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55. Nacht der langen Messer! (Night of the Long Knives) In which those not sufficiently loyal to Trump's mad vision

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Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:06 PM

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will be eliminated from command. Expect to see seriously senior commanders removed in disgrace, if not arrested.
The US military is not structured such that it can resist a tyrant like Trump, since that would be a coup by definition. It would require supremely independent senior leadership to do so, coordination with Congress or the Senate, and members of the administration to succeed.

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