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Cirsium

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14. Interesting transition

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 02:53 PM

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How (and why) did we go from "don't comply in advance" to "don't give them an excuse?"

The only way to not give them an excuse is to comply.

Are bullies really hoping you stand up to them? I think the opposite is true.

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Minnesota is being baited. [View all] applegrove Thursday OP

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I hate the framing that the state hurting its own citizens is "bait." It's also state violence. WhiskeyGrinder Thursday #2

Post rec orangecrush Thursday #5

You probably should use the term "federal government" or something along those lines rather than "state." W_HAMILTON Thursday #9

Yup. SSJVegeta Thursday #24

Yep. Murdering, blinding people is a bridge too far. Instead of tamping down the rhetoric and violence, Deuxcents Thursday #3

Coming from the guy who orchestrated an insurrection. Emile Thursday #4

That's the reason for the fury. Qutzupalotl Thursday #6

Yup, it's the "why do you keep hitting yourself" argument. Initech Thursday #40

I agree with you Emile. He calls it an insurrection. We saw his insurrection-a true insurrection on Jan. 6. And what did debm55 Thursday #7

ding. this . AllaN01Bear Thursday #31

ding. this . AllaN01Bear Thursday #34

The right is filled with Master Baiters Jerry2144 Thursday #8

I posted this in a previous post. Mme. Defarge Thursday #10

New Jersey JustAnotherGen Thursday #21

It's a test market. Initech Thursday #11

Yes. The WH is honing its tactics in blue states. applegrove Thursday #12

And they can fuck right the fuck off. Initech Thursday #19

Interesting transition Cirsium Thursday #14

Just a thought. idahoblue Thursday #18

If he want's to invoke the insurrection act he will, regardless of what we do MadameButterfly Thursday #30

What difference would it make? Cirsium Thursday #32

Statistically, in history MadameButterfly Thursday #37

I am skeptical Cirsium Thursday #42

It's also not 100% MadameButterfly 14 hrs ago #44

It isn't an end in itself Cirsium 12 hrs ago #45

True, the protests by themselves don't do it MadameButterfly 7 hrs ago #54

Media Cirsium 5 hrs ago #57

The press being abolished looks to me like MadameButterfly 3 hrs ago #58

We can hope n/t Cirsium 1 hr ago #59

It's possible Nasruddin Thursday #36

And this is in the dead of winter in one of the coldest places in the country.... Sogo Thursday #15

It's not the cold - they're there because it's the site of the George Floyd murder FakeNoose Thursday #20

They're also there because of a Somalian population MadameButterfly Thursday #39

Yes there IS a large Somalian population there. Why? Churches helped them getting there. bluestarone 11 hrs ago #46

Do the same churches that helped the Somaian regugees support Trump? MadameButterfly 7 hrs ago #47

Don't know, but wouldn't surprise me in the least. bluestarone 7 hrs ago #49

Minnesota is being invaded sarisataka Thursday #16

Didn't Walz say a few weeks ago that he had the State National Guard on standby? Where are they? Bev54 Thursday #26

Walz is wisely cautious about risking a second Civil War sarisataka Thursday #41

Yeah courts are doing nothing by allowing it to continue while they consider the case. Bev54 Thursday #43

Besides, the MAGAs have most of the guns MadameButterfly 7 hrs ago #48

Likely next step is to call on the cultists to start roving the streets and committing violence... Thomas Hurt 7 hrs ago #53

He baited Portland but didn't send enough ICE maxsolomon Thursday #17

They also got good judges to put a stop to the nonsense, unfortunately not so in Minnesota Bev54 Thursday #28

Are there judges in Minnesota supporting this? MadameButterfly 7 hrs ago #50

The state tried to get a restraining order to get ICE out and the Judge has given the government Bev54 7 hrs ago #52

Agreed MadameButterfly 7 hrs ago #55

A thought... idahoblue Thursday #22

Every neighbourhood should also have a stash of road cones. They are good to put over Bev54 Thursday #27

I'm sure that this will generate a strongly worded letter Orrex Thursday #23

Excuse to cancel elections Beck23 Thursday #25

Peaceful protests are legal happy feet Thursday #29

Some of us here popsdenver Thursday #33

Unfortunately, some folks in North Minneapolis did take the bait iemanja Thursday #35

Is there a legal reason otchmoson Thursday #38

MN is being bullied. People will only stand down so long JCMach1 7 hrs ago #51

Trump needed a death to invoke his insurection act. Rene Good just happened to be doc03 6 hrs ago #56