BANANA!
USA is a BANANA republic. Where the rulers don't give a shit about the law.l
this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2026
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At this point, I trust Chiquita much more to lead the US than any of the Republicans.
Sadly, she is a person of color and the facists want her in prison even if she is a congresswoman. Now, if we could get a pretty white woman thrown in jail, then you might wake up some brain dead maggots.
(god it felt gross, just typing that out.)
Just because it's gross doesn't make it not true.
Source: open your eyes
Isn't that part of their job? To tour things like this?
Yes, and ICE is required by law to let them visit with no advance notice. ICE has been refusing access when they show up without warning.
They've also been refusing access even they show up at an agreed, scheduled time as well. It's just a game to ICE, because refusing to comply with the law without repercussions just makes the laws dead letter faster.
Makes one wonder how many bodies they are hiding.
Yes
more politicians putting their bodies on the front line please.
the more headlines like this the more apathetic boomers wake up.
If only it was the boomers that had to wake up.
If only age-cohort scapegoating did anything buy play into divide and rule.
Could not agree more.
Yeah there's a lotta people that need to wake up. This is gonna be a case of things getting a lot fucking worse before they start getting a bit better.
Unfortunately we have to somehow weather this storm until at least November.
To be clear, I don't think the elections (if they happen) will change anything. BUT, I can tell you a lot of liberals that would otherwise be radicalized are holding onto this idea that "democracy will save us". They will not be able to see reality until that hope comes crashing down. And even then many will still be in denial.
But we'll see a spike in radicalization come next Christmas. If we all survive long enough for that.
There's no reason not to start now. Waiting until November just squanders momentum.
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