California Through Russian Eyes

Hybrid war is a thing, and what is happening in California (and now in other states) is ripe for hybrid war. So it is critical to understand that many of the exact talking points you are seeing with oh, Republican politicians, from the Speaker of the House on down, MAGA influencers, and the president are the same we find on Russian Telegram.

I will start this with Important Stories, which interviewed experts in American politics. Then I will turn to Rybar, palletized red bricks and all:

🔥🇺🇸 Curfew, Marines in the city, burning tires, rubber bullets at journalists. How Trump is using the migrant riot in California to gain power and whether he can lose

A curfew has been imposed in Los Angeles as the city struggles to cope with the week-long mass protests against deportations and Trump’s immigration policies. The protests quickly escalated into clashes with the police and the army, and the state governor has already filed a lawsuit against Trump. And he sent Marines to California for the first time since 1992. MO discussed with experts the legality of the president’s actions and their political consequences

❓ Is Trump’s decision to send troops to California legal?

🗯American legislation does indeed specify cases in which the president can mobilize the National Guard, notes Americanist Alexandra Filippenko . “Trump refers to an “uprising against federal power.” In his opinion, the situation in California, where local residents interfered with the arrests…