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And the ringleader of the fraud was a white woman who is awaiting sentencing, but they ignore that part

The fact that she's awaiting sentencing suggests they didn't ignore her as much as she may have liked.

That was just one case. There's a lot of other decentralized fraud that had nothing to do with that person.

What other fraud? The Feeding Our Future fraud is the biggest case and they got caught and prosecuted. 80 people have been convicted

Out of the 78 convicted, 77 were of Somali or African descent. So saying the ringleader was white doesn't discount or minimize that fact.

Yes it does, when she was the one recruiting people to participate.

Are you suggesting there is something inherent to being Somali that means they are more likely to commit fraud?


What is the unbiased view of a federal agency geared up for war kidnapping and terrorizing people in the streets of American city? You have no idea what it's like here right now.

> You have no idea what it's like here right now.

I don't have any idea and I'm not trying to defend or justify.

> What is the unbiased view of a federal agency geared up for war kidnapping and terrorizing people in the streets of American city?

That's exactly what I'd like to know. The report didn't provide one. That's my point. Which is fine, they didn't intent to, they were just telling their truth. But those ICE agents have a perspective, they have motivations, they're people, and while reading the report I was curious about what they might have to say about their actions.


Here is an agent arresting a US citizen, for the expressed reason of having an accent. What is the perspective and motivation here?

https://bsky.app/profile/premthakker.bsky.social/post/3mcnjw...


> I'm not trying to defend or justify

Yes you are, when you say things like this:

> those ICE agents have a perspective, they have motivations, they're people

They are racist, fascist thugs, it's that simple. They want to terrorize immigrants and brown people. There is no need to overthink this. They are racially profiling people every day, and arresting citizens because they are minorities. They shot a mother in the head and now they are telling the rest of us "didn't you learn your lesson?", alluding to that murder. They tear-gassed a family of 6 trying to get home the other day, including a 6 month old baby that lost consciousness. The family had nothing to do with anything, they were simply trying to get home in an area ICE was attacking.

What "perspective" could possibly change anything about this shameful behavior?


We're not passive, they would shoot us in the head


Nonsense. They are targeting people who are here legally. Cancelling their asylum applications while they are in the legal process and then arresting them at court, when they are following all of the rules.

There are also millions of people who were brought here as babies or young children, through no fault of their own, and who have no ties whatsoever to the country where they were born. There should be a process to fix that, sending them to a faraway country they have never lived is disgusting.

At every turn Republicans have fought any attempt to find sensible solutions because they want to wield "they are here illegally!" as a cudgel, and they have fooled people like you


There was no deadly force from the driver, you either haven't watched the video or you are incredibly dishonest

The post history of parent would indicate the latter.

Absolute nonsense

And if it were true that he was at risk of being hurt by the car, shooting the driver would be the last thing to do. Look what happened when he shot her, she lost control, accelerated, and ran into a parked car


Someone today did that?


I could be wrong but I'm sure there are at least a few members of Mao's old guard who are still alive today, and I'm pretty certain some who were in power during Democratic Kampuchea are alive as well.


And being a communist today makes you inherit their crimes?


At least as much as being mildly right-wing makes you inherit Hitler's crimes.


Mildly right wing in America is Democrat. I've not been accusing them of inheriting Hitler's crimes (ironically, Republicans do make that accusation however).


Nobody says they did. That this happened for most of the experience of communism is still relevant.


GMU econ and Tyler in particular are not truth-seeking academics anymore


Tyler is all-in with the racists and fascists these days


A couple of hit dogs hollering here


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