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And here’s the question for you:
Should Gavin Newsom push this through — or is he crossing the line?
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August 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
And here’s the question for you:
Should Gavin Newsom push this through — or is he crossing the line?
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Should Gavin Newsom push this through — or is he crossing the line?
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So the fight isn’t just about lines on a map.
It’s about who holds the pen.
Lawmakers? Judges? Or voters?
It’s about who holds the pen.
Lawmakers? Judges? Or voters?
August 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
So the fight isn’t just about lines on a map.
It’s about who holds the pen.
Lawmakers? Judges? Or voters?
It’s about who holds the pen.
Lawmakers? Judges? Or voters?
If the court delays, Democrats miss the ballot deadline.
If not, the people — not the politicians — decide.
If not, the people — not the politicians — decide.
August 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
If the court delays, Democrats miss the ballot deadline.
If not, the people — not the politicians — decide.
If not, the people — not the politicians — decide.
This is an arms race in gerrymandering.
One side breaks the rules.
The other side matches.
The difference? California is actually putting it to a vote.
One side breaks the rules.
The other side matches.
The difference? California is actually putting it to a vote.
August 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This is an arms race in gerrymandering.
One side breaks the rules.
The other side matches.
The difference? California is actually putting it to a vote.
One side breaks the rules.
The other side matches.
The difference? California is actually putting it to a vote.
Meanwhile in Texas:
GOP legislators rammed through a map with zero voter say.
That’s +5 seats for Republicans.
So what’s really unfair here?
GOP legislators rammed through a map with zero voter say.
That’s +5 seats for Republicans.
So what’s really unfair here?
August 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Meanwhile in Texas:
GOP legislators rammed through a map with zero voter say.
That’s +5 seats for Republicans.
So what’s really unfair here?
GOP legislators rammed through a map with zero voter say.
That’s +5 seats for Republicans.
So what’s really unfair here?
Republicans cry foul.
“Democrats skipped the 31-day review rule.”
Process matters, apparently, only when the other side bends it.
“Democrats skipped the 31-day review rule.”
Process matters, apparently, only when the other side bends it.
August 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Republicans cry foul.
“Democrats skipped the 31-day review rule.”
Process matters, apparently, only when the other side bends it.
“Democrats skipped the 31-day review rule.”
Process matters, apparently, only when the other side bends it.
The plan: a special election on Nov 4.
Voters get to decide if lawmakers can redraw the map this one time.
If it passes → Democrats grab +5 seats.
Voters get to decide if lawmakers can redraw the map this one time.
If it passes → Democrats grab +5 seats.
August 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The plan: a special election on Nov 4.
Voters get to decide if lawmakers can redraw the map this one time.
If it passes → Democrats grab +5 seats.
Voters get to decide if lawmakers can redraw the map this one time.
If it passes → Democrats grab +5 seats.
Normally, California’s maps come from an independent commission.
But Democrats tossed that aside.
Texas Republicans already rewrote their maps mid-decade.
So California’s saying: we’ll do it too.
But Democrats tossed that aside.
Texas Republicans already rewrote their maps mid-decade.
So California’s saying: we’ll do it too.
August 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Normally, California’s maps come from an independent commission.
But Democrats tossed that aside.
Texas Republicans already rewrote their maps mid-decade.
So California’s saying: we’ll do it too.
But Democrats tossed that aside.
Texas Republicans already rewrote their maps mid-decade.
So California’s saying: we’ll do it too.
Four GOP lawmakers sprinted to the state Supreme Court.
They want the new maps frozen until Sept 18.
Their complaint? Democrats are moving too fast.
They want the new maps frozen until Sept 18.
Their complaint? Democrats are moving too fast.
August 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Four GOP lawmakers sprinted to the state Supreme Court.
They want the new maps frozen until Sept 18.
Their complaint? Democrats are moving too fast.
They want the new maps frozen until Sept 18.
Their complaint? Democrats are moving too fast.
Sources for key claims: Reuters; Washington Post; CBS News explainer; DC National Guard (official); D.C. Attorney General (press release); AP/Guardian on the DOJ probe.
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Sources for key claims: Reuters; Washington Post; CBS News explainer; DC National Guard (official); D.C. Attorney General (press release); AP/Guardian on the DOJ probe.
12/12
Bottom line: In D.C., the chain of command is the story.
When the on/off switch sits in the Oval Office, public-safety policy can move at the speed of politics. The hard part isn’t manpower—it’s governance: tight scope, transparent metrics, clean exit.
Bottom line: In D.C., the chain of command is the story.
When the on/off switch sits in the Oval Office, public-safety policy can move at the speed of politics. The hard part isn’t manpower—it’s governance: tight scope, transparent metrics, clean exit.
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
12/12
Bottom line: In D.C., the chain of command is the story.
When the on/off switch sits in the Oval Office, public-safety policy can move at the speed of politics. The hard part isn’t manpower—it’s governance: tight scope, transparent metrics, clean exit.
Bottom line: In D.C., the chain of command is the story.
When the on/off switch sits in the Oval Office, public-safety policy can move at the speed of politics. The hard part isn’t manpower—it’s governance: tight scope, transparent metrics, clean exit.
11/12
Clarity check: “Washington National Guard” (the State of Washington) ≠ D.C.’s Guard. The former answers to a governor in Olympia; the latter to the President in Washington, D.C. Different bosses, different levers.
Clarity check: “Washington National Guard” (the State of Washington) ≠ D.C.’s Guard. The former answers to a governor in Olympia; the latter to the President in Washington, D.C. Different bosses, different levers.
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
11/12
Clarity check: “Washington National Guard” (the State of Washington) ≠ D.C.’s Guard. The former answers to a governor in Olympia; the latter to the President in Washington, D.C. Different bosses, different levers.
Clarity check: “Washington National Guard” (the State of Washington) ≠ D.C.’s Guard. The former answers to a governor in Olympia; the latter to the President in Washington, D.C. Different bosses, different levers.
10/12
What to watch next:
① Which status governs the troops (Title 32 vs 10)
② Arrest/stop/search rules of engagement
③ Where troops are actually posted
④ What metrics justify any extension
⑤ Independent oversight with public reporting
What to watch next:
① Which status governs the troops (Title 32 vs 10)
② Arrest/stop/search rules of engagement
③ Where troops are actually posted
④ What metrics justify any extension
⑤ Independent oversight with public reporting
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
10/12
What to watch next:
① Which status governs the troops (Title 32 vs 10)
② Arrest/stop/search rules of engagement
③ Where troops are actually posted
④ What metrics justify any extension
⑤ Independent oversight with public reporting
What to watch next:
① Which status governs the troops (Title 32 vs 10)
② Arrest/stop/search rules of engagement
③ Where troops are actually posted
④ What metrics justify any extension
⑤ Independent oversight with public reporting
9/12
Key risks: mission creep, politicized deployments, chilled protest activity, community mistrust—without clear proof of durable crime reduction. (Historically, “surge and show” is easier than “sustain and solve.”)
Key risks: mission creep, politicized deployments, chilled protest activity, community mistrust—without clear proof of durable crime reduction. (Historically, “surge and show” is easier than “sustain and solve.”)
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
9/12
Key risks: mission creep, politicized deployments, chilled protest activity, community mistrust—without clear proof of durable crime reduction. (Historically, “surge and show” is easier than “sustain and solve.”)
Key risks: mission creep, politicized deployments, chilled protest activity, community mistrust—without clear proof of durable crime reduction. (Historically, “surge and show” is easier than “sustain and solve.”)
8/12
So the stakes aren’t tactical alone. They’re constitutional:
Who controls force in the nation’s capital—and on what evidence do they claim necessity?
So the stakes aren’t tactical alone. They’re constitutional:
Who controls force in the nation’s capital—and on what evidence do they claim necessity?
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
8/12
So the stakes aren’t tactical alone. They’re constitutional:
Who controls force in the nation’s capital—and on what evidence do they claim necessity?
So the stakes aren’t tactical alone. They’re constitutional:
Who controls force in the nation’s capital—and on what evidence do they claim necessity?
7/12
Data enters the chat: DOJ just opened a criminal probe into alleged manipulation of D.C. crime stats. If true, it undercuts local leaders; if not, it spotlights federal overreach. Either way, data integrity is now the battlefield.
Data enters the chat: DOJ just opened a criminal probe into alleged manipulation of D.C. crime stats. If true, it undercuts local leaders; if not, it spotlights federal overreach. Either way, data integrity is now the battlefield.
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
7/12
Data enters the chat: DOJ just opened a criminal probe into alleged manipulation of D.C. crime stats. If true, it undercuts local leaders; if not, it spotlights federal overreach. Either way, data integrity is now the battlefield.
Data enters the chat: DOJ just opened a criminal probe into alleged manipulation of D.C. crime stats. If true, it undercuts local leaders; if not, it spotlights federal overreach. Either way, data integrity is now the battlefield.
6/12
Legal mechanics, briefly: many out-of-state Guard deployments run under Title 32—state control, federal funding. That status isn’t bound by Posse Comitatus in the same way as active-duty troops, enabling limited law-enforcement support.
Legal mechanics, briefly: many out-of-state Guard deployments run under Title 32—state control, federal funding. That status isn’t bound by Posse Comitatus in the same way as active-duty troops, enabling limited law-enforcement support.
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
6/12
Legal mechanics, briefly: many out-of-state Guard deployments run under Title 32—state control, federal funding. That status isn’t bound by Posse Comitatus in the same way as active-duty troops, enabling limited law-enforcement support.
Legal mechanics, briefly: many out-of-state Guard deployments run under Title 32—state control, federal funding. That status isn’t bound by Posse Comitatus in the same way as active-duty troops, enabling limited law-enforcement support.
5/12
What they’re slated to do: protect federal sites, augment patrols, support transports and logistics—high-visibility presence meant to project control. (Exact scopes vary by order.)
What they’re slated to do: protect federal sites, augment patrols, support transports and logistics—high-visibility presence meant to project control. (Exact scopes vary by order.)
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
5/12
What they’re slated to do: protect federal sites, augment patrols, support transports and logistics—high-visibility presence meant to project control. (Exact scopes vary by order.)
What they’re slated to do: protect federal sites, augment patrols, support transports and logistics—high-visibility presence meant to project control. (Exact scopes vary by order.)
4/12
At the same time, six Republican governors are sending their Guard forces to the capital (OH, WV, SC, LA, MS, TN), roughly ~1.1k–1.2k troops to “support” the crackdown.
At the same time, six Republican governors are sending their Guard forces to the capital (OH, WV, SC, LA, MS, TN), roughly ~1.1k–1.2k troops to “support” the crackdown.
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
4/12
At the same time, six Republican governors are sending their Guard forces to the capital (OH, WV, SC, LA, MS, TN), roughly ~1.1k–1.2k troops to “support” the crackdown.
At the same time, six Republican governors are sending their Guard forces to the capital (OH, WV, SC, LA, MS, TN), roughly ~1.1k–1.2k troops to “support” the crackdown.
3/12
This month the White House pulled that lever: a temporary federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department—now being challenged by D.C.’s attorney general in court.
This month the White House pulled that lever: a temporary federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department—now being challenged by D.C.’s attorney general in court.
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
3/12
This month the White House pulled that lever: a temporary federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department—now being challenged by D.C.’s attorney general in court.
This month the White House pulled that lever: a temporary federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department—now being challenged by D.C.’s attorney general in court.
2/12
In 50 states, Guard units answer to governors.
In Washington, D.C., the Guard answers to the President (through the Army Secretary).
That structural exception shortens the distance between federal politics and local policing.
In 50 states, Guard units answer to governors.
In Washington, D.C., the Guard answers to the President (through the Army Secretary).
That structural exception shortens the distance between federal politics and local policing.
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
2/12
In 50 states, Guard units answer to governors.
In Washington, D.C., the Guard answers to the President (through the Army Secretary).
That structural exception shortens the distance between federal politics and local policing.
In 50 states, Guard units answer to governors.
In Washington, D.C., the Guard answers to the President (through the Army Secretary).
That structural exception shortens the distance between federal politics and local policing.