@RobertEllsberg on Twitter: "This is not reassuring! Exclusive: As Washington DC faces coronavirus spike, a secret military task force prepares to secure the capital https://t.co/kZbo3aXTuC" / Twitter

This is not reassuring! Exclusive: As Washington DC faces coronavirus spike, a secret military task force prepares to secure the capital newsweek.com/exclusive-wash

9:14 AM · Apr 17, 2020

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@RobertEllsberg

Apr 17, 2020

This military planning is ostensibly for the emergency evacuation of DC in case of a pandemic spike. It sure sounds like something else.

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@RobertEllsberg

Apr 17, 2020

Read this

@Newsweek

story on military preparations to address coronavirus crisis in DC along with

@nytopinion

piece on President’s secret emergency powers.

nytimes.com

Opinion | Trump Has Emergency Powers We Aren’t Allowed to Know About (Published 2020)

Given that they could make their first appearance in the coronavirus crisis, Congress should insist on having full access to them.

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Roxivan

@roxivan

Apr 17, 2020

Sounds like a perfect opportunity for a military coup. One can hope.

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