Same pretext Putin used to invade Ukraine, he had to protect
the people from rabble rousers.

Whose going to light the fuse?

... it's time to start asking where someone served before thanking them for their service.

It's a small number now, but will grow larger and larger. Hopefully so will the number of people who refuse illegal orders.

I keep saying, less a civil war and more of a revolution.

At some point he will take an action which captures and inflames the spirit of the masses. Hopefully, this is inevitable and occurs sooner rather than later.

I am a bit too cynical to feel that such a thing is going to happen in time to save anything.

Let's hope you are correct.

There simply aren’t enough troops, even if you include active duty military stationed overseas, to control 300 million people across all 50 states.

They couldn’t even control L.A.

P.S. DC is unique, in that it is a “federal district” unlike any other city in the US.

P.P.S. Guess what the media isn’t talking about while troops are deployed in DC?

The almost instant spontaneous protests that sprang up in front of the white house in response to his hostile takeover of D.C.?

following the Trump script carefully. They may mention that crime is down in DC, but they do little else.

I'm betting he succeeds in many states before 2026.

we are not a de facto dictatorship?

And it won't stop until a mayor or governor creates a physical confrontation.

What the hell have Americans unleashed?