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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 6h

The Biden administration failed to hold Trump accountable and we are paying the price now.

States currently have the same opportunity and are following the same path as Biden.

Right and wrong matter more than decorum and civility.

Contact your AG & demand they prosecute corruption

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 6h

DHS official: "We lost our focus, going too hard too fast w/ limited prioritization. It's getting numbers but at what cost?"

Border Patrol agent: "What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 11h

🚨 Arnoldo Bazan and his father were pulled over by unmarked immigration vehicles in Houston.
His dad was arrested. Arnoldo? Restrained, hurt, and hospitalized. 1/2

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 6h

Beer Hall Putsch. Trump’s Brown shirts are out.

Black shirt SS is In.

Does @ICE literally have to follow EVERYTHING the Gestapo DID?

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h

Other outlets are now reporting. First to report tonight was Anna Giaritelli at the Washington Examiner, whose story if anything missed how big the purge was. It's not just five cities; ICE Field Office Directors are being fired in at least a dozen cities, and will be replaced by CBP people instead.

Trump administration quietly purges ICE leaders in five cities: Sources

The Trump administration has replaced senior ICE personnel in five cities with Border Patrol officials.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 8h

He's taking away healthcare for millions. He gets a thrill out of killing people on the open seas. He wants you to hate. Dwell on that – he wants you to hate. He's demanding our justice department pay him $230,000,000. He thinks he owns the country.

He is a clear and present danger.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 6h

The USDA has funding set aside to keep food assistance programs running during emergencies.

Trump just won’t release it.

440,000 Minnesotans - and millions more Americans - will pay the price.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 10h

“I look forward to the day when not only has Trump been removed from office, but he & others in his sociopathic regime are held accountable for their cruelty, corruption & criminality. Without this justice, our beloved country will fail to repair itself.”

www.americaamerica.news/p/hunger-bri...

Hunger, Bribes and Sociopathy

As food assistance runs out and a billionaire offers money for troops, Trump dances in Malaysia

www.americaamerica.news

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 17h

"What began as a modest workplace amenity for public servants has metastasized into a taxpayer-funded citadel of privilege."

Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Beagle Bunch @allowat3.bsky.social · 7h

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nlh2.bsky.social @nlh2.bsky.social · 5h

Those are CHILDREN they are dragging along!!

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8h

ICE followed the mother into a school and aggressively detained her along with her children.
This is so heartbreaking 💔

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 8h

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8h

When did making kids go hungry become a Christian value?

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h

THIS is the reason why I have consistently tried to emphasize that Border Patrol and ICE are different agencies with different duties and different leadership and different styles.

Border Patrol are the aggro cowboys compared to ICE. Now they're going to be the ones running the show.

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joes-spot.bsky.social @joes-spot.bsky.social · 13h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

“.. no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”

- 12th Amendment 🤡

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Q: One theory on how you might try to serve a 3rd term is that you could run at the vice president

TRUMP: Yeah, I'd be allowed to do that. But I would rule that out because it's too cute.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

Not seeing much about the massive anti-Trump pro-Gaza protests are we? Funny, that.

(Instead our media shows us Trump’s embarrassing dance moves and red carpet treatment)

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

Again, I'm in the cheap seats here just watching the show, but the fact that the richest Americans are acting with such open contempt for the rest of the nation seems not just bad for the country but possibly *really* bad for their own fates too.

They're making a different bet now, it seems.

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TXRebel (She/Her) @redrebel.bsky.social · 13h

I.Believe.The.Exact.Same.As.Jack! 😡

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 13h

I. Do. Not. Believe. That. Donald. Trump. Thinks. The. People. On. The. Boats. He. Is. Blowing. Up. Are. Drug. Traffickers. I do not.

I believe he is just murdering people, carte blanche...for political purposes.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h

A doctor doesn't schedule an MRI unless he suspects that there is something wrong with you physically.

And a doctor doesn't have you take a Cognitive Test unless he notices cognitive decline.

Neither test is a sign that Donald Trump is in a healthy physical & mental state.

Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 14h

Even if you are leader of the free world, you don’t just get an MRI without a clear reason to do so.

There’s no such thing as a “screening” MRI.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 13h

The government is shut down. But, the president is in Asia, and Mike Johnson won't recall the Congress.

If the Republicans running this joint aren't going to care, why should I?

I'm... going to pick up my dry cleaning. Want to look fresh in the gulaag.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

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nlh2.bsky.social @nlh2.bsky.social · 12h

"The question is whether the opposition controls institutions with power to constrain him despite his unpopularity. Unpopularity is opposition activity. Constraint on power is opposition success" . . not whether he's popular!
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/why-trump-...

Trump Isn't "Failing Fast" and It's Dangerous to Believe He Is

Courts keep ruling against Trump. Critics mistake this activity for success, the same error that allowed Hungary's Orbán consolidate power while opposition celebrated.

cmarmitage.substack.com

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Shannon 🦇💩🤪 GOOD TROUBLE 💙💙💙 @shannonmaebreen.bsky.social · 1d

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nlh2.bsky.social @nlh2.bsky.social · 14h

We need to be prepared to fund organizations that can get in there quickly to help. This is just going to be a devastating hit. It's going to be on all of us to contribute whatever we can to groups like World Central Kitchen to help. Trump won't.

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nlh2.bsky.social @nlh2.bsky.social · 14h

This is how it begins - just remember February 1933, a brilliant, concise look at how Hitler got complete power. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

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