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riversedge

(80,026 posts)
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 02:07 PM Jan 17

Tricia McLaughlin: "They are pouring cold water on the ground so that our ICE law enforcement vehicles will slide, crash

I suppose Trump is going to that water is a terror weapon now??


Aaron Rupar @atrupar
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Tricia McLaughlin: "They are pouring cold water on the ground so that our ICE law enforcement vehicles will slide, crash, and potentially kill them"




cjoan
@cjoan223817
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ICE ought to know how to navigate on ICE.

@TriciaOhio
....trying to garner sympathy for GOONS terrorizing a city....

f-k no.


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Tricia McLaughlin: "They are pouring cold water on the ground so that our ICE law enforcement vehicles will slide, crash (Original Post) riversedge Jan 17 OP
"Then they should not drive on those roads. All this, a swoillen secret police force in facemasks, ..... riversedge Jan 17 #1
So.... God hates ICE, demonstrating it whenever it rains/snows? RockRaven Jan 17 #2
HEY ICE--its Winter in Minnesota!! riversedge Jan 17 #3
Will the Fire Department help? DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 17 #28
It's January. In Minnesota. Nobody needs to throw "cold" water on the ground to make ice. rsdsharp Jan 17 #4
I am watching Tricia talk with the volumn off--she is yaping a mile a minute at least. riversedge Jan 17 #5
Imagine how stupid you have to be to listen to this BatShitCrazedLoon for more than a few minutes. NoMoreRepugs Jan 17 #6
Next: Launch the mosquito battalions if they don't leave by June rurallib Jan 17 #7
She's never been to Minnesota in January obviously .!! Ars Longa Jan 17 #8
Jeez EarlG Jan 17 #9
Or Just Go Home ProfessorGAC Jan 17 #25
Pretty much using weather as an excuse to terrorize us. unblock Jan 17 #10
Wait-- did she really say something that jaw droppingly stupid?!? mwmisses4289 Jan 17 #11
Clearly a plot by Obama and the weather machine again durablend Jan 17 #12
Hot water freezes faster SheltieLover Jan 17 #13
An urban myth that seemingly will never die. WestMichRad Jan 17 #15
Mpemba effect SheltieLover Jan 17 #16
* WestMichRad Jan 17 #18
True SheltieLover Jan 17 #19
Not to give anyone any ideas but the only way one yellowcanine Jan 17 #14
... SheltieLover Jan 17 #17
That would be unfortunate Renew Deal Jan 17 #23
When the weather drops below 40 degrees dsc Jan 17 #20
So you want to get some "Ice Time Eh?" Bring on the party. Botany Jan 17 #21
I've seen footage of ICE in traffic Emrys Jan 17 #22
Is there any actual evidence of this happening? Renew Deal Jan 17 #24
you're in MINNESOTA in fucking JANUARY Skittles Jan 17 #26
Ice should be glad it is only water IzzaNuDay Jan 17 #27
Sure, and a long time ago the Russians made it snow to thwart Napoleon. delisen Jan 17 #29
Don't they routinely salt the roads when there is snow or ice? MichMan Jan 18 #30

riversedge

(80,026 posts)
1. "Then they should not drive on those roads. All this, a swoillen secret police force in facemasks, .....
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 02:11 PM
Jan 17

Hey ICE==lose your facemasks and put your ID tags on!!



Slowly Boiled Frog 🏳️‍🌈 @davidcaryhart
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Then they should not drive on those roads. All this, a swoillen secret police force in facemasks, tactical gear, and with enough armaments to occupy Ireland, is regarding people who are, statistically, more law-abiding than citizens. And to do this, new ICE recruits comprise nearly 60% of the entire agent force. (We went from 10,000 agents to 22,000.) Many, if not most, of those recruits meet the prior standards which had to be modified to achieve the desired force size to terrorize cities whose populations did not vote for Trump. And all of this shit is at taxpayers' expense


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RockRaven

(18,929 posts)
2. So.... God hates ICE, demonstrating it whenever it rains/snows?
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 02:13 PM
Jan 17

I mean, if they want to admit that God hates them and takes steps to thwart them daily, I'm willing to entertain that notion.

Let's begin with a discussion of WHY God is angry with ICE...

DJ Synikus Makisimus

(1,260 posts)
28. Will the Fire Department help?
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 08:10 PM
Jan 17

Says here that it's something like 0ºF in Mpls. tonight. It's warming up to 17º F tomorrow, with snow which just puts the frosting on the cake. If the whole building becomes encapsulated ...

rsdsharp

(11,864 posts)
4. It's January. In Minnesota. Nobody needs to throw "cold" water on the ground to make ice.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 02:15 PM
Jan 17

Last edited Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:28 PM - Edit history (1)

It happens naturally, sweetie. Hell, if it’s cold enough, boiling water will freeze. People who live there learn how to deal with that at their mama’s knee.

EarlG

(23,485 posts)
9. Jeez
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 02:42 PM
Jan 17

If ICE can’t operate in cold weather conditions, maybe they shouldn’t be in Minnesota in January.

I mean she’s basically making it sound like they’re completely incompetent. “As soon as tenperatures drop below freezing, our drivers become so bad at controlling their vehicles, it could literally result in their deaths.” Maybe these people should switch jobs if that’s the case.

ProfessorGAC

(76,119 posts)
25. Or Just Go Home
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 07:49 PM
Jan 17

If they weren't there, the protesters would be home too.
Just a message that they should go home.

mwmisses4289

(3,541 posts)
11. Wait-- did she really say something that jaw droppingly stupid?!?
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 02:54 PM
Jan 17


Honey, it's winter. In Minnesota. In the U.S. Weather reports have forecasting ice and other wintry weather for days. Obviously, you aren't paying attention.
Geez!

WestMichRad

(3,063 posts)
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Sat Jan 17, 2026, 04:33 PM
Jan 17

Under certain conditions. Depending on how the freezing endpoint is defined. Depending on the container, dissolved gases and potentially other factors.

Unfortunately, the “hot water freezes faster” is taken as a generality, and that just isn’t true.

dsc

(53,338 posts)
20. When the weather drops below 40 degrees
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 04:52 PM
Jan 17

my car literally tells me to drive carefully. It is Minnesota in the winter for the love of Christ.

Emrys

(8,975 posts)
22. I've seen footage of ICE in traffic
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:16 PM
Jan 17

Tailgating savagely, stopped in the middle of the road for extended periods without hazard lights showing, pulling out without signalling, accelerating away madly and turning abruptly at intersections without signalling ... they're total roadhogs and a danger to all even without any ice.

Skittles

(170,184 posts)
26. you're in MINNESOTA in fucking JANUARY
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 07:52 PM
Jan 17

DEAL WITH IT

(note - yes, I had to trek to an OUTHOUSE in Minnesota in January as a teenager)

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