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onenote

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32. I work downtown. I have been in and around National Guard members almost daily.
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:15 PM
21 hrs ago

I don't want them there. I don't think they need to be there. But not once has it occurred to me that they deserve to be shot for being there, no matter who ordered them to be there.

Thats not good on many levels. Srkdqltr 22 hrs ago #1
More like a number of people shot two were NG. mobeau69 22 hrs ago #2
No. More like two national guard members and the person shooting them were shot. onenote 21 hrs ago #33
Depends on the main stream source. GreenWave 21 hrs ago #39
Edit, edit, edit mobeau69 14 hrs ago #62
I'm bent enough to believe this could be a false flag operation Brother Buzz 22 hrs ago #3
Or just a random shooting spinbaby 22 hrs ago #4
Made it, or let it happen on purpose Brother Buzz 22 hrs ago #8
No, he doesn't, he may think he does, but in reality, he doesn't, MarineCombatEngineer 22 hrs ago #17
Thanks for the reality check MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #46
Yep, question everything, doubt nothing Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #6
Oh freaking damn Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #12
Six days after Judge declares NG Deployment illegal! BlueKota 21 hrs ago #23
Wonder if they asked for volunteers.... Bayard 22 hrs ago #16
That's Not Bent. It's A Possibility. BBbats 21 hrs ago #24
Yep, my first thought is/was... IthinkThereforeIAM 21 hrs ago #42
Right? It's not like they haven't shown Cha 20 hrs ago #43
If they were targeted purr-rat beauty 22 hrs ago #5
No, the person who shot them is responsible. Period. onenote 22 hrs ago #10
No, the asshole who sent them there is responsible. Gary 50 22 hrs ago #15
2,400 NG Troops in that small District. Fucking ridiculous...... Bengus81 22 hrs ago #22
Bullshit, the asshole who shot them is responsible for their deaths, MarineCombatEngineer 21 hrs ago #27
I work downtown. I have been in and around National Guard members almost daily. onenote 21 hrs ago #32
Thank you MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #47
This is the way! Sea Turtle 20 hrs ago #53
Most people are rational and will respond as you do. But Trump is counting on someone out there reaching their limit MadameButterfly 13 hrs ago #63
Correct The Grand Illuminist 18 hrs ago #58
So was Bush responsible for every troop that was killed in Iraq? Polybius 3 hrs ago #69
Can't forget the W.V. Governor. BidenRocks 16 hrs ago #60
Here we go RandySF 22 hrs ago #7
Reichstag fire? Happy Hoosier 22 hrs ago #9
lots of things are. cab67 22 hrs ago #11
"Gulf of Tonkin," anybody? lastlib 22 hrs ago #13
Suspect in custody senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago #14
Picked up by actual freaking COPS probably. paleotn 20 hrs ago #48
Fuck. orangecrush 22 hrs ago #18
Both soldiers have died, as per the WV Governor obamanut2012 22 hrs ago #19
I am sorry for their loss and for their families BlueKota 22 hrs ago #20
I too am sorry. for the families. Those who were killed deserved better. They are dead, the rest is details. twodogsbarking 4 hrs ago #68
Martial law in 3...2...1... orangecrush 22 hrs ago #21
No they died in the service of Cha 21 hrs ago #25
Trump got his Xmas pesent early! johnp3907 21 hrs ago #26
I despise this administration SO MUCH Pas-de-Calais 21 hrs ago #28
. Omaha Steve 21 hrs ago #29
False Flag ? Nigrum Cattus 21 hrs ago #30
Truly horrific day but chelsea0011 21 hrs ago #31
Actually, it is true. Trumpdumper 21 hrs ago #34
Without details, I can't judge it. multigraincracker 21 hrs ago #35
OK now they aren't dead orangecrush 21 hrs ago #36
Any engravings on the bullets? IronLionZion 21 hrs ago #37
***NOTE - WV GOV JUST WALKED BACK THE CONDITION OF THE NG WHO WERE SHOT - NOW "UNCLEAR"*** BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #38
VERY irresponsible Skittles 11 hrs ago #65
Not unlike Jan 6 one "person" is responsible. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #40
Trump & his mob have been getting pilloried for their attacks on Mark Kelly and the others Attilatheblond 21 hrs ago #41
Thank goodness for DU! BigmanPigman 20 hrs ago #44
The DC TV stations are all over this nitpicked 20 hrs ago #45
Other Nat Guard folks are now saying..... paleotn 20 hrs ago #49
If they didn't resign immediately when Trump started threatening to send them to cities - Ms. Toad 18 hrs ago #57
I smell a rat. MrChuck 20 hrs ago #50
Hmmm Abstractartist 20 hrs ago #51
If Stephen Meuller is still on Planet Earth... BurnDoubt 20 hrs ago #52
I thought Dementia Don Old ended crime in DC? Hassler 20 hrs ago #54
Trump is partly responsible for these deaths Anxy 19 hrs ago #55
Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard troops to DC after shooting of soldiers Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 19 hrs ago #56
This is not helpful. JohnnyRingo 18 hrs ago #59
500 more targets BidenRocks 16 hrs ago #61
My first thought was that it might be personal ... SomewhereInTheMiddle 11 hrs ago #64
Am I the only one seeing the irony here? RVN VET71 6 hrs ago #66
Trump's fingerprints are on the trigger. twodogsbarking 5 hrs ago #67
Guy from Afghanistan somsai 2 hrs ago #70
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