Greg's whole thread is good, but this bit jumps out at me. The whole mass deportation idea doubles as a leverage play, a pretense for bribery, corruption, and petty political punishment. It's endlessly ugly. - ThreadSky

yayger.bsky.social • 80 days ago

Greg's whole thread is good, but this bit jumps out at me.

The whole mass deportation idea doubles as a leverage play, a pretense for bribery, corruption, and petty political punishment.

It's endlessly ugly.

Reposted from Greg Sargent

I think we could see mass deportations selectively applied: In blue areas, highly-publicized raids; in some red areas, Trump-allied Rs and favored industries quietly secure forbearance.

There's some historical precedent for this, as I document here.

newrepublic.com/article/1890...

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lbuffi.bsky.social•80 days ago

"Endlessly ugly" and painful. Makes me want to check out, but we cannot check out.

belmontx2.bsky.social•80 days ago

No worries. The Supreme Court has already told us that bribery isn't a real thing.

otiscampbell.bsky.social•80 days ago

In 1953 the Eisenhower administration claimed loudly to have deported a million Mexicans in "Operation Wetback," for reasons no more noble than Trump's reasons.

Simultaneously there was a quieter "Bracero Program" recruiting them right back in again because we needed them for agriculture.

davidsp72.bsky.social•80 days ago

A few nights ago I had a dream and hopefully not a premonition.

An undocumented homeless person murdered a white tech bro in SF. Trump used it as an excuse to take over the city for its own “protection.” It got kinda dystopian and then I bolted awake.

yayger.bsky.social•80 days ago

That’s actually not that far-fetched….

dbonowitz.bsky.social•80 days ago

Yes. Smdh at people who still analyze T's "policies." I think they reduce to 4 simple points:
1. The goal is to enrich himself, period. To do that, he:
2. Gifts judge noms to Fed Soc
3. Signs anything Johnson & Thune send him
4. Gives Exec branch to MAGA lackeys whose extremism obscures his crimes.

yayger.bsky.social•80 days ago

Pretty much. Rinse and repeat.

democratron.bsky.social•80 days ago

Even the selective application and a whisper campaign could drive people away from certain states. Even without catastrophic/violent craziness, at minimum it could affect the 2030 census and deplete blue states of representation.

wearefookd.bsky.social•80 days ago

I see private prisons profits$$$ S$$soar for all involved

thetrw.bsky.social•80 days ago

Same is true with regard to tariffs. You can bet there will be plenty of US importers looking to get waivers from Trump. We haven't finished investigating all the corruption from his first admin (e.g. foreign governments bribing Trump via his hotels). I expect far more illegalities in his second.

yayger.bsky.social•80 days ago

Good point!

dbonowitz.bsky.social•80 days ago

As there were last time. Tens of thousands of exemption requests, and you'll never guess which ones got approved:
https://www2.lehigh.edu/news/politically-connected-corporations-received-more-exemptions-from-us-tariffs-on-chinese-imports

wewereright.org•80 days ago

"Pay to Stay"

it's as Trumpy as Fascist McDonald's

mjfeeney.bsky.social•80 days ago

This is just one of the many examples of what promises to be the most corrupt administration in history...
- World Liberty Financial (no SEC oversight)
- Tariffs (playing favorites for exclusions)
- National bitcoin reserve (further enriching crypto bro supporters)

kazugo.bsky.social•80 days ago

Yes, the Right has turned a blind eye to all of Trump’s vices, which are glaringly evident in his governance. It’s beyond belief how much they refuse to see—the grift, the corruption, the selective enforcement. Will the spell ever break? Will they ever show even a shred of disgust for any of it?

humantohuman.bsky.social•80 days ago

Absolutely! Trump is going after the Blue States. But, we aren't playing ball.

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