c/news · by babysandpiper@sopuli.xyz · 1y

Militarized LA: troops here to stay as Trump doubles down on deployments

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/23/los-angeles-trump-troop-deployments

Dust settles after impassioned protests but military presence unnerves California leaders – and threatens to inflame already tense situation

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salacious_coaster@infosec.pub · 70 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Shortly before last November’s presidential election, before anyone could envision him defying his “America first” political base and launching a bombing raid on Iran

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Yeah, who could have guessed.

solsangraal@lemmy.zip · 55 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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kautau@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y

lol it hasn’t even been six months and we’ve already militarized internally and bombed Iran. I give it a month

TommySoda@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y (6 replies)

Off topic, but that dudes neck is fucking looooong.

Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Fergie434@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

Nope

ShadowRam@fedia.io · 8 pts · 1y

Nope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14

OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

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Bonus@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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Bonesince1997@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

That's the spot! Thanks, doc.

Guidy@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y

The entire Corps is dishonored by this.

SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y

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