Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/18/trump-minnesota-insurrection-act/

34 Comments

  1. HenryValMorgenstern on

    Welp, if this happens Civil War begins I am pretty sure. Exactly what all Republicans want.

  2. Fuck every one of them.

    Edit: Muhammad Ali was *conscripted*, refused to deploy overseas, and served years in prison. These soldiers signed up and swore to defend the constitution – most for a paycheck, but all knowing that they could die — and any one of them that fails to meet the standard of a conscripted boxer, when asked to deploy to their own country in an act of aggression under the false pretense of fighting insurrection, can kiss my ass.

    The *only* homicide in the twin cities this year has been by ICE. Fuck the insurrection claim, it’s illegitimate and everyone knows it

  3. While part of me sadly expected this, I expected this to go down in Cali not MN. The right has had a raging hard on for hating on us for decades, expected us to be their main target.

  4. Hegseth seems like a tough guy. He should show this deployment how it’s done. Lead from the front i say. Don’t be weak Pete. Show us your courage pointing military rifles at unarmed U.S. citizens.

  5. stlcardinals88 on

    Turns out all those don’t tread on me flag owners, do in fact enjoy seeing the government treading on the people.

  6. Trump is desperate. This is nothing more than a sick old man trying to rattle his saber.

  7. quicktime_harch on

    Hey military, it’s not abstract anymore. Are you going to defend the Constitution or kill Americans?

  8. With the wind it will feel like -30°F in Minneapolis this week. I can only imagine joining the Army to defend your country, only to be freezing your balls off on a mission to pacify Minnesota.

  9. OpenImagination9 on

    But how are we going to invade Venezuela, Mexico, Canada and Greenland if our troops are busy killing Americans?

    Honestly I think his drinking is getting out of hand.

  10. “Mr. President, do you regret any actions implemented during your third term in office?”

    “In retrospect Mr. President, do you still think it was wise to disband the FBI?”

    “Sir, how is your policy evolving in the use of airstrikes against American citizens?”

  11. I remember reading something about how the Chinese government sent troops to Tiananmen Square who were from the countryside or different regions so they wouldn’t have any connections/sympathy for the protesters. They were also fed heavy propaganda about what was happening in Beijing, being told the city was being overrun by violent people who were killing soldiers/government officials.

    Unfortunately it seems really similar to where things are currently headed in the USA.

  12. This is Germany in the 30s. Hegseth, Pentagon and the Trump administration are doing it wrong for the wrong reasons. This is pure Nazism

  13. purplebrown_updown on

    This is nuts. Why the fuck is ICE even in Minnesota which the furthest you can be from the southern border. He’s fanning the flames and hoping for chaos. This is just ridiculous.

  14. Andovars_Ghost on

    To my fellow service members, if it feels wrong, it is. Don’t do something that will haunt you for the rest of your life.

  15. Fucking try it Hegseth, and we’ll see who ends up in the Hague when this is all over you piece of nazi garbage

  16. Can we start calling this a civil war now? Because that’s what it is. That’s what we’re dealing with. It may be a one sided, asymmetrical civil war? But when the federal government is invading states, violating their laws, and are kidnapping, raping and murdering the people of those states? It’s a fucking civil war.

  17. If the army is willing to betray their oaths and take up arms against peaceful citizens fully utilizing their constitutional rights in favor of an out of control fascist government, it’s over. That’s the litmus test. They’ll have betrayed everyone who has ever fought and died in the uniform, and especially against the founding fathers.

    I’m in the Minneapolis area and it really feels like Trump is trying to kill us all. Like I said in another Reddit post, I’d rather die as one of the last free Americans than live in whatever abomination in a post-constitutional world that rest of America will be subjected to.

  18. Goatgoatington on

    Tin soldiers and Nixon’s comin’
    We’re finally on our own
    This summer I hear the drummin’
    Four dead in Ohio

    Gotta get down to it
    Soldiers are gunning us down
    Should have been done long ago
    What if you knew her and
    Found her dead on the ground?
    How can you run when you know?