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riversedge

(79,857 posts)
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:24 PM 6 hrs ago

Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.

I fear for the residents of the next big Dem city he is going to.



‪Ron Filipkowski‬
‪@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social‬
· 16m
Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.

Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T23:02:13.790Z

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Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all. (Original Post) riversedge 6 hrs ago OP
Not at all senseandsensibility 6 hrs ago #1
ICE accomplished their mission. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #2
This wasn't part of their plan though. Yeah, they did horrific damage & will continue. But this also themaguffin 6 hrs ago #6
Trump and his nazis army don't care about the blowback. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #11
yes and no. blowback/fallout absolutely is why that asshole was moved out. themaguffin 5 hrs ago #13
Yes the psychopath serial killer moves on when the heat is on. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #18
Yes, but the departure is a blow to them. themaguffin 4 hrs ago #19
To his staff yes. But perhaps not to Trump who is an opportunistic predator. Irish_Dem 3 hrs ago #21
No, they did not. Their intent was to crush us and make the state give in Ocelot II 5 hrs ago #8
Bovino is a member of Border Patrol. Not ICE. Kaleva 3 hrs ago #22
like what the catholic church did with pedophile preists DBoon 6 hrs ago #3
Precisely Blue Owl 5 hrs ago #9
No, he needs to be sent straight to prison. Initech 6 hrs ago #4
It's like the Catholic Church moving pedophile priests around fujiyamasan 6 hrs ago #5
You nailed it! walkingman 5 hrs ago #7
Exactly. Trump will find new victims to kill and terrorize. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #12
that was done quietly. themaguffin 5 hrs ago #14
Good point fujiyamasan 5 hrs ago #15
they don't care, but he's gone because of the blowback. Whether they care doesn't change that it's humiliating for them themaguffin 5 hrs ago #16
This guy's a lying public menace Blue Owl 5 hrs ago #10
+1 Takket 5 hrs ago #17
If the Atlantic's reporting is correct, he just got "demoted into retirement"... aka fired. FascismIsDeath 4 hrs ago #20

senseandsensibility

(24,316 posts)
1. Not at all
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:25 PM
6 hrs ago

And we need to see some skepticism from the media. CNN is buying this BS hook, line, and sinker of course.

Irish_Dem

(80,235 posts)
2. ICE accomplished their mission.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:25 PM
6 hrs ago

Killed, kidnapped, injured, terrorized people.
Lost the local economy a great deal of money.

They are happy and a message was sent to all liberal cities.

themaguffin

(4,967 posts)
6. This wasn't part of their plan though. Yeah, they did horrific damage & will continue. But this also
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:31 PM
6 hrs ago

is a loss for them - for what it's worth - as this wasn't planned. They didn't expect such blowback.

Irish_Dem

(80,235 posts)
11. Trump and his nazis army don't care about the blowback.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:47 PM
5 hrs ago

Trump loves it that he made people frightened and angry.
He is a sadist, he gets off on it.

He is a typical psychopath. He will now move on to his next victim.

Irish_Dem

(80,235 posts)
18. Yes the psychopath serial killer moves on when the heat is on.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:12 PM
5 hrs ago

But he will find new victims.
They always do.

Irish_Dem

(80,235 posts)
21. To his staff yes. But perhaps not to Trump who is an opportunistic predator.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 09:01 PM
3 hrs ago

He goes in and assaults, rapes, kills when the opportunity is there or someone tells him to do it.
But it doesn't matter to him who he assaults.
All victims are the same.

But I think it will hurt his lackeys and they will see it as defeat.

Ocelot II

(129,558 posts)
8. No, they did not. Their intent was to crush us and make the state give in
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:41 PM
5 hrs ago

to their demands for changes in state law regarding protections for immigrants and others, and giving them our voter records so they could meddle with our elections. They did not succeed.

DBoon

(24,803 posts)
3. like what the catholic church did with pedophile preists
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:25 PM
6 hrs ago

moved them around and tried to cover up their crimes.

Initech

(107,790 posts)
4. No, he needs to be sent straight to prison.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:27 PM
6 hrs ago

Fuck these MAGA turds and I hope they enjoy prison.

fujiyamasan

(1,383 posts)
5. It's like the Catholic Church moving pedophile priests around
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:28 PM
6 hrs ago

They learned from the best! Of course they’re also pedophiles themselves…

fujiyamasan

(1,383 posts)
15. Good point
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:02 PM
5 hrs ago

These ass holes don’t even care about the optics.

They’re proud of all of the destruction. That’s why I don’t think it’s a distraction to Epstein. They’re fine with that too.

themaguffin

(4,967 posts)
16. they don't care, but he's gone because of the blowback. Whether they care doesn't change that it's humiliating for them
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:05 PM
5 hrs ago

Takket

(23,515 posts)
17. +1
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:06 PM
5 hrs ago

just saw this post on bluesky which articulates my feelings about this better than I could....... this is being done to get protestors and the media to back off, but no one should be naive enough to think that the brutality and terrorism of ICE is going to stop.......

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

Nicole Bedera (@nbedera.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T23:35:45.955Z


The problem with symbolic compliance isn’t just that they fall short of ending violence.

It’s also that people duped by the symbols will switch sides to defend the oppressor, emboldening them to become more violent and violate more civil rights than before.

Nicole Bedera (@nbedera.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T23:37:04.834Z


So keep pushing. Anything short of ICE’s abolition isn’t nearly enough.

And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.

Nicole Bedera (@nbedera.bsky.social) 2026-01-26T23:38:13.286Z

FascismIsDeath

(80 posts)
20. If the Atlantic's reporting is correct, he just got "demoted into retirement"... aka fired.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:36 PM
4 hrs ago

This was posted elsewhere on DU, its paywalled but the important bit is freely readable...

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/

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