#i-5

Aaron Parnas at MeidasPlus:

Sources tell MeidasTouch the White House will shut down portions of the I-5 for Vice President JD Vance’s Marine Corps spectacle during No Kings Protests, triggering chaos, gridlock, and outrage amid the government shutdown. MeidasTouch has learned from several sources that the White House has plans to close major sections of Interstate 5 for this Friday and Saturday. The Trump administration is apparently finalizing plans for two days of events under the pretext of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps. Sources close to MeidasTouch describe the closure as part of a “vanity parade” that may involve Navy warships shooting live missiles into Camp Pendleton as a “show of force.”

JD Vance is expected to be present and intends to lead the parade. This show of military force and I-5 closures if the plan is completed will also be taking place during the No Kings Protests, which are expected to be very large across California cities and the rest of the country. The major road closures coincide with a federal government closure, leaving thousands of Marines and federal employees unpaid even as they are ordered to support the festivities. Interstate 5, Southern California’s economic backbone, carries more than 80,000 daily travelers and moves $94 million in freight every day between San Diego and Orange Counties. Just north of Oceanside, over 65,000 vehicles cross the county line daily—half of them work-related. Experts warn the closure could spark gridlock stretching from Dana Point to Del Mar, with delays of up to eight hours in each direction.

The ripple effects could cripple emergency response times, business operations, and regional supply chains, costing an estimated $8.2 million in lost visitor spending per day. Local officials say the event was announced with scant notice, no coordination, and zero transparency. Unconfirmed reports suggest the Pentagon may authorize live naval ordnance demonstrations off the Southern California coast during the celebration. Governor Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed to MeidasTouch he is working with local partners to minimize what would be “a massive disruption, and reckless disregard for California’s infrastructure and communities.” His press office commented on the story on X, writing, “This would be an absurd show of force, and totally uncalled for during a government shutdown…”

Governor Newsom directly responded to MeidasTouch’s story on X as well, writing, “Donald Trump and JD Vance think that shutting down the I-5 to shoot out missiles from ships is how you respect the military,” urging the administration to “PUT ASIDE YOUR VANITY PARADE.”

What a disgrace! The Trump Regime will cause parts of I-5 in Southern California to be shut down on Friday and Saturday, during the No Kings protests on the 2nd day… all so that the VP JD Vance can have his USMC spectacle show, in which it could involve Navy warships shooting live missiles into Camp Pendleton.

Red Rabbit Chapter 3: Pot-au-feu

Thank you all for your continued support! This comic is an incredibly personal project for me, and to have gotten so much positive feedback from you all means the world to me. Hard to believe I've been doing this for over a year! Hope you'll all stay along for the ride, I promise it will get even worse <3

After drawing some New Haven electrics, I've decided to get into drawing New Haven steam engines starting off with the I-5 class Hudson.

Reference Image: https://www.loco-info.com/data/photos/New_Haven_I5.jpg

Highways: I-5 in Oregon, 1969.