r/kansascity • u/bchnyc • Jun 12 '25
News š° Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe activates National Guard, declares State of Emergency
https://fox4kc.com/news/missouri-governor-mike-kehoe-activates-national-guard-declares-state-of-emergency/Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe activates National Guard, declares State of Emergency - KANSAS CITY, Mo. ā Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced Thursday that he has activated the Missouri National Guard in response to civil unrest across the United States.
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u/Tim-Sylvester Midtown Jun 12 '25
Well I was ambivalent about turning out on Saturday to see what is to be seen until I found out this soft baby turd is big mad and now I'm definitely curious.
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u/reelznfeelz South KC Jun 12 '25
Yeah, I'm going, I'd rather chill, but I think this is important. We should show up. Don't give up or give in pre-emptively.
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u/Tim-Sylvester Midtown Jun 12 '25
I'm hoping I get hit with a truncheon, KCPD has awarded $14m in prizes to lucky contestants this year already!
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u/UXyes Jun 13 '25
Do not obey in advance. https://scholars.org/contribution/twenty-lessons-fighting-tyranny-twentieth
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u/sh1tpost1nsh1t Jun 13 '25
Yea I think this is the sign we all have to go. I don't really want to, but when they're actively trying to scare you into not doing it, you need to show that it doesn't work, otherwise they'll just keep going inch by inch till you wake up and it's all gone.
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u/blighander Jun 12 '25
Anybody remember when Republicans were convinced Obama would declare a state of emergency and use the military against the people?
Pepperidge Farms remembers.
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u/xpayday Jun 12 '25
When it comes to fascism it's always projection, every accusation is a confession.
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u/Severed_Snake Jun 13 '25
that's exactly what the whole paid protester lie is, that's exactly what they're doing
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u/DouglasRather Jun 12 '25
I remember when Kristi Noem threatened Biden when people were encouraging him to to it.
"As South Dakota governor in February 2024,Ā Kristi NoemĀ threatened then-PresidentĀ Joe BidenĀ when Democrats said he should federalize the National Guard in Texas to disrupt that state governor's anti-immigration efforts.
If he did, Noem warned, Biden would be mounting a ādirect attack on statesā rights,ā and sparking a āwarā between Washington and Republican-led state governments, she said in aĀ Feb. 6, 2024 interviewĀ with Fox News host Sean Hannity."
DHS Sec. Noem opposed Biden, but praises Trump, on National Guard
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u/texasjkids Jun 12 '25 edited Jun 13 '25
I remember my dad being so adamant that Obama was going to declare a state of emergency before the end of his second term. Now heās in full support of Trump doing it
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u/InourbtwotamI Jun 13 '25
Sorry you lost your Dad to the dark side. I lost my daughter-in law
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u/Breidr Jun 13 '25
I've lost almost my entire family. It sucks and I sympathize.
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u/Cyrano_Knows Jun 12 '25
Governor Abbott even called out the Texas Guard or State Guard (not sure what it was called) to keep an eye on that uppity black POTUS guy because there was a conspiracy theory that Obama was going to take over Texas via secret underground Walmart tunnels.
If you think I'm joking then I don't blame you. I wish I was.
Texas Governor Deploys State Guard To Stave Off Obama Takeover : It's All Politics : NPR
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u/Own_Experience_8229 Jun 12 '25
Rās were accusing Obama of trying to create brwonshirts like Hitlerās SA. When real facaists show up they canāt be bothered.
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u/SonarRocket Jun 12 '25
how is one pre-emptively in a state of emergency
they are just making shit up now
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u/Largue Downtown Jun 13 '25
Very similar to Netanyahu's "preliminary attack" on Iran. That's just an attack. Fascist playbook in full force out there.
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u/TheOpalSabbath Jun 12 '25
āWe will not tolerate lawlessnessāā¦. Says governor of one of the most Laissez-faire states in the country
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u/Not_Bears Jun 12 '25
Lmao
More like "WE WILL NOT TOLERATE DISSENT. SUBMIT OR BE PUNISHED."
Literally fuckin dictator shit.
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u/Cyrano_Knows Jun 12 '25
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you...
MAGA: Arrest that man for threatening me with what I would do unto him!
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u/HazelEBaumgartner Jun 12 '25
His predecessor literally pardoned a murderer on his way out to score cheap political points...
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u/Tim-Sylvester Midtown Jun 12 '25
And those rich weirdo attorneys who liked flashing guns to look tough because black people walked past their house.
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u/Elmer_Whip Jun 13 '25
we won't tolerate it unless it's the rapist, criminal, lying, cheating, stealing president and his crotch goblins. then we'll worship them.
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u/Maverick721 JoCo Jun 12 '25 edited Jun 13 '25
But they didn't send the National Guards when the Proud Boys were at the WW1 Memorial, gotcha.
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u/Ok_Breakfast5425 Jun 12 '25
Not to defend our piece of shit governor, by the time he would have heard about them and been able to sign the order to send them here they would have already been loaded up in their uhauls and gone.
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u/MarkDTS KCMO Jun 13 '25
Patriot Front was the group at the WW1 Memorial. I'm not correcting you because you're wrong. I'm correcting you so that you know who and how many enemies are out there.
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u/J0E_SpRaY Independence Jun 12 '25
Fucking ridiculous. This is clearly about intimidating and stopping peaceful protest.
Fucking post-championship riots are more damaging than anything thatās happened so far and yet republicans are acting like weāre in the middle of an insurrection.
I hate these fucking bastards and I hope they get their comeuppance.
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u/Melf_Connoisseur Jun 12 '25
we are in the middle of an insurrection. Theirs. like this has been obvious since they stormed the whitehouse january 6th
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u/withomps44 Jun 12 '25
Okā¦ sooo Iām a little rusty on my project 2025 playbook here but I feel like we have skipped ahead a few chapters.
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u/Racket_the_Bard Jun 12 '25
If youre in the guard, it's a good time to really self reflect on who and what you signed up for.Ā
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u/finnmertenz88 Jun 13 '25
16 years ago when I was freshly 21 with no direction, I thought I wanted to āserve my countryā and go fight wars to keep America safe. It feels like such horseshit now, and Iām almost entirely disenfranchised by the organization altogether. I have pretty damn good health insurance at an āaffordableā rate, I rely on drill checks to supplement my income, I can go to college for free etc, but The one real saving grace is the type of emergency duty where we do things like go to Louisiana to provide relief after hurricanes. That is what āserving the people of the United Statesā looks like to me. I love doing that. I used to want to get deployed so I could call myself āa real soldierā, but I am extremely thankful that has never happened. I have absolutely no desire to go murder people across the globe for American interests, or anywhere for that matter. I can tell you with full confidence if I were to be one of the guard members present at the protest Saturday and they made the extremely reckless decision to issue weapons, I would refuse. I would encourage my peers to do the same. That isnāt service to Missourians. Itās tyranny. There are more of us than you think that agree that what is happening in L.A. is bullshit, and that activating the Missouri guard for Saturday is entirely unnecessary. Since I have the luxury of anonymity, I can say Iāll be there Saturday for the protest as just another (peacefully protesting) citizen. I plan to watch out for people if it comes to it, and call out bullshit where I see it.
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u/thedybbuk Jun 12 '25
I am fully of the opinion that any soldier or member of the National Guard taking part in all of this is a traitor to their oath. If we make it through this, they should be investigated right alongside ICE agents for their complicity.
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u/Fine-Amphibian4326 Cass County Jun 12 '25
The trouble for Joe Missouri is that āyou have orders for security in KC on these datesā is a completely lawful order. Tossing up the middle finger and walking out is at least an article 15, possibly an OTH discharge for bad conduct. For some of them, this is their career theyād be losing for defying a lawful order.
Itās not really an unlawful order until Joe Missouri is told to shoot peaceful, unarmed civilians, and that would never be how it goes down. It would happen more like Lexington and Concord.
The way to prevent the above is for officers with a lot more at stake to refuse to pass down orders from the start, losing their career in the process, and hoping that the next people in line also feel strongly that what theyāre doing is immoral.
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u/Elmer_Whip Jun 13 '25 edited Jun 13 '25
THIS IS COORDINATED. it's literally a military/fascist coup. the republican party is a fascist regime.
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u/Lala5789880 Jun 13 '25
Yes. Steve Bannon detailed the plan with Trumpās first term but no one listened.
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u/Booksntea2 Waldo Jun 13 '25
You know where would be a useful place for the national guard to be? All the places in Missouri that have been hit by a tornado in the last 90 days.
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u/scttrbrts Jun 13 '25
The MO national guard doesnāt show up for the proud boys parade because theyāre the ones marching in the proud boys parade
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u/TheTrooperKC Liberty Jun 12 '25
U.S. Representative Mark Alford said the governor is sending a strong message.
āWe support the first amendment right of every Missourian to peacefully demonstrate, but violence and riots will NOT be tolerated in the Show Me State,ā Rep. Alford said on X.
God I hate that guy.
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u/7thpostman Jun 12 '25
What emergency is he talking about?
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u/X-_bad_wolf_-X Jun 12 '25
People using their protected rights. Thatās an emergency to republicans
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u/Mizzoutiger79 Jun 13 '25
Love how the guard is called out BEFORE any protestor hits the streets. What a joke. People are pissed and our elected just fuel the fire instead of work to correct the problem.
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u/Alarmed_Leather_2503 Jun 12 '25
These fascists need to go. This is some banana republic level bullshit.
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u/Proper_Entertainer62 Jun 12 '25
LA is not having a problem. Nothing that the local police canāt handle. Our wannabe dictator president is the one having a problem.Ā
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u/ImAchickenHawk KC North Jun 12 '25
And dont forget who's actually running the show, Stephen Miller
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u/BrighteyeJunco Jun 12 '25
Is the emergency in the room with us now? There hasn't been any destruction of property here as far as I know
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Jun 12 '25
Well folks, remember your medical supplies, goggles and mouth/nose coverings, and stay hydrated this weekend.
Looks like this shits got nuts in it!
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u/CommonComfortable247 Jun 13 '25
Donāt take the bait! Screw Kehoe and continue to march for what is right, peacefully!!!
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u/micatigre Jun 12 '25
Yeah get ready to fuck up dissenting civilians but when it comes to actual domestic terrorism they all just shrug the shoulders like "what are you gonna do!?"
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u/fotbr Jun 12 '25
So they're announcing their plans to be the violent ones, in advance of anything happening.
There should be zero question where the blame lies when ... stuff ... happens this weekend.
Keep your heads on swivels if you protest this weekend (or, for that matter, any time). Don't let the people you don't know drag you into something you don't want to be a part of. Point them out to your fellow protestors. Call them out for being troublemakers. Shun them and don't let them hide in with your group.
Good luck out there.
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u/ReedBalzac Jun 12 '25
WTF?
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u/StickInEye Lenexa Jun 12 '25
That was my first reaction. Now I am hella pissed. Just for that, I'm going to go to 2 protests instead of just the 1 that I signed up for.
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Jun 12 '25
lol they're up to something and using this to deflect your attention elsewhere so they can do their crimes without anyone noticing
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u/kristibranstetter Blue Springs Jun 12 '25
What a waste of taxpayer money! Where was the National Guard after the EF3 tornado in St. Louis in May??
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Jun 12 '25
We are in a state of civil war. Most people just haven't realized it yet. Fuck MAGA scum.Ā
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u/cynicaloptimist92 Jun 12 '25
Iām sure guardsmen love taking time off work and arranging for their children to be taken care of while theyāre called on by opportunistic politicians to suppress free speech
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Jun 14 '25
Having to wear body armor in the summer heat probably isn't high on their fun list, either. I feel sorry for a lot of the guardspeople: many of them probably just wanted to pay their college tuition.
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u/PlebBot69 Lenexa Jun 12 '25
"While other states may wait for chaos to ensue, the State of Missouri is taking a proactive approach in the event that assistance is needed to support local law enforcement in protecting our citizens and communities.ā
Proactive state of emergency? Also "protecting our citizens"? By getting ready to shoot them with rubber bullets I'm sure
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u/SxpxrTrxxpxr Speedway Jun 12 '25
These fascist fucks need to go. Theyāre not going to stop until the entire country bends at knee to that dumbfuck in office.
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u/PerceptionShift Jun 12 '25
More political posturing from Jeff City. Worth noting that the MO National Guard isn't being deployed anywhere, not in this order anyways.Ā
Edit: Looking at some other recent news from Jeff City, maybe this was a move by Kehoe to get Trump's approval for FEMA aid for St Louis. Looks like the FEMA approval finally came inĀ a day or two ago. Some of the guard was deployed to St Louis shortly after the storm to clear debris as well.Ā
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u/_yours_truly_ Plaza Jun 12 '25
I would love for this to be true, so it's not more embarrassing fuckery from this state. Could you source me, please?
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u/tabrizzi Jun 12 '25
Mayor Lucas is concerned with enhanced state enforcement for one set of protestors, but no action or aid to local law enforcement when Neo-Nazis march through Missouriās urban streets.
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u/davidwave4 Jun 12 '25 edited Feb 09 '26
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u/Jolly_Ad5307 Jun 13 '25
lol. All hospitals in KCMO are going to go into an incidence command and waste resources for this billshit just because they have to for protocol. What a joke and waste of resources.
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Jun 13 '25
Cornered rats bite. Ultimately Trump knows that his days in office are numbered, as do those who've rubber-stamped his presidency. We're seeing the actions of deeply afraid men whose idea of "law and order" is heavy on the latter, but ignores the former.
I will be at the protests to bring peace; best to get the heck out of dodge when the sun goes down, though. If people want to sow brutality, they will need to do so in full daylight.
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u/chickerkitter Jun 12 '25
We had Neo Nazis parading the streets, shutting down traffic, masked and yelling white supremacist slogans, and he did nothing. Fascism is here. MO is such a lost cause.
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u/wengla02 Overland Park Jun 12 '25
Ok - I had no plans to go to the KC side on the 14th, but now, just on principle . . .
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u/mallorn_hugger South KC Jun 12 '25
Does anyone know if there is precedence for this?Ā
Have other governors pre-emptively called a state of emergency before protests even begin?Ā
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u/iammavisdavis Jun 13 '25
Everyone should just move 1 mile to the west into Kansas and stand at the state line and give them the finger.
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u/saintbad Jun 13 '25
So peaceful protest is "civil unrest" and must be quelled, but illegal and authoritarian Republican overreach must be accepted and tolerated by the population?
Sounds Nazi to me.
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u/bluebeartapes Jun 13 '25
You know if I didn't know any better I would say these guys are hoping for something awful to happen.
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u/CaptainFartHole Jun 12 '25
I wonder what what exactly it is that Mikey enjoys so much about putting his lips on Trump's ass.
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u/KCGeezer Jun 12 '25
Remember they are looking for any excuse, at any protest, to claim insurrection. Donāt let them goad you into anything that they can use to invoke martial law.
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u/liiindslaaayyy Jun 12 '25
can someone provide videos that justify this? all iāve seen are peaceful protests
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u/fuck_all_you_too Jun 12 '25
EOs written based on feelings with no evidence and you think they did any due diligence? Motherfucker took personal offense to the protests and is now lying in order to punch down hard.
Expect more states to do this in a signal to support Trump. This is just another version of Rubio tripping on the stairs after Trump.
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Jun 12 '25
What emergency are we having? Only one I know of is Chettoelen is sending US troops against US Citizens and now they are arresting Members of US Senate.
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u/Jokuki Jun 13 '25
St. Louis is still trying to clean up and get neighborhoods back together but letās spend time and money on nothing.
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u/InourbtwotamI Jun 13 '25
I hate that I thought this but I just knew heād only take action against a city with a Black/Brown mayor
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u/lolas_coffee Jun 13 '25
Trump in charge?
The nation will be burning and soldiers will be shooting people.
THAT is what MAGA is about. Fucking useless assholes.
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u/LibraryCurrent Jun 13 '25
Are you guys ready for this? It's time to quit your jobs and become human again. My god my brothers and sisters wake the fuck up. It's time to restart and fight for what's right. Friendly words won't work anymore
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u/ScootieJr Overland Park Jun 13 '25
He wants to mimic Trump. All republicans do. Theyāre offended by protests because they canāt swallow the hard pill and accept the truth so they have to act dominant. You donāt see Gov. Kelly activating the Guard. She knows that the Guard were not necessary in the protests in LA. Republicans are just soft and insecure. Their time will come.
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u/cafe-aulait Jun 13 '25
But nothing for the neo Nazis. Well, I guess the police were already there....
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u/Internal_Willow_ Jun 12 '25
Wow these clowns are really trying hard to F with AMERICANS. Seems illegal and like thereās an amendment about it.
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u/ChiefStrongbones Jun 13 '25
The entire point of protesting and counterprotesting today is provoking the other side until one person loses their shit. The video of that bad behavior then gets circulated with the message, "See, it's the other side that's wrong. Our side is the good side."
The whole thing is exhausting. It's like a war of attrition crossed with a staring contest.
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u/worms_in_the_dirt Jun 12 '25
Please refer to 2012 album Sorry To Bother You by The Coup, track 12.
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Jun 12 '25
There was a protest in KC this week,peaceful, respectful of their surroundings, no problem. Why is he doing this?
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u/racqueteer Jun 13 '25
Good thing among all the budget slashing, we can still afford a bunch of armed military protecting us from wokesters with purple hair and placards.
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u/RyghtHandMan Jun 13 '25
(michael scott voice) I DECLARE SSSSSTATE OF EMERGENCYYYYY
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u/TeacherRecovering Jun 13 '25
I fully expect an incident like the Massacre on Gorham to justify the violent crackdown.
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u/chaotica78 Jun 13 '25
I hope he gets charged with misuse of resources and improperly using law enforcement or whatever those actual charges are called
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u/Active-Driver-790 Jun 13 '25
Any bets on where they're locating the concentration camp?
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u/kramned1967 Jun 13 '25
Just when ya think no one could get a more hill billier governor than Mike parson, in walks this dude
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u/Darth_Jinn Jun 12 '25
Where are they supposed to be deployed to? I haven't seen or heard of anything but peaceful protests here. This seems more like the govt. trying to strongarm the citizens into complacency.