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A disturbing power struggle unfolds as Trump orders military forces into Los Angeles without state approval, marking the first such action in 60 years. Federal troops—including 2,000 National Guard and 700 Marines—deployed to quell immigration protests, bypassing Governor Newsom in a move California officials call "illegal and immoral."

Constitutional questions loom large as California files suit against the federal government. The deployment tests the boundaries of the Posse Comitatus Act and presidential authority during civil unrest.

What's happening in Los Angeles represents more than a protest response—it's a test of America's constitutional framework and the balance between federal authority and state sovereignty. 

Subscribe now for ongoing coverage of this developing situation and join the conversation about preserving democratic norms during times of civil unrest.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is a world gone mad.
This is a world gone mad, mad,mad, mad, mad.
It's another day in a worldgone mad.
I'm Jeff Allen Wolf and I'mback again to give my commentary
on the news.
Thank you for joining me.
Here we go.
Definitely madness happening.

(00:21):
Us China are holding trade talksTop-level US Treasury Secretary
Bessent, Commerce SecretaryLutnick, trade Representative
Greer and Chinese-led by VicePremier he Le Feng delegations
met at Lancaster House in Londonon June 9th to revive the
Geneva truce on tariffs,especially those concerning rare

(00:42):
earth mineral controls.
Now the goal is a handshakecommitment to ease restrictions.
Markets responded with mutedoptimism.
Gold edged up, the dollarsoftened and oil rose slightly,
as investors watch for progressthat could improve supply chains
and global trade stability.

(01:03):
Well, nothing substantial here,and Donald's tariff wars are
still in the forefront.
Since China is negotiating withan unreliable partner such as
Trump, who knows what will comeof this?
And when?
Immigration raids spark protestsand National Guard deployment

(01:25):
in Los Angeles, let me give you,the listener, a more detailed
and fleshed out account of theclashes in LA, including what's
happened so far and what couldunfold next.
The sequence of events June 6thto June 9th ICE raids trigger
initial clashes.
On June 6th, ice conductedcoordinated raids across Los

(01:46):
Angeles, including in theFashion District, a Home Depot
and a clothing warehouse,resulting in the arrest of over
100 individuals, with 44 peopledetained at the Home Depot scene
alone.
Now, protests eruptedimmediately.
Clashes between demonstratorsand federal agents turned
violent, with protesters hurlingconcrete rocks, other debris,

(02:11):
prompting the use of tear gas,pepper spray, stun grenades and
flashbang grenades by police andICE happened over the weekend.
By June 7th, protests expandedto suburbs like Paramount and
Compton.
Hundreds joined forces indowntown LA, blocking the 101

(02:31):
freeway, lighting vehicles onfire and vandalizing property,
including self-driving Waymocars.
Now, in response, officialslabeled the gatherings as
unlawful assemblies and employednon-lethal force, including
tear gas, smoke canisters,rubber bullets and flashbangs.
At least 44 migrants werearrested for immigration

(02:55):
violations since the raids began, with an additional dozens
detained during the protests.
Then the National Guarddeployment and 10th show of
force took place.
On June 7th, president DonaldTrump, invoking Title 10,
ordered up to 2,000 CaliforniaNational Guard troops to LA, a

(03:17):
deployment made without GovernorNewsom's consent, marking the
first such action in 60 yearsInitial deployments.
Around 300 troops appearedoutside federal buildings by
June 8th, when Marines placed onhigh alert at Camp Pendleton in
case further action was needed.
Troops carried long guns, riotshields and enforced limited

(03:40):
security zones, primarily aroundfederal facilities like the
Metropolitan Detention Center.
Now the clashes intensified asforces confronted the protesters
.
Protesters directly confrontedguard members, shouting shame
while throwing objects at them.
In turn, federal lawenforcement and the guard used

(04:01):
tear gas, smoke canisters,flashbang grenades, like I said,
and rubber bullets.
Residents, media crews andvehicles, even autonomous ones,
reported damage or harm in thechaos.
Now, over the weekend, at least56 arrests were reported in LA,
including incidents involvingMolotov cocktails and one case
with a motorcycle written intothe police lines.

(04:23):
Reports also indicate LAPDofficers were injured, though
not severely.
Now the press was under fire.
An Australian TV journalist,lauren Tomasi, was hit in the
leg by a rubber bullet whilereporting live.
A British photographer wassimilarly struck.
These incidents are fuelingserious concerns over press

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safety and crowd controlprotocols.
Now there was a state challengedand political fallout.
Governor Gavin Newsom calledthe deployment illegal and
immoral, pledging a legalchallenge on the grounds that
Title 10 requires state levelcoordination.
Mayor Karen Bass and localleaders echoed the criticism,

(05:09):
warning that federal overreachcould intensify, not quell,
tensions, and urged peacefuldemonstrations.
So moving forward and whatshould we watch?
Legal battle the Californiaplans to sue immediately.
The suit could reach federalcourt within days.
Watch whether a judge ordersthe withdrawal of the guard or

(05:31):
defines limits on federaldeployment powers.
The president violated the 10thAmendment in federal law, said
a state attorney.
Now the protest trajectory.
Future days may see escalatingarrests or expanded
demonstrations in solidaritycities like San Francisco.
Federal and state coordination,or lack thereof, will greatly

(05:52):
influence the situation.
The freedom of the press well,journalists already got injured.
Any additional harm couldprovoke rulings, federal
investigations or calls frompress watchdogs for
accountability.
Now the risks from the federalforce.
The administration has hinted atbringing in active-duty Marines

(06:13):
, which they did if unrestexpands.
This raises constitutionalquestions and public safety
concerns, not to mention thespecter of the Insurrection Act,
long untapped in modern UShistory.
Look, the whole thing is aclusterfuck.
And yes, there were attacks andviolence, but to bypass the

(06:38):
governor and Donald Trump takingcontrol of the situation is
typical of him.
Hopefully.
We thought it would die down,but it didn't.
And, as I stated, deployment of700 Marines to Los Angeles was
next from Donald Trump.
So, as of June 9th,approximately 700 Marines from
the 2nd Battalion, 7 Marines,have been mobilized into the Los

(07:00):
Angeles area.
Now this deployment comes inresponse to civil unrest and
protests triggered by recent ICEimmigrations.
Now, the purpose of thedeployment?
Well, marines were sent toprotect federal property and
personnel.
Their mission, supposedly, islimited to defense, not active
law enforcement.

(07:21):
They operate under standardrules of engagement,
self-defense and protection offederal assets.
Protests escalated following ICEoperations in Los Angeles.
President Trump had authorizedthe 2,000 troops, later added
the Marines.
Like we just stated, federalbuildings and law enforcement
offices became protest targets,prompting additional security

(07:45):
measures.
And, as I stated, the politicalresponse Governor Newsom and LA
Mayor Karen Best announced thedeployment as unwarranted and
authoritarian.
Now the state of California hasfiled that lawsuit against the
federal government over thedeployment.
In response, trump hasthreatened to arrest Governor

(08:08):
Newsom, though no constitutionallegal framework currently
supports that action.
And the legal and constitutionalissues?
Listeners?
Well, the Posse Comitatus Actrestricts the use of federal
troops in civilian lawenforcement roles.
However, protecting federalproperty is legally permitted

(08:31):
without invoking theInsurrection Act.
Federalization of California'sNational Guard Title X Authority
without state consent isextremely rare and controversial
.
Protests have diminishedsomewhat, but federal
authorities are preparing forfuture unrest.
Remember, nationwide protestnetworks like no Kings are

(08:54):
organizing for further action.
The situation remains tense andlegal battles are expected to
intensify.
The conclusion to all of thisthe deployment of the Marines to
Los Angeles, marks a seriousfederal response to escalating
protests.
While framed as protective, ithas generated significant

(09:15):
backlash from Californiaofficials and civil rights
groups.
Legal and constitutionalquestions around federal
authority military use protestresponse are now central to what
could become a definingnational conflict over state
versus federal power in therealm of civil unrest.
I don't want to be an alarmiston this, but Donald in charge,

(09:41):
and I don't see how this endswell, other than a total
shutting down of the protest andsome bloodshed happening.
I don't see any kumbaya andhakuna matata moments where both
sides start dancing in thestreets and signaling their
undying love for the Trumpmaniac.
And more madness taking place.

(10:02):
On June 8th, representativeMaxine Waters, democrat from
California, accompanied byRepresentatives Jimmy Gomez and
Norma Torres, attempted to enterthe Metropolitan Detention
Center in downtown Los Angeles.
They were there to check ondetained SEIU California
President, david Herta, who wasarrested during ICE raids and

(10:23):
ongoing immigration protests.
Despite identifying herself asa sitting member of Congress,
waters was denied entry.
Video footage shows officers atthe facility physically
shutting the door in her face.
Representative Gomez reportedthat officers used an irritant
spray in their direction.

(10:44):
Dhs claimed that over 1,000protesters were surrounding the
building, though lawmakersreported only about 20 peaceful
demonstrators were nearby.
The Department of HomelandSecurity defended its actions by
citing safety risks andoperational disruption.
Dhs officials stated thatunannounced congressional visits

(11:06):
should be scheduled in advancefor security reasons.
Representative Waters condemnedthe denial as unconscionable
and a violation of congressionaloversight powers.
Gomez and Torres echoed herconcerns, emphasizing the need
for transparency and legislativeauthority to inspect detention

(11:28):
centers without giving priornotice.
Vice President Kamala Harrislater called the denial deeply
troubling and indicative offederal overreach.
Republican figures largelysupported the DHS response, with
some mocking waters attempt toenter the facility.

(11:48):
The ramifications moving forwardWell, congressional oversight.
The incident may result inlegal challenges to clarify
congressional rights to inspectfederal detention facilities
without prior scheduling.
Civil rights concerns, legaland civil liberties groups argue
the denial underminesgovernment transparency and

(12:11):
public accountability.
Policy shifts.
Dhs is likely to formalizepolicies that limit unannounced
visits, raising questions abouttransparency and obstruction of
oversight.
Questions about transparencyand obstruction of oversight.
This incident highlights growingtensions between federal
agencies and lawmakers amidintensifying immigration

(12:32):
enforcement and civil unrest inCalifornia.
You know there's no normanymore listeners.
Whatever they want, trump, hissupporters will do or take, and
nothing stops them.
So we are in a daily battle toget back to some kind of regular
way of doing things that we'vedone in this country before

(12:54):
Donald Trump took office.
Don't hold your breath,everyone.
And finally a news story that'suplifting and inspiring.
To end this episode on apositive note, thanks, courtesy
of the Good News Network.
A man who visited Mount EverestBase Camp to install a
defibrillator say that six timesthat fast as part of his

(13:16):
advocacy work has revealed, thedevice saved a woman's life just
three weeks after he left Nepal.
Now David Sullivan is theco-founder of Code Blue CPR, an
organization that trainsdefibrillator use and CPR skills
at home and around the world.
Earlier this year, the62-year-old from Surrey ventured

(13:37):
to the Himalayas where heinstalled it, and what he says
is the world's highestdefibrillator.
Climbers die on Everest all thetime not always of cardiac
arrest, but certainly sometimesand the use of this device
within the first three minutesof a heart attack can improve
survival rates from 8% to over50%.

(13:59):
Climbing to an altitude of22,000 feet To test the device,
sullivan then descended to oneof the villages near Everest
Base Camp at just under 16,500feet to install the device for
use.
He returned from Everest onApril 30th and just three weeks
later learned that it saved ayoung climber's life after her

(14:23):
heart stopped.
It was the proudest moment ofmy life when I learned what had
happened.
Sullivan told the SouthwestNews Service it was last Friday,
may 23rd, at around 3.45 am.
I have kids traveling the world, so I additionally thought oh
my God, something's happened.
But it was a Sherpa who told methe defibrillator had been

(14:44):
activated and had saved a30-year-old French woman's life.
I hope it will help peoplerealize how important it is to
have access to these importantdevices.
Sullivan began his advocacy workafter he lost four close
friends, all under the age of 45, two cardiac arrests under the
age of 45 to cardiac arrest, andwhile he was in Nepal he gave

(15:09):
multiple CPR and defibrillatorclasses to the locals who had
never had access to thistraining before.
Now that he's back in the UK,sullivan is preparing to present
a training program to thegovernment which would see 1.2
million children across Londontrained in CPR.
We want every school to have anew defibrillator and every

(15:30):
person in the school students,teachers, staff to have all the
training necessary to savesomeone's life.
He told SWNS I performed nineminutes of CPR for a young lad
used a defibrillator just threemonths after I had been shown
how to.
While I was doing this, around30 people just watched and

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didn't help as they didn't knowhow.
He remembered when the lad'smom called me the next day to
say he was alive.
It changed my life forever.
Look at the lengths listenersthat some people will go to and,
in this case, the height thatsome people will go to to help
people.
An active determination andencouraged to make a difference.

(16:15):
This is a world gone mad.
I'm Jeff Allen Wolf.
I'll be back again Wednesday.
I hope to hear from you.
I could use your energy andinput emails, texts, phone
messages.
Otherwise, I'm sitting in aroom talking to myself.
Stay hopeful.
There is chaos in the world,can't you see?

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And we need to stand up andpreserve our democracy.
This is a world gone mad.
This is a world gone mad.
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