Maybe Putin told him, it’s time.

Trump desperately wants a provocation to violence from us DC residents. But I’m calling it now: these armed national guard deployments will also serve as a deterrent for a Congressional vote to release the Epstein Files

It’s like occupying Wrigleyville to stop crime in Chicago

In fairness, the Addison Red Line stop does turn into a war zone any time the Cubs have a home game.

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Where are dems sending national guard to invade? We need an equal / opposite response

Not reasonable. They have the United States military, and that armory, to call upon.

I'm not sure we can have a civil war if one side won't recognize that we're currently in the midst of a "bloodless revolution" that won't be stopped without blood.

We recognize it, we just don’t have any guns or the desire for them.

Exactly. Nor do we have tanks, bombers, missiles, etc. To engage in armed conflict we would need the military on our side. That's why coups are so often led by generals.

The first Civil War started when the South fired on Ft. Sumter. The second Civil War started when a random dude threw a Subway sandwich at a special ops cosplayer hanging out on U Street. Tragedy, meet Farce.

I mean, we're walking straight into 3A here, it feels like. They have to sleep SOMEWHERE, and it's not like DC's traditionally had a lot of free room. You don't get cookies for violating all the amendments...

What the hell does he even need that many troops there for? They've already said that the National Guard troops aren't allowed to arrest anyone, only "temporarily detain." He's directly provoking the citizens.

They don't need them. It's all a snarling, menacing symbol. Red state governors are sending their guard troops just to make a taxpayer-funded spectacle. (They've been doing this for a while, btw. Like why on earth does Tennessee need to send weekend warriors to the Mexican border?)

Geezus are we really going to have to kick there asses again?

Less civil war more piss poor projection of ideology. (Still a bad thing) Its all so farcical idk how any of the troops take it seriously (they prob dont and are there for the paycheck). These are still murricans we're talking about. Only the real freaks want armed conflict in the streets.

I think we've been in a cold civil war since January, we've arguably been in one since 2016 — maybe even longer, I don't know, I'm not a historian. And at this point the question is just what happens when red states invade blue ones, which now officially seems inevitable.

Every red state governor belongs in jail

What happens when some dipshit SC guardsman murders a DC resident?

*ahem* Dipshit Civil War 2, tyvm.

The Civil War never ended. Speaking as someone raised in Alabama, the north should absolutely have ground us into the dirt and forcibly relocated every wealthy and influencial family while divesting them of their wealth. Instead we were allowed to grow a culture of smiling disrespect. Here we are.

Georgia born and raised here, you are spot on with your assessment

I saw a post, "We should have finished Reconstruction..."

I'm from NW Georgia. Greene's district, God help us. Grew up inculcated in Lost Cause bullshit. Called it the "War of Northern Aggression" into high school. Not going scorched earth on the Confederate leaders and wealthy aristocracy was a massive mistake. Sherman should have kept marching.

IMO, it's why the former Confederate states have more oligarchic and corrupt state governments? OTOH, it may just be because I live in the south and am more aware of corruption down here.

No you're right on the money. Slaver culture is alive and well, and you'll see it at work very soon as ICE detainees are sent to labor camps.

I'm expecting that too.

I think we can also expect this labor to be presented as some kind of public service, or to provide some product that is widely needed at low cost; in order to make all of us complicit, and hurry along the normalization of it.

Yep... It's time we unplug it, and restart this bitch.

I legit never thought we'd be talking about the fucking THIRD Amendment. I mean, it was always the funny one about putting troops in houses. That said, I went through the Bill O' Rights this morning as a refresher and the 3rd is about the only one left they haven't goosestepped over.

Oh and before someone points out their beloved 2A - they'll get there.

I mean at this rate *we'll* get there in a different way but I'm too likely to suicide so somebody else who sees the danger fascism poses needs to be the one buying heavy ordinance. How many antifa are there with a heavy machine gun and stockpile of armor-piercing rounds? That number needs to go up.

Drumming out trans folk for political reasons and rolling back women in combat roles, part of what the second amendment was actually about was the universal right to participate in the military. That is part of creating an ethnic/political military.

I thought the violence flashpoint would be a neighborhood in a blue city, but I didn't have DC anywhere on the card. When that much coiled-up violent energy is concentrated like this, people are going to get hurt badly.

Just incredible to watch (context: Brit living in Canada), but also this timeline is stupid so anything goes.

XUSA is a fascist state. How does that usually end?

"XUSA" First time I've seen that. I think I'll begin using it. Most of us don't want to admit it's over. But it will be a block of the eye until Trump's fascist stormtroopers are deployed to massacre protestors in 2028.

For all its faults in the past, the USA was a beacon of hope, ideas, and many good people. The USA I knew is gone. Just can't call it that anymore.

How is the USA going to fight 5 wars in the middle east, 1 civil war and 1 war against Mexico at the same time ?

Not yet a civil war but we're certainly inching toward either 'Nobody should dare to beat you' or 'Comrade Mikhail Sergeiivich has ordered you, General Dudayev, to shoot up the fascist clique in Lithuania.' The people who thirst for this have no idea what they'd unleash but that won't stop 'em.

It was always coming to this. Just stay on your side of the border.

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If this keeps up, guard troops will outnumber the residents.

If it helps, I'm certain that a Woke vs Chud war would result in a crushing woke victory.

That’s the most optimistic thing I’ve heard in a long, LONG time. Kudos. 🔥🐉🔥

predicting early organized chud militia victories against a scattered and poorly-armed woke coallition, followed by a protracted guerilla conflict that woke eventually wins due to having way more young / able-bodied people by sheer numbers.

plus woke's advantage of a greater share of computer security talent, plus chud's self-imposed disadvantage of antivaxxer plague rat shit. (Disease historically kills more soldiers than the enemy, and none of these motherfuckers will take a COVID vaccine.)

Possible that chud-America's early advantage in organization, armament, and money will prove too much to overcome, though. these things tend to snowball.

regardless Maine woods Viet Cong's aesthetics are gonna be fucking peak. Angry Orchard -drinking rural anime nerds with dad's hunting bolt-action loading improvised mortars in an 1860s red brick mill by the river. Fuck 'em up Toddy www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZn6...

people think Maine is the North's South but they're misunderstanding, it's actually America's equivalent to what Finland is to Europe. regardless, this is a tangent

I don't actually know fucking anything about military matters, this is just me keeping my eyes on the situation for a couple of decades. but that doesn't mean I've read any books about it. so take it with a grain of salt

I like your analysis. Maybe woke does stand a chance if the Chuds escalate warfare up this way. Thank you for that hope. And that song was on fire! Love it!!

I think part of the reason the right-wing is so confident is they believe women are inherently worse at fighting, to the extent that a young woman is similarly useless to a 76-year-old man on the battlefield. however, youtu.be/R5_Pp6beb00?...

Maine's rugged charm meets guerilla aesthetics—a vivid fusion of history and rebellion. That YouTube link might need checking though.

That YouTube link worked for me. Awesome song. Yeah, Trump better not try sending any National Guard up here that’s for damn sure. LOL! I don’t think his supporters here would take kindly to that, even if he did restrict it to the “liberal” cities. Those are OUR cities, there bub!

Someone wanna go unmoulder John Brown’s body? Seems to be some business that needs tending to.

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And there is no unrest in D.C.– they are just doing this. it's ridiculous and appalling and terrifying all at once.

They are so full of hate of The Other that anything outside their singular vision of society is in of itself unrest, dissent, and rebellion. Homeless, queer, non gender conforming, or non-white people being visible in public- or hell anyone even having oppossing values- is a crime to them

Trump is so terrified of the Epstein files being released that he will do anything to distract from it. He's getting more desperate by the day, and the implications of what he must have gotten up to to be THIS scared make me sick to my stomach. He must have done things too awful to even imagine

It's what the Chinese did at Tiananmen Square

A real waste of resources and time

They already had someone every block and made a total of 23 arrests out of 800+ officers Sending more makes no sense whatsoever

They are nothing like you abd dont share your goals or interests. It makes sense within their own minds and this isnt even the first city they've gone after

The *movie* “Civil War” (2024) should be seen by all! Esp the end!

Maybe they should focus on (higher) crime in their own state 🤷‍♂️

They're blowing their whole wad on this, one city. Military members and National Guardsmen are retiring or not reenlisting in droves. MAGA won't enlist. The military cosplayers are few and just as lazy. When people are really provoked, they'll have nothing left.

Naked authoritarian fascism.

WTF are they trying to accomplish? You can’t even secure a baseball stadium with 700 guys. Like what does Trump think a “win” will look like here?

South Carolina starting a civil war? As if!