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IrishBubbaLiberal

(2,561 posts)
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:32 AM Jun 2025

Helicopters. Armed troops wearing masks. All for freaking military raid on flea market w families

Helicopters.

Armed troops wearing masks.

All for a freaking military-grade raid at a flea market that appears to have resulted in two measly arrests.

Helicopters.

Armed troops wearing masks.

All for a freaking military-grade raid at a flea market that appears to have resulted in two measly arrests.

DHS and ICE are out of control.

ktla.com/news/local-n...

Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter.bsky.social) 2025-06-17T18:28:47.440Z
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Helicopters. Armed troops wearing masks. All for freaking military raid on flea market w families (Original Post) IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 2025 OP
They're only following orders. The Wizard Jun 2025 #1
The masks are the scariest part. Towlie Jun 2025 #14
They dress like real soldiers, try to act like real soldiers but real soldiers do not hide their faces. LiberalArkie Jun 2025 #15
I agree. Aren't Kristi Noem and her ERO officers headed to prison? annielion Jun 2025 #16
"An estimated 60 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen on the flea market grounds..." Native Jun 2025 #2
Hateful America. Passages Jun 2025 #3
Small Dick Energy MadLinguist Jun 2025 #4
We'e paying for this and it is unAmerican. pandr32 Jun 2025 #5
No kidding! I want my money back. calimary Jun 2025 #13
We're already in a fascist police state William Seger Jun 2025 #6
Yes, we are in a fascist police state. With all of the judges rulings and all of the exposure, they still keep upping hadEnuf Jun 2025 #8
What is that picture? Where are the ICE agents? ECL213 Jun 2025 #7
$1 Billion over Budget neohippie Jun 2025 #9
So much for caring about the deficit nt MadameButterfly Jun 2025 #11
Their mission is to terrorize. Sogo Jun 2025 #10
They are getting 'Muricans used to seeing the military in the streets not fooled Jun 2025 #12
To provoke a violent reaction Just Jerome Jun 2025 #17
They are showing us Figarosmom Jun 2025 #18
Disgusting. Joinfortmill Jun 2025 #19
fear bcbink Jun 2025 #20

Towlie

(5,580 posts)
14. The masks are the scariest part.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 12:43 PM
Jun 2025

For what legitimate reason would they need to hide their faces?

LiberalArkie

(19,919 posts)
15. They dress like real soldiers, try to act like real soldiers but real soldiers do not hide their faces.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 12:46 PM
Jun 2025

annielion

(111 posts)
16. I agree. Aren't Kristi Noem and her ERO officers headed to prison?
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 12:56 PM
Jun 2025

Maybe this is why the ICE ERO officers wear masks. They know what they are doing is illegal.

Native

(7,389 posts)
2. "An estimated 60 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen on the flea market grounds..."
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:19 AM
Jun 2025

and..

They were dragging people out of the bathrooms. They went into all the spaces asking for everyone’s identification.

MadLinguist

(917 posts)
4. Small Dick Energy
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:38 AM
Jun 2025

over-budget over-compensation out of control sociopaths. And masked up like some KKK posse to boot? Amerika, you repeating yourself, honey

William Seger

(12,532 posts)
6. We're already in a fascist police state
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:48 AM
Jun 2025

As I just posted in another thread, it's just a matter of scale now: more troops on our streets, more opposition leaders assaulted and arrested, more unlawful executive orders, more laws and court orders ignored or circumvented.

hadEnuf

(3,657 posts)
8. Yes, we are in a fascist police state. With all of the judges rulings and all of the exposure, they still keep upping
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 12:09 PM
Jun 2025

the game and it has no signs of stopping, only expanding. At some point it will be "enemies of the state" and not just brown skinned people getting raided and disappeared. They are already arresting mayors and senators now.

ECL213

(458 posts)
7. What is that picture? Where are the ICE agents?
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:59 AM
Jun 2025

I can't see them. All I see are guns, fanny packs and sunglasses floating in mid-air.

neohippie

(1,267 posts)
9. $1 Billion over Budget
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 12:15 PM
Jun 2025

With expensive stunts like this, their budget woes aren't going away. Now the GOP senators voted to extend the debt ceiling by $5 Trillion dollars, we know where are the waste and fraud can be found, they don't seem to understand return on investment

not fooled

(6,764 posts)
12. They are getting 'Muricans used to seeing the military in the streets
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 12:39 PM
Jun 2025

acting against the population, as Thom Hartmann and other commentators have pointed out.

Figarosmom

(13,427 posts)
18. They are showing us
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 01:27 PM
Jun 2025

Who's in charge. I wonder if MAGA gets off on thus or if it bothers them? At least the MAGA at the flea market. ( there had to be some) isn't this exactly what they feared from every single Democrat in office? And now it's happening
Only its their " chosen" one.

bcbink

(130 posts)
20. fear
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 01:31 PM
Jun 2025

if being around "other" people leads to this type of situation, people can be taught to fear/hate the "other"

I think it's Pavlov training

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