Trump has ordered US SOUTHCOM to draw up plans for the invasion of Panama and capture of the Panama Canal. Articles – and Trump’s own White House releases – are dressing this up as “taking back” the canal, as if the United States were somehow owed this.
Make no mistake, this is planning an invasion of a foreign country. I mean, it wouldn’t be the first time the United States has done this, but it’s important to be clear about what this plan entails: boots on the ground, conquering their territory, for the financial gain of the United States. I’m posting this here as tracking for ‘first steps toward some bullshit’, basically.
Hundreds of protestors have also stormed Trump Tower in NYC today, demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE custody. I would have an article link for this normally, but all of the reportage I’m seeing so far is video based and hard to extract. As of this writing, 90+ people have been arrested by the NYPD.