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democrank

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15. Each day we seem to lose more rights and gain more monitoring.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 09:36 AM

Mar 24

Trump’s private police force is a threat to all of us, a chilling danger to our democracy.

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And so it begins... [View all] kentuck Mar 24 OP

Trump is demonstrating that he has a personal Army he can send anywhere in the US. Irish_Dem Mar 24 #1

They are paid well with taxpayer dollars... kentuck Mar 24 #2

Yes Trump's personal mercenary army is paid for by the US taxpayer. Irish_Dem Mar 24 #4

Just like popsdenver Mar 24 #22

The new recruits... GiqueCee Mar 24 #9

THIS malaise Mar 24 #3

Daily Beans is breaking this morning that ICE in airports IS INDEED, Volaris Mar 24 #7

He's also showing us what he's going to do Farmer-Rick Mar 24 #14

Just as Trump has ICE, Hitler had his Brown Shirts. The Wizard Mar 24 #26

Indeed! Never forget and Never again! calimary Mar 24 #30

Mission as I see it.... FarPoint Mar 24 #5

it is madness, that i don't know how it ends. Republicans are sick cowards. Shitblimp won't sign any new bills LymphocyteLover Mar 24 #6

Because EuterpeThelo Mar 24 #11

Thanks--that sounds like a relatively decent outcome, considering all the bad ways it can go LymphocyteLover Mar 24 #24

Are you sure about that? Dave says Mar 24 #29

As long as EuterpeThelo Mar 24 #33

ShitBlimp made me laugh - TY. NoMoreRepugs Mar 24 #12

Fascism marches forward. Joinfortmill Mar 24 #8

Goosesteps would be more accurate. The Wizard Mar 24 #27

I believe it's now a federal police force. A Gestapo of sorts JohnnyRingo Mar 24 #10

Stop Flying America Tbear Mar 24 #13

That works (for some) but what happens when they come to the polling places? BWdem4life Mar 24 #18

My thoughts were that it would send an economic lesson (thedonald seems to notice those) Tbear Mar 24 #23

Each day we seem to lose more rights and gain more monitoring. democrank Mar 24 #15

Well, at least they know they're free. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 24 #16

Wait until he makes it our new national anthem. littlemissmartypants Mar 24 #17

Hmmm isn't there a big protest coming up on March 28th? 1WorldHope Mar 24 #19

The sliver lining to trump's SS Gestapo at airports, republianmushroom Mar 24 #20

And what they are seeing isn't very impressive, displacedvermoter Mar 24 #28

I find it interesting that ICE thugs are sans masks at airports. Prairie_Seagull Mar 24 #21

I'm hoping people are taking lots of pictures of the non-masked iceassholes oberle Mar 24 #34

May be smart to record them from a gate Prairie_Seagull Wednesday #36

If more TSA agents stop showing up bacause they're fed up with having paid goons over their shoulders ChicagoTeamster Mar 24 #25

'so it begins' GenThePerservering Mar 24 #31

This is the plan. To cause chaos at the polling stations LiberalLovinLug Mar 24 #32

This is control..mental abuse having to wait hours with musical propaganda blaring like N Korea 🤬 Deuxcents Mar 24 #35