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RussellCattle

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5. You must mean a mayor who's upfront calling bullshit, a few hundred Moms locking arms and....

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 12:52 PM

Jul 2020

....singing "lullabies" to the storm troopers, a naked lady scaring the bejeezus out these same cosplay cops and "rioters" who are using hockey sticks and leaf blowers to combat the tear gas. Yes, absolutely, this does make me feel better. Throw in a little bit of Nancy Pelosi taking whacks at Homeland Security and I feel really good about how this plays into our current need for greater dialogue about policing in America.

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Howard Fineman Tweet on Trump Troopers [View all] bronxiteforever Jul 2020 OP

This scares me more than anything going on now. Just terrifying. Srkdqltr Jul 2020 #1

It's only terrifying if saidsimplesimon Jul 2020 #11

Has Biden spoken up yet? zentrum Jul 2020 #28

Succinct, fine summary. Thank you empedocles Jul 2020 #2

We have to push back! If you have checked in on the Portland situation do, you'll feel better Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #3

You must mean a mayor who's upfront calling bullshit, a few hundred Moms locking arms and.... RussellCattle Jul 2020 #5

tRump has forced out just about every decent human in top echelons of government. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #4

and even most of the indecent, but competent ones NewJeffCT Jul 2020 #7

Fineman has been the most centrist of pundits for decades bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #6

Or the Statue Squad jayschool2013 Jul 2020 #13

It's a version of Brown shirts and Kristallnacht. Expect a "Reichstag" fire sooner than later. Augiedog Jul 2020 #8

Yep. Sounds like Trump RVN VET71 Jul 2020 #14

The military leaders need to be speaking up now. Where did they go? During the protests Quixote1818 Jul 2020 #9

Why do we assume these are military? OhNo-Really Jul 2020 #12

This is exactly what we should be talking about when we say "defund the police". We give them.... RussellCattle Jul 2020 #15

"Verifying window tints" is a good one. Here in Washington State a few years ago.... RussellCattle Jul 2020 #17

It could well be they've been checkmated. jaxexpat Jul 2020 #23

What exactly did the NYT say about "Trump troops" today irisblue Jul 2020 #10

It's the authoritarian playbook... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #16

Extremely dangerous times..."strict presidential control... Duppers Jul 2020 #18

Could I hate and fear zentrum Jul 2020 #27

Howard Fineman is not a hair-on-fire type pundit Poiuyt Jul 2020 #19

Fuck yeah.. Rt! Cha Jul 2020 #20

We need to frame the issue and call them kidnappers muntrv Jul 2020 #21

Time to take a stand. warmfeet Jul 2020 #22

It's telling now duforsure Jul 2020 #24

NYC ouija Jul 2020 #25

Full on Fascism. zentrum Jul 2020 #26