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riversedge

(81,349 posts)
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:24 PM Jan 2026

Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.

I fear for the residents of the next big Dem city he is going to.



‪Ron Filipkowski‬
‪@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social‬
· 16m
Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.

Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T23:02:13.790Z

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Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all. (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2026 OP
Not at all senseandsensibility Jan 2026 #1
ICE accomplished their mission. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #2
This wasn't part of their plan though. Yeah, they did horrific damage & will continue. But this also themaguffin Jan 2026 #6
Trump and his nazis army don't care about the blowback. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #11
yes and no. blowback/fallout absolutely is why that asshole was moved out. themaguffin Jan 2026 #13
Yes the psychopath serial killer moves on when the heat is on. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #18
Yes, but the departure is a blow to them. themaguffin Jan 2026 #19
To his staff yes. But perhaps not to Trump who is an opportunistic predator. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #21
Yes, that will continue themaguffin Jan 2026 #23
No, they did not. Their intent was to crush us and make the state give in Ocelot II Jan 2026 #8
Bovino is a member of Border Patrol. Not ICE. Kaleva Jan 2026 #22
like what the catholic church did with pedophile preists DBoon Jan 2026 #3
Precisely Blue Owl Jan 2026 #9
No, he needs to be sent straight to prison. Initech Jan 2026 #4
It's like the Catholic Church moving pedophile priests around fujiyamasan Jan 2026 #5
You nailed it! walkingman Jan 2026 #7
Exactly. Trump will find new victims to kill and terrorize. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #12
that was done quietly. themaguffin Jan 2026 #14
Good point fujiyamasan Jan 2026 #15
they don't care, but he's gone because of the blowback. Whether they care doesn't change that it's humiliating for them themaguffin Jan 2026 #16
This guy's a lying public menace Blue Owl Jan 2026 #10
+1 Takket Jan 2026 #17
If the Atlantic's reporting is correct, he just got "demoted into retirement"... aka fired. FascismIsDeath Jan 2026 #20

senseandsensibility

(25,349 posts)
1. Not at all
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:25 PM
Jan 2026

And we need to see some skepticism from the media. CNN is buying this BS hook, line, and sinker of course.

Irish_Dem

(81,989 posts)
2. ICE accomplished their mission.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:25 PM
Jan 2026

Killed, kidnapped, injured, terrorized people.
Lost the local economy a great deal of money.

They are happy and a message was sent to all liberal cities.

themaguffin

(5,308 posts)
6. This wasn't part of their plan though. Yeah, they did horrific damage & will continue. But this also
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:31 PM
Jan 2026

is a loss for them - for what it's worth - as this wasn't planned. They didn't expect such blowback.

Irish_Dem

(81,989 posts)
11. Trump and his nazis army don't care about the blowback.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:47 PM
Jan 2026

Trump loves it that he made people frightened and angry.
He is a sadist, he gets off on it.

He is a typical psychopath. He will now move on to his next victim.

Irish_Dem

(81,989 posts)
18. Yes the psychopath serial killer moves on when the heat is on.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 08:12 PM
Jan 2026

But he will find new victims.
They always do.

Irish_Dem

(81,989 posts)
21. To his staff yes. But perhaps not to Trump who is an opportunistic predator.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 10:01 PM
Jan 2026

He goes in and assaults, rapes, kills when the opportunity is there or someone tells him to do it.
But it doesn't matter to him who he assaults.
All victims are the same.

But I think it will hurt his lackeys and they will see it as defeat.

Ocelot II

(131,017 posts)
8. No, they did not. Their intent was to crush us and make the state give in
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:41 PM
Jan 2026

to their demands for changes in state law regarding protections for immigrants and others, and giving them our voter records so they could meddle with our elections. They did not succeed.

DBoon

(25,098 posts)
3. like what the catholic church did with pedophile preists
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:25 PM
Jan 2026

moved them around and tried to cover up their crimes.

Initech

(109,033 posts)
4. No, he needs to be sent straight to prison.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:27 PM
Jan 2026

Fuck these MAGA turds and I hope they enjoy prison.

fujiyamasan

(1,936 posts)
5. It's like the Catholic Church moving pedophile priests around
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:28 PM
Jan 2026

They learned from the best! Of course they’re also pedophiles themselves…

fujiyamasan

(1,936 posts)
15. Good point
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 08:02 PM
Jan 2026

These ass holes don’t even care about the optics.

They’re proud of all of the destruction. That’s why I don’t think it’s a distraction to Epstein. They’re fine with that too.

themaguffin

(5,308 posts)
16. they don't care, but he's gone because of the blowback. Whether they care doesn't change that it's humiliating for them
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 08:05 PM
Jan 2026

Takket

(23,761 posts)
17. +1
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 08:06 PM
Jan 2026

just saw this post on bluesky which articulates my feelings about this better than I could....... this is being done to get protestors and the media to back off, but no one should be naive enough to think that the brutality and terrorism of ICE is going to stop.......

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

Nicole Bedera (@nbedera.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T23:35:45.955Z


The problem with symbolic compliance isn’t just that they fall short of ending violence.

It’s also that people duped by the symbols will switch sides to defend the oppressor, emboldening them to become more violent and violate more civil rights than before.

Nicole Bedera (@nbedera.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T23:37:04.834Z


So keep pushing. Anything short of ICE’s abolition isn’t nearly enough.

And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.

Nicole Bedera (@nbedera.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T23:38:13.286Z

FascismIsDeath

(225 posts)
20. If the Atlantic's reporting is correct, he just got "demoted into retirement"... aka fired.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 08:36 PM
Jan 2026

This was posted elsewhere on DU, its paywalled but the important bit is freely readable...

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/

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