It's one thing to be an individualist bucking conformity. It's another to have complete disregard for the lives you disrupt and people you mock.

And secondly, now I have a sleeping baby who wakes from his necessary mid-day nap at the sound of your crotch rocket.

But first: There ACTUALLY ARE really empathetic, thoughtful, progressives named Karen out there. They're nice people. They don't deserve to be a pejorative.

Do you watch What We Do in the Shadows? This gives Colin Robinson vibes 😂

So... what does this mean for NG & military members?

Officers have legal protection to disobey orders that violate the Constitution.
Your subordinates are counting on you to know when it does.

Do what you will with this information.

The unfortunate legal loop hole that the fed government is using is that the forces are protecting "federal property and personnel." Since protesters are attempting to de-arrest - this legal loop hole is operating under the guise that citizens are attacking federal buildings & "officers" (🧊 agents)

Speaking of jurisdiction: Gov Gavin Newsome has gone on the record that the NG was activated by the federal government, not by the California governor. This would only be allowed in a declared state of emergency which the state of California has *not* declared. (see the CA Governor office's twitter)

This isn't even broaching the broader conversation of Posse Comitatus, which explicitly prohibits the involvement of federal forces in the policing of US citizens. This is why the US has state and county law enforcement - because this is the jurisdiction of lower-level governments, not federal.

... that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

(Notice the difference between these two oaths?)

I ___, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;

The Oath of Office explicitly omits this second clause about obeying orders, empowering them to defy orders that prohibit the ability to protect the Constitution:

A few important notes:
Part 1 is focused on the support and defense is of the CONSTITUTION. Not of any particular administration.
And yes, Part 2 focuses on compliance with orders.

... HOWEVER.

...and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

First, let's recap the Oath of Enlistment in 2 parts:
I, _____, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;

Me, now:
6-8am: somehow multi-task breakfast and caring for child (and LOL workout??)
4-6pm: somehow multi-task making dinner and caring for child
8-10pm: somehow keep eyes open to work on biz while baby sleeps
10pm: collapse

Yes, it is rewarding... somehow?

The irony of using that song is they are also trying to revoke birthright citizenship so that it won't be enough to be "Born in the USA."

I guess "hip hop" sounds like an old h-white person's definition of the genre but idk take it up with Dead Prez and Naughty By Nature???