Why does anyone think that any brown or black people in this country are protected at this point? The Trump regime is building huge detention centers and hiring thousands of ICE agents (as well as using the FBI, local law enforcements and now, even FEMA employees!) to arrest “illegal” immigrants and others like DACA with only temporary status. Why would anyone think that Trump will stand up to Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and other toadies in this regime (because it is a regime, not an administration) since he will say anything to get the focus on him but not really mean it? He lies and lies and lies. So, these people have to fill up the detention centers (actually concentration camps), and the low-hanging fruit (namely, criminals and felons) are effectively close-to-non-existent. The border is shut down, but that isn’t enough, is it? This is going to get very, very ugly quickly. It is all so heart-rending; it outrages and depresses me because there are tens of millions of people out there cheering this on.
From Henrietta, "The border is shut down, but that isn’t enough, is it? " Agree. Being cruel is candy to a certain personality type. People who supported him are starting to understand this is wrong. Former Repub Lt. Gov in Georgia, Geoff Duncan, changed parties, very recently.
Duncan said he realized "loving your neighbor" requires better decisions in politics, not just everyday life. More moderates, formerly fooled by T's crudely entertaining bragging, are listening to their clergy, at the same time more clergy are speaking out. It's a good combination.
Just think of the people who will be attracted to becoming an ICE agent, seeing what everyone is seeing on the cruel and disgraceful behavior of those agents arresting immigrants and others. I shudder. I agree that no one is protected now. Just think this has been just a bit over 7 months. It is going to get much, much worse, and there is no stopping this regime. And, yes, none of us are protected now. Trump will go after absolutely anyone who is not 100% with him. I don't know how it is possible but I am both depressed and outraged at the same time. Quite a feat...
Things are NOT yet as bad as when the French Resistance had to deal with their Nazi supporters. We still have a mid-term election. Pres T is in a panic over THAT, hence the redistricting. TX may not work out, so he's now trying to recruit other Repub govs. for more re-districting, Ohio, Indiana, South Carolina, Missouri, Florida, according to a CNN journalist. Some Govs, such as Missouri's, are already telling T to "buzz off". (Not as compliant as Gov. Abbott when T's people in DC named four Tx districts to neuter.)
Working in our favor, T. might have ADHD? Hitler had more focus, so was more dangerous. Note how much Pres T flits about, says yes and no to tariffs, yelling fraud and hoax, "bouncing off the walls", wearing a pope outfit, ruining the Rose Garden of Jackie Onassis. He's first golfing in FL and then golfing in Scotland, can't decide? He's sending Epstein's groomer to Bryan, TX. That produced objections from Epstein Survivors, more of those coming forward every week, while he's ignoring spartan Huntsville TX. Huntsville is where two high-up TX Republicans, Abbott and Paxton, have sent a plausibly innocent man back to death row. (Some Texans DO like killing the innocent, despite pro-life claims.) That was after a bipartisan TX pair of legislators and the lead detective on the case tried to save the man.
Simple---If you don't want the leopards to eat your face, it helps a lot not to smear their favorite red meat all over it. Remember when the face-smearers screamed "Defund the police"? When, instead, "Police reform", was instead what everybody, including minorities, REALLY wanted?
Why does anyone think that any brown or black people in this country are protected at this point? The Trump regime is building huge detention centers and hiring thousands of ICE agents (as well as using the FBI, local law enforcements and now, even FEMA employees!) to arrest “illegal” immigrants and others like DACA with only temporary status. Why would anyone think that Trump will stand up to Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and other toadies in this regime (because it is a regime, not an administration) since he will say anything to get the focus on him but not really mean it? He lies and lies and lies. So, these people have to fill up the detention centers (actually concentration camps), and the low-hanging fruit (namely, criminals and felons) are effectively close-to-non-existent. The border is shut down, but that isn’t enough, is it? This is going to get very, very ugly quickly. It is all so heart-rending; it outrages and depresses me because there are tens of millions of people out there cheering this on.
From Henrietta, "The border is shut down, but that isn’t enough, is it? " Agree. Being cruel is candy to a certain personality type. People who supported him are starting to understand this is wrong. Former Repub Lt. Gov in Georgia, Geoff Duncan, changed parties, very recently.
Duncan said he realized "loving your neighbor" requires better decisions in politics, not just everyday life. More moderates, formerly fooled by T's crudely entertaining bragging, are listening to their clergy, at the same time more clergy are speaking out. It's a good combination.
Just think of the people who will be attracted to becoming an ICE agent, seeing what everyone is seeing on the cruel and disgraceful behavior of those agents arresting immigrants and others. I shudder. I agree that no one is protected now. Just think this has been just a bit over 7 months. It is going to get much, much worse, and there is no stopping this regime. And, yes, none of us are protected now. Trump will go after absolutely anyone who is not 100% with him. I don't know how it is possible but I am both depressed and outraged at the same time. Quite a feat...
Things are NOT yet as bad as when the French Resistance had to deal with their Nazi supporters. We still have a mid-term election. Pres T is in a panic over THAT, hence the redistricting. TX may not work out, so he's now trying to recruit other Repub govs. for more re-districting, Ohio, Indiana, South Carolina, Missouri, Florida, according to a CNN journalist. Some Govs, such as Missouri's, are already telling T to "buzz off". (Not as compliant as Gov. Abbott when T's people in DC named four Tx districts to neuter.)
Working in our favor, T. might have ADHD? Hitler had more focus, so was more dangerous. Note how much Pres T flits about, says yes and no to tariffs, yelling fraud and hoax, "bouncing off the walls", wearing a pope outfit, ruining the Rose Garden of Jackie Onassis. He's first golfing in FL and then golfing in Scotland, can't decide? He's sending Epstein's groomer to Bryan, TX. That produced objections from Epstein Survivors, more of those coming forward every week, while he's ignoring spartan Huntsville TX. Huntsville is where two high-up TX Republicans, Abbott and Paxton, have sent a plausibly innocent man back to death row. (Some Texans DO like killing the innocent, despite pro-life claims.) That was after a bipartisan TX pair of legislators and the lead detective on the case tried to save the man.
Really, none of us in this country are protected right now. The leopards are gonna eat faces. Speak against it? Be ready to pay a cost.
Simple---If you don't want the leopards to eat your face, it helps a lot not to smear their favorite red meat all over it. Remember when the face-smearers screamed "Defund the police"? When, instead, "Police reform", was instead what everybody, including minorities, REALLY wanted?
That’s a tough one. My inclination right now is to sit up and scream for the right to wear red meat on your face, if that is your thing.