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1. The chaos and the fear is the point with these jackbooted thugs.

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:44 PM

Dec 17

Wasn't that phrase one of George H.W. Bush's when he denounced his NRA lifetime membership?

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So probable cause is now just...going to an East African restaurant [View all] tblue37 Dec 17 OP

The chaos and the fear is the point with these jackbooted thugs. llmart Dec 17 #1

ICEES Jilly_in_VA Dec 17 #2

ICEholes. tblue37 Dec 17 #4

Johnny Dangerously (1984) Wednesdays Dec 17 #9

Christmas Traildogbob Dec 17 #5

There is a sweet irony here, though. MineralMan Dec 17 #6

Yes! That is terrible. However, given the situation, they have wisely MineralMan Dec 17 #8