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mnhtnbb

(32,872 posts) Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:24 PM 11 hrs ago

TV ads recruiting ICE on college football games

I was clicking through college football games just now, looking for an interesting game. Landed on NC State (14) v Virginia Tech(13). I'm not a fan of either school, but it's a good game.

Commercial break comes on and I was flabbergasted to see it was a recruiting ad for ICE, offering $50, 000. signing bonuses.
WTF? I don't watch much commercial TV, and so far this season I haven't seen any of these ads for ICE aired during other college or pro football games.

Have any of you seen them? College? Pro? What part of the country?

The game is being aired on CW.

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TV ads recruiting ICE on college football games (Original Post) mnhtnbb 11 hrs ago OP

I've seen at least 7-8 of those ads in the past oasis 11 hrs ago #1

Damned if that isn't the right question to be asking: "a year from now... what are the goons gonna do for work?" 0rganism 11 hrs ago #5

put people in the box cars nt msongs 10 hrs ago #10

Many many on the NASCAR and ARCA races yesterday and today. Srkdqltr 11 hrs ago #2

They run those ads on Colbert lame54 11 hrs ago #3

CIA underpants 11 hrs ago #6

How much is this costing the country? Cadfael 11 hrs ago #4

BBB gave ICE more money than the FBI DEA & ATF ....combined underpants 11 hrs ago #7

I've gotten pop up ads for ICE Danmel 11 hrs ago #8

The ads I saw tonight Cadfael 10 hrs ago #9

That's the ad I saw last night mnhtnbb 1 hr ago #15

I've seen those ads during NFL games. Jim__ 10 hrs ago #11

Your tax dollars hard at work. Ferrets are Cool 9 hrs ago #12

To young "disaffected" men, like most shooters, $50K plus a job with authority and guns probably sounds good. Silent Type 8 hrs ago #13

Student loan forgiveness also offered mnhtnbb 1 hr ago #14

oasis

(52,946 posts)

1. I've seen at least 7-8 of those ads in the past

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:34 PM

11 hrs ago

3 weeks. $50,000 signing bonus. Yeah right, a year from now when all the undocumented folks are gone, what are the goons gonna do for work?

0rganism

(25,336 posts)

5. Damned if that isn't the right question to be asking: "a year from now... what are the goons gonna do for work?"

Reply to oasis (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:55 PM

11 hrs ago

What indeed?
One thing is certain: they will have work.

msongs

(72,515 posts)

10. put people in the box cars nt

Reply to oasis (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:44 PM

10 hrs ago

Srkdqltr

(8,928 posts)

2. Many many on the NASCAR and ARCA races yesterday and today.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:41 PM

11 hrs ago

lame54

(38,463 posts)

3. They run those ads on Colbert

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:41 PM

11 hrs ago

underpants

(193,217 posts)

6. CIA

Reply to lame54 (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:56 PM

11 hrs ago

The CIA was almost exclusively Ivy League from the OSS to its transformation to the CIA (Poppa Bush)

ICE needs “officer types”. Colbert’s crowd isn’t just Ivy League of course but they (we) are way more likely to have a college degree. Oh, don’t forget the white part. Ivy League

Cadfael

(1,352 posts)

4. How much is this costing the country?

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:48 PM

11 hrs ago

They’re paying for the commercial time presumedly..
They just ruined my preseason hockey game with that shit.

In Chicago - CHSN

underpants

(193,217 posts)

7. BBB gave ICE more money than the FBI DEA & ATF ....combined

Reply to Cadfael (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:07 PM

11 hrs ago

ICE is throwing money around

Danmel

(5,596 posts)

8. I've gotten pop up ads for ICE

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:11 PM

11 hrs ago

In my feeds online.
Really creepy.

Cadfael

(1,352 posts)

9. The ads I saw tonight

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:26 PM

10 hrs ago

Were targeted specifically at the Chicago Police
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPGVGTaDqOx/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

mnhtnbb

(32,872 posts)

15. That's the ad I saw last night

Reply to Cadfael (Reply #9)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 07:27 AM

1 hr ago

during the NC State v Virginia Tech game being played in Raleigh, NC. I live in Durham, NC.

Jim__

(14,946 posts)

11. I've seen those ads during NFL games.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 10:54 PM

10 hrs ago

Ferrets are Cool

(22,410 posts)

12. Your tax dollars hard at work.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:45 PM

9 hrs ago

Silent Type

(11,256 posts)

13. To young "disaffected" men, like most shooters, $50K plus a job with authority and guns probably sounds good.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 12:19 AM

8 hrs ago

And, the ads scare innocent immigrants here or elsewhere.

mnhtnbb

(32,872 posts)

14. Student loan forgiveness also offered

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 07:25 AM

1 hr ago

I noticed the second time the ad aired. I was so stunned when I saw it the first time, the loan forgiveness in smaller print didn't register.

It seemed to me they were targeting former military members as recruits.

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