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Presidential Memoranda to approve use of US Armed Forces against American protesters, labeling riots as an act of rebellion. (www.whitehouse.gov)
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[โ€“] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then why didn't they do it before? Or sooner?

There's a reason they delayed doing this.

[โ€“] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Because they've been slowly sounding out how much they could get away with for a long time: pushing the envelope a little bit further, seeing what the response is, and then pushing it some more then they see they can get away with it.