I think today is a good demonstration of why Trump invoking the insurrection act will be a total disaster for him, actually which isn’t to say a lot of people won’t get hurt, but it’s not going to go the way they want in the end - ThreadSky

rincewind.run • 9 days ago

I think today is a good demonstration of why Trump invoking the insurrection act will be a total disaster for him, actually

which isn’t to say a lot of people won’t get hurt, but it’s not going to go the way they want in the end

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minerva1.bsky.social•9 days ago

There are 360 million Americans.

To compare, there were 20 million Syrians when Assad launched his failed 15 year war on the people.

spacenacho.bsky.social•9 days ago

Really seems like this administration bought into it's own hype and forgot all about the logistics issues that would happen, not to mention their PR is terrible

elkmovie.bsky.social•9 days ago

“Surely this rabble with shopping carts and water bottles are no match for our muscular warfighters”

cullenskink.bsky.social•9 days ago

Hegseth getting visibly hard as he says ‘warfighters’

tkingfisher.com•9 days ago

Oh, they’re convinced armies run on testosterone.

crimsonruari.bsky.social•9 days ago

But not in a trans way.

Gods they’re so stupid. It’s infuriating and embarrassing

theryusui.bsky.social•9 days ago

i hope the fuckers get humiliated

boylan.xyz•9 days ago

They also fired all the people who handled the logistics.

bazza.bsky.social•9 days ago

Honestly seems to me like they're making the mistake of attacking the resistance where it's strongest and most able to rebuff them, because they've confused a massive opposing force for a big juicy target.

incompletemachine.bsky.social•9 days ago

what happened today specifically?

twotimesjohnny.bsky.social•9 days ago

Look up Paramount California

midatlantica.bsky.social•9 days ago

It will be a disaster for all involved. Americans will be hurt. There will be casualties, disappearings, and incarcerations. So much pain to come, and it was entirely of our own choosing.

colbosch.bsky.social•9 days ago

We couldn't defeat an insurrection in a country 1/10th our size in 20 years.

midatlantica.bsky.social•9 days ago

Can you imagine having to resist this for 20 years at home?

colbosch.bsky.social•9 days ago

I'd rather not answer that question. I am not in the head space to examine my own actions during the GWoT against those of ICE, etc. today.

tesseract.bsky.gay•9 days ago

okay but we DID massacre millions and kids still have to step over land mines on the way to school there so

colbosch.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yes. That is very possible here.

tesseract.bsky.gay•9 days ago

fuck i hope not

colbosch.bsky.social•9 days ago

Me too.

tesseract.bsky.gay•9 days ago

❣️

tesseract.bsky.gay•9 days ago

also i forgot how long the vietnam war lasted but yeah this works in any number of countries, our military loves losing

notniloc.bsky.social•9 days ago

edwoodk.bsky.social•9 days ago

He’s Hitler’s developmentally disabled failson.

crosis101.bsky.social•9 days ago

A lot of people are gonna have to make a lot of hard choices in about 6 weeks..

jlray.bsky.social•9 days ago

i remained convinced the people in the military we should be most worried about in this regard actually fucking hate it

hoptimusprime.bsky.social•9 days ago

yeah, they've lost LAPD:

vollmerine.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yeah. It would be a disaster, but like in the best way imaginable.

robbysimpson.bsky.social•9 days ago

ehhhhhhh a whole bunch of innocent people would die before Trump inevitably lost and ended up getting Mussolini'd

vollmerine.bsky.social•9 days ago

Agreed. Perhaps “best way imaginable” is a little too rose-tinted.

rowmaster.bsky.social•9 days ago

I am just catching up can someone give me the run down by what micah means? Please and thank you

ron.pds.walloftext.ca•9 days ago

I'm guessing it's this:

https://bsky.app/profile/jeremotographs.bsky.social/post/3lr2duyta5k2y

rowmaster.bsky.social•9 days ago

Thank you

matrixman124.hellthread.vet•9 days ago

They were never the majority

tcbullfrog.bsky.social•9 days ago

It's kind of like saying "don't worry, they won't be able to actually use the EVA units to crush everyone because they can't actually control the giant kaiju angel clones at the center of it and if they try to use them they'll just run amock."

OK, still bad!

sattch.bsky.social•8 days ago

He's still just poking the hornet's nest, he hasn't slithered in to grab the queen... yet.

cyesterling.bsky.social•8 days ago

It's logistics are an absolute nightmare for Trump. The size of the united states alone makes it impossible to occupy with our current troops. Too many people own high power firearms and can make a solid boom stick if needed. He does not have the majority behind him. He can hurt but he can't win.

keeganc15.bsky.social•9 days ago

If we’ve learned anything it’s that Americans HATE being told or forced to do anything by the federal government.

wudang.com•9 days ago

nothing in the wild ever goes the way anyone expects. that's also why no one in their right mind wants tanks on the streets. imho he's underestimated the country. there are still some of us who prefer democracy, peace, tranquility, and a place for everybody at the table.

crzwdjk.bsky.social•9 days ago

Kinda like Manafort's previous client then

debbshock.com•9 days ago

oh no it will not.

captainahab.bsky.social•9 days ago

The National Guard is going to provide them with basically zero useful help.

robbysimpson.bsky.social•9 days ago

the national guard might be on the other side lmao

victorsforza77.bsky.social•9 days ago

If state national guards won't comply then trump will use mercenaries or the regular military. He fired USAF GEN JCOS CQ BROWN ADM FRANCETTI PLUS THE JAGS. he did so because BROWN/FRANCETTI probably would disobey orders to use the military against civilians. He now has a 3star USAF stooge as JCOS

kcclyburn.bsky.social•9 days ago

Being a fascist police state takes a lot of bureaucracy actually

jafedorko.bsky.social•9 days ago

You mean GROK can’t help them?! (Of course not - SATIRE) …

rincewind.run•9 days ago

good thing they fired all the bureaucrats! I’m sure a bunch of tv news anchors can plan a counterinsurgency

robbysimpson.bsky.social•9 days ago

the United States military has never won a counterinsurgency

let's see who Trump has available to fight this counterinsurge... oop

daphnelawless.com•9 days ago

Eh, they subdued the Sioux, eventually

robbysimpson.bsky.social•9 days ago

that wasn't a counterinsurgency, that was an ethnic cleansing

metabluesky.bsky.social•9 days ago

We won one, in the Philippines, but that was the exception in every single way in the ways this wouldn't be.

azery.bsky.social•9 days ago

Deal with counterinsurgency is really difficult and requires strong public relations, good bureaucracy and a strong, well motivated force.

Trump only has the latter of the three and even to en its dwindling

mpinga.bsky.social•9 days ago

Tapper’s book tour will likely be cut short, so he should have some extra time to pitch in.

dave.bzky.team•9 days ago

They are counting on dem governors and mayors to do the heavy lifting for them, which is not an especially dumb bet.

hwabtyes.bsky.social•9 days ago

Following their logic, perhaps someone from a fashion show on Fox should lead. Do they have fashion shows on Fox? They must, I see them all dress the same and go to the same plastic surgeon too. Noem might sign up; she likes playing dress up.

winniethewitch.bsky.social•9 days ago

Awful lot of LA cops are Hispanic.

occamshavecream.bsky.social•9 days ago

We’ll all be added to the Signal planning chat

fito-telmata.bsky.social•9 days ago

As long as I'm not added to Stephen Miller's polycule chat.

joofie57.bsky.social•9 days ago

Pretty sure Miller is in a monocule now.

cullenskink.bsky.social•9 days ago

That’s just him sobbing now

kcclyburn.bsky.social•9 days ago

trump has definitely said “why can’t we just nuke them” at least twice by now

ttsci.bsky.social•9 days ago

They flat out do not have the numbers, especially to contain multiple protests. A dozen protests across LA will spread resources too thin to be meaningful.

pershing48.bsky.social•9 days ago

"Oh let's see, it takes ten Feds and two trucks to arrest one immigrant so I think 2,000 fatass Proud Boys with guns should be enough to pacify the entire nation during civil unrest"

victorsforza77.bsky.social•9 days ago

Doesn't matter they have a lot of guns they want a massacre so they can call for some type of State of emergency or even martial law.

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