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“If Gavin Newsom wants to oppose the training exercises that ensure our Armed Forces are the deadliest and most lethal fighting force in the world, then he can go right ahead,” Martin said.

The way this is phrased, it makes it sound like they wanted to kill motorists driving underneath so that they could be even more deadlier.

If nothing happened, vance and hegseth would have attacked Newsom for his decision saying it was obviously unnecessary. Had Newsom not closed the freeway and this happened, they would have attacked him for not doing something since it was his responsibility.

From the NYT article:

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According to the patrol report, one officer described what sounded like pebbles hitting his motorcycle and the area around him, and two others saw a two-inch piece of shrapnel hit the hood of their patrol vehicle, leaving a small dent. The report says shrapnel was also found on the road near the motorcycle.

Mr. Newsom had warned that the Marine Corps’ plans to fire artillery shells over Interstate 5, the West Coast’s main north-south artery, could pose hazards for motorists on the stretch between Los Angeles and San Diego. The closure he ordered on Saturday caused significant backups on the portion of the interstate, which is used by approximately 80,000 people daily.

“We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the vice president and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects,” Mr. Newsom said in a statement to The New York Times.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/us/politics/shell-interstate-5-marines-california.html

(My emphasis added)

Insane that anybody thought this was a good idea.

JD Vance and Pete Hegseth being somehow involved or present makes this much less surprising. Too bad none of the shrapnel hit them.

The article also makes the mistake of calling Hegseth a Secretary of Defense. That fat alcoholic nazi loser is undeserving of the title, he is a secretary of war.

The good little child killers were told to fire so they did; military fucks, roleplaying invading their own country to terrorise their fellow citizens.

Oh hey, that thing that everybody said was gonna happen happened. If only one more person had pointed out that this was a terrible idea and was only ever going to be an opportunity for an accident to impact innocent civilians in California. Shucks.

It seems a little too coincidental that the shrapnel landed close to Vance's detail. I wonder if some of the Marines were staging their own protest against idiots in charge.

"Sorry, Boss, I must have made a mistake. Oopsie!"

Having used the 5 before to get to San Diego for a same day passport, I can confirm it's a major artery and closing it down was actually kind of a risky move for Newsom since there're not a ton of great options to get south directly (and I cannot overstate how upset car brained people get over closures).

Hell, some might still be upset even if they 100% would have suffered shrapnel injuries; it's a good thing Newsom isn't a complete sociopath and actually can make an unpopular call for people's safety.