Tacti-cool cosplay. Same reason why Noem has to put on full plate for when she shows up at photo-op raids on grade schools.
I'd love someone to explain to me, with a straight face, why ICE agents need long arms.
This is also the first thing I thought after I watched that:Meanwhile in Minneapolis ICE came in looking like an invading army
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com)
I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE. Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it. Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.bsky.app
Why would they start being consistent now? It's all blatantly about seizing power and never ceding it again.I'm sure I remember Republicans repeatedly insisting that "The US is a Republic, not a democracy". Yet here's JD Vance, declaring, in response to the courts overturning Trump dictats, that
Surely, the essence of a "Republic", as opposed to a pure-majority-rule democracy, is that the rule of law takes precedence over an elected dictatorship? (I reserve the right to complain about that myself, when the boot's on the other foot - I think the US in particular usually overdoes the 'checks and balances' to a point that can produce complete immobility - but can the Right not at least be consistent about it? Given how frequently they've made a big song-and-dance about that alleged Republic/Democracy distinction)
The blather about 'the will of the people' (as expressed through the One True Leader) reminds me of how that phrase got used over-and-over post the Brexit referendum. That time the constant invocation of that phrase, with the implication that there was a single 'people' (Ein Volk?) with a single "will" (that must triumph?) reminded me of something...
You've seen the things Leavitt says with a straight face, why would this be a challenge for her or her ilk?I'd love someone to explain to me, with a straight face, why ICE agents need long arms.
I'd love someone to explain to me, with a straight face, why ICE agents need long arms.
I wish that was my biggest issue with this.Not until I read the replies did I understand what this meant. I thought maybe it was referring to some criteria demanding a minimum shoulder-to-wrist length for ICE recruits.
Any time you see someone say 'the US is a Republic, not a democracy' what they are really trying to tell you is they are morons that don't understand how government works or that they are liars who think you don't. The US is a republic AND a democracy simultaneously and always has been.I'm sure I remember Republicans repeatedly insisting that "The US is a Republic, not a democracy". Yet here's JD Vance, declaring, in response to the courts overturning Trump dictats, that
Surely, the essence of a "Republic", as opposed to a pure-majority-rule democracy, is that the rule of law takes precedence over an elected dictatorship? (I reserve the right to complain about that myself, when the boot's on the other foot - I think the US in particular usually overdoes the 'checks and balances' to a point that can produce complete immobility - but can the Right not at least be consistent about it? Given how frequently they've made a big song-and-dance about that alleged Republic/Democracy distinction)
The blather about 'the will of the people' (as expressed through the One True Leader) reminds me of how that phrase got used over-and-over post the Brexit referendum. That time the constant invocation of that phrase, with the implication that there was a single 'people' (Ein Volk?) with a single "will" (that must triumph?) reminded me of something...
Any time you see someone say 'the US is a Republic, not a democracy' what they are really trying to tell you is they are morons that don't understand how government works or that they are liars who think you don't. The US is a republic AND a democracy simultaneously and always has been.
While I agree that the US is not a pure democracy that has nothing to do with if it’s a republic or not. All a republic is is a situation where sovereignty rests with the citizens and where we choose leaders to act on our behalf. You could absolutely have a situation with a republic where everything was decided by simple majority votes.Sure, but insofar as one can, charitably, put any sensible interpretation at all on someone stressing that Republic/Democracy distinction, it's simply to emphasise that it's not a _pure_ democracy, with absolutely every issue decided by pure majority rule - there are structures and laws that constrain even the majority.
It appears to be the existence of those constraints is precisely what Vance is now complaining about, and claiming are somehow necessarily invalid, as if he's suddenly a convert to that untrammeled rule of the majority that his team previously were keen to reject.
Also, I notice again there's that "will of the people" phrase, that was repeated endlessly by the pro-Brexit crew. It seems a central concept of right-wing populism, the notion that there's one homogenous 'people' who share a single will.
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just as everyone predicted the first buddies broke up apparently
If true this would mean Elon knew Trump was in there and decided not to tell anyone until Trump made him mad. So he’s fine with pedos so long as those pedos are nice to him.View attachment 124946
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just as everyone predicted the first buddies broke up apparently
Let ‘em rot in foster care.Who gets the kids?
It also caused the rightwing writer Ashley St Clair, who gave birth to Musk’s 14th known child and sued Musk for child support, to weigh in. “Let me know if u need any breakup advice,” she posted on X, tagging Trump.
If true this would mean Elon knew Trump was in there and decided not to tell anyone until Trump made him mad. So he’s fine with pedos so long as those pedos are nice to him.
Does anyone else think that trump and musk publicly breaking up (maybe not in secret) was planned for pride month?
That was her announced plan……So apparently Kari Lake now has OAN broadcasting to what’s left of VOAs’s audience. So right wing propaganda is now the Voice of America. Nice. (From 2paragraphs, rated medium credibility by mediaboasfactcheck.com, and I know zero about THEIR credibility. )