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irisblue

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Sun Aug 24, 2025, 11:52 AM Aug 24

Commentary: Ohio Gov. DeWine sending guard troops to D.C. makes him complicit in Trump's military occupation." [View all]

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/20/ohio-gov-dewine-sending-guard-troops-to-d-c-makes-him-complicit-in-trumps-military-takeover/

snip-"Whatever possessed the lame duck Republican governor to become complicit in Donald Trump’s authoritarian power grab to seize control of an American city with a manufactured “crime emergency” and boots on the ground?

DeWine must know the bizarre, militarized occupation of D.C. is based on fallacies about rising Washington crime debunked by data that proves otherwise."

snip-"Tourists on the National Mall are greeted by active-duty soldiers on a domestic mission to surveil Americans and keep them law-abiding."


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