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LymphocyteLover

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4. this is a very concerning moment and could spiral out of control. Freaking

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2025, 08:12 AM

Jun 8

Pete Hegseth threatened to call US Marines into LA. What a fascist asshat.

But right now I'm not sure Trump can do much with 2,000 national Guard troops unless there is a major uptick in violence so I hope the good people of LA can stay calm.

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this is a very concerning moment and could spiral out of control. Freaking LymphocyteLover Jun 8 #4

this whole move is absolute bullshit of course-- there was very little violence and NOTHING worthy LymphocyteLover Jun 8 #5