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Chris Murphy ✔@ChrisMurphyCT
Armed groups of citizens are gathering outside state capitols run by the Presidents political opponents, and he is egging them on to liberate their states.
We worried, what will Trump do when he faces a real crisis?
And honestly, the answer is worse than anything I imagined.
5:23 PM - Apr 17, 2020
Great. Swell. Fucking peachy...
still_one
(92,395 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)👍
Bayard
(22,149 posts)Dangerous idiots, commanded by a sociopath.
Can't wait to hear what Rachel has to say about all this tonight.
mopinko
(70,215 posts)i try to keep the mad max variety at bay, tho. mostly it works, but being an urban farmer, those are the things you think about.
but this? nope. this level of insane is something i just thought would never catch on.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Im glad my ladies are out in the country!
mopinko
(70,215 posts)great gov, great mayor, great hospital system, cutting edge.
no shortages of ppe, tho testing could be better. but my hospital system had it's own test in early march. not bad, but needs to get better.
we do public health right here in the land of the blue.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Sure hope they get the violence down there though.
mopinko
(70,215 posts)i was a victim of more crimes in my small hometown than i have been in chi.
it's a slice of the real world here, for good and ill. i take it as it comes. most of us do.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)bluestarone
(17,030 posts)Sign paper to proclaim their right to protest. (also stating they request NO HOSPITALIZATION if infected with covid 19)
Cha
(297,655 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)off their faces. That's some real chutzpah there.
sop
(10,244 posts)Why don't they protest in front of Mar-a-Lago, or any one of Trump's other golf properties? They're shut down, too.
burrowowl
(17,645 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,789 posts)How stupid can these people be?
TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts)ooky
(8,929 posts)Facebook photo-ops. If any of those low IQ punks were to actually shoot anyone then they can really kiss their freedom goodbye.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)😁😷
FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)Just what Americans need right now. Shouldn't they at least get ticketed or in jail for violating large group gatherings?
intheflow
(28,501 posts)If this was an unarmed liberal group of protesters opposing Trump, they'd be surrounded by cops in riot gear, and arrested for gathering without a permit and disturbing the peace.
B) Seriously. This seems like a perfect opportunity and reason to call up the National Guard.
Squinch
(51,004 posts)cojoel
(957 posts)The "stay at home" rules are less restrictive than a quarantine. Being served an official notice of quarantine means there can be far more severe penalties for violations, including criminal charges. And if convicted, they might just lose the right to have those guns.