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MadameButterfly

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

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:19 PM

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We have to make sure when he does that everyone knows what this really is.
Their preposterous lies are making the case for us.
If we give in and comply, he has won.
If we resort to violence, he has won.
Our only hope is to win the hearts and minds of everyone with a brain cell and a pulse.

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

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

Post rec orangecrush Yesterday #5

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

Yup. SSJVegeta Yesterday #24

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

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

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

Yup, it's the "why do you keep hitting yourself" argument. Initech Yesterday #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 Yesterday #7

ding. this . AllaN01Bear Yesterday #31

ding. this . AllaN01Bear Yesterday #34

The right is filled with Master Baiters Jerry2144 Yesterday #8

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

New Jersey JustAnotherGen Yesterday #21

It's a test market. Initech Yesterday #11

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

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

Interesting transition Cirsium Yesterday #14

Just a thought. idahoblue Yesterday #18

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

What difference would it make? Cirsium Yesterday #32

Statistically, in history MadameButterfly Yesterday #37

I am skeptical Cirsium Yesterday #42

It's also not 100% MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #44

It isn't an end in itself Cirsium 7 hrs ago #45

True, the protests by themselves don't do it MadameButterfly 2 hrs ago #54

Media Cirsium 44 min ago #57

It's possible Nasruddin Yesterday #36

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

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

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

Yes there IS a large Somalian population there. Why? Churches helped them getting there. bluestarone 6 hrs ago #46

Do the same churches that helped the Somaian regugees support Trump? MadameButterfly 2 hrs ago #47

Don't know, but wouldn't surprise me in the least. bluestarone 2 hrs ago #49

Minnesota is being invaded sarisataka Yesterday #16

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

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

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

Besides, the MAGAs have most of the guns MadameButterfly 2 hrs ago #48

Likely next step is to call on the cultists to start roving the streets and committing violence... Thomas Hurt 2 hrs ago #53

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

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

Are there judges in Minnesota supporting this? MadameButterfly 2 hrs ago #50

The state tried to get a restraining order to get ICE out and the Judge has given the government Bev54 2 hrs ago #52

Agreed MadameButterfly 2 hrs ago #55

A thought... idahoblue Yesterday #22

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

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

Excuse to cancel elections Beck23 Yesterday #25

Peaceful protests are legal happy feet Yesterday #29

Some of us here popsdenver Yesterday #33

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

Is there a legal reason otchmoson Yesterday #38

MN is being bullied. People will only stand down so long JCMach1 2 hrs ago #51

Trump needed a death to invoke his insurection act. Rene Good just happened to be doc03 1 hr ago #56