@maddow.msnbc.com @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com might cover this & in depth.
But shockingly even @npr.org has gone full Republican mouthpiece. It’s been clear for a long time that @cnn.com & @nytimes.com are pro-oligarch agenda, but even @washingtonpost.com @nbcnews.com etc. got subsumed.
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IMO: the bigger story (ie that most of the media has been taken over and has been corrupted) is the foundational issue. That then leads into the regime’s ability to distract from the fact that we are becoming Chile.
Yes all the media has been bought out. Bezos didn't care that he lost subscribers. It proved his loyalty and his reward will be much greater now that he owns a propaganda outlet.
Bezos owns Blue Origin (think federal space contracts) & AWS (federal cloud services) + who knows what else. He’s competing with Elmo for space contracts & Alphabet for intimate services.
If it's what the coastal elites want, Trump will do it. Everything he has done so far and Project 25 benefits the coastal elites like Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg. The dems should be shouting this from the rooftops.
Seems to me that opposition is doing that 'regroup and wait for the right opportunity without just seeming sour at the loss' thing. Which is usually good politics. Not sure if it is a good approach for the Trump steamroller tho.
Here in the city, army troops are already patrolling subway stations. Ice troops are also invading random neighborhoods and pulling people out. Too late for national discussion, sadly. Thoughts and prayers welcome, though!
The odds are about zero that this image isn’t entirely staged. At the very least, we ought to be able to see where such a plane was going. You have to be deported TO somewhere.
Per OPSEC, the military doesn’t post their locations and flight times publicly. We won’t know until after it happens. This could have happened days ago. But people should know it’s happening and the costs and impact.
It feels convenient. It's a group of faceless brown people, all conveniently the same height, walking toward (but not into) the plane, and shorter than the white soldiers walking next to them.
Remember, we have the "holding a random Bible in front of a random church" guy as President now.
According to this article, two C-17 flights (illegally, as you note) deported migrants to Guatamala this week. C-17s are designed to hold a few hundred troops. For scale, the Biden administration deported around 800 people a day for the last year.
It said plane where there were planes. You can’t land in a country without permission. It was a waste and misuse of tax payer money. It’s cheaper to do commercial flights. This is just a blatant show of power and Trump wants to show everyone how big his weewee is. That’s all it is.
People need to know the fiscal and emotional impact. Imagine how many service members and their families have direct ties to immigrants or are immigrants. The VA will not support moral injuries unless there’s a co-occurring condition. This is bad for everyone.
Oops missed this comment! But yes. They have to have permission to land. It is propaganda and we should not normalize using the military for deportations like this. People shouldn’t think it’s okay or normal. It’s not.
I don't believe so - they're prohibited by the Posse Comitatus Act from providing law enforcement, which Trump wants to change by invoking the Insurrection Act.
If you were in the United States the last four years then yes, you missed it. He’s been telling anyone who listened that he was going to weaponize and go after the entire USA…
The @democrats.org are leading the opposition in a bold pushback on every...nah just kidding, they're doing nothing because they're mostly cowards and enablers.
Thank you. That was perfect. I didn't realize (or remember?) that the national guard from different states was effectively unified under federal command back in 2020 and 2021. Geez.
I agree, like selling our country's secrets to the highest bidder and becoming a dictator and wanting to annex Panama and Canada. He is a Putin wannabe.
The only domestic operation they should be doing right now is raiding the WH to clear it of fascists. I read that 2nd amendment also states that weapons should not be 'in the possession of felons', which seems to apply in extension for Trump being commander in chief. 🤷♂️
Such discussions no longer happen on the oligarch funded corporate media. WE need to talk about it. Its time for Americans to think for themselves and stop letting these billionaire swine set the agenda.
During his first term, there were troops training in the USA with urban gear and it appeared to be urban and domestic training techniques. This was planned for a while.
still wrapping our head around the dui hire at the head of the DoD.
I see our troops walking down city streets, rounding up black and brown people
Breaking up peaceful protest.
I see “detention centers” for immigrants, LGBTQ folks and Muslims
I see a reign of terror
Distractions. “Release the JFK and MLK files”. This is the 24 time I hear it’s going to be released. But maybe it will happen. Still I think using deploying military for domestic operation is really more important.
The military has been deployed to the border for 20 years. What’s happening now is not significantly different from what has been happening for a long time now. Not saying that it was good before, or that it should continue. But it’s not new.
I find it pathetic Americans (myself not excluded) are not flooding the streets.
I personally think something is in the assassination stuff cheezy declassified is going to assist him in creating a cracked head response to any demonstrations.
Absolutely, I assume the strategy is to sow further distrust against the government. We already know the feds conspired to assassinate JFK, RFK, and MLK but it will definitely give Trump a position to say I'm different and ”better," to consolidate more power.
Many of us can walk and chew gum at the same time. It is in fact a problem that a human wrecking ball is an open nazi and has a WH office as well control of one of the most important social network companies and a whole network of communication satellites.
I’m in FL - just north of MaL, and the police and *maybe real* citizens on FB, replies to news media are so happy about this. I am so disgusted and angry. I don’t know what to do.
Which military? The national guard can absolutely be deployed and has been. Biden also sent Marines to the southern border as well. See 'additional troops':
The issue is how they will be deployed in other ways. Active military, once used on civilians, will likely start/ignite a civil war or fuel the flames. ICE is already violating 4th Amendment rights against civilians because they "look" illegal. It's just a matter of time.
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But shockingly even @npr.org has gone full Republican mouthpiece. It’s been clear for a long time that @cnn.com & @nytimes.com are pro-oligarch agenda, but even @washingtonpost.com @nbcnews.com etc. got subsumed.
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Here’s part of our future:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/04/meet-the-oligarchs-sanctions-russian-billionaires
Though intimate might work ….
https://abc7ny.com/amp/post/nyc-immigration-ice-agents-arrest-300-migrants-sanctuary-cities-including-couple-new-york-city/15829571/
Remember, we have the "holding a random Bible in front of a random church" guy as President now.
According to this article, two C-17 flights (illegally, as you note) deported migrants to Guatamala this week. C-17s are designed to hold a few hundred troops. For scale, the Biden administration deported around 800 people a day for the last year.
https://www.newsweek.com/mexico-denies-us-military-plane-carrying-deportees-report-2020746
This is #tRumpf scare tactics, hence it’s propaganda.
The Top Brass will remain loyal to the Constitution.
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Republicans didn't care.
I see our troops walking down city streets, rounding up black and brown people
Breaking up peaceful protest.
I see “detention centers” for immigrants, LGBTQ folks and Muslims
I see a reign of terror
The conversation is starting.
Who is going to do something??
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/19/troops-us-mexico-border-come-home-1005510
I personally think something is in the assassination stuff cheezy declassified is going to assist him in creating a cracked head response to any demonstrations.
Still crossing a line, but jus’ sayin’ a warrantless search is a warrantless search and No! I don’t have to show you my “papers” ICE
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-preparing-send-additional-1000-troops-border-official-says-2025-01-22/