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I don’t get something here. How do they have a facial recognition database that is accurate enough to even begin to attempt this? Yes, most Americans have some form of photo ID but many of those IDs don’t require updating the photo more than once every 10 years. Also, not everyone has a ohoto ID. How can they possibly think this database is good enough to use for determining who should be arrested?

Beyond that, ICE has stated that they are trusting the database even over actual documentation. They say the database doesn’t lie, even if you have documentation saying otherwise…

I mean, have they won any special elections since they took over the government? It seems like a lot of elections are flipping but maybe that’s selection bias.

Have Republicans won anything recently?

Can we ban the Daily Beast? They are nothing but clickbait. Their headlines are always hyperbole.

In this case, some protesters interrupted Trump’s speech. He stood quietly, waited for the protesters to be escorted out, then pursed his lips and said “That was very efficient … Now, back to Steve (the man he was praising before the interruption.”

I don’t like Trump. He should be in prison for many reasons. We don’t need lies and hyperbole polluting the narrative. He does enough awful things without making shit up.

Fuck the Daily Beast. They’re as bad as anything on the right.

a violation of the Presidential Records Act

Fucking DO SOMETHING THEN!

Until Trump faces some consequences for doing illegal shit it doesn’t matter what the law says. Trump is above the law and that needs to change.

Unfortunately, I think the parts they care about would continue as “essential” while the parts everyone else cares about would shut down.

While I think the shirt is funny and should be worn proudly, I can see how someone might be offended for non-racist reasons. Some people might simply find the depiction of death to be offensive.

That said, it’s entirely possible the offended person was a raging racist.

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This edit is for those of you who are saying that people shouldn’t be offended by violence since it’s on TV. I think you’re missing the fact that the point entirely.

The fact that a depiction of violence is making a valid point doesn’t make it less offensive. In fact, that would detract from the message. Sometimes it is important to make a statement using depictions of violence to get a point across because the violence is offensive.

That said, I think it is perfectly reasonable for someone to find this shirt objectionable for non-racist reasons. For example, many people prefer not to expose their kids to depictions of violence. I think it’s this person’s right to wear the shirt to make their point but the consequence of wearing it is that some people may say that they find it offensive for both non-racist and racist reasons.

“I’m gonna sue!” seems to be his version of “I’m telling! You’re going to be in such big trouble!”

Yeah, I do too. I just wish it was otherwise. I wish people with integrity could stick it out.

I deeply appreciate his whistle blower report. I wish someone with his level of integrity hadn’t resigned, though. Resigning means you’re done fighting. That worked as a protesting previous administration’s but means they’ll put in someone much worse in this one.

To be fair, though, Trump is deeply unlikable for many people. I’ve had almost a physical reaction to hearing him speak or seeing him since his debates against Hillary. He’s always seemed gross and slimy to me.

In other words, just because you and I see JD as unlikable doesn’t mean that MAGA will also find him unlikable. In fact, Vance’s approval rating among republicans is 89% favorable while among democrats it is 3% favorable as of the beginning of August.

What is this “if” business? They’ve been openly doing this for decades. Take REDMAP for example. Democrats have failed to respond.

As long as democrats fail to respond and just play defense, they will continue to need 53% of the vote to win the presidency and will continue losing federal and state legislative majorities.

In other words, Texas Dems are unprincipled cowards. Imagine what happens when they face a real threat. Fascism is going to break these useless bastards so fast…

Ignoring the actual content of what he’s saying here for a minute, it’s amazing to hear how different his speech patterns were at this point. He’s actually capable of composing a single sentence. Now it sounds like he’s just creating a mashup of a bunch of unrelated sentences.

Yet…

Come on, no one is this dumb. The senators knew they’d do this from the moment they voted to confirm. This is just premeditated political backtracking to fix as much damage as they can now that they’ve received their reciprocal favors.

I’m not in any way defending this. This is going to get people killed, including people who are here with legal status. Likely even citizens.

They don’t appear to be accepting just anyone off the street, though. The order talks about deputizing existing law enforcement officers as ICE agents.

So, we’re going to have even more poorly trained ICE officers rounding people up to be sent to concentration camps. People who have no idea how to validate documents. People who don’t understand the different types of legal statuses. People who want nothing more than to round up anyone with brown skin, regardless of their status. People who know that due process is dead because we can’t afford five million trials.

Ignoring what anyone thinks of undocumented immigrants, people with legal status are going to get caught in this. Some of them are going to go to camps. Some of them are going to be deported. Some of them are going to die. There will be more and more “mistakes” with no attempt at remediation.

I have no doubt that even citizens are going to die as a consequence of this.

“Troops” is in the title of this post but not in the executive order. It’s editorializing to make a point.

Dude… yeah, brush your nose, there’s something on there. Almost got it! There! It kind of looked like cheeto dust.