I'm sure the "black helicopter" types are ready to use all the guns they've been telling everyone they needed to overthrow an oppressive government and protect our constitutional rights.
Right? Isn't that what they said? I mean, they have to be really upset about this stuff, don't they?
2026-01-30 23:23:40
What ICE is doing in Minneapolis (and other places to a lesser degree) is abhorrent. I really can't accept the idea that the difference between now and during Obama's terms is that he was "on the same team." That's absurd.
Maybe check out opinion polls. It's not just Democrats who are pissed about it. Minneapolis is being turned inside out. People don't want their home patrolled by out-of-control armed thugs, believe it or not.
2026-01-30 21:54:42
Not getting involved isn't the same as obstructing (or even merely objecting). What I think wj means is that virtually no one is going to complain about ICE deporting dangerous people in the country illegally if ICE is doing it properly according to the law. None of that requires state and local agencies to assist in the effort.
I don't mind if my neighbor wants to go the beach, but that doesn't mean I'm giving him a towel.
2026-01-30 14:48:56
I’ll never get that toaster oven if you keep beating me to the quota.
I'm secretly trying to help you cut down on the Hot Pockets, man. You're a little out of control. You'll thank me later.
2026-01-29 22:12:44
It's interesting that under the Obama administration there were so many deportations - decried by many on the left, mind you - but without ICE roaming the streets grabbing people without cause and without the number of mass protests we've been seeing not just in Minneapolis but in cities all over the country. I don't recall citizens being detained regularly (or being executed).
Maybe it's the tactics and the hiring of 10K agents in an extremely short amount of time. Maybe it's the militarization of the agents who appear to be going to war on US soil and are exceedingly aggressive and hostile.
George Floyd protests happen all over the country in large cities and small towns. Millions of people participated. A vanishingly small number of them were affiliated with Antifa. Yes, people rioted, looted, and vandalized - far, far fewer than than those who protested peacefully.
But why Minneapolis of all places for this swarm?
2026-01-29 18:51:26
I'm kind of amused by the idea that russell's tone is combative when I think back to the old days when regulars like Phil and Seb would go at each other hard and regularly. It read like parody sometimes because of the creativity with which they insulted each other. I would literally LOL reading their back and forth.
That's just one example from a time when things weren't as bad as they are now. I do wonder if things have gotten so bad more recently that those guys would be agreeing with each other.
2026-01-29 13:22:33
When you have a pet theory, it's not helpful to recognize empiricism when it contradicts that pet theory. When you oppose a policy, you must ignore the examples of that policy's successful implementation, not matter how numerous. That is the law.
2026-01-27 21:49:47
Maybe if russell used "domestic terrorists" instead of "freaks," we wouldn't be discussing dehumanization. The former is clearly acceptable.
2026-01-27 03:36:57
Accept the beating gracefully or it's your fault.
2026-01-26 15:58:44
I think the answer to your question, Hartmut, is "nothing." Or tRump's own mind, which is more or less the same answer if you get my drift.
They should still do it, though. Let the pressure mount.
2026-01-23 20:34:45
I’m sure you can imagine, even if you haven’t seen them, the responses ricocheting around the world from former servicemen to Trump’s and Hegseth’s comments.
All the worse given tRump's phantom bone spurs. The f**king gall...
I'm sure the "black helicopter" types are ready to use all the guns they've been telling everyone they needed to overthrow an oppressive government and protect our constitutional rights.
Right? Isn't that what they said? I mean, they have to be really upset about this stuff, don't they?
What ICE is doing in Minneapolis (and other places to a lesser degree) is abhorrent. I really can't accept the idea that the difference between now and during Obama's terms is that he was "on the same team." That's absurd.
Maybe check out opinion polls. It's not just Democrats who are pissed about it. Minneapolis is being turned inside out. People don't want their home patrolled by out-of-control armed thugs, believe it or not.
Not getting involved isn't the same as obstructing (or even merely objecting). What I think wj means is that virtually no one is going to complain about ICE deporting dangerous people in the country illegally if ICE is doing it properly according to the law. None of that requires state and local agencies to assist in the effort.
I don't mind if my neighbor wants to go the beach, but that doesn't mean I'm giving him a towel.
I'm secretly trying to help you cut down on the Hot Pockets, man. You're a little out of control. You'll thank me later.
It's interesting that under the Obama administration there were so many deportations - decried by many on the left, mind you - but without ICE roaming the streets grabbing people without cause and without the number of mass protests we've been seeing not just in Minneapolis but in cities all over the country. I don't recall citizens being detained regularly (or being executed).
Maybe it's the tactics and the hiring of 10K agents in an extremely short amount of time. Maybe it's the militarization of the agents who appear to be going to war on US soil and are exceedingly aggressive and hostile.
George Floyd protests happen all over the country in large cities and small towns. Millions of people participated. A vanishingly small number of them were affiliated with Antifa. Yes, people rioted, looted, and vandalized - far, far fewer than than those who protested peacefully.
But why Minneapolis of all places for this swarm?
I'm kind of amused by the idea that russell's tone is combative when I think back to the old days when regulars like Phil and Seb would go at each other hard and regularly. It read like parody sometimes because of the creativity with which they insulted each other. I would literally LOL reading their back and forth.
That's just one example from a time when things weren't as bad as they are now. I do wonder if things have gotten so bad more recently that those guys would be agreeing with each other.
When you have a pet theory, it's not helpful to recognize empiricism when it contradicts that pet theory. When you oppose a policy, you must ignore the examples of that policy's successful implementation, not matter how numerous. That is the law.
Maybe if russell used "domestic terrorists" instead of "freaks," we wouldn't be discussing dehumanization. The former is clearly acceptable.
Accept the beating gracefully or it's your fault.
I think the answer to your question, Hartmut, is "nothing." Or tRump's own mind, which is more or less the same answer if you get my drift.
They should still do it, though. Let the pressure mount.
All the worse given tRump's phantom bone spurs. The f**king gall...