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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.
CrispyQ
(37,882 posts)He's especially worried about rural areas. Discussion & link to Rolling Stone article below.
https://democraticunderground.com/100219565072
Chin music
(24,000 posts)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.
Aviation Pro
(13,149 posts)To these fucking pinheaded motherfuckers.
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soandso
(732 posts)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 sheriffs office, theres 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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soandso
(732 posts)Not much there but I figured there would be.
https://clevelandnc.mugshots.zone/parsons-william-jacob-mugshot-01-13-2022/
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allegorical oracle
(2,887 posts)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.
ananda
(30,259 posts)NOW
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4catsmom
(128 posts)then you know what to do, FEMA
hadEnuf
(2,593 posts)They will push things only until they are unable to continue.
AverageOldGuy
(1,912 posts). . . 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)These idiots would never even see the Predator Drone that took them out.
JanMichael
(25,151 posts)Local dickwads wouldn't stand a chance.
Same if a Bradley came stalking down the town main street.
Dem4life1234
(516 posts)And these bond numbers are a joke.
AverageOldGuy
(1,912 posts)Or until a pile of them are treated to an Ashli Babbitt response.
orangecrush
(21,147 posts)birdographer
(2,399 posts)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.
Wicked Blue
(6,499 posts)malthaussen
(17,582 posts)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
surfered
(2,332 posts)Figarosmom
(1,719 posts)All these illegal militias would start a war. But there must be a way to break them up.
moonshinegnomie
(2,864 posts)Figarosmom
(1,719 posts)Now let's watch trump call him a patriot. And I wonder if he'll get off easy
Think. Again.
(16,636 posts)...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)News show last night they said that Biden said Garland was a mistake. A costly one as far as I'm concerned.
Evolve Dammit
(18,270 posts)orangecrush
(21,147 posts)Cirsium
(483 posts)Can you imagine the response if non-whites or left wingers did the same things?
underpants
(185,881 posts)Very uh libertarian lets 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. Theres no evidence that he received any direct help from any of the locals but it was a running joke there how the FBI couldnt find him.
Im sorry what happened to them with Helene.
Mister Ed
(6,308 posts)If their complexions were a few shades browner, then they'd be gangs.
JanMichael
(25,151 posts)RJ_MacReady
(245 posts)Milquetoast Merrick will get right on this.