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demmiblue

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7. FFS!

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2026, 07:42 PM

Jan 8

Reminder: ICE has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world.

It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.

Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2026-01-07T20:15:15.911177Z

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Top Democrats decline to say if they would push to rein in ICE funding after Minnesota shooting [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Jan 8 OP

Not inclined to rally the base? Autumn Jan 8 #1

As the late great Bartcop would put it... regnaD kciN Jan 8 #2

rip bartcop 🫡 WhiskeyGrinder Jan 8 #9

More evidence that party labels are a sham. There's "them" and there's "us" NewHendoLib Jan 8 #3

If you want to know why we lose elections, look no further than this crap. RockRaven Jan 8 #4

I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell ya. n/t flvegan Jan 8 #5

... Solly Mack Jan 8 #6

FFS! demmiblue Jan 8 #7

K&R spanone Jan 8 #8

And before anyone says, "but we're not in pooooowwwer!!1!" the question was specifically Scrivener7 Jan 8 #10

If my party isn't in power, I want to hear from them about what they'll do when they're in power. And I'm not hearing a WhiskeyGrinder Jan 8 #11

And I want EVERY ONE of them to make a loud public statement when we do Scrivener7 Jan 8 #12