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Martin A's avatar

Seems like we are witnessing mission creep by practically every agency of

government, and it's looking more

and more like a march to authoritarianism

by the day.

Tai's avatar

Thank you for your reporting in Springfield.

David Bible's avatar

It is the democracy and has been for years. It is the Conservative Movement that successfully got the Voting Rights Act gutted by the SC. It is the Conservative Movement that got the justices need to give Trump presidential immunity. It is the Conservative Movement that got the justices the take freedoms from women by theocrats. It is the Conservative Movement that wrote Project 2025. It is the Conservative Movement that has backed the dehumanization of so many different Thems - a basic part of the authoritarian playbook. It is the Conservative Movement that attacks every part of the First Amendment and a bunch of other Amendments. It is the Conservative Movement that has created the kind of country that has given rise to those proud to be Nazis.

It is the democracy that is so very much at risk.

J AZ's avatar

Jim, THANK YOU for the link here to your Insta from Springfield. Hearing what's happening, what people are already experiencing, the tension & anticipation... makes me think of our neighbors across the globe, like being in a big town in Western Ukraine, wondering when the war will come for you. Our sisters & brothers in Springfield wonder when the President of our own country will set his schock troops upon them.

Please keep us up to date when you can. And be careful out there

TomD's avatar

Re: Abolishing ICE:

Not a good idea. It's too much like that winner "Defund the police"; and it fits right into the narrative that Democrats want open borders to mint voters and ultimately replace white people in America.

It's being reported that Greg Bovino reported directly to Kristi Noem/Corey Lewendowski, not to the USBP or ICE administrations.

Decapitate ICE is a better idea.

Carol Gamm's avatar

Destroy democracy at home, give Ukrainian territory to Russia. That’s where we are.