@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump's Tariffs Weaken America's Military (Jeanne Shaheen/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-tariffs-weaken-americas-military-804a7f62
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p27#a250618p27
@cdarwin@c.im“It is likely that Ukraine will suffer the greatest military and political damage in this situation,
apart from Iran itself, of course.
A new war in the Middle East will not only distract the world’s attention from the [conflict in Ukraine]
but will also, apparently, contribute to the final reorientation of the US towards providing military assistance to Israel.”
But while these may offer short-term gains, the long-term picture is far more precarious for Russia, anal…
@arXiv_csCY_bot@mastoxiv.pageMilitary AI Cyber Agents (MAICAs) Constitute a Global Threat to Critical Infrastructure
Timothy Dubber, Seth Lazar
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12094 https:/…
@UP8@mastodon.socialCaptain of a rifle section of Union re-enactors explains Civil War firing tactics at Gettysburg last weekend
#photo #photography #military
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump "Reamed Out" Pete Hegseth for Disastrous Military Parade (Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/post/196904/donald-trump-pete-hegseth-disastrous-military-parade
http://www.memeorandum.com/250617/p177#a250617p177
@Dragofix@veganism.socialTrump’s ‘gas-guzzling’ parade will produce planet-heating pollution costs, analysis says https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/13/trump-military-parade-pollution-emissions
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialEmperor Trump's spending $100M on a useless 'birthday' military parade for his small penis cuz he thinks weapons & machinery will make him more than the childish toddler he is?
☑️ #Trump threatens military parade protesters, says dissenters will face 'very heavy force'
@ubuntourist@mastodon.socialBig Tech quietly sponsors Trump’s military parade party
#resist
@servelan@newsie.socialTrump military parade met with empty seats amid nationwide protests
https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/trump-military-parade-crowd-size-protests-s3pkrphr8
@newsie@darktundra.xyzPro-Israel hackers claim breach of Iranian bank amid military escalation https://therecord.media/pro-israel-hackers-claim-attack-on-iranian-bank
@rberger@hachyderm.ioKey date is approaching for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act
"Back in Washington, the Executive Officer for the Joint Staff refuses to convey additional orders continuing martial law from the White House — and further notifies the forces that illegal orders have been issued, and that the president has acted ultra vires (i.e. “beyond his authority”) to his constitutional executive powers by issuing unlawful orders. He then proceeds to the White House with the Provost Marshal of the Military District of Washington, accompanied by a number of MPs, where they arrest the president and the vice president for violating their oaths of office."
#USPolitics #MarshalLaw
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/trump-insurrection-act-april-20-20269810.php
@tezoatlipoca@mas.toI can't help but think that all this #Iran stuff is Wagging The Dog - the term for when a - usually foreign, military - diversion is concocted to take attention away from embarrassing domestic political scandal. https://en.wikipedia.o…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump administration activates 2,000 additional military troops to Los Angeles (Helen Jeong/NBC Los Angeles)
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/trump-administration-to-send-2000-additional-military-troops-to-los-angeles/3726777/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p63#a250618p63
@teledyn@mstdn.caGuard Soldiers Deployed in Trump's LA Crackdown Aren't Getting Paid Yet | Military.com
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/guard-soldiers-deployed-trumps-la-crackdown-arent-getting-paid-yet.html
@mapto@qoto.orgThis is how ruthless the Israeli military complex is
The sign talks of"protecting the state of Israel", remaining silent to the fact that this offensive "protection" actually costs hundreds of thousands of lives in Israel and the region.
Context:
https://www.
@elduvelle@neuromatch.socialLove to see all the #NoKings posts!! Do we have any sources on total turnout?
Edit: this #TheGuardian article says "several millions" and also that they're still ongoing in some places:
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSources: ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News won't preempt regular TV programming for Trump's June 14 military parade, leaving coverage to their streaming outlets (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/trump-…
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.netSeries B, Episode 09 - Countdown
VETNOR: All right, come with me, we're searching the next level.
PROVINE: Right, sir.
[Teleport section. Avon and Grant are suited up]
AVON: You adjust the temperature with this [Points to knob on suit] You all set?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/209/356
@annsev@troet.cafeI couldn't help but laugh yesterday when I saw Darth #Trump transfer from Air Force One in a large military helicopter and take off in a blaze of glory heading G7.
He just loves B-movies! Such a little wannabe. 🤣
@gadgetboy@gadgetboy.social
@karlauerbach@sfba.social
@samueljohn@mastodon.world
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioIs comparing crowd size at No Kings versus the pathetic military parade just pure pettiness?
❝No. Right now crowd sizes matter a lot because competitive authoritarianism rests largely on self-fulfilling expectations.❞
1/
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumps-parade-flopped-no-kings-day
@cwilcke@bildung.social
@paulwermer@sfba.social“Can’t you just shoot them, just shoot them in the legs or something?” Trump asked..."
Seems like LAPD listened to the wanna-be dictator.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/trump-military-force-plot…
@PaulWermer@sfba.social“Can’t you just shoot them, just shoot them in the legs or something?” Trump asked..."
Seems like LAPD listened to the wanna-be dictator.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/trump-military-force-plot…
@crell@phpc.social @cdarwin@c.imA United States senator forced to the floor and handcuffed by federal agents for interrupting a news conference.
A mayor taken into custody by masked officials in military-style fatigues.
A political candidate pushed against a wall and handcuffed in a dispute at an immigration courthouse.
A government crackdown is extending to the political opposition.
“This is executive authority, especially in the Department of Homeland Security, running out of control,” said Senator …
@wraithe@mastodon.socialSo last night, after watching the Russian Victory Day ‘24 video for contrast, I thought “what the hell” & went ahead & watched1️⃣ the PBS YT video of the “June 24 Military2️⃣ Parade” to see if it was as bad as all that
(Short Answer: Yes and No)
But this guy was the one that caught my sympathy as “you poor dude”.
@Xavier@infosec.exchangeHi –I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Call for Veterans and Military Families” - sign up now to join me!
#NoKings
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/8005
@memeorandum@universeodon.comIran Crisis Overshadowed as Senators Squabble at Hearing (Greg Jaffe/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/hegseth-senate-hearing-iran-military.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p123#a250618p123
@rainerzufall_le@mastodon.socialSolche Nachrichten machen Hoffnung
https://www.euronews.com/2025/06/16/german-court-sentences-syrian-torture-doctor-to-life-imprisonment
@jensilber@mastodon.social"And – for some reason – two mules and a dog."
https://51st.news/dc-military-parade-road-closures-what-to-know/
@UP8@mastodon.socialWe showed up just in time to see these Confederate soldiers fire a cannon at Gettysburg National Military Park last Saturday
#photo #photography #pennsylvania
@ubuntourist@mastodon.socialJUNE 14: TRUMP’S MILITARY PARADE MUST BE OPPOSED! 1:00 pm Logan Circle
#resist
@davidaugust@mastodon.onlineWith militaries: amateurs focus on weapon systems like tanks & planes. Professionals focus on logistics.
kegseth is a drunk amateur misusing & abusing our soldiers.
“…snafu is…slapdash mission where…welfare of troops has not been…priority…service members described inadequate living conditions at…Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, on…outskirts of Los Angeles…soldiers are sleeping outside on cots…Others cited intermittent issues with food & fuel supplies.”
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAmerica250, the nonprofit organizing the US Semiquincentennial celebration, says it received sponsorship commitments from Oracle, Amazon, Coinbase, and Palantir (Meridith McGraw/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialIf the Iranian leadership has the feeling that Israel wants to completely destroy Iran's military capabilities, why wouldn't they do something extreme like attacking US bases in the region, destroy oil installations in the neighbourhood , close Hormuz etc, while they still have the capabilities... 🤔
There doesn't seem to be an opening for de-escalation for Iran?
#iran
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeUnder a new cybersecurity blueprint, the European Union will work more closely with national militaries and the NATO defense alliance to respond to large-scale cyberattacks.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-arms-cyber-council-military-c…
@Ruhrnalist@mastodon.socialEurope is exporting military dogs—used as weapons by Israel's elite forces. These dogs have been linked to civilian injuries and deaths, including children and people with disabilities. Doors forced open in the middle of the night, piercing cries for help, fangs sunk mercilessly into the flesh of victims. Children are torn from their mothers' arms, women scream for help, men collapse in agony, while apathetic soldiers just laugh as dogs tear bodies apart indiscriminately.
@cdarwin@c.imTrump has ordered more troops to Los Angeles and Washington than he currently has stationed in Syria and Iraq combined.
He seems more willing to use the military against Americans than against Iranians.
He celebrates a show of force on U.S. soil even as he denounces “endless wars” outside its borders.
@losttourist@social.chatty.monsterHere in the UK, where we do have an actual King, we also had a military parade yesterday to celebrate that King's birthday.
Somehow it didn't quite have the same sinister overtones.
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyGood news! Iskander short-range ballistic missiles are used a lot against civilian targets in Ukraine.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-russian-missile-base-in-bryansk-oblast-damages-…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Only two European states have net zero military emissions target, data shows"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange #Emissions
@anildash@me.dmNYC: 3pm, in front of City Hall on Broadway https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/freedavidendraids
@memeorandum@universeodon.comHow Tough Is Iran? A String of Military Losses Raises Questions. (Vivian Yee/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/world/middleeast/iran-military-defense.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250616/p148#a250616p148
@rene_mobile@infosec.exchangeJust in case it wasn't crystal clear before: I will not travel to a country that actively deploys its military force against its own citizens while holding a military parade for its tyrant.
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialDid you notice Trump's birthday military parade once again featured the Creedence Clearwater Revival song, "Fortunate Son"?
Here's singer John Fogerty's explanation of how the song is about his frustrations of being drafted into Vietnam while watching rich kids dodge the draft (like Trump did): “He IS the fortunate son”
#trump
@inthehands@hachyderm.io❝Police on horseback charged at the crowd, striking some with wood rods and batons as they cleared the street in front of the federal building. Officers then fired teargas and crowd control projectiles at the large group, sending demonstrators, hotdog vendors and passing pedestrians fleeing through the street. Some have since regrouped, ignoring an LAPD dispersal order.
‘It was a total 100% over-reaction. We weren’t doing anything but standing around chanting peaceful protest,’ said Samantha Edgerton, a 37-year-old bartender.”❞
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/14/trump-birthday-military-parade-no-kings-protest-live-updates?page=with:block-684e0b918f08be826d571aa2#block-684e0b918f08be826d571aa2
@cdarwin@c.im @cwilcke@bildung.social @servelan@newsie.social“This is the politicisation of the armed forces,” said Maj Gen Paul Eaton. “It casts the military in a terrible light – it’s that man on horseback ... out in front of American citizens. We are headed towards the invocation of the Insurrection Act.”
Veterans Warn That Trump LA Response Could Turn Military Into Political Force | Portside
https://portside.org/2025-06-09/veterans-warn-trump-la-response-could-turn-military-political-force
@cdarwin@c.imIran warned the US, UK and France that their military bases and ships will be targeted
if they help block the Iranian missile and drone retaliation for Israel’s attack,
threatening to widen an already bloody war over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Donald Trump has said the US will help defend Israel,
and American officials have been quoted in news reports saying that US forces have already helped shoot down Iranian drones and missiles as they approached Israel.
Fran…
@rberger@hachyderm.io"On Wednesday, the museum announced that the rest of Tolokonnikova’s performance would have to be postponed indefinitely, because of “ongoing demonstrations and military activity”.
“Every single event I did in Russia was shut down by the cops,” she posted on Instagram, “and now it’s starting to feel a lot like Russia.”"
...
“I guess the National Guard will be performing POLICE STATE instead of me this week,” Tolokonnikova wrote on Instagram.
#NoKings #USPolitics
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jun/15/pussy-riot-nadya-tolokonnikova-police-state
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTop Experts' Backgrounder: Military Action Against Iran and US Domestic Law (Just Security)
https://www.justsecurity.org/64645/war-powers-trump-iran-strikes/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p70#a250618p70
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioGenuinely torn about this. Keeping people safe from a roving right-wing murderer does seem prudent. But I don’t want to send out the message that this is a way to get a protest cancelled.
❝The No Kings coalition that organized protests across the US today is cancelling all demonstrations in Minnesota that have not already started after two lawmakers were shot, Reuters reports.
Indivisible said on Bluesky: “Governor Walz has recommended that we cancel No Kings events across Minnesota because the individual who assassinated a Democratic lawmaker is still at large.”❞
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/14/trump-birthday-military-parade-no-kings-protest-live-updates
@newsie@darktundra.xyzDHS Black Hawks and Military Aircraft Surveil the LA Protests https://www.404media.co/dhs-black-hawks-and-military-aircraft-surveil-the-la-protests/
@ubuntourist@mastodon.socialTrump "honors" the military.
Trump executive order ‘extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/va-doctors-refuse-treat-patients…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comIran 'dangerous' to peace, says GOP Rep. who backs Trump on U.S. military involvement (NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/18/nx-s1-5436668/iran-israel-trump-us-involvement
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p67#a250618p67
@cdarwin@c.imThis is not the image Army officials had wanted.
While tanks, armored troop carriers and artillery systems pour into Washington for the Army’s 250th birthday celebration,
National Guard troops from the Army’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, supplemented by active-duty Marines, have been deployed to the streets of Los Angeles.
It is a juxtaposition that has military officials and experts concerned.
Several current and former Army officials said the military parade and …
@UP8@mastodon.socialCaught a scan of a dynamic equestrian statue this weekend
#horses
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump's Military Parade Was a Pathetic Event for a Pathetic President (Malcolm Ferguson/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/article/196850/trump-birthday-military-parade-pathetic
http://www.memeorandum.com/250615/p61#a250615p61
@servelan@newsie.socialUS marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles – live
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/13/donald-trump-national-guard-los-angeles-ice-protests-military-parade-us-politics-live-news-updates
@inthehands@hachyderm.ioJeeeez.
❝One unit-level message bluntly said "no fat soldiers."❞
Read this story. Get it out. This is important.
❝“If soldiers have political views that are in opposition to the current administration and they don't want to be in the audience then they need to speak with their leadership and get swapped out,” another note to troops said.❞
In a country where the military is one of the more respected institutions, people need — NEED — to hear this:
They engineered the audience. They faked the appearance of soldiers’ support.
They staged it like reality TV.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/bragg-soldiers-who-cheered-trumps-political-attacks-while-uniform-were-checked-allegiance-appearance.html
@kurtsh@mastodon.social @cdarwin@c.imUkraine’s military said on Sunday it had attacked a Russian drone factory about 1099 kilometers from Ukraine
-- in the city of Yelabuga in Russia’s Tatarstan region.
The Ukrainian military general staff said the factory produced, tested, and launched drones at Ukraine,
in particular against energy and civil infrastructure.
Videos on social media showed an explosion said to be at the factory in Yelabuga, also known as Alabuga,
which builds Iranian-design…
@cwilcke@bildung.social @memeorandum@universeodon.comExclusive: US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved, sources say (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-china-trade-truce-leaves-military-use-rare-earth-issue-unresolved-sources-say-2025-06-15/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250615/p63#a250615p63
@cdarwin@c.imTrump appears eager to create optics that support his claim that public dissent constitutes an existential threat to the nation.
He also apparently seeks to get the American public used to seeing our armed forces in a new light.
In the president’s version of America, the military should be seen less as an apolitical body loyal to the Constitution.
-- Rather, it should be viewed as an institution that serves at the behest of a leader and his ideological and political agen…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comMelania Appears to Doze Off During Trump's Birthday Military Parade (Catherine Bouris/The Daily Beast)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/melania-appears-to-doze-off-during-trumps-birthday-military-parade/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250615/p10#a250615p10
@servelan@newsie.socialJudge Denies California’s Request for Immediate Block on Trump’s Use of Military in Los Angeles - Democracy Docket
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/newsom-emergency-block-court-trump-military-los-angeles/
@ubuntourist@mastodon.socialFrom @… - False UFO stories created by military... sometimes intentionally terrorizing their own soldiers https://n…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure (Rolling Stone)
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250615/p1#a250615p1
@cdarwin@c.imDonald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and military against protesters in Los Angeles is widely being interpreted as
a display of intimidation and state power ahead of his birthday,
when Trump will oversee a military parade in Washington, D.C. in the style of a dictator.
The president has warned that protesters in D.C. will be
“met with very heavy force.”
Democrats and civil rights groups say the president is inflaming tensions to justify further repr…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTakeaways From Trump's Military Parade in Washington (Zach Montague/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/us/politics/trump-military-parade-takeaways.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250615/p3#a250615p3
@servelan@newsie.socialIsrael orders military to stop aid boat Madleen from reaching Gaza
https://maktoobmedia.com/gaza-genocide/israel-orders-military-to-stop-aid-boat-madleen-from-reaching-gaza/
@ubuntourist@mastodon.social @memeorandum@universeodon.comAt military parade, Trump praises Army's legacy and fireworks light D.C. skies (MaríaLuisa Paúl/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/06/14/trump-military-parade-live-updates-dc-army-birthday/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250614/p94#a250614p94
@memeorandum@universeodon.comRaskin takes swipe at Trump over price of military parade, GOP megabill (Ashleigh Fields/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5350608-raskin-trump-military-parade-gop-bill/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250614/p59#a250614p59
@cdarwin@c.imThe Trump administration’s deployment of national guard troops to Los Angeles
to intervene in civilian protests in the face of opposition from the Californian governor
is a major escalation that risks the politicisation of the US military, armed service veterans are warning.
Former top military figures have told the Guardian that the decision to put up to 2,000 troops under federal control and send them into the streets of LA
is a violation of the military’s commitmen…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comScoop: Every Senate Dem demands Trump withdrawal military from Los Angeles (Stephen Neukam/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/14/senate-democrats-trump-withdrawal-military-los-angeles
http://www.memeorandum.com/250614/p19#a250614p19
@memeorandum@universeodon.comPoll: Americans disapprove of spending public funds to put on military parade in Washington (Ben Kamisar/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-americans-disapprove-spending-public-funds-put-military-parade-wa-rcna212779
http://www.memeorandum.com/250614/p54#a250614p54
@cdarwin@c.imIsraeli military ordered to block aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg
The Freedom Flotilla ship is carrying rice, flour, medical supplies, and baby formula to Gaza.
Rashida Tlaib Pens Plea to Trump Admin to Protect Gaza Freedom Flotilla
https://www.politico.eu…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump Wants You to Get Used to This (Ruth Ben-Ghiat/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/opinion/trump-military-parade-protest.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PU8.0H_r.r-3Ka8cZPrra&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250615/p82#a250615p82
@cdarwin@c.imAs unrest and military troops overtake Los Angeles, terrifying scenes are also unfolding in smaller communities around the country.
They, too, are being invaded by what resembles a secret police force, often indistinguishable from random thugs.
https://www.washington…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comArmy Parade Begins in Light Drizzle, Light Crowd on West End of Route (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-protests-military-parade/card/army-parade-begins-in-light-drizzle-light-crowd-on-west-end-of-route-0ZruEAhwAbXZjR2m8rrp
http://www.memeorandum.com/250615/p39#a250615p39
@cdarwin@c.imThe Trump administration has shifted from bureaucratic threats to armed suppression of political opponents.
By beginning with vulnerable groups who have less legal standing and social capital to resist repression,
the Trump administration is making a strategic choice, hoping to provoke less public outcry
and then use these precedents of repression later against a broader population.
This is a textbook example of democratic backsliding, similar to what we have witnesse…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comUS divided on Trump using military to respond to anti-ICE protests: Survey (Filip Timotija/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5349144-us-divided-military-response-los-angeles-protests-survey/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250613/p75#a250613p75
@cdarwin@c.imThe Trump regime's coordinated repression did not come from nowhere.
In 2024, TheNew York Times reported that the Trump transition team was already planning to use emergency powers, such as the one Trump invoked on June 7,
to confront political opponents who protest the administration.
While the Trump administration planned this move for about a year,
the deployment of troops in Los Angeles is the brutal culmination of a yearslong campaign to systematically erod…
@cdarwin@c.imWhen Donald Trump last attended a Group of 7 meeting in Canada, he was in many ways the odd man out.
At that meeting, in 2018, Trump called for the alliance of Western countries to embrace Russia,
antagonized allies and
ultimately stormed out of the summit over a trade battle he began by imposing metals tariffs on Canada.
As he returns on Sunday for the Group of 7 meeting in Alberta, those fissures have only deepened.
Since retaking office, the president has sough…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump Relishes Troops in American Streets While Shunning Conflict Overseas (Peter Baker/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/us/politics/trump-military-parade-israel-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O08.TJl2.yA3aClTP65su&smid=bs-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250614/p9#a250614p9
@memeorandum@universeodon.comProtesters crowd into streets, parks, and plazas at anti-Trump 'No Kings' demonstrations across US. Follow live updates. (The Boston Globe)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/14/nation/trump-military-parade-protests-live-updates/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250614/p78#a250614p78
@cdarwin@c.imDonald Trump continued his war against America’s most cherished military traditions today when he delivered a speech at Fort Bragg.
It is too much to call it a “speech”; it was, instead, a ramble, full of grievance and anger,
just like his many political-rally performances.
He took the stage to Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA”
—which has become a MAGA anthem
—and then pointed to the “fake news,” encouraging military personnel to jeer at the press.
He mocke…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSuggesting More Troops in More Cities, Trump Bends Military's Role (Luke Broadwater/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/trump-domestic-military-expansion.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250612/p3#a250612p3
@cdarwin@c.imTop adviser to supreme leader dies in hospital following Israeli attack
Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s top adviser to its supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei,
has died in the hospital a day after Israel launched airstrikes across the country.
Shamkhani had previously served as Iran’s top national security official for a decade and had represented Iran in the China-facilitated rapprochement talks with Saudi Arabia
@memeorandum@universeodon.comHow MAGA Took Over America's 250th Birthday (Mother Jones)
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/military-parade-army-trump-american250-a250/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250613/p88#a250613p88
@memeorandum@universeodon.comNew PRRI Poll: Three-Quarters of Americans Oppose Trump's Military Parade (PRRI)
https://prri.org/spotlight/military-parade-in-d-c-draws-public-opposition-ahead-of-army-and-trump-celebrations/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250610/p146#a250610p146
@memeorandum@universeodon.comRepublican-led House committee opens investigation into handling of LA protests by governor and mayor - live (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/13/donald-trump-national-guard-los-angeles-ice-protests-military-parade-us-politics-live-news-updates
http://www.memeorandum.com/250613/p131#a250613p131
@memeorandum@universeodon.comFrom Fort Bragg to L.A., Trump enlists the military in a slow-motion coup (Will Bunch/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/coup-military-parade-national-guard-deployment-protest-trump-20250612.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250612/p114#a250612p114
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump says he's meeting with military leaders at Camp David (Colin Meyn/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/5339483-trump-camp-david-military-los-angeles/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250608/p71#a250608p71
