I think this belongs here, as it could presage more shootings…
Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say
Troops with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska are preparing after President Donald Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, defense officials told The Washington Post late Saturday, after President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to unrest there.
The soldiers are assigned to two infantry battalions with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division, which is based in Alaska and specializes in cold-weather operations.
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The White House said in a statement that it’s typical for the Pentagon “to be prepared for any decision the President may or may not make.” Spokespeople for the Defense Department did not respond to requests for comment. The development was reported earlier by ABC News.
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Trump wanting people to be put to death for reminding the military that they don’t have to follow illegal orders suggests to me that he’s got some illegal orders on deck.
Trump called the video “really bad, and dangerous to our Country” and “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???” One hour later, Trump posted: “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH.”
Damn, and Kelly is both a Combat Pilot and Shuttle Pilot along with what happened to his wife Gabby Giffords. I really can’t keep up with the horrific shit that pours forth daily from him.
I heard today on NBC that FBI agents are being temporarily assigned investigate thefts from FBI vehicles in Minnesota. Maybe they can tighten up security for their vehicles.
One might wonder if those FBI agents are investigating how the fuck FBI agents allowed thefts from FBI vehicles in Minnesota but that way lies madness . . . and other forms of anger.
From a very red and quite rural area, if in a blue state: I was out on the main drag yesterday waving a flag and chanting, among other things, Trump Out for Good, along with about one percent of not just that village but the entire county, which contains several.
I’ve done that several times this year. Generally we get a mix of honks of approval and thumbs down or middle fingers up with less pleasant noises. I didn’t realize till after I got back home: this time we got the honks of approval, all right, nearly continuously. But, while it’s possible I missed some, I don’t remember this time getting any of the gestures or noises of disapproval.
Theoretically, no.
And for most of my life I’d have said just ‘hell no’. And would have had the entire right wing chorusing it along with me (as well as the left.) Hell no, this ain’t normal.
I can’t walk the miles that I used to, but I never carried I.D. with me when I did and I don’t do it now when I walk the dog. These fucking goons can come get me. I have been preparing myself to be brave for quite awhile now.
But what scares me silly is that my grandkids ride their bikes around the neighborhood. Their parents do not believe that they are in danger, but I’m not as confident as they are. The kids don’t carry I.D’s with them.
I’m just petrified. I could only wish to die if I learned any of my loved ones were taken. My grandson would not pass the paper bag test and he’s probably on the spectrum. He is going to be 13 and can’t sleep without dad or mom. He eats very specific foods. I can’t stop my stupid brain from imagining the trauma he would suffer. I don’t know that he would ever get over it. I know I would not.