Is this state's rights, small government or fiscal responsibility?
this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2025
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I thought it was killing kings.
Whatever, there's gonna be tacos, right?
This little stunt cost $134 million dollars.
https://discuss.online/post/21624159
Come on TACO Don. Pump those fees up for making us pay $4 for eggs.
And they didn’t even get fed!
The good news is all the National Guard members will lose some Medicaid care to cover it. So. It works out.
Don’t forget the millions for the penis parade. These two events alone are wasting 200 million. Be sure to call your rep and let them know you found negligent government spending.
So if nobody else is in charge of them, Newsom should take command and order them to go back home.
Order them to protect the protestors from the police. Use their crowd control to keep the cops from using tear gas and rubber bullets on peaceful protestors and reporters.
Order them to work on wildfire and climate preparedness
So...
Time to set up a couple of food trucks, and get some people to talk civics and constitution. Meet some people, make some friends, take the opportunity NOW.
TACO trucks, even
Hi all, I hope people hear this and the post is not hidden. This is an insecure system, and talking on here about things you want to or will do will be used by the regime.
Please take this as it is meant. I fully appreciate the anger and the pain you are all feeling, and you are totally right to fight, but you must fight smart.
DO NOT LET YOUR ANGER GET THE BEST OF YOU. If this goes the way it's looking like it might, direct fights with whatfever is left of the States' forces is suicide, and the good guys need all the boots on the ground you can muster.
There are many veterans of the war on terror who are literal experts on the tactics needed to win this; seek them out.
Assume all coms are monitored because they are. Look after each other, people.
A friend who knows the score.
Trump got what he wanted. You can be certain that right-wing media will spin this as, "the only reason the troops were idle is that the President's quick action quelled the protests."
Well Trump or Fox's take on the result doesn't matter to me because Trump's going to lie and spin things no matter what happens...
- Protests stay about the same or increase in intensity: Bringing in the Guard was the right call, look at how this is getting out of control!
- Protests get less intense: Bringing in the Guard fixed the problem!
The narrative to counter that is that the Guard didn't actually do anything except inflame tensions.
I hope this informs their decision whether or not to follow illegal, inhuman orders.
Interesting how he sent our troops to a fake 'war' with no real plans or preparedness. Just. Like. Putin.
...something tells me we don't want them to have orders.
So - just wander around in fatigues? Do a little shopping maybe. Start a pickup game?
Anything that's not "shoot protesters".
Clownshow country.
Good.