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2026-01-18 -Land of the Free

Pentagon said readying 1,500 soldiers to deploy to Minnesota

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Posted by trailing wife 2026-01-18 2026-01-18 03:33|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1816 views ] Top

1 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-01-18 04:58|| 2026-01-18 04:58|| Front Page Top

2 1st of all the initial source is the WaPo.

Which leads to asking .....
So arresting Walzy takes more troops than a Venezuela dictator? Or, is Trump going after to whole group and not just their Mop-Puppet figurehead?

Posted by NN2N1 2026-01-18 05:27|| 2026-01-18 05:27|| Front Page Top

3 More than 1,000 active-duty SOLDIERS set to be deployed in out-of-control Minnesota as Trump prepares to bring the hammer down

The soldiers are from the 11th Airborne Division, based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, one of the Army's premier infantry formations and a frontline force in the U.S. military presence in the Pacific, positioned to help deter China. The division is also the military's leading formation for Arctic warfare.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-18 08:29|| 2026-01-18 08:29|| Front Page Top

4 /\ Good choice. Good training.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-01-18 08:30|| 2026-01-18 08:30|| Front Page Top

5 Meanwhile, members of the Minnesota National Guard remain on state orders under the authority of Gov. Tim Walz. It would be unusual for federalized active-duty troops and state-activated Guard forces to be deployed simultaneously and while serving under different legal frameworks. National Guard units can also be federalized and placed under the president's command.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-18 08:31|| 2026-01-18 08:31|| Front Page Top

6 You KNOW the Leftist mobs are hoping for another Kent State

Posted by Frank G 2026-01-18 08:32|| 2026-01-18 08:32|| Front Page Top

7 /\ National Guard units can also be federalized and placed under the president's command.

That is precisely what would take place and an action President Trump anxiously awaits. The Guard will then come under the commmand of an Active Duty General Officer from Elmendorf or Fort Bragg.

Bring it Walz, you piece of kak.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-01-18 08:34|| 2026-01-18 08:34|| Front Page Top

8 Re #3: Am I the only one who gets the cold shivers when troops meant to deter a foreign enemy have to be used internally?

Posted by Mercutio 2026-01-18 09:13|| 2026-01-18 09:13|| Front Page Top

9 At this point a unit trained for Arctic warfare could have multiple objectives.

Posted by Matt 2026-01-18 10:01|| 2026-01-18 10:01|| Front Page Top

10 Can't wait for a activist judge to tell the Commander in Chief he can't move troops. It'll be a Jacksonian moment.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-01-18 11:29|| 2026-01-18 11:29|| Front Page Top

11 Head fake to Minnesota as a feint to Greenland?

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-18 11:29|| 2026-01-18 11:29|| Front Page Top

12 @8 You're not the only one and something has to give.

Most of the media is against us, social media is toxic and the opposition is using the legal system against us.

We are one bad election away from the Left reversing all of the progress we've seen so far.

As worst of all, the average voter doesn't seem to notice or care.

Posted by Chantry 2026-01-18 13:54|| 2026-01-18 13:54|| Front Page Top

13 #12, don't mistake voter fraud with actual voter sentiment.

Posted by Regular joe 2026-01-18 14:17|| 2026-01-18 14:17|| Front Page Top

14 #8 For some things, it's better to give than to receive.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-01-18 14:30|| 2026-01-18 14:30|| Front Page Top

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