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dlk

(13,080 posts) Thu Jul 3, 2025, 05:15 PM Jul 2025

America is about to become a police state [View all]

I never in my wildest dreams imagined it would happen to my country, but here we are. Things are about to become very, very ugly.

Thank you GOP!

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America is about to become a police state [View all] dlk Jul 2025 OP

thank the mfers who empowered them. B.See Jul 2025 #1

Go read some of the ICE REDDIT threads especially the threads about ICE jobs. Scary shit n/t Cheezoholic Jul 2025 #2

What's the over/under on when we call ICE "Peacekeepers"? underpants Jul 2025 #3

America is already a police state Picaro Jul 2025 #4

Not like its about to be quakerboy Jul 2025 #17

You have no idea as to what is to come Javaman Jul 2025 #23

You haven't seen anything yet dlk Jul 2025 #39

That is my greatest fear right now. I mean I know it's going to happen to some degree LymphocyteLover Jul 2025 #5

Just DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #10

Hmm, interesting. I haven't read that in almost 50 years... will have to revisit LymphocyteLover Jul 2025 #11

If I was a zillionaire, DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #13

Early 40s germany quakerboy Jul 2025 #19

Lovely! OTOH, we have modern technology that we hopefully can use to resist... LymphocyteLover Jul 2025 #38

ICE will be everywhere soon Johnny2X2X Jul 2025 #6

Civillian snipers on every block. BidenRocks Jul 2025 #7

Or DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #14

No need for impersonators quakerboy Jul 2025 #20

Over funding ICE is no doubt a big ass red flag uponit7771 Jul 2025 #8

Police departments are struggling to find qualified candidates dlk Jul 2025 #22

Yeah. They'll be filled by the Gravy Seal Team and Meal team Six. madinmaryland Jul 2025 #40

It will be Noem's ICElandistan. ancianita Jul 2025 #9

always has been, for many WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2025 #12

Yep Solly Mack Jul 2025 #30

Use your Constitutional rights while you still have them. CaptainTruth Jul 2025 #15

At whom should we shoot? Oeditpus Rex Jul 2025 #25

Sounds like a loaded question. orangecrush Jul 2025 #28

Loaded with what? Oeditpus Rex Jul 2025 #29

... orangecrush Jul 2025 #31

Oh, I got the pun Oeditpus Rex Jul 2025 #33

I've been told.... Fla_Democrat Jul 2025 #26

Our direction is unsustainable and our society too stupid to change course Amishman Jul 2025 #16

When does the left reach the "go-to-guns" moment? 2na fisherman Jul 2025 #18

It won't, as violence provide excuse for martial law / police terror etc. The left needs media more than guns. Nt lostnfound Jul 2025 #24

When people get hungry enough to go after their tormenters. GoodRaisin Jul 2025 #37

I anticipate a whole lot of regrets down the road PatSeg Jul 2025 #21

It does seem possible. kentuck Jul 2025 #27

Police State? The U.S.A. is a country that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 2025 #32

Well, what are we going to do? BlueTsunami2018 Jul 2025 #34

Again? H2O Man Jul 2025 #35

It already is. GoodRaisin Jul 2025 #36

Revise that thought... We are setting up a PRISON JCMach1 Jul 2025 #41