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Irish_Dem

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4. Yes Trump's personal mercenary army is paid for by the US taxpayer.

Reply to kentuck (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 07:33 AM

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And he will pardon all of them for their crimes.
They have little or no training.
Their mission, is to kill, harm, intimidate, bully all of us into compliance.

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And so it begins... [View all] kentuck Yesterday OP

Trump is demonstrating that he has a personal Army he can send anywhere in the US. Irish_Dem Yesterday #1

They are paid well with taxpayer dollars... kentuck Yesterday #2

Yes Trump's personal mercenary army is paid for by the US taxpayer. Irish_Dem Yesterday #4

Just like popsdenver 22 hrs ago #22

The new recruits... GiqueCee Yesterday #9

THIS malaise Yesterday #3

Daily Beans is breaking this morning that ICE in airports IS INDEED, Volaris Yesterday #7

He's also showing us what he's going to do Farmer-Rick Yesterday #14

Just as Trump has ICE, Hitler had his Brown Shirts. The Wizard 21 hrs ago #26

Indeed! Never forget and Never again! calimary 19 hrs ago #30

Mission as I see it.... FarPoint Yesterday #5

it is madness, that i don't know how it ends. Republicans are sick cowards. Shitblimp won't sign any new bills LymphocyteLover Yesterday #6

Because EuterpeThelo Yesterday #11

Thanks--that sounds like a relatively decent outcome, considering all the bad ways it can go LymphocyteLover 22 hrs ago #24

Are you sure about that? Dave says 19 hrs ago #29

As long as EuterpeThelo 17 hrs ago #33

ShitBlimp made me laugh - TY. NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #12

Fascism marches forward. Joinfortmill Yesterday #8

Goosesteps would be more accurate. The Wizard 21 hrs ago #27

I believe it's now a federal police force. A Gestapo of sorts JohnnyRingo Yesterday #10

Stop Flying America Tbear Yesterday #13

That works (for some) but what happens when they come to the polling places? BWdem4life Yesterday #18

My thoughts were that it would send an economic lesson (thedonald seems to notice those) Tbear 22 hrs ago #23

Each day we seem to lose more rights and gain more monitoring. democrank Yesterday #15

Well, at least they know they're free. . . DinahMoeHum Yesterday #16

Wait until he makes it our new national anthem. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #17

Hmmm isn't there a big protest coming up on March 28th? 1WorldHope 23 hrs ago #19

The sliver lining to trump's SS Gestapo at airports, republianmushroom 23 hrs ago #20

And what they are seeing isn't very impressive, displacedvermoter 20 hrs ago #28

I find it interesting that ICE thugs are sans masks at airports. Prairie_Seagull 23 hrs ago #21

I'm hoping people are taking lots of pictures of the non-masked iceassholes oberle 13 hrs ago #34

May be smart to record them from a gate Prairie_Seagull 11 hrs ago #36

If more TSA agents stop showing up bacause they're fed up with having paid goons over their shoulders ChicagoTeamster 21 hrs ago #25

'so it begins' GenThePerservering 18 hrs ago #31

This is the plan. To cause chaos at the polling stations LiberalLovinLug 17 hrs ago #32

This is control..mental abuse having to wait hours with musical propaganda blaring like N Korea 🤬 Deuxcents 13 hrs ago #35