“We are taking prudent steps to prepare active-duty Army forces,” an official told ABC News.
Active-Duty Soldiers on Standby for Deployment
ABC News reports Active-Duty Soldiers on Standby, 2 Defense Officials Say
Some 1,500 active duty Army paratroopers have been put on alert for a potential deployment to Minnesota, according to two defense officials.
The soldiers are from the 11th Airborne Division, based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, one of the Army’s premier infantry formations and a frontline force in the U.S. military presence in the Pacific, positioned to help deter China. The division is also the military’s leading formation for Arctic warfare.
One official said the president had not made a final decision on whether to deploy two battalions. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“We are taking prudent steps to prepare active-duty Army forces,” the official said. “This doesn’t mean they will deploy; we are preparing options.”
The 11th Airborne troops were recalled to base on Friday, amid the long holiday weekend, to stand by as a so-called quick reaction force, a rapid-deployment force, according to an internal notice to the unit’s leadership, reviewed by ABC News.
Trump Is Threatening to Invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported Trump Is Threatening to Invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota
The 19th-century law would allow Trump to deploy the military inside the U.S. It would be the first use of the emergency federal power for domestic law enforcement in over three decades.
What is the Insurrection Act?
The Insurrection Act is a law that authorizes the president to use military force for civilian law-enforcement in the U.S. in a narrow set of circumstances. It is an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act that typically places strict limits on how federal forces can be used on U.S. soil.
It permits calling in federal forces whenever the president “considers that unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States” make it impossible to enforce laws through normal judicial procedures.
It also allows Trump to use the military when an insurrection or similar action deprives someone of a constitutional right and state authorities don’t remedy the situation. He can also send in federal forces, the law says, when such a group “opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws.”
The law as written is extremely broad, and many of the terms it uses don’t have concrete definitions, said Laura Dickinson, a professor at George Washington University’s law school.
Nevertheless, she said, it has been interpreted by both parties for centuries as a final-resort emergency option to be used only when law and order has completely broken down.
“If it were invoked now, we would be in uncharted waters,” Dickinson said.
It was most recently used by President George H.W. Bush in 1992—at the request of California’s governor—to aid with civil unrest over the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers in the beating of Rodney King, the center said.
Could it be challenged in court?
Any invocation of the act will almost certainly be challenged in court.
It will raise several questions, including how much deference the courts should give to the president’s interpretation of the situation on the ground. While the act is historically understood as a last-ditch tool for absolute emergencies—such as when law cannot be carried out because courts have been forced to close—the Trump administration is likely to argue, as it has in similar cases, that the courts don’t have the authority to second-guess the president’s judgment.
The law’s vague language will also play a key role, said Dickinson, the law professor. Some experts say the lack of a clear definition for terms like “rebellion” will grant the president wide discretion. Others say that invoking it under these conditions so deeply contradicts the act’s principles that it is unlikely to survive legal scrutiny.
Harold Hongju Koh, a Yale Law School professor, said a use of the act in these circumstances so plainly violates the idea of the law that any ambiguity in the wording wouldn’t be enough for the Trump administration to prevail.
“The entire thing is antithetical to the history and tradition of the Constitution, which is what the Supreme Court cares so much about,” he said.
Does this mean federal troops will police Americans?
While the act suspends Posse Comitatus, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the National Guard or armed forces would involve themselves directly in law-enforcement. The military hasn’t been trained to police Americans, and traditionally has been vehemently opposed to the idea of doing so.
Why Hasn’t Trump Invoked the Insurrection Act Yet?
That’s a good question and that answer isn’t clear.
5 Possible Reasons Trump Has Held Off
- Trump’s legal team thinks the Supreme Court would squash it.
- Trump would prefer a more violent reaction in Minneapolis than what’s happened so far.
- The US military would be more professional and better trained than Ice.
- Trump’s Military experts advise against doing this.
- Ranking Military leaders advise against doing this.
I suspect it is some combination of those but it’s impossible to weight accurately.
Meanwhile, Trump Hits European Nations With Tariffs Until Deal Reached to Buy Greenland
If you need another reason IEEPA tariffs are idiocy, you have one.
Anyone who believes that Alaskan paratroopers are being deployed in MN is living under a rock and didn’t notice the military movements to invade Greenland.
I love it. You virtue signalling mostly white and some hispanic names are championing the states and cities you are moving out of!!
LOFL at your virtual signaling hypocrisy!!!!!!
As posted here:
what nonsense. these “sanctuary states” account for most of the U.S. economy and innovation: Cali., NY, Mass, Ill.,
3 out of 4 of these states are losing population on an annual basis for many years now and MA is right up there.
OMG fucking hysterical. You people have no shame
Minneapolis and the so-called ‘State’ its in?? Waaaay overdue
I hope the Mary Tyler Moore statue is ok.
LMMFAO! You are on fire man
PS: I am sure the Prine statue and museum is fine too. In all truth he is a talented guy and an under rated guitar player
Trump is a jerk, a bully and a pig as he inflames Minneapolis after ICE agents murdered a US citizen in an outrageous act of lawless violence. Trump is addicted to publicity and pushing around people, companies, law firms, universities, whole countries. It’s hard to believe that Americans elected this cockroach who is burning down America’s alliances and antagonizing Canada, Mexico, Britain, France, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, Germany and basically the rest of the world….He’s wrecked America’s international reputation as a beacon of democracy, freedom and fairness, and is an embarrassment to our country. Republicans in the Senate & House sit silently as is damages our country because they fear his MAGA voters. Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham despise Trump, but they sing his praises because they love their seats in the Senate more than they love protecting America. They were sharply critical of Trump in 2016, but when their approval numbers dropped into the 30s, they turned on a dime and backed Trump up 100%.
Gets one wondering how / why he got there.
He acted like many of his voters live their lives, and they could relate, so they pulled the lever. “Hey, he’s just like me!”
It would be outrageous to unleash the US military on American citizens whose only “fault” is that they disagree with the politics of the president. This is beyond banana republic.
Keep upvoting this virtue signaling post. I am sure it makes you feel good.
Meanwhile in the real world, right now paid protestors are violently assaulting people
I just saw a video of a guy, looks latino, he ain’t white, he has a jacket on that has the American flag and they told him to take it off or he was going to get assaulted.
Yesterday I saw a photo of young black guy, could not be older than 25. somalia or african american, in broad daylight leaning on the hood of a car with a rifle
Saw another video of cars being stopped by paid protestors and asking questions of their affiliation and how they feel about ICE
Innocent people can not even walk the streets now.
The police are standing down.
The Governnor and Mayor now own this shit
Antifa groups are there. You know, the group you democrats say does not exist
You know the guys that spent 250k of mommy & daddies money on some stupid college degree and now can only get a job at a local starbucks so they have to take it out on somebody
Expect a post from Mike about how now the national guard and/or some other government force actually comes in and will start enforcing the law
And its going to be violent.
You upvoters can virtual signal away now.
I’m surprised you didn’t provide evidence of paid protesters in this post.
You seriously do not think there are paid protestors?
A 10 second Utube search will tell you
Wow, you liberals are in denial
The Sunrise Movement is one
How about the group that was paying the woman shot?
Unidos MN
Defend the 612
Are you that far in denial about what the democratic party is doing?
You are part of the problem in this country and you may not think so but you are contributing to the chaos in this country
Do a search……….I know you won’t. Really Jon you are part of the problem in this country you are just to arrogant to understand it
And in 5 seconds I can get a video of a pedophile flipping a bird for being called the pedophile.
Six seconds more and he’s claiming the construction just gets in the way.
I can also find videos of cats and dogs.
More importantly, I can find lots of videos that are completely fake on any subject of political nature. Consider the source.
groups not from that city are coming in an rioting.
I hope it happens in your city Tom
You love the fear bait, David, anyone observing other than you can see it plain as day.
Sorry David but we don’t base our facts on just anyone’s ten second Youtube videos. The world is more complex than that.
Paid protestors? And you talk about virtue signaling? I see “Obama’s gay chemtrails” seriously damaged your critical thinking abilities.
Are they going to have them parachute jumping out of C-130’s in the skies over the Twin Cities? That would be quite a Trumpian spectacle – 1,800 big, beautiful parachutes.
Raining 50 caliber fire as they descend
Too funny!
ICE agents hit by snowballs, and falling down on the ice…..so Trump gonna send Arctic paratroopers to help…..
Really? Thats all you know that is going on now?
Perhaps you are not has smart as you think you are?
He’s probably aware that there are US citizens being murdered in Minnesota by people wearing police costumes.
He’s aware that this is a violation of this country.
You are not
Its on both sides now pal.
*It’s
you’re really terrible at this
*That’s
and “as smart” not “has smart”
Consider the source
What a pussy this pig is.
And there you are with your 2nd grade commentary
He’s well past beginner spelling and grammar, unlike you.
Haha. It’s correct legal term is actually “quash” it. Not squash it. Sure makes your analysis entertaining and frivolous fun.
Ever hear of “Auto correct”?
😉
Squash works fine in context anyway
The alleged president Donny is basically following Germanys script from the 1930s AKA a fascist takeover note there is no insurrection hence no need for Insurrection Act. Besides that it is Donny Blanche Bondi and Bovino wiping their ass with the US Constitutyion
Constitution
The micropenis club has risen to power.
And now you have graduated to 4th grade
The situation in Minessotta is nowhere near what it was in the LA riots.
If he invokes the Insurrection Act he will not un-invoke it until after the midterms. Invoking emergency powers to suspend rights is how totalitarian regimes take and maintain power.
Anthony good point and it is too bad that there is not a real opposition party or parties
Were there paid protestors in LA back then?
And were any backed by foreign groups hostile to America?
Your right. This is starting to look like a foreign invasion.
Where the fuck are my South Koreans?
Today we had a church service disrupted by these so called “legal observers”
Well you can downvote it and I guess in your liberal mind you can yell blah blah blah because you don’t want to hear it but it happened today
And some got shot by ICE goons too.
So yell blah blah blah you troll
You want a civil war Tom, you got one
Keep making excuses for the people on the left.
You think you are immune to this?
You did?
You personally?
I didn’t think trolls went to church
Another one. Let me guess you are a libertarian?
A libertarian is now someone to embarrassed they voted Democrat their entire life
#6 Trump gets 2 legal chances if he first uses Alien Enemies Act, and then the more broad Insurrection Act upon SCOTUS denying him Alien Enemies Act.
I think he already tried that alien enemies shit and got squashed
The question asked by so many people is why Trump? I’m not American, I would definitely vote Republican but I was also 100% against Trump running again for President. My response was GO AWAY, he is such a toxic disruptive force, last time it was just in America, now it’s spread World Wide. I also thought at the time and still do that he seems To be someone who does not take any advice from anyone, that he surrounds himself with Yes men and women and makes really dumb decisions sometimes with nobody there to step in and challenge him.
So why Trump again? Because the Democrat Party has morphed into the “Bat Sh*t” crazy party and Trump is the reaction.
Think of what the Democrats were pushing, DEI, it flooded every corner of government and businesses, no longer hiring the best and the brightest and most capable, the hardest working etc. Instead hiring people purely based on the checksheet. Race, Skin color, Gender, LGBTQXYZ, political views etc. This is the group that said Math is Racist because inner city Black kids were bad at Math, of course the fact that most of these kids had no Father’s, skipped school most of the time so the Democrats answer, let’s not try to fix their Social problems, let’s lower the entrance requirements for them or just flat out ignore their test scores and create a quota. In other words the kids that worked really hard and got great grades were given lower priority for College entrance purely based on the fact they didn’t meet the “checklist” requirements.
Remember cancel culture that permeated the Democrat run government, people were fired for something as simple as “misgendering” an individual, or even Tweets or Social Media posts from decades earlier regardless of how tane they were. This toxic culture was all over the Democrat run Society.
This just scratches the surface of the nonsense the Democrats were pushing and now the result is Trump. There were so many never Trump Republicans his first go around but all of the nonsense pushed by the Democrats turned those never Trumpers into plug your nose and vote for him anyways.
Here is a good example of the Lunacy that flooded Society and Government under the Democrats and it would have got much much worse. I think most Democrats aren’t even aware of the nonsense that was going on because the MSM buried it and never talked about it but the Conservative media was all over it.And niw we have Trump!
https://youtu.be/x6DxC7UxRkE?si=xHmF0tMhnVeHXT6v
You may not be American, but you understand us 100 percent. I couldn’t have put it any better.
you’re right that the Dem insanity led to Trump, but Trump is much worse than what they did.
And it was burning itself out naturally. All the cancel stuff, the DEI. in the end white people aren’t going to set up a system that discriminate against their own kids and themselves.
Bullshit this is Republican work. It’s insane gaslighting to blame this on Democrats. This started at least as far back as Gingrich, escalated with the tea party (blame the Democrats for daring to elect a black man, go ahead) and Trump is the natural conclusion to the ugly ideas percolating through the Republican party. The modern Republican base built itself on genteel racism and religious fundamentalism and it’s natural they ended up completely encaptured by irrational forces.
You actually get it Anthony. And I am not making excuses for the dumb shit the president does.
You can add to your list defund the police.
Saying Free Palestine is basically a college credit now.
Making transgenderism a bigger issue than it really is.
Ever wonder why there is no transgender women in the WNBA? Other than the man Brityney Griner and a whole host of lesbians(Not that there is anything wrong with it) ?
Because being black and being a lesbian carries a lot more politically correct weight than being a 16 yr old white girl who can’t complain when a 17yr old male bashes a volleyball in her face thats why. And a lot of middle of the road white folks that have young girls playing sports are wondering WTF is going on?
When there is a transgender white man dominating and bashing a shot back into the stands and dominating the sport then I won’t think that right now its just a subtle but sometimes dangerous attack on young white girls.
And paid protestors that go around city to city in this country to initiate confrontation and the end result is violence.
More young people voted for Trump or a republican than in a very long time. And that includes young black folks and latinos because they have been priced out of just about everything. A decent paying job, one that has health benefits. Hell they can’t even afford to get out of their parents house anymore. And yes I do blame republicans for not taking the lead on healthcare and for far to long and deserve just as much of that blame.
But when all the young kids hear is everything the republicans do is racist and all white people that don’t vote democrat are racist, well, they just don’t believe that bullshit anymore
Granted on the over the top dumb shit Trump is letting ICE get away with that uptick in the Latino vote is going to be a down tick. Assuming they go out in vote.
Don’t forget the class based ideology and snobbery of current liberalism. Its been about preserving the privileges of the few against the aspirations of the many.
And now they care more about the illegal immigrant that has committed and some even convicted of crimes than they do about the working class American, white, black and latino. Especially the white people because they just assume they are all Trump voters
I can admit that the Democratic party did a lot of good things for this country and republicans stood in the way of getting some of that done sooner.
That does not justify what the Democratic party in this country has now become
The far left has taken over the democratic party and liberals like Phil from CT just keep making excuses for it and everything is Trump and Republicans and basically every white person that didn’t vote democrat fault.
This aint my daddy or anyone here daddy or grand dads democrat party.
Many of them should be required to be registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
PS:The fraud in Minneanapolis is real. Ohio. California. real. real
You know the people who complain about all this anti-white woke diversity happen to be white. They also happen to be racists on the inside.
I’m not going to go running around screaming names at people and telling them they should go back to the cotton fields. Those aren’t requirements to being a racist.
But to think that lifestyle is going to be taken away because you’re sharing it with somebody else is very short-sighted. You don’t understand the concept of a non-zero sum game. If you did, you could see beyond transactional relationships. You might even understand soft power.
I hope you understand what is going to happen to this country in the coming decade. If you do not, you will be miserable and still white.
Perfect a YouTube video, at least it’s credible. If you watch Fox News or whatever the Murdoch equivalent in your country is all the time you would rant like you do here. But in reality there are thousands of small stories of cultural conflict every day in a nation like the US and it’s the media and manipulative politicians that choose to blow this shit out of all proportion and context.
Joe Biden did really wild stuff like forgive student loans. He didn’t run around putting transgender people in sports. He was super milquetoast and that was a flaw, and he got too old, but he was such a tame dude that it’s ridiculous that you’re trying to blame Trumpism on the Democrats.
If you poll Democrats what their priorities are, they’re going to say affordability, health care, democratic ideals, and civil rights. There are always activists for pet causes like neo Nazis, white supremacists, Christian nationalists, gun nuts, anti abortionists, anti vaccine kooks, etc etc etc, but it’s new for a government to mostly be staffed by these extremists. What extremists were in Biden’s cabinet? The highest profile far left politicians like Bernie Sanders, AOC, their radical ideas were… Income equality? Workers rights?
It’s gullible folks like you who fall for this kind of hot button social division shit that makes this whole disaster possible. You are intellectually disposed to gobble up propaganda and blindly take whatever position the media tells you to.
“On standby” probably means nothing will happen, but if he sends them, I hope they parachute in. More dramatic. Can they parachute when it’s -4F? (-20C)
Nipple heater sales to the Pentagon are going wild!
It will be just like the start of the movie “Red Dawn”. The Patrick Swayze one, not the crappy remake of course.
Why does Trump consider confrontation in Minnesota? What if Trump’s battle against Democrats is to sweep a blue state every two months? Local Republican vigilantes supply info about potential fraud (there is a lot of it, I am sure), Palantier supplies data on fraudsters and sympatizers, ICE goes in to chase illegal immigrants (easy catch, they are in every state), FBI investigates state’s political leadership (aka Democrats) for anything FBI can find and DOJ charges them. Minnesota first, then California, Illinois, New York, Oregon, Washington…. 2026 mid-terms – Trump claiming all Democrads are fraudsters. 2028 – there is no one who can lead Democrats as all high ranking Democrats are charged by DOJ. Political liquidation of Democrats. Now imagine that Minnesota and Tampon Tim find a way how to defend themselves against ICE and FBI by turning Minnesota into a battle ground. Newsome, Fatman Pritzker and all others will try to do it too. I am not supporting Democrats neither Trump. This show is in reality a debacle for the country because things have gone too far for too long and there are no simple solutions availble anymore.
Your theory reminds me of the “7 countries in 5 years plan” that General Wesley Clark had talked about hearing/seeing when he was in the Pentagon shortly after 9/11.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo6u9DpASp8&pp=ygUnd2VzbGV5IGNsYXJrIDcgY291bnRyaWVzIHZpZGVvIHJlYWN0aW9u
I like your theory, and some (including DJT) might actually think that way. The problem is that the more DOJ prosecutes along these lines, the greater the perception that it is politically motivated (and it would be). Then you get a political blowback. This is the other side of the coin when I warned my parents that attempts to prosecute DJT will backfire and get him re-elected.
Is there anyone who doesn’t already believe the DOJ prosecutions are politically motivated? Are any republicans other than Trump enemies (like John Bolton) being prosecuted?
It hasn’t gone too far for too long. Trump simply has to direct ICE to return to the very successful protocols under the Obama administration. The larger number of immigrants requires a larger number of ICE officers, but that is already in place.
Minnesota creates a sanctuary state environment.
ICE comes in to enforce immigration law, while Democrats in Minnesota view this as illegitimate and an invasion, hence they engage in rioting like breaking into federal law enforcement vehicles, throw objects at ICE, etc.
The Democrats created this, and now they are protecting this and controlling the narrative that ICE is solely causing the chaos.
So they believe that even criminals like gang members should be protected within their sanctuary state from immigration law enforcement ?
They want ICE out, but what does that mean for immigration law enforcement within their sanctuary state ? Is it mean there is none ?
And I agree there needs to be due process and perhaps some leniency such as for those who commit very minor crimes like writing one bad check.
People aren’t being targeted for crimes. They are being targeted for the colour of the skin. This isn’t about crime. This is about targeting people who are white.
” JD Vance said ICE would be going “door to door” in the coming months as agents carry out President Donald Trump’s plans for the largest mass deportation in history.”
“Show us your papers” – That is what freedom sounds like.
Freedom does not authorize the violation of the law, for example, being an undocumented immigrant in a country.
Name one country you can enter without being asked that question.
That has nothing to do with the rhetoric and tactics being employed by the goon squads and the cheeto king. It’s possible to protect borders and work on the problem of selective deportation of violent individuals without terrorizing the public.
Mick right on go after real criminals not invading neighborhoods and hurting and killing AKA terrorizing noncriminals
This is not about asking to see papers upon entry into the country, it is about demanding to see papers from people who are already here and living and working in the country. Where does THAT occur? Nazi Germany comes to mind.
Do you carry your passport on you at all times? Do your spouse and children and parents? If not, maybe their car window should be shattered and they should be pulled out of the car over the glass shards and thrown to the ground? If they are innocent, don’t worry, after a day in a jail cell ICE will be able to confirm they are US citizens and leave them out in front of the prison. Once they figure out how to get home, pay the impoundment fee for their car and get it repaired, explain to their employer why they missed work, and go to the doctor to get their wounds healed, everything is back to normal, right?
We’re not taking about entering the nation, we’re talking about going about our daily lives in our neighborhoods. “Papers please” Fuck off Nazis!
How many countries are you asked for your papers after you have already been here for generations?
Certainly sounds like it. If not, then what was the reason for even stopping 4 Native Americans who were US citizens and members of the (can’t remember the name) tribe? And then arresting them?
Lakota
Did they vote for Trump?
Ridiculous. The ppl targeted are the ones committing the fraud.
Is anyone from Iceland or Japan swimming over wearing new Nike shoes?
Not quite!! You are seeing a reaction to extremely unconstitutional behavior by ICE. If ICE behaved the way it does in red rural areas we’d have a hot civil war started already.
I actually think you have this backwards. Look at Uvalde. The myth of the “don’t tread on me” red states is just that, a myth. Don’t mistake fear for resolve.
How do you talk so much with that jackboot in your mouth?
I wish you would stop watching the news headlines. Sure, everybody wants ice out.
But if you have a longer conversation, you will discover that. What people really want is the violence out. Stop arresting US citizens. Where is the due process that is guaranteed by the Constitution? Stop killing. None of this warrants shooting people in the head.
Had he taken that path, we wouldn’t be here. That’s the point. He needs the insurrection act so that he can shut down the elections.
This maneuver by Humpty Trumpy as was Greenland, Venezuela, threatening Columbia, Iran every other day, US tariffs on Europe, kidnapping Maduro, swap lines to Argentina, etc., are to flood the zone and keep the Epstein files off the front page.
This is what wannabe dictators do and how they behave.
Humpty Trumpy’s great fall will be celebrated by the rest of the world except the vassal fascists and US corporate fascists and of course those in on the Trumpy grift.
Very much this. Anything to distract the people and avoid them finding out how close and complicit TACO was to Epstein.
I think Trump should just admit his relationship and participation with Epstein. MAGA will just say it has always been Biblical and their priests and pastors can start enjoying their proclivities publicly. It would be great for the whole movement. Not so much for the boys and girls, but they’re probably liberals anyway.
ColOmbia.
I thought that there was insurrection in Canada or in Greenland. Will Tim Waltz be extracted by a Blackhawk hellicopter and put in the same cell with Maduro? Trump has to mobilize paratroopers because MN National Guard was mobilized by Waltz and probably stands on his side – just a guess from a some watching from distance.
In Italy, we have entire neighborhoods in large cities occupied by illegal immigrants or second-generation immigrants who deal drugs or commit other crimes.
Is there the same concentration in certain neighborhoods in America?
Is ICE able to solve this problem?
Homicide rates in Italy have dropped by 80% since 1990.
Italy’s overall crime rate per 100K population peaked in 1991 at 3.6.
In 2022 it was 0.51.
Murders have plummeted because since the 1990s, the mafia has adopted a different approach and infiltrated business activities, choosing the path of political influence.
Italy has not become a paradise, the crime is more hidden.
The inability to integrate immigrants and select the people who are actually needed in factories has led to a concentration of drifters in northern cities, where there is greater prosperity and therefore more money for drug dealing.
It should be noted that, apart from murders, other crimes tend not to be reported if there is no confidence that justice will be done, and this is exactly the case in Italy.
So what? Murder isn’t a crime that the vast majority of people need to worry about. What common people need to be worried about is robbery, theft and being injured in a crime, leading to time out of work, hospital bills, perhaps permanent disability.
ICE is viewed as illegitimate in sanctuary states (which are Democrat states). These sanctuary states attract illegal immigrants especially those who engage in crime.
Democrats in these sanctuary states created this problem, and now they are protecting it as far as trying to stop ICE. All the while as they create the chaos on the streets, they blame ICE for causing the chaos.
what nonsense. these “sanctuary states” account for most of the U.S. economy and innovation: Cali., NY, Mass, Ill.,
most Dems in these states support reasonable immigration control. What ICE/border control is doing now, showing up masked, disappearing people, stopping random people who look hispanic that are U.S. citizens, harassing tourists because of anti-Trump social media posts, is not reasonable. People who expressed support for Palestinians are being stopped from entering the U.S. Trump is using ICE to, entry into the country as a way to punish people who don’t like him. Families literally do not know after weeks of asking where family members are after they’ve been picked up by ICE. There’s videos, which Mish has included in articles last week, of ICE agents holding kids hostage outside a house to make the parents come out.
So yes, far left Dems let too many people in and have dumb sanctuary laws but at least this is done pursuant to law. States are allowed to do that, stupid as it is. What Trump has done with ICE is getting to 1930s Germany level of insanity.
In your first sentence you named 3 of the top 4 states that are consistently LOSING population year after year now.
If its so great why are more people leaving year after year?
And it would be even worse if you start counting all the illegals
Which they do in the census
Your last sentence; ” at least this is done pursuant to law”
What does that mean?
In America most violent crimes are by African Americans. ICE can’t fix that. Some (fewer) violent crimes are by illegal aliena. ICE can help with that.
How dare you look at FBI statistics and then state uncomfortable truths!!!! Sarc.
60% of convictions for violent crimes are of white people. So, no, black people are not responsible for most violent crime in the US- whites are.
That shows you right there you are now delusional.
Don’t let facts get in the way of your ideology there Phil
Now some of you people are just saying some real bullshit out here
How many people here actually believe that statement?
60% of convictions for violent crimes are of white people. Look it up, dipshit
Meanwhile the majority of white people choose to live in a majority white neighborhood. Whether it is an upper income hood or a middle or lower middle class hood
So apparently they do not agree with you
No, he’s not delusional. He’s a legitimate troll. Best approach is to ignore him and click that “Hide” button which hides his bullshit from having to be viewed.
Thank you. I think I have to
As of 2019, adjusted for population size, approximately 1 out of every million white Americans killed killed a black person, while 12 out of every million black americans killed a white person.
Again, 60% of convictions for violent crimes are of white people. Once you’re doing word statistical bullshit like your post you can say anything you want. But the claim was black people commit the majority of violent crimes in the US, and that is factually false.
You are committing a classic base rate fallacy. Look it up …
Just the fact that black people commit more violent crime against white people than white people commit more violent crime against black people tells me all I know need to know
Are you disputing that?
Most violent crimes are committed by people in the lowest 15% socioeconomic status. Regardless of ethnicity.
This is why I advocate a $200/hr minimum wage for everyone! Raise all boats!! /s
60% of convictions for violent crime in the US are of white people, so your claim is bogus. What you might have said if you were more literate is that blacks commit violent crimes at a disproportionally higher rate in the US, but even if you had somehow managed to express that idea, you would have been failing to control for poverty, concentration of poverty, and fallout from centuries of racial repression. Let’s face facts- you’re not really bright enough to tackle these kinds of issues.
Why do you have control for poverty? So being poor is an excuse for violent crime now?
As of 2019, adjusted for population size, approximately 1 out of every million white Americans killed killed a black person, while 12 out of every million black americans killed a white person.
Yeah, look up how much violent crime is associated with poverty. “Excuse” that’s your weird idea not mine…. Poor whites commit violent crimes at really high rates, so you tell me is that an excuse? Retarded conservative thinking is what that is. Black and white television sucks, can’t imagine living my whole intellectual life without any degree of context or nuanced thought!
You really are living proof of the arrogant white liberal
You know Malcolm X even hated you.
To paraphrase He said at least the southern racist calls me a _igger to my face its those white liberals that conspire against me behind my back that are the ones to fear
You sound like a childless guy that is not happy and needs to take it out on everyone that does not think like him
not really. there are neighborhoods with higher crime rates, but ICE isn’t going to solve the problem because the perpetrators aren’t illegal immigrants.
and entire neighborhoods aren’t occupied by criminals. here it’s more like a fraction ruin the whole neighborhood.
Trump is going to help the Iranian protestors and kill the American protestors?
What is wrong with this deranged pervert?
What immediately stopped the protests in Iran (at least those against the regime) was the complete shutdown of the internet, particularly Starlink, thousands of whose terminals were present in Iran (I wonder who sent them). This was made possible thanks to the help of the Russians and the Chinese. The knowledge acquired in Ukraine, where the army initially communicated using Starlink, proved crucial.
Maybe the next idea of Trump’s team will be to look at the internet. We now know that the “services” in the USA, the NSA for example, can listen to all digital communications.
Yes, They will probably kill me… Steal my assets…
That is what Fascists do…
The government can easily shut down the net, either by ordering the backbone services to turn off the switches or destroying the infrastructure. Both possibilities are already planned for, if considered necessary.
I would take the Iranian protestors over the American protestors and legal observors
any day of the week
FAFO. Best if those in the streets of MN come to their senses and back down before MN winds up looking like Iran. Trump is looking for a reason to declare martial law. Don’t give it to him. This administration is different than any that has ever held power before in the USA.
It’s funny when I think of how many tout the ability of a population, such as in the USA, to fight against government because of the weapons people are allowed to hold. That is ludicrous. The government can easily overpower any ragtag group of citizens, such as are on the streets of MN, or even a citizen army. This isn’t France in 1789!
Right on Jojo.
The government loves creating/promoting insurrectionist thoughts in order to foster perceived crimes in order to arrest people and thereby justify more surveillance and laws for the entire population. Often what they’ll do is the FBI will infiltrate groups of poor blue-collar redneck types who blame their miserable lot in life on other people and who hate other people (blacks, Jews, gays, whatever) with undercover agents. These undercover agents then try to get the dumb rednecks to start saying and doing things that can be considered a crime. Then they arrest everybody and declare that they (FBI) just prevented some kind of major coup/insurrectionist plot against the government. 😱
The most recent example was the supposed plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor Whitmer a few years back, but an even better example was the J6 supposed “insurrection.”. Which was another example, like with Renee Good, where discretion can be the better part of valor. Had the J6’ers who were angry stayed home, they would not have been arrested, jailed, and undergone all that. For Renee, she’d still be alive.
These ordinary people don’t realize they are being used as pawns in a larger political game between heavyweights. They need to consider the saying, “when elephants tussle, blades of grass get trampled.”. We are the blades of grass.
#2 So only those living under rocks or wearing blinders get a reality check regarding living in glass houses when disputed in the courts and appealed to SC. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilized the National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol and other local law enforcement during expected weekend protests in downtown Minneapolis.
To little, to late. Plenty of destruction and disruption happened already.
My guess is that #2 is the main reason so far. No one has shot back at ICE yet. But I think it would take only once such incident (false flag or not) to give him enough PR cover to deploy.
My suspicion is that the brains behind Trump (Miller, Vought, Bannon) want to either control or nullify the mid-terms altogether and this is the way to do it.
Please who don’t see Trump’s 2nd presidency as a real attempt at permanent rupture with the previous status quo are missing the big picture.
I think we need to remember the “color revolutions” of recent years, which led to regime change. In some cases (for example, Maidan in Ukraine in 2014), gunmen appeared out of nowhere and started shooting at protesters and the police. Therefore, I think the state isn’t waiting for violent unrest. If it wants it, it will create it.
And trump seems hell bent on creating it.
I agree, there’s no going back for these peope. they know if they lose power they will likely spend the rest of their lives in prison. so they will do everything they can to maintain power.
Maidan in Minnesota, with snipers on high rises shooting protestors and the police alike? Vic Nuland approves of this tactic.
Judge Charles Breyer (CA) and Judge Jia Cobb (DC) said you cannot use the National Guard so what are you going to use? This is not Trump fault, but a forced reaction caused by the overstepping of the courts. What else are you supposed to use? Lawless behavior is rampant, and the behavior is appalling. We have all seen the videos. Do you remember Chaz? – what about all the business and residents that lived there? Did you write about them having their lives damaged? Wherever the national guard has been deployed, the crime rate has gone down significantly – New Orleans and Washington. If I lived in Chicago, Memphis, St Loius, Baltimore or Detroit, I would want them to come. Everyone wants to talk about the people’s rights but what about all the victims. I don’t get why the protestors are trying to protect drug dealers, rapists, murderers and anyone who breaks the law. They will all get their day in the proper venue where they have standing, an immigration court.
I’m concerned that your country has reached such a state that a governor and mayor are encouraging lawlessness to protect criminals. I hope Trump doesn’t deploy the army and if the morons then burn their own city let them deal with the fallout themselves. No federal aid for anything.
Just send in the FBI, the IRS and plenty of bean counters and charge tampon Tim, the loony mayor and the Somali grifters with any charge that will stick.
Hi Neal
Political corruption is pervasive across the entire political leadership at all levels and on both sides of the political aisle. We have all seen news articles about how many politicians come into federal office without significant material wealth and then suddenly have material wealth that cannot be explained by their ~$200k per year Congressional salary. Ilhan Omar is the most recent example that comes to mind.
The level that often gets the most attention is the federal level because people have been conditioned to pay more attention to politics at that level, which they cannot meaningfully influence, rather than the state and local (county, city) levels where they have way more influence.
Anyways, both sides are doing it, and both sides are fine with it. For the people behind the politicians who are really in charge (these are the people who’s names we will never know), the corruption serves as a reason for disposing of the politician when they are no longer serving a useful purpose, or to just keep the politician in line while they are in office.
While this all goes on, the public finances are being destroyed directly through gorging in debt and indirectly through inflation of the currency, which destroys its purchasing power. When this reaches a culmination point, what cannot continue to go on in its present form (e.g., the current form.of government) won’t.
Got gold and silver?
Neal what are you wearing an SA brown shirt you sound as if you are pro gestapo pro storm trooper
There is no rampant lawlessness in any of those cities. The government needs to create fear in the small people so they will welcome being ruled by a stronger, more powerful man.
Jon u r kidding Donny trump is a fat weak old and frail he has the IQ of a pumpkin hence the nickname pumpkin head anyways your fearless leader can’t even walk one mile with the wind at his sorry ass
I hope that u do not believe that nonsensical BS do u
Will 2nd Lt. trump be leading the troops into ths foreign state in order to take over full control of its assets and people>
No, his heel spurs and bloated belly prevent his serving in the armed forces.
2nd LT Trump will be flanked by the Fox News Blonde Bimbo Battalion (FNB3), whose chemically whitened teeth will blind some of the enemy and whose surgically enhanced faces will scare the rest to death.
The Orange-face brigade, named for their chosen color of face paint and weapon (i.e., Agent Orange) and often confused for being a Dutch unit, will prevent enemy retreats by dropping chemical weapons behind the enemy formation to prevent them from withdrawing from the battlefield.
A golden fleet of Little Marco ships led by the namesake Secretary of State, based in Florida and captained by Cuban exiles, will pound the trapped enemy formations from the sea.
Prettyboy Pete, aka SECWAR, will visit the troops to prance around in his hair gel and short sleeves that show off his “really cool” tattoos and talk about the “lethality” of the US military and how nobody in the world could have accomplished what they just did.
VPOTUS will work the TV networks to sell the citizens on how this is all totally legal and how things will be better after we raze the entire area to the ground and Jared Kushner and the Trump children complete Reconstruction to replace what was there with luxury hotels and other hospitality-related businesses.
VPOTUS will be joined by Linda Graham, who, mistaking this for an attack on Iran, will tell the audience how “these mullahs had it coming” while continually shifting in his seat in an effort to keep his hard-on at the thought of Iranian regime change from showing on camera.
The war will be paid for with reality TV subscriptions offered exclusively through the Truth Social platform, which will allow subscribers to vote on who should be attacked next and how.
Did I miss anything?
Haha Donny was a draft dodging chicken hawk