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MadameButterfly

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16. This is where it has always been headed

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Thu Jan 29, 2026, 09:11 AM

Jan 29

Imprisonment of dissenters. Trumped up charges (no pun intended). This is how it's done in Russia.
Here's hoping our justice system and what remains of our free press can put a stop to it.
Let's hope Americans are smarter than they think we are.

Meanwhile, the 16 need to be protected from the Trump base and supported in getting the legal defense they deserve. They are us. If their speech and freedom isn't protected, none of ours is.

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Newsweek, "Trump's DOJ announces arrest of 16 Minnesota protesters:" [View all] Botany Jan 29 OP

Let's see those conviction rates newdeal2 Jan 29 #1

Well of the 620 odd people that were "arrested" in Chicago only something like a dozen had criminal records. Botany Jan 29 #6

Zero convictions of protestors in Chicago Blitz Operations duckworth969 Jan 29 #25

INTIMIDATE and PUNISH Martin Eden Jan 30 #30

Oh Pammy. Arresting protestors? johnnyfins Jan 29 #2

Homan and Bondi are incompetent and unqualified............... Lovie777 Jan 29 #3

Are we great again enough yet? superpatriotman Jan 29 #4

Holman is the brains behind family separations, gab13by13 Jan 29 #5

Actually, I think Stephen Miller is the brains for this violence against citizens and noncitizens. Lonestarblue Jan 29 #9

The sick, twisted "brains", maybe. Harker Jan 29 #15

Replacing Bovino with Homan otchmoson Jan 29 #7

Great analogy Botany Jan 29 #20

Resisting arrest and assaulting an officer . . . otchmoson Jan 29 #8

Yeah like that one 'assault' that was being passed around. OldBaldy1701E Jan 29 #14

I watched that video and... llmart Jan 29 #22

S.O.P. for those 'skinwasters'. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 29 #23

Where are the body cam videos Pam? bronxiteforever Jan 29 #10

Must Have Been Where Nobody Was Filming. ColoringFool Jan 29 #11

We need to film everywhere. 33taw Jan 29 #18

Even as Pam Bondi... GiqueCee Jan 29 #12

Liar! Jill Hanson Jan 29 #13

This is where it has always been headed MadameButterfly Jan 29 #16

Minnesota is just training ground kerouac2 Jan 29 #17

1960s revisited. Joinfortmill Jan 29 #19

Note that that source is *Newsweek*, not *MS NOW*. nt sl8 Jan 29 #21

Thanks ... I was going from the MS @ the top of the page. I will correct it. Botany Jan 29 #24

Getting medieval on the fascist pigs may be next, En mass, test if the military is willing to murder their own friends & yaesu Jan 29 #26

You're not a criminal just because some watery tart threw an accusation at you maxrandb Jan 29 #27

Bondi considers filming "impeding" infullview Jan 29 #28

Good luck getting indictments CanonRay Jan 29 #29