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littlemissmartypants

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23. Just his statement alone is designed to suppress the vote.
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 01:40 PM
Feb 5

It's The use of propagandists who make general threats on behalf of the regime to create FUD.*

The statements don't have to be reality based.

It's a classic authoritarian tactic; engineered despair.

The idea is to have us de facto destroy ourselves via autogenocide aka social murder.

That saves them the trouble.

Love, peace and shelter, MadameButterfly.
❤️pants
RESIST!!✊️

*FEAR UNCERTAINTY & DOUBT


I understand. Trump's USA though? Let's not hand it over in its entirety just yet, please.

And keep in mind that authoritarian propagandist efforts are geared towards several things. The health care changes, removal of environmental protections etc are all part of a concept called autogenocide.

It's their push away from American values and towards Christian Nationalism. This attempts to overpower us with their unpopular and easily refuted attempts at separating us as they try pushing us away from goodness and hope towards engineered despair.

This creates a world where finding good becomes useless in one's mind and the stress it creates distracts from our ability to organize, see a better tomorrow and resist their efforts.

Awareness of autogenocide exposes how nation states and rogue governments try to drive their populations to destroy themselves. Whether through poisoned environments, collapsing healthcare, misinformation & engineered despair.

It's mass death by design & by the outright neglect of society. It's also known as Social Murder.

Of course, it's OK to get angry as long as we don't stew ourselves in it. Keeping in mind that anger is really fear in translation. So let's stay strong and encouraged because it doesn't matter what they do as long as we stay aware of their attempts at making us destroy ourselves and each other.

We won't let them win.

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Can you believe we are in a place where we have to demand these things, and we're not Scrivener7 Feb 5 #1
Nope. ❤️👋 littlemissmartypants Feb 5 #26
They have to be trained and not wear masks leftstreet Feb 5 #2
It is already a felony for ICE to be near polling places. gab13by13 Feb 5 #3
REITERATE it, and make sure ALL Fed are prohibited from doing so! tableturner Feb 5 #4
I just did. gab13by13 Feb 5 #6
Not good enough! Hold NOTHING back to save our country. If not now, when? Jeez... tableturner Feb 5 #7
Pam Bondi won't prosecute them gab13by13 Feb 5 #9
Yes...do nothing...the blueprint for so many Democratic defeats! tableturner Feb 5 #12
I'm not sure about this. bluestarone Feb 5 #8
Andrew Weissmann said yesterday it was a felony. gab13by13 Feb 5 #10
Did he mention how far? bluestarone Feb 5 #11
As heard on TH they should simply keep all ice activities within 10 miles of our border. nt yaesu Feb 5 #5
What's TH, please? TY littlemissmartypants Feb 5 #25
It's my understanding that is in the proposal by Democrats. mzmolly Feb 5 #13
But not for ALL Federal agencies, and that is a MUST! Can't leave this to chance. tableturner Feb 5 #15
Agreed. mzmolly Feb 5 #16
Not within 1 mile. Old Crank Feb 5 #14
Good Idea But... 2na fisherman Feb 5 #17
Can you imagine people being arrested MadameButterfly Feb 5 #18
Just his statement alone is designed to suppress the vote. littlemissmartypants Feb 5 #23
Call Jeffries and Schumer MaineNative Feb 5 #19
Hi, MN... littlemissmartypants Feb 5 #22
all they have left is voter suppression and intimidation. OGBuzz Feb 5 #20
Don't hurt me, but... littlemissmartypants Feb 5 #21
enforcement would be the issue southmost Feb 5 #24
The Para-Military Goon-Squads are essentially Lawless.. so we would Ars Longa Feb 5 #30
Senate and House Democrats have just released their demanded changes to rein in ICE. LetMyPeopleVote Feb 5 #27
Our people cave too often...the OP was to make sure it STAYS there and applies to ALL Federal agents! tableturner Feb 5 #28
Why we need to arm up and show up Chakaconcarne Feb 5 #29
This particular threat is especially bad because it will keep people from voting. They'll either figure they look Vinca Feb 5 #31
MaddowBlog-Eyeing midterms, Steve Bannon expects ICE agents, troops at local polling sites LetMyPeopleVote Feb 5 #32
A simple reminder... tableturner Feb 7 #33
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