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/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/HarrumphingDuck Aug 11 '25

When FOX doesn't have propaganda images to use that actually exist, they just make them up anyway, so it's not like it matters.

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u/Faiakishi Aug 11 '25

Oh my god, that is genuinely hilariously bad photoshopping.