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The president issued a threat to deploy ICE agents in an apparent attempt to force Democrats to approve a new budget for the Department of Homeland Security.
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This will hopefully be disastrous for him
Of course it won’t. Americans will just take it and it will be normal.
Golly, let’s hope that this time it will be!
I also keep saying “this time…” Its like the collective average person in the street now just rolls their eyes and waits for a magic cavalry to ride over the hill to save them.
just like Hollywood
Any day now!
People keep saying this and indeed it may be the silver lining but it’s interesting no one has seemed particularly upset about the lives this will upend, like every other fascist escalation does.
I can promise that your local rapid response network is very concerned about peoples lives.
Mine is actively discussing how to counter this move and limit the harm it can do.
I really really do wish that you and I are wrong about this. Trump has completely normalised his behaviours


