it will happen much quicker than people realize.

He said the Democratic Congressional members voted against the Big Horrible Bill “because they hate Trump”.

The world’s biggest narcissist of course makes it all about him. But then Trump followed that with “I hate Democrats, I really do”.

Even though he was speaking of Congressional members, you can guess where this is going. He will end up blaming all progressives as “the enemy” and now that he has billions of dollars at hand to build up his personal Gestapo and build more for-profit prisons, he is going to work on retribution against all of his perceived enemies.

The loss of immigrant labor getting deported will be replaced by American citizens thrown in jail performing forced labor. Trump has repeatedly expressed admiration for brutal dictators in other countries and he wants to bring that brand of rule to our country.

We left

I've got extended family members on my Father's side up in southeastern Canada.

We've not renewed their acquaintance as of yet...

We may very well still.

First they came for the *****************

I think back to all the friends, neighbors, and co-workers I've had over the years and I wonder if they are safe today.

“Until it happens to you, the fear that someone you care about will be disappeared is like nothing you've ever experienced.”

That is absolutely correct. It is TERRIFYING. Without giving details, I am petrified. I know they thrive in the cruelty and want us all living in fear, but…

Yes this is a very bad situation. But even as bad as this is, it would be far far worse if you lived in Russia or Iran or China or many other places.

Not to say that one day in the future the USA may become like Russia. Surely Trump would like to take us there. But it has not happened to you yet and at least for today you can still post freely here and express yourself.

Why live in fear? If you have done everything you can then you have to let it go. Because no matter what you do, you cannot outsmart birth and death. Death is the great equalizer. Even the most brutal dictator with the greatest power will be taking the dirt nap one day.

People can watch ICE raids 24/7 on their phones and STILL there is NO massive outrage. What a weak pathetic country we are.

Have you missed all the protests like No Kings? There's another nationwide protest today, and another later this month. GO!

https://www.newsweek.com/free-america-anti-trump-protests-expand-4th-july-2094273

Just watch people walking around with their nose in their electronic toys if you want to know why there is no outrage. We are a natino of sheep who have been mesmerized by Corporate Amerika for decades. They dumbed us down so they could peddle crap to us and now the Fascist Right is having an easy time putting the boot on the neck of our dumbed down populace.

We don't have the numbers yet. And it is scary. The apathy of certain parts of America is astounding.

You know a major part of this is the US vs them and that's gonna ramp up in a hurry

Just another day in AmeriKKKa. (can't believe I'm saying that about Bucks County though)

I'm glad the cop let him go. Probably not overtly racist, just trained to stop people who "don't look right for the neighborhood" and there you are.

Your friend needs to know, he needs to keep up with stupid paperwork like that, because the next cop might not be so decent.

born here, white. I learned through DNA that I have a direct line to people who lived in pre-revolutionary America.

But I have neighbors. People who haven't been here that long. who are not "christian." Someone I know who is in real jeopardy although he came here as an infant and is now in his 40s. I am hoping he chooses to leave the US as it is an option for him and would be so much better to stay here long enough for them to kidnap and rendition him.

with the amount of money they gave to ICE yesterday it's a whole new world for them. they've already proved they'll steal people directly from the courthouse, out of their schools, they've left minor children alone on the sidewalk as they whisked the parent away from them. then they spirit them away to hellholes in other states or even other countries where it's a good bet these people will die or never be seen by their loved ones again.

it's truly a horror story.

I'm really glad that your neighbor is safe and hope he can stay safe. But I don't believe that any of us is safe until we are all safe.

"I'm really glad that your neighbor is safe and hope he can stay safe. But I don't believe that any of us is safe until we are all safe."

and iit finally dawned on me: both our states have abolished qualified immunity. That means if these guys come in and start acting like complete assholes, they're the ones who can be busted and charged for things like assault and kidnapping and can't hide behind their jobs to avoid prosecution. It might be an unintended onsequence of some progressive legislation passed out here in the wild west.

And he is running for Governor - I would love to keep him as AD but, y'know term limits (just one mote reason I hate term limits.) I do hope he wins the Governorship. The primary will be the hardest. I think.

Tough times we are in but Happy Fourth of July anyway to all the Blue Coat Patriots and anyone that wants to join the winning team. We are in a difficult spot right now but rest assured, we are on the Right Side of History and we will have Victory over the Trump Regime. Democracy will be restored and the Constitution will be saved. Happy Independence Day to Everyone

And now I'm going to try to believe it.

I fear for the Hispanics whose families have been here since WAY BEFORE AZ was part of the US.

He was Hispanic and very short. And smarmy.

I hope Sam continues to be safe.

For the past about 16 years I've lived in two different heavily Hispanic neighborhoods in NYC.

I definitely hope ICE does not encroach any further into these, and other similar neighborhoods. I hope I never see an ICE vehicle, or ICE officers let alone the vicious fakes in my nabe.
I do my best to compartmentalize my various drumphf/Repugs related worries, and fears with a spike of them here, and there.

Of course, I do worry about my neighbors re ICE as well.
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(mentioning Sam's birth country makes me think of, in a year I had to take a lot of cabs of all the nice African born cab drivers I met)

Dear cyclonefence,

You just gave the perfect example of that saying! I'm so sorry this happened to your friend and you. I am so happy he was able to reach out to you and YOU WERE THERE! What an outstanding example of friendship! Friends like you make the world a better place for all of us!

What a GREAT POST!

May You and Sam and Your Families Be Healthy, Safe and Happy AND LOVED!
Reis

Someplace on DU or was it Bluesky? I read about an app for tracking ICE. Does it provide a way to alert a neighborhood if jackboots are on the way?

Maybe call local police ASAP when ICE is on the way. Perhaps good cops will enforce identification or prevent anonymous masked abductions.

Some TV stations have reporting phones to notify of a situation - they will often roll the cameras quickly.

Are there state anti-bullying agencies or watchdogs to call?

I think we need to become creative; look for ways to peacefully reveal wrongdoing, RESIST!

It certainly did not hurt the situation.

It works on iPhones. Not iPads for now. It’s called ICEblock. It doesn’t actually track them, but it gives locations when sighted. Some of you might want to look into it. It’s set us to avoid ice encounters.

BREAKING: The creator of the ICEBlock app — which tracks ICE agents in real time — dares Donald Trump to arrest him.

“Come after me. Demonize me all you want. I’m not backing down.”

— Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) 2025-07-05T19:08:19.289Z