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orangecrush

(28,589 posts) Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:40 AM 3 hrs ago

Historically, sometimes "law enforcement" is just another gang

History rhymes.

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Historically, sometimes "law enforcement" is just another gang (Original Post) orangecrush 3 hrs ago OP

If you could identify who ice agents are, I bet you would find a lot of Jan 6th insurrectionists Sucha NastyWoman 3 hrs ago #1

Probably PatSeg 2 hrs ago #2

Sucha NastyWoman

(3,019 posts)

1. If you could identify who ice agents are, I bet you would find a lot of Jan 6th insurrectionists

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:12 PM

3 hrs ago

PatSeg

(52,241 posts)

2. Probably

Reply to Sucha NastyWoman (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:16 PM

2 hrs ago

Many of them might have had a hard time getting a decent job after Jan 6th.

Then there are those who are just looking for the sign-on bonus and big paycheck. Obviously, a lot of them are not qualified to do anything else other than working at McDonald's, if that. Apparently, many can barely read or write.

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