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KLK1972

(31 posts)
26. They can't
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 01:17 PM
1 hr ago

They've got even fewer LE powers than ICE.

We actually don't actually HAVE a mechanism in place to police ICE, I'm sure it never occurred to previous administrations we might need someone to police the feds. National Guardsmen are most certainly not qualified, trained, or legally entitled to do so though. They can enact crowd control, protect buildings and assets, direct traffic, erect barriers, etc. but they can't just start arresting federal officers.

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Things are about to get really real.... Bayard 13 hrs ago #1
Soldiers are based at Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Alaska. 2300 MI from Minneapolis. Strategically it makes zero sense, yaesu 13 hrs ago #3
Seems like a bluff SSJVegeta 11 hrs ago #6
Alaska? Is it because he thinks they're used to cold? Alice B. 6 hrs ago #9
Yeah, they are trained to work in frigid conditions Farmer-Rick 4 hrs ago #15
Post removed Post removed 13 hrs ago #2
Walz called the National Guard Lulu KC 12 hrs ago #4
Arrest all fucking ICE agents that are breaking the goddamn law: aggravated assault, murder, kidnapping SoFlaBro 12 hrs ago #5
They can't KLK1972 1 hr ago #26
What would you suggest they do? Hope22 6 hrs ago #10
Nobody's lying down and rolling over Lulu KC 1 hr ago #28
Stephen Millers fingers are on this. James48 7 hrs ago #7
Maybe Bayard 2 hrs ago #23
Trump has his Gestapo on the ground already in Minnesota, now he's bringing in the SA Bengus81 7 hrs ago #8
What time is it in Moscow at 3am eastern? Talitha 3 hrs ago #19
11:00 am---8hr difference from DC and Mar-a-logo. Works out perfect. Bengus81 57 min ago #31
Is this for Minnesota, or for Greenland? Scrivener7 5 hrs ago #11
Hegseth will probably ride in on the lead tank, sword drawn. JohnnyRingo 5 hrs ago #12
Don't fire F-18_AMO 4 hrs ago #14
More like F-18_AMO 4 hrs ago #13
These troops are NOT going to Minnesota AverageOldGuy 4 hrs ago #16
This concerns me. Sending troops to Minnesota could develop into a situation that would empower Trump to declare Martin68 3 hrs ago #17
Tho Frey and Walz have been threatened with subpoenas duckworth969 3 hrs ago #18
Minnesota? or Greenland? LiberalArkie 3 hrs ago #20
Greenland. AverageOldGuy 2 hrs ago #21
And when they get there will they be troops, or will they be Trumplings? eom SalamanderSleeps 2 hrs ago #22
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"Hell no, I won't go". Old enough to remember that one. twodogsbarking 2 hrs ago #25
Really, I remember Roy Rolling 1 hr ago #27
War on protein, war on Christmas, war on Minnesota IronLionZion 1 hr ago #29
Another fucking waste of taxpayer money. mdbl 1 hr ago #30
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