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National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles on Tuesday, an expansion of their duties that had been limited to protecting federal property.

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 54 points 1 month ago

This narrative just makes ICE look weak.

Protect them from what? Signs and expletives?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They are absolutely hanging those guardsmen out to dry intentionally. They’re very literally trying to get some of them killed.

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The real problem is that those troops are fucked either way now. I was following orders won't keep them out of Leavenworth for their participation in this.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 25 points 1 month ago

Newsom can un-fuck the CA NG troops. He is constitutionally empowered to appoint the officers of the NG units. He can discharge them, effectively disbanding the National Guard units. California has a State Guard as well as National Guard. The State Guard answers solely to the Governor; it cannot be federalized. Newsom can offer the officers and troops commissions in the State Guard or the State Police, while disbanding the National Guard units.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

authorities didn’t say if the looting was tied to the protests.

I'll clear this up, looting is not protesting, so fucking no.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 13 points 1 month ago

Someone get me "enemy of the people" stickers from the drawer.