DoomsdaysCW<p>This is horrifying! 😱 A few excerpts...</p><p>Live Updates: Trump Orders <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a> and Takeover of Capital’s Police </p><p>President Trump ordered what was expected to be a 30-day takeover of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and suggested the federal intervention could be expanded to other cities.</p><p>August 11, 2025</p><p>Michael Gold: "Under the part of the Home Rule Act that Trump cited in his announcement, the president must send a message to the top lawmakers on the committees that oversee D.C. if he plans to take control of the police for more than 48 hours. A spokeswoman for Representative Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said that he had not yet received such a letter, which must include both an explanation for the president’s action and the duration that is expected to last."</p><p>Katie Rogers: "A White House official confirms that the federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department is intended to last for 30 days."</p><p>Zolan Kanno-Youngs: "President Trump says his administration has begun to remove <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> people from encampments in parks in Washington. The president has not outlined where he plans on moving those people. The city has struggled in recent years with a shelter system pushed to capacity." </p><p>Shawn McCreesh: "President Trump’s framing here is that Washington will be a kind of guinea pig; he’s using it as a test lab to prove that Republicans can clean up and run cities better than Democrats, and that the changes to come will set an example for blue cities across America."</p><p>Katie Rogers: "Over one hour in, and this news conference has meandered from the federal takeover of Washington police to Trump’s meeting this week with President Vladimir Putin of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>; the future of the Russia-Ukraine war; tariffs against China; the proposed White House ballroom; and talk about the president’s experience in real estate. All the while, members of the president’s cabinet continue standing behind him.</p><p>"Trump, perhaps acknowledging their unease, just tried to redirect reporters back to questions about Washington. But after a single question, Trump is now talking about his meeting with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> again."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://nytimes.com/live/2025/08/11/us/trump-news" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/live/2025/08/11/us</span><span class="invisible">/trump-news</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/RY0Ur" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/RY0Ur</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FascismInTheUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FascismInTheUSA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MartialLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MartialLaw</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistTyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistTyranny</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoPoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoPoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StatesRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StatesRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PosseComitatus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PosseComitatus</span></a></p>