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Journalist. Contributing editor @TaskandPurpose.com . Bylines at New Republic, The Prospect, Motherboard, Wired, elsewhere. Was once insulted by Martin Shkreli. Signal: nslayton.12 nslayton.substack.com

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Remember, any city's police force can overwhelm the agents and troops being sent to attack cities, if they just try a LITTLE

06.10.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Their portrayal of Portland is entirely detached from reality but at least half of America has no idea.

06.10.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This represents a major escalation.

President Trump effort to mobilize TEXAS National Guard for deployment in Portland and Chicago.

Court filing just entered in Oregon v. Trump⬇️

06.10.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 792    πŸ” 381    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 56
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UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

06.10.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 273    πŸ” 141    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 60
This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state's military troops.
I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate. We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state's military troops. I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation. The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

06.10.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 969    πŸ” 376    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 34

wrote this line yesterday:

"If President Trump were, in other words, trying to instigate some kind of national divorce, it is hard to imagine what he would be doing differently than this."

06.10.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1717    πŸ” 404    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 3

Updating here as news breaks. Follow @taskandpurpose.com for more on domestic military deployments.

06.10.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
In the early morning hours after midnight on October 5, 2025, 101 federalized members of the California National Guard landed in Oregon at the Portland Air National Guard Base. Supp. Decl. of Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewald, Decl. Paul S. Eck ΒΆΒΆ 17–19. An additional 99 federalized California National Guard troops will arrive in Oregon around 4 pm this afternoon. Id.; see also Newsom, 141 F.4th at 1040 (noting that the current federalization of California’s National Guard is under Β§ 12406). It is readily apparent that these members of the California National Guard have been redeployed to carry out the same mission that, just yesterday, the Court held was not a satisfactory basis for sending in federalized troops under 10 U.S.C. Β§ 12406. 2 In other words, having been enjoined from federalizing and deploying 200

In the early morning hours after midnight on October 5, 2025, 101 federalized members of the California National Guard landed in Oregon at the Portland Air National Guard Base. Supp. Decl. of Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewald, Decl. Paul S. Eck ΒΆΒΆ 17–19. An additional 99 federalized California National Guard troops will arrive in Oregon around 4 pm this afternoon. Id.; see also Newsom, 141 F.4th at 1040 (noting that the current federalization of California’s National Guard is under Β§ 12406). It is readily apparent that these members of the California National Guard have been redeployed to carry out the same mission that, just yesterday, the Court held was not a satisfactory basis for sending in federalized troops under 10 U.S.C. Β§ 12406. 2 In other words, having been enjoined from federalizing and deploying 200

Plaintiffs say the first 101 federalized members of the California National Guard landed in Oregon not long past midnight this morning, mere hours after Judge Immergut's ruling making clear that there was no legitimate basis for a federal deployment.

06.10.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 267    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

People so stupid Matt Y ends up correct

06.10.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why does Mishima keep coming up in 2025? I cant escape the guy.

06.10.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a day for the Third Amendment!

06.10.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 494    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 8
MEMORANDUM OF LAW
I. INTRODUCTION
Yesterday, this Court recognized that the legal principles at stake in this case β€œgo[] to the
heart of what it means to live under the rule of law in the United States.” Opinion & Order
Granting Mot. for Temporary Restraining Order (β€œOrder”), ECF 56 at 2. Applying those
principles, this Court concluded that Defendants likely lacked authority to federalize Oregon
National Guard members and ordered Defendants to halt federalization for 14 days. Defendants
filed a notice of appeal last night (Ntc. of Appeal, ECF 57), and they have now asked the Ninth
Circuit to stay the effect of this Court’s decision.
Not content with this Court’s or the Ninth Circuit’s judgment, Defendants are now in the
process of circumventing this Court's Order. After this Court ruled that 10 U.S.C. Β§ 12406 could
not justify federalizing the Oregon National Guard to deploy them to Portland, Defendants have
deployed members of the California National Guard to Portlandβ€”servicemembers who were
federalized under that very same Title 10 authority for deployment in Los Angeles. That
redeployment is illegal: Setting aside whether the underlying federalization order from August
violated Section 12406, the federalization order clearly did not contemplate the use of California

MEMORANDUM OF LAW I. INTRODUCTION Yesterday, this Court recognized that the legal principles at stake in this case β€œgo[] to the heart of what it means to live under the rule of law in the United States.” Opinion & Order Granting Mot. for Temporary Restraining Order (β€œOrder”), ECF 56 at 2. Applying those principles, this Court concluded that Defendants likely lacked authority to federalize Oregon National Guard members and ordered Defendants to halt federalization for 14 days. Defendants filed a notice of appeal last night (Ntc. of Appeal, ECF 57), and they have now asked the Ninth Circuit to stay the effect of this Court’s decision. Not content with this Court’s or the Ninth Circuit’s judgment, Defendants are now in the process of circumventing this Court's Order. After this Court ruled that 10 U.S.C. Β§ 12406 could not justify federalizing the Oregon National Guard to deploy them to Portland, Defendants have deployed members of the California National Guard to Portlandβ€”servicemembers who were federalized under that very same Title 10 authority for deployment in Los Angeles. That redeployment is illegal: Setting aside whether the underlying federalization order from August violated Section 12406, the federalization order clearly did not contemplate the use of California

NEW: California joins Oregon and Portland in asking Judge Immergut for a SECOND temporary restraining order blocking the Trump admin from "circumventing this Court's Order" by deploying the federalized California National Guard to Portland. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

06.10.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 900    πŸ” 270    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 18

Wait what now???

06.10.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait what? Which incident?

06.10.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously

06.10.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A juxtaposition of two screenshots from Fox News shows host Jesse Watters interviewing a masked guest who appears to be the same person in both images. In the top image, the guest is labeled β€œFormer Antifa Member Speaks Out” and wears a green cap and black patterned face covering. In the lower image, the same man, now identified as β€œRamon β€˜Mundo’ Mendoza, Mexican Mafia Encyclopedia Author,” wears a black cap and balaclava. The caption beneath the second screenshot reads: β€œEx-gang member says Chauvin attacker’s story doesn’t add up β€” AlphaNews.org.”

A juxtaposition of two screenshots from Fox News shows host Jesse Watters interviewing a masked guest who appears to be the same person in both images. In the top image, the guest is labeled β€œFormer Antifa Member Speaks Out” and wears a green cap and black patterned face covering. In the lower image, the same man, now identified as β€œRamon β€˜Mundo’ Mendoza, Mexican Mafia Encyclopedia Author,” wears a black cap and balaclava. The caption beneath the second screenshot reads: β€œEx-gang member says Chauvin attacker’s story doesn’t add up β€” AlphaNews.org.”

New pointing Spider-Man meme just dropped.

06.10.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 867    πŸ” 197    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 12

The admin is an anti-1A regime. They are explicitly opposed to the Constitution.

06.10.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn it I said "if" twice

06.10.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In a hypothetical where a subsequent president tries to undo this, I’m not confident that the masked guys with guns going around in moving vans abducting people are going to stop driving around in moving vans abducting people. The law enforcement-to-right wing death squad pipeline isn’t a mystery.

06.10.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

It is fair to ask if -- assuming a change in political power happens goes through, etc -- if they'd relinquish their arms and assets if ordered to.

05.10.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
If the immigration enforcement apparatus of the United States were its own national military, it would be the 13th most heavily funded in the world. This puts it higher than the national militaries of Poland, Italy, Australia, Canada, Turkey and Spain — and just below Israel.

If the immigration enforcement apparatus of the United States were its own national military, it would be the 13th most heavily funded in the world. This puts it higher than the national militaries of Poland, Italy, Australia, Canada, Turkey and Spain — and just below Israel.

US immigration enforcement is now the 13th most well-funded military in the world, ahead of Canada and, incredibly, just behind Israel.

inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...

05.10.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

05.10.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4915    πŸ” 1712    πŸ’¬ 221    πŸ“Œ 108

Capybaras against ICE

05.10.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He supported the Iraq War and thinks people should listen to him.

05.10.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

my neighbors are being disappeared. people think they're next. some people aren't scrubbing b/c i dunno, integrity, or whatever the quality is that Tom lacks and makes him say unhinged things. also people have been scrubbing. also i can't post a CBP guy's name who committed crimes b/c I will get

05.10.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

If any other president said something like this in a speech to a military academy, it would be a massive scandal. Instead, it isn’t among the ten most dangerous things he’s done this week.

05.10.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2110    πŸ” 510    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 14

Huh?

05.10.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The judge blocked the federalization of the Ore. NG but the California one are already under federal control (a lawsuit is pending)

05.10.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That White House statement also referred to Newsom as "Newscum" if you're wondering how serious they were.

05.10.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump served a full term as president while the war in Afghanistan was going on. He dropped the Mother of All Bombs during it. The U.S. still lost.

05.10.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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