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submitted 3 days ago by RedWizard@hexbear.net to c/news@hexbear.net

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/34510026

Summary by Andi

President Donald Trump announced Monday he is federalizing Washington D.C.'s police department and deploying 800 National Guard troops in what he called "liberation day" for the nation's capital[^1].

Trump invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to place the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control, appointing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the department and DEA Administrator Terry Cole as interim federal commissioner[^1][^2].

"Crime in D.C. is ending and ending today," said Attorney General Bondi[^1]. However, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb called the actions "unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful," noting that violent crime in the district reached "historic 30-year lows last year" and is down 26% in 2025[^1].

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said National Guard troops will be "flowing into the streets of Washington in the coming week" and the Pentagon was "prepared to bring in other National Guard units, other specialized units"[^1].

The federal takeover can last 48 hours before requiring congressional notification and up to 30 days before needing congressional approval[^1]. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who cannot activate the National Guard herself, questioned the effectiveness of using Guard troops to enforce city laws[^8].

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton called the actions "counterproductive, potentially dangerous, and an egregious assault on D.C. home rule"[^1]. Multiple sources said there was little to no coordination between the White House and local D.C. officials before the announcement[^1].

[^1]: NBC Washington - Trump federalizes DC police, deploys National Guard

[^2]: CNN - Live updates: Trump announces federal takeover of DC police

[^8]: WTOP News - 'This is liberation day in DC': Trump says he's placing DC police under federal control

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[-] Thordros@hexbear.net 43 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Big Balls getting carjacked by a mob of gangbangers is the falsest false flag shit that's ever been planted on the soil of our Earth, and the media is treating it as a thing that happened for realsies. What the fuck??? The dude's account of events reads like bad fanfiction.

"Ser Bigge Boules sensed danger from the roving blacke rapscallions, and rushed to the defense of his faire maiden! He bravely fought off all ten of the knaves, who took off his shirt and smeared blood on his pants, then didn't steal his car during their carjacking. This is how crimes work and is very real."

When the real story is probably this recent Hitler Youth graduate said something racist about some black kids, he got popped in the nose by a junior high kid, then started crying.

[-] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 28 points 3 days ago

That's exactly what I said about that story when it was first posted

[-] LangleyDominos@hexbear.net 45 points 3 days ago

The response would be the same even if Big Balls didn't get hurt. No use in worrying about proportionate responses. If you and your friends ever get a chance to fight a member of Doge, make sure you put their fucking head on a fence post.

[-] OldSoulHippie@hexbear.net 27 points 3 days ago

waltuh no more half measures.

No, seriously though.

[-] OnceUponATimeInWeHo@hexbear.net 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

“To everyone living outside Gaza who says they feel powerless to change the reality:

The truth is, you are not powerless, you are simply not prepared to make the sacrifices required to change it. Sacrifices like giving up your job, [living] life in a foreign country, parting from your family, giving up your wealth, or even risking your life.

This, at its core, is why the US holds dominance over the world: there are few who are truly willing to sacrifice in order to change the course of events.

After all, Imam Hussein needed only 72 loyal companions to change history and instill in his followers the spirit of sacrifice.

History is not changed by those who feel powerless. It is changed by those who refuse to be.“

https://t.me/resistance_channel/852

[-] LeylaLove@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago

What happened to Big Balls?

[-] Rom@hexbear.net 20 points 3 days ago

He got beat up by two 15 year olds.

No really

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 16 points 3 days ago

Internet says he got assaulted or some shit "trying to stop a carjacking"

I had to google who the fuck this nerd is, why in the absolute fuck is a 19 year old child working in any of these roles? Does he have the fucking Epstein files?

[-] Llituro@hexbear.net 48 points 3 days ago

"crime crackdown"

thanks CBS news. very cool and fact-based.

[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 50 points 3 days ago

This very likely will be a test bed for taking control of state police departments, mark my word.

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 31 points 3 days ago

:yea:

Don't Tread on Me Hogs feasting well tonight

[-] Llituro@hexbear.net 25 points 3 days ago

he said as much in the announcement

[-] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 42 points 3 days ago

This definitely won't apply pressure to the largely black, unrepresented, population of DC, heighten existing contradictions, leading, sooner or later, to violent confrontations between the state and the colonized periphery it occupied and exploits.

This will definitely just end crime, and bring justice to Big Balls!

[-] PKMKII@hexbear.net 35 points 3 days ago

Maybe the National Guard will find the Epstein Files while patrolling DC

[-] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 24 points 3 days ago

Like the Black Dahlia Murder where her left shoe was found like a mile away in a trash can, the Epstein files will be found stuffed into an empty gym locker somewhere at a local Planet Fitness

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 13 points 3 days ago

I better check when I go in the morning

[-] regul@hexbear.net 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Surprised they're not sending them to the basement of Comet Ping Pong.

[-] Rom@hexbear.net 20 points 3 days ago
[-] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 16 points 3 days ago

idk man, I'm still thinking about Epstein. Maybe if Trump drops down to the tighty-whities and does a lil' dance I'll forget. Maybe.

[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago

He walked in the desert in his tighty-whities for you.

[-] dkr567@hexbear.net 14 points 3 days ago

Yeah, this is how it usually leads to a martial law.

[-] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 13 points 3 days ago
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