Today is Sunday, June 8, 2025. The first flashpoint of this fascistic regime is now occurring in California, specifically in Los Angeles, with the deployment of the National Guard to quell peaceful protesters demonstrating against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents cracking down on immigrants at various sites. Today a political strategist predicted that this heavy measure undertaken by the convicted felon will backfire on him. Let’s hope she is right in this regard. Her comments appear in an online RawStory article entitled “‘This is going to backfire on him’: Strategist flags big mistake Trump is making.” It’s written by David McAfee.

At the moment, the president is using a heavy hand to suppress protests against his Draconian immigration policies, and it is bound to backfire, according to Shaniqua McClendon, vice president of politics for Crooked Media. She appeared on MSNBC today to discuss the protests.

McClendon initially stated that the Dump administration is making things “really tense” and that “they want the protesters to react in ways that ‘justify’ responses that are over the top.”

She compared the situation to the George Floyd protests in 2020, and then said Trump is “trying to get a reaction out of them.” I think this is very obvious. It has been already predicted that the Chump regime would rely on these measures in order to justify more violence against protesters.

McClendon said, “But I think the thing that may backfire [against] him is that he’s bringing more attention. More people are probably tuning into the news right now, and they’re going to wonder what is going on.” She added, “And this is going to backfire on him. But I just hope it’s enough time that, you know, he can be stopped.”

Another vocal critic of Dump’s actions here in Los Angeles is former Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger who issued a dire warning amid swirling speculation that Donald Dump might invoke the centuries-old Insurrection Act. In an online article for WGTC, Omar Faruque writes a piece entitled “‘It won’t end well,’ warns Adam Kinzinger as Donald Trump allegedly crosses the red line to unleash centuries-old military powers.”

The current mess began in Los Angeles when federal immigration authorities launched a series of high-profile raids across the city. These operations, targeting undocumented immigrants, were conducted in areas with significant Latino populations, including Paramount and the Fashion District. Over 100 persons have reportedly been detained, and the raids have left communities reeling.

Things escalated when protests erupted in response to these actions, with tensions boiling over near a Home Depot south of Los Angeles. Federal agents in riot gear faced off against angry protesters,. who hurled rocks, cement chunks, and other projectiles. “In retaliation, the agents deployed tear gas, flash-bang grenades, and pepper balls, resulting in a chaotic scene of smoke, shouting, and scattered fires in the streets.”

As the clashes intensified, California Governor Gavin Newsom stepped in, denouncing the federal government’s actions as “inflammatory” and accusing them of deliberately provoking unrest. However, Newsom urged protesters to remain peaceful, warning that any escalation would only “play into the hands” of those seeking to sow division, particularly the Dump regime.

The Insurrection Act was signed into law in 1807 and grants the president the authority to deploy military forces domestically in cases of rebellion, insurrection, or obstruction. One must ask then is why didn’t this thug invoke this during his own insurrection on January 6, 2021, against the protesters crashing the U.S. Capitol when a true insurrection was occurring? Anyone not watching Fox News knows the answer to that one.

This is a tool of last resort, though. It’s meant for moments when all other mechanisms of maintaining order have failed. Historically, it’s been invoked during extraordinary circumstances, such as enforcing desegregation in the South during the Civil Rights Movement or in response to the 1992 Los Angeles riots in the wake of the Rodney King beatings.

“Using the Insurrection Act to suppress protests, however, would be a controversial move, especially in a case like this where local and state officials – including Governor Newsom – are actively opposing intervention.” What is at stake here isn’t just the situation in Los Angeles – it’s the precedent this sets if Dump relies on it to quell peaceful protests. Then he can do this anywhere, at any time! Do we really want this, folks?

If Dump can do this, what does this mean for the future of American democracy? Are we really copacetic with the idea of a president using military force to suppress constitutional dissent? This situation is not about “restoring order” or “enforcing the law.” It’s about control and using force for no sane reason other than flexing the muscle that all dictators wield or wish to wield.

One other explanation for Dump doing this now is that he’s been humiliated in recent days by his public breakup with his billionaire donor, Elon Muskrat, who might even switch allegiances to Democrats – God forbid! – and by Senate Republicans’ refusal to quickly enact his so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which should be renamed the “Murder Bill” instead, by China’s Xi Jinping’s refusal to back down on trade (and restrict shipments of China’s rare earths, which American industry depends on), and by Vladimir Putin’s refusal to end the war in Ukraine. Also, there is the federal courts that are pushing back against his unlawful actions regarding immigration and almost everything else. And he’s had to endure insults and smears from the richest person in the world, who has a larger social platform than he does.

I just hope that this situation does not escalate into full-on civil war because it isn’t pretty. I can’t wait until next week, June 14th, to see what this would-be despot does then against the millions of people protesting his “Big, Beautiful” fucking military parade! This is a president who will stop at nothing to use the military against ordinary Americans who disagree with him!

Have a great week anyway.

And so it went!