Charlotte Observer: ‘No Rebellion’: Judges Rebuke Trump’s Crackdown Claims

President Donald Trump has asserted the U.S. is facing a crisis, advocating for expanded powers and National Guard deployments, particularly in Democrat-led states. Federal courts in Illinois and Oregon have pushed back Trump’s claims, rejecting assertions of widespread unrest. In Illinois, Trump called Chicago a “warzone” to justify federal intervention, but Judge April Perry ruled protests were small and managed.

Perry stated, “There was no such rebellion or danger of one.” She added that the administration’s claims of unrest were “simply unreliable” and showed a “lack of credibility.”

In Portland, Judge Karin Immergut dismissed claims of domestic terrorism, noting protests were mostly contained and had declined by the time of Trump’s intervention order. Trump stated, “Portland is almost an insurrection.”

Immergut said, “The protests have been such a minor issue, that the normal nightlife in downtown Portland has required more police resources than the ICE facility.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/no-rebellion-judges-rebuke-trump-s-crackdown-claims/ss-AA1Pb4Xb

Charlotte Observer: Treasury Investigates Antifa Funding in New Crackdown

The Trump Administration is ramping up investigations into the funding and organization of groups like Antifa, labeled as domestic extremists. President Donald Trump held a roundtable with cabinet members and experts to discuss strategies for addressing such organizations. White House officials have hinted at new measures aimed at identifying their networks and financial backers.

Without providing evidence, Seamus Bruner of the Government Accountability Institute alleged that left-wing groups have funded violent protests.

Bruner said, “It’s not just Antifa, but there is a whole ecosystem of radical, professional protesting organizations.” He added, “Such organizations also provide left-wing extremists with PR services, marketing, and in some cases additional boots on the ground.”

Bruner proposed using RICO statutes and reviewing tax-exempt statuses to target organizations suspected of funding criminal protest activities, urging federal authorities to act swiftly for accountability.

Bruner stated, “They can absolutely cancel any future grants if they deem that the charitable purposes are less than charitable.” Bruner added, “We found a network of NGOs … And, it’s also big left-wing funders — some of them are not citizens of this country.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/treasury-investigates-antifa-funding-in-new-crackdown/ss-AA1PbhOF


Tune in next week when King Donald and his sycophants try to get Whimsy under control!

L.A. Times: Arellano: As Trump blows up supposed narco boats, he uses an old, corrupt playbook on Latin America

Consumer confidence is dropping. The national debt is $38 trillion and climbing like the yodeling mountain climber in that “The Price is Right” game. Donald Trump’s approval ratings are falling and the U.S. is getting more and more restless as 2025 comes to a close.

What’s a wannabe strongman to do to prop up his regime?

Attack Latin America, of course!

You might ask: Who cares? Cartels are bad, drugs are bad, aren’t they? Of course. But every American should oppose every time a suspected drug boat launching from Latin America is destroyed with no questions asked and no proof offered. Because every time Trump violates yet another law or norm in the name of defending the U.S. and no one stops him, democracy erodes just a little bit more.

This is a president, after all, who seems to dream of treating his enemies, including American cities, like drug boats.

Few will care, alas. It’s Latin America, after all.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-25/trump-drug-boats-latin-america

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/arellano-as-trump-blows-up-supposed-narco-boats-he-uses-an-old-corrupt-playbook-on-latin-america/ar-AA1Par3T

Motoring USA: Trump’s ‘Illegal’ Auto Tariffs Hit Hyundai and KIA Prices [Video]

The prices of Hyundai and KIA vehicles is set to rise in the United States thanks to South Korea not striking a trade deal with the USA. This is despite the tariffs placed on the U.S. auto industry being deemed illegal by a second federal court, here’s the full story. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-s-illegal-auto-tariffs-hit-hyundai-and-kia-prices/vi-AA1OYwWL

Alternet: Trump ambassador nominee won’t say if he believes Black Americans should be allowed to vote

“We wouldn’t have this process if your personal views were not relevant,” Murphy said. “That is pretty stunning that you will not share your views, not only on whether we should have a refugee admissions process that is race-based, but you won’t share your personal views on whether we should reimpose discriminatory treatment against Black Americans. That is absolutely relevant to your qualifications to serve. And your refusal to answer it, I hope, is something that every member of this committee will think about.”

https://www.alternet.org/trump-black-americans

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-ambassador-nominee-won-t-say-if-he-believes-black-americans-should-be-allowed-to-vote/ar-AA1PamBL

Alternet: ‘They’re afraid’: GOP senator says Republicans ‘don’t have the guts’ to stand up to Trump

One longtime Republican senator is publicly criticizing his colleagues for not having the “guts” to confront President Donald Trump, even when his policies harm their own constituents.

During a Friday interview with Politico reporter Dasha Burns, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) lamented that one thing he learned from 15 years in Congress is that it’s nearly impossible to persuade someone to do something “they’re not inclined to do.” He then observed that there are eight to ten “farm states” in the U.S. where agriculture is the main driver of the economy, and that privately, his colleagues from those states are frustrated about the damage Trump’s agenda is causing to their voters.

“There are twenty senators representing farm states who have always believed in free trade,” Paul said.” And they’re all grumbling, saying, ‘China isn’t buying any of our soybeans this year.'”

“The tariff war with China has led to this. And they don’t have the guts to criticize Trump because he’s their president—and frankly, they’re afraid,” he added. “They’re afraid he will do to them what he’s trying to do to me. That’s too bad, because it would be a little easier on me if I weren’t the only target, if there were other people willing to stand up and oppose bad policy.”

https://www.alternet.org/senator-republicans-trump-afraid

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-senator-says-republicans-don-t-have-the-guts-to-stand-up-to-trump/ar-AA1P9aBI

Daily Beast: Trump Goon Schooled Over Oval Office Screwup

Harmeet Dhillon made an embarrassing mistake while sharing a photo of herself in the Oval Office.

A top Donald Trump loyalist at the Department of Justice has been mocked online for sharing a photo confusing the Declaration of Independence with the Constitution.

Harmeet Dhillon, a 2020 election denier who Trump picked as assistant attorney general for civil rights, posted a photo on X on Thursday showing her holding hands with the president in the Oval Office.

“I love the Constitution AND my favorite President!” Dhillon wrote. However, as many social media users pointed out, Dhillon was actually standing in front of the Declaration of Independence, not the historic document that outlines how the federal government operates and guarantees the rights and freedoms of U.S. citizens.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-goon-schooled-over-oval-office-screwup

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-goon-schooled-over-oval-office-screwup/ar-AA1P6xWJ

Daily Mail: Setback for Hegseth as Pentagon rebrand halted by judge

Pentagon boss Pete Hegseth faced yet another setback in his mission to rebrand the US military as a photogenic ‘warrior’ class following a lawsuit from school children.

The Defense Department was hit with the legal action after Hegseth ordered military schools to remove hundreds of books about race and sex due to their allegedly ‘woke‘ content.

Some of the banned books include Maya Angelou’s classic novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and State of Emergency with a foreword by Cardi B.

In a shock move, a federal judge said Hegseth’s order violated First Amendment rights following a lawsuit brought on behalf of pre-K to 11th grade students.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15218743/amp/pete-hegseth-pentagon-war-woke-lawsuit.html

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/setback-for-hegseth-as-pentagon-rebrand-halted-by-judge/ss-AA1P2mKL

News Nation: Pritzker calls for ‘truth, justice’ in response to Trump takeover

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday authorizing the creation of an accountability commission after the deployment of federal officers to the state.

At a news conference, Pritzker announced the creation of the Illinois Accountability Commission, dedicated to “truth, transparency and justice.” Tensions have risen in the state as demonstrators call for more accountability from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

“I am angry because this is not the country that I want for us,” Pritzker said. “This is not the country that any of us thought that we were living in. And yet here it is, nine months into an administration, I wish we didn’t have to do this. Can you imagine that we have to do this in this country?”

Pritzker said the commission will have three core missions: Creating a public record of the alleged abuses, capturing the impact on families and communities and recommending actions to prevent further harm and to pursue justice.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/gov-pritzker-executive-order-federal-deployments

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/pritzker-calls-for-truth-justice-in-response-to-trump-takeover/ar-AA1P3bOB