The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 US troops based in Alaska to prepare to deploy to Minnesota as a precautionary measure in case the administration decides to send them, a US official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The unit of the 11th Airborne Division is a cold-weather unit nicknamed “The Arctic Angels.”

Just a reminder that levying war is against the United States like this is the one thing the Constitution actually defines as a crime: Treason.

Don’t.

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        12 hours ago

        My many issues with deploying federal forces against states’ wills aside, I 100% would rather be dealing with a US Army Airborne division than the incompetent, untrained, and malicious goons that make up ICE.

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        14 hours ago

        You think someone is going thru one by one and determining if they’re loyal

        Are you thinking the military is 100% loyal?

        I know you’re wrong, just not how you’re wrong…

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          I don’t think someone makes sure they are loyal. I think they all do as they’re told so that someone doesn’t check to see if they are loyal. That’s all the ruling class needs to have control

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            I think they all do as they’re told

            Maybe true for marines less than six month out of training, but that’s not who trump is sending.

            He wants to send fucking airborne rangers, specifically an artic division out of Alaska.

            ICE is 100% going to want to act like equals and when that immediately fails they will try to be extra violent to impress them.

            And airborne rangers are not just going to let them run wild on civilians.