Bayonets

- M16A4 rifle with M7 bayonet affixed

Trump seems to be getting ready to deploy active duty military against protestors in D.C. (the only place he *can*). In the news ...

1,600 active-duty troops sent to Washington area after some governors turn down request for National Guard

And, from Rachel Maddow's show tonight ...



Yep, bayonets. Because, you know, nothing stops unarmed American protestors faster than having American soldiers thrust pointy metal objects through their midsections.

And Trump's enablers, his cabinet members and the Republican members of Congress, they are aiding him to do this.