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Trump to deploy National Guard in response to Los Angeles immigration protests

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by pogba, Jun 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM.

  1. wgbgator

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    They impose curfews so they can declare peaceful protests unlawful and disperse people at an arbitrary deadline. Its clear who's never been involved in protesting, ever. We had a curfew downtown in 2020, and that was always the point where cops would start kettling people and making arrests, not even giving people a chance to disperse peacefully in some cases.
     
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  2. channingcrowderhungry

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    They linked a bunch of misinformation on reddit yesterday to some bots. Interesting for sure.
     
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  3. dynogator

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    Trump has turned his attention to domestic issues, seeing as how his foreign record has been abysmal. Promise to end Russian-Ukraine conflict--fail. Annexation of Canada or Greenland--fail. Israel- Palestinian conflict resolution (Gaza gentrification as well) --fail.

    See the pattern?
     
  4. vegasfox

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    The reason you bring in the National Guard and Marines early is to minimize casualties and looting. The NG was brought in too late during the 1992 Rodney King riots and dozens died

     
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  5. vegasfox

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  6. mikemcd810

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    Already been debunked. Trump claimed they talked Sunday. Newsom denied that. Trump provided "proof" in the form of a call that took place late Friday night pacific time which Newsom had already talked about publicly and did not include any discussion about national guard.
     
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  7. rivergator

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    I know it's pretty naive to expect it, but it'd be nice if every issue didn't have to start off with so many falsehoods and misrepresentations.

    Fact-checking Trump and Miller’s claims of a ‘migrant invasion’ in California
    Federal and state data tell a far different story about migration to California than the political fury unfolding in Washington and on the streets of Los Angeles.



    https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/06/10/fact-check-trump-california-migrant-invasion/
     
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  8. dynogator

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    Do you really think Trump is motivated by the desire to prevent fatalities?
    I think he did it because:

    1. He wants to throw his weight around and show whose boss
    2. Stephen Miller demanded more deportations
    3. It's California.
    4. Red meat for the MAGA masses.
    5. Distraction from tariffs, Musk mess, increasing deficit and decreasing
    ratings.

    These are in no particular order. Having never seen a humanitarian bone in Trump's body, I think he gives exactly zero cares about fatalities.
     
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  9. rivergator

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  10. vaxcardinal

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    how big is your family in LA that you can conclude the majority of the city is pissed?
     
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  11. vaxcardinal

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    because they want to make sure everyone get a good nights sleep because they have jobs to go to although i'm guessing they're not working the office since there's an awful lot of people outside in the streets during the day.
     
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  12. VAg8r1

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    I would add the Fox (not and never was) News keeps replaying the same clip of the burning Waymo vehicle implying that numerous vehicles are being set on fire on a large scale (a total of five vehicles were vandalized in that manner) and that the vandalism was widespread rather than being confined to a very small area.
     
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  13. sierragator

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    repeated videos of burning cars result in pearl clutching in distant red states ergo the desired effect.
     
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  14. HeyItsMe

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    Los Angeles is probably the most progressive city in the USA and a huge melting pot. You’re right, I’m sure all those people who voted against Trump 3 times are just thrilled with his abuse of power and using I.C.E. to deport many of those in their community they’ve grown close to over the years. Tell me you’ve never been to LA without telling me.
     
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  16. sierragator

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    Probably also buys the BS that CA is inhabited only by radical left America hating commies. There are more republicans in CA than there are in many of their beloved red states.
     
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  17. vaxcardinal

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    I’ve been to LA twice. Not sure what that has to do with wanting illegals to stay
     
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  18. vegasfox

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    Trump is protecting ICE agents as well
     
  19. HeyItsMe

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    Hell, Arnold was a conservative, and even he can’t stand Trump. Although for being a conservative governor he was extremely progressive in many of his policies and actions.
     
  20. Orange_and_Bluke

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    Nobody really likes Trump.
    Most just want a certain normalcy returned to the country.
    I know, it’s going to take 3 more years to see if either party can showcase a normal human.
     
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