January 2021 | 209 comments (209 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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very "on brand," as the Z-gen quips

by Cat on Fri Jan 15th, 2021 at 08:10:45 PM EST
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'We feel incredibly betrayed': Thousands of Guardsmen forced to vacate Capitol, 21 Jan

23 Jan USO envoy

by Cat on Sat Jan 23rd, 2021 at 07:06:47 PM EST
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National Guardsmen begin leaving Washington following controversial deployment | TheHill

Besides the poor conditions the guardsmen were met with, an outbreak of the coronavirus rippled through the ranks in Washington. It was not immediately clear how many guardsmen were infected with the virus, but reports indicated that somewhere between 100 and 200 service members could have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

by generic on Sat Jan 23rd, 2021 at 11:23:06 PM EST
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A contingency force of National Guard troops will help protect the Capitol from what was described as "impeachment security concerns."https://t.co/hQPW0NfbCp
— POLITICO (@politico) January 24, 2021

Despite the threat, the citizen soldiers [BWAH!] on the ground [no cots ?!] say they have been given little information about the extension, and wonder why they are being forced to endure combat-like conditions in the nation's capital [sic] without a clear mission.
"Quite frankly this is not a `combat zone,' so combat conditions shouldn't apply," said one Guard member on the ground in D.C. who has deployed twice to Afghanistan.

by Cat on Sun Jan 24th, 2021 at 04:49:01 PM EST
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January 2021 | 209 comments (209 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)