The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 US troops based in Alaska to prepare to deploy to Minnesota as a precautionary measure in case the administration decides to send them, a US official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The unit of the 11th Airborne Division is a cold-weather unit nicknamed “The Arctic Angels.”

Just a reminder that levying war is against the United States like this is the one thing the Constitution actually defines as a crime: Treason.

Don’t.

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      Well, they’ve been honked at, whistled at, had baloney thrown at their vehicles, slipped on ice, fallen in snowbanks, hit by snowballs, followed, humiliated, and treated so very unfairly (according to their little gremlin leader). All in all, I’d say they’re outmatched, so of course they need backup.

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      “If for any reason a TYGER operative approaches or issues an order to you, you must immediately adopt a kneeling position and place both hands on the back of your head. Failure to adopt this position will be considered an aggressive response, and will be met with extreme force.”