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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he's withdrawing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland but left the door open to sending federal forces "in a much different and stronger form."

His announcement comes after the US Supreme Court last week rejected his request to allow him to deploy the guard to Chicago to protect ICE agents as part of the administration's ongoing immigration crackdown.

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"Trump's withdrawal announcement was welcomed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, who said in a statement the administration was using the guard as "political pawns" and blasted Trump as "a President desperate to be a king."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-31 08:44 PM | Reply

... "in a much different and stronger form." ...

A.k.a., The Insurrection Act.

But that act has some high hurdles to clear before it can be invoked, from what I have read.

But such hurdles in law do not seem to be an issue for Pres Trump, as he seems to violate the Law time and time again.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-31 08:51 PM | Reply

FORCED TO WITHDRAW. Bwahahaha. That's gotta sting ol' tiny pud.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-31 08:56 PM | Reply

... His announcement comes after the US Supreme Court last week rejected his request to allow him to deploy the guard to Chicago to protect ICE agents as part of the administration's ongoing immigration crackdown. ...

Bobby Fuller Four- I Fought the Law (And The Law Won) (1966)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
Popularized by Texas rockers the Bobby Fuller Four in 1965 and covered by countless artists in the decades since, "I Fought the Law" is one of rock's most enduring anti-authority anthems. The song is sung from the perspective of a prison inmate serving time for armed robbery, and while he cops to his crime and accepts his punishment, he offers nothing in the way of apology.

[Verse 1]
I'm breakin' rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I needed money 'cause I had none
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
...



#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-31 09:05 PM | Reply

I saw The Clash sing this in '79

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-31 09:49 PM | Reply

Tin Solders and Trump are leaving
We're finally on our own
This Fall I hear the voting
Blue Wave in OHIO

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-31 09:55 PM | Reply

@#6

Yeah.

At this point (and I do emphasize that aspect of this opinion) the GOP seems to be hurting with regard to the 2026 midterms.

But, as I have previously said, too soon to tell.

That aside, I have to ask ...

Will the current Blue trend hold until November 2026?


Or will Pres Trump come up with an economic message that reverberates among voters?

My only view, at this point, is ... get yer popcorn ....

It is not going to be a smooth ride ....


#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-31 10:45 PM | Reply

@#5 ... I saw The Clash sing this in '79 ...

Yeah, The Clash is a group I enjoy.

I liked, back in the day, the song "Train In Vain" which was on the vinyl album I bought, but was not listed on the album cover.

Go figure.

Train in Vain
en.wikipedia.org

... "Train in Vain" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash. It was released as the third and final single from their third studio album, London Calling (1979).

The song was not originally listed on the album's track listing,[7][8] appearing as a hidden track at the end of the album.

This was because the track was added to the record at the last minute, when the sleeve was already in production. ...


#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-31 10:54 PM | Reply

Dummkopf Trumpf is withdrawing the ARNG from the Windy City because "Little Napoleon" and his Sturmabteilung will be there.

The junta may need ARNG units to support future military operations in Latin America or elsewhere.

Link: x.com

#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-31 11:02 PM | Reply

@#9

Well, that is quite the interesting link.

If I may cite ...

...
Commander Op At Large CA Gregory K. Bovino
x.com
@CMDROpAtLargeCA

... If you think we're done with Chicago, you'd better check yourself before you wreck yourself.

Don't call it a comeback; we're gonna be here for years. ...


OK, my first question is ...

Is that a real message?

Oh, Cmdr Bovino.

Yeah, he's been in the headlines. And he seems to enjoy that spotlight.

But, seriously, is that how we want our law enforcement officials to act? Striving for social media acclaim, instead of boasting about following the Constitution?


10 things to know about Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino
www.wbez.org

...
- - - Bovino's great-grandfather was an immigrant from Italy who was in the United States for 15 years when he put in his papers indicating his interest in becoming an American. It was the same month in 1924 that the Border Patrol was established " and the number of Italian arrivals was curtailed.

- - - As the public face of President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign, Bovino has vowed to arrest the "worst of the worst" of immigrants in this country without legal status -- including people who drive under the influence of alcohol. His own father went to prison after killing a 26-year-old woman in a drunk-driving accident in his North Carolina town.

- - - People who knew him growing up remember he was into snakes and knew where to find venomous ones.

- - - His inspiration to become a Border Patrol agent came early. That was when he was 11 and saw the1982 movie "The Border," starring Jack Nicholson. He didn't like that the agents were the bad guys in the movie.

- - - He wasn't a particularly good wrestler at Watauga High School in Boone, N.C. But his teammates voted him "most improved" senior year.

- - - He got a bachelor's degree in natural resource conservation from Western Carolina University and a master's in public administration from Appalachian State University.

- - - In 2020, he became chief of the Border Patrol sector in El Centro, Calif. " one of the agency's nine geographic divisions.

- - - This year, beside Chicago, he has led agents on deportation missions in the country's interior, including Sacramento, Calif.; Charlotte, N.C.; and New Orleans.

- - - As Trump's man on that mission, Bovino answers directly to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. His title -- a new one -- is commander-at-large.

- - - He's 55 years old -- which puts him two years away from mandatory retirement. No word on what he'll do then.

...




#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-31 11:42 PM | Reply

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