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Coordinated Resistance Forces Trump Regime To Retreat From Minneapolis, Tucson Schools Block ICE Intruders, and Court Rejects Hegseth’s Pathetic Retaliation Against Mark KellyFascism having a tough week, sources sayThanks for being here and for refusing to back down. The resistance is building real power—and the stories I bring you today prove it. From Tennessee factories to the streets of Minneapolis to Tucson schools, people are organizing, winning, and forcing the Trump regime to retreat in shame. Let’s jump in. WORKERS WIN IN TENNESSEE
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, just won their first union contract, becoming the first unionized foreign-owned auto plant in the Southern US. It took two years of organizing and threats of a strike, but they got it done. They’ll now get a 20% raise over four years, lower health care costs, stronger job protections, and more. Republicans said it could never be done. Southern workers proved them wrong. RESISTANCE FORCES TRUMP TO RETREAT
After weeks of protests against the Trump regime, border czar Tom Homan announced they’re ending their invasion of Minneapolis. This is what coordinated resistance looks like. Protesters in the streets, county officials refusing to coordinate with ICE, and Senate Democrats blocking DHS funding—which will trigger a shutdown of the department starting at midnight tonight.
Mayor Jacob Frey said: “We’ll believe Operation Metro Surge is coming to an end when we see it, but let’s give it up for the people of Minneapolis and everyone who has stood with them. You are great neighbors, and great Americans.” TUCSON SCHOOLS WILL LOCK DOWN
Minnesota is inspiring resistance across the country. The Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) in Arizona announced that any law enforcement officers who show up on campus without proper identification will be treated as “intruders,” and force schools to initiate lockdown procedures. “If they will not identify themselves, if they will not show a badge, no matter what uniform they’re wearing or what paper they’re waving around, they are an unidentified intruder,” Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo said. “At that point, the protocol is to lock the campus down.” As it should be. The policy applies not only to school buildings, but also to buses, parking lots, and even field trips. TUSD will not honor anything less than a judicial warrant, declaring all schools “immigration enforcement-free zones.” This is something every school district in America needs to implement. HEGSETH RETALIATION BLOCKED BY JUDGE
The Trump regime suffered two stunning defeats this week to prosecute lawmakers for speaking the truth. A DC grand jury refused to indict six members of Congress—all military Veterans—for simply reminding troops not to follow illegal orders. Then yesterday, a judge blocked failing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from reducing Dem Sen. Mark Kelly’s retirement benefits or rank. “Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly’s First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees,” the judge wrote. In his response, Kelly didn’t hold back: “This is Donald Trump trying to break a system ... trying to weaponize the DOJ against sitting members of Congress. He wants me and Elissa Slotkin and four House members to go to prison because we restated what was in the uniform code of military justice.” He added: “Has that ever happened in our country’s history? We’re a separate branch of government.” Institutions only hold when we force them to. None of this is an accident—it happened because people like us refused to let Trump’s authoritarianism win. But we can’t stop now. We’re keeping the pressure on with our massive Contact Congress campaign, while we destroy MAGA propaganda with our daily news brief, and dominate the trends on social media. Everything we do is reader-funded—so if you haven’t yet, join us as a paid subscriber today so we don’t lose the momentum that will take us to victory: Onward! Scott Hit the like/heart and re-stack buttons to make sure these stories are spread far and wide. I have two questions for you today: Should we be organizing a national school board campaign around the Tucson model? What’s something that’s inspired you recently in your own community? Thanks for your support! Another way to help us out is by gifting subscriptions to friends and family! You can get yours by clicking the link For all contact Congress links, or to volunteer, you can go here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-for-the-watchdog-coalition Our five main actions today: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now: https://tinyurl.com/yzm32ams NEW: Stop Trump's move to take over state elections: https://tinyurl.com/364yzxdk Vote no on SAVE Act: https://tinyurl.com/4rhzpyam Tell Congress to Defund ICE: https://tinyurl.com/4dtkmn47 Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem: https://tinyurl.com/253mfne4 My interview with Rep. Sarah McBride: https://tinyurl.com/a4m48jrc My interview with Rep. Robin Kelly on impeaching Noem: https://tinyurl.com/y3fx5pt2 Here are three other actions for today: Pass bill on unmasking ICE and displaying clear ID: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82 Demand answers about Trump’s visibly deteriorating health: https://tinyurl.com/sk9xm38v Impeach Trump: https://tinyurl.com/8u6xd8c9 Also, sign up to volunteer for our Watchdog Coalition: https://tinyurl.com/4afyy2bs ALWAYS INSIGHTFUL COMMENTS WORTH READING: 1. I'm not Scott, but I am a veteran...who held security clearances.. 2. Speech and Debate Clause, likely. I think the judge cited that in his decision as well. 3. I'd be far more interested in seeing this: A retired Major can be recalled to active duty for court‑martial if the alleged misconduct occurred while they were still subject to the UCMJ, and unauthorized disclosure of classified information is one of the clearest categories of offenses that triggers that authority. Under Article 2(a)(4) of the UCMJ, retirees drawing retired pay remain legally part of the armed forces and can be ordered back to active duty for trial. If a retired officer knowingly shared classified or national‑defense information with uncleared civilians — such as through a private Signal chat — that conduct would fall under Article 92 (failure to obey a lawful regulation) and Article 134 (unauthorized disclosure of national‑defense information). Both articles carry penalties that include dismissal, forfeiture of all pay, and confinement. Because the offense involves classified material, the military has a strong jurisdictional basis to recall the officer and prosecute. This authority is not diminished by the fact that the retired officer may be serving in a federal civilian role. ***Unlike a sitting Senator or Representative, who is shielded by Article I’s structural protections and the Speech or Debate Clause, a Cabinet member is part of the Executive Branch and enjoys no constitutional immunity from recall, detention, or prosecution.*** Their civilian office does not override UCMJ jurisdiction, nor does it sever their legal status as a retiree subject to military law. Precedent such as *United States v. Dinger* confirms that retirees remain fully accountable under the UCMJ regardless of their civilian employment, and the courts have repeatedly upheld recall authority even when the retiree is working in a federal capacity. In short, while Congress is constitutionally insulated from Executive‑branch coercion, Cabinet officials are not — leaving a retired officer serving in the Executive Branch fully exposed to recall and court‑martial for mishandling classified information. But since the Guy theoretically in Charge kept classified documents in his bathrooms at his resort, I'm not holding my breath, other than to avoid inhaling the stench. Does this mean that military law overrides civilian law for military retirees? If it does, I'm horrified. What happened to the notion that the military should be ultimately under civilian control? True, this is a scary proposition given the current occupant of the White House, but in principle it's definitely better than the reverse. This may be a duplicate reply; if so, my apologies. Substack had me sign in after posting. It can, under certain, specific circumstances. Military members voluntarily surrender certain of our freedoms upon taking our Oath of Enlistment or Commission. The oath of enlistment is something that every service member must promise and adhere to for their entire military career. If you are entering as an officer you'll instead take the military oath of office. From the oath, you can see that you will be defending the Constitution -- not a person. Discipline and accepting orders is sworn to. Finally, you vow to face the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) should any disputes arise. The Oath of Enlistment (for enlisted): "I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God." The Oath of Office (for officers): "I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the _____ (Military Branch) of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God." (source: https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/swearing-in-for-military-service.html) That Oath actually never expires; that is the basis under which retirees (and possibly separated members who did not serve long enough to retire; I have not researched that to know fully. I likely should, as I fall into that category, and I am quite outspoken about the current pResident and his misAdministration, all of whom are perfect examples of the Peter Principle. Thanks so much for the explanation! I still have a hard time believing that members of the military must keep surrendering their freedoms after they’ve left the service. I do understand agreeing not to disclose certain info about what they’ve learned in the course of their service. And the military is not a democratic organization. But IMO “defending democracy” includes upholding and acting on democratic principles. Including the right to make use of the 1st Amendment. Thanks for all you do here, Scott. You're one of the reasons this stuff is working. I do get the sense that the top is about to blow off the pressure cooker soon. I don't know what that looks like, but I get a feeling it is going to be huge. Maybe the predator in chief finally keels over? Or congressional republicans stop protecting his Epstein past? I dunno. It's just a gut feeling. The Tucson thing is very cool. Check out this, too, from Chicago. Kids are walking out of Chicago area schools, continuing to protest even though ICE is said to be gone (they're not really gone, just not making as much racket as before.) This is a gift (free) link to an otherwise paywalled story from the Chicago Tribune, which has mysteriously turned into a good media source under its newish editor: |
