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

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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

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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 16 hrs ago #44

It isn't an end in itself Cirsium 14 hrs ago #45

True, the protests by themselves don't do it MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #54

Media Cirsium 7 hrs ago #57

The press being abolished looks to me like MadameButterfly 5 hrs ago #58

We can hope n/t Cirsium 3 hrs 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 13 hrs ago #46

Do the same churches that helped the Somaian regugees support Trump? MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #47

Don't know, but wouldn't surprise me in the least. bluestarone 9 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 9 hrs ago #48

Likely next step is to call on the cultists to start roving the streets and committing violence... Thomas Hurt 9 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 9 hrs ago #50

The state tried to get a restraining order to get ICE out and the Judge has given the government Bev54 9 hrs ago #52

Agreed MadameButterfly 9 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 9 hrs ago #51

Trump needed a death to invoke his insurection act. Rene Good just happened to be doc03 8 hrs ago #56

They're practicing and learning as they go duckworth969 17 min ago #60