Trump has found his loyal thugs

[ThoughtCriminal]

Armed troops that are loyal only to him and contemptuous of democracy. Zero doubt in my opinion that they will be used on election day to disrupt voting in key districts. They also know that if they succeed there is zero chance of accountability or consequences.

I don't know if there are enough of them to pull this off, but we cannot allow any interference in the election from this kind of military action.

They will probably ignore any restraining orders. We need to find a way to disband and neutralize these units NOW.

[Mike 03]

1. I wonder if it's possible to get an Emergency Ruling on this from the Supreme Court.

These paramilitary, or federal police, might ignore injunctions from state judges, but it's another thing to ignore the SC.

I don't know if this is even possible, but who else can stop it?

[bluestarone]

12. Only RETHUGLICONS have that option

Seems like

[Baked Potato]

2. What if other people dressed up just like them?

[uponit7771]

3. K&R, What Hitler factor are we at now? 6 or 7 out of ten?

[Thekaspervote]

4. Ummm he will scare away his own voters more so..seriously

Dems and those wanting the ass h... out are very enthusiastic about voting, the repukes not so much

[malaise]

5. Who are these people?

Ex-Cons from the Aryan Brotherhood, Cons from private prisons? RW militia? Who?

[Whiskeytide]

9. I suspect the Border Patrol has been quietly recruiting ...

... officers and agents with the desired mindset for a couple of years. That would be the force most likely to already have an obsessive allegiance to Тяцмр. And would also be the force most attractive to people who think like that. It is likely very pervasive.

If it wasn’t leaked by a whistle blower, that means it was done through some pretty scary back channels and known contacts. Anyone who wasn’t sure to be on board was not approached. This is really something new in the US. Damn.

[malaise]

10. Scary indeed

Really scary

[lame54]

6. Vote early where allowed...

And come back everyday until successful

[dreamland]

7. They've got sponsors

In order to stop them, we need to know who's lodging them, feeding them, and transporting them. Expose their names and faces and they'll be less effective.

[Doreen]

8. I do not think they are actual police or whatever passes for that.

I think they are just some of his trailer trash white boys with no jobs and extensive criminal records. Just saying.

[Talitha]

11. Wait till he refuses to pay them - then we'll see how loyal they are.

He's got a decades-long track record of reneging.

[ThoughtCriminal]

13. We pay them

Seems that DHS has created some "Special" units of para-military consisting of personnel with very racist and authoritarian characteristics. The job was extremely attractive to the worst of them and they seem to have concentrated them in these units.

And unfortunately, there is not much we can do about them until Republicans are removed from power. Their job is to prevent that from happening. My hope is that they will be spread too thin to stop the wave.