They don’t pick fights with those who fight back

Feckless cowards

Make sure civilians don't get in the way? To keep order the next time someone is shot? Bring refreshments?

If they're being deployed to run ICE and rest of the feds out of the state, better very late than never I guess. Other governors should take note. This will get interesting if so (it's not going to be so).

.... it sounds like a "performative" gesture. They aren't going to get into a shooting match with ICE.

And stand between the protesters and ICE.

There’ll be people in the streets tonight and it will take just one agitator to start a riot. This is exactly what happened when George Floyd was murdered and Trump is itching for it to happen again so he can send in his National Guard who won’t be as sympathetic to the protesters.

blue state governors of CO, IL, AZ, NY and CA are in unity in collectively resisting the felon's suppression strategy. They're not going to let their voters be cowed into staying home.

Forget about those who only have Negative things to say about you.

I wouldn't necessarily expect Trump's goons to remain peaceful. They may attempt to provoke confrontation. I think Walz plans to use the Guard to protect the demonstrators. I hope this does not spin out of control.

I don't live in Minnesota. I'm maybe 1200 miles away. No friends there, no family, never set foot in the state, and I'm in a state of rage and disbelief over what happened there.

So, factor in the people who LIVE in that community, and while Puppy Killer's storm troopers put themselves on the map with intimidation and violence, I don't think they are prepared to deal with the aftermath of one of their own murdering a local in cold blood. An INNOCENT local.

So National Guard, yeah. I hate to say their role would most likely be protecting Noem's goons, but that's what it looks like from my long distance view.

And while that may not settle well with some, I look at it this way. If Walz does call in the National Guard to prevent any violence against ICE, he is also protecting the locals by default. ICE doesn't care about shooting people, for any reason. That's the issue here, that's the "element" that needs to be controlled.