I got nothing left.

Naked fascism

that ANY of Hitler's Gestapo or SS wore any means of identification..........

(I'll feel more invested in the meritless assertions of my "bad optics" when calling them gestapo as soon as they quit acting as such)

Call them storm troopers or Gestapo or both. That's exactly what they're acting like!

the United States House of Representatives.

ICE officers are chosen by and serve the real leaders of this country.

Anyway this is the authoritarian take. And if something isn't done soon it will become the reality.

These stupid Republicans don’t seem to understand that when they disrespect a congressman, they are also disrespecting all of that person‘s constituents. You know we the people

Like and support this idea. If all those who voted for these reps called police, filed complaints, and urged legal action it may move one of them to do something. At least there would be follow up.

And it seems nobody is really protecting the constitution anymore. Officials or citizens.

In other words, prove you are leo.
While I don't particularly worry about them, they are targeting people in stand your ground states, and there are enough immigrants who are citizens who have legal firearms. I don't think it will be long before one or more of them will shoot these thugs first, and ask questions later.

those nazi thugs for emotional distress leading to PTSD.

appears to be one of the only tools that can put a delay on this regime. Believe it must be done sooner rather than later for two reasons: 1) To halt at least some of the lawlessness, and 2) because djt will start firing and replacing with judges who are toadies.

My husband was severely injured in an accident by a drunk driver a few months after we got engaged. When people do wrong and permanently harm your body or soul - you have a right to hit them back as hard as you can with the legal system.

I know I've changed the topic, but if these States insist that the laws DONT prevent treatment & the hospitals are scared thinking they DO, then a lawsuit will make one or the other a liar.

But it's actually on topic. This a Dictatorship's behavior - to include forcing women to have children to use as cannon fodder.

It starts with “First, do no harm.”

ICE is multiplying is size, they don't answer to the law, they are going to be everywhere terrorizing our population.

I shoot people who come at me with a gun and a mask without identifying themselves.

"Ugly" probably doesn't even begin to describe it.

I always want to double check Rawstory:

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/members-of-congress-denied-oversight-visit-at-notorious-nyc-jail-goldman/

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Three members of Congress were denied entry into Metropolitan Detention Center, which is being used by the Department of Homeland Security to detain over 100 people, Congressman Adriano Espaillat said Wednesday.

By law, members of Congress can conduct oversight visits at facilities used by the Department of Homeland Security to “detain or otherwise house aliens,” even without prior notice, Congressman Dan Goldman said.

Goldman said he was told they could not enter because the Bureau of Prisons, which oversees the facility, has different rules. Goldman, Espaillat and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez were held between a gate and the front entrance of the Brooklyn facility for nearly an hour Wednesday morning.

This is illegal whether it happens to an elected official or a person on the street.

Definitely a mistake by these detention goons. Goldman is an outspoken and skilled Democratic Representative who could make those idiots regret their crime. This will not end with just a small news story.

I believe that Rawstory actually publishes some original material, but many cites to them seem to be from better sources. Give credit to the original reporters, if possible.

1 more click, and u can get to the real story. but no…

The Democrats were not kidnapped by ICE. Rawstory says they were kidnapped. They were kept in a holding area while trying to enter an ICE facility. (Most prisons have holding areas for visitors)

After waiting and waiting, hey were told that they could not access the facility. If they had been kidnapped, they would have been detained.

What ICE is doing is trying to prevent inspections by denying them access to the facility. ICE also kept them waiting for an extended length of time, which is a common tactic used by numerous officials when they are going to deny you a meeting etc.

That's like telling your son, "I'm going to search your room for illegal drugs -- a week from now."

Only unannounced spot checks enable congressmen to see what really going on.

they're doing something to stop ICE's denials of access for congress people, at the very least.

Detainee access also has to work both ways -- all detainees should themselves have access to lawyers.

The ACLU and others have also brought a class-action suit on behalf of detainees at Alligator Alcatraz on the ground that they don't have access to lawyers.

Class action suits are in the works. Hopefully the cowardly maga SCOTUS will take those more seriously.

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There is an important difference between the 2 stories.

one of my favorite Reps... I don't know of Nydia Velázquez or Adriano Espaillat.

a go-getter and very astute. He used to do a podcast, but I can't find the name right now.
I was very impressed by his political acumen and was delighted that he won a seat in Congress.

one of my favorite Reps.. for the reasons you mentioned and his work on the Jan6 committee.

I just looked it up.. I didn't know he had a podcast..

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Subsequently, gather evidence and file civil lawsuits against INDIVIDUALS who are denying the law and denying our freedom.

They feel safe violating laws because they feel as part of the government organization they are immune.

It is time to disabuse them of that notion. Each of them as individuals can be held personally liable for their actions.

Where is our ACLU?

These guys are completely free to do whatever the hell they want. No one with at least business casual meets a Congressional delegation? This moof knew he had support to act like that.

He’s at a detention facility and he’s still masked up?

We need help.

the wisest course of action.

He's such a whore.

Not NATO and not the UN.

We are on our own here.

... and somebody had better step up... or step down. This horseshit cannot go unanswered.

Fuck ICE! No circle of hell is good enough for these psychopaths!

Stop it with the disbelief, this is real and act like your on an island to fight an army and the ships have been burned.

Link to tweet

Straight from the Authoritarian Playbook. Try to scare away those who stand up to you with the threat of jail time. They have been doing this kind of shit for a while now. It ain't working.

It was useless to storm his urban collection facility!



Ha ha ha! Ha!

are about to have their funding tripled.

ICE has held 100+ immigrants at MDC Brooklyn for more than a month.

Today, @velazquez.house.gov, @repespaillat.bsky.social, and I attempted to exercise our legal authority to demand access and oversight. We were turned away.

This obstruction is exactly why I’m suing the Trump administration.

— Rep. Dan Goldman (@repdangoldman.bsky.social) 2025-08-06T19:18:17.972Z