Any one else have their “go bag” packed and ready? All three branches of government are filled with this twisted thinking. If the Court wasn’t so messed up with these screwy life time appointees I’d think that mayyybe we have a fighting chance. We do not. Add on top of this that Trump doesn’t govern. He’s campaigning. He’s never stopped campaigning. The US is forever changed. But here’s the thing. The Dems are also to blame. I was working with undocumented immigrants in the early 2000’s under Obama and the system was a mess. He did nothing to make it better. So the pressure kept building. And Biden’s 4 years did little too. By the time the Dems tried to pass real border reform they had lost control of Congress and Trump influenced from the sidelines and made sure it didn’t pass so he would win. It never should have gone that far. The Dems have blame in this game too. And from the looks of things I don’t see that we’ve learned a damn thing. Watch. Unless the Dems have changed we’ll see them screw up the messaging war on the government shut down and they’ll be hated even more by voters. MAGA would turn this closure into campaign gold if they were in the minority. Scary times.
Absolutely not. No “go-bag” packed here. If all Americans with privilege, and the ability to, leave - who will be left to fight for our neighbors???
We need to GET ENGAGED AND RESIST. If ICE is in your city - help. Go to these sites, help the people being illegal detained, make sure you peacefully protest. ICE is masking up for fear of retribution- remind them of the Nuremberg Trials. What they are doing is illegal & they will be held accountable (eventually). Contact your local ACLU and ask if there is a hotline that you can report ICE activity/vans.
Finger pointing and the blame game isn’t going to help anything at this point. We’re less than a year in to this administration and they are counting on us to throw our hands up and roll over. RESIST.
This is what I mean. You are my Exhibit A for earnestness. I love it. I do. And I have LUCE on speed dial so I don’t need a primer on how to fight. But what I wrote about the go bag was not meant to be taken literally. Like - I literally do NOT have a go bag 😂😂 But too many on our team don’t have the savvy to get the message behind the words which means we are unable to GIVE the message behind the words. We’re too literal 😂 And MAGA messages better than anyone, sorry to say. Like why didn’t we tie the shutdown to the release of the Epstein files (this is an idea just starting to float around social media). Why? It’s dirty. It’s appealing to swing voters. The algorithm loves it. And it makes Dems look like they are fighters. I personally hate it because it should be all about policy but there’s truly some media savvy in that idea that Dems just lack. We are Nixon. They are JFK. It makes me cringe.
I see you’re painting a sweeping picture of the political landscape. In this article, though, I was aiming to zoom in on ICE, the Court’s relevant decisions, and how this new ruling compares to past ones. That’s the scope of this piece.
Thank you for this break down. Steve Vladek discussed this in the days after it came out on his substack and that was also an interesting discussion. I appreciate this longer deep dive into the history and where we are now as well!
We no longer have an unbiased Supreme Court. They are 100% ignoring settled law and diving deep into far right territory. It’s perhaps the biggest disappointment, disgrace, embarrassment and incompetence being perpetrated by what should be the greatest court in the world.
Krause Kim, you are correct, but it is just like everything that has been taken over by MAGA. We cannot continue to state the obvious. We cannot continue to expect any MAGA to follow the rule of law. This article is complaining about contradictions between court decisions.
Any one else have their “go bag” packed and ready? All three branches of government are filled with this twisted thinking. If the Court wasn’t so messed up with these screwy life time appointees I’d think that mayyybe we have a fighting chance. We do not. Add on top of this that Trump doesn’t govern. He’s campaigning. He’s never stopped campaigning. The US is forever changed. But here’s the thing. The Dems are also to blame. I was working with undocumented immigrants in the early 2000’s under Obama and the system was a mess. He did nothing to make it better. So the pressure kept building. And Biden’s 4 years did little too. By the time the Dems tried to pass real border reform they had lost control of Congress and Trump influenced from the sidelines and made sure it didn’t pass so he would win. It never should have gone that far. The Dems have blame in this game too. And from the looks of things I don’t see that we’ve learned a damn thing. Watch. Unless the Dems have changed we’ll see them screw up the messaging war on the government shut down and they’ll be hated even more by voters. MAGA would turn this closure into campaign gold if they were in the minority. Scary times.
Absolutely not. No “go-bag” packed here. If all Americans with privilege, and the ability to, leave - who will be left to fight for our neighbors???
We need to GET ENGAGED AND RESIST. If ICE is in your city - help. Go to these sites, help the people being illegal detained, make sure you peacefully protest. ICE is masking up for fear of retribution- remind them of the Nuremberg Trials. What they are doing is illegal & they will be held accountable (eventually). Contact your local ACLU and ask if there is a hotline that you can report ICE activity/vans.
Finger pointing and the blame game isn’t going to help anything at this point. We’re less than a year in to this administration and they are counting on us to throw our hands up and roll over. RESIST.
This is what I mean. You are my Exhibit A for earnestness. I love it. I do. And I have LUCE on speed dial so I don’t need a primer on how to fight. But what I wrote about the go bag was not meant to be taken literally. Like - I literally do NOT have a go bag 😂😂 But too many on our team don’t have the savvy to get the message behind the words which means we are unable to GIVE the message behind the words. We’re too literal 😂 And MAGA messages better than anyone, sorry to say. Like why didn’t we tie the shutdown to the release of the Epstein files (this is an idea just starting to float around social media). Why? It’s dirty. It’s appealing to swing voters. The algorithm loves it. And it makes Dems look like they are fighters. I personally hate it because it should be all about policy but there’s truly some media savvy in that idea that Dems just lack. We are Nixon. They are JFK. It makes me cringe.
Angie, I wish I could like this 10x!!!
I wish I couldn't agree with everything you've said here. It seems there are absolutely no guardrails anywhere anymore.
I see you’re painting a sweeping picture of the political landscape. In this article, though, I was aiming to zoom in on ICE, the Court’s relevant decisions, and how this new ruling compares to past ones. That’s the scope of this piece.
Thank you for this break down. Steve Vladek discussed this in the days after it came out on his substack and that was also an interesting discussion. I appreciate this longer deep dive into the history and where we are now as well!
Thanks for your comment. I haven’t seen the thing you’re talking about, but I’ll have to check his piece out.
We no longer have an unbiased Supreme Court. They are 100% ignoring settled law and diving deep into far right territory. It’s perhaps the biggest disappointment, disgrace, embarrassment and incompetence being perpetrated by what should be the greatest court in the world.
Krause Kim, you are correct, but it is just like everything that has been taken over by MAGA. We cannot continue to state the obvious. We cannot continue to expect any MAGA to follow the rule of law. This article is complaining about contradictions between court decisions.
MAGA doesn’t care about contradictions!!!!!!