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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Jun 2020

      1. How often have we had this conversation: A: "Trump is an aspiring authoritarian" B: "Actually, he's just an incompetent buffoon." In truth, it's not just that Trump is both an authoritarian & a buffoon but that this combination (a common one) makes him more dangerous.

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Jun 2020

      2. Trump wants to use the military to squash the protests. The military, especially after the backlash to Monday night's church photo op fiasco, is pushing back, hard. So: incompetence, yes. But Trump has plenty of fall back positions: egging on cops & militias.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Jun 2020

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Dan Friedman

      3. Another fall back position now that the army isn't doing what he wants is mercenaries. We might already be seeing some fo that.https://twitter.com/dfriedman33/status/1267936203522932738 …

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      Dan FriedmanVerified account @dfriedman33
      Asked who they’re with, these guys say only that they’re with “The Department of Justice.” pic.twitter.com/ciVDtP8ndk
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        1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Jun 2020

          4. The more Trump's incompetence frustrates his ability to carry out what he wants, the more he'll lash out: a fairly common dynamic in authoritarian regimes. He still has enough power -- especially via figures like Barr -- to do real damage. More here:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-military-weakness/ …

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        2. Karl Hungus‏ @logjammin80 3 Jun 2020
          Replying to @SWGoldman @HeerJeet

          Was that a solid ID? I saw people speculating, but in other pictures the BoP goons are in blue.

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        1. Kelly Barnhill is Now a Dragon‏ @kellybarnhill 3 Jun 2020
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          This has Eric Prince written all over it.

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        2. Trevor Coleman - News and Such‏ @tc_news 3 Jun 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          I can see Trump preferring paid soldiers because they don't have the "dual loyalty" problem of a sworn oath to serve the public interest.

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        3. Dave K‏ @TheRealTheDavey 3 Jun 2020
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          They also won't ask questions.

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        1. Andy Robertson‏ @phoneranger 3 Jun 2020
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          Prison Praetorians ICEForce ONE Border Battalions Donald Enforcement Agency

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        1. Jenniferlayne53‏ @Jenniferlayne53 3 Jun 2020
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          Problem with army facing Prince Mercenaries, our army might have a moral center...(top down) Prince is not a moral man- nor is Trump, McConnell, McCarthy, or any of their ilk.

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        1. Russ Burgos‏ @Russ_Burgos 3 Jun 2020
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          So many possibilities for the guys @dfriedman33 pictured because there are so many federal LEOs that are routinely kitted out like commandos: Diplomatic Security Service (State), Protective Ops Division (Ag), FPS, ATF, Marshals, IRS, all sorts of DOD and service elements

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        1. lawless says rescue scotus‏ @lawless523 3 Jun 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          They're actually Bureau of Prison special ops. Not encouraging in itself - wtf are they there for? - but not quite the same as mercenaries.

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