Public opinion surrounding the deployment of armed National Guard troops in Washington DC is deeply polarized. While a segment supports the move as essential for restoring order amid crime concerns, a significant majority express strong disapproval, viewing it as a dangerous escalation of federal power that undermines civil liberties and fosters intimidation. Key criticisms focus on the perceived misuse of military resources as a political maneuver rather than a genuine effort to ensure safety.

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Is the other Washington DC Subreddit, WashDC supposed to be some kind of conservative Subreddit, or are the comments just getting brigaded by trolls in that one?

SidFinch99

So do we live in a successfully captured city? Is that more or less what’s happened

extraneouspanthers

So is DC basically a Police State right now? Are cops and national guard just in the streets everywhere like Hitler's Germany?

nelsne

Why are you all allowing Trump to do this when there is such a simple solution? 

Since Elon Musk confirmed that Trump is not releasing the Epstein files because he is implicated, it has been one distraction after another.

Eg Obama, Hilary, Comey accused of treason. “Irrefutable evidence” but zero arrests. Rosie O’Donnell citizenship MLK coverup California They spit we hit! And many many more

This is straight from his distraction playbook and it works. I remember last time he was in office, the media had him in a tough spot and he simply tweeted “covfefe” and the world focused on that instead. It’s so frustrating to watch.

You want to end the drama, turn the tables by using the drama to focus MORE on Epstein. Make it that any coverage of dc shows signs like “THIS ALL BECAUSE TRUMP IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES” and he will move on to something else straight away. 


Research: 
Maxwell links to Trump 
Jean Luc Brunel, arrested outside of USA, also suicided in prison. 
Who was the Florida AG 2011-2019, while known pedo Epstein walked free? And he was arrested 6 months after she left. The same AG who claimed 200 girls were abused, but it was over 1000. 
22 mysterious deaths tied to Epstein. 
Virginia Guiffre car crash, suicide, father statement. 
Panama papers and the car bomb which killed the reporter working on it. Zero arrests. 
Connect the dots people.

steffanovici

I posted this on the sub not long ago, but it was removed by the mod team with suggestions that I post it here. 



I'll be in DC for the National Book Festival for work in a couple of weeks, coming up from Mississippi. I'm, obviously, disgusted by everything going on and turning federal troops on American citizens, and I want to know what I can do while I'm there.

Protests? Take photos and talk to people and go back to my local media? Buy water and give it out to protestors?

This will be my first time in DC during a monumental historic moment, and I refuse to just camp out in my hotel room. What can someone coming from outside do to help?

WritingJedi

On the plus side, we now know what living in Moscow is like.  Free cultural immersion.

DigInternational8979

question i see theirs a juvenile curfew set for these few days and a city wise curfew???? i thought curfew was only for minors? i have a show at black cat and i dont want to be in the street past curfew

2swagforskool

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This document has some really good resources: https://migrant-resources-dmv.my.canva.site/english

InvisiblePineapple2

I made a ton of these stickers and plan to leave them at libraries. I’ll report back which locations once I’ve dropped them off. Other suggestions are welcome…for both locations and sticker content. I can make thousands as long as they’re compatible with B&amp;W. 

There’s currently a bunch of them available (FREE!) at the Juneberry at the Parks at Walter Reed. 

https://i.imgur.com/IkLPg4B.jpeg 
https://i.imgur.com/K0bgwEj.jpeg

sazzer82

Was driving to Columbia Heights from Shaw last night at 1AM. Saw a Secret Service car around Columbia and 13th. Be careful out there y'all.

FuckImOnReddit

Is it safe to go in DC? We have tickets for a show this weekend. My husband is an Ethiopian green card holder. We would bring his green card but he just has a paper document notification of the green card’s extension…..

spark99l

Have any POC made it through a checkpoint without getting pulled over or asked for ID? Just need SOME glimmer of hope right now.

allegro4626

When everything in DC first started spiraling, the common refrain was “cool, but what about the Epstein files?”—a reminder that there are still huge, unanswered questions being buried. Now that line of accountability has basically vanished. Instead, the frustration is getting misdirected toward the National Guard, while Trump manages to keep the focus off himself and the lies that set all of this in motion.

It’s a textbook distraction tactic: flood the zone with outrage, redirect blame, and make sure the public is too busy fighting each other to hold him accountable. The shift in focus shows it’s working.

But seriously….what about the Epstein Files?

someway_west

Couldn't safely get a picture while driving, but HSI/ICE/feds eastbound NY Ave @ 16th NE in front of Target. 6-8 masked agents and 2-3 vehicles slowing traffic. About 10 minutes ago (1:25pm).

branyk2

Hi all,

I saw the recent X post by Noem soliciting tips to the US Marshals for information leading to arrests.

I’ve heard a ton about illegal substance abuse and trafficking out of the big building on Mass Ave NE between 2nd and 3rd street and want to tip off the Marshals but I’m nervous that I might face retaliation for reporting it.

Does anyone know if you can submit a tip complete anonymously?

This is the website to submit tips: https://p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=777%7C45914&amp;C=&amp;T=

Apparently some didn’t bother to look up the building in question. In any case, you can submit anonymously as long as you hide your IP.

In addition to any other protesting you’re doing, I’d recommend flooding the line with false tips.

travellin_troubadour

Significant-Mud9706

If you are not a resident of DC, please call your senators and representatives every day on behalf of DC residents.

Content-County-9327

Times like these are when legends are made fight back and make a difference

mastromattei

There are going to be national guard at most DC Metro stations?   

Did I miss the mass crime wave at metro stations?  What are we doing??

imdaviddunn

Isn't mapping this type of stuff what [https://www.ushahidi.com/](https://www.ushahidi.com/) was created for? Anyone savvy able to set something up?

kiipii

Is the 14 and V/W checkpoint still active? Is there a central source for the status of those?

trittico

"come on someone shoot someone already so we can justify martial law"   -Hegseth, Miller, Vance

Trump is over in the corner getting his diaper changed and trying to figure out how to con more money out of this.

RumRunnersHideaway

I can't help but think the Trump administration is trying to start a war against America.

JohnnyGFX

They want a civil war so badly. They want someone to shoot at the NG so they can justify the National Guard going after anyone and everyone who looks at them funny. They're intentionally  filling up the powder keg just hoping someone else will light the match.

Diamondback424

Literally a hostile take over of the nations capital being live streamed.

DrinkYourWater69

"When a man carries a gun all the time, the respect he thinks he's gettin' might really be fear. So I don't carry a gun because I don't want the people of Mayberry to fear a gun. I'd rather they would respect me."

-Sheriff Andy Taylor, Andy Griffith Show

AudibleNod

Remember when armed troops in the capitol would have been alarming?
  
Perhaps it is to be a military style coup after all.

Searchlights

It says a lot that the National Guard units coming are only from red states.

CarlySimonSays

I am so fucking angry at Republicans for voting for these obvious fascists.

mrdominoe

How long before someone’s blasted in the face over a sandwich?

Hal_Industries

Makes me wonder if this is a preparatory step for arresting people in the political class.

anonchurner

So, what happens to one of Hegseth’s ‘warriors,’ untrained in urban policing, runs up against a “good guy with a gun?” Asking for a friend, of course.

OsgoodZBeard

Trump continues to see how far he can go to militarize our capital, how far the military will go, and solidify his control.

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." - Commander Adama

curtst

So there's been very minor or non-existent problems with installing them unarmed, time to shake it up so we can get the manufacturered crises that we've been desperately hoping and trying for!

Dickheads.

sealosam

I wonder what the combat patch for this one will look like?

Bunsen_Burn

Trump will declare some emergency state so you guys won’t see another election in your lifetime. Hitler did the same. You voted for it just like the Germans did back than. US should have known better

Fancyness

Lots of dangerous 15 year old kids in DC.  Big balls is forever traumatized 

Bocifer1

Setting up the Martial Law plan to suspend the midterms

No-Friendship9440

This is all theater.  Showing off that trump is a strong military leader and a tough guy.

He's jockeying (poorly) for a peace prize and desperately trying to find a conflict to intervene in, while deploying military and paramilitary units into the streets of his own country in some half assed show of strength.

Particular_Ticket_20

Sunshinehappyfeet

Remember, 2nd amendment is for all. Protect yourselves my friends.

sir_whirly

zepploon

Why again are National Guard troops being deployed on DC or any American city?  There is no reason.  Period.

veryjudgely

So a smart commander will have them carry weapons with an empty magazine attached. 

Don’t want no mag because anyone could steal the rifle like Katrina but a mag gives a little doubt without the chance for a shooting

UallRFragileDipshits

Incompetent leader telling 18 yr old American soldiers to point weapons at US citizens = fascism.

Maligned-Instrument

Gee, right as they’re saying they won’t prosecute people with shotguns on the national mall.  

What could possibly go wrong? 

This country has gone to shit so fast.

4RCH43ON

They want to murder Americans that's always been Trump's call

bowens44

RWPRecords

It's fun how armed Nazis have taken over the capitol and we're just like "ugh, that's not very nice"

Dead_man_posting

All it takes is one civilian killed by these soldiers and the country explodes. I think the goal for Trump is martial law, where he cancels the next two elections.

drof69

Just another waste of tax payer money, this will get challenged in court and they will lose.

CypherAZ

Fuck the morons that voted for this bullshit. Hope you’re happy.

kalidorisconan

This sure does remind me of the Ghorman scene in Andor, &gt;!when they sent in that rookie force and secretly fired the first shot at them!&lt; ...

GoreSeeker

"There’s a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."

—William Adama, Battlestar Galactica

daveinsf

I didn't even carry a weapon on literal deployment overseas... what the actual fuck

OrvilleTurtle

Where are all 2A hero’s that are supposed to stand up against tyranny???

ShaolinTrapLord

They are straight up planning to kill people.

Brease

The Trump administration clearly wants to start a civil war. There is no crime in DC that merits this. There are no riots in any of the places he's sending the national guard. All of this is so unnecessary and stupid. 

Eventually Trump will you get his war with the American people. He'll keep poking the bear and escalating until he gets the violence he's looking for.

Suzzie_sunshine

He wants to incite violence so he can declare a national emergency and postpone elections.

Fast-Damage2298

I see they are preparing for an American Revolt against the administration..

Soulman682

Headline: National Guard dispatched to Las Vegas, Opens for Blue Man Group.

Jimmyg100

There's no significant crime on the National Mall so not much else for them to do but stand around and give people some nice photo ops.

fenton7

_Schmegeggy_

So does it cost more or less than getting your picture taken with Elmo in Times Square? Do they accept tips? Or does that just come straight out of our taxes?

WaterFriendsIV

And, how much are we, the taxpayers, paying for this shit show?

icnoevil

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Look at all the crimes!

deadpanxfitter

A golden opportunity for recruitment.  I bet most of them don't want to be there any me that DC wants them there.

ChasedWarrior

A distraction from the fact that Donald J Trump is a pedophile.

VyronDaGod

"How does it feel knowing your family will be under financial strain for an authoritarian's photo op?"


A Specialist (E4) with 3 years in the military will make an equivalent of 40 hours a week at 19.57 an hour during this activation, despite likely working closer to 100 hours a week. Most of them make more than that in their civilian jobs and thus have to take a pay cut for this farce.

1877KlownsForKids

Party-Operation-393

They're using troops from Ohio, West Virginia, and South Carolina because they wanted people who would not have any emotional connection to DC in the case that they are ordered to use violence where none is warranted.

This is a classic dictator move, to use troops from rural areas to persecute urban. He wants the "us" vs "them" thinking.

Hazywater

This is purely for optics. The more people pose and take pics and post this the “tougher” Trump looks and it inflates his ego.

Oh, also, Trump is a pedophile. Release the Epstein files!

Here are all of the Epstein Files that have either been leaked or released.

https://joshwho.net/EpsteinList/gov.uscourts.nysd.447706.1320.0-combined.pdf (verified court documents)

https://joshwho.net/EpsteinList/black-book-unredacted.pdf (verified pre-Bondi) Trump is on page 85, or pdf pg. 80

Trump’s name is circled. The circled individuals are the ones involved in the trafficking ring according to the person who originally released the book.  These people would be “The List “ Here is the story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsiKUXrlcac

Here's the flight logs https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21165424-epstein-flight-logs-released-in-usa-vs-maxwell/

—————————other Epstein Information

https://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/Johnson_TrumpEpstein_Calif_Lawsuit.pdf here’s a court doc of Epstein and Trump raping a 13 yr old together.

Some people think this claim is a hoax.  Here is Katies testimony on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnib-OORRRo

Jeffrey Epstein’s Ex Says He Boasted About Being a Mossad Agent https://share.google/jLMGahKlCzfV1RHZq Jeffrey Epstein and Israel have both have the same lawyer Alan Dershowitz, Dershowitz says he's building 'legal dream team' to defend Israel in court and on international stage | The Times of Israel https://share.google/Lb9hDOduBWG4Elpid

—————————other Trump information:

Here's trump admitting to peeping on 14-15 year old girls at around 1:40 on the Howard Stern Radio Show: https://youtu.be/iFaQL_kv_QY?si=vBs75kaxPjJJThka

Trump's promise to his daughter: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-dating-promise_n_57ee98cbe4b024a52d2ead02 “I have a deal with her. She’s 17 and doing great ― Ivanka. She made me promise, swear to her that I would never date a girl younger than her,” Trump said. “So as she grows older, the field is getting very limited.”

Trump's modeling agency was probably part of Jeffreys pipeline: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/08/donald-trump-model-management-illegal-immigration/

Feel free to do your part and spread them around like a meme sharing the info so it is never “lost”.

altiif

Lol. These NG members are just like, "Free trip to visit DC!"

canadiuman

BigManWAGun

Are there any National Guard south of the Annacostia River?

baltimoretom

The problem is this will normalize American military intermixed with the population but performing law enforcement duties.   This looks nice and the people are enjoying the photo op, but in reality you are seeing the military arm of the Executive branch entrenching themselves into society for the ultimate purpose of occupation and constant monitorization.  

  
We are seeing a police state cementing and want to have our picture taken with it, in reality they should be shunned and made to feel VERY unwelcome, yeah I get it they are probably nice kids, but that doesn't matter.  They are the nazi equivalents and should be treated as such. 

The President just announced he is planning on banning ALL mail in or absent voting AND banning all voting machines AND he stated that states do not control voting they are only there to HELP the President count votes that ultimately its the Presidents job to find out who won the election. 

  
That is the words of a dictator, period, there is no other way around it.  If Obama had declared he was the only person to control and determine voting rights and procedures, the right would fairly claim fascism.

raistan77

“Look honey, representatives of an attempt at a fascist government take over.  Quick, get a photo.”

7LeagueBoots

It's like taking pictures with the Stormtroopers in Disneyland, what's the big deal?

M1ck3yB1u

Since they defunded everything else I guess the national guard is the attraction.

thebondsman

joeschmoagogo

I do not like th normalizion of this. This isn't fucking normal. Release the Epstein files, you pedophile

sundayultimate

forbiddendoughnut

Like the guards at Buckingham Palace…only fascist.

_Operator_

sscreric

Are the national monuments and museums really where the crime is occurring??

drumzandice

“So who is paying ya’ll to stand around here? O, I am?  Cool cool cool.”

KnotSoSalty

Posing for photos and arresting homeless people. My nation has never felt safer

NoResult486

They have nothing to do.  It’s a political stunt nothing more

Bleezy79

Misspelled "distraction" from the pedo-files

krashe1313

monkey-pox

They sent minority guardsmen to round up minorities. Nice.

Zala-Sancho

Fascist Takeover will be televised and monetized. Please exit through the gift shop and pick up your commemorative arm band and jack boots.

TheFleebus

We should give them funny hats like the guards in England!

tee142002

Aloyonsus

OutlandishnessOk2304

Droobot33

I like this. NG people didn’t choose to be there, so the best they can do is follow their orders while being nice about it.

LeonardSmallsJr

WilliamTee

This is intentional.  They spread them around, pose for photo ops, play with the children, and get you used to seeing them there.  They're trying to normalize it.  One step closer.

utnow

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