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quakerboy

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7. why are we even giving pretense

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 02:03 PM

Yesterday

ICE needs to be scrapped. Its existence is incompatible with having a functioning democracy. Till that is officially achieved, doing anything that would further its funding or imply acceptance is just shooting ourselves in the face.

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No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Good. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #1

Zero Compromise yankee87 Yesterday #2

Fetterman is likely ragey over this durablend Yesterday #6

Fetterman can stick his rage someplace Bettie 22 hrs ago #8

Hold. The. Line. pandr32 Yesterday #3

DHS and ICE can go fuck themselves striaght to hell. Initech Yesterday #4

Every radio report I heard last week said the same thing maxsolomon Yesterday #5

why are we even giving pretense quakerboy Yesterday #7

a position that probably draws very LIMITED support stopdiggin 22 hrs ago #9

Its been nice having a democracy, I guess quakerboy 10 hrs ago #12

which of course hangs on whether ICE is abolished stopdiggin 2 hrs ago #13

The administration already gutted FEMA way too much IronLionZion 20 hrs ago #10

Defund ICE Roy Rolling 10 hrs ago #11