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Doctrix of Philosophy. History: Tibet, British India, Scythia, Turkestan. The Great Game. Himalayas. The Ancient World. Victorian Orientalism.
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“Mercurial” is too kind a word for the erratic mixture of spite, stupidity, and self-congratulation that is confronting the world from our country.
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As Musk once memorably said, “Anything can be hacked”.
I would like to hear more of Musk’s claim to have won the election for DJT
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Trump’s losing. He caved in bringing Abrego Garcia back. He looked like a child bickering with Musk. His big beautiful bill is dying. His military cosplay is a gamble that protesters will give him images of violence he’ll be able to put down to look strong. Don’t give him that. Make him look foolish
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Hegseth doesn't call them "troops" or something normal. He calls them "war fighters" and refers to "lethality." Because he likes the thought and he wants to unleash them on us.
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Following breathlessly on the heels of Noem’s obscene performance before Congress yesterday where she refused to acknowledge as valid the Supreme Court ruling on returning kidnapped deportee this is EXTRA worrisome.
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Finally, the founders knew that maintaining a firewall between the military and civilian law enforcement is a key safeguard against tyranny. This decision undermines that principle and risks normalizing a militarization of police functions in the United States. 7/8
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Third, we don’t know yet what kinds of tasks the Guard will be asked to perform. But Guard forces receive little to no training in civilian law enforcement. Throwing them into this role creates significant safety concerns for Guard members and civilians alike. 6/8
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Second, mobilizing 20,000 National Guard troops will require a tremendous outlay of public funds to pay for a mission that is not the Guard's job. Immigration enforcement, and law enforcement more generally, are the responsibility of civilian authorities, not the military. 4/8
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That means states can say no. While there may be states whose governors will be eager to go along, any state that does not want to provide troops for this effort cannot be forced to do so unless the president invokes the Insurrection Act. 3/8
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First, let’s clarify one thing: unless the president invokes the Insurrection Act and federalizes states' National Guard forces, he cannot do this without states' consent. Indeed, absent such federalization, these Guard personnel will remain under state command and control. 2/8
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Trump wanted all of that at his campaign rallies in early 2016, too. He’s a perpetual 7 year old boy pretending to be a battle-hardened General. Such a freak.
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Source:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
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Trump wants to be a king, so he’ll do whatever he thinks he can get away with to stop us from protesting against his sick, twisted, fascist agenda.
We the people still have our 1st amendment rights, so will the military follow the law and uphold the constitution or will they cave to Trump?
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8/14 PARDONS FOR SALE:
Elizabeth Fago: $1M-per-person MAGA Inc. dinner in April.
<3 weeks later: Trump pardoned her son Paul Walczak (pleaded guilty to tax crimes 2024).
One of many pardons for political/financial supporters or their associates.
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Trump posting “riots and looting” is false, I’ve been watching videos all day. ICE has been attacking people all day.
He is setting the stage to put out a fire - that they created, lying about it, blaming protesters, taking over Newsom authority and national guard.
#Trumpstag
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It’s like they think we have the memories of goldfish.
That we can’t remember what they did THIS FUCKING YEAR.
This is gaslighting on a biblical scale.
Fuck these people.
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More in sorrow than in anger…
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"You make me hit you" is the go-to of an abuser.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_C...
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Yes, it does.
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Mass nonviolence of the kind we have seen in the past really does not apply to a fully formed militarized and radicalized ideological fascist enemy and frankly people are going to need to embrace a diversity of tactics.