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Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis

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Re: Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis

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Post by tptacek »

Ferret7446 wrote: post #80
tptacek wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because of the fraud scandal and the concentration of cases among the Somali community there (that those people are generally citizens and not immigrants or refugees is besides the point to the administration). The MN fraud story is a huge big deal in conservative media.

Is fraud legal for citizens? (Since you brought it up as a point)

No, but the premise of the ICE/CBP flood to MN is that the fraud is being conducted by deportable people. Note that ICE/CBP has no statutory authority to enforce fraud laws.

Re: Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis

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Post by QuantumGood »

sheikhnbake wrote: post #67
jaybrendansmith wrote: post #53

This is setting things up for a real conflict. Protesters, National Guard called by Walz, Troops coming in. I am absolutely certain the 1500 soldiers going in are hand-selected MAGA morons. Checkmate ... martial law declared!

I'd be surprised if Walz has the spine to deploy the Guard in response.

Guard already deployed by Walz. How used, what will change, what will actually happen is up in the air.

Re: Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis

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Post by blactuary »

tptacek wrote: post #78
atomicnumber3 wrote: post #11

Why did Minneapolis end up getting more ire than Chicago? I thought it was Chicago that Trump wouldn't shut up about this whole time

Because of the fraud scandal and the concentration of cases among the Somali community there (that those people are generally citizens and not immigrants or refugees is besides the point to the administration). The MN fraud story is a huge big deal in conservative media.

And the ringleader of the fraud was a white woman who is awaiting sentencing, but they ignore that part

Re: Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis

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Post by ivewonyoung »

blactuary wrote: post #83
tptacek wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because of the fraud scandal and the concentration of cases among the Somali community there (that those people are generally citizens and not immigrants or refugees is besides the point to the administration). The MN fraud story is a huge big deal in conservative media.

And the ringleader of the fraud was a white woman who is awaiting sentencing, but they ignore that part

That was just one case. There's a lot of other decentralized fraud that had nothing to do with that person.

Re: Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis

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Post by rainsford »

colechristensen wrote: post #9
goatlover wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess "Don't Tread on Me" and states rights are just for red states. It's shameful watching all the hypocrisy.

So many people are like this. Their ideals only apply when they benefit people they like.

I used to have that perspective, but I actually think it's even simpler than selective application of principles or hypocrisy as the parent commentator put it. It's not so much that they believe in an ideal but struggle to apply it when doing so isn't in their favor and more that their guiding premise is that things should always go their way and they adopt the language, but not the intent, of a deeper principle because it sounds like a better justification.

Re: Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis

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Post by akerl_ »

blactuary wrote: post #83
tptacek wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because of the fraud scandal and the concentration of cases among the Somali community there (that those people are generally citizens and not immigrants or refugees is besides the point to the administration). The MN fraud story is a huge big deal in conservative media.

And the ringleader of the fraud was a white woman who is awaiting sentencing, but they ignore that part

The fact that she's awaiting sentencing suggests they didn't ignore her as much as she may have liked.

Re: Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis

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Post by quantummagic »

ryandrake wrote: post #84
quantummagic wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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You can pretend all you want. The proof is in the reality of what we see. Mass illegal immigration is not a center-right or even left position. It's a "far left" position that has had enough political power to be enforced for years now.

Re: Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis

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Post by colechristensen »

ryandrake wrote: post #84
quantummagic wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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I'm talking about the far left in the US relative to the rest of the population, not some theoretical political spectrum you're imagining.

We're not talking about the same things.

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