The Daily Populous Monday August 25th, 2025 morning edition
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The Pentagon has been planning to send the military to Chicago for weeks, The Washington Post reported. The deployment would be part of Donald Trump‘s show of force against Democratically-run cities. The military’s actions in Chicago could then be a blueprint for rolling out similar occupations in other cities, officials told the paper.

Military leaders have considered multiple plans of action for Chicago, including sending thousands of National Guard troops in September. They have also considered sending active-duty troops to Chicago, although that outcome is less likely, sources told the Post.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, Trump threatened to send the military to Baltimore to “clean up” crime. “I will send in the ‘troops,’ which is being done in nearby Washington, D.C., and quickly clean up the Crime,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Sunday morning.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who invited Trump to “come walk the streets with us,” responded to Trump’s post by writing on X, formerly Twitter: “President Bone Spurs will do anything to get out of walking — even if that means spouting off more lies about the progress we’re making on public safety in Maryland. Hey Donald, we can get you a golf cart if that makes things easier. Just let my team know.”

Trump already this summer has sent troops to intimidate and harass urban residents in Washington, D.C., under the guise of cracking down on crime rates that Trump has claimed are skyrocketing when, in reality, violent crime in the district is not only low but declining. In June, Trump sent troops to Los Angeles to quell protests against his administration’s broad immigration sweeps that have sent thousands to immigrant detention facilities in the U.S. and deported others, including sending deported immigrants to inhumane detention centers abroad.

Cities where local officials refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities — so-called “sanctuary cities” — are high on Trump’s list of places to target. Editor’s picks

“Chicago’s a mess. You have an incompetent mayor. Grossly incompetent,” Trump said Friday. “And we’ll straighten that one out probably next. That’ll be our next one after this. And it won’t even be tough.”

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Saturday blasted Trump’s domestic use of the military as “an authoritarian power grab of major cities.”

“After using Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. as his testing ground for authoritarian overreach, Trump is now openly flirting with the idea of taking over other states and cities,” Pritzker said on Friday. “Trump’s goal is to incite fear in our communities and destabilize existing public safety efforts — all to create a justification to further abuse his power.”

Pritzker added Saturday, after the Post’s story published, that his state received “no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.”

He continued, saying that “no emergency that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard, deploying the National Guard from other states, or sending active duty military within our own borders.”

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, also a Democrat, expressed strong opposition to Trump’s plans, saying Friday, “We have grave concerns about the impact of any unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to the City of Chicago. The problem with the President’s approach is that it is uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound.” Related Content

Johnson additionally pointed out that in the past year, the city has seen more than a 30 percent decline in homicides, a 35 percent decrease in robberies, and a nearly 40 percent drop in shootings.

Baltimore, similarly, has seen declining crime rates. According to the Baltimore Police Department, homicides in Baltimore have decreased 22 percent from last year.

Moore, appearing on Sunday’s Face the Nation, called Trump’s domestic military actions in D.C. as “not sustainable,” “deeply disrespectful” to the National Guard, and “unconstitutional.” Trending Stories Pentagon Has Been Planning Military Takeover of Chicago for Weeks as Trump Threatens Baltimore Thanks, Trump: ICE Just Gassed a Public School Into Submission Jerry Adler, ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘The Good Wife' Actor, Dead at 96 Jim Jordan Says He Believes Ghislaine Maxwell. He Thinks You Should Too

Maryland governor Wes Moore (@GovWesMoore) told “Face the Nation’s” @margbrennan about his opposition to President Trump’s deployment of thousands of National Guardsmen and federal agents to patrol D.C. streets, calling the move “not sustainable,” “unconstitutional” and “deeply… pic.twitter.com/UX7uQ6uwSn — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 24, 2025

“There is a multitude of reasons that I am against this, and I will not authorize the Maryland National Guard to be utilized for this,” Moore added.

He called Trump’s threats “purely performative, without actually focusing on these communities and these neighborhoods who believe that progress is possible.”

jasoncross00 on August 24th, 2025 at 18:55 UTC »

The authority Trump has to do this sort of thing is limited to declaring an emergency under the Insurrection Act.

"Planning for weeks" all but proves there isn't an actual emergency.

The governors of these states, and the mayors of these cities, should not recognize any orders to deploy the National Guard or military within their borders as legitimate. In addition to suing the second an order is given, they should instruct all state and local law enforcement that there is NO legal authority for the National Guard or military to act there. Any military personnel should be treated the same as civilians - require permits to carry weapons, arrested for assault if they handle people on the streets, etc.

h3r4ld on August 24th, 2025 at 18:51 UTC »

Trump is just one of 1400 Republican sexual predators - please support the project if you can.

Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was indicted on federal charges of structuring bank withdrawals after prosecutors alleged Hastert had molested at least four boys as young as 14 and attempted to compensate his victims and subsequently conceal the transactions. Hastert eventually admitted that he sexually abused the boys whom he had coached decades earlier, and was sentenced to fifteen months in prison.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/dennis-hastert-released.html

Republican Tim Nolan, chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Kentucky, pled guilty to child sex trafficking and on February 11, 2018 he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/05/03/former-judge-tim-nolan-could-sentenced-today-more-drama-could-get-way/577947002/

Republican state Senator Ralph Shortey was indicted on four counts of human trafficking and child pornography. In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for the dropping of the other charges.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/11/20/former-oklahoma-state-senator-admits-to-child-sex-trafficking-while-in-office/

Republican Minnesota State Representative Jim Knoblach Drops Out Of Race After Daughter Says He Molested Her For More Than Ten Years 22 Sep 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/22/lawmaker-quits-race-after-daughter-says-he-molested-her-more-than-decade/?utm_term=.8ac8527c7f43

Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.

https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/flyer.jsf?personId=28587

Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

http://www.lanternproject.org.uk/library/child-abuse-arrests-and-court-cases/child-abuse-arrests-trials-and-proceedings/ex-county-commissioner-admits-sexual-abuse-of-girl/

Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.

http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20120426/NEWS90/204260334

Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Misla_Aldarondo

Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Giordano

Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.

http://archive.easyreadernews.com/archives/news2001/0621/rb%20Shortridge.php

Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, a notable racist, had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond

Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/nyregion/embroiled-first-selectman-takes-leave.html

Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.

https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/25/us/teen-ager-in-ohio-testifies-to-sex-with-a-congressman.html

Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/04/24/gop-activist-admits-to-child-porn/5af2adf0-bec8-4a10-b061-014de679422a/?utm_term=.d7ebcbf4f92b

Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.

http://www.thenewblackmagazine.com/view.aspx?index=437

Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.

https://www.westword.com/news/randy-ankeney-suit-that-could-free-thousands-of-prisoners-headed-to-state-supreme-court-6054115

Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Crane

Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.

https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/02/opinion/journal-beverly-russell-s-prayers.html

Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bauman

Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.

http://www.njherald.com/article/20060510/ARTICLE/305109971

Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.

https://www.arktimes.com/TheHoglawyer/archives/2007/08/28/the-latest-republican-sex-scandals-plural---more-of-the-same

Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/06/us/politics-the-senate-maine-candidate-again-faces-1990-child-sex-accusation.html

Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.

http://www.thedp.com/article/2004/01/brother_stephen_convicted_of_soliciting_sex

Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.

https://www.houstonpress.com/news/jon-matthews-conservative-talk-show-host-and-sex-offender-pulled-from-kpfts-prison-show-6740755

Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.

https://culteducation.com/group/1255-false-memories/6514-man-in-notorious-sex-case-finishes-term.html

Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.

https://www.semissourian.com/story/57773.html

Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.

https://www.arktimes.com/TheHoglawyer/archives/2007/08/28/the-latest-republican-sex-scandals-plural---more-of-the-same

Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2002/6/21/23202/Tennessee-Legislator-Commits-Suicide.aspx

Republican Kentucky state Representative & pastor Dan Johnson, who committed suicide after an exposé revealed his serial lies, suspected arson, criminal church, racism, accused rape of a teen, and more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Johnson_%28Kentucky_politician%29

Cyndakill88 on August 24th, 2025 at 18:40 UTC »

Invasion