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In reply to the discussion: First-hand report from Gestapo-occupied DC. It's not pretty. [View all]
slightlv
(7,943 posts)68. If they just go ahead
And militarize the cities, what difference a piece of paper?
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It's getting grim fast. I hope that your daughter and her friends stay safe.
Dave Bowman
Aug 2025
#1
It's what they want of course, but people can only take so much, and they know that
Cheezoholic
Aug 2025
#2
I hope she remains safe. Throwing away the meager belongings of the homeless is just
LoisB
Aug 2025
#3
Yes! I imagine none of us would be able to sleep or look at ourselves in the mirror. They
LoisB
Aug 2025
#28
I picture ICE agents as guys like Kyle Rittenhouse-- willing to ignore the law and mo remorse even for killing someone.
Lonestarblue
Aug 2025
#76
Ugh, the NYC Parks Dept have nimble black trash trucks just for that ugly task
IbogaProject
Aug 2025
#19
I use ICEtapo, instead of Gestapo. I think more people relate to ICE instead of Ges. n/t
aggiesal
Aug 2025
#13
I hope resturants and delis can selectively close temporarraly if the IceStazi show up
IbogaProject
Aug 2025
#23
Rest of the world, you are free to liberate us from this nightmare any time you like!
Initech
Aug 2025
#16
If we need the rest of the world to solve this problem, we do not deserve a country.
OldBaldy1701E
Aug 2025
#17
DO the White House, Congress, government building use local restaurants and other services?
question everything
Aug 2025
#22
What about all the people working there that can't pay their rent or feed their families if they aren't working?
MichMan
Aug 2025
#39
"The Gestapo spent yesterday throwing all the belongings from homeless people into trash trucks and hauling it away."
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2025
#29
This is sadism. I wish that some would set a protest, that someone in Congress will decry this
question everything
Aug 2025
#79
When people are living rough, their belongings do tend to look like trash, particularly by the time governors show up to
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2025
#95
The Feds/ Presidents have a record of at least one really nasty removal: the Bonus Army
Hekate
Aug 2025
#41
Numerous federal district courts, including Washington D.C., have found citizens have a First Amendment right
sop
Aug 2025
#45
It's possible to photograph their activities, but I wouldn't do it with a cellphone
FakeNoose
Aug 2025
#62
Number one priority: Don't carry a cellphone if you're going anywhere near them
FakeNoose
Aug 2025
#59