Is Anyone Paying Attention?

[Tig58072]

The U.S. government's fiscal year ends on September 30, and so far, Congress has not passed a bill to keep it funded. While the Democrats and Republicans are busy pointing fingers and accusing each other of being responsible for a government shutdown, few people are noticing what else is happening at the White House.

The New York Times published a newsletter entitled, On Shutdown, Democrats Turn to Simple Strategy: Do Something.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/us/politics/democrats-government-shutdown.html 🔗

In that article was an interesting bit:

But the Trump administration has made clear that this is a shutdown like no other.

Typically, presidents want to avoid shuttering the federal government, fearing negative effects on the economy, in no small part because millions of federal employees would be put out of work — plus a litany of other wide-ranging consequences.

For the Trump administration, the shutdown is not a problem but an opportunity. By forcing a shutdown Democrats will be handing Trump the ability to push one of his major goals: A total gutting of the federal government.

Since he entered his second term, Trump has been trying — and been repeatedly blocked by the courts — to slash federal jobs, cut services and abolish agencies. He's planning to use the shutdown go even further.

A memo released by the White House this week instructed federal agencies to prepare for mass firings in the event that the government runs out of funding on Sept. 30, the close of the fiscal year.

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September 30th is Tuesday, the day when all of the 800+ senior military officers and their enlisted advisers are to meet with Secretary of Defense Hegseth in Quantico, Virginia, for a mysterious meeting. Some speculation (misinformation/propaganda releases) has indicated that the Secretary will be giving a rallying speech about the new "Warrior Ethos" of the War Department.

He will be making a video of the speech to be released a few days later...

So, why do all of the top brass need to be there in person?

Wouldn't that be a security risk to have all of the Generals, Command Sergeant Majors, and Admirals in one location together?

If the government shuts down, what will our military be ordered to do?

It wouldn't surprise me if he fired a lot of them.

[Lori Dee ✅]

And now we know.

Trump calls for using US cities as a 'training ground' for military in unusual speech to generals
https://apnews.com/article/trump-hegseth-generals-meeting-military-pentagon-0ecdcbb8877e24329cfa0fc1e851ebd2 🔗
Associated Press - BEN FINLEY, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and EVAN VUCCI
Updated 4:10 PM MDT, September 30, 2025

President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces and spoke of needing U.S. military might to combat what he called the "invasion from within."

The dual messages underscored the Trump administration's efforts not only to reshape contemporary Pentagon culture but to enlist military resources for the president's priorities and for decidedly domestic purposes, including quelling unrest and violent crime.

"We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military," Trump said. He noted at another point: "We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy but more difficult in many ways because they don't wear uniforms."

He said military leaders should "do the honorable thing and resign" if they don't like his new approach.

Trump encouraged the audience at the outset of his speech to applaud as they wished. He then added, "If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room — of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future."

Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the meeting "an expensive, dangerous dereliction of leadership."

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My concern with this behavior is "Why now?" He didn't do this during his first term. But he learned from his first term.

He wants military troops "training" in major (Democrat) cities; he wants them now, so that people will become accustomed to seeing armed soldiers patrolling the streets. And then, when the mid-term elections do not go his way, he will once again declare the elections were rigged. There could be massive protests, and he might need military force to stay in power. He is staging the resources that he may need.

In any other country, we would call that a "coup".

[Lori Dee ✅]

North Carolina governor calls for passage of red flag law after deadly mass shooting
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/02/nx-s1-5559639/north-carolina-governor-calls-for-passage-of-red-flag-law-after-deadly-mass-shooting 🔗 (TRIGGER WARNING)
NPR - Nikolai Mather
October 2, 20254:45 AM ET

Authorities identified victims of a mass shooting over the weekend at a beachfront restaurant in Southport, North Carolina. And now the state's governor is calling for tighter restrictions on who can own a gun.

Authorities detained a suspect that night - Nigel Max Edge, a Marine veteran who once served as a scout sniper in Iraq.

Authorities say Edge didn't have a significant criminal history, but his neighbors say that he has an extensive gun collection. Edge also told officials he sustained a traumatic brain injury in Iraq. North Carolina Republicans recently passed a crime bill that places new restrictions on defendants suspected of having a mental illness. It's called Iryna's Law after the brutal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte that drew attention from the White House. The suspected killer has a history of mental illness. Democrats wanted to add a provision which would allow authorities to temporarily seize firearms from potentially dangerous individuals.

There are people in our community who people know are a risk - a risk to others, a risk to themselves - and they should not have firearms.

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We see this time and again, where people think banning guns will stop violent crime. It won't. Violent crime is already illegal, with extra penalties if using a firearm.

I have had a few discussions with Senator Thune (South Dakota) about red flag laws. They are unconstitutional and can be abused to strip people of their right to defend themselves.

Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that your right to defend yourself can be taken away, your property confiscated, because your neighbor thinks you are "potentially dangerous".

The 2nd Amendment is clear: "The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Period.

There is no requirement to attend a class, obtain a permit, submit to a background check, or mental evaluation. It is only through "due process" (a legal hearing) and a court order signed by a judge that any rights can be restricted.

Taking the word of some disgruntled person and using that to justify "temporarily" confiscating your personal property is unconstitutional. We are innocent until proven guilty, not before.

And now, with this Administration obsessed with mental illness as an excuse to strip away transgender rights to defense, we need to pay attention.

As we saw earlier this year, the White House says they are thinking about something, and lackeys in the State Houses start passing laws along those lines.

As other states follow suit, it can rapidly spread until there is no need for a federal law because a majority of states have already enacted one, even if it is illegal, unconstitutional, or outright discriminatory.

We have seen this with transgender sports bans, bathroom bans, and gender-affirming care for minors.

[Karen_A]

We see this time and again, where people think banning guns will stop violent crime.

Fewer guns in society would mean fewer heat of the moment shootings and fewer accidental shootings, if nothing else.

Red flag laws are common sense IMO. In this day and age in the US, very few actually NEED guns after all.

- Karen

[Lori Dee ✅]

Fewer guns in society would mean fewer heat of the moment shootings and fewer accidental shootings, if nothing else.

Red flag laws are common sense IMO. In this day and age in the US, very few actually NEED guns after all.

- Karen

I respect your opinion. Removing the tool only means they will use something else. We saw this in the UK when guns were removed and stabbings increased. Removing guns only decreases gun violence, not violence overall. Accidental injuries are rare and usually due to the operator failing to follow basic safety instructions.

It is not a matter of need. People don't need cars or alcohol, and yet no one calls for bans when a drunk driver kills an entire family.

It isn't even about guns, per se. Humans have an inherent right to self-defense, by whatever means. The Supreme Court rulings have made it clear that the 2nd Amendment does not only apply to firearms, but to any form of "bearable arms". That could be a pistol, a knife, a broken beer bottle, or a chainsaw.

I respect your and others' right to dislike guns. Not everyone likes them. The right does not say you must have one, but you can if you want to. It is a freedom of choice.

Don't blame the tool. I have handled hundreds of weapons over 50 years, and not once did any of them injure a single person. They don't load and fire themselves. Blame the person responsible. Hold them accountable. That's what our legal system is for.

Thanks for chiming in. Your opinion matters.

[Sephirah]

I respect your opinion. Removing the tool only means they will use something else. We saw this in the UK when guns were removed and stabbings increased. Removing guns only decreases gun violence, not violence overall. Accidental injuries are rare and usually due to the operator failing to follow basic safety instructions.

It is not a matter of need. People don't need cars or alcohol, and yet no one calls for bans when a drunk driver kills an entire family.

It isn't even about guns, per se. Humans have an inherent right to self-defense, by whatever means. The Supreme Court rulings have made it clear that the 2nd Amendment does not only apply to firearms, but to any form of "bearable arms". That could be a pistol, a knife, a broken beer bottle, or a chainsaw.

I respect your and others' right to dislike guns. Not everyone likes them. The right does not say you must have one, but you can if you want to. It is a freedom of choice.

Don't blame the tool. I have handled hundreds of weapons over 50 years, and not once did any of them injure a single person. They don't load and fire themselves. Blame the person responsible. Hold them accountable. That's what our legal system is for.

Thanks for chiming in. Your opinion matters.

I agree with Karen. And you probably knew I would, lol. If knife crime becomes a thing, ban knives too. If children can't be responsible for having toys... take those toys away from them. But then the UK tends to ban pretty much everything. Our cops don't carry guns unless they're part of a very tightly regulated branch of the police. As a result... neither do most criminals. And more people tend to survive as a result.

"Something else" tends to be less lethal, statistically.

I get that the love affair with guns in the US is something a lot of other folks don't really understand, and that most folks aren't homicidal by nature. As a Brit... I had at least a sidearm for my whole career in the Navy, but I don't own a gun. Because I don't see myself going to war with my next door neighbour. Most people here don't. I think it's just a fundamental difference of worldview so there isn't a simple answer.

[Lori Dee ✅]

Ahem.
https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives 🔗

I remember when this was published on the internet. There were memes of soldiers kicking in people's doors in the UK to confiscate their silverware.

It starts with guns, then knives, then what?

"International Comparisons

Lower Homicide Rates: The UK generally has a much lower homicide rate compared to countries like the United States and Canada.

Higher Other Violent Crimes: Despite fewer homicides, the UK often experiences high rates of other violent crimes, such as those involving knives and other weapons." ~ Google search


Where there's a will, there's a weapon. Don't blame the weapon, blame the criminal.

[Sephirah]

This is true, but you're less likely to be killed from a fruit knife than a bullet.

As I said, in the UK we ban most everything. It only takes one incident for a massive public outcry and our laws to be changed. We tend to see one life as a tragedy... more than one life as an act of Parliament.

We are world champions at throwing dinner plates at each other, though. Just ask most spouses.

I am sure crimes involving harsh language have probably increased by several thousand percent, lol. But at least people don't end up in coffins, so... it's a net win.

We have recently had a thing with a couple of people killed in what the UK is calling a terror attack. In the US it would have probably been called a "Thursday". That's kind of my point.

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Even the PM went there to speak about it.

You kind of have to look at the weapon when the weapon is made easy for people to wield. The law of averages says that it isn't likely to end well. Because you can't trust everyone to be responsible.

[Karen_A]

It is not a matter of need. People don't need cars or alcohol,

Awfully hard to earn a living in many places if you don't own a car. Driving drunk can (and should) get your driving license suspended and if it persists revoked ... Diving under the influence is a danger to others... So is an unstable person with a gun... and a gun is not needed to get to work.

- Karen

[Lori Dee ✅]

I did not write this article, but it is worth reading.

I found it interesting that the last sentence is:

"What is at stake for the rest of us?  It's time to pay attention."

Trump's Outline of a Domestic War
The real message from Quantico

https://www.justsecurity.org/121940/trumps-domestic-war-active-duty/ 🔗
Just Security - Janine Davidson, Ph.D.
Published on October 6, 2025

[Tig58072]

[Lori Dee ✅]

In my very first post in this thread, back in February, https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,250087.msg2292494.html#msg2292494

I quoted a headline from the Associated Press:

Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal - Updated 6:11 PM MST, January 7, 2025

... Venezuela, the largest oil producer in that part of the world.

Why is this important?

The U.S. imports oil from Venezuela. Lots of it. The only country that buys more Venezuelan oil than the U.S. is China. If the U.S. controlled the Panama Canal, they could shut down access by China, or charge a very high fee. It would be very expensive for China to haul oil around South America from Venezuela to China.

Trump said that the U.S. will be energy-dominant. He issued an Executive Order to declare an Energy National Emergency. Presidents use "national emergencies" to invoke special powers as a way to bypass Congress.

Today, The Guardian reports:
President Petro accuses US of killing Colombians in attacks on 'narco-boats'
Gustavo Petro demands US release names of victims: 'A new theatre of war has opened up: the Caribbean'
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/gustavo-petro-colombia-boats-us-military 🔗
The Guardian - Tom Phillips and Harriet Barber
Thu 9 Oct 2025 08.18 EDT

The last paragraph:

Writing on Wednesday, [Colombia's president, Gustavo] Petro claimed "the war" playing out in the Caribbean Sea was not about drug smuggling but about oil, a commodity of which Venezuela boasts the world's largest reserves. "The world must stop this," Petro added. "This aggression is aimed at the whole of Latin America and the Caribbean."

Little by little, the pieces of the puzzle begin to show the Big Picture.

Keep paying attention and be safe out there.

[IsobelWoods]

I'm not the most politically savvy so I don't have any answers to why this is happening and how we could stop this (other than vote and speak up wherever you can in protests).

It's frightening to see what's happened in the US, what has happened already in Brazil, Argentina, Hungary, Italy etc... the rise of and election of populist politicians with far right, anti democratic and libertarian views. The play is always the same - distrust other voices except mine. Reduce the state and judiciary, demonise minority targets. Create a dynamic of "others".

Here in the UK the surge in popularity of the Reform party stems from long term stagnation in living standards. This creates a febrile environment where people seek to blame others for their own dissatisfaction with life.

Trump is extreme stuff on top of this all, deploying the military against fellow Americans. Blatant disregard for anything approaching consensus and winnings to be vile and disrespectful to groups who struggle to fight back.

We, and I'm proud to able to use that word, have to hold together. We have to find ways to bring more progressive and democratic voices to the forefront of our society as soon as possible.

Thank you for starting this important thread @Lori Dee

[Lori Dee ✅]

Thank you for starting this important thread

Thanks, Isobel.

Personal safety is something we should all be concerned with. A big part of that is "situational awareness," or paying attention to what is going on around you. Before I left South Dakota, then-Governor Kristi Noem attempted to rule the state by Executive Order (the same playbook used by Trump). Then, the legislature began passing anti-transgender state laws. Initially, these appeared in the news, and there was a significant public outcry against them. Then, suddenly, the media stopped covering them, and they were being passed quietly. And now, Noem (with no experience or credentials) was appointed as Director of Homeland Security.

The average person is unaware of things the government does in the background. And admittedly, some of my posts here may sound like a Conspiracy Theorist on steroids. But I have a unique skillset and background experience that helps me see what is going on. My intent is not to alarm anyone, but to get people to pay attention so they can prepare to take actions for their own personal safety. Some will, and some won't. That is a personal decision.

But for those who, like me, wonder "why did they do that?", my effort here is to show the links between events that do not always show up in the news. It is always best to make informed decisions, rather than to respond emotionally.

[Lori Dee ✅]

I stated in an earlier post that when Donald Trump says he is thinking about doing something, he is already doing it.

Trump confirms the CIA is conducting covert operations inside Venezuela
https://apnews.com/article/trump-cia-covert-operations-venezuela-ecb477ac7f07d5beaf48d44dee75c5e5 🔗
Associated Press -  AAMER MADHANI
Updated 7:16 PM MDT, October 15, 2025

President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela and said he was weighing carrying out land operations on the country.

The acknowledgement of covert action in Venezuela by the U.S. spy agency comes after the U.S. military in recent weeks has carried out a series of deadly strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean.

Trump added the administration "is looking at land" as it considers further strikes in the region.

Trump made the unusual acknowledgement of a CIA operation shortly after The New York Times published that the CIA had been authorized to carry out covert action in Venezuela.

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"Trump added the administration 'is looking at land' as it considers further strikes in the region."
Like Panama? Remember Panama?

The CIA has a long history of "covert operations" in foreign countries where the White House desires regime change. Sometimes these involve political assassinations, and sometimes they involve more "diplomatic" methods.

As any of our veterans here know, the first thing done before sending in troops is to gather intelligence data on the ground. Operatives will infiltrate the society and look at things like local security, military assets, public opinion, supply routes, deployment of local and national militia, etc.

All of this is already happening. The next step will depend on what that intelligence data reveals and if there is an opportunity to act.

South American countries have appealed to the United Nations to take action. Trump refuses to acknowledge the authority of the International Criminal Court and has signed an Executive Order imposing sanctions against it.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/imposing-sanctions-on-the-international-criminal-court/ 🔗

At some point, it will be up to the People of the United States to do something, and it will require support from the international community to help us do it. Not everyone agrees that what is being done is criminal, but most people believe in right and wrong and the concept of justice.

[Sephirah]

The US has F'd with loads of South American countries over the years, just because they can. My best friend comes from Colombia... I have a lot of insight on how the US has meddled in that country and those around it back in the 80s and 90s, to put people in charge who were sympathetic to the US cause.

The people of those countries aren't really happy about it. Rightly so. You're undermining their sovereignty. The US has enough issues in its own backyard. Stop trying to meddle in other countries, however pseudo stealthily. Often under the pretense of something else. The CIA could probably have grounds for being tried on war crimes for the stuff they've pulled over the years. There's a reason they don't operate on domestic soil. No one would stand for it. It's a very shady organisation.

Let these countries sort themselves out, or not. For someone who purports to be tired of being the police of the world... stop trying to be the police of the world. Literally no one will care, lol. Trump, you're not Regan, or HW Bush, or Clinton, stop trying to be, just because your current efforts haven't lauded you as the world saviour you think you should be. Just sayin'.

[Sephirah]

]Here in the UK the surge in popularity of the Reform party stems from long term stagnation in living standards. This creates a febrile environment where people seek to blame others for their own dissatisfaction with life.

You are far more savvy than you think you are, Isobel. That is exactly what it is. It's why Trump was elected for a second time, and why Hitler got made leader of the government in Germany in August, 1934. People ignore stuff that's gone before because they think that they can defy the definition of insanity. To do the same thing again and get different results. That's what populism is. It's telling people what they want to hear.

If you listen to any of these people, they have no long term plan for how this will be achieved. Only what will happen in the next few months. Farage is one of Trump's best friends. Had not the leader of Reform stepped down and urged him to stand during the general election... he would have been on a plane to be part of Trump's campaign. He's literally said as much. They are birds of a feather. They are charismatic, like Hitler was. They tell people what they think they want to hear. And people lap it up. Because they just want to blame someone else. In the case of Hitler it was the Jews. In the case of Trump and Farage, it's immigrants. They are the same evil. These cretins forget the fact that most of the important jobs in both countries are staffed by people who have been invited to come here from overseas.

But the UK has form for that. When we wanted to rebuild after the horrific bombings after WW2, we basically begged people to come here from Commonwealth countries to rebuild Britain, then put up signs saying they weren't welcome anymore. Caribbean folks incentivised to help rebuild were ostracised once the work was done. Check this 🔗 [Link: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3w4q1ee1p4o/] link to learn more.

A lot of people can be very horrible.

[Lori Dee ✅]

US 'on a trajectory' toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump's rule
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/trump-authoritarianism-warning 🔗
The Guardian - Lauren Gambino
Thu 16 Oct 2025 16.29 EDT

The United States is "on a trajectory" toward authoritarian rule, according to a sobering new intelligence-style assessment by former US intelligence and national security officials, who warn that democratic backsliding is accelerating under the Trump administration – and may soon become entrenched without organized resistance.

The report, titled Accelerating Authoritarian Dynamics: Assessment of Democratic Decline, was released on Thursday by the Steady State, a network of more than 340 former officers of the CIA, the NSA, the state department and other national security agencies.

"We wrote it because the same tools we once used to assess foreign risks now show unmistakable warning signs at home," the group said in a statement upon its release.

The authors conclude with "moderate to high confidence" that the US is moving toward what scholars call "competitive authoritarianism", a system in which elections and courts continue to function, but are "systematically manipulated" to consolidate executive power and weaken checks and balances. According to the assessment, these trends are increasingly visible in the US, as part of a broader effort by Donald Trump in his second presidential term to "ensure loyalty and ideological conformity" across the federal government.

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Keep reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/trump-authoritarianism-warning 🔗

I found it interesting that the report says:

"Among the key indicators of democratic decline identified in the report: the expansion of executive power through unilateral decrees and emergency authorities; the politicization of the civil service and federal law enforcement; attempts to erode judicial independence through strategic appointments and "noncompliance" with court rulings or investigations; a weakened and increasingly ineffective Congress; partisan manipulation of electoral systems and administration; and the deliberate undermining of civil society, the press and public trust."

I posted a very similar statement on February 03, 2025, in the very first post in this topic. https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,250087.msg2292494.html#msg2292494

Am I a prophet? No. I am paying attention.

Keep your eyes and ears open, and be safe out there.

[Sephirah]

US 'on a trajectory' toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump's rule
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/trump-authoritarianism-warning 🔗
The Guardian - Lauren Gambino
Thu 16 Oct 2025 16.29 EDT

The United States is "on a trajectory" toward authoritarian rule, according to a sobering new intelligence-style assessment by former US intelligence and national security officials, who warn that democratic backsliding is accelerating under the Trump administration – and may soon become entrenched without organized resistance.

The report, titled Accelerating Authoritarian Dynamics: Assessment of Democratic Decline, was released on Thursday by the Steady State, a network of more than 340 former officers of the CIA, the NSA, the state department and other national security agencies.

"We wrote it because the same tools we once used to assess foreign risks now show unmistakable warning signs at home," the group said in a statement upon its release.

The authors conclude with "moderate to high confidence" that the US is moving toward what scholars call "competitive authoritarianism", a system in which elections and courts continue to function, but are "systematically manipulated" to consolidate executive power and weaken checks and balances. According to the assessment, these trends are increasingly visible in the US, as part of a broader effort by Donald Trump in his second presidential term to "ensure loyalty and ideological conformity" across the federal government.

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Keep reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/trump-authoritarianism-warning 🔗

I found it interesting that the report says:

"Among the key indicators of democratic decline identified in the report: the expansion of executive power through unilateral decrees and emergency authorities; the politicization of the civil service and federal law enforcement; attempts to erode judicial independence through strategic appointments and "noncompliance" with court rulings or investigations; a weakened and increasingly ineffective Congress; partisan manipulation of electoral systems and administration; and the deliberate undermining of civil society, the press and public trust."

I posted a very similar statement on February 03, 2025, in the very first post in this topic. https://www.susans.org/index.php/topic,250087.msg2292494.html#msg2292494

Am I a prophet? No. I am paying attention.

Keep your eyes and ears open, and be safe out there.

Literately everyone outside the US could see that after his first foray into the POTUS toy box. And they had to drag him out, kicking and screaming. The dude is probably the biggest narcissist the world has ever known. What makes everyone else sad is that he got another chance, amid a seemingly infectious amnesia over why being a racist bigot is, by and large, not a good idea. As the saying goes... if the US sneezes, the world catches a cold. Putting this dude back in power wasn't just a sneeze. It was full on Covid 24.  He is what psychology would classify as a "Dark Empath". Trust me that's not a good thing. It's a term applied to many serial killers.

[Lori Dee ✅]

Drug traffickers are criminals. Under U.S. law, everyone is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The Coast Guard and Border Patrol routinely arrest drug traffickers, and then they get their day in court, and the sentence is imposed by the court, not by any law enforcement officers.

Execution for any crime without a trial is prohibited in all U.S. states and by the federal government under the Constitution. This is guaranteed by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, which protect the right to due process.

However, Donald Trump has decided that he, as the chief law enforcement officer in the country, does not need to be bothered by things like basic human rights.

He has deployed warships, the CIA, B-1 bombers, and missile-carrying drones to summarily execute suspected drug traffickers without an arrest or trial. Apparently, the U.S. Coast Guard is not getting the job done well enough to suit him. He has now deployed the US Navy's 'most lethal combat platform,' to get the job done.

US Navy's 'most lethal combat platform,' the carrier USS Gerald R Ford, is being sent to the Caribbean
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/americas/aircraft-carrier-uss-gerald-ford-profile-intl-hnk-ml 🔗
CNN - Brad Lendon - October 25, 2025

Apparently, this is perfectly acceptable to the United Nations. The International Criminal Court remains silent. No elected representatives in Congress have filed criminal charges for extrajudicial executions (murders).

The longer he is allowed to do these things, the more he will do.

He illegally deployed the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles. A judge ruled the action was illegal. He continued to deploy military troops on U.S. soil in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. No one is holding him accountable.

This man is dangerous. When he is permitted to execute anyone he dislikes, he will soon tire of drug traffickers and turn his attention to others that he doesn't like. Guess who that might be?

Those who have the authority to act need to grow a spine and act.
Silence is acquiescence.

See also the Financial Times article:
'We're going to kill them': doubts grow over legality of US strikes in Caribbean
Critics accuse Trump administration of carrying out extrajudicial killings of alleged drug traffickers
https://www.ft.com/content/667c19ab-e59c-4b1f-8a11-4af00ae44162 🔗
Financial Times - Steff Chávez in Mexico City, James Politi and Stefania Palma in Washington
October 25, 2025