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Aviation Pro

(13,149 posts)
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:10 AM Monday

NC militias

A long time ago at a time when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, I was in a course at Ft. Bragg (now Ft. Liberty). During the patrol evolution, we were hunkered down on a mandatory patrol base exercise when our cadre all of a sudden alerted on some locals that were wandering through the training area. I'll never forget the sequence of events, we were told to shut the fuck up while one of the instructors drew out one of his Everyday Carry (EDC) weapons, quietly racked a round and started stalking. Nothing happened, but later on we were told that locals would enter the training area looking for students because we were carrying unloaded M-16s (this was before the changeover to M-4s) to steal.

These are the pappys and grandpappys of these motherfuckers threatening FEMA.

I say it's time to flush them out as Operation FAFO.

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NC militias (Original Post) Aviation Pro Monday OP
AZ's SOS thinks Garland is too timid, that he's failing to protect election workers from violence. CrispyQ Monday #1
IS that it? Chin music Monday #2
Because tactically, you don't want to broadcast your OPORD Aviation Pro Monday #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Monday #4
There was an arrest soandso Monday #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Monday #36
Previous arrest soandso Monday #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Monday #38
No surprise. Same thing happened after the bombing of the Oklahoma allegorical oracle Monday #5
Agree. Arrest and jail those guys! ananda Monday #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Monday #8
Be careful, gab13by13 Monday #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Monday #28
is it a stand your ground state? 4catsmom Monday #7
Hate to say it but I think that is the only thing that will resonate with these terrorists at this point. hadEnuf Monday #9
This comment likely will get me in big trouble . . . but . . . AverageOldGuy Monday #10
If the Government (and Biden, with FULL PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY) were to take real action wcollar Monday #15
Yep. Silent fast and deadly. Changing warfare in Ukraine. JanMichael Monday #33
I definitely agree Dem4life1234 Monday #25
. . . until they are unable to continue. AverageOldGuy Monday #12
Second that orangecrush Monday #20
Can Biden help? birdographer Monday #11
Could Joe Biden fire Garland and replace him with someone with balls? nt Wicked Blue Monday #21
National Guard is commanded by the State's Governor. malthaussen Monday #24
! Marcuse Monday #13
They love their freedom....everyone else, not so much surfered Monday #14
I guess a crack down on Figarosmom Monday #16
one was just arrested moonshinegnomie Monday #17
Good Figarosmom Monday #23
I suspect the fbi, homeland sec. etc, have been monitoring... Think. Again. Monday #27
Yeah on some Figarosmom Monday #32
Flush is right. That is insane Evolve Dammit Monday #18
About time orangecrush Monday #19
Can you imagine? Cirsium Monday #22
Western North Carolina underpants Monday #29
They're called militias because they're pale. Mister Ed Monday #30
Exactly. JanMichael Monday #34
I am sure RJ_MacReady Monday #31

CrispyQ

(37,882 posts)
1. AZ's SOS thinks Garland is too timid, that he's failing to protect election workers from violence.
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:24 AM
Monday

He's especially worried about rural areas. Discussion & link to Rolling Stone article below.

https://democraticunderground.com/100219565072

Chin music

(24,000 posts)
2. IS that it?
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:27 AM
Monday

All we get is a report of it happening?
Where's the report of the Nat Guard, Army, DHS, FBI HUNTING these fuckers down and dragging them in by their chin straps? All I heard was the removed the FEMA employees.is that sufficient?
Hunting FEDEAL EMPLOYEES during a disaster?
Crickets.

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soandso

(732 posts)
35. There was an arrest
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 10:35 PM
Monday

It was one guy, at a gas station, who made a threat that he was going to "mess up some FEMA personnel". Sheriff was called, he was arrested, charged with a misdemeanor and bailed out.

But, according to Capt. Keever with the sheriff’s office, “there’s no indication right now that there was a truckload of militiamen,” despite the initial report stating there was.

"After further investigation, it was determined Parsons acted alone and there were no truck loads of militia going to Lake Lure," the sheriff's office said in a news release.


https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2024/10/14/armed-militia-threats-to-fema-in-nc-sheriff-says-1-man-acted-alone/75669526007/

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allegorical oracle

(2,887 posts)
5. No surprise. Same thing happened after the bombing of the Oklahoma
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 11:56 AM
Monday

City federal office. I was working a FEMA disaster in Alabama when death threats started coming into our office. Threatening behavior is evidently contagious. Goons enjoy intimidating people.

Response to ananda (Reply #6)

Response to Chin music (Reply #8)

hadEnuf

(2,593 posts)
9. Hate to say it but I think that is the only thing that will resonate with these terrorists at this point.
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 12:28 PM
Monday

They will push things only until they are unable to continue.

AverageOldGuy

(1,912 posts)
10. This comment likely will get me in big trouble . . . but . . .
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 12:49 PM
Monday

. . . This shit will not stop until a large number of these assholes are hosed down with automatic weapons fire.

About a month ago I told a local MAGAt -- who holds weekly vigils for the Jan 6 criminals -- that the only mistake made when Ashli Babbit was shot was that she was the only one -- Capitol Police should have stacked the bodies up about six high around the building as a warning to the rest of them. He was not happy. Fuck him and the horse he rode in on.

I'm hoping these assholes forget that Biden is Commander-in-Chief until Inauguration Day and they decide to storm the Capitol on Jan 6, 2025 -- only to be met by the DC National Guard, locked, loaded, and with lots of ammo.

wcollar

(192 posts)
15. If the Government (and Biden, with FULL PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY) were to take real action
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 12:54 PM
Monday

These idiots would never even see the Predator Drone that took them out.

JanMichael

(25,151 posts)
33. Yep. Silent fast and deadly. Changing warfare in Ukraine.
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 08:12 PM
Monday

Local dickwads wouldn't stand a chance.

Same if a Bradley came stalking down the town main street.

AverageOldGuy

(1,912 posts)
12. . . . until they are unable to continue.
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 12:50 PM
Monday
. . . until they are unable to continue.


Or until a pile of them are treated to an Ashli Babbitt response.

birdographer

(2,399 posts)
11. Can Biden help?
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 12:50 PM
Monday

Can he (or someone in power) send in the National Guard to roust, or preferably arrest for interfering in a government pursuit, these MAGA morons? They have absolutely no right or reason to be there, other than Donny telling them to go and, being brainless zombies, them not questioning it and gleefully going with their guns. They want to threaten people and wave guns around, draft them and send them to some war. I am so sick of having to deal with trump shit. Of course nothing will happen to him as a result of this--nothing ever happens to him no matter what he does, and he is well aware of that. The ultimate Free Pass.

malthaussen

(17,582 posts)
24. National Guard is commanded by the State's Governor.
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 02:10 PM
Monday

The President may federalize them in time of emergency, in which case they become subordinate to the DoD for the duration of the emergency.

I'm not sure it's a great idea to have Federal or Federalized troops lighting up US Citizens. In fact, I'm pretty sure that
DJT and Project 2025 are proposing to do just that. I dunno, should a Democratic administration pre-empt them by doing that themselves first?

-- Mal

Figarosmom

(1,719 posts)
16. I guess a crack down on
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 01:36 PM
Monday

All these illegal militias would start a war. But there must be a way to break them up.

Think. Again.

(16,636 posts)
27. I suspect the fbi, homeland sec. etc, have been monitoring...
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 02:45 PM
Monday

...and tracking, and identifying, and even infiltrating these groups, and yet, doing absolutely nothing to premptively protect the American public from them, which only results in these groups gaining confidence and strength and growing in numbers.

Thanks garland!

Figarosmom

(1,719 posts)
32. Yeah on some
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 07:01 PM
Monday

News show last night they said that Biden said Garland was a mistake. A costly one as far as I'm concerned.

underpants

(185,881 posts)
29. Western North Carolina
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 02:50 PM
Monday

Very uh “libertarian” let’s say. They hate any form of government. Remember Eric Rudolph? He bomb a clinic AND set up a follow up that hit first responders. He also bombed the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He hid out in Western NC. There’s no evidence that he received any direct help from any of the locals but it was a running joke there how the FBI couldn’t find him.

I’m sorry what happened to them with Helene.

Mister Ed

(6,308 posts)
30. They're called militias because they're pale.
Mon Oct 14, 2024, 03:14 PM
Monday

If their complexions were a few shades browner, then they'd be gangs.

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