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barbtries

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11. i'm living in dread, and I'll be one of the last to get rounded up.
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 01:24 PM
Jul 2025

born here, white. I learned through DNA that I have a direct line to people who lived in pre-revolutionary America.

But I have neighbors. People who haven't been here that long. who are not "christian." Someone I know who is in real jeopardy although he came here as an infant and is now in his 40s. I am hoping he chooses to leave the US as it is an option for him and would be so much better to stay here long enough for them to kidnap and rendition him.

with the amount of money they gave to ICE yesterday it's a whole new world for them. they've already proved they'll steal people directly from the courthouse, out of their schools, they've left minor children alone on the sidewalk as they whisked the parent away from them. then they spirit them away to hellholes in other states or even other countries where it's a good bet these people will die or never be seen by their loved ones again.

it's truly a horror story.

I'm really glad that your neighbor is safe and hope he can stay safe. But I don't believe that any of us is safe until we are all safe.

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We had an ICE scare last night [View all] cyclonefence Jul 2025 OP
Very scary, of course eventually they'll come for us. They'll have a reason why we can't be here. Eliot Rosewater Jul 2025 #1
Donald Trump just turned the heat up on that pot yesterday. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2025 #6
Clearly stollen Jul 2025 #7
Where'd Y'all End Up? MayReasonRule Jul 2025 #13
Once again DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #8
Eventually everyone will be affected by this madness PatSeg Jul 2025 #2
Hugs to you and your neighbor oregonjen Jul 2025 #3
Don't live in terror dwayneb Jul 2025 #31
Big Brother is here and he's in the BillionaireBoyzClub. NoMoreRepugs Jul 2025 #4
Huh? Chi67 Jul 2025 #10
Head out to the rallies and marches and protests. You've apparently missed us in our millions. Hekate Jul 2025 #23
Not weak - brainwashed with no critical thinking skills dwayneb Jul 2025 #32
I get it. We need to occupy the streets and shut the country down. 58Sunliner Jul 2025 #33
Wait til the bounties start JMCKUSICK Jul 2025 #5
"Breathing while Black", sigh. RandomNumbers Jul 2025 #9
i'm living in dread, and I'll be one of the last to get rounded up. barbtries Jul 2025 #11
So right. stage left Jul 2025 #17
'We're in it now. It only took 6 months to go full on fascist. And, it's gonna get worse. Joinfortmill Jul 2025 #12
Hard to believe we have 3.5 more years to go!🥲 RubyRose Jul 2025 #34
I've been thinking about why NM and CO don't seem to be having the massive jackboot invasions Warpy Jul 2025 #14
I know Colorado has a fighter of a progressive AG, also. soldierant Jul 2025 #24
Tough Times Robertmiller1220 Jul 2025 #15
What I needed to hear today stage left Jul 2025 #16
Local police need to be the ones who refuse to follow the fuhrers orders. We would have their backs. Clouds Passing Jul 2025 #18
Our county sheriff is a runt MAGA with a Napoleonic complex and an eagerness to be on the news. Attilatheblond Jul 2025 #22
We had one of those in Albuquerque. Thank goodness no more. Clouds Passing Jul 2025 #25
So glad Sam is okay. Also glad you were there for him. HeartsCanHope Jul 2025 #19
Woah!. Glad your friend Sam is ok, and your husband went to help. Luckly for both to encounter a sort of laid back cop! electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #20
"Until it happens to you, " NCgayguy Jul 2025 #21
How terrifying! SheltieLover Jul 2025 #26
I hope the warning was verbal and not written..ICE monitors traffic stops. Deuxcents Jul 2025 #27
Tracking ICE activity leftwingnut1 Jul 2025 #28
I think you showing up had an impact on the cop. Irish_Dem Jul 2025 #29
There is a new app out for tracking Ice. Linda ladeewolf Jul 2025 #30
The creator of the ICEBlock app -- which tracks ICE agents in real time -- dares Donald Trump to arrest him. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #35
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