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eppur_se_muova

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4. There never was a more poorly trained group of ostensible "law enforcement" personnel.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2026, 08:51 AM

Yesterday

Most are little more than thugs, and that's what Trmp and Miller want. Bullies with badges. Their aim is to instill fear*, and displaying incompetence in abundance actually helps in that regard.

*Pretty much the definition of terrorism, which is, again, what Trmp and Miller want.

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There never was a more poorly trained group of ostensible "law enforcement" personnel. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #4

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