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https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5557232/hegseth-generals-trump
There is no other way to put this. Trump wants to start a civil war, turning active duty military against American citizens on American soil.
He needs to be impeached. Today. It doesn't matter if there is no follow through, or the courts stop him. This is he wants to do.
Nothing else matters. Fuck the shut down. Fuck everything else. Impeach him. Right now.
blaghart
Reminder that Pete Hegseth was literally labelled an enemy within for having nazi tattoos, which got him forcibly retired.
JustAPileOfCats
Projection, always projection.
UncleMeaty
You guys know the intent of the 2nd Amendment was to allow states to protect themselves from the Federal Government, right?
Sounds to me like you need a well regulated Militia. I hear they are necessary to the security of a free state.
robpaschal
He's been impeached. Twice. Needs removal.
db629
(another) impeachment is too gentle for what Trump deserves
LeekofLegend
It's because he knows the war he wants is co.kng, and wants to kill us all before it even starts
JurgenWindcallerz
That makes perfect sense. A war is coming, Im gonna wreck my own people. Genius.
TheMentallyillist
Faix News isn’t even addressing this shit. Their AI spin machine blew up trying to come up with something even MAGAs could swallow.
DavedandConfused
So Trump just declared a civil war and told his Generals this was their mission, and the American people are just fine with, world markets were stable and ok (no sell offs). What’s wrong with people
JurgenWindcallerz
Stop reading propaganda and the world makes more sense
LeekofLegend
He needs to be taken out to the ocean with some cinder blocks attached to his feet
JurgenWindcallerz
Threats against the President are a federal crime. 18 U.S.C. § 871 makes it illegal to knowingly and willfully threaten the life of the President (or to otherwise make such a threat). That statute has been used to charge people who post direct threats.
32FGWolfhound
woodintunoit
Hatsodoom
He needs to be 86'ed.
JurgenWindcallerz
Is that like 69
19marcurious57
This impersonation of the Trojan Horse, the 5th column, merged into one person, is the greatest danger this world has ever seen. Beelzebub is a thumb-sucking baby compared to him. And y'all are looking at it, as its happening, like total numbf*cks! Checkmate people.
MilledGrist
Very dangerous, unamerican rhetoric from a U.S. president.
TalkingSnake
The Department Of War, coming to a street near you!
joot
And they pretend to wonder why we call them fascist.
tymonaSmasher
Wasn't enemy within some Hitler term?
JurgenWindcallerz
No the Hitler term was KRANKENSCHABENWACHENMASRACHER
JurgenWindcallerz
But yes it was. The “jew” was the “enemy from within”. A scapegoat for the negative economic effects of the treaty of versailles. Germany lost one of its best and most productive communities that way
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
The enemy within, aka the American people.
JurgenWindcallerz
I think it’s the non-americans he is worried about. But way to say the exact opposite of what’s factually true 👍🏻
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
Trump and his cronies have never once said anything that is "factually true". There is a reason tmurp only ever deploys national guardsmen from red states to blue states, and always to cities known for their large Democratic majorities. That's his "enemy". Anyone who isn't traitor like himself and his deplorable base.
Drummondwc
An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again. But one which crumbles from within? That's dead. Forever.
LuminoZero
If any of those officers was a legitimate patriot, Trump wouldn’t have made it out of that room breathing.
JurgenWindcallerz
Yes, all of them are evil. It must be. All the thousands of them… but don’t worry youre right and not blinded by Propaganda
Rosenaa
Sarcasme don't work hear.... sorry to say :-/
LuminoZero
Ooooh, you're just a Nazi. My error.
Blocked.
Johnsky
These cities are uninhabitable??? Problem solved! There's nobody there.
or0b0ur0s
He needed to be impeached five years ago. He needed to be disqualified by the Electoral College ten years ago, and by the Republican Party eleven years ago. We're carrying this historic catastrophe to term, now. It's time to stockpile canned food, water purification tablets, ammunition, first aid supplies and lumber for barricades. They've come to far to not let this come to mass slaughter. They'll make it happen if no one else does.
JurgenWindcallerz
He needed to be banned from Disneyworld 20 years go
He needed to be banned from Earth 40 years ago (make the moon trump again)
He needed to be banned from our local galaxy cluster 60 years ago (make trump go whirlpool galaxy)
He needed to be removed from our multiverse […]
RyanH42
He shouldn't have been elected in the first place but Americans hate women so...
JurgenWindcallerz
That’s the absolute weirdest comment today. Congratulations. So random
YourLogicHasDerailed
The a**H***s need to prevent losing everything in the midterm elections. Gerrymandering and voter suppression won't be enough to prevent the massive loss for the GLOP. Military suppression is what they have left; they are committed to this and have no other choice.
polydad
You heard the man, Generals! Now shoot him!
JurgenWindcallerz
Threats against the President are a federal crime. 18 U.S.C. § 871 makes it illegal to knowingly and willfully threaten the life of the President (or to otherwise make such a threat). That statute has been used to charge people who post direct threats.
JurgenWindcallerz
Downvoting your own laws hahahahaha
techlich
no threat just facts if trump has these guys kill us citizens trump will fallow in death soon after
JurgenWindcallerz
What are you planning? Who else is involved? Please provide details of what your intentions are
billstranger
I hope you die imminently (that means soon). This isn't a threat, and you're not the President. But, man, i hope you die real soon.
JurgenWindcallerz
Peak Health, extremely high life expectancy.
joot
Is it also illegal for the president to threaten to subject his political opposition with military violence? Was it illegal for him to attempt a coup?
JurgenWindcallerz
What coup 😬 he won the election lmao
joot
He lost in 2020… when he attempted the coup.
JurgenWindcallerz
He did, but 2020 is in the past and he won the more recent election and he is your rightful president. Does this unsettle you?
seenunseen
You should have buckled up months ago. We're in for the long rude now. Remember to hydrate.
JurgenWindcallerz
YOU CANT TELL ME WHAT TO DO *gulbs down sawdust*
Illinifan88
A lot of us saw this coming. But it's now very public and no longer a hypothetical. Hopefully that wakes up anyone who's been sleeping.
MissSiesta
Only other people will do that. Scream it from the rooftops!
Skawomplious
Years ago. This die was cast when we didn't hold him accountable after his first coup attempt. Everybody who is just realizing now what a shit show we're in for hasn't been paying attention.
crodrigues
we already jumped off the cliff when this turd was voted a second time, we're right now on free-fall towards a pitch black bottom. no one can see it, but we all know it's coming and what is about to happen.
MissSiesta
Dude... Lol. You think you'll even survive? These people won't bat an eye before executing or enslaving you, your family, or children. Americans pretty much left Dementia Hitler in charge.
He's going to kill soooooooo many people, directly and indirectly. I'd rather go down fighting than dying starving on the streets.
TalkingSnake
Worried we might need to hydrate the tree soon.
ontarioOT
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HashMaster9k
rockmanx853000
All of those high ranking military person and a nice coup could have fixed this
drcookieninja
Doing their best impression of the Wehrmacht.
JurgenWindcallerz
So incredibly offensive to all of Europe
drcookieninja
Sorry, my comment or Hegseth? Educate me if I'm being offensive.
JurgenWindcallerz
Well the Wehrmacht was a horrendous shit gobbling r**e gang that invaded foreign countries and comitted genocide. To think you are in that situation - even remotely - is like telling a woman that just lost a child that you know her pain because you have an upset tummy
billstranger
You are a very fucking stupid person
JurgenWindcallerz
Nobody cares about your opinion
Attritshun
All of this to avoid being held accountable for raping children.
eetsumkaus
The funny thing is if he had just kept his goddamn mouth shut, he would have gotten away with it. There's a theory going around that posits that Mike Johnson ACTUALLY let it slip that Trump is an FBI Informant, which brings together some things. 1) it's him who tattled on Epstein 2) it explains why Biden & Co weren't able to touch him with Epstein, if he got an informant deal, 3) it's why he's hiding the files, because the court of public opinion is the only one who can judge him.
XXXSpork
That and it was in the P2025 playbook to enshrine GOP and white Christian nationalism rule.
GogglesGreek
It's also because fascism NEEDS a visible, tangible Other within the borders, both inferior and insidiously powerful, to project all the problems caused by the fascists taking and hoarding power and wealth for themselves (and not solving actual problems), and to justify said taking and hoarding.
They can't blame the Deep State anymore, they've tried recently and failed. That's why Antifa had to be dredged up, to pretend they're a real political organization and that they're threatening citizens
sirbartonslady
Naah, dawg, he don't care about that anymore, he needs to flex his muscles to scare people because they're not praising him enough. The Epstein files are only a distraction at this point for their hostile takeover playbook.
LunarEntropy
There were so many other felonies he was going to get punished for first...if he didn't get elected
OhIfIMust
And I see SO FUCKING MANY NON-BOTS supporting him!!
ThePostPenultStraw
Don't forget the billions of dollars he's accumulating through grift and blatant corruption.
fartharder
That was just a little treat
therandombagofmeat
He will burn it all down to rule over the ashes
TheTojo15
More like burn the world down so he can hide the files under the ashes
bladderinfection
Wanting to burn the whole world is a normal reaction when half of the world despises you.
thedarklord187
It just boggles the mind how he hasn't been beaten to within an inch of his life yet
Leonisgettinglarger
Only half?! I’d say more like 90 percent!
ThrowAwayAcct0000
He earned that hate.
taez555
The democrats should be holding daily, very public, press conferences calling out his crimes and calling for his impeachment. Yes, it will go no where, but that's not the point. YELL IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!! Stop letting the GOP control the narrative. Put them on defensive. Force them to answer EVERY SINGLE DAY to their crimes. Go on the offense. Stop telling us to just vote blue no matter who next year. Do your fucking jobs!!!!
boognish115
They can’t do their jobs. They have no majority in either chamber. They shutdown the gov which is the best they can do and yet a shutdown benefits the small government republicans. The American people, conspiracy theories aside, voted for a fully republican government. This is the government of the US until the midterms. If the US turns authoritarian then that too is on the backs of the American people. Sucks, but that’s how American democracy works.
ThrowAwayAcct0000
Its time for a military coup.
Harbltron
They're too busy trying to stop Zohran from being elected because he's too progressive for them.
damogen
They are already doing that, but it's kinda hard to get attention, when the entire news cycle is filled up with Trumps latest insanity. Nothing democrats can say will be as interesting and entertaining as Trump telling all world leaders at UN that all of their countries suck. Or flying all generals and admirals in for a meeting to tell them toxic leadership is now encouraged. Or ICE deporting random people for no apparent reason... or any of the thousands of other shitshows currently happening.
or0b0ur0s
They can't. The senior folks on the Left are, maybe not as much as the Right, but still corrupt enough they have no leg to stand on calling other politicians criminals. They know it won't work. They'd have to give up power entirely to a new generation of unsullied people... and that's just unthinkable.
MeeepMorp
Best I can do is a strongly worded letter while they do a press conference about trying to marginalize the left.
Illinifan88
Agreed. I acknowledge that sometimes it is hard for them to coalesce around a single narrative.
But this is as straightforward as straightforward gets. He wants to turn the military against citizens. Even Republicans should be waking the fuck up about this.
Gestalt7
I knew few things to be true in this world but here is one:
The Democrats are absolute SHIT at messaging. Trump hands them gold almost daily and they cannot manage to get a single message through the goddamn noise.
Illinifan88
It's hard when it's a coalition of people with very different priorities.
Being a republican politician is easy. Destroy the government, blame minorities and immigrants for the government being destroyed.
Dems have unions, disenfranchised people, college educated, etc etc. There's no single message there. Healthcare is probably the closest, and that's why they're using that for the shutdown.
BorkasonBork
The Democrats are not oposing Trump. They are republican-lite. Most of them have bent their knees to Trump. They are not going to do anything risky. Some few like AOC might say something, but she isnt doing anything.
Illinifan88
Struggling to coalesce around a single message is not bending the knee. They have been ineffective thus far, yes. But don't both sides this shit.
This is their chance to band together, between this and the shutdown. Frankly, Trump royally fucked up lining these two events up. Dems have to take advantage.
meme2zombie
Bothsidings dems misses the real problem. That they care about proper process than about any ideals or morals. This partly stems from the fact that they're the democratic party, they don't have a single set of ideals or goals they have to always internally negotiate before fighting for it with the rest of the government. But it has turned into massive blinders and an inability to handle anyone not following the process in good faith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAbab8aP4_A
taez555
I've been watching them bend over and 'compromise" for the past 3 decades. They're literally the Washington Generals of politics. Each new generation is like... "No, no, just vote blue, no matter who." When will people wake up to them being so milquetoast and worthless.
MostAwesomeDan
You paying attention to everything happening with the shutdown, the redistricting fight, and the NYC Mayoral race? People are waking up. They are starting to push back. DNC is starting to listen. Pay attention and support them, don't let yourself get endlessly stuck in misery.
taez555
II'm calling for them to be better. Perhaps supporting Mamdani would be a nice start. Or not kicking David Hogg out. Or not caving in and compromising with the GOP on the shut down (which they've already been talking about doing today). I'll believe it when I see it. Let's see if they have the balls to stand up to them, or will we get another "Dems help avoid shut down" breaking news in the next few hours. Tic, tic, tik.
crazyspelling
At this point, a government shutdown might wven be the responsible thing to do. Take the batteries out of Trump's favorite toy.
MostAwesomeDan
I agree, totally. I'm just asking to promote the change that IS happening and IS observable. It's not total and complete and it's not going to happen overnight overnight, but it has started happening. Schumer and Jeffries and the rest aren't going to just wake up one day and 'get it'. They need to be, and are getting, pushed into 'getting it' by groups that are active, right now, and pushing hard.