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ancianita

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44. True. Yet they, like their taco leader never thought it through. Beyond
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 07:31 PM
Jun 18

dreaming they'll learn the hard way, we should acknowledge the important work Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttegieg, our congressional Democrats and Gavin Newsom are doing -- publicly facing the felon's maga and speaking convincingly about what they're facing. They are (helped by the felon's latest war indecisiveness) working to move maga toward its own safety and the future of its children/grandchildren.

This doubt spreading is on MSNBC news tonight, as well it should be.

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ICE has 22000 employees. Adding 700 national guard is hardly more than a stunt. RockRaven Jun 18 #1
somehow that sounds worse stillcool Jun 18 #30
They have been taking these "baby steps" DENVERPOPS Jun 18 #36
Homeland Security blew their budget, now they are raiding Nat Guard budget. travelingthrulife Jun 19 #50
And here I thought using the military in such a method inside the US borders was illegal. cstanleytech Jun 18 #2
It's a pushing of a test run UpInArms Jun 18 #4
Its a loophole purple_haze Jun 18 #13
those are national guard stillcool Jun 18 #28
active duty also. purple_haze Jun 18 #35
Trump deployed the stillcool Jun 18 #38
Active duty Army and Marine Corps purple_haze Jun 18 #40
I'm amazed at how little I know. Thank You stillcool Jun 18 #45
wow! purple_haze Jun 18 #47
MAGAots DENVERPOPS Jun 18 #37
So trump is going to try to juggle two wars: war with Iran, and a Civil War. Good luck with that dumb uck. C Moon Jun 18 #3
and they whined for 30 years in late nite fillabusters against d congresses deficits ? snork AllaN01Bear Jun 18 #19
They're trying to normalize this fucking shit and it's not subtle. Karasu Jun 18 #5
Slippery slope. Baitball Blogger Jun 18 #6
we are already sliding down. nt Javaman Jun 18 #10
If they went after the ones employing undocumented immigrants, the immigration would all stop tomorrow. Scrivener7 Jun 18 #7
It's ethnic cleansing. BumRushDaShow Jun 18 #8
Yes, but they don't JUST want to create a space where there are no tan or brown people. I think we underestimate Scrivener7 Jun 18 #11
It's the "Call of Duty" / "Fortnite" video-game playing nuts BumRushDaShow Jun 18 #12
Exactly. Scrivener7 Jun 18 #14
Good "human nature" analysis BumRushDaShow Jun 18 #16
Right? It makes so much senseless stuff make sense. Scrivener7 Jun 18 #18
Yeah...but then they'd have to arrest WHITE people for immigration CRIMES Bengus81 Jun 18 #20
Totally right about the mass psychology of it. But what happens to the actual economies of those states because of it. ancianita Jun 18 #41
Those states are the ones who voted for it. Maybe if it happened those states would learn to quit demonizing the Scrivener7 Jun 18 #42
True. Yet they, like their taco leader never thought it through. Beyond ancianita Jun 18 #44
felon is creating his own Vietnam Marthe48 Jun 18 #9
Latinos in Florida and Texas voted for Trump. nycbos Jun 18 #15
Same stupidity as the Palestinian protestors wolfie001 Jun 18 #23
red states samsingh Jun 18 #17
Who would want to join the military now? BradBo Jun 18 #21
Federal attack on the Democratic Party wolfie001 Jun 18 #22
My passport is going in my purse right now! Native Jun 18 #24
Tyson OC375 Jun 18 #25
Arrest Pete Hegseth and Tom Homan now! Initech Jun 18 #26
700 Marines just for the City of Angels.... Lovie777 Jun 18 #27
Out of the MILLIONS who call LA home. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 18 #29
700 Marines with no ROE BidenRocks Jun 18 #43
I'm sure that MagaMike is deliriously happy. Ferrets are Cool Jun 18 #31
You don't deploy 700 soldiers and marines to have them do "clerical functions". LudwigPastorius Jun 18 #32
So, it looks like red states are targets too Farmer-Rick Jun 18 #33
He will shake his wealthy supporters down so they can be exempt. travelingthrulife Jun 19 #49
Didn't Germany do something like this with the Jews from 1933 to 1945? Botany Jun 18 #34
Everything Trump touches Dies. Evolve Dammit Jun 18 #39
So now the red states will feel it. Figarosmom Jun 18 #46
Snow Queen Puppy Killer blew her budget by 1 billion, requesting 2 billion more. travelingthrulife Jun 19 #48
Can these soldiers JustAnotherGen Jun 19 #51
Trump is using our military as part of his personal Gazpacho. (Thanks MTG) Norrrm Jun 19 #52
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