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LA protesters and police in standoff as Trump doubles National Guard deployment (www.cnn.com)
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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

And despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth telling lawmakers earlier today that “all of the units on the ground have been fully trained in their capabilities,” the Marine battalion is receiving additional training on domestic riot control and their standing rules for the use of force, another official said.

You are allowed to stick your thumb up your ass and that’s it. Anything else is illegal and you will be courtmartialed for it. Unless, of course, frightened demented rapist manbaby trump declares an “insurrection”. At which point, yeah. Shit goes to shit.