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Figarosmom

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11. They did this during protests

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:20 PM

Apr 2

In his last term in office and nothing was done about it. So now they feel they have free reign.

Don't know maybe if something had been done then we wouldn't be in this nightmare now. Any of us could be next, for our posts here or any other site ( I'm sure he's got someone monitoring and making lists) go out grocery shopping and end up with a bag over our heading the back of a van.

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NYT / Masha Gessen: Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived. [View all] Dennis Donovan Apr 2 OP

America as we knew it is dead. We have become what we used to stand against. Wingus Dingus Apr 2 #1

From now on... 2naSalit Apr 2 #2

I was going to say "That'll get you killed" and then I remember that the Jan 6th "patriots" used it. erronis Apr 2 #12

K&R Solly Mack Apr 2 #3

There's a photo I've seen hundreds of times in my life, must have been in all my childhood textbooks... Hekate Apr 2 #4

It is here. republianmushroom Apr 2 #5

Gessen knows. TommyT139 Apr 2 #6

I can scarcely imagine someone with more targets aimed at them--beyond Putin and Trump's MAGATs... hlthe2b Apr 2 #7

Gessen names the app that, imo, needs banning. ancianita Apr 2 #8

This. And don't forget that Texas has bounties of $10K for pregnant women planning to leave the state Hekate Apr 2 #18

Right? And "It's the apps." Another reason why apps that (in)directly result in human harm should be ancianita Apr 2 #20

ICE. A federal agency... dchill Apr 2 #9

I now carry my Passport Card, anywhere I go, for this reason. n/t aggiesal Apr 2 #10

They did this during protests Figarosmom Apr 2 #11

No doubt. rubbersole Apr 2 #13

Of course what should have been done was to find him guilty and put away for good. erronis Apr 2 #15

It hasn't even been 100 days--and already the fear is palpable. Tickle Apr 2 #14

Thanks for that post. The raw feelings are out there, everywhere. erronis Apr 2 #16

I hope Gessen is sharing all this with her fellow NY Times opinion writers. Paladin Apr 2 #17

I've seen her on MSNBC many times, and she hasn't been shy about speaking her mind there Hekate Apr 2 #19

I've never had a problem with Gessen. (nt) Paladin Apr 2 #21