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riversedge

(78,969 posts)
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:29 PM Nov 26

HEGSETH SAYS TRUMP HAS ASKED FOR 500 ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO BE DEPLOYED TO WASHINGTON, D.C., AFTER TWO NATIONAL GUARD WERE

I agree. This is NOT good.


Well that’s not good either.

dxmnkd316 🎄 (@dxmnkd316.bsky.social) 2025-11-26T21:22:52.643Z



Remember that the Guard were originally deployed to DC to avenge Big Balls, who is meanwhile rifling through all our Social Security data.

AND ALSO, on Nov 20, Jia Cobb ruled the Guard deployment was illegaly, but stayed her decision until December 11.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) 2025-11-26T21:23:18.181Z






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HEGSETH SAYS TRUMP HAS ASKED FOR 500 ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO BE DEPLOYED TO WASHINGTON, D.C., AFTER TWO NATIONAL GUARD WERE (Original Post) riversedge Nov 26 OP
I'm really beginning to smell a false flag here. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 26 #1
How fortunate Hegseth was still in DC leftstreet Nov 26 #3
Only if he's not too drunk MarineCombatEngineer Nov 26 #5
The District will be under military occupation as long as this regime sinkingfeeling Nov 26 #2
More 'illegal orders' pfitz59 Nov 26 #4
I can believe there is a lot of whispering going on in the ranks Brother Buzz Nov 26 #7
Fuckers spanone Nov 26 #6
I'm throwing this out there as a CT, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 26 #8
This might be a "Made it, or let it happen on purpose" moment Brother Buzz Nov 26 #12
Personally, I for one, hope they don't draw protestors. It just feeds his false narrative. lindysalsagal Nov 26 #9
Yep, another 500 troops is the answer vapor2 Nov 26 #10
Yeah, let's exacerbate the situation even more. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 26 #11
this is cowardice and weakness bigtree Nov 26 #13
STINKS to high heaven bluestarone Nov 26 #14
Trump declares DC is crime free. ---- early Sep Norrrm Nov 26 #15

leftstreet

(38,600 posts)
3. How fortunate Hegseth was still in DC
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:40 PM
Nov 26

Most everyone has cleared out for the hols

At least he can guide us through this perilous time

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,331 posts)
5. Only if he's not too drunk
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:45 PM
Nov 26

and even if he isn't I wouldn't trust him to guide us out of anything.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,331 posts)
8. I'm throwing this out there as a CT,
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:49 PM
Nov 26

but if this is a false flag, and I don't know, I'll bet whoever set this in motion was counting on the shooter being killed so that there would be no interrogation.

Hopefully, this won't be another Jack Ruby.

Brother Buzz

(39,404 posts)
12. This might be a "Made it, or let it happen on purpose" moment
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:56 PM
Nov 26

Either way, the results are the same; you don’t have to be a rocket surgeon to know what Trump et al. would do.

lindysalsagal

(22,820 posts)
9. Personally, I for one, hope they don't draw protestors. It just feeds his false narrative.
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:50 PM
Nov 26

The best result would be tons of footage of them sitting around, bored out of their minds, playing cards, etc. It needs to be seen at completely pointless.

Please, please just put it on ignore.

bigtree

(93,279 posts)
13. this is cowardice and weakness
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 05:32 PM
Nov 26

...posing as strength.

And it's stupidity, supposing that ANY additional troops prevent rogue attacks like this.

They used to just stage night raids in Baghdad and Fallujah. This is how nations posture against enemy territory, this abomination of leadership directed at the nation's capital.

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