zeke5123a
2hr ago
There were clips going around from his discussion with Rand Paul. If you listened to the entire conversation and not just the clips, you’d understand that he is saying it’s a difficult issue. For example, he doesn’t like them being masked up (what was clipped) but he gets the legitimate fear of them being doxxed and targeted. He was hoping they could come up with a compromise etc.
zeke5123a
2hr ago
And honestly that was in part why there was a massive reaction to it. It differed from normal.
zeke5123a
2hr ago
Biden’s campaign wasn’t strongly connected with student loan forgiveness. Trump’s was with immigration.
zeke5123a
2hr ago
Why don’t you concede? Are you arguing factually I am wrong? Or are you arguing categorically a turn around at the border is the same thing?
Also W was much more immigrant friendly with much fewer illegals to deal with (with states that weren’t as ideologically opposed to the feds).
I put most of the blame for the killings on the imbeciles who are trying to thwart ICE from doing their legal job.
zeke5123a
14hr ago
I’ve become convinced that libertarianism works but not for all societies and especially not for democracies with open borders.
zeke5123a
16hr ago
Interesting but how does that survive anti commandeering? You would need to tie things like federal spending grants but that becomes tricky where the official policy is “help ICE” but you allow deviation from policy.
zeke5123a
16hr ago
How about “ICE is under siege so violent events are more likely to happen?”
zeke5123a
16hr ago
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Your basic facts are wrong. Turnarounds aren’t the same as deporting. Obama didn’t actually deport people in meaningful numbers where deportations mean people living in the U.S. illegally.
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Blue states weren’t going to obstruct Obama in the same way if he tried to remove illegals living in the States.
So your premises are wrong. I do think there is a better way of doing this though — cut off funding to illegals, e verify, and offer free ticket + cash to leave
zeke5123a
16hr ago
Comparing Biden ICE is missing the point — Biden’s ICE could be “professional” since blue states weren’t actively trying to resist the feds.
zeke5123a
17hr ago
I don’t know how you can tell that. Looks like trying to see a fumble in a scrum.
zeke5123a
17hr ago
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You can’t see the hands or arms of the decedent. It looks either good nor bad. More facts are required.
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Even if LEO did something bad, the benefits of removing thousands of illegal immigrants is worth it. Probably saves American lives in the aggregate.
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LEO are under immense stress. Listen to the start of the video. Multiply that day by day. These protestors are nuts.
zeke5123a
18hr ago
It also seems like they all back off for a split second when a shot rings out, then two more shots are fired.
So there is some evidence to suggest self defense but the video is unclear and we should wait until better evidence.
zeke5123a
18hr ago
You can’t see the decedent’s arms or hands so you can’t tell what the decedent was doing.
It doesn’t mean the LEO had a justification but it also doesn’t mean they didn’t. It does mean that based on the current evidence it is indeterminate and we ought to wait for more evidence to emerge.
zeke5123a
19hr ago
If the decedent shot first, then shooting him in the back is very reasonable since there were agents in all directions. Lethal force need not be solely for protection of yourself but also for others.
zeke5123a
19hr ago
If the decedent first shot at LEO, then that isn’t “an adequate excuse” but fully justified.
zeke5123a
20hr ago
That still seems impossible to tell if he drew a weapon or not. It seems like all the agents back off prior to a first shot suggesting something but really impossible to be definitive. Hopefully there is a body cam.
zeke5123a
20hr ago
Tim Walz is a giant douche. He is also preventing any climb down even if he wanted it
zeke5123a
23hr ago
Amazing word choices in that article. Talk about an editorial in an alleged straight news piece
zeke5123a
1d ago
It honestly depends. You are talking about rank and file. But most elites wouldn’t be embraced about having a military son who is an officer that goes up the ranks (eg colonel is still very prestigious). But a sergeant? That’s low class.
Most would probably see a local cop as kind of low status. But an FBI agent that moves up the ranks? That’s prestigious.
zeke5123a
2d ago
Generally trying to censor social media largely but not exclusively thru NGO. There was the time Theirry (sp?) threatened Elon for interviewing Trump on X while Trump was running for president.
zeke5123a
3d ago
Notably the Western European leaders actively picked a side in the internal American political contest. You can’t do that and then be shocked when your opponent disrespects you.
This. The problem here is Tim Walz.
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