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Swede

(39,524 posts)
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 01:44 PM Jan 31

When Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis, he says he was detained and shackled f

“We're turning into something that I can't even begin to respect, and something that I literally went to war—or they told me I went to war—to fight against,” he says.

Since he was arrested, he’s continued protesting. Mother Jones senior reporter Julia Lurie spoke to Austin outside the Whipple Federal Building, where ICE is based.

“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."

https://substack.com/@beingliberal/note/c-206406058?r=5dxki

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When Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis, he says he was detained and shackled f (Original Post) Swede Jan 31 OP
"for hours." JoseBalow Jan 31 #1
Our veterans cannot be treated like this. yellow dahlia Jan 31 #2

yellow dahlia

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2. Our veterans cannot be treated like this.
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 11:21 PM
Jan 31

They are the most important pillar of WE THE PEOPLE.

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