A "National, Militarized Police Force"? Nothing More American.

Take a day and walk around
Watch the Nazis run your town
Then go home and check yourself
You think we're singing 'bout someone else
 — F. Zappa, "Plastic People"

Aaron Glantz / The Guardian:

Revealed: Pentagon orders states' national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’  —  Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 National Gfreuard members across the US to carry out Trump's order on subduing civil unrest  —  A top US military official has ordered the National Guards of all 50 US states, the District of Columbia and US territories to form “quick reaction forces” trained in “riot control”, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers and pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive reviewed by the Guardian.
[...]
Janessa Goldbeck, a former US Marine Corps captain and chief executive of the Vet Voice Foundation, a non-profit advocacy group, said the order represented “an attempt by the president to normalize a national, militarized police force”.
She predicted that force would be used to send troops to states led by Democratic governors without their permission and could be used to suppress turnout and disrupt the fair operation of elections.
In a worst-case scenario, she said, “the president could declare a state of emergency and say that elections are rigged and use allegations of voter fraud to seize the ballots of secure voting centers”.
Patty Nieberg / Task & Purpose:   Leaked memo details National Guard plan for a ‘quick reaction force’ in US cities

Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Orders National Guard to Establish Quick Reaction Forces for Civil Unrest, Riots
Jim Mishler / NewsMax.com:   Pentagon Orders National Guard ‘Quick Reaction’ Units

We'll see how well the states do organizing their little riot squads.And we'll see how well this goes.

The Hill:
Trump directs Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons  —  President Trump said on Wednesday that he has instructed the Defense Department (DOD) to immediately begin testing U.S. nuclear weapons on an equal basis to China and Russia.  —  “The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country,” Trump wrote.
Washington Post:   Trump announces plans to test nuclear weapons, just before meeting with China's Xi
Ismail Shakil / Reuters:   Trump asks Pentagon to immediately start testing US nuclear weapons
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:   Trump orders Pentagon to begin nuclear weapons tests

Delusional pin-dick trying to keep up w/ who he thinks the big boys are. See also: Wanting live bombs.

One person familiar with the planning said White House officials insisted to Navy planners that Trump “needed to see explosions” instead of just a “big splash” during the Oct. 5 demonstration.