And 40% of the military voted for Harris in the first instance. They're not Trumpists. So minimum 2 of every 5 soldiers ordered to kill Americans are potential saboteurs bsky.app/profile/cloc... - ThreadSky

gregdoucette.bsky.social • 5 days ago

And 40% of the military voted for Harris in the first instance. They're not Trumpists.

So minimum 2 of every 5 soldiers ordered to kill Americans are potential saboteurs

https://bsky.app/profile/clockworkcanary.bsky.social/post/3lr2lumgib22z

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And all those tanks and tank crews and maintenance folk are in DC right now for trump’s b’day parade.

It takes planning and personnel to move that stuff and it doesn’t move by itself, there are crews.
Crews that need food, shelter, organizing, etc.

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tzemingdynasty.bsky.social•5 days ago

Not to mention the remaining senior military leadership still loyal to the Constitution, not to the President.

gregdoucette.bsky.social•5 days ago

Go about business as usual. They already did this in 2020 in 23 states + DC, it changed nothing. Arguably the National Guard is better about following rules of engagement than municipal police

https://bsky.app/profile/heraldofthemorn.bsky.social/post/3lr2mvsp2xc2s

heraldofthemorn.bsky.social•5 days ago

Doucette, I respect you, but please do your homework.

Also, how do we continue protesting with the National Guard here?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_David_McAtee

gregdoucette.bsky.social•5 days ago

Do you think the National Guard killing 1 person was a higher or lower body count than municipal police during that same timeframe?

https://bsky.app/profile/heraldofthemorn.bsky.social/post/3lr2njjwrlc2s

heraldofthemorn.bsky.social•5 days ago

I don't condone the convo you 2 are having right now. This situation is incredibly stressful. Please everyone calm down and take 5.

David McAtee was a real, valued human being.

Greg Doucette is an incredible asset to progressives. He is best known for indexing videos of police brutality.

heraldofthemorn.bsky.social•5 days ago

It's not a question of the NG vs. PD. You said the NG changed nothing. The guy who mentioned McAtee said I shouldn't listen to you, but I don't do purity tests & I'm not here to split hairs.

What I want to know is how can people continue to protest with the NG here? This is truly frightening.

jarlent.bsky.social•4 days ago

Why are you more afraid of the National Guard than cops?

gregdoucette.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yes, they did

Do you think that 1 death was more or less than the protestor body count by municipal police over the same time frame?

https://bsky.app/profile/theothersideoflfe.bsky.social/post/3lr2nd7ji5c24

gregdoucette.bsky.social•5 days ago

Feel like some of y'all talk a good game about 2020 but have totally forgotten what happened outside of narrow snippets

The thread is still on Twitter

gregdoucette.bsky.social•5 days ago

More popular myth than hard rule, but yes -- it doesn't take much

https://bsky.app/profile/thequantumscribe.bsky.social/post/3lr2nxjonrc2w

gregdoucette.bsky.social•5 days ago

National Guard killed one

Municipal police killed a lot more

To most people, killing fewer people is "better"

I'm sorry words offend you

https://bsky.app/profile/theothersideoflfe.bsky.social/post/3lr2o4nkels24

dravenr2190.bsky.social•5 days ago

I was aware of the protests, just not these narrow snippets you speak of, do you mind elaborating or providing a link to this thread?

pullingaclaudia.bsky.social•5 days ago

Maybe it’s because I live in one of the most overpoliced cities in the country, but I’m flabbergasted by how many people don’t realize how brutal and with how much impunity cops act

theothersideoflfe.bsky.social•5 days ago

"They already did this in 2020 in 23 states + DC, it changed nothing. Arguably the National Guard is better about following rules of engagement than municipal police."

That is what you argued, and the killing of McAtee -- which was done by the KNG IN LEAGUE WITH THE MUNICIPAL POLICE HERE...

theothersideoflfe.bsky.social•5 days ago

Disproves your argument. But go ahead, tell me how you know better even though I was here in Louisville protesting with my fellow residents.

theothersideoflfe.bsky.social•5 days ago

Also "1 death" man David McAtee was beloved by this community, who he fed day in and day out until the night of his murder. You don't know shit about what happened here. It wasn't some law school debate.

david.uncensored.zip•5 days ago

sometimes, I hate how right you are.

chessercat.bsky.social•5 days ago

Something like 1 in 3 people killed by a stranger is killed by police. Not the National Guard, who have rules and training.

mngwinn.bsky.social•5 days ago

That was certainly my experience living in Minneapolis in 2020. I didn’t like them being here, but they were more predictable and less scary than the MPD

wolfpacfive.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yup, hence my comment that the ROE in Kabul probably not looser than what ICE currently follows.

tedos.bsky.social•5 days ago

National Guard definitely better than LAPD/LASD. My concern is that it becomes an excuse for red state govs to call in their NG (and I’m not sure Newsom won’t). And Hegseth wasn’t SecDef in 2020. Though the real concern I suspect is DoJ prosecutions.

theothersideoflfe.bsky.social•5 days ago

Are you fucking nuts? The Kentucky National Guard killed David McAtee in Louisville in 2020.

shelev.bsky.social•5 days ago

I live here too and next sat 6/14
There are national protests and
100s in CA especially SoCal
I’m one of the organizers of one

milayna.bsky.social•5 days ago

Now I don't live in LA, but I used to live in the DC suburbs, and if Guards started running around the streets of my Fairfax to help in beating up my neighbors who were being kidnapped by masked thugs, + some1 told me "Just go about business as usual", I'd tell to shove it where the sun don't shine

christosilvia.bsky.social•4 days ago

"whoops sorry boss I put gasoline in the diesel truck again. Yes sir I am an idiot. Yes sir it won't happen again" (it happens again)

franzferdinand2.bsky.social•5 days ago

Also, officers specifically are more anti-trump than pro.

omarbradley.bsky.social•5 days ago

I think you make a good point, using the NG as trump's personal sturmabteilung won't be quite that easy.

I still think it's part of trump's overall plan to never willingly leave power.

I'll be curious to know your take on why he declares martial law, if and when he does.
https://bsky.app/profile/radleybalko.bsky.social/post/3lr2jzyfeos2p

senorgreygoose.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yup. And how many Trump supporting troops would consider summary execution of civilians a bridge too far.

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