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Harris picks Walz for VP (www.newsweek.com)

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I was sure it was going to be professional genocide ghoul Shapiro. Color me surprised.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, people were pretty cowed by the natl guard coming in with live ammo, yeah: they didn't want to get shot. In part they were given a bit more respect since they weren't literally the same department people were there protesting (plus a lot of people have a military fetish and didn't see them as the glorified cops they are).

But I think you're conflating two different time periods, chauvin's trial/verdict was like a full year later. The national guard deployed a full day before Chauvin was even arrested or charged, though they amassed much larger numbers/presence in the following days.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But I think you're conflating two different time periods

My memory of about three years around 2020 is totally fucked by trauma. I had thought there was a massive national guard deployment when the Chauvin verdict was to be read. Did that happen?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

oh yeah there was actually, I kinda forgot about that since they weren't, you know, shooting at people (that I heard about anyhow). I was talking about the first time around but they actually spent like twice as much money on it the second time in 2021, just to have them lingering around random businesses, precincts, etc.