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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The national guards people I have seen are hanging around at low-crime metro stations (Farragut North and West, Dupont, and metro Center).   They are in pairs and are not doing much except looking at the commuters. They look young, and I hope we don't get a triggerhappy guardsperson who mistakes a cell phone for a gun and randomly shoots a commuter.

Big waste of money and time, and that's not even taking into account the authoritarian actions of Trump which is anotehr issue altogether. [/quote]

I'm kind of reserving my ire for the masked no agency thugs throwing people into the back of unmarked vans. The NG guys just seem like kind of a joke? I do a lot of walking (a LOT! 2 big dogs) mostly in the Georgetown/Dupont/Foggy Bottom/Logan Circle/Woodley Park/Cleveland Park neighborhoods and they all look either totally bored out of their minds or are doing things like filming TikTok dances. Obviously I hate that this is costing millions and it's totally performative by Trump to have these people in NW neighborhoods, but the people don’t freak me out. I actually try to be nice to them- I asked if they wanted me to help with their selfie pics!- and they won't QUITE say it but...they're getting this is a total stunt, at least some. They see me with the dogs (assumed local) and are totally caught off guard when I smile and ask if they want to pet (they do) instead of launching into a tirade (which I could also do!). [/quote]

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