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Traildogbob

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31. It's the

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:38 PM

Jan 3

Private $60,000 bonus army that is anxious to shoot us that we must worry about. Those recruitment adds were plastered all over the football games time slots.
Their budget is already in the many billions and growing. But we can’t feed children or get health care for Americans that send tax cash that is used for ICE’is.
This army of J6ers are as ready to shoot us as an army of Rittenhouse's. Don’t doubt their loyalty. Any more than we should doubt the cabinet will do as told and beyond, to favor dear leader.
Ole Riit shot and killed protesters. Is a free man. Actually a MAGA hero. And he had no $60.000 bonus to do it.

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I am assuming that those who still cherished a hope that our military [View all] niyad Jan 3 OP

I think there's a huge difference between this and them shooting protesters Polybius Jan 3 #1

Assignment for today: Read about Kent State. TBF Jan 3 #3

Exactly. Alliepoo Jan 3 #6

National Guard, though TimeToGo Jan 3 #7

Should Not Have Had Loaded Rifles On Campus. At PSU, 1969, I.... ColoringFool Jan 3 #15

You know EXACTLY what they will do. nt TBF Jan 3 #38

Or NON-Protesting Students Walking In The Vicinity (Kent State). ColoringFool Jan 3 #13

I wish I could share your hope. niyad Jan 3 #4

Just the memory of that MuseRider Jan 3 #14

Polybius I think you are wrong. Irish_Dem Jan 3 #28

It's the Traildogbob Jan 3 #31

Ive lost hope in them now uponit7771 Jan 3 #34

They've ALREADY done it--- just not with actual bullets.... yet... Jack Valentino Jan 3 #48

They're already shooting protesters in Chicago, they shot a woman 5 times and lied about it. Blues Heron Jan 3 #55

That was Border Patrol Polybius Sunday #67

Same shit -us agents with guns, camo, and ammo. Just a different branch, but the bullets are the same - us bullets Blues Heron Sunday #70

No, I'm not splitting hairs Polybius Monday #72

4 dead in Ohio jaymac Sunday #59

I meant the actual US military, not ICE, Border Patrol, or the National Guard Polybius Sunday #68

I don't see this as a huge difference. This is about AllyCat Sunday #60

Most in the military are young and may not have known much about Venezuela Polybius Sunday #69

Indeed. I think this falls under "unlawful orders". Reminds me of Bush the Lesser invading LoisB Jan 3 #2

So far it reminds me more of markodochartaigh Jan 3 #17

How can it not be the same as Iraq!? The boots on the ground are to protect the oil we're gong to steal. You can't Solomon Jan 3 #22

I think that it is possible that Venezuelans will be used to protect the oil production. markodochartaigh Jan 3 #24

First for me yankee87 Jan 3 #23

I agree with you in a way and yes, let us hope it does not get to the "Iraq" level so far as LoisB Jan 3 #27

Yes, brought back all same memories for me too MerryBlooms Sunday #62

Nope. Alliepoo Jan 3 #5

That could change quickly when they receive angry phone calls and nasty-grams from their constituents FakeNoose Jan 3 #12

The Reich-wing cancer has metastacised into all parts of our country Jerry2144 Jan 3 #8

I wish I had an answer as to how we cleanse. niyad Jan 3 #9

Too many people are getting richer, more powerful from the GOP blight. Irish_Dem Jan 3 #29

Our neighborhood Duppers Jan 3 #36

Given how I witnessed the military being overrun by self-righteous GOPers, I knew this wasn't going to happen. Crowman2009 Jan 3 #10

Especially after they got rid of all who might have stood up to them. niyad Jan 3 #11

Based on the quick success with Venezuela, does anyone think an attempt to take over Greenland is next? Lonestarblue Jan 3 #16

Have to wait until we pull out of NATO officially... malthaussen Jan 3 #20

With no real main stream media anymore popsdenver Jan 3 #25

Yeah so much for that orangecrush Jan 3 #18

Southern Command certainly won't. malthaussen Jan 3 #19

Yeah we've always been good róisín_dubh Jan 3 #57

It will be interesting to see what we've gotten ourselves into. malthaussen Jan 3 #21

People who spouted that crap or reposted hopium/copium grifters doing so RockRaven Jan 3 #26

Whoever believed that? choie Jan 3 #30

We saw any number of posters here saying that, oh-so-hopefully, since 20 Jan. niyad Jan 3 #37

Well now we can all wallow in the told ya so's MorbidButterflyTat Jan 3 #49

Your disdain is noted. However, you are not the only one with military niyad Jan 3 #56

A soldier but takes orders Dawson Leery Jan 3 #32

Hey popsdenver Jan 3 #39

WTF Skittles Jan 3 #40

Agree. MorbidButterflyTat Jan 3 #50

I don't think many people understand restrictions military folk live by Skittles Jan 3 #53

Some know them all too well. niyad Sunday #64

Here we are again. Regime change! BidenRocks Jan 3 #33

I did have some hope there Bettie Jan 3 #35

I'm not convinced that the order to strike Venezuela TomSlick Jan 3 #41

Again, unlawful orders abound. And our military leaders..nowhere to be found. Scalded Nun Jan 3 #42

Moral courage in the abstract collides with the reality of career, home mortgages, kids in college... surfered Jan 3 #43

Well, we had Panama & Grenada that were similar operations so I still have hope. Callie1979 Jan 3 #44

Why? niyad Jan 3 #45

Because there's not much difference between the 3 operations. Callie1979 Sunday #58

Don't trust the military Indyfan53 Jan 3 #46

I understand and agree with your opposition to the recent action but, BootinUp Jan 3 #47

Yep. Some people only learn the hard way. calimary Jan 3 #51

What makes this any more illeagal than Veitnam doc03 Jan 3 #52

Those situations were much more complex. ShazzieB Sunday #61

It has been obvious with the military buildup that we were going to war doc03 Sunday #63

A lot of people have certainly been expecting something to happen, or fearing that it might. ShazzieB Monday #71

How was Vietnam "illegal"? EX500rider Sunday #66

I had ZERO expectation that today's military would ho or their Oaths.... Bread and Circuses Jan 3 #54

ICE will shoot people. They already have. Kennah Sunday #65