For all the Trump administration’s talk of saving money and increasing “government efficiency,” the president demanded that huge amounts be appropriated in the Republicans’ recent budget bill to fund his mass-deportation program.
In all, $170 billion was set aside to be spent over the next four years for border and immigration enforcement. This total includes $45 billion to create a sprawling detention system (nearly five times the annual budget for the Bureau of Prisons), $30 billion for ICE operations, $46.6 billion for more border wall construction, and, as if that weren’t enough, a new $10 billion border patrol slush fund.
This level of funding is unprecedented. ICE is now the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the country. And that fact raises a question: What exactly are they going to do with all that money?
Disaster in the making? It’s already a fucking disaster. ICE agents have been granted additional slack above and beyond that already extended to normal cops, who frequently abuse it. This is going to be a fucking American Kristallnacht for Latinos, with more groups set to follow in the wake of these broad constitutional and legal abuses.
This is going to be a fucking American Kristallnacht for Latinos
And they voted for it.
Trump or not, this country is in deep shit.
Dunno, I’ve seen quite a few Spanish second names on that site people link here in comments.
I’d say it’s going to be a problem for everyone, but not like Kristallnacht. That was, a reminder, SA public action, rather artistic, in line with the Nazi official policy. A show.
Though one can say today’s elites love a good show too, I won’t repeat again that thing about impression economy I’ve read about from Cory Doctorow, I think. I think in line with that some Nazi approaches are possible. That’s what they did with Gaza and Alawites in Syria (no way this was without Israel’s and US and EU approval, just no way).
But - impressions also were a big thing then. Radio just became popular. Olympic games. Automobiles gaining popularity. Airships. Electric lighting. Radiola, pianola, such various automatons using radio and punchcards. Tabulating machines that Nazis used for their population census.
That wasn’t just goons given right to do whatever (they were in Nazi Germany too, but that was small stuff - once a few dozen times someone failed to say “Sieg Heil” they might have been beaten or even killed by a Nazi, and in general Nazis were openly against any kind of due process, - all that “fanatisch, total und radikal” stuff about just vibing through grotesque cruelty and aggression, they were LARPing a tribe, after all, - so acts of random cruelty were normal).
So yes, the time is similar in some way. But when thinking that, let’s also remember that in the 30s many people would think Hitler is the future in Britain and in USA, and in east Asia that old impression still holds.
The steel monsters that broke this one’s back were too not nice, but they did the job and learned some of the lessons.
We are going to see some real Abu Graib type shit in no time at all with the culture of abuse and rushed training. But will any of the immovable 40% who voted for this start to question our embrace of cruelty on a national level? Meh…Look at the baubles!
People should start following bros back to their operating centers then following them home. Create a catalog publicly showing their homes to the public. See how that goes for them SS officers.
When I worked for DoD. This was CBP and Other three letter groups biggest fears. Having their private lives invaded.
When I worked for DoD. This was CBP and Other three letter groups biggest fears. Having their private lives invaded.
Might be unwise to frighten them before you have something to substantiate that fear with, they have weapons and an organization.
Cause frightening them without such basis is how you accelerate fascism. They would want to just enjoy their newly gotten power and - for the top - stolen money, but fear compels them to also press against threats to that.
Like after Bolotnaya protests in Moscow the Russian regime started doing various crap with increased tempo. They might not even have attacked Ukraine without it.
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It’s almost like Trump wants to make his own personal army that takes orders from him alone.
Time to buy firearms and start training.
Help everyone you know purchase firearms and help them train.
Form networks.
I’m a former gun salesman, and while I don’t condone pre-emptive violence, I am happy to advise people about the process of purchasing a firearm and selection of a first firearm for hunting, recreation, or self-defense.
The biggest piece of advice for a beginner on a budget is to get something affordable but reliable over something overly fancy and expensive. Put the savings on the firearm into ammo for training. A $400 Canik plus a few thousand rounds of training ammo is more effective at making you a good shooter than a $1500 pistol and a single box of ammo.
I have a $7000 custom precision rifle with a $3500 optic on top. With my years of experience, I can shoot about 1% better than with a $700 rifle/scope combo.
Someone else posted this in a comment thread. Just want to make it more visible…
…give it some time, and it’ll be death squad. Just plain killing people, cheaper than sending them away.
hopefully it leads to moles getting in.
I’m wondering how long until the ICE agents who drag me off are all on H1-B visas.
I wonder what measures they’ll be taking to filter out a would-be saboteur? Would be really hard if the target is to hire 10k people.
And Europe just agreed to finance it!
Violent global revolution is the only and last hope left for humanity. Arm yourselves.
No wonder they went so hard against antifascist early on…
.308 SBR’s to the rescue.
.308 is expensive.
You want to know what else is expensive? Body armor.
The marines ran into this issue a while back. A lot of causalities were caused by groin shots. The chest armor they were wearing was fine for stopping 7.62, but they’d get tagged in the pelvis and bleed out anyway.
Now the marines have crotch armor too, but that’s also expensive and uncomfortable to wear.
Just a little tidbit.
The ICE agent’s comin’, the sun’s zoomin’ in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growin’ thin
Engines stop runnin’, but I have no fear
'Cause ‘Murica’s drownin’ and I … I live by the riverOk, I have some fear.
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We heard from that recording, $10k per arrest/deport.
Honestly if I have no other ways to feed myself and family, I will take it.
Sure, just don’t be shocked if your victim decides “If the only way to defend my family is to blow this fed’s head off with a shotgun, I’ll take it.”
Probably doesn’t end well for that person, but you’ll still be dead and distinctly not supporting your family anymore. Hopefully the conservative gofundme can tide them over.
Honestly, I’d do that for fun if the opportunity presented itself.
I’m sorry I would die that way, better keep finding other ways to live I guess. But I’m even sorrier that a few cases like that will probably feed DJT the third term.
If anyone sees Nazis getting killed and thinks “those poor Nazis!! They have families!” They’re a shit person. Genuinely all Nazis can kill themselves today, thanks.
If that makes you want to vote for trump ANY more than you do now, you can also kill yourself.
You are describing half of Americans. And I agree with you.
You literally just said you would sign up to be a nazi…
Keep up that enthusiasm. I’m sure it’ll look great when you explain that you did it for the money when you’re on trial for crimes against humanity.
When sanity was restored, we hanged the Nazis. Don’t think ICE will be any different when the Trump regime falls. “Just following orders” or “I needed to feed my family” are not valid excuses.
I will try stay out of poverty personally, but I doubt trump era may end any time soon. USA economy will only get worse, which makes voters even more xenophobic, and law and democracy are fading fast too.
Honestly if I have no other ways to feed myself and family, I will take it.
Found the fascist.
good thing you and the people who did sign up have other options.
you use the word did, I have to clarify I haven’t done nothing so far. 🤷♀️
Funny fact about a cage, they’re never built for just one group. So when that cage is done with them and you’re still poor, it come for you.
