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Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution

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Re: Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution

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Did someone say they would?

Most people think Trump is the lynchpin, when in fact, its his masters that decide what happens next.

It would delay things, he has a "charisma" that his followers look like.

But it's true he is a symptom.

Re: Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution

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The U.S. government shutdown has halted pay to the TSA, but not ICE, so ICE is taking over from the TSA in airports[1]. If you fly to the U.S., starting Monday apparently, the first think you're likely to see is masked gunmen giving you the eye. No thankyou. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cede0qyvqz3o

I feel like "form your own private paramilitary organisation with minimal oversight, then expand their reach by having them take over the operations of other government departments" has been done before somewhere, as part of a larger plan.

This is a historical pattern: Bringing border forces to bear against your own population, because those border forces are trained to deal with people who don't have the rights of the state.

Re: Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution

#53

I got jumped in Italy couple of weeks ago. I was wearing a "volleyball dad" hoodie my kid bought for me but did not realize that the "volleyball dad" is etched in the middle of a large American flag covering my entire back. Luckily (for him, not me :) ) three police officers were 10 meters away walking the area dealing with apre ski drunks and restrained him. fun times

oof I would not wear an American flag outside the country. We've hurt too many feelings. Like any good American though, a Canadian flag works.

>Like any good American though, a Canadian flag works.

Please don't do this.

Re: Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution

#54

Crazy how effective at making everything worse this admin has been.

Agreed. But also why are you speaking like Yoda?

They're not; they're speaking colloquially: this is the word "It's" omitted from the beginning.

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*EDIT*: Corrected word. Lol.

Re: Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution

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20 or so far, there is a new one each day

And all of them different from the last and/or contradicting each other at times. It's like throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks.

All I know is we are accomplishing them and we'll be done in 3 weeks to 3 years. Also, this isn't a woke war, which I was worried about.

Re: Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution

#56

Has there been any official WH note on the need for this war, yet? Or objectives?

20 or so far, there is a new one each day

Yes, they are flooding the zone with many alternative explanations so that they're both all deniable, and all accessible to anyone who finds just one of them convincing. This is a strategy.

Re: Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution

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post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did someone say they would?

Most people think Trump is the lynchpin, when in fact, its his masters that decide what happens next.

Even if he was, a lot of things have been destroyed that will take a lot longer to rebuild. Notably, trust.

Re: Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution

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Agreed. But also why are you speaking like Yoda?

They're not; they're speaking colloquially: this is the word "It's" omitted from the beginning. --- *EDIT*: Corrected word. Lol.

"It's," perhaps?
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