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struggle4progress

(126,191 posts) Sat Nov 13, 2021, 12:12 AM Nov 2021

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500 WI Nat'l Guard troops activated ahead of Rittenhouse verdict

By Patrick Reilly
November 12, 2021 8:40pm Updated

Hundreds of Wisconsin National Guard troops have been activated ahead of an expected verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial next week, Gov. Tony Evers announced on Friday.

About 500 troops will be on hand outside of Kenosha and will respond “if requested by local law enforcement,” in the event of civil unrest following the jury’s decision, Evers said ...

https://nypost.com/2021/11/12/wisconsin-national-guard-troops-activated-ahead-of-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict/

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500 WI Nat'l Guard troops activated ahead of Rittenhouse verdict (Original Post) struggle4progress Nov 2021 OP

JHC - what country am I living in? nt DURHAM D Nov 2021 #1

i agree, what country am i living in? AllaN01Bear Nov 2021 #2

one where authoritarianism is increasingly becoming SOP Skittles Nov 2021 #7

Ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure. bottomofthehill Nov 2021 #3

Anybody who followed the trial this week knows how it is going to end. LonePirate Nov 2021 #4

They did the same here in Minneapolis iemanja Nov 2021 #5

I wonder if the Nat'l Guard wants 17 yr olds from neighboring states SalviaBlue Nov 2021 #6

DURHAM D

(33,055 posts)

1. JHC - what country am I living in? nt

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 12:16 AM

Nov 2021

AllaN01Bear

(29,531 posts)

2. i agree, what country am i living in?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 12:19 AM

Nov 2021

Skittles

(171,744 posts)

7. one where authoritarianism is increasingly becoming SOP

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 12:36 AM

Nov 2021

it's some sick shit

bottomofthehill

(9,392 posts)

3. Ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 12:29 AM

Nov 2021

LonePirate

(14,367 posts)

4. Anybody who followed the trial this week knows how it is going to end.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 12:30 AM

Nov 2021

No matter the verdict, people are going to be pissed.

iemanja

(57,760 posts)

5. They did the same here in Minneapolis

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 12:30 AM

Nov 2021

ahead of the Chauvin verdict.

SalviaBlue

(3,109 posts)

6. I wonder if the Nat'l Guard wants 17 yr olds from neighboring states

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 12:34 AM

Nov 2021

to get thier ARs and come “help.” Maybe bring their first aid kits too. Just in case.

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