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'Grow a F*cking Spine': Critics Fume as Newsom Backtracks on ICE 'Terrorism' in Ben Shapiro Interview (www.commondreams.org)

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Amid unprecedented backlash against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom—considered a leading contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination—is being accused of giving the increasingly violent agency a pass after an interview with right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro in which he softened his criticism of ICE.

In recent days, following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, officers of ICE and other federal agencies have been documented engaging in blatant racial profiling, unconstitutional “citizenship checks,” and extreme uses of physical force, including dragging a disabled US citizen from her car on the way to a doctor’s appointment, as the Associated Press reported Friday.

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[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ultimately they need to dupe voters into picking their candidates. Voters in general have proven to be easy to manipulate, but grass roots efforts aren't hopeless. Just look at Mamdani. The donor's choice doesn't always prevail.

I despise this kind of low effort cynicism.