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Democrats in Congress erupted in fury Saturday after federal agents fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, with some calling to deploy the National Guard and partially shut down the government in response. Why it matters: Democrats are growing ever more strident in their criticism of ICE, Customs and Border Patrol and other immigration authorities as the Trump administration has used the agencies to swarm cities across the country. All but six of the House’s 213 Democrats voted this week against a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security over concerns about a lack of constraints on ICE and CBP agents. The bill passed the House but needs support from at least seven Senate Democrats, who are now under more pressure than ever to block it. “The Senate should reject the DHS funding bill next week until significant reforms are added to the bill. We need a complete overhaul,” Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) said in a post on X.

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    Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said in a statement to Axios: “This tragic event requires a thorough and independent investigation with full transparency.”

    However this fuckin shithead is feeling today it isn’t nearly badly enough

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    “We’re only allowed to give stern warnings by our billionaire donors, but if 100 more of you get shot and die maybe we’ll escalate it to an impotent fiery speech”.

    Damn, living in an oligarchy sucks.

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      Remember how Democrats responded to Columbia students protesting Palestine injustice?

      But I guess this latest killing by ICE requires more introspection and soul searching.

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        The democrats are also owned by Israel. Our government is occupied by Israel as soon as the Epstein files drop their leverage is gone. The corrupt politicians and Israel would rather burn our country to the ground than lose their grip on power

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          This. This is why the full unredacted release is so important, so we can force out all the corrupt sacks of shit the Israelis have kompromat on. It isn’t about ruining Trump, he can do no wrong in his cult’s eyes. It’s about the large percentage of other corrupt traitors in government who have go to go so we have a chance to survive.

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          The democrats are also owned by Israel.

          Biden was the beating heart of the pro-Israeli Senate caucus. His elevation to President enabled the Holocaust in Gaza.

          Liberals don’t want to deal with that, because all they care about is Beating Trump. They’ll tolerate any amount of fascism, just so long as their team is in charge

          as soon as the Epstein files drop their leverage is gone

          That’s pure cope

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    They won’t do shit. They won’t risk the paycheck. They won’t stand in session and shame these cock suckers for the absolute scum they are. They won’t sit in or walk out. They won’t stand on their soapbox screaming about justice until their throats bleed. They won’t give back the money their problematic donors have given. They won’t stand arm in arm with the people being murdered in the street.

    They will hem and haw and say everything you want to hear but they will still be complicit. It’s a living, not a calling. At the end of the day, political office is a paycheck, and they really dont give a shit about you.

    We are so fucked, it’s silly, clown fucking egregious. Good luck out there, God bless, and watch your top knot.

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    Good thing you just agreed to give them more fucking money you equally traitorous fucks.

    All the national guard will do is officially begin the civil war.

    Cool.

    We never shoulda bailed out the fucking banks.

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    These MFs right here need to have their phones, emails, and mail boxes full. And they damn well better know if they cave on this, they’re getting voted out.

    Angus King (I-ME)

    Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

    Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

    John Fetterman (D-PA)

    Maggie Hassan (D-NH)

    Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

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    You dem dipshits should have thought of that before voting to fund ICE to the tune of billions last week. Controlled opposition my ass, they are simply enablers and should face justice along with the gestapo murder squads.

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      It still has to pass the Senate as far as I know. I find it unlikely that it won’t, but maybe if folks pressure the senators enough they can at least delay it. Either way, folks should pressure the shit heel senators.