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gulliver

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8. Just what we need, "organized resistance" by "super smart, super right people."

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 12:09 PM

Jan 26

That never caused any problems at all in history.

As usual, I have to say I like democracy. I am opposed to handing it off to self-selected "dedicated resisters on Signal." Elected leaders need to step up here. If that's forcing changes in ICE through legislation, so be it. But, I'm against the "Signal people."

After this latest "Pretti incident," our elected Democratic Party leadership should be thinking, "Whoa. Wasn't I elected by voters? I'm not on Signal. Who are these people?"

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What's happening in MN isn't a protest, it's a resistance. [View all] Ocelot II Jan 26 OP

K&R Solly Mack Jan 26 #1

Really important point on framing jmbar2 Jan 26 #2

Thank you O II. Important info. Clouds Passing Jan 26 #3

I wish. It would be nice to get paid for freezing my butt while waving a sign in subzero weather. Ocelot II Jan 26 #4

DURec leftstreet Jan 26 #5

Thank you Ocelot. murielm99 Jan 26 #6

Minnesota is leading the way peggysue2 Jan 26 #7

Minnesota is WE THE PEOPLE. yellow dahlia Jan 26 #26

Just what we need, "organized resistance" by "super smart, super right people." gulliver Jan 26 #8

Are you here? Do you know what's going on here? Ocelot II Jan 26 #9

What's an objection to my point? gulliver Jan 26 #12

What's happening here is far more than monitoring ICE movements on Signal. Ocelot II Jan 26 #18

Immigration reform would be a healthy thing to do. gulliver Jan 26 #22

"Immigration reform" has been debated for decades and nobody's managed to fix it. Ocelot II Jan 26 #24

"Both sides" nonsense Cirsium Jan 26 #29

Pretti's behavior "a perceived threat"?.... electric_blue68 Jan 26 #30

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 26 #10

I'm not against any of those things. gulliver Jan 26 #13

. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 26 #16

I agree in general gulliver Jan 26 #20

. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 26 #28

You don't seem to understand the reason for Signal monitoring, Ocelot II Jan 26 #19

I'm a systems engineer by training... haele Jan 26 #25

You have more faith in the system than most leftstreet Jan 26 #11

I see the system as really in trouble gulliver Jan 26 #14

What if The System itself is the virus? leftstreet Jan 26 #17

There's no avoiding systems. gulliver Jan 26 #23

What? Cirsium Jan 26 #27

That's true. MineralMan Jan 26 #15

A better example would be the Norwegian resistance. It was highly effective Ocelot II Jan 26 #21

Well that would mean I am a bit safer in my red city Tree Lady Jan 26 #31