Peace Prizes, Power Trips, and Courtroom Claws

Mood: Tail twitching, caffeine purring, claws freshly filed

The world actually had a good moment today. María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s fearless opposition leader, just won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her peaceful fight against the Maduro dictatorship. She’s been banned, hunted, and harassed—but never silenced. The Nobel Committee praised her “unyielding commitment to democracy.” Kitty approves.

Meanwhile, over in democracy-on-fire-land, NBC News confirmed that Trump’s team is actively discussing invoking the Insurrection Act—the law that would let him send the U.S. military against Americans. Legal drafts, strategy sessions, and cable-news “testing of the waters” are already underway. TIME and The Washington Post back it up.

And no, Norway isn’t “preparing for revenge” because Trump didn’t win a Nobel. That rumor is catnip for clickbait—the Nobel Committee is independent, not a puppet of Norway’s government. Norway’s busy minding its fjords, not Trump’s feelings.

Court Updates on Militarization

• Chicago: A federal judge just blocked Trump’s National Guard deployment, saying there’s “no credible danger of rebellion.” Translation: stop playing soldier, we see your cosplay.
• Portland: Another court froze the federalization of Oregon’s Guard pending review. Democracy: 1, dictatorship dress-up: 0.
• Los Angeles: The court ruled that using troops for arrests violated the Posse Comitatus Act—the constitutional “nope” to domestic militarization. The ruling stands for now, claws crossed on appeal.
• Press Rights: Judges ordered federal agents to keep paws off journalists at protests and wear visible IDs. Accountability looks good in daylight.

Why It Matters

Because on the same day a woman was honored for peaceful defiance, a man floated turning troops on his own citizens. History doesn’t repeat—it meows loudly when you ignore it.

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• How Jeffrey Epstein Predicted this Political Moment
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Call to Action (Claws Out Edition)

1. Share Machado’s story. Post her Nobel citation and Venezuelan human-rights links—let peaceful resistance trend.
2. Claw back the Insurrection Act narrative. Call your reps; demand oversight before anyone “tests” domestic troop power again.
3. Watch the courts. Track compliance with those anti-militarization rulings; report violations to press or legal-aid orgs.
4. Protect the press. Boost journalist safety campaigns; visibility and IDs save lives.
5. Fund the fighters. Donate to immigrant-youth, reproductive-justice, and civil-rights orgs—these rulings need claws behind them.

Featured Events

• October 18th No Kings National Rally
• Third Act Yes on 50 Phonebank with Bill McKibben

Featured Petitions

• Congress Must Stop Trump’s Politically-Motivated Indictments
• Tell Media Outlets: Refuse to Comply with Pentagon Censorship
• ICE: Stop Disappearing Immigrants From Attorneys & Family

Featured Training

• Solidarity Organizing Initiative: Skill Training Registration Form 

Featured Easy Send Letters

• Stop Trump’s far-right crusade against his political opponents
• Tell Congress: Pass the No Political Enemies Act
  
• Stand Up to the Crypto Billionaires
• Tell Congress: Protect Our Elections From 2020 Deniers Now

Sources

• NobelPrize.org — Official announcement: María Corina Machado wins the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
• NBC News — Trump team discussing use of the Insurrection Act
• TIME Magazine — What the Insurrection Act is — and how Trump could try to use it
• The Washington Post — Trump keeps talking about the Insurrection Act. Here’s what it means.
• The Guardian — Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s attempt to deploy National Guard in Chicago
• Reuters — Court halts Oregon Guard federalization amid domestic-deployment challenges
• CBS News — California court rules LA troop use violated Posse Comitatus Act
• Associated Press — Federal court orders DHS agents to keep distance from journalists at protests
• SCOTUSblog — Colorado conversion-therapy arguments before the Supreme Court

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