I’m violating my own rules here, but the media are not keeping up with developments, so I’m having to wing it.
These are chemical containers being unloaded from both helicopters. The commenters on Reddit are far more qualified than I am to extrapolate, but at the base level, the government flying them into the middle of a city is … troubling.
I have noticed in the past couple of weeks a lot of stuff is not showing up on Reddit or it’s showing up and being deleted within the first 5 to 10 minutes. Reddit is becoming totally compromised.
Funny what an IPO will do. It’s nonetheless frustrating that finding news is getting more and more difficult.
Also dangerous.
I guess we all knew it would come to violence eventually. The US are on the precipice.
Let’s not forget this handy list:
- Peace, Rule of Law
- Disaster Area
- State of Emergency — USA is here
- Martial Law
These definitely look like tubs of chemical agents given the hazmat labels, rather than ammunition as the news was suggesting. A tub of ammunition the sizes in the first video would also be too heavy to carry like they are (if full). I think the comments positing that the cardboard boxes are gas masks are probably spot on.
Airdropping hazmat in the middle of protests has a strong whiff of “we’re likely going to find out what was in those containers soon enough.”
I can’t see the Reddit posts, but as an Army veteran - my money is on them using CS gas. The stuff really sucks, and can incapacitate you if you’re not ready to counter it.
Apologies for the Reddit links; they were embeds, so I had no other option.
Thank you for sharing this. I didn’t catch wind about what was happening until last night.
I hope that whatever terrible event unfolds, sparks the fire that is needed for people to stand up for their rights. I don’t want people to get hurt, but at some point you have to defend yourself against a bully
The commenters on Reddit are far more qualified than I am to extrapolate
Let’s be real here: You are literally just as qualified unless you aren’t actually a human being.
I’m qualified but lack extant knowledge. I defer when I don’t know shit.
Can we not link to Reddit? I get a page that says I’m being blocked and need to log in, which I can’t do because they banned me about 4 years ago for promoting punching Nazis.
