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US Treasury chief Scott Bessent is reportedly latest Trump official to move to military base (www.theguardian.com)
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He is one of a number of senior figures in the Trump administration including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the new chief of staff, Stephen Miller, to leave their home to live on a military base or protected housing.

The US national intelligence chief, Jay Clayton, said last month that Tehran had “substantially increased” its efforts to target Americans in the Middle East and beyond.

These include intensifying the targeting of current and former US officials such as Bessent, the NYT reported on Tuesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.

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[–] 25 points 1 day ago (5 children)

IMHO preparing for a coup in January.

Slightly more batshit insanely: preparing for a false flag "Iranian" attack on the US.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    It could be, but they've lost most of their base. The magas may vote republican again, but I doubt there would be enough to go full coup.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago

    6/1 was kind of like a "citizens coup".

    This time they've already purged the military of "disloyal" brass. This time, if it actually happens, will be a military coup.

    The executive is filled with sycophants and apparently has control of the military enough that it can ignore Congress.

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  • [–] 2 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

    I mean, probably. If not January 2027, then January 2029.

    But in this particular case, with this particular person, at this particular time, I imagine the failed Iranian attack on the US airbase in the UK is the proximate reason.

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