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red dog 1

(31,796 posts) Fri Aug 29, 2025, 10:57 PM Friday

Barack Obama - "Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force"

This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends weâ€™ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
— Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) 2025-08-28T14:33:05.779Z

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Barack Obama - "Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force" (Original Post) red dog 1 Friday OP

Might want to change your title. Obama is sharing someone else's opinion piece with that title Ms. Toad Friday #1

Ms. Toad

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1. Might want to change your title. Obama is sharing someone else's opinion piece with that title