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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

Rather than addressing the issue. Yet again.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

If you are in USA, is a good time to downloading an "Black bloc manual" in some offline storage

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 hours ago

Oh no worries. Trump is such a fan of insurrections he hands out pardons by the thousands for them - every single pardon personally signed by him, and totally not by autopen, I'm sure.

Seriously, though. Can't wait for him to cry victim and pull a surprised pikachu when all this pushback to his antagonization makes it to the steps of the White House. Hope he keeps the surprised face until the bitter end, and that end can't come soon enough.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

I’m afraid he’ll declare martial law. What happens if he does?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

We all know what it takes to remove fascists from power

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

There would probably be no consequences for him, but the "martial law" would probably be ignored and not happen.

As I understand it, in the US, martial law can only legally happen if the courts are unable to function. Basically, if things are so bad courts are unable to judge people, you let the military judge them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

The law hasn't mattered so far. It is illegal for him to deploy the National Guard without the governor's consent, which was not given. Not only was it now given, but Trump went out of his way to denounce the governor while illegally deploying the National Guard.

The US is no longer operating within the constitution, it is operating under the appearance of one, an appearance that falls apart the closer you look at it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 hours ago

Zero consequences, as usual.

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