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Ol Janx Spirit

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14. People--including The Daily Beast--have been losing their minds over this all day, but it is obvious...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 01:00 AM

20 hrs ago

...that what he is doing here is claiming that officials in Minnesota have ordered their police departments to "stand down" and not help ICE--thus laying the groundwork for invoking the Insurrection Act.

It seems that people have misconstrued his statement to mean that he ordered local police to stand down, but what I believe he is saying actually lays the groundwork for much more insidious actions.

He is also lying--of course.

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Stephen Miller claims local police in Minnesota have been told to 'stand down and surrender' as federal agents 'uphold t [View all] highplainsdem Yesterday OP

Um...is this in Miller-world or the real world? Aristus Yesterday #1

It's in the crazy world he apparently shares with Trump. highplainsdem Yesterday #2

Everyone saw it muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #7

Quiet, anal polyp SheltieLover Yesterday #3

He's trying to psyche people out JustAnotherGen Yesterday #4

How does a police officer surrender? And where are the orders stating that local police are to surrender too? SWBTATTReg Yesterday #5

I guess he sent them all tweets from Truth Social? FakeNoose Yesterday #6

There is no use debating a nazi. This is the sort of Klarkashton Yesterday #8

"Surrender"? As in, "they"ve taken MN."? Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #9

I think all the crazy shit that comes out of tfg's mouth starts in millers brain.. He is the puppet master..nt mitch96 Yesterday #10

Oh really? Good luck with that! Martin68 Yesterday #11

You know if the local police start beating an ICE prick... Crowman2009 Yesterday #12

Local cops have been AWOL since Floyd's murder. iemanja 23 hrs ago #13

People--including The Daily Beast--have been losing their minds over this all day, but it is obvious... Ol Janx Spirit 20 hrs ago #14

He's acting like he's the president. QED 20 hrs ago #15

remember when repukes were all about STATES RIGHTS? Skittles 19 hrs ago #16

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