Tommy Vietor

And you're just like, oh, my God, this is like we're on another planet right now.

Okay, well, good healthy Gaza section from us.

We are going to take a turn, though, because Trump, he's over there playing peacemaker in the Middle East, but back at home, he's pressing ahead with sending troops into our cities and having ICE unleash violence on immigrants and protesters.

On Saturday, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that National Guard troops could remain federalized in Illinois.

but they maintain for now a lower court's ruling that blocks the troops from being deployed to Chicago streets.

But if Trump's plan was to inflame tensions here, he is succeeding.

The Times had a great look at how things have escalated just in the past month to the point where agents in tactical gear are firing tear gas and projectiles at reporters and peaceful protesters, including notoriously a pastor.

A federal judge imposed new temporary rules on force last week, but it's not clear that they're taking hold yet.

On Friday morning, an employee of the Chicago TV station WGN, a woman who is a U.S.

citizen who is not part of the news department, was tackled and pinned to the ground by masked Border Patrol agents during a terrifying neighborhood raid that was caught on video.

But this might not all be enough for Trump, as J.D.

Vance suggested to NBC's Kristen Welker on Sunday.

I think whether or not he does the Insurrection Act is a pretty damn big escalation, though, right?

I mean, it's something you have, like, members of the U.S.

military, active members...

conducting law enforcement, like imprisoning people, zip tying American citizens, throw them in jail.

It is an escalation.

It's a bunch of three percenters and oath keepers getting recruited and extreme people.

Well, so the vibes in Portland are a little different.

We got protesters, they're wearing costumes, they're wearing animal suits.