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It looks like Trump now has his Stormtroopers (Stoßtruppen)

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PoliticsNerd Sat 07-Jun-25 16:16:49

Just watching what happened in down-town Los Angeles yesterday as ICE, ATF and others conducted raids against immigrants and others.

The Los Angeles citizens protested through the night against the military-style raises. In a statement from Kathryn Barger, a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, she says:

I am aware of today's DHS ICE enforcement actions that took place in Los Angeles. At this time, my office is actively monitoring the situation. While I fully support the enforcement of our nation’s laws, I also believe it is essential that actions taken by federal agencies are conducted with transparency, fairness, and respect for the rights and dignity of all individuals. My priority remains the safety and well-being of all residents of Los Angeles County.

Whitewavemark2 Fri 05-Sept-25 08:09:12

I bet the Latino vote is rueing the day the switched to Trump. Can’t say they weren’t warned!

PoliticsNerd Fri 05-Sept-25 09:08:06

imaround

I have been ignoring him the last few days, but this is going to get interesting. Seems as though Trump is going to go ahead and take on Pritzker.

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-leak-confirms-chicago-military

Do you think this could every split the unity of the US imaround?

PoliticsNerd Fri 05-Sept-25 09:20:19

imaround

That article is spot on! It is exactly what we are seeing right now.

He is a lawless dictator who is trying to harm anyone who he has deemed against him.

This happened too. 😂 I hope bet he is hoping mad.

www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/trump-trade-tariffs-appeals-court-ieepa.html

Your posts are so helpful.

I find myself wondering very strange things, like "which of the far right leaders around the world will be the first to bring back public hangings". Margaret Attwood saw it very early in her view of Gilead replacing New England. Sadly, I feel this could increase the popularity of some leaders with the type of followers they have.

Chocolatelovinggran Fri 05-Sept-25 10:07:09

WWM, I suspect that part of Mr Trump's thinking in renaming the Pentagon is to give the message that the USA is at war/ in a system of emergency, which validates him, as POTUS to do anything unconstitutional he deems necessary.

Whitewavemark2 Fri 05-Sept-25 11:28:40

Hope this isn’t leading up to scuppering the mid-terms!

imaround Fri 05-Sept-25 14:28:32

I have been dealing with personal issues this week, so I am not all caught up on The Dictator.

He is itching for war it seems. confused

imaround Sun 07-Sept-25 02:31:12

The President of the United States ladies and gentlemen. confusedangry

imaround Sun 07-Sept-25 02:35:17

The Vice President of the United States.

Sigh.

PoliticsNerd Sun 07-Sept-25 06:57:53

imaround

I have been dealing with personal issues this week, so I am not all caught up on The Dictator.

He is itching for war it seems. confused

We have known for some time, I suppose, that he loves the Putin playbook. It would not be the first time dictatorship was justified by a pseudo war.

MaizieD Sun 07-Sept-25 09:26:19

I read that he intends to go to war with Chicago.

Mind you, having seen this on X (formerly twitter) it might well be a completely false rumour.

Maremia Sun 07-Sept-25 09:38:48

It might be worth tying to find posts by the Democratic Coalition as they give details of how people are trying to resist the toxic changes.

Chocolatelovinggran Sun 07-Sept-25 12:47:30

Good grief, imaround. Posting anything like that publicly in Britain would earn you a written warning, or put you at risk of losing your job, if you worked in the public sector.
The British posters on GN who refer, occasionally, to our representatives in unpleasant terms would do well to read this.

PoliticsNerd Sun 07-Sept-25 13:21:43

Chocolatelovinggran

Good grief, imaround. Posting anything like that publicly in Britain would earn you a written warning, or put you at risk of losing your job, if you worked in the public sector.
The British posters on GN who refer, occasionally, to our representatives in unpleasant terms would do well to read this.

Where has something like that ever happened in this country Chocolatelovinggran?

imaround Sun 07-Sept-25 15:27:27

One of the things we used to learn early on on regards to our right to free speech is that just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
The 1st Amendment protects us from consequences from the government, not from consequences elsewhere.

But he is the government and no one is holding him accountable personally, don't is a moot point I guess.

imaround Tue 23-Sept-25 00:30:03

I wanted to pop this back up since this has nothing to do with Charlie Kirk.

800 migrants have allegedly disappeared into a black hole. As a surprise to no one.

www.latintimes.com/lawyers-report-disappearance-hundreds-alligator-alcatraz-detainees-ice-database-its-black-589703

nanna8 Tue 23-Sept-25 04:32:11

Is this China or America you are talking about ? Or perhaps Russia? They all seem to have something in common these days.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 23-Sept-25 07:38:48

Trump at the UN today.

I suppose it will be the usual garbled message.

Chocolatelovinggran Tue 23-Sept-25 08:18:52

imaround, yes, shockingly, an entirely predictable outcome.