“They are not interested in dealing with the root causes of the problem. They want there to be a problem,” Pearson said.
I 100% believe this is the case. They want conflict. They want this to be the thing that kicks off a national emergency.
Memphis is right on the TN border with Mississippi and Arkansas.
The sheriff of the MS county right outside of TN is already preemptively clearing the jail for the national guard to throw people they arrest. "Just in case."
DeSoto County sheriff clears space at jail ahead of National Guard's deployment to Memphis
Back in May several branches of the National Guard from different red states held a very odd drill that was supposed to prepare them for a natural disaster following a large earthquake on the MS TN border. One focus was improving relationships between federal, state, and local agencies in TN and MS. Although Memphis was not mentioned directly, Memphis is the largest city in this area, it sits on the MS river, and it has long been predicted that Memphis is due for a major earthquake.
Mississippi National Guard readies for disaster response drill
“Vigilant Guard 2025,” will take place May 12-18. It will give participants the opportunity to activate and employ their response plans to improve mission command, relationships, and interoperability among federal, state, and local agencies.
Guardsmen from Mississippi, along with those from Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming, the ability to command a statewide response to a major disaster in coordination with the Mississippi and Tennessee Emergency Management Agencies
This year’s exercise scenario is based on a 7.5 magnitude earthquake occurring along the Mississippi River, affecting areas in north Mississippi.
Due to the planned exercise, the public may notice a higher military presence in some areas throughout northern Mississippi. The Mississippi National Guard UH-72 Lakota’s will perform aerial surveys over the exercise sites to perform damage assessments and route reconnaissance as part of the overall exercise.
It seems especially odd that states like Wyoming and Utah would be training for a natural disaster in Mississippi with states like Georgia, given how different a natural disaster would look by comparison.
It seems even more strange in hindsight given that a few days ago MTG of Georgia called for a "national divorce," and the Republican governors of Wyoming and Utah made a point to publicly denounce her and remind her succession is unconstitutional.