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The Trump administration reportedly plans to mobilize up to 1,700 National Guard troops across 19 states in the coming weeks to support its immigration and anti-crime crackdowns, a dramatic expansion of the controversial operation that’s seen federal agents and Guard troops carrying out activities across Washington, D.C.

The troops, who will largely be activated across Republican-controlled states, will serve in support of the administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, as well as other law enforcement priorities, according to comment from unnamed Pentagon officials and documents obtained by Fox News.

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[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

"Crime crackdown".

What fucking crime?

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Fake problem so he can deploy troops for no reason and later declare victory. Typical Trump bullshit.

[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 133 points 5 days ago

It's embarrassing that the news media just repeats his "anti-crime" lie.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 5 days ago

Yeah, "The Independent" has never lived up to its name, but if you had asked me a decade or two ago, I'd have thought it would draw the line at or before blatant fascist suppression of all dissent..

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

It wasn't too bad when it started, but now it's owned by Lebedev and some Saudi frontman, and it has become increasingly erratic.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 101 points 5 days ago

It's not a "crime crackdown" or a "law and order crackdown". Why does the Independent have to sanitize what he is doing? This is an authoritarian intimidation tactic.

[-] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 43 points 5 days ago

The media is either complicit or already intimidated depending on the outlet.

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

The Independent is a UK paper. They're complicit.

[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 95 points 5 days ago

It's paint by numbers dictatorship. They're literally going through a checklist of how to instill a dictatorship.

[-] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 67 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Military coup, you asslicking fake journalists.

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[-] x00z@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

Trump smells so much like Hitler.

[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Hitler had a big problem with flatulence, so you're probably right.

[-] kennedy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 4 days ago

Not to be paranoid but I have a strange feeling that he's not leaving after his term is over. This national guard thing might go wrong with people fighting against it then someone will get shot/die and it will be used as a way to gain even more control (like what happened in South Korea minus the better outcome). Or he is going to start a war as a way to stay in power.

[-] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 36 points 4 days ago

That's been obvious for a long time now. He incited an insurrection the last time he didn't want to leave office. He'll do anything and everything he needs to stay in power.

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[-] hemmes@lemmy.world 41 points 4 days ago

There is no crime problem (relatively). Just like there is no migrant problem.

But you know what would bring crime down? Equality.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago

The crime is coming from inside the (white) house.

[-] LovingHippieCat@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Since noone is posting it, here's a list of the states:

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming

So almost entirely red states that went for trump. I live in one of these states right next to an Air Force base. It'll be terrifying if I go to some places this or next weekend and happen to see National Guard. Fucking nuts.

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[-] Zier@fedia.io 47 points 5 days ago

President is using American military to invade America as per putin's instructions.

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 5 days ago

Yay mobilization against the civilian population was never a bad sign for a government!

[-] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Do you know what they called the law that gave legislative power to Adolf Hitler's newly formed executive in 1933? "Gesetz zur Behebung der Not von Volk und Reich" so roughly "Law for the remediation of distress to people and reich". It strikes me that by rhetorically elevating the normal levels of crime to the level of distress to the people and country, and then activating emergency powers, Donald Trump is following in the same footsteps.

[-] teft@piefed.social 34 points 4 days ago

Where’s the fucking epstein list donnie? People aren’t going to forget no matter how many distractions you try.

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 30 points 4 days ago

Hitler gives the order to invade Poland

Liberals on lemmy: it's just a dIsTrAcTiOn!

[-] prole 26 points 4 days ago

Fucking for real... I also want them to keep it in the news cycle, but not everything is a fucking distraction when you're country is literally in the midst of a fascist takeover

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[-] KnitWit@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago

If anything, Epstein is the distraction. Not one piece of new information has come out in years. People made fucking jokes about lolita island 20 years ago. His supporters do not care. At all. All this does is fire up the conspiracy folks, who all support him and will continue to support him.

Trump takes over a police departmment and sends national guardsmen, with weapons now, to police the streets. ‘But what about the thing everyone on this planet has known about forever?’ Motherfucker has video of him talking about his good friend who ‘likes girls on the younger side.’ We already know. Shut the fuck up with this distraction shit.

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[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 32 points 4 days ago

That is a lot of power and money being used to avoid talking about the Epstein files and the young girl rapes that went on.

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[-] painteddoggie@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago

So who else is convinced the only possible decent future for yourself and your family is to leave the US? I hate myself for even being capable of considering that option, but really, what can I do to change the course of history? Can I change the course for my family?

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

My partner and I left the first chance we could. No regrets. In addition to our own personal safety (queer, trans, PoC, immigrant), life is just so much more enjoyable outside the US. Even if you disregard the Nazi takeover, the country is like 50 years behind any other developed nation. There's no public transit, there's no health care, education is dead, the food and water are slowly poisoning everyone, and half the country is violently opposed to behaving as a society.

I know it's not a realistic option for everyone but for anyone who might have the means but is on the fence about it, it's worth it. The other side really is greener. The easiest paths out are through work, education, or family

[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I’m trapped here dawg. No way out because I don’t have the family, nor education, nor job to get out. I’m going to fight in Civil War 2….I guess.

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[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

I left many years ago, before Trump was anything but a bad joke on reality TV. I have no regrets. If your vote is suppressed, vote with your feet. It's also OK to stay and fight, but not everyone is in a position to do that.

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago

For the next probably 5 to 10 years it's a forgone conclusion. If you just look at the probability of what could happen it would really be an outside chance that things just get better at the next election cycle. Shit had been going downhill for 12 years. Which party gets in just determines how fast we're pumping the gas.

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[-] RanryuuRain@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 days ago

Crime crackdown? Have you looked in the Whitehouse? Plenty of crime to be found there.

[-] NeilBru@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Posse Comitatis

The Act does not prevent the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard under state authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within its home state or in an adjacent state if invited by that state's governor. The United States Coast Guard (under the Department of Homeland Security) is not covered by the Act either, primarily because although it is an armed service, it also has a maritime law enforcement mission.

The title of the Act comes from the legal concept of posse comitatus, the authority under which a county sheriff, or another law officer, can conscript any able-bodied person to assist in keeping the peace.

[-] floopus@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

Anyone who supports trump is a facist. They may not think so, and won't like being called that. But that's what they are

[-] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 28 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

When the smoke clears and the casualties are tallied by all the respective news outlets,…. Remember that this was all avoidable.

None of this had to happen.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 12 points 4 days ago

Trump wasn't inevitable but fascism coming to the US was. Both parties were committed to a dance that only ends one way.

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[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago

America is fucked.

[-] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

He files bro. Trust me the files a will end it bro, one more scandal bro I promise.

Meanwhile, martial law is coming.

But keep talking about the files

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[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

so national military parade times 20

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Every one of those NG knows this is illegal and they will be dismissed the day before deployment benefits kick in. If Posse Commitatutus doesn’t matter anymore, please just one guy try target practice on the big orange blob

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

"Crime". They are there to prevent any kind of protest against the power grab.

[-] 60d@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 days ago

Lol you gave him an inch, now watch him take your mile.

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