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nolabear

(41,959 posts)
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 01:16 PM Jan 2017

Dept. of Defense tweets re refugee who became Marine. They're resisting!

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/defense-department-tweets-refugee-marine-trump-orders

In the last couple of days there has been a remarkable amount of Twitter undercurrent of resistance from government agencies. This is heartening. When CIA operatives are leaking info and the DoD is dissing you through Twitter you are NOT much of a leader.
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Mark.Gray

(12 posts)
2. Will anyone listen?
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 03:23 PM
Jan 2017
It is undeniably important for this story, and all others like it, to be told, though it seems just as undeniable that those who need to hear it most, will either not hear it at all, or will dismiss it as trivial...
 

hexola

(4,835 posts)
3. US Navy T-6B flying near Houston with call sign "FUTRUMP"
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 03:27 PM
Jan 2017

Forget where I saw that...probably at FreeRepublic

IronLionZion

(45,411 posts)
4. Dumpy will close DoD social media accounts
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 03:30 PM
Jan 2017

and fire all muslims currently serving to make sure this doesn't happen again.

charlyvi

(6,537 posts)
5. The Civil Service will not be muzzled.
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 03:43 PM
Jan 2017

The more he tries to gag or censor them, the more fiercely they will resist. The leaks won't stop; in fact, they will become more frequent. Each one of them, from the President on down to the mail worker at Social Security, takes an oath to defend the Constitution against enemies both foreign and domestic. Trump is the most serious threat to our nation since the Civil War, in my opinion. To quote Bush One, this will not stand.

lindysalsagal

(20,648 posts)
6. I'll never believe that even fRump voters care more about him than their country.
Wed Jan 25, 2017, 04:18 PM
Jan 2017

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We'll all resist at our own levels, refusing to do his bidding. And he can't stop the whistle blowing over social media. We'll fire him together.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
8. I'll believe it of loads of them, but hopefully not enough to matter in the end.
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 03:49 AM
Jan 2017

Don't forget, though, many pols who despise Drumpf are happy to keep him on the throne for the benefits they reap.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
9. Unfortunately, true. The stock market goes up
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 06:25 PM
Jan 2017

They may give lip service to despising him, but they are Banking it.
No impeachment until he packs the fed courts with RWs and cuts taxes for rich. He himself seems to become more RW daily...vindictive against the left maybe.
Still, a very dark time.
Viva Mexico!

Nitram

(22,781 posts)
10. Of course they are resisting. Think how dangerous it would be to radicalize Muslim recruits by
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 09:16 AM
Jan 2017

treating them as second-class soldiers.

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