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Gov. Walz mobilizes Minnesota National Guard amid heated protests (www.usatoday.com)

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As protests in Minnesota continue amid ongoing tension between demonstrators and federal agents in the area, Gov. Tim Walz and local safety officials announced Jan. 17 that the Minnesota National Guard has been "mobilized" and is on standby if needed.

In a Facebook post Jan. 17, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said that at "Gov. Walz's direction," the Minnesota National Guard was mobilized and was "staging to support local law enforcement and emergency management agencies."

The department further clarified in the post that troops had not been deployed.

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[–] hesh@quokk.au 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hopefully not just getting them ready for a federal takeover

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Let's hope their mandate is

no one masked
no weapons
no kidnapping

So, like, protecting the people from this rash of kidnappings.

[–] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I dont know how you expect to protect the people from ice without weapons anymore