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silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal | Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do.
222·10 hours agoYou’re right. They were sent home by the courts, and had been limited to defense of federal buildings which as completely unnecessary.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pentagon-withdraws-700-marines-from-los-angeles
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal | Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do.
5110·10 hours agoThere has not so far been a deployment of active-duty military against the American people. Courts sent the guard home when deployed by the President without permission of the state’s governor.
Edit: there was a deployment of Marines to Los Angeles, which was also ended by the courts
silence7@slrpnk.netOPtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Stephen Miller Orders Cops to ‘Surrender’ to Feds in MAGA Fever Dream
4·11 hours agoThey joined ICE when it started using Nazi slogans as recruiting tools.
The not-nutty gun owners are showing up in public but staying back from the protests so that they can discourage ICE from massacres
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Author of ‘Don’t Say Abolish ICE’ Memo Is a Corporate Consultant | Blas Nuñez-Neto is a senior adviser to WestExec, a shadow lobbyist for defense and tech firms.
7·16 hours agoWhat happened after it is that Schumer started sending out talking points which are entirely about affordability, with no mention of ICE. Formal standing is nil, but it seems to have gotten through somehow
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota, Then Backtracks
3·17 hours agoThank you!
silence7@slrpnk.netOPtoNew York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyz•In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
41·17 hours agoLast one started with the south invading the north too
silence7@slrpnk.netOPtoNew York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyz•Denied Peace Prize, Trump Tells Norway He’ll Push for Greenland
5·17 hours agoThe people around him are equally awful. I don’t expect any great improvement in US policy from that kind of switch
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota, Then Backtracks
28·1 day agoYes, most cops are cowards. They’re very uninterested in taking risks for the community, and would rather posture instead.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota, Then Backtracks
10·1 day agoMake sure you tell them. Positive reinforcement helps
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota, Then Backtracks
35·1 day agoIt’s not “if they have more force” but in a practical sense, its actually risky, and cops are incredibly wimpy
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota, Then Backtracks
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silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota, Then Backtracks
60·1 day agoLocal and state police are outnumbered by ICE + Border Patrol, and a fair fraction of them are on the side of ICE as well.

silence7@slrpnk.netOPtoNew York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyz•‘Landman’ Isn’t Just Oil Industry Propaganda
3·2 days agoWe could of course move to wind and solar. No more houses exploding from gas.
They’re not riskless; people can and do fall off the roof, but a bunch of the hazards just go away
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
News@lemmy.world•Hundreds of active-duty soldiers on standby, 2 defense officials say
3·2 days agoLevying war against the United States doesnt only consist of instruction to massacre; it includes the whole military operation by active-duty troops. Don’t.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPtoNew York Times gift articles@sopuli.xyz•‘Landman’ Isn’t Just Oil Industry Propaganda
2·2 days agoWhen you go past the headline, yes. The depiction of the oil industry as in decline and dangerous for both people working in it and around it is accurate
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
News@lemmy.world•Hundreds of active-duty soldiers on standby, 2 defense officials say
5·2 days agoSure, there is what is explicit, but they have access to the same news I do, and know what this is about. The US military isn’t operating in an information vacuum like the Soviet army in Budapest during the cold war who thought they were there to fight Americans
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
News@lemmy.world•Hundreds of active-duty soldiers on standby, 2 defense officials say
27·2 days agoHe telegraphed intent to attack Venezuela for months before actually sending the military to kidnap their president.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
News@lemmy.world•Hundreds of active-duty soldiers on standby, 2 defense officials say
411·2 days agoThey know full well they’re going to Minnesota to kill a bunch of people for…blowing whistles.
Right move in that situation is ro refuse.








Yes, and ICE is required by law to let them visit with no advance notice. ICE has been refusing access when they show up without warning.