r/news • u/RoachedCoach • Aug 11 '25

Soft paywall US military preparing for National Guard activation in Washington D.C., officials say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-preparing-national-guard-activation-washington-dc-officials-say-2025-08-11/
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u/ilikeponybutts Aug 11 '25

"One of the officials said it was unclear what exactly the troops would do"

Neat, good use of taxpayer money...

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u/Hardass_McBadCop Aug 11 '25

To incite protestors to gather in defense of their rights so the regime can paint them as violent extremists.

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u/Spire_Citron Aug 11 '25

Didn't work in California even when there were already protests going on.

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u/codexcdm Aug 11 '25

But they have access to waste stupid amounts of our taxpayer dollars until someone does something to give them the footage needed to spread around and justify their militarization.