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BumRushDaShow

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12. It's the "Call of Duty" / "Fortnite" video-game playing nuts
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 07:07 AM
Jun 2025

trying out their "skillz" on the (real life) "battlefield".

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ICE has 22000 employees. Adding 700 national guard is hardly more than a stunt. RockRaven Jun 2025 #1
somehow that sounds worse stillcool Jun 2025 #30
They have been taking these "baby steps" DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #36
Homeland Security blew their budget, now they are raiding Nat Guard budget. travelingthrulife Jun 2025 #50
And here I thought using the military in such a method inside the US borders was illegal. cstanleytech Jun 2025 #2
It's a pushing of a test run UpInArms Jun 2025 #4
Its a loophole purple_haze Jun 2025 #13
those are national guard stillcool Jun 2025 #28
active duty also. purple_haze Jun 2025 #35
Trump deployed the stillcool Jun 2025 #38
Active duty Army and Marine Corps purple_haze Jun 2025 #40
I'm amazed at how little I know. Thank You stillcool Jun 2025 #45
wow! purple_haze Jun 2025 #47
MAGAots DENVERPOPS Jun 2025 #37
So trump is going to try to juggle two wars: war with Iran, and a Civil War. Good luck with that dumb uck. C Moon Jun 2025 #3
and they whined for 30 years in late nite fillabusters against d congresses deficits ? snork AllaN01Bear Jun 2025 #19
They're trying to normalize this fucking shit and it's not subtle. Karasu Jun 2025 #5
Slippery slope. Baitball Blogger Jun 2025 #6
we are already sliding down. nt Javaman Jun 2025 #10
If they went after the ones employing undocumented immigrants, the immigration would all stop tomorrow. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #7
It's ethnic cleansing. BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #8
Yes, but they don't JUST want to create a space where there are no tan or brown people. I think we underestimate Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #11
It's the "Call of Duty" / "Fortnite" video-game playing nuts BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #12
Exactly. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #14
Good "human nature" analysis BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #16
Right? It makes so much senseless stuff make sense. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #18
Yeah...but then they'd have to arrest WHITE people for immigration CRIMES Bengus81 Jun 2025 #20
Totally right about the mass psychology of it. But what happens to the actual economies of those states because of it. ancianita Jun 2025 #41
Those states are the ones who voted for it. Maybe if it happened those states would learn to quit demonizing the Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #42
True. Yet they, like their taco leader never thought it through. Beyond ancianita Jun 2025 #44
felon is creating his own Vietnam Marthe48 Jun 2025 #9
Latinos in Florida and Texas voted for Trump. nycbos Jun 2025 #15
Same stupidity as the Palestinian protestors wolfie001 Jun 2025 #23
red states samsingh Jun 2025 #17
Who would want to join the military now? BradBo Jun 2025 #21
Federal attack on the Democratic Party wolfie001 Jun 2025 #22
My passport is going in my purse right now! Native Jun 2025 #24
Tyson OC375 Jun 2025 #25
Arrest Pete Hegseth and Tom Homan now! Initech Jun 2025 #26
700 Marines just for the City of Angels.... Lovie777 Jun 2025 #27
Out of the MILLIONS who call LA home. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2025 #29
700 Marines with no ROE BidenRocks Jun 2025 #43
I'm sure that MagaMike is deliriously happy. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2025 #31
You don't deploy 700 soldiers and marines to have them do "clerical functions". LudwigPastorius Jun 2025 #32
So, it looks like red states are targets too Farmer-Rick Jun 2025 #33
He will shake his wealthy supporters down so they can be exempt. travelingthrulife Jun 2025 #49
Didn't Germany do something like this with the Jews from 1933 to 1945? Botany Jun 2025 #34
Everything Trump touches Dies. Evolve Dammit Jun 2025 #39
So now the red states will feel it. Figarosmom Jun 2025 #46
Snow Queen Puppy Killer blew her budget by 1 billion, requesting 2 billion more. travelingthrulife Jun 2025 #48
Can these soldiers JustAnotherGen Jun 2025 #51
Trump is using our military as part of his personal Gazpacho. (Thanks MTG) Norrrm Jun 2025 #52
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