Are the "Federal agents" in Portland actually mercenaries from Erik Prince's secret army?

[kentuck]

I thought I had read that somewhere?

That is something the Congress and the people need to know immediately. I doubt that it is any enlisted personnel of the US military.

It is not in the nature of Donald Trump to withdraw those troops. He is more likely to double down.

[beachbumbob]

1. this is what the state and local authorities must be ontop of

[malaise]

2. Thank Bush and Cheney for that scumbag n/t

[Hortensis]

3. No. And reportedly General Honore deleted some

suggestion that some were employees of private companies. If that happens, though, it shouldn't take long for the press to be on it.

Frank Figliuzzi said Trump just didn't have more than 100 or 200 available people for each of the cities he was threatening, much less the 75K he's bloviating about. And that those weren't nearly enough to do the job of controlling crime he was claiming they would in these big cities, but enough to stir up more trouble among angry residents.

[C_U_L8R]

4. They look and act like they're from some caustic cosplay dungeon

Raging in their mama's basement on a diet of pork rinds and Mountain Dew. Real police should kick their fucking kkkorpulent asses for the embarrassing impersonation and harm they bring to our communities.

[essme]

5. Of course they are. Men who left the military, and could

find no other job.

This is what a country looks like where citizens don't have many other choices.

[rzemanfl]

6. I will think about this response.