Reposted by Gibson Gillett-Behrens
In DC since last summer, National Guard has deployed citywide—predominately in Metro stations—to do this: Stand around in groups, sometimes take a walk.
Not minimizing the intimidation implied by these deployments, but the admin is mostly just paying people to do nothing. It's fascistic make-work.
![Screen shot from the show Andor. Someone says to Mon Mothma “They [meaning the Empire] don’t even bother to lie badly anymore.” Mon replies “I suppose that’s the final humiliation.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/bafkreibrxbmhwrnkwo2ztnczubpnzpup3uf6dpyhs7mk2uxpeoeynhjo2q)
