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wolfie001

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9. Shitty state with a shitty racist and homophobic government

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 02:37 PM

11 hrs ago

One of the shittiest in the country.

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Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison [View all] groundloop 13 hrs ago OP

Unacceptable! czarjak 13 hrs ago #1

Alvarado is in Johnson County, TX Trueblue Texan 12 hrs ago #2

there are NO actual bibles there, just books with black bindings. dave99 11 hrs ago #13

I would've asked the prosecutor to prove the existence of antifa. cbabe 12 hrs ago #3

Here's what these assholes said about that.... chowder66 12 hrs ago #5

bet Kyle Shideler likes 'em young dave99 11 hrs ago #14

Legal jibber jabber is not proof. cbabe 8 hrs ago #26

These sentences are waaaaaay over the top! chowder66 12 hrs ago #4

Especially since no one was killed. Bayard 12 hrs ago #6

I agree, Bayard slightlv 12 hrs ago #7

I'm fine with 100 yr for shooting someone with an AR NickB79 11 hrs ago #12

Is this headline from . . . AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #8

Shitty state with a shitty racist and homophobic government wolfie001 11 hrs ago #9

I believe this was the work of our shitty federal government nt LtTx 4 hrs ago #32

Shooting by one as "conspiracy" by others who have no connection? pat_k 11 hrs ago #10

were these state or federal charges? cab67 11 hrs ago #11

State dave99 11 hrs ago #16

Then there's little chance these people will get out. cab67 10 hrs ago #21

Yup....need Abbot to fall down dave99 9 hrs ago #24

Federal. LeftInTX 6 hrs ago #28

my apologies for mistake dave99 6 hrs ago #30

Cool. Pardoned on Jan. 20, 2029. Seeking Serenity 6 hrs ago #31

Nope. Federal LtTx 4 hrs ago #33

It is a federal case. dalton99a 10 hrs ago #22

Federal GJGCA 10 hrs ago #23

They were federal charges. LeftInTX 6 hrs ago #29

You can be sure relogic 11 hrs ago #15

Sounds like a sentence out of Putin's Russia fujiyamasan 11 hrs ago #17

"They hate us for our free-dumb"-nt Ollie Garkie 10 hrs ago #18

And for those of us old enough to remember the anti-war/civil rights/ niyad 10 hrs ago #19

Sentences of 50 years for this type of "crime" is ridiculous ashredux 10 hrs ago #20

What a total bunch of BULLSHIT! bluestarone 8 hrs ago #25

Wow, hard to believe. As someone that participated in Vietnam protests walkingman 7 hrs ago #27