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Was Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles to quell demonstrations a dress rehearsal for what’s to come in other states or nationally?
The Atlantic’s David Frum thinks it is.
And he’s not alone in this fear.
If so it’d be another longtime-prediction by those accused of having Trump Derangement Syndrome having come true.
There are increasing indications the administration will expand its use of the military domestically.
500 marines are rep…

Here's my latest Boles Bells article!
https://bolesbells.com/blog/2025/6/9/the-iron-ballast-kettlebells-national-identity-and-the-russian-mythos-of-strength

The Iron Ballast: Kettlebells, National Identity, and the Russian Mythos of Strength — David Boles Bells
The trajectory of Russia over the past century is a story deeply etched with societal upheavals, ideological fervor, and an unyielding quest for national assertion on the global stage. Knotted into this complex tapestry is the seemingly modest history of the kettlebell, or girya . This unassuming i

FBI leaders seek to move some training from Quantico, Virginia, to Alabama (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/11/fbi-quantico-national-academy-move-huntsville/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250611/p81#a250611p81

"His army"
"This incredible connection with his army" - National Zero
https://nationalzero.com/2025/06/11/he-has-this-incredible-connection-with-his-army/

Hong Kong invokes its national security law to ban Taiwanese-made mobile game Reversed Front: Bonfire, marking the first known use of the law to block a game (Alan Wong/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Justice Department calls Newsom National Guard lawsuit a 'crass political stunt' (Kyle Cheney/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/11/california-national-guard-deployment-lawsuit-00400503
http://www.memeorandum.com/250611/p130#a250611p130

"In her press conference Friday announcing the unsealing of DOJ criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, AG Pam Bondi put on a clinic—in how to make such announcements improperly. In her excess of zeal, she tarred Abrego Garcia with external allegations and may well have undermined the prospects for conviction."
Pam Bondi Shows How It's Not Done - National Memo
https://www.nationalmemo.com/pam-bondi-2672349935

Meet the judge overseeing the Trump National Guard case: Justice Breyer's brother (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/10/california-national-guard-lawsuit-judge-00397032
http://www.memeorandum.com/250610/p101#a250610p101

Hegseth cites 2020 Minnesota riots as reason for sending National Guard into LA (Mike Brest/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3436556/hegseth-cites-2020-minnesota-riots-reason-national-guard-los-angeles/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250610/p94#a250610p94