Monday, September 08, 2025

GOP, Once a States' Rights Champion, is Now Taking Over Cities

Cities have long been Democratic strong holds, Trump's GOP is now targeting cities with military takeover.

Posted by retort at 08:16 AM | 16 COMMENTS | permalink

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One month after sending the National Guard into Washington, D.C., President Trump is so pleased with the results that he is discussing how to put federal troops onto the streets of cities across the country -- from Chicago to New Orleans. Listen to "The Daily."[image or embed]

-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) Sep 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM

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Republicans, for decades, fooled millions into believing that they believed in things.

They were always nihilists though, weren't they?

Look for the age of consent to be dropped to nine.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-09-08 08:24 AM

It's clear they believe in nothing but power.

Everything else they claimed to believe was just a convenient argument used at that place and time.

As for religious beliefs, they do believe those, I think. But not genuinely as in they're followers of Christ. They believe them in that they're merely a rationale to allow themselves to believe the facade that they're decent people.

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-09-08 11:30 AM

Republicans can't actually tell you why they support state rights.

Why should baby murder be legal in certain states, Republicans?

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-09-08 11:55 AM

Who would have thought that all those gun owners in Chicago are actually freedom fighters, in Alexander Hamilton's view in Federalist #29, and James Madison's view in Federalist 46? As could soon be determined by the SCOTUS, those possessing guns in Dem cities are actually terrorists who may be shot on sight by the US military apparatus occupying said city...

#4 | Posted by catdog at 2025-09-08 12:29 PM

"Republicans, for decades, fooled millions into believing that they believed in things."

Not me. I've always know that Republicans are White White Christian Nationalists. But now they are also turning out to be Nazis!

#5 | Posted by danni at 2025-09-08 12:47 PM

GOP, Once a States' Rights Champion, is Now Taking Over Cities

They took over Flint Michigan and we all know what happened there.

#6 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2025-09-08 04:47 PM

The Guardians of Pedophiles WERE NEVER A STATES RIGHTS CHAMPION.

They were a forced birth, anti woman, pro slavery champion.

#7 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-09-09 09:21 AM

Rofl. States rights and national defense are NOT the same thing. Anyone else would know this...a bunch of liberals wouldn't since it doesn't meet their narrative.

This is like saying liberals were once fighters for free speech/expression (ideology level, not First Amendment level) but now want people to be canceled/arested because of things they say. While they can be spun to make a partisan point by relation, it doesn't necessarily mean that's true. This is just more propaganda to try to get people to hate another party instead of actual journalism meant to try to get the party's working together on real problems.

#8 | Posted by humtake at 2025-09-09 11:24 AM

I"m with "you people " on this one.

let the democrat city rot and kill each other

the fewer dems the better.

problem is innocent people get killed...those

are people "you people" don't give a ---- about.

#9 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-09-09 06:00 PM

zed / jpw=scumsker .dannie. snoofie clown and others....watch the video of the refugee from ukraine get stabbed in the neck by a criminal let out FOURTEEN TIMES
you should look closely at the blood.
because you did that....every time you vote for a democrat waste of oxygen.

#10 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-09-09 06:06 PM

Regular hangings would straighten them out quick. Them. It's always them

#11 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-09-09 06:12 PM

Shrimpfag loves pedophiles.

#12 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-09-10 01:24 AM

zed / jpw=scumsker .dannie. snoofie clown and others....watch the video of the refugee from ukraine get stabbed in the neck by a criminal let out FOURTEEN TIMES
you should look closely at the blood.
because you did that....every time you vote for a democrat waste of oxygen.
#10 | Posted by shrimptacodan

Hey Pedo,

First, lock up the president. He is a felon and a pedo. Then you can talk.

Second, lock up the J6ers for life. They were more violent than this guy prior to the murder charge.

Third, he wasn't let out 14 times. He was arrested 14 times. When charged and convicted, he served his time.

Fourth, there is no mental health help out there. You idiot Republicans have seen to that. You've also seen fit to make sure anyone who goes to jail doesn't receive any mental health services. It virtually impossible they would re-offend.

Fifth, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. AND YOU GUYS WANT HIM TO BE ARMED!

#13 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-09-10 03:15 AM

It would be funny if it wasn't so tragic that those on the right that profess to be tough on crime ELECTED A CRIMINAL for president! Are they only concerned about crime committed by Black folks?

#14 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2025-09-10 06:43 AM

States' rights?
Oregonians voted against sales taxes and for total vote by mail in all elections, local as well as federal. Of course the Trump conspiracy imposed (tariff) sales tax on all consumers without consent of Congress, or Oregonians. And Trump is working to get the damn federal Supreme Court to let him outlaw vote by mail, as when you give the people a way to vote that helps them to cast their ballot, Republican Party candidates tend to lose.

#15 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-09-10 08:01 AM

As for religious beliefs, they do believe those, I think. But not genuinely as in they're followers of Christ. They believe them in that they're merely a rationale to allow themselves to believe the facade that they're decent people.

#2 | Posted by jpw

Religion is about power and control. Evidence is everywhere.

#16 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-09-10 10:59 AM

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