Trump calls out the National Guard to deal with ICE being protested. Totally not a dictator Trump said they will "crush" the riot.
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The "riot" was like 100 unarmed people calling ICE agents names while ICE realized they brought thousands of tear gas canisters but no water. ICE is easily the softest SOBs in the federal government, and I'm including the USDA division in charge of chasing birds away from airports in that analysis.Originally posted by frank ryan View PostComment
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Ice is officially brown shirts .
people need to resist themComment
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Even if he did any of that...Originally posted by Maximus View Post
Due Process still is important and must be upheld and defended. Without it we are not a free country.Comment
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I actually have more respect for Trump after he quoted Always Sunny in an attack on Elon.Originally posted by wally View Post
Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
Dig your own grave, and save!
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
"I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!Comment
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Step 1 But ifthe Trump-Hegseth threats have little purpose as law enforcement, they signify great purpose as political strategy. Since Trump’s reelection, close observers of his presidency have feared a specific sequence of events that could play out ahead of midterm voting in 2026:
Step 1: Use federal powers in ways to provoke some kind of made-for-TV disturbance—flames, smoke, loud noises, waving of foreign flags.
Step 2: Invoke the disturbance to declare a state of emergency and deploy federal troops.
Step 3: Seize control of local operations of government—policing in June 2025; voting in November 2026.
Some of Trump’s most fervent supporters urged him to follow this plan in November 2020. But in 2020, they waited too long—until after the votes were cast. Using the military to overturn an election already completed was too extreme a step for a Department of Defense headed by a law-respecting Cabinet secretary such as Mark Esper. Trump turned to the courts instead. Only after the courts disappointed him did Trump attempt violence, and then the only available tool of violence was the lightly armed mob he summoned to Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021. Harrowing as those events were, they never stood much chance of success: Without the support of any element of the military, Trump’s rioters could not impose the outcome Trump wanted.
But the methods Trump threatened in Los Angeles this weekend could be much more effective in November 2026 than the attempted civilian coup of January 2021.
If Trump can incite disturbances in blue states before the midterm elections, he can assert emergency powers to impose federal control over the voting process, which is to say his control. Or he might suspend voting until, in his opinion, order has been restored. Either way, blue-state seats could be rendered vacant for some timeComment
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I mean, if anyone was paying attention. This has been talked about. Still horrificOriginally posted by Maximus View PostComment
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Trump signed an executive order allowing for the deployment of active duty military personnel in California.
This should be wildly alarming.Comment
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Nobody looks good here. I'm certianly not pro violent mob.Comment
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There were those Rogan clips about Elon telling him results voting had even finished.Originally posted by Maximus View Post
It's believable.Comment
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Bad Trump!
Have we chilled long enough yet?Comment
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Guys please don't do this. The only real chance the US has right now is for Democrats to be less crazy than Trumpers. Just because you don't have shoe polish dripping down your face in front of the four seasons garage door it doesn't mean the stolen election claims are any more believable.Originally posted by frank ryan View PostComment
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