As a native NYer, I can't see him coming into NYC w/o violence.

It’s written all over the walls. Stand up East Side

I think the same of Chicago. Someone fires off a gun (either ICE or a resident) & all hell will break loose.

That is exactly what they are hoping for so they can declare martial law.

They already did. There are soldiers with guns outside, you mad cunts.

I'm banging my head against walls over here

Yes, he keeps turning up the dial slowly, hoping to trigger someone to do something stupid.

Like boiling frogs. Start in cold water and slowly turn up heat

Exactly

He can declare whatever he wants, but the reality could be we ignore his decree. The orange one ignores law and the Constitution. Why should we be any different for the time being? Gloves will come off, elbows will come up, and it’s possible that shots will be fired.

Gloves will come off so American's can work the shaft.

There are no laws and we need to fight that way. If elected Dems aren’t on board they must be primaried!

The only thing you get from that is displacing very good Democrats and possibly opening up a door for bad intention, assholes like the likes of Manchin and Sinema we need to stand up, stand together and fight for the good of our country

In case you haven't noticed, we are basically under martial law right now. They don't need an excuse. They do what they want without consequence. They've been black bagging people, torturing people, and kicking down doors to silence dissenters.

Eventually a car backfiring is all it is going to take with everyone anxious, carrying guns (half of them not trained), and looking for a reason...

I have not seen any mention of when we can expect the National Guard troops to show up if we are in one of those 19 states. Does anyone know ?

They are sending 1,700 National Guardsmen to 19 states, mostly all Republican.