So let me get this straight…
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@89th said in So let me get this straight…:
@LuFins-Dad said in So let me get this straight…:
@jon-nyc said in So let me get this straight…:
As much as I think he’s a tool, I’m enjoying Newsom’s new habit of trolling the administration.
Not at all… It’s Federal land and property.
What is federal land and property? Sorry, not sure what you were referring to.
DC is a Federal district, answering to the Federal Government. They are not a state, or a commonwealth. Technically, it’s not even a city, it’s a Federal District. Things that Trump are not allowed to do regarding other states/cities as a matter of Constitutional Authority do not completely apply, here.
Even Maureen Dowd agrees he is in the legal and moral right, here. https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/08/17/opposition-must-be-wary-of-slating-trumps-washington-dc-crackdown/
@LuFins-Dad said in So let me get this straight…:
@89th said in So let me get this straight…:
@LuFins-Dad said in So let me get this straight…:
@jon-nyc said in So let me get this straight…:
As much as I think he’s a tool, I’m enjoying Newsom’s new habit of trolling the administration.
Not at all… It’s Federal land and property.
What is federal land and property? Sorry, not sure what you were referring to.
DC is a Federal district, answering to the Federal Government.
Less than 25% of DC land is federal property FYI. Yes it's a federal district, created congressionally, and all that... but it's not like the plaza in front of the Capitol is the same thing as folks living in their homes on 3rd street.
With DC crimes at almost historic lows compared to the last 50 years, and on a decline over the last year or two as well, even this type of response is pure marketing/distraction from Trump.
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@LuFins-Dad said in So let me get this straight…:
@89th said in So let me get this straight…:
@LuFins-Dad said in So let me get this straight…:
@jon-nyc said in So let me get this straight…:
As much as I think he’s a tool, I’m enjoying Newsom’s new habit of trolling the administration.
Not at all… It’s Federal land and property.
What is federal land and property? Sorry, not sure what you were referring to.
DC is a Federal district, answering to the Federal Government.
Less than 25% of DC land is federal property FYI. Yes it's a federal district, created congressionally, and all that... but it's not like the plaza in front of the Capitol is the same thing as folks living in their homes on 3rd street.
With DC crimes at almost historic lows compared to the last 50 years, and on a decline over the last year or two as well, even this type of response is pure marketing/distraction from Trump.
@89th said in So let me get this straight…:
@LuFins-Dad said in So let me get this straight…:
@89th said in So let me get this straight…:
@LuFins-Dad said in So let me get this straight…:
@jon-nyc said in So let me get this straight…:
As much as I think he’s a tool, I’m enjoying Newsom’s new habit of trolling the administration.
Not at all… It’s Federal land and property.
What is federal land and property? Sorry, not sure what you were referring to.
DC is a Federal district, answering to the Federal Government.
Less than 25% of DC land is federal property FYI. Yes it's a federal district, created congressionally, and all that... but it's not like the plaza in front of the Capitol is the same thing as folks living in their homes on 3rd street.
With DC crimes at almost historic lows compared to the last 50 years, and on a decline over the last year or two as well, even this type of response is pure marketing/distraction from Trump.
Actually, it’s 1/3, and the district is entirely subject to the Federal Government. The issue about the crime rate has been discussed and you choose to ignore it. That’s your prerogative. But I highly suggest you read Dowd’s article and pay attention to Scarborough on this as well.
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Do you think they'll need to use the machine guns on the top?
I am pro-cop on nearly every controversial story (George Floyd, Jan 6th, BLM, Daunte Wright, etc) but this show of force is just embarrassing.
You talked about the data, I specifically did not use the DC-reported data but the FBI data that does include aggravated assault (etc) as part of its violent crime trend. Their data matches the chart I posted above. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/query
If Trump or congress said they were funding an influx of police officers to focus on late night crime trends or other pockets of crime in certain DC wards, that would make sense. Marching in a convoy of humvees and machine guns is lazy Trump distraction bait.
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Oh man did you see what Trump did when he heard about someone jaywalking? Crime is crime, I'm glad it's being stopped.
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Do you think they'll need to use the machine guns on the top?
I am pro-cop on nearly every controversial story (George Floyd, Jan 6th, BLM, Daunte Wright, etc) but this show of force is just embarrassing.
You talked about the data, I specifically did not use the DC-reported data but the FBI data that does include aggravated assault (etc) as part of its violent crime trend. Their data matches the chart I posted above. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/query
If Trump or congress said they were funding an influx of police officers to focus on late night crime trends or other pockets of crime in certain DC wards, that would make sense. Marching in a convoy of humvees and machine guns is lazy Trump distraction bait.
@89th said in So let me get this straight…:
Do you think they'll need to use the machine guns on the top?
blah blah blah, a bunch of words to basically state that “no, I haven’t investigated the claims about data manipulation by the DC politicos made by the Police Union”…
If Trump or congress said they were funding an influx of police officers to focus on late night crime trends or other pockets of crime in certain DC wards, that would make sense. Marching in a convoy of humvees and machine guns is lazy Trump distraction bait.
Boy, it sure is difficult driving around all the machine gun emplacements this morning… And the rocket launchers… It surely does feel like North Korea down here.. :eyeroll:
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@jon-nyc said in So let me get this straight…:
Imagine getting T-boned by an MRAP because Trump wants to get his base’s mind off of the Epstein files.
Post doesn’t mention who ran the light…
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It's funny how he said he would drain the swamp but he is BY FAR the most egregious SWAMP KING I have ever seen in the white house.
@89th said in So let me get this straight…:
It's funny how he said he would drain the swamp but he is BY FAR the most egregious SWAMP KING I have ever seen in the white house.
I have added another item to track in my President Trump economic scorecard, and that is the number of federal workers. We will see how this does over the long term.
End October 2024: 23.51MM
End June 2025: 23.58MM
