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Hey so they’re preparing to send 1,500 active duty troops to Minneapolis. Can we stop pretending things are okay now?

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U.S. military troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota

www.npr.org

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Anonymous 3w

Yeah, the issue with that is that Trump controls the military… That is why you pretty much have to just use state police

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Anonymous

#1 3w

Meaning, I’m pretty sure sending in national guard would just make things worse

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Anonymous

#1 3w

No this is so very different from anything he’s done in the past. These are active duty troops that are being prepared to occupy an American city while he threatens to invoke the insurrection act. It’s far too late for our democracy now

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Anonymous

#1 3w

Depends on what orders they’re given

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