<p>Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s political identity.</p><p>Yet he has helped President Donald Trump erode states’ authority over elections, policing and deploying the National Guard.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/greg-abbott-donald-trump-presidential-power-state-rights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/greg-abbott-donald-trump-presidential-power-state-rights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gre</span><span class="invisible">g-abbott-donald-trump-presidential-power-state-rights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/gregabbott/" rel="tag">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
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<p>Judge rules <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> troop deployment in <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#LA</a> <a href="/tags/illegal/" rel="tag">#illegal</a> </p><p>The federal judge found that the deployment exceeded legal limits that generally prohibit the use of the <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#military</a> for domestic law enforcement.</p><p>The Trump admin illegally used thousands of military <a href="/tags/troops/" rel="tag">#troops</a> in <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a>, a federal judge said on Tues, in a ruling that accused Trump of effectively turning nearly 5k <a href="/tags/marines/" rel="tag">#Marines</a> & <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> soldiers into a national police force.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/us/judge-ruling-trump-national-guard-los-angeles.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/us/judge-ruling-trump-national-guard-los-angeles.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/us/</span><span class="invisible">judge-ruling-trump-national-guard-los-angeles.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
<p>ICE sprays directly in the face the lead pastor for First Presbyterian in Chicago. This photo I believe will go down in history. </p><p><a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#NoKings</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#Protest</a> <a href="/tags/solidarity/" rel="tag">#Solidarity</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/massdeportation/" rel="tag">#MassDeportation</a> <a href="/tags/endice/" rel="tag">#EndICE</a> <a href="/tags/stopice/" rel="tag">#StopICE</a> <a href="/tags/project2025/" rel="tag">#Project2025</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <a href="/tags/thisisfascism/" rel="tag">#ThisIsFascism</a> <a href="/tags/thisiswhatyouvotedfor/" rel="tag">#ThisIsWhatYouVotedFor</a> <a href="/tags/electionshaveconsequences/" rel="tag">#ElectionsHaveConsequences</a> <a href="/tags/savedemocracy/" rel="tag">#SaveDemocracy</a> <a href="/tags/usconstitution/" rel="tag">#USConstitution</a> <a href="/tags/dueprocess/" rel="tag">#DueProcess</a> <a href="/tags/justfollowingorders/" rel="tag">#JustFollowingOrders</a> <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="/tags/alligatorauschwitz/" rel="tag">#AlligatorAuschwitz</a> <a href="/tags/epsteinfiles/" rel="tag">#EpsteinFiles</a> <a href="/tags/epsteinclientlist/" rel="tag">#EpsteinClientList</a> <a href="/tags/oathtodefendtheconstitution/" rel="tag">#OathToDefendTheConstitution</a> <a href="/tags/freepress/" rel="tag">#FreePress</a> <a href="/tags/letsgotaco/" rel="tag">#LetsGoTaco</a></p>
<p>“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force<br>---</p><p>A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/memphis-safe-task-force-police-harassment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/memphis-safe-task-force-police-harassment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mem</span><span class="invisible">phis-safe-task-force-police-harassment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/memphis/" rel="tag">#Memphis</a> <a href="/tags/tennessee/" rel="tag">#Tennessee</a> <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>We reviewed federal prosecutions, local arrests, internal protest summaries by the Portland Police Bureau and more than 700 video clips posted to social media before Trump said he wanted to send the National Guard to the city.</p><p>Here’s what we found.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/portland-protests-national-guard-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/portland-protests-national-guard-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/por</span><span class="invisible">tland-protests-national-guard-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/portland/" rel="tag">#Portland</a> <a href="/tags/oregon/" rel="tag">#Oregon</a> <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#Protest</a></p>
<p>ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.</p><p>The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/portland-protests-national-guard-fox-news-coverage?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/portland-protests-national-guard-fox-news-coverage?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/por</span><span class="invisible">tland-protests-national-guard-fox-news-coverage?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/portland/" rel="tag">#Portland</a> <a href="/tags/oregon/" rel="tag">#Oregon</a> <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#Protest</a> <a href="/tags/fox/" rel="tag">#Fox</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a></p>