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Funny how he doesn't hesitate here, but when Congress was literally in danger of being fucking lynched on Jan 6, he didn't do shit.
2000 Guardsmen. For a city of 3 million. And a governor who doesn't want them there. Sure. Good luck with that.
Shit MAGA creating their version of Tiananmen Square. I guarantee the fucking CCP and Russians are smiling.
How many fakes are in the crowd manipulating the situation for the oppositions political gain?
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=how+to+spot+an+agent+provacateur+at+a+protest&t=fpas&ia=web
Lots of great results so I didn't pick just one but this helps, too.
Yup. And it's always these guy who are agitating for violence and "burning shiat down" and nobody can remember who this guy is or exactly when he joined the group.
They're called, "agents provocateurs" (google them. They're nothing new). They are government plants whose job is to start shit in peaceful protests to give the government an excuse to crack down violently.
As an overt resistor, my uniform (with ID) and an emblem, a sparrow of hope for a better tomorrow.
Would love to have an official sparrow of hope symbol for morale patches and car decals.
That video of Bernie put a tear in my eye. I thought "God chose Bernie on this day".
I don't even identify as a Christian.
Doesn't the California National Guard report to the Governor?
Normally yes, but the president has the power to federalize National Guard troops in extraordinary circumstances. That power hasn't been exercised since 1965 though. Until now.
Yeah, this is fucking depressing. Anyone wanna fight about Linux distros?
Linux Mint Master Race, reporting.
It just werks.
Ill do you one better. Windows is superior to Linux! (N.b. this comment is strictly to cause a ruckus)
Pfff, Amiga OS rules. (nb never used it, but but you asked for ruckus.)
Doesn't trump lose horribly every time he goes after CA?
He'd have better luck waiting for something to go down in the Midwest, but yeah, w/e good luck.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Ocean_Resort_Baja_Mexico
He fucked up every investor by around $200,000.0 each. Lots of love for this guy to go around. Somehow he keeps buying into higher and higher places. Purchasing the seat of the US presidency may not be the end.....China has a heck of a lot of people to fuck with!
Especially in a town known for its history of riots. LA is ready to kick some nazi ass at a moments notice.
There is a good reason not to follow unconstitutional orders.
The question is what will convince individual troops and units that their orders are illegal. Disobeying orders isn't something the military takes lightly. In theory a court order should be proof enough, but who knows these days.
Ill juat leave this here.
https://girightshotline.org/en/military-counseling-news-updates/if-your-conscience-troubles-you/
And rather than fighting against people who can't reach your home, those protestors can strike back. I hope anyone in the military realises that he's putting their own family at harms way. That may very well change the equation. I'm sure they are willing to risk their own lives, but are they also willing to risk the lives of the kids?
This is actually insane. Bringing tanks to a knife fight... except it's not even a knife fight it's a thumb war. This is going to cause country wide rioting and Trump's only recourse will be to further up the anti. I feel worried for you guys.
This is all predictable. By next summer, besides more immigration crimes, we'll have food and product shortages, massive tariff-driven inflation, an economy roiling over his constant market manipulation, Luigi's trial, arrests of prominent politicians and resistors, etc. There will be protests against all of these issues and more, and he will use those protests to stir up trouble and create violence.
By next summer it will get really ugly, and he'll declare Martial Law, and suspend the Midterm election, so he can preserve his Congressional majorities.
Without Skum to rig the election, he will have no choice but to go with the Martial Law option.
more immigration crimes
You really mean, more trumped up, fabricated, magnified and fake news, immigration crimes.
next summer
You are more optimistic than I
It's about legal timing, at which HitlerPig is a virtuoso, due to plenty of practice. If he declares Martial Law too early, he gives the courts time to rule against him when he suspends the election, which is the primary objective.
So he will use the next year and a few months to keep amping up the rhetoric, the atrocities, the violence, until it is out of control next summer. He'll allow the primary race to go on, giving MAGA the opportunity to spread their propaganda, and finally cancel the election only a few weeks before.
Until then, it's all about escalation.
They are all a bunch of Racists. The existence of brown people is simply too much for them