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Buddyzbuddy

(3,092 posts)
15. They got the gov't they voted for.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 08:58 AM
Jun 28

They were just too ignorant and selfish to understand. Make sure to thank your local ministries for their influence

At least it's a white, straight?, male that is arresting you and ordered your arrest.

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protecting and serving WhiskeyGrinder Jun 28 #1
...yer ass, mf'er! yeehaw! ret5hd Jun 28 #2
Is police state tyranny now the norm? The Wizard Jun 28 #3
It's less about a "police state" and more about terrible local mismanagement. QueerDuck Jun 28 #6
I disagree. yardwork Jun 28 #11
I completely agree with your conclusion. QueerDuck Jun 28 #13
And thank you for yours! yardwork Jun 28 #16
That was such a reasonable and civil exchange PatSeg Jun 28 #20
It is a quandary Farmer-Rick Jun 28 #24
It's both. yardwork Jun 28 #33
Damn right. This kind of NAZI style crap is going on Nationwide Bengus81 Jun 28 #22
And that's how he grabs his MAGAs back into his tent... slightlv Jun 28 #47
However you have no idea how crooked or not this moniss Jun 28 #30
In some rural and older suburban areas... haele Jun 28 #40
Police are the tip of the corporate spear when it's time to to protect corporate operations and capital accumulation. sop Jun 28 #8
Corporations, run by and for the Uber Wealthy popsdenver Jun 28 #25
I agree completely based on what I have observed Hey Joe Jun 28 #36
We forget the many lethal confrontations orthoclad Jun 28 #26
Which is, of course, why they were created in the first place. OldBaldy1701E Jun 28 #43
Yes. orthoclad Jun 28 #23
If it is REPUBLICAN run, then Police State is the norm dave99 Jun 28 #46
Kick dalton99a Jun 28 #4
The headline simplifies a much more tense escalation... QueerDuck Jun 28 #5
Excuses, excuses, excuses AverageOldGuy Jun 28 #7
Oh good grief. That is a massive leap from what was actually written. Let's keep it grounded in reality. QueerDuck Jun 28 #9
And get time off with pay for 30 to 60 days? KS Toronado Jun 28 #10
The police have no business arresting anyone for taking too long at the podium during a public meeting. None. sop Jun 28 #12
Sorry. But pointing out legal mechanics isn't an endorsement of the outcome. QueerDuck Jun 28 #14
Democracy is messy. Citizens take too long at the podium all the time during public meetings. They speak over sop Jun 28 #18
Oh good grief! That is a complete and intentional misreading of what I wrote. QueerDuck Jun 28 #19
They got the gov't they voted for. Buddyzbuddy Jun 28 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Jun 28 #41
Every County in Oklahoma went for Trump. Now it's NAZI time Bengus81 Jun 28 #17
Why are people still living in Oklahoma? FakeNoose Jun 28 #21
For some, too expensive to leave. nt Shipwack Jun 28 #44
Then the body cam footage is held hostage unless $1700.00 was paid Bengus81 Jun 28 #27
Years ago I ran into a similar thing of suppression moniss Jun 28 #28
That caption is EXTREMELY misleading Bluetus Jun 28 #29
Put him in jail for five seconds Seinan Sensei Jun 28 #31
Red hats arresting UpInArms Jun 28 #32
Remember anyone you see defending data centers is at least a shill questionseverything Jun 28 #34
The people screaming loudest that we all have to adopt AI, or be left behind, are the ones selling AI. sop Jun 28 #38
If the people of Claremore, OK want to speak now, Mr. Evil Jun 28 #35
I don't understand why those in this meeting didn't rise up and come to the farmer's defense Deuxcents Jun 28 #39
Ward v. Rock Against Racism (1989) H2O Man Jun 28 #37
Claremore's Famous Son FrndStrng Jun 28 #42
Fox News is carrying on socialists when this is Republicans America. Renew Deal Jun 28 #45
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