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walkingman

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27. Wow, hard to believe. As someone that participated in Vietnam protests

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 06:25 PM

6 hrs ago

it is amazing amd sad how our first amendment rights have diminished these days.

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Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison [View all] groundloop 11 hrs ago OP

Unacceptable! czarjak 11 hrs ago #1

Alvarado is in Johnson County, TX Trueblue Texan 11 hrs ago #2

there are NO actual bibles there, just books with black bindings. dave99 9 hrs ago #13

I would've asked the prosecutor to prove the existence of antifa. cbabe 11 hrs ago #3

Here's what these assholes said about that.... chowder66 11 hrs ago #5

bet Kyle Shideler likes 'em young dave99 9 hrs ago #14

Legal jibber jabber is not proof. cbabe 7 hrs ago #26

These sentences are waaaaaay over the top! chowder66 11 hrs ago #4

Especially since no one was killed. Bayard 11 hrs ago #6

I agree, Bayard slightlv 10 hrs ago #7

I'm fine with 100 yr for shooting someone with an AR NickB79 9 hrs ago #12

Is this headline from . . . AverageOldGuy 10 hrs ago #8

Shitty state with a shitty racist and homophobic government wolfie001 10 hrs ago #9

I believe this was the work of our shitty federal government nt LtTx 3 hrs ago #32

Shooting by one as "conspiracy" by others who have no connection? pat_k 9 hrs ago #10

were these state or federal charges? cab67 9 hrs ago #11

State dave99 9 hrs ago #16

Then there's little chance these people will get out. cab67 8 hrs ago #21

Yup....need Abbot to fall down dave99 8 hrs ago #24

Federal. LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #28

my apologies for mistake dave99 5 hrs ago #30

Cool. Pardoned on Jan. 20, 2029. Seeking Serenity 4 hrs ago #31

Nope. Federal LtTx 3 hrs ago #33

It is a federal case. dalton99a 8 hrs ago #22

Federal GJGCA 8 hrs ago #23

They were federal charges. LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #29

You can be sure relogic 9 hrs ago #15

Sounds like a sentence out of Putin's Russia fujiyamasan 9 hrs ago #17

"They hate us for our free-dumb"-nt Ollie Garkie 9 hrs ago #18

And for those of us old enough to remember the anti-war/civil rights/ niyad 9 hrs ago #19

Sentences of 50 years for this type of "crime" is ridiculous ashredux 9 hrs ago #20

What a total bunch of BULLSHIT! bluestarone 7 hrs ago #25

Wow, hard to believe. As someone that participated in Vietnam protests walkingman 6 hrs ago #27