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P J Johnston's avatar

Horrible stuff, so much corruption and appalling actions are wrong on so many levels. I'm glad these people are working to protect their neighborhoods. ICE should never have been able to do the things they do. And they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law because what they are doing is not protecting anyone and hurting many!

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Martha's avatar

When this reign of terror finally ends, can ICE agents be arrested? Preferably, sent off to wherever the disappeared folks are being sent?

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Protect the Vote's avatar

Flush Cheeto And His Nazi Allies: Victimhood

One of the main political ploys that the Nazis use in manipulating the MSM(mainstream media) is victimhood As the saying goes “poor me, poor me, look how they persecute me/us”

Sounds like it’s right out of the New Testament doesn’t it? It’s part of the Christian Nationalist movement of politicizing Christian teachings for their own benefit Let’s be clear, victimhood has always been part of being a Nazi since the 1980’s when they found that if they cried foul often enough that the American electorate would come around and say, “you poor thing, look what they’re doing to you/us”

Now Cheeto routinely plays the victim card They tried to assassinate me and/or Charlie Kirk without any introspection about “hmmm, maybe I stand for something people don’t like” But in actuality it gave Cheeto and the Nazis a chance to really play the victim(s) So when we see Cheeto becoming indignant for people questioning him it’s actually just a façade for victimhood, a well honed and perfected strategy that has taken years to deceive the American electorate as the Nazis work to control the government

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Linda Roberta Hibbs's avatar

Apparently he wants, violence in Portland, Oregon! Troops apparently are being sent there! No antifa there! Please let me post this thanks to the kindness of a, police officer in Coffeyville, Ks!

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Jason Merchey's avatar

I def. saw footage on a major news network of folks tussling with what looked like agents. It's not a great look. Howard Zinn and John Lewis would be disappointed. Look I"m not Monday Morning Quarterbacking, but I think there is a difference between a peaceful protest and a violent one. We are vying for the hearts and minds of lefties as well as centrists/independents, and let's recall that taking abuse is the surer route to positive emotions in such witnesses. My two cents.

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Ginger's avatar
11hEdited

Just read the stain was using footage of "riots" in Chicago when they were actually in Florida...step back a minute and remember why he's so hot on Chicago? Obama has a home here and building his library here.... you can see right through this pathetic excuse of a human

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Leigh Horne's avatar

Outrageous. This is how a police state takes power. A budget larger than that of the Marine Corps, a cynical commander in skin tight camos and lip gloss, who now has not one but TWO private jets to drop her off for photo ops as she overlooks citizens being 'disappeared'? Chicago is us and if Chicago falls, so do we all.

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CE's avatar

Trump is trying to provoke violence. Hats off to Chicago…denying him the pleasure of an insurrection!

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George in Atlanta's avatar

I applaud Chicago. But I don't things are as simple as all that. Yes, he is trying to provoke the people, but he could invoke the Insurrection Act today with no reason given. He could say anything he wanted, or not. He could have his propaganda team gin up a fake video of 'Antifas' burning down neighborhoods and declare his war on us in the chaos. But he hasn't. Why? Something is restraining Him, or Miller, or Homan. We don't know what it is, and we should.

We are in a time of Unknown Unknowns. Fukuyama was wrong, history is being made.

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gerri caldarola's avatar

Could it be the Epstein files holding him back from invoking the Insurrection Act or could it be that somewhere in his lizard brain he knows that step will unleash something he cannot control.

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George in Atlanta's avatar

I think the latter is more likely. He is searching desperately for just the right edge before going over.

The Insurrection Act would actually help him with the Epstein files. He could then declare it a crime against the state to even mention the subject.

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Carol Gamm's avatar

Thank you Chicago.

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Doug Spraley's avatar

Governors, bring in the national guard to protect citizens and enforce the constitution.

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Maxine Hunter's avatar

Great reporting and writing on the steadfast courage of Chicagoans. Thank you, Chicago, for showing us the way of neighbor helping neighbor. And thank you Edwin for telling it like it is. Take care.

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jane's avatar

Thank you, Ms. Vance. Surely Americans can learn from Ukraine: stick together and fight back.

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jane's avatar

Thank you, Mr. Eisendrath. And thank you to the citizens of Chicago for their behavior on the frontline of authoritarianism. 🙏❤️

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