When ICE agents dragged out ChongLy Thao half-naked in the snow, they were looking for a man named Lue Moua. They should have known exactly where to find him.
News flash: the people we elected aren't the best and brightest. They don't hire the best and brightest. Of course, the people who voted for this clown show aren't the best and brightest, either.
Incompetence breeds incompetence. There is generally I think a culture of mediocrity that prevails in many circles in business and government wherein those less able-but fortunate land responsible positions then make sure to surround themselves with lesser lights that can outshine them. Completely the opposite what anyone willing to accept their own limitations does: surround yourself with the best and brightest so you can shine in their reflection. This crowd is the worst and we the people are suffering for it.
My congressman is great. He gets back to me within the a week with a list of what he's doing. The media won't cover the Democrats in congress because they are corporate owned and in the bag for Trump. They want you to believe the congress is useless so you will become apathetic.
My congressman is great. He takes questions from all comers in big auditoriums. He sends regular email updates about what he is doing and what things could be done to fight the corruption and grift that is the identity of this White House (in case you missed it). And my senators both work hard for ALL of their constituents. They gladly answer questions from the press, and the answers are published. They are Democrats. I am not a democrat. I presume you are a Republican. God bless.
Have you contacted your congressman? I contact mine all the time. They will tell you exactly what they are doing. Its more than you think. But if you expecting the media to cover the Democrats in congress, don't hold your breath.
I contact mine all the time as well, to tell him what a good job he is doing, but he's a Democrat. Kinda pissed at the 7 D's who voted for the ICE funding in the House and I'm not at all impressed with Klobucher or Smith. IMHO they should be front and center. Maybe I've missed them, but I've been looking.
Thank you for reporting this, Andrew, but this story makes me want to throw something at the computer screen. The question of whether this administration is evil or incompetent has now been settled. It's both!
So just what exactly was the point of the enormous DOGE data grab, if they can't even find a convicted sex offender anywhere in it? QED: They didn't look, because they understand that the real target of the DOGE data grab wasn't people like Moua. It's us.
Great work, Andrew, thanks. Somehow with all the horror of the murder, using children to coerce families in their forced deportation actions - this act of terrorism against an innocent and vulnerable elder shocked me. Who does these things and looks in their face in a mirror without shame. Looking forward to getting out in the sub-zero weather tomorrow in Minneapolis to stand together in rejecting cruelty, illegality and gross incompetence.
This is why they should be working with the local law enforcement instead of against them. What a disgrace. I admit that I didn't vote for this crap, but these people are just awful!
“Governor Walz and Mayor Frey REFUSE to cooperate with ICE law enforcement and will not let us into their jails"
I worked in a county jail and we had inmates with ICE detainers; it's not complicated and is accomplished by paperwork completed by someone in an ICE office; no one from ICE needs to walk into or be allowed into a jail in order to place a detainer. And if our inmate went to prison, the detainer went with them, so that the prison would know that ICE wanted them when their prison sentence was served.
Of course you won't hear any apology of wrongdoing to Mr. Thao. You will get silence. And maybe some sort of spin. But they take after their boss. Never admit wrong, never apologize, move on.
My health insurance company checked my ID before I had a lab test yesterday to verify it matched the lab order in their hand. These shameless goons didn’t even bother to check Mr. Thao’s ID or maybe just ignored it because they didn’t want to look stupid in the moment and they knew they could do whatever they want in their miller crap diaper faced outfits with hidden badges. Everybody’s citizenship is cheapened by these thuggish actions including these thugs, they just don’t know it.
News flash: the people we elected aren't the best and brightest. They don't hire the best and brightest. Of course, the people who voted for this clown show aren't the best and brightest, either.
Incompetence breeds incompetence. There is generally I think a culture of mediocrity that prevails in many circles in business and government wherein those less able-but fortunate land responsible positions then make sure to surround themselves with lesser lights that can outshine them. Completely the opposite what anyone willing to accept their own limitations does: surround yourself with the best and brightest so you can shine in their reflection. This crowd is the worst and we the people are suffering for it.
My congressman is great. He gets back to me within the a week with a list of what he's doing. The media won't cover the Democrats in congress because they are corporate owned and in the bag for Trump. They want you to believe the congress is useless so you will become apathetic.
My congressman is great. He takes questions from all comers in big auditoriums. He sends regular email updates about what he is doing and what things could be done to fight the corruption and grift that is the identity of this White House (in case you missed it). And my senators both work hard for ALL of their constituents. They gladly answer questions from the press, and the answers are published. They are Democrats. I am not a democrat. I presume you are a Republican. God bless.
Why would I be reading the Bulwark if I was a Republican? I've always been a Democrat.
My Congressman is Chip Roy 🤣
Congress....Hello???? Anyone home???
Have you contacted your congressman? I contact mine all the time. They will tell you exactly what they are doing. Its more than you think. But if you expecting the media to cover the Democrats in congress, don't hold your breath.
I contact mine all the time as well, to tell him what a good job he is doing, but he's a Democrat. Kinda pissed at the 7 D's who voted for the ICE funding in the House and I'm not at all impressed with Klobucher or Smith. IMHO they should be front and center. Maybe I've missed them, but I've been looking.
MAGA Mike is too busy watching paint dry to pay attention to the news.
I contact my congressperson regularly and she does what she can, but until leadership allows a vote....
Thank you for reporting this, Andrew, but this story makes me want to throw something at the computer screen. The question of whether this administration is evil or incompetent has now been settled. It's both!
P.S. Is this article behind the paywall? If not, I want to send it to everyone I know.
No paywall. Go bananas.
It doesn't seem to be.
You can share this link to Paul Schnell's televised press conference, too. There are more examples of DHS lies and failures! https://www.youtube.com/live/eFofkRmchII?si=IifQSmtMoI3GdZa-
ICE: Incompetence Combined with Evil.
If they were competent we'd be in a lot more trouble.
The evil blinds them to any need for competence. I never forget these guys think immigrants are subhuman and deserve whatever ICE does.
So just what exactly was the point of the enormous DOGE data grab, if they can't even find a convicted sex offender anywhere in it? QED: They didn't look, because they understand that the real target of the DOGE data grab wasn't people like Moua. It's us.
Interesting. I didn't think about that.
Great work, Andrew, thanks. Somehow with all the horror of the murder, using children to coerce families in their forced deportation actions - this act of terrorism against an innocent and vulnerable elder shocked me. Who does these things and looks in their face in a mirror without shame. Looking forward to getting out in the sub-zero weather tomorrow in Minneapolis to stand together in rejecting cruelty, illegality and gross incompetence.
This is why they should be working with the local law enforcement instead of against them. What a disgrace. I admit that I didn't vote for this crap, but these people are just awful!
Every cell in my body is screaming. I’ll never forgive the democrats for their inaction. Hey 👋 losers, taking no actions IS AN ACTION. DO SOMETHING.
“Governor Walz and Mayor Frey REFUSE to cooperate with ICE law enforcement and will not let us into their jails"
I worked in a county jail and we had inmates with ICE detainers; it's not complicated and is accomplished by paperwork completed by someone in an ICE office; no one from ICE needs to walk into or be allowed into a jail in order to place a detainer. And if our inmate went to prison, the detainer went with them, so that the prison would know that ICE wanted them when their prison sentence was served.
It's police-state bullshit. They're probably practicing for November's elections.
How are the republicans ignoring this?!?
It would make them look bad.
The Trump Casino-and-Ballroom must be destroyed. Damnatio Memoriae.
Of course you won't hear any apology of wrongdoing to Mr. Thao. You will get silence. And maybe some sort of spin. But they take after their boss. Never admit wrong, never apologize, move on.
It’s not incompetence. It’s fascism.
It appears to be both.
My health insurance company checked my ID before I had a lab test yesterday to verify it matched the lab order in their hand. These shameless goons didn’t even bother to check Mr. Thao’s ID or maybe just ignored it because they didn’t want to look stupid in the moment and they knew they could do whatever they want in their miller crap diaper faced outfits with hidden badges. Everybody’s citizenship is cheapened by these thuggish actions including these thugs, they just don’t know it.
"Hey they all look alike"