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kentuck

(114,759 posts)
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:23 PM 6 hrs ago

The US military is not primary threat at this time. The threat is ICE.

It is not the US military that is beating people, dragging them out of their cars, kicking down their doors and taking the women and children. It is not the US military that is disappearing people. At least, not at this time. The people that are doing these dastardly deeds are the Immigration and Customs Enforcement people.

They are dangerous to a large degree because the Congress appropriated them a huge budget for their "work". They are reportedly the fifth largest "army" in the world. And they are a private army for Donald J Trump. They swear loyalty to him and the $50K bonus he promises them. And there is no time limit on the time they can serve? They do not have a six-month tour of duty, as far as I know?

At this time, the real threat to all of us is ICE and their henchmen, not the US Military.

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The US military is not primary threat at this time. The threat is ICE. (Original Post) kentuck 6 hrs ago OP
Give it time. Give it time. Klarkashton 6 hrs ago #1
I saw a clip shared by Ben Meiselas on Meidas Touch Network, earlier - yellow dahlia 5 hrs ago #2
Agree for now, but how is ICE allowed to do things normal law enforsers can never do? bluestarone 5 hrs ago #3
Trump is lawless. He does whatever he wants& appoints like-minded people... Hekate 3 hrs ago #7
We do think alike. bluestarone 3 hrs ago #9
And OUR fucked-up excuse for a SCOTUS allows him to. MLWR 3 hrs ago #10
Allowed? Cirsium 3 hrs ago #8
Anyone liberalgunwilltravel 3 hrs ago #11
The National Guard needs to protect people from ICE. 1WorldHope 4 hrs ago #4
The military sounds like it's more loyal than ICE or CBP or the FBI or most city police departments. paulkienitz 3 hrs ago #5
they did it before quakerboy 3 hrs ago #6

yellow dahlia

(3,306 posts)
2. I saw a clip shared by Ben Meiselas on Meidas Touch Network, earlier -
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:35 PM
5 hrs ago

a woman was being manhandled and attacked by "agents" wearing uniforms that had DHS POLICE on them.

The uniforms were brand spanking new blue uniforms with a tactical vest and riot gear helmet.

I did not know that DHS has a specific police force. I researched it. They HSI (Homeland Security Investigations); the Federal Protective Service, FPS (not an actual police force structure); and ICE. The Secret Service is part of DHS.

But, I have never seen anyone wearing this particular uniform.

The location where the incident occurred may have been in front of a Federal building. They dragged the woman from her car - she was not doing anything to anybody. According to the people who recorded the incident, she had stopped along the street to ask directions.

The clip is very disturbing to watch. Someone posted the video of the Meidas Touch segment earlier.

bluestarone

(20,438 posts)
3. Agree for now, but how is ICE allowed to do things normal law enforsers can never do?
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 05:36 PM
5 hrs ago

How was this allowed and continue with their unlawfulness?

Hekate

(99,713 posts)
7. Trump is lawless. He does whatever he wants& appoints like-minded people...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:52 PM
3 hrs ago

…and they do what he wants. The goal of all of them is to break the US, and their motto is, “Just try and stop me. “

You know what Elon Musk’s motto is? “Move fast and break things”

1WorldHope

(1,685 posts)
4. The National Guard needs to protect people from ICE.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:17 PM
4 hrs ago

If they need help, the military should help them.

paulkienitz

(1,470 posts)
5. The military sounds like it's more loyal than ICE or CBP or the FBI or most city police departments.
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:50 PM
3 hrs ago

quakerboy

(14,570 posts)
6. they did it before
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:51 PM
3 hrs ago

Under t1 they kidnapped citizens off the streets to try and chill potential protesters.

But hey.. occupy and defund and blm weren't the right optics for the democratic party, so we collectively looked the other way.

They never got so much as investigated, much less faced consequences, under biden. Now they have absolutely no fear.

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