I don't know how this is going to end but, if I were a betting man, I'd bet it's not going to end well for anyone.

If I were Grand Poobah, I'd pull the goons out, along with all the federal employees in those cities, and tell the mayors, "It's all yours." Yeah, it would be hard on all the residents and businesses in those cities. But really, they're the ones who voted in all those mayors and city council critters. They're just reaping what they've sown. If they want to change things, it's up to them to do it, not the rest of us.

Onward and upward,
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