Despite comments made by Donald Trump just now (“we’ll see”), the US military is set to temporarily deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles while additional National Guard troops arrive in the city, a US official has told Reuters.

The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said a battalion would be sent, but for now, the Insurrection Act is not expected to be invoked.

The official added that the situation was fluid and could change.

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    4 days ago

    Congratulations to everyone who nominated neo-liberals over progressives*

    None of this would’ve happened if Bernie instead of Hillary or Biden.

    Neo-liberals decided all of this was preferable to reducing the disparity in wealth and curbing their consumerism.