off the streets by federal agents who refuse to identify themselves, placed unmarked vehicles, and taken to undisclosed locations. These same agents nearly killed a young man holding part of a sound system at a demonstration. This is the outrageous reality in Portland today, were Trump has deployed a paramilitary police force to carry out a wave of repression. The good news is that the resistance in Portland has been nothing short of heroic, as thousands have taken to the streets in a powerful display of opposition. | The Trump administration has repeatedly stated that it is deploying federal a…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/23/stand-resistance-portland

Cities challenge Trump's dispatch of federal law enforcement officers
Marilyn Bechtel | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-23
OAKLAND, Calif. — Outrage is growing throughout the country over Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement against protesters in Portland, Oregon, and his threats to dispatch federal officers to other U.S. cities. On July 20, Trump told reporters he might send federal "law enforcement" to cities he claimed were experiencing heightened violence, naming cities …
peoplesworld.org/article/cities-challenge-trumps-dispatch-of-federal-law-enforcement-officers/

What Are Trump And His Goons Up To?
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-23
First and foremost, it is a political stunt to capture the law and order crowd and press on divides between the coastal cities and inland voters. But it's also more sinister than that. The use of federal forces is designed to weaken local accountability by freezing out local government that constituents can reach. Portland's mayor might not even have opposed some "help" from the feds, but he wasn't asked. In other words, this wasn't mutual aid. This was indeed an invasion. An alphabet soup of federal agencies have been employed to crack down on police brutality protests, including the National Guard, the US Marsh…
popularresistance.org/what-are-trump-and-his-goons-up-to/