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dflprincess

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47. Interesting it says "experienced agents" want out.
Tue Jan 27, 2026, 09:38 PM
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I would guess these are the people who, once upon a time, followed the law when doing this job & didn't feel the need to be brutal just for the sake of hurting people.

Sadly, the recent hires, probably made up of Proud Boys and J6ers, are enjoying the hate.

From the link in the OP:


Morale inside the ranks is described as collapsing. One veteran ICE agent—one of six Klippenstein reportedly spoke to for the article titled “ICE Unloads”—bemoaned that “the brand new agents are idiots.” He blamed what he saw as lowered hiring standards for the chaos in Minnesota.

A newer recruit agreed that “a lot of the guys… are honestly pretty sketchy,” describing colleagues who pass around a flask on stakeouts and show off “weird tattoos”—the kind of

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So which state are they hitting next? durablend Tuesday #1
Virginia or New Jersey underpants Tuesday #3
Already in Virginia... HipChick Tuesday #4
Yes in Henrico County and buying a 550,000 sq. ft warehouse in Hanover underpants Tuesday #18
HANOVER COUNTY, VA AverageOldGuy Tuesday #32
Not a resident. 2 weeks ago residents did turn out in the proposed data center underpants Tuesday #42
And in the Seattle area... regnaD kciN Tuesday #51
The state of denial IronLionZion Tuesday #28
Maine is overrun, serious threat level. Colorado and Arizona are targets Easterncedar Tuesday #30
They are opening offices in red cities Tree Lady Tuesday #36
Probably hoping to find more collaborators in red cities dflprincess Tuesday #46
It doesn't matter. The people of Minnesota have shown the way. Confront ICE at every turn. flashman13 Tuesday #37
What would they consider as a "win"? FakeNoose Tuesday #2
Bet they listen to fake news....................... Lovie777 Tuesday #5
And "the battle is lost"... Wuddles440 Tuesday #7
It was never about migrants. It's was Trump's war on Democrats. Lonestarblue Tuesday #24
Gotta get them voter rolls for the midterms doncha know... littlemissmartypants Tuesday #11
Renee Good and Alex Pretti didn't have any voter data FakeNoose Tuesday #26
Have you checked that? littlemissmartypants Tuesday #33
I'm not very sure they can read. KPN Tuesday #17
A high kill count. "owning the libs". etc. IronLionZion Tuesday #29
This was coming from "experienced federal immigration agents"... regnaD kciN Tuesday #52
I think it's time to pull out of Minnesota, that battle is lost. patphil Tuesday #6
FUCK YOU, YOU GODDAMNED MURDERING SCUM. niyad Tuesday #8
. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #13
Thank you. niyad Tuesday #40
"Big, Tough, Manly Men" of ICE GopherGal Tuesday #53
They do indeed. niyad Wednesday #55
Fine. Then back to jail with you! travelingthrulife Tuesday #9
I gather these are some pre-J6 agents..... what took them so long to speak up? groundloop Tuesday #10
MORE of this please. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #12
Hey ICE cubes...it does not end when you go elsewhere... Moostache Tuesday #14
The Home Court advantage. Minnesota. Tetrachloride Tuesday #15
What "Battle" are they talking about? Botany Tuesday #16
"...the mission they now see as "lost," according to a new report" OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #19
This is the time to really increase pressure on them at the hotels, gas stations, and following their caravans around. ChicagoTeamster Tuesday #20
Literally they can all fuck off angrychair Tuesday #21
The loss occurred the very instant when they turned DUE PROCESS into a "battle" Uncle Joe Tuesday #22
While the state of New Mexico is blue... duhneece Tuesday #23
Methinks this has less to do with the mission and more to do with the locale... EarthFirst Tuesday #25
This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Tuesday #27
Rhetorical use of the term, but still they call it a "battle" bucolic_frolic Tuesday #31
Hopefully they'll leak the name of the agent Figarosmom Tuesday #34
Ok, how 'bout you show how sorry you are Pinback Tuesday #35
Yeah, I'll; just bet they do. MInnesota is fucking cold this time of year Warpy Tuesday #38
I was thinking last week- Where are these guys from? underpants Tuesday #43
Fuckers are whining like they're the victims. Solly Mack Tuesday #39
THEN NAME THE KILLERS! IcyPeas Tuesday #41
Time to disband DHS in its entirety pfitz59 Tuesday #44
+infinity BumRushDaShow Tuesday #45
Interesting it says "experienced agents" want out. dflprincess Tuesday #47
The fact that they call it a "battle" is all anybody needs to know. Bluetus Tuesday #48
Uruk-Hai Want Out Of Helm's Deep: Saruman's "Battle Is Lost" hatrack Tuesday #49
It took the killing of a white man to make them realize this? AllyCat Tuesday #50
You grok well! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #58
? I definitely don't use grok. What is your point? AllyCat Wednesday #59
Ahh... my apologies. OldBaldy1701E Thursday #61
Thank you. I didn't know. AllyCat Thursday #62
The aim of the ICE presence was always about intimidation. Aussie105 Tuesday #54
This pretty much describes who the ICE recruitment ads targeted as new hires. llmart Wednesday #57
they picked on the wrong state Skittles Wednesday #56
Pull out of the U.S. whole you're at it. Qutzupalotl Wednesday #60
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