*sigh* overheard in the local men's locker room this morning

[Arthur_Frain]

Old guy 1: Did you vote yet?
Old guy 2: Not yet. Went out yesterday, but they’re closed on Sunday I guess.
Old guy 1: I always vote in person on Election Day. Say, did you see the DOJ authorized the military to use lethal force against U.S. citizens?
Old guy 2: What? They did what?
Old guy 1: Yeah, they reissued a directive that now lets the kill Americans, I’ll sent you the link.
Old guy 2: Do.

So I went home and did a little due diligence. They’re referring to a particular directive that was simply updated a week or two ago, it’s part of normal, routine updates that government documents art subject to, and nothing in the document authorized what they claimed. But te DOJ still had to issue a denial.

I guess maga-ville is losing its mind over this, the timing close on the heels of Helene, and a few weeks before the election. Unbelievable how ready they are to believe this shit.

[dem4decades]

1. Dumbbells in the locker room? That gym sucks.

now?

[cadoman]

2. it sounds like these guidelines are updated all the time

Part of the normal operations of government working to keep us safe.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/10/24/far-right-suggests-military-just-authorized-lethal-force-against-americans-ahead-of-election-it.html

https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodd/524001p.PDF?ver=UpTwJ66AyyBgvy7wFyTGbA==

Basically if the assistance is going to require lethal force (e.g. a police department confronting a militia) it requires approval of Secretary of Defense before deployment.

[Arthur_Frain]

4. Yeah it's nothing more than a routine update

But the sickness on that side, how do you even counter something like that? I knew better than to even open my mouth.

[MacKasey]

3. The DOJ doesn't have jurisdiction over the military

Would it be the DOD?

[Arthur_Frain]

5. I'm not presenting anything they said as making any sense.

Just sharing another jaw dropping moment of how strong the stupid is with these people.

[MacKasey]

8. I agree with you

My response was really directed at the people you overheard talking that it didn't make any sense

[Kaleva]

6. As mentioned, the DOJ doesn't have jurisdiction over the DOD

"In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election

In a rare move, the Pentagon is strongly pushing back against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election"

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/rare-move-pentagon-denies-falsehood-troops-allowed-force-115124718

[PeaceWave]

7. At least you didn't have Trump in the locker room, measuring all the guys' schlongs.

[Arthur_Frain]

11. Didn't feel it necessary to mention

But I wasn’t checking them out.

[usonian]

9. Wrong locker room. Another might have better reasoning and ....

P.S. What was implied was simply what their orange Fuhrer wants for himself, and he has said to in no uncertain terms.

So, as always, “Every Accusation is a Confession”

[LudwigPastorius]

10. Time after time the MAGAts take something said by one of them and start attributing it to "Dems".

“I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within, not even the people that have come in and destroying our country,..
I think it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military,..." - Donald Trump 10/13/2024