Presidential Memoranda to approve use of US Armed Forces against American protesters, labeling riots as an act of rebellion.
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Remember! They wouldn't do this if they didn't think they had to - this government action comes from a place of weakness, not strength.
They don't have to, though. There's a vast army of pigs in California. Way more than enough to handle protests of this scale.
They're doing this because they want to.
A few protests can be handled by cops, what they're scared of is a repeat of the BLM uprisings. They're trying to get ahead of the problem before it spreads to every city.
Well, it implies they don't think they can trust the vast army of pigs in California to carry out their plans, right?
Some of the cities are sanctuary cities and the mayors have ordered the local PD to stand down and not join ICE/DHS.
Bringing in the National Guard is a way to circumvent that and get ICE reinforcements without having to do the slow legal confrontations to dismantle what's left of sanctuary cities
They know that as the empire continues to fall and their overreach begins to affect more lives, protests will grow.
The standard pigs can handle what we have now, they can't handle what is to come.
Whether this move is to pre-empt a coming change of the "big beautiful bill" that guts medicare/medicaid and other social programs, an even broader "sweeping net" policy on immigration, direct hostilities with Iran/China, something else, or all of the above...
They are predicting a broad national outrage over something.
God damn it, its not about controlling protests. Its about squashing resistance. They know that in LA county the cops are not going to help them detain people. They want to send people who DONT live there and have NO connection to the people and the place. So they are INDIFFERENT and follow orders. They are going to make an example of LA so no other city gets inspired by LAs resistance.
They need to do this to maintain authority and control. I don't mean they need to do this for public safety or anything.
Ok liberal
OoooooooooK. So, who wants to start a betting pool on which day this week we get martial law? Price is Right rules?
Imma say Tuesday.
To me, this looks like yet another sign that the current regime is striving for tyranny. That, in turn, would probably mean civil war, unless US citizens are willing to accept the end of democracy.
At least, that's how it looks to me, a European. Do you feel the same way?
I mean, it's pretty obvious that the US government doesn't care about the law. And then, to top it all off, there's this ridiculous military parade for Drump's birthday ... only someone with dictator ambitions would do something like that.
Yeah, the LA "riots" where super tame by riot AND LA standards. Like, they didn't even have to bust out the water cannons. A skateboarder tanked some tear gas and flipped them off. It's not like a bunch of people stormed the capitol building or something. This is the flimsiest excuse ever for martial law, so I have to assume it's another step towards tyranny.
To me this has been pretty obvious since they started following the Project 2025 manifesto line by line
Yes, I see it the same way. But it seems that implementation is now imminent, and I fear that resistance will be necessary, because soon it will probably be too late.
I'm from Germany, and the actions of the US government remind me eerily of the rise of the Nazis in my home country back then - almost as if history were repeating itself.
Honestly, it could be seen on the distant horizon as far back as the Bush administration
From the ground, it feels like a lot of Americans are willing to trade their democracy for the illusion of peace.
That's how it was in 1933, when the Nazis seized power in Germany.
If you choose to go out to help, sharpie the number of a local legal non profit helpline on your arm and leave your phone at home. Bring a sharpie to write the number on others arms. Mask up. Solidarity and safety, my friends.
Welcome to the rebellion.
I have friends everywhere?
The funny consequences about labeling everything as an act of rebellion is that everything suddenly becomes an act of rebellion. The door opens and now we have to deal with rebels everywhere.
ICE cant be everywhere getting everyone because there is a fucking rebellion, so that means there are captured rebels in court, on trail, with jurors ... when the rebels start getting found not guilty by their local courts they are no longer rebels ... what are they? Revolutionists.
Nah, they just label the jurors rebels and send them to CECOT
As American of an act as George Washington murdering Americans protesting a tax on whiskey.
Remember when libs kept promising us the military would never use violence against the American people? Remember how they said if a tyrant became president the military would refuse orders to harm fellow Americans?
God it would be funny if there wasn't a literal genocide that needed to be ended first.
"Remember when libs kept promising us the military would never use violence against the American people? "
Was this before or after the Kent State Massacre?
You're telling me people who join the brown people murder brigade have no scrupules?
That possum comatose thing will stop him for sure! Drumf is finished!
And what's a riot? Well you see, if a shopping cart is on fire then that's a riot. If the police show up in riot gear then that's a riot. If people stand up for their rights then that's a riot.
If people are in zoot suits, that’s a riot.
Get ready for another Kent State massacre x1000
The irony of the Jan 6 guy doing this lol
Most honest US politician says unlimited force to protect his elevated position is fine, but the tiniest amount of force protesting that position is illegal terrorism.
Sounds like a martial law in every way possible except officially being named one. I hope everyone brings their masks with them when protesting over there.
Oh cool, they’re arresting the the GOP, police and ICE?
People peacefully assembling to exercise their Constitutional rights, and the guy who planned, led, and launched an actual Insurrection which obviously attacked hundreds of cops wants to claim THAT'S a rebellion.
Breaking into the capital, causing physical damage, attacking police officers, stealing U.S. government property. That's defending democracy.
Standing outside a federal detention center where people are being illegally held. That rebellion.
Welcome to trump's America, peace I'd was, slavery is freedom.
Well, my reading of 10 U.S. Code § 12406 argues that he's full of shit. This is a law written in case of invasion.
Wow the bourgeoisie is abusing their system of law which they and only they maintain a full monopoly of and theres nothing anyone can do to stop them from deciding it means whatever they want it to mean???
Who could have seen that coming!
Oh shit, send him a letter to let him know!
Only if we go the UHC route for delivery.
You’re so wrong. Well technically absolutely correct. However since might makes it right… you’re wrong since no one is standing up to stop it.
National protest. Shut down the Interstates. Hit them where it counts. Stocks and cash
Hopefully the protestors can get organized enough to not be crushed. Good luck, stay safe.
Waffen-SS
What? The "land of the free"? Whoever told you that is your enemy.
They forgot to cancel the second amendement first.
They don't give a fuck about the 3 liberals with 1911s.
Kyle Kulinski has been calling this for months now. Well, awaaaaaay we go
guess that makes this saturday just that much better of a day since so much will be tied up in the stupid parade.
These people are TOAST! If the Wanted to ACTUALLY Peacefully Protest they SHOULD have just BROKEN the CAPITOL WINDOWS, BEATEN CAPITOL POLICE, POOPED ON THE CAPITOL WALLS and USED WEAPONS!
Maybe even shit on a desk?
And you're going to have to ally with those people at some point to stop this fascism.
I don't see how allying with fascists stops fascism.