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submitted 1 year ago by zero@fek.xyz to c/news@lemmy.world

Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, ramping up after the White House ordered federal forces to take over the city’s police department and reduce crime in what the president called — without substantiation — a lawless city.

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[-] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 211 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It is a lawless city though. The other day there was a pedophile on top of the white house and he’s still there

[-] krigo666@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

You deserve a gazillion upvotes.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

For copying the post from earlier today?

[-] three@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

I'm narwhalling my bacon with two broken arms!

[-] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 72 points 1 year ago

Don't let this distract you from Epstein.

[-] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 77 points 1 year ago

no actually. don't let Epstein distract you from the fact that this is quite literally a fascist takeover of our government. yes, trump is a pedophile, but weve known this for years, there is no new information from the Epstein files regarding trump. the time to be angry about him being a pedophile was years ago, the time to be angry at a con man organizing a fascist takeover of the seat of our federal government is now.

[-] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago

I'm allowed to be angry about two things, so I'm good.

[-] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

For real. The end result and what we want is the same, and it's guided by much more than these two things. All of you that are pushing this "only talk about one thing" narrative either need to reevaluate the way you're thinking, and if not, fuck off.

[-] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

everyone in the epstein files should rot in a cell until the end of time. but that will never ever happen if people don't start focusing on the more pressing things, like the takeover of our federal government. why would those files change anything right now? we know many people in power are pedophiles, and it's pretty common that some big name gets discovered as a pedo and absolutely nothing changes. they rarely even lose their job. why would that change now?

y'all are chasing those files without realizing it's a carrot on a stick, a tantalizing taste of actual change that will never have any effect until the other more pressing issues with our government are resolved.

[-] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

One of those things is only making half of the country angry.

One of those is making 80% of the country angry.

Both.

[-] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Bold strategy, let's see how it works out for him...

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah which is why this isn't a fucking distraction and it's getting tiresome seeing it in the comments of very fucking serious shit.

[-] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nazi. They are called Nazis. Also, Trump fucked a child and he's covering it up in the most obvious way.

[-] blinfabian@feddit.nl 14 points 1 year ago

i think more than one tbh, but yeah

[-] thedruid@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

Amyone military that doesn't refuse this order, they are a fucking traitor. I don't care what the reason.

[-] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Agreed.

I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 1 year ago
[-] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

And oath breakers:

I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Below is specifically the oath of office for national guard, which includes the lines I've put in bold...

I, (First, Middle, Last Name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State (Commonwealth, District, Territory) of against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the Governor of the State (Commonwealth, District, Territory) of ,

that I make this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the Office of (Grade) in the Army/Air National Guard of the State (Commonwealth, District, Territory) of upon which I am about to enter, so help me God.

Edit: I'm not defending the national guard soldiers, but they DO answer directly to the president as per their oath

[-] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

These guardsmen should just take over the Whitehouse and remove Trump. Would be better for them and America.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 1 year ago

We'd get the Taliban/daesh (The Base) coup version, rather than actual freedom fighting revolutionaries, because people are more scared of pinks than Nat soc

[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is a stain on the armed forces. Anyone in the Guard should be fucking embarrassed to admit what they do for a living.

That also goes for any other member of a military organization or agency that complies with orders like this.

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

King Donny doesn’t want to see the poors on the streets. King Donny wants to rape your children.

any politician, who wants to be a presidential candidate, needs to declare that when it's over, they will all be declared traitors for violating their duties.

at best it might encourage more deserters. at worse it will show that they have guts.

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Army national guard sent to protect traitor felon rapist so that he can wipe his ass with the constitution the literal document the national guard swore to protect

[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Is this something he can legally do in DC, but not other cities?

[-] hansolo@lemmy.today 15 points 1 year ago

Sort of. It's at least much much easier because DC is under the jurisdiction of Congress. The Home Rule Act allows 30 days with congressional notification. There's no other governance structure to fight against.

If there was some real emergency and not just "Stop Talking About Epstein" in other parts of the country, the President can likely nationalize the local NG and direct them to go places and do things, but the governor and state legislature, and the state's Congresspeople can push back. DC has none of those (sorry Eleanor Holmes Norton, not vote, no count).

[-] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 12 points 1 year ago

Testing the waters. Unchecked, these fascists will one day knock on your door. Decide now how you wish to answer them.

[-] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago

Specifically, yes, though it is also specified for emergency use and is limited to thirty days. So basically he's just doing whatever the fuck he wants and nobody with authority or means is stopping him. These are unlawful orders being followed by FUCKING COWARDS.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago

He'll do anything to distract from the Epstein files.
Bibi taught him well.
Then again, his predecessors did the same.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago

This isn't a fucking distraction, this is the fascist takeover of our nation's capital for fuck sake.

This is a test case for the future of every blue city in this country.

We need to keep the Epstein shit in the news, but not everything is a meaningless distraction from it.

This is very very very bad.

[-] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

Por que no los dos

[-] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Potential murders arrived*

[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

This is to secure Washington for control and bigger takeovers to come

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