Post AxT8ZkZeCdmqMCMVkG by ewos1986@norden.social
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(DIR) Post #AxSqttj05jj7M3C6yG by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-23T14:41:09Z
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#Trump *crime* crackdown deploys #troops in Washington's safest sites"It's boring. We're not really doing much," said Sergeant Fox, who declined to give his first name.Fox is among almost 2,000 #NationalGuard troops, including 1,200 from 6 #Republican-led states, who are being deployed in #Washington as part of an extraordinary #militarization inside the #Democratic-led city.#law #military #DC #HomeRule #MilitaryState #WhiteSupremacy #authoritarianism #TrumpCoup2 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-crime-crackdown-deploys-troops-washingtons-safest-sites-2025-08-23/
(DIR) Post #AxSr6xVtJiWorxI4zg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-23T14:43:44Z
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Hundreds of #NationalGuard soldiers in #military fatigues & #combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, & treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington's National Mall, one of the safest parts of America's capital.On occasion an angry local would hurl verbal abuse at them, but the #soldiers simply shrugged & carried on what appeared to be an undemanding assignment.#Trump #law #WashingtonDC #HomeRule #MilitaryState #autocracy #Gestapo #TrumpCoup2
(DIR) Post #AxSrK56AQXcG9tW1uS by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-23T14:46:06Z
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The #soldiers, some of whom told Reuters they did not get involved in arrests, are *officially* in #Washington to support a federal crackdown on what #Trump calls a *crime epidemic*. But that depiction appears to run counter to the fact that #crime rates overall have shrunk in recent years.#law #military #NationalGuard #DC #HomeRule #MilitaryState #democracy #CivilRights #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2
(DIR) Post #AxSrQ1HvVTgK4vqcKW by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-23T14:47:09Z
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That disconnect, combined with the troop concentration near the #WashingtonMonument, the #LincolnMemorial & in view of the US #Capitol Building, highlights criticism by the city's #Democratic leaders that this massive deployment is more a #show of #power by #Trump, rather than a serious effort to fight #crime.#law #military #NationalGuard #DC #HomeRule #MilitaryState #democracy #CivilRights #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2
(DIR) Post #AxSrRZDepxJBbUaZ0K by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-08-23T14:47:27Z
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@Nonilex Normalizing the sight of heavily-armed troops and military vehicles at national monuments and tourist sites is very much akin to getting on the back of a smiling tiger. When their orders change or the tiger gets hungry, it will very hard to get off.
(DIR) Post #AxSrWhFmORxJyA1kSe by Lizette603_23@mastodon.social
2025-08-23T14:48:20Z
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@Nonilex Our country is a cesspool
(DIR) Post #AxSraJwkzPQkqJrEY4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-23T14:49:02Z
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By contrast with central #Washington, residents of #Ward8 in the city's southeast - the area with the highest #crime rate - said there was not a guardsman in sight. With the ward's murder rate dwarfing that of most other neighborhoods, many locals said they might welcome #troops on their streets."I haven't seen any. This is where they need to be," said Shawana Turner, 50, a housing case manager on a Ward 8 street.#Trump #law #US #military #NationalGuard #WashingtonDC #HomeRule #MilitaryState
(DIR) Post #AxSre3lR68E1oOLT72 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-23T14:49:43Z
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By contrast with central #Washington, residents of #Ward8 in the city's southeast - the area with the highest #crime rate - said there was not a guardsman in sight. With the ward's murder rate dwarfing that of most other neighborhoods, many locals said they might welcome #troops on their streets."I haven't seen any. This is where they need to be," said Shawana Turner, 50, a housing case manager on a Ward 8 street.#Trump #law #US #military #NationalGuard #WashingtonDC #HomeRule #MilitaryState
(DIR) Post #AxSrmbeKzpSpDr6HdA by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-23T14:51:15Z
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@Lizette603_23 That’s what Trump says anyway
(DIR) Post #AxSrmwWxMT2Nz2oBXc by kristen_d@mastodon.social
2025-08-23T14:51:17Z
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@Nonilex #ICE #Scumbag #PiecesOfShit #Nazi #Cunts can go fuck themselves. #GOP #Traitors
(DIR) Post #AxSs5z2eFVWVH2i9lQ by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-23T14:54:45Z
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Deploying #troops on #US streets is rare & controversial. #NationalGuard have been sent to #Washington in recent years, to help bolster security at presidential inaugurations & during #protests, including the #Jan6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol by #Trump supporters [though deployed there very late & very much after the crimes occurred].#law #US #military #DC #HomeRule #MilitaryState #democracy #CivilRights #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2
(DIR) Post #AxSsHuYmjnKYqiQkxE by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-23T14:56:54Z
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But the city's declining #crime rate, coupled with the limited involvement of the #troops in crime fighting, has raised questions about the political motivations behind the current deployment.Randy Manner, a retired #NationalGuard major general, said he believed the deployment is a step towards #Trump sending National Guard troops into other #Democratic-led #cities.#law #US #military #WashingtonDC #HomeRule #MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2
(DIR) Post #AxSsMOHiAEr8CGa2wC by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-23T14:57:43Z
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“Not in our lifetimes has a president said that I'm going to use uniformed #soldiers to reduce #crime,” Manner told Reuters.“There will be soldiers in other cities in the not-too-distant future. We're turning this into a militarized environment, & it's extremely sad.”#Trump #law #US #military #NationalGuard #WashingtonDC #DC #HomeRule #MilitaryState #democracy #CivilRights #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #coup #TrumpCoup2
(DIR) Post #AxSsnIxY4TPzV2z0j2 by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-08-23T15:02:34Z
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@Nonilex Donald Trump has never met a nuance he did not ignore, or fail or refuse to understand.The reasons and purposes for which he has posted troops and armed federal agents in Washington, DC, are not likely to be the ones Trump admits to, and they are likely to shift as rapidly as his moods.
(DIR) Post #AxSstGOwUlaHIrdb9c by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-23T15:03:39Z
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Reuters spoke to 20 #NationalGuard members, from #WestVirginia, #SouthCarolina, #Mississippi, & #Tennessee. Governors from #Republican-led states #Ohio & #Louisiana have also sent Guard #troops at #Trump's request.The #soldiers told Reuters they had been instructed not to talk to the #press. Instead they had all been issued a printed statement they produced from their pockets. It states they are in the city to support "district & federal law enforcement by keeping #DC beautiful & safe."#law
(DIR) Post #AxSt6XdxhTbuXlziKG by Lizette603_23@mastodon.social
2025-08-23T15:05:55Z
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@Nonilex freely translated, he's the cess in the pool
(DIR) Post #AxSt6tZSAv4mYA3QLw by kristen_d@mastodon.social
2025-08-23T15:06:07Z
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@Nonilex No credit for these idiots who *obey the raping felon shitbag. Start standing up to the piece of shit. Say NO, assholes. #FuckTrump
(DIR) Post #AxSv046EpZRV5NGAwy by troy_frizzell@mstdn.social
2025-08-23T15:27:15Z
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@Nonilex I notice that "Sergeant Fox" didn't refuse illegal orders as is required.Just followed orders. We're going to need a lot of trials at the end of this thing.
(DIR) Post #AxT8ZkZeCdmqMCMVkG by ewos1986@norden.social
2025-08-23T17:59:10Z
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@Nonilex I don’t get it: where’s the civil disobedience?
(DIR) Post #AxTXlcu52qO6tegAng by phillychuck@jawns.club
2025-08-23T22:41:32Z
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@Nonilex You suppose they are going to give this mission a name and craft a decoration for all the soldiers? Operation WTF?
(DIR) Post #AxTtTlKNBRtInordw0 by joriki@infosec.exchange
2025-08-24T02:44:56Z
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@Nonilex wapo reporting Chicago https://archive.is/LqS7G