Basically, house Republicans voted to defund DC police because even though it’s not federal money, they fact that that have the power to pass laws affecting DC means that they can claim these as “cuts”. Again, defunding the DC police doesn’t help the federal government save a dime. But it’s technically a budget cut, just not the budget cut they’re supposed to working on. Yes, it’s that silly.
Oh, that brings joy to me. Had a friend who “serves” in DC police. Not a friend anymore as he gladly picked 51st state bs and started trolling, praising their cartoonish fuhrer.
I’d even talk to him again if gets defunded and laid off. With glee.
DC Police weren’t exactly fans of January 6th. Could this be a move to weaken an opposition to a possible coup?
The cops let it happen, though.
No, they stood against it, putting their bodies on the line, with one dying. They just critically undermanned the defences. All cops are bastards, but they can also sometimes do the right thing, and they did in this case.
The insurrectionists also killed a cop.
“Defund the police!”
“… No, wait, not by the baddies!”
The 2nd step is using the funds to alleviate poverty and creating other organizations to handle mental health crisises IIRC.
Ah… Will you settle for soothing billionaires’ egos and making them richer?
They are projecting so hard
How’s that thin blue line doing?
It’s private military contractor time!
In a nice, brown uniform and operated by the republican party!
I suspect they’re about to replace them with armed murder drones.
Can’t have a coup if they don’t bring the military in. Robots won’t have a moral dilemma and back the people.
I feel like this is not going to work out in the way they think it will
Tell me you’re planning an insurrection without telling me you’re planning an insurrection.
They are setting things so they cant be stopped. This is all phase 1.
I think you mean they’re setting things so they can only be stopped a certain way.
bAck tHE BLue
They are positioning to not transition any power ever. 50501
Isn’t it surreal to imagine this administration not ratfucking elections? Isn’t it hard to imagine them ever ceding power peacefully? The legal challenges can and should occur, but they’re not going to save us in the end I fear.
There’s a checklist, with a box after the jury box.
As a wise (???) man once said: The courts have made their decision, now let them enforce it.
Legal challenges will not be enough.
Huh, so weird.
Article didn’t list the bill, and couldn’t find it on the congress.gov website either: https://www.congress.gov/quick-search/legislation?wordsPhrases=&wordVariants=on&congressGroups[0]=0&congresses[0]=119&legislationNumbers=&legislativeAction=108&sponsor=on&representative=&senator=
I won’t believe this happened until I see a reference to the bill.
G.O.P. Spending Bill Would Force $1 Billion Cut to D.C. Budget https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/world/europe/spending-bill-government-shutdown-dc-budget-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3U4.8pFw.TIGVj5LxeB0M&smid=nytcore-android-share
It doesn’t explicitly cut DC Police but the cut has to come from somewhere and it will be the police, city workers, and teachers:
"Given that the budget freeze would come six months into the city’s fiscal year, the District would need to scramble within a matter of days to find a billion dollars in savings between now and the end of September.
Since much of that money was tied up in contracts, leases and Medicaid, all of which take time to be accessible, local officials warned that the most immediate target for the cuts would be the salaries of city workers, including police officers and teachers.
“There’s no way to cut that kind of money in the time that we would have in this fiscal year not to affect police or not to affect teachers and not to affect some of the basic government services that allow us to keep our city clean, safe and beautiful,” said Ms. Bowser"
Why is the GOP so soft on crime?!
Because they have a hardon for insurrectionists?
Such a great idea!
If Republicans did it, it’s likely got horrendous consequences somehow
