Source: Dave Guttenfelder
He is a photographer usually covering conflict zones like Syria, Israel/Palestine, Ukraine
this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2026
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So Trump can invoke the Insurrection Act and/or martial law, which puts him s step closer to totalitarian control of the country. It would also weaken the country greatly, leading to societal and economic collapse and chaos, potentially even collapse as a world superpower, opening the door for Russia or some other dictatorship that Trump is friendly with to fill the power vacuum.
More importantly, he thinks Martial Law would allow him to "suspend" elections until peace is restored, and since he controls the peace, that will never happen. We will have constant manufactured street battles so that we can remain under Martial Law.
It's all about avoiding the Midterms, which is likely to be a bloodbath, and the Dems will take at least one chamber, giving them investigative committees, with subpoena and arrest powers. Imagine EVERY Congressional committee going after MAGA corruption and malfeasance in their field?