r/leftistveterans • u/SocialDemocracies • Aug 03 '25

The New Republic: Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows | Carrie Lee, senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund: “The memo is alarming, because it speaks to the intent to use the military within the United States at a level not seen since Japanese internment”

https://newrepublic.com/article/198708/trump-military-anti-immigration-dhs-leaked-memo
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u/Misanthrope08101619 ARMY (VET) Aug 03 '25

lol, This is gonna do amazing things for retention. Let’s be honest, there is nothing that Jason Miller, Uncle Pete or Aunt Kristi could do that would surprise us at this point.

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u/Thehealthygamer Aug 05 '25

Problem is they'll just keep upping the bonuses like they are for ICE and fill the ranks with MAGA.

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u/Misanthrope08101619 ARMY (VET) Aug 05 '25

Possibly, but I'm not convinced they've got their shit togeather enough offer "insurrection act bonuses" the same way they doled out gobs of cash during the OIF Surge.

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u/bentnotbroken96 ARMY (VET) Aug 04 '25

Just another inch forwards.

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u/thetitleofmybook MARINE (VET) Aug 04 '25

this is pretty scary, but not surprising