Source: CounterPunch
by John W Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead
“In Trump’s America, the bar for martial law is no longer constitutional — it’s personal. What is unfolding right now in California — with hundreds of Marines deployed domestically; thousands of National Guard troops federalized; and military weapons, tactics and equipment on full display — is intended to intimidate, distract and discourage us from pulling back the curtain on the reality of the self-serving corruption, grift, graft, overreach and abuse that have become synonymous with his Administration. Don’t be distracted. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t be sidelined by the spectacle of a police state. This is yet another manufactured crisis fomented by the Deep State.” (06/11/25)