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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,305 posts)
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:21 AM 15 hrs ago

****BREAKING**** Trump deploys troops to invade Portland, authorizing 'full force' if necessary

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, and to immigration detention facilities around the country, authorizing “Full Force, if necessary” and escalating a campaign to use the U.S. military against Americans that has little modern precedent.

Trump said in a social media post that he was directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide troops to what he dubbed “War ravaged Portland.”

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/27/trump-military-portland-ice/



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****BREAKING**** Trump deploys troops to invade Portland, authorizing 'full force' if necessary (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth 15 hrs ago OP
"war ravaged Portland?" That dumb fuck leftstreet 15 hrs ago #1
FIXED DemocratSinceBirth 15 hrs ago #2
LOL true n/t leftstreet 15 hrs ago #4
deceased sexual predators Be Leave On 14 hrs ago #24
Holy fuck. How has it come to this? D. Spaulding 15 hrs ago #3
When I heard the news on Comey, I was sad, sad not for Comey, but sad for our nation. DemocratSinceBirth 15 hrs ago #5
Portland? What's going on in Portland? Do they have a Black mayor? Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #6
Just a question: has TSF ever been in Portland? sinkingfeeling 15 hrs ago #7
Do they have good golf courses? newdeal2 15 hrs ago #9
I read the title quickly and thought it said Poland. edhopper 15 hrs ago #8
At this point, it would probably not surprise me much if Trumpy did order NG to invade Poland! riversedge 15 hrs ago #13
So did I!!! hamsterjill 14 hrs ago #21
Maybe the National Guard will enjoy the leaves turning tinrobot 15 hrs ago #10
Maybe they can be put to work raking leaves in parks. Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #11
Or maybe raking leaves on the forest floor Seinan Sensei 13 hrs ago #32
Tin soldiers and Trumpy's coming; D. Spaulding 15 hrs ago #12
He's trying to gin up a riot indusurb 15 hrs ago #14
Just like he tried to do in L.A., DC, Chicago, Boston... GoCubsGo 15 hrs ago #16
There are already vehicles there orangecrush 13 hrs ago #44
It's the same stupid-ass threats he made to Chicago. GoCubsGo 15 hrs ago #15
Yes...full-throated response from Governor and Mayor...like YESTERDAY NCDem47 15 hrs ago #18
What are the Oregon newspapers saying about this? And how can they do what you want before ... Hekate 13 hrs ago #25
Turn Nirvana music up high like we did to Noriega in Panama. rubbersole 12 hrs ago #46
They better not harm any Portlanders. ReRe 12 hrs ago #47
Is Marseilles next? Hamburg? Tokyo? Shoo Fly, Texas? Ping Tung 15 hrs ago #17
First he needs to subdue the war-ravaged USA Hekate 14 hrs ago #22
Intentionally instigating social unrest going into midterms JCMach1 14 hrs ago #19
It will backfire...seeing Americans gunned down in the streets is not a smart campaign Demsrule86 13 hrs ago #37
They don't care as they are literally fascist millenarians JCMach1 13 hrs ago #41
I think this could be the real test case on multiple fronts. flashman13 14 hrs ago #20
Time for TSF to head for the bunker........again. Sneederbunk 14 hrs ago #23
I guarantee, the majority of the guard members do not want to do this ashredux 13 hrs ago #26
They absolutely don't want to do this. underpants 13 hrs ago #30
You forgot to include on the BAH that it only kicks in at 30 days. niyad 13 hrs ago #33
Phantom Antifa 2020 Redux. There's your Department of War. bucolic_frolic 13 hrs ago #27
Will "AntiFa" become "unperson"s (1984)? underpants 13 hrs ago #39
Lawsuit time! pfitz59 13 hrs ago #28
EPSTEIN oasis 13 hrs ago #29
Trumpy wants to see Americans shot and killed by our own military. And he's getting impatient. Walleye 13 hrs ago #31
He is completely, totally, massively beyond fucked in the head. Initech 13 hrs ago #34
I live right outside of Portland. This was breaking news on our local news last night. mommymarine2003 13 hrs ago #35
So he wants a war against his own country? He wants to gun down Americans in Demsrule86 13 hrs ago #36
Revenge on George Floyd. twodogsbarking 13 hrs ago #38
I hope the naked girl comes out to protest again. rzemanfl 13 hrs ago #40
Portland ranks top 50 on cities considered the safest in the US, says new study Wiz Imp 13 hrs ago #42
Its on like Donkey Kong. orangecrush 13 hrs ago #43
In the spirit of Neil Young; D. Spaulding 12 hrs ago #45

Be Leave On

(327 posts)
24. deceased sexual predators
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:06 PM
14 hrs ago

He should release files on deceased (and still living) sexual predators.

Ocelot II

(127,423 posts)
6. Portland? What's going on in Portland? Do they have a Black mayor?
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:34 AM
15 hrs ago

No, the mayor is a White guy, but he's a Democrat, so that might be enough.

edhopper

(36,650 posts)
8. I read the title quickly and thought it said Poland.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:39 AM
15 hrs ago

I thought he'd really wants to be Hitler.

riversedge

(77,943 posts)
13. At this point, it would probably not surprise me much if Trumpy did order NG to invade Poland!
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:47 AM
15 hrs ago

NOPE--sadly, it would not!!


Trump is a dangerous man with all the power he has taken from Congress, who allows and GIVEN to him by USSC!! VERY DANGEROUS

tinrobot

(11,785 posts)
10. Maybe the National Guard will enjoy the leaves turning
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:42 AM
15 hrs ago

Portland is lovely this time of year.



And no, the city is not a war zone.

GoCubsGo

(34,373 posts)
16. Just like he tried to do in L.A., DC, Chicago, Boston...
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:54 AM
15 hrs ago

The outcome will be the same, if he doesn't TACO. Which I'm betting he will. What's that saying about repeating the same thing over and over, and expecting different results?

GoCubsGo

(34,373 posts)
15. It's the same stupid-ass threats he made to Chicago.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:51 AM
15 hrs ago

Hopefully, Portland and Oregon's governor will respond the same way as Gov. Pritzker and Chicago did, and we can watch that demented, orange motherfucker fold like a cheap suit. Again.

NCDem47

(3,067 posts)
18. Yes...full-throated response from Governor and Mayor...like YESTERDAY
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 12:06 PM
15 hrs ago

Put your big pants on. Don't waste another minute. Show them they will not be welcome or accomodated.

I hate they need to waste time on this, but their city and democarcy is on the line. STAND UP TO THAT F'N BULLY.

Hekate

(99,586 posts)
25. What are the Oregon newspapers saying about this? And how can they do what you want before ...
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:09 PM
13 hrs ago

…anything happens?

Portland OR performed heroically and creatively the last time Trump sent troops. This time he is threatening to send military troops in to shoot to kill. What is your sage advice in this instance?

ReRe

(12,029 posts)
47. They better not harm any Portlanders.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 02:35 PM
12 hrs ago

You know how the country came unglued last week with the Jimmy Kimmel/Free Speech issue. The people stood up. And if anyone is harmed (shot) by the military or Nat'l Guard in Portland, I don't want to think of what might happen. The reaction of the American people will NOT be positive. Am going to go look up Portland TV Stations/radio stations/newspapers to check every day.

Ping Tung

(3,708 posts)
17. Is Marseilles next? Hamburg? Tokyo? Shoo Fly, Texas?
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 12:00 PM
15 hrs ago

Shoo Fly would love to have 10 acre ballroom installed.

Demsrule86

(71,235 posts)
37. It will backfire...seeing Americans gunned down in the streets is not a smart campaign
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:37 PM
13 hrs ago

tactic. And the economy will be really bad by the midterm...maybe depression bad.

JCMach1

(28,993 posts)
41. They don't care as they are literally fascist millenarians
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:47 PM
13 hrs ago

Even the techno fascists are millenarians.

They don't care if it is self-inflicted prophecy.

We have to understand that on the left. They 100% DO NOT care the damage they might do.

ashredux

(2,772 posts)
26. I guarantee, the majority of the guard members do not want to do this
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:13 PM
13 hrs ago

The National Guard is not full of manga nuts, I’m sure there are a few, but they do not want to be deployed from their jobs and their families to do this kind of work.

underpants

(193,215 posts)
30. They absolutely don't want to do this.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:25 PM
13 hrs ago

They will of course but griping is a part of the Arny when I was in it.

Their employees can pay them but aren’t required to.

Active Duty Pay Scales: During federal activation, the Guardsman receives their pay according to the active duty pay charts, not the part-time drill pay they receive during regular training.
Pay Components: In addition to base pay, activated Guardsmen often receive allowances such as:
Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS): For food.
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH): A tax-free allowance for housing.
Other Pay: Depending on the location and duration of the deployment, this could also include family separation pay, hostile fire pay, or hardship duty pay.
Tax Exemption: All pay received during a federal activation deployment is typically tax-exempt.

niyad

(127,490 posts)
33. You forgot to include on the BAH that it only kicks in at 30 days.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:31 PM
13 hrs ago

From what has been reported here on DU, the NG orders are apparently issued in 29 day increments, so no housing allowance.

underpants

(193,215 posts)
39. Will "AntiFa" become "unperson"s (1984)?
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:42 PM
13 hrs ago

We all know ICE can just pick whoever the hell the want to. It can be for how they look (Homan) or because ICE is just taking them while they check out zher papers or because they’ve got a daily body count to try to reach. Hell, there might just be a bonus in it.

Can they just scoop any male in there 20’s (generally)? Is everyone not supporting them to be considered AntiFa until they can prove (a negative) that they aren’t?

Scary stupid stuff.

Walleye

(42,625 posts)
31. Trumpy wants to see Americans shot and killed by our own military. And he's getting impatient.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:25 PM
13 hrs ago

Initech

(106,407 posts)
34. He is completely, totally, massively beyond fucked in the head.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:33 PM
13 hrs ago

He is totally fucking mad. And it's all just theater for his shitty ass kissing propaganda channels. This has to stop! Fuck him, fuck ICE, and fuck Tom Homan!

mommymarine2003

(334 posts)
35. I live right outside of Portland. This was breaking news on our local news last night.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:34 PM
13 hrs ago

There has been nothing going on in Portland, except for some peaceful protesters outside the ICE facility. Trump lies to the nation that it is a hellhole out here. Portland is a beautiful city. There are homeless issues, but that is a problem in many places. People just want to live their lives like we use to be able to do. Trump seems to want to bring darkness to everyplace, everything, and everyone,

Demsrule86

(71,235 posts)
36. So he wants a war against his own country? He wants to gun down Americans in
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:35 PM
13 hrs ago

American cities. Congress allows this. The GOP should all be brought up on charges when this is over. And Trump will lose in the end. Unless he dies in office, he will spend the rest of his miserable life behind bars. And Trump yes you are going to hell.

Wiz Imp

(7,501 posts)
42. Portland ranks top 50 on cities considered the safest in the US, says new study
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:52 PM
13 hrs ago
https://www.koin.com/news/portland-ranks-top-50-on-cities-considered-the-safest-in-the-us-says-new-study/

The city you call home should feel exactly like that: home. Ideally, it should be a place where you can feel comfortable going about your day and knowing that you’re safe while doing so.

This can be a bit tricky sometimes, particularly in some of the largest cities in the country. Some are safer than others, of course, and a new study from SmartAsset tried to determine which of the country’s major cities is the safest.

To find this, SmartAsset compared 50 of the largest cities in the country based on their population and looked at a few different variables, including violent crime rate, property crime rate, vehicular mortality rate, and several other metrics.

Portland, Oregon, landed at number 43 on the list, with lower drug overdose deaths and traffic deaths compared to other cities close on the list.

D. Spaulding

(399 posts)
45. In the spirit of Neil Young;
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 02:10 PM
12 hrs ago

Tin soldiers and Orange Man's comin,
we're finally on our own
We here the war drums drummin
how far will this clown go?

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