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This is probably among the scariest things happening right now:

The Wall Street Journal: “The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a “warrior board” of retired senior military personnel with the power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend removals of any deemed unfit for leadership.

If Donald Trump approves the order, it could fast-track the removal of generals and admirals found to be “lacking in requisite leadership qualities,” according to a draft of the order reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. But it could also create a chilling effect on top military officers, given the president-elect’s past vow to fire “woke generals,” referring to officers seen as promoting diversity in the ranks at the expense of military readiness.”
wsj.com/politics/national-secu

There is still very little talk about it, probably because he threw a whole pile of handgranades this week.
youtu.be/rF5xvO2uqJo?si=6UXUBx

Lol, the title of the video is confident but the video itself is anything but

When people in all seriousness put their faith in military personnel refusing orders… then we’re in a precarious situation.

“This is why Donald Trump is trying to purge the military of good honorable generals”

I have to believe that the state governments are not going to go along with this, that they’re not this nuts. But are we really at the stage where we are tabletop gaming out a civil war?
social.vivaldi.net/@Patricia/1

This isn’t about “woke” anything. This is the draft of a plan to take over the last power structure he does not yet fully control. The same force he has repeatedly said he wants to use against the American civilian population.

“Former generals who have worked for Trump say that the sole military virtue he prizes is obedience. As his presidency drew to a close, and in the years since, he has become more and more interested in the advantages of dictatorship, and the absolute control over the military that he believes it would deliver. “I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” Trump said in a private conversation in the White House, according to two people who heard him say this. “People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.””
theatlantic.com/politics/archi

The Atlantic · Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’By Jeffrey Goldberg

“Gen Mark Milley, the top US military leader, resisted Donald Trump’s demands that his forces “crack skulls” and “beat the fuck out” of protesters marching against police brutality and structural racism, according to a much-trailed new book. “Just shoot them,” the president reportedly said.”
theguardian.com/us-news/2021/j

The Guardian · Trump told top US general to ‘just shoot’ racism protesters, book claimsBy Martin Pengelly

This video had a nice graphic, not done watching it yet.
youtu.be/eGhj2XRhWwI?si=0XPAHg

And there you have it. Trump confirms that he will deploy the US military inside the US.
washingtonpost.com/politics/20

@Patricia the people fucked around and now everyone will find out if the Republicans will allow Trump to throw away democracy. Many believe they won't, many believe Trump will not, some even hope he will because they delude themselves that they will benefit from it. Only time will tell how many bad things will happen.

Patricia Aas

@mrt181 so just hand over the country to the fascist dictator? Ok

@Patricia I didn't say that, I do not have any solution to this mess. But should Biden kill or jail Trump, the Americans will see him as the dictator that ignores the will of the majority of voters - the non voters didn't seem to care about who becomes president anyway

@mrt181 this is my suggestion, give the man the trial he would’ve had if the supreme court hadn’t been corrupt
social.vivaldi.net/@Patricia/1

@Patricia Biden should have increased the number of scotus justices and appoint the new ones but he just didn't give a fuck and now it's to late. If they start rounding up people and realise that bullets are cheaper than deportations you can only hope that someone takes matters into their own hands and fixes the situation