Some 1,500 active duty Army paratroopers have been put on alert for a potential deployment to Minnesota, according to two defense officials.

They’re ones who are trained and equipped for arctic warfare. This is kind of thing you do when planning to massacre civilians.

Edit: The Washington Post is now saying the same thing:

Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say

Soldiers with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed at the ready following Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.

    • amateurcrastinator@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      Yeah I cannot even imagine how stressful must be for you guys. I really wish things will settle and cooler heads will win. I would put forward that one doesn’t vote against someone… This is the sentiment in my country where people go vote against one guy or another. In an ideal world it should be you vote for your interest. I don’t know I am scared about the future for the first time in my life…