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What is to be done?

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Posted By: Hazymac, 1/16/2026 12:01:53 PM

Robby Starbuck formulates an answer to the Leninist question What is to be done?. It is the question that is naturally raised by the resistance of Minnesota’s state and local authorities to federal law enforcement. In the X post below Starbuck responds to the Leninist question: • Invoke the insurrection act • Military arrests rioters and politicians • ICE triples presence and deports maximum # of illegals while DHS denaturalizes anyone who committed immigration fraud and deports them too • Not one apology from the right for anything This must be put down so thoroughly that the far left extremists can’t effectively recruit people in other left wing cities to replicate the chaos and

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Reply 1 - Posted by: earlybird 1/16/2026 12:26:43 PM (No. 2055816)
Scott, tell Roby all will be well. Read Tom Homan's statement and relax.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 1/16/2026 12:43:40 PM (No. 2055828)
One bite at a time and some bites are bigger than others.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Vaquero45 1/16/2026 1:14:30 PM (No. 2055847)
Starbuck is exactly correct. Flood Minnesota with troops and lawmen. Git ‘er done!
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Reply 4 - Posted by: mc squared 1/16/2026 1:16:27 PM (No. 2055849)
Starbuck reinforcing that Homan has promised. Any compromise is the Munich Pact again.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: robertthomason 1/16/2026 1:16:56 PM (No. 2055850)
Moderation in defense of liberty is no virtue.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Attila DiMedici 1/16/2026 1:20:19 PM (No. 2055852)
A weak response to this sort of lawlessness by a constitutional government gives rise to fascism.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: slipstik 1/16/2026 1:28:44 PM (No. 2055858)
I agree with the idea of a forceful put down, BUT, it must be thoroughly exposed and publicized who is buying the services of these professional miscreants. The financial and ideological relationships have to made crystal clear to America to support this kind of action.
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