Media Cyphers Kalamazoo

We spend the first part of our show running down the candidates running for mayor and city commission here in Kalamazoo. 

 

A local hero returns after participating in the Freedom Flotilla and FEMA is refusing funds to help northern Michiganders rebuild after a devastating ice storm last March.

 

In Maple Grove, Michigan an elected official is in hot water for being married to a Neo-Nazi YouTuber.

 

And we close with coverage on the withholding of EBT/ SNAP benefits across the country, the devastation it with have on the working class as a whole, and why it may be the Trump administration's "Let them eat cake" moment.

 

01:30- 32:25 Local Election Rundown- The Candidates, the Policies, and the Money

 

33:25- 37:25 Local Hero Khalid Jamal Returns from The Freedom Flotilla

 

37:40- 43:35 Feds Say No Aid for Northern Michiganders Hit by Ice Storm in March

 

44:10- 59:25 I Did Nazi That Coming, Or False Neutrality Bias Run Amok in Maple Grove, Michigan

 

1:00:00- 1:17:20 When the Poor Have Nothing Left to Eat They Will Eat the Rich: The SNAP/ EBT Crisis

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Watch and read the Kalamazoo mayoral and commission forum
https://nowkalamazoo.org/2025/10/watch-and-read-the-kalamazoo-mayoral-and-commission-forum/

 

Look Up Candidate Finance Reports
https://kalamazoo.mi.campaignfinance.us/

 

Interview w/ Chris Glasser
https://youtu.be/RJq1yuML01Q?si=RrJ64wUin2QOFwB4&t=1140

 

Kalamazoo area man returns home after flotilla to Gaza intercepted
https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/kalamazoo/kalamazoo-area-man-returns-home-after-flotilla-to-gaza-intercepted

 

Feds deny Michigan request for homeowner aid following ice storm 
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/feds-deny-michigan-request-for-homeowner-aid-following-ice-storm

 

A Michigan elected official is married to a neo-Nazi. Some constituents have a problem with that. 
https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/10/a-michigan-elected-official-is-married-to-a-neo-nazi-some-constituents-have-a-problem-with-that.html

 

Veterans, rural residents, older adults may lose food stamps due to Trump work requirements
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/10/21/repub/veterans-rural-residents-older-adults-may-lose-food-stamps-due-to-trump-work-requirements

 

Trump prepared to starve tens of millions of Americans by allowing food stamp funding to run out Saturday
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/27/dvyg-o27.html

 

Feeding Broncos
https://feedingbroncos.org/

 

Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes
https://kzoolf.org/

 

We briefly comment on Kalamazoo's new city manager and look at legislation that would penalize the houseless for sleeping in their cars at highway rest areas in Michigan.

 

Lukas Filcek joins us to discuss his work to bring Rank Choice Voting to Michigan with the Rank MI Vote organization.

 

Lawrence joins us to look back at Charlie Kirk's legacy, and we spend most of the hour talking about the No Kings protests. While they had the largest turnout in American history we also warn about the potential for that energy to be co-opted into the neoliberal status quo of the Democratic Party as well as the necessity to disrupt business as usual rather than just hold up some signs and go to brunch.

 

We look at a Supreme Court decision that could decimate the protections in the Voting Rights Act and at how Israel's firing on Gazans has failed to cease- and the western mainstream media refusing to hold them accountable.

 

01:25- 5:30 Brief Comments on Kzoo City Manager Selection

 

5:30- 17:00 Penalizing the Houseless at the Highway Rest Stop in Michigan

 

17:10- 38:30 Interview w/ Lukas Filcek on Bringing Rank Choice Voting to Michigan

 

39:00- 1:10:00 No Kings- Unprecedented Turnout, The Danger of Co-optation, and Why Disruption is the Missing Ingredient (And Some Thoughts from Lawrence on Charlie Kirk)

 

1:10:40- 1:19:15 Supreme Court Poised to Gut the Voting Rights Act

 

1:19:15- 1:30:00 Palestinians Cease, Israel Fires: Continued Carnage and Media Bias

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Kalamazoo City Commission votes to offer city manager position to newcomer Malcolm Hankins
https://wwmt.com/news/local/kalamazoo-city-commission-votes-city-manager-malcolm-hankins-new-laura-lam-elle-cole-government-wwmt

 

Hearings set for proposed ban on living in vehicles at Michigan rest areas, carpool lots 
https://www.mlive.com/politics/2025/10/hearings-set-for-proposed-ban-on-living-in-vehicles-at-michigan-rest-areas-carpool-lots.html

 

Bring Ranked Choice Voting to Michigan
https://rankmivote.org/

 

No Kings, No Bosses, No Billionaires: Fighting the Right in Detroit Demands Working-Class Power
https://www.leftvoice.org/no-kings-no-bosses-no-billionaires-fighting-the-right-in-detroit-demands-working-class-power

 

Israel massacres 45 Palestinians in a single day, exposing fraud of “peace” deal
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/20/dpky-o20.html

 

We open talking about a conservative turn in Japanese politics and the fallout of the big BS bill on healthcare in Michigan.

 

We spent the rest of the hour talking to Chris Glasser, a candidate for mayor here in Kalamazoo.

 

We take a critical eye to a recent story from WWMT framing housing in strictly capitalist terms from a landlord's perspective, then pivot to some international stories including the not-so-noble recipient of the Noble Peace prize and the ceasefire in Gaza.

 

03:45- 9:25 Japan to Get Their Very Own Margaret Thatcher

 

9:30- 18:30 Healthcare Fallout from the Big BS Bill in Michigan

 

19:00- 50:00 Interview w/ Chris Glasser for Kzoo Mayor

 

51:30- 57:30 Capitalist Realism in Media via a Squatting Story on WWMT

 

58:15- 1:09:00 The Not-So-Noble Nobel Prize or Who is Maria Corina Mochado?

 

1:09:40- 1:26:35 Ceasefire (?) in Gaza and Western Media Bias

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/04/japan-takaichi-prime-minister-00594260

 

No savings for Michigan, only cuts to health care
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/10/08/no-savings-for-michigan-only-cuts-to-health-care/

 

How Michigan aims to maintain Medicaid funding amid changing U.S. landscape
https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/10/how-michigan-aims-to-maintain-medicaid-funding-amid-changing-us-landscape.html

 

Chris Glasser for Mayor
https://www.chrisglasser.com/

 

Michigan considers getting tougher on squatters with SHIELD Act
https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/10/how-michigan-aims-to-maintain-medicaid-funding-amid-changing-us-landscape.html

 

Nobel Prize for imperialist war and regime change goes to Washington’s Venezuelan puppet María Corina Machado
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/11/sjsy-o11.html

 

Despite Ceasefire, Netanyahu Vows Return to “Hard Way” If Hamas Isn’t Disarmed
https://truthout.org/articles/despite-ceasefire-netanyahu-vows-return-to-hard-way-if-hamas-isnt-disarmed

 

The Free Press Called Out "Incomplete" Reporting on Gaza's Starving Children. Here's the Complete Story.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/bari-weiss-free-press-incomplete-reporting-starvation-famine-children-palestinians-gaza

 

Communities here in Michigan, where water fluoridation began, are beginning to stop the public health measure amid misinformation and conspiracies about what fluoride does to our precious bodily fluids.

 

We look at an article from GRIID that examines how local news outlets often prioritize billionaire backed fluff stories over community organizing and stories about state violence.

 

The struggle against the genocide in Gaza continues at the University of Michigan and the recent purchase of TikTok by Larry Ellison continues an alarming trend of the mainstream corporate media being consolidated by the far-right.

 

Trump declares anti-fascists terrorists, union leaders in Italy are using the power of labor to force their government to send naval protection to the aid flotilla sailing towards Gaza, and we look at an open letter from recently departed revolutionary Assata Shakur to the U.S. media.

 

01:50- 19:20 The Tooth Hurts- Fluoride Misinformation and Oral Decay

 

20:00- 30:00 GRIID Examines How Local Media Prioritizes Billionaire Fluff Over Community Organizing

 

30:50- 41:00 The Struggle Against Gaza Genocide Continues at U of M

 

41:45- 55:20 Capitalist News Networks- Larry Ellison, TikTok, and the Consolidation of US Media

 

56:25- 1:05:45 Trump Declares Anti-Fascists Terrorists

 

1:06:30- 1:12:15 Labor Unions in Italy Force Their Gov't to Protect Gaza Aid Flotilla

 

1:12:15- 12:23:30 Assata Shakur's Open Letter to the Media (1998)

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Amid rise of RFK Jr., some Michigan communities ditch fluoride 
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/amid-rise-of-rfk-jr-some-michigan-communities-ditch-fluoride

 

Local commercial news agencies prioritizes stories about new billionaire-owned soccer team name over how immigrant families are being terrorized by ICE
https://griid.org/2025/09/28/local-commercial-news-agencies-prioritizes-stories-about-new-billionaire-owned-soccer-team-name-over-how-immigrant-families-are-being-terrorized-by-ice/

 

Resistance at the University of Michigan was supposedly dead — In fact, it’s spreading
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/09/29/resistance-at-the-university-of-michigan-was-supposedly-dead-in-fact-its-spreading

 

As Ellison Buys Out TikTok, US Moves Toward One-Party Media
https://fair.org/home/as-ellison-buys-out-tiktok-us-moves-toward-one-party-media

 

Trump’s Idea of the Criminal Left Is a Fiction. A Coordinated Defense Against His Fascism Shouldn’t Be. 
https://theintercept.com/2025/09/19/trump-charlie-kirk-george-soros-antifa

 

Italian Unions Say They Are Ready to Strike After Attacks on Gaza Flotilla
https://www.leftvoice.org/italian-unions-say-they-are-ready-to-strike-after-attacks-on-gaza-flotilla

 

Assata Shakur: An open letter to the media (1998) 
https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2015/01/02/assata-shakur-open-letter-media-1998/

 

We look at how the Trump administration's executive orders on DEI are effecting area hospitals, a story out of Detroit about some crucial organizing from Detroit Will Breathe, and how schools around the country are responding to ICE activity.

 

In a bad week for fascists Jair Bolsonaro will be looking at serious jail time for his attempted coup and we talk about the legacy of Charlie Kirk and the media reaction to his killing.

 

02:40- 16:30 DEI at Kalamazoo Hospitals

 

17:10- 25:00 Detroit Will Breathe Organizes Community Discussion

 

25:35- 34:35 How Schools Are Responding to ICE

 

34:40- 43:35 Lock Him Up: Bolsonaro Gets Jail Time for Coup Plot

 

44:10- 1:22:40 I Guess I'm Going to Get Fired- Telling the Truth About Charlie Kirk

 

1:22:45- 1:25:30 A Brief Update on the Death Toll in Gaza

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

DEI policies in triage
https://nowkalamazoo.org/2025/09/dei-policies-in-triage/

 

Dynamic Panel in Detroit Discusses Rising Authoritarianism
https://www.leftvoice.org/dynamic-panel-in-detroit-discusses-rising-authoritarianism/

 

This Back-to-School Season, Teachers and Parents Are Fighting Back Against ICE
https://truthout.org/articles/this-back-to-school-season-teachers-and-parents-are-fighting-back-against-ice

 

Bolsonaro’s Conviction for Coup Plot Is a Blow to the Global Far Right
https://truthout.org/articles/bolsonaros-conviction-for-coup-plot-is-a-blow-to-the-global-far-right/

 

Michigan politicians say they face growing threats after Charlie Kirk shooting 
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-politicians-say-they-face-growing-threats-after-charlie-kirk-shooting

 

Charlie Kirk in His Own Words
https://zeteo.com/p/charlie-kirk-in-his-own-words

 

Charlie Kirk DID say stoning gay people was the 'perfect law' — and these other heinous quotes 
https://www.advocate.com/politics/charlie-kirk-anti-lgbtq-quotes#rebelltitem2

 

Office Depot in Portage fires employee over refusal to print Charlie Kirk vigil poster
https://wwmt.com/news/local/office-depot-charlie-kirk-poster-refuse-print-manager-employee-fired-portage-michigan-kalamazoo-response-backlash

 

Trump Promotes A “Charlie Kirk Act” To Establish A Ministry Of Truth
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/trump-promotes-a-charlie-kirk-act

 

Politically Motivated Violence Is Rare in the United States 
(Data from a Right Leaning Think-Tank Showing Political Violence Disproportionately comes from the Right)
https://www.cato.org/blog/politically-motivated-violence-rare-united-states

 

Gaza’s Hidden Toll: New Estimates Suggest a Death Count Ten Times Higher Than Reported
https://www.archyde.com/gaza-deaths-un-report-estimates-680k-10x-hamas-count/

 

We start our show looking at an article from the Gazette on the residents of the Milwood Estates Mobile Home Park- the park and living conditions are deteriorating as the park owner's neglect make things go from bad to worse.

 

We look at an article from Bridge Michigan looking at the fallout of the Trump administration's policies in the form of plummeting international student enrollment.

 

We talk about the ICE detention facility in Baldwin, Michigan, protests against it, and how austerity and poverty make people look the other way and accept a "fascist jobs program."

 

Trans rights are under assault in Michigan in the form of a bathroom bill targeting trans youth, and leaks from the DOJ show them brainstorming on how to exploit a recent mass shooting to strip trans people of their gun rights.

 

We also look at Trump's belligerent threats against our Windy City neighbors to the west.

 

NOTE: Our closing segment on Gaza updates was not recorded- links to the articles cited can be found in our show notes.

 

02:00- 15:00 Milwood Trailer Park Residents Demand Better Living Conditions

 

15:55- 29:30 Michigan Universities Losing International Students Under Trump Admin

 

30:30- 43:40 ICE Detention Center in Baldwin, MI

 

44:40- 1:00:40 Trans Rights: Michigan Bathrooms and The Right to Bear Arms

 

01:01:30- 01:15:30 Trump, Chicago, and an Empire in Decay

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

‘You can’t live like this’: Decay, rodents plague Kalamazoo trailer park
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2025/09/you-cant-live-like-this-decay-rodents-plague-kalamazoo-trailer-park.html

 

Mobile Home Mobilization
https://inthesetimes.com/article/mobile-home-cooperative-village-vermont-westbury-colchester-collective

 

Michigan may lose millions as universities see drop in international students 
https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/michigan-may-lose-millions-as-universities-see-drop-in-international-students/

 

Anger, identity, hope: American communities wrestle with immigration detention
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/09/09/anger-identity-hope-american-communities-wrestle-with-immigration-detention/

 

Michigan House passes 'Student Restroom Privacy Act' bill
https://wwmt.com/news/arc/student-restroom-privacy-act-bill-michigan-bathrooms-republicans-pass-sex-gender-transgender-lansing-wwmt

 

Trump’s DOJ Wants to Deprive Trans People of the Right to Self-Defense 
https://theintercept.com/2025/09/05/trans-gun-ban-trump-doj/

 

Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/donald-trump-venezuela-chicago-department-war/

 

Gaza Flotilla Activists Blame Israel for Apparent Drone Strike on Aid Vessel in Tunisian Port
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/9/headlines/gaza_flotilla_activists_blame_israel_for_apparent_drone_strike_on_aid_vessel_in_tunisian_port

 

Report from Gaza: Aid Coordinator Describes Disease, Famine as Israel Blows Up Residential Towers
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/8/gaza_genocide

 

We look at a story from the AP about corn yields in Michigan and dig into the connections between climate change,  agriculture, and monopoly capitalism.

 

Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor is ceasing treatment of gender dysphoria in trans youth following pressure from the Trump administration.

 

Lawrence joins us to discuss a recent vote in the DNC on an arms embargo to Israel failing- and we dive into the "why" on them voting against 93% of their own base on the issue.

 

The Trump administration is bringing a nearby coal plant back from the dead despite protestation from locals. We then discuss the administration's recruitment of fascist vigilantes and how working people can resist when the odds are stacked against us.

 

3:30- 13:50 Michigan Corn Yields, Climate Change, and Monopoly Capitalism

 

14:30- 23:10 Michigan Medicine Buckles to Trump's Transphobia

 

25:00- 51:00 DNC vs. D- Why the DNC Goes Against 93% of Their Base on Gaza

 

51:30- 1:01:30 Trump Un-Cancels SWMI's Last Coal Plant

 

1:02:00- 1:14:20 Escalating Fascism and Resistance Through Noncompliance

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Michigan farmers battle climate change in quest for perfect corn 
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-farmers-battle-climate-change-in-quest-for-perfect-corn

 

‘We thought we had a plan’ Parents of trans youth angry about Michigan Medicine decision
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/08/we-thought-we-had-a-plan-parents-of-trans-youth-angry-about-michigan-medicine-decision.html

 

Trump’s Department of Energy extends operations of last coal-fired power plant in Michigan
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/01/tpzx-s01.html

 

“Will Western Powers Take Action?”: Rami Khouri on Scholars Declaring Genocide in Gaza
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/2/rami_khouri

 

New Trump Order Among 'Scariest Things I've Seen in US Politics,' Civil Rights Attorney Says 
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-vigilante-portal

 

On the Power of Small Acts of Noncompliance
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/power-of-small-acts-of-resistance-trump/

 

Tristen Jessup of We the People Action Fund joins us to discuss their organization's efforts to pass ballot initiatives to amend the city charter in Kalamazoo to support a tenant's right to organize and their right to renew their lease.

 

The Fall semester is around the corner so we give some of the new students a Media Cyphers 101.

 

We talk about geological concerns with the safety of the Line 5 pipeline, Trump targeting in-state tuition rates for undocumented students, and the latest news from the genocide in Gaza.

 

Lawrence joins us to touch on several other issues involving the fascist creep of the Trump administration and a new documentary on Collin Kaepernick.

 

0:00- 42:05 Tenants Rights w/ Tristen Jessup

 

43:20- 1:00:50  Media Cyphers 101

 

1:00:55- 1:11:00 Line 5: A Disaster Waiting to Happen

 

1:11:55- 1:23:00 Trump Targeting In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students

 

1:23:45- 1:29:35 IOF "Double Taps" a Hospital in Gaza

 

1:30:45 Quick Hits: Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump's Fascist Creep w/ the National Guard, Collin Kaepernick Documentary

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

We the Tenants Survey
https://secure.everyaction.com/q5BpFgk9VUOR9du3XVGmbA2

 

2024 Holiday Special w/ Tristen on Tenants Advocacy in Lansing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCX6swqnarw

 

Expert says more geological testing must be completed before Line 5 tunnel receives permits
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/08/21/expert-says-more-geological-testing-must-be-completed-before-line-5-tunnel-should-receive-permits/

 

Trump Is on a National Tirade Against In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-on-a-national-tirade-against-in-state-tuition-for-undocumented-students/

 

This Is Not a “Mishap” but a Massacre: Israel Bombs Hospital, Murders Four Journalists
https://www.leftvoice.org/this-is-not-a-mishap-but-a-massacre-israel-bombs-hospital-murders-four-journalists/

 

We open our show talking about how Republicans in Lansing are proposing a bill that would elevate street protests to a misdemeanor punishable with jail time.

 

We look at an article from Truthout that dives into the hype around AI and why the working class should be wary.

 

Lawrence joins us to talk about how WNBA players are fighting for pay equity amidst an upsurge in misogyny amplified by casino capitalists online.

 

We look at how Trump is trying to whitewash the Smithsonian and elevate everyone's favorite right-wing propaganda rag PragerU to miseducate the next generation of students on American history.

 

The US state department is refusing entry to Palestinian children injured by munitions funded by our own tax dollars and we look at an article from Jacobin on how RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement is bad for our health.

 

01:25- 12:00 Michigan Republicans Propose Jail Time for Street Protest

 

12:40- 28:30 Don't Believe the Hype on AI

 

32:20- 43:45 How Casino Capitalism is Amplifying Misogyny Against the WNBA 

 

43:55- 57:50 Capitol Stands Up: Resistance in DC 

 

57:55- 1:07:15 The Miseducation of the United States: PragerU, The Smithsonian, and More

 

1:08:00- 1:13:15 US Gov't Rejects Medical Visas for Injured Kids from Gaza

 

1:13:20- 1:21:20 How the Trump Admin is Making America Sick Again

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Michigan House Republicans propose jail time for unpermitted street protests
https://www.mlive.com/politics/2025/08/michigan-house-republicans-propose-jail-time-for-unpermitted-street-protests.html

 

AI Hype Is the Product and Everyone’s Buying It
https://truthout.org/articles/ai-hype-is-the-product-and-everyones-buying-it/

 

“Whitewashing of History”: Harvard Historian on Trump’s Targeting of School Curricula, Smithsonian
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/8/18/smithsonian_american_history

 

Trump Admin Halts Visas for Gazans as Children Arrive for Medical Care
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-halts-visas-for-gazans-as-children-arrive-for-medical-care/

 

MAHA Is Going to Make America Sicker
https://jacobin.com/2025/08/maha-trump-rfk-jr-pollutants-deregulation

 

We look at an article from Bridge Michigan about how cities around the state are applying a punitive approach to houselessness, and how housing advocates are speaking truth to power on the efficacy of Housing First. We also look at the intersection of austerity, mental health, housing, and authoritarianism.

 

An article from LeftVoice offers some sterling analysis about voters in Detroit and the record low turnout for their recent mayoral primary.

 

Lawrence joins us to talk about foolish right-wing shenanigans coming from Candace Owens and over-the-hill actor Dean Cain. 

 

Lawrence discusses some of his violence intervention work and how they're trying to get funding at the state level in the face of dramatic cuts and we spend time talking about the recent killing of some Al Jazeera journalists and how it ties into Israel's broader war on truth tellers.

 

We close the show talking about Trump's bewildering actions to take over the DC police department and deploy the national guard.

 

01:40- 19:45 Houselessness in Michigan in the Shadow of Trumpism

 

20:55- 29:00 A Left Take on the Detroit Mayoral Primary

 

30:20- 43:25 It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Some Class Traitors!

 

43:30- 51:20 Violence Intervention Funding in Michigan

 

51:20- 1:02:00 Israel Putting Journalists in the Crosshairs

 

1:02:40- 1:16:00 Capital vs. Capitol: Trump Declares War on DC

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Michigan homeless camp crackdowns leave some ‘just trying to survive’ 
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-homeless-camp-crackdowns-leave-some-just-trying-to-survive/

 

Detroit Mayoral Primary Turnout Shows Mass Disillusionment with Local Government
https://www.leftvoice.org/detroit-mayoral-primary-turnout-shows-mass-disillusionment-with-local-government/

 

Israel Kills Famous Gaza Reporter Anas Al-Sharif in Targeted Strike
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-kills-famous-gaza-reporter-anas-al-sharif-in-targeted-strike/

 

“Slide Towards Fascism”: Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Racist Roots of Trump D.C. Takeover
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/8/12/khalil_gibran_muhammad

 

Trump’s Takeover: ACLU on Federalizing D.C. Police & Deploying 800 National Guard
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/8/12/trump_dc_takeover

 

Trump orders police-military takeover of Washington D.C.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/08/12/guxf-a12.html