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John D.'s avatar

MAGA Americans believe Vladimir Putin is a defender of traditional values, so I don’t think the reality of a Gestapo bothers them. It’s like being on a sinking ship and finding out the rats ate the life preservers.

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Jeff Clabault's avatar

Steve is 1,000 percent right re the spineless Dems. They should be out there every day, screaming from the rooftops, about the Nazi Germany/ISIS style "policing" that the ICE terrorists are perpetrating upon America. Those tatted up, badgeless, masked aholes are NOT law enforcement officers, and they must be exposed for who and what they truly are. Chris Murphy, where are you? Or Wes Moore? Let's go, democrats! ( and...you folks in Congress and in state houses had better join us on the streets June 14.) We have a country to save. Let's get to it!

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Lois W. Halbert's avatar

Good analogy

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P Andrews's avatar

I have a question. Was there some sabotage in certain arts of this country at a certain point or was the generation before us not given an antidote for something during the early years of the Cold War? Or perhaps UFOs took people away for a few hours and did something to them then dropped them back off. There must have been millions of UFOs. It had to be a scenario like one of these I listed above. Because for the life of me I can’t figure out how MAGAS are such egocentric idiot asses. They can’t be any species of mankind. Now in TACOs case, his old man probably did a deal (because we all know how good the Dumpfs are at making deals) with the aliens. The deal was if the old man didnt want to be part of what they wanted then they would have to be allowed to drop his already mentally handicapped baby son Dinky Donnie on his head hundreds of times during the first year of his existence. The old man knew something was odd about DD so he immediately agreed. Could be the reason he has an orange face and Teenie weenie(yes that part too) blueish hands like aliens reportedly have. The republican MAGAS must have experienced something like the scenarios above. Rich doesn’t mean smart, doesn’t mean common sense which is most important. Some may have intelligence. Most do not. Book smart intelligence. No common sense. No thanks. And have these mental giants thought about what the future looks like? Will they give all their mo etc to TACO because there will be no jobs due to the closing of businesses, state and federal agencies, no schools, no hospitals or doctors and nurses, no industry, no food because no one has the money. But they will be left here with TACO in his communist country living in work camps. Everybody else will have been killed, deported, or left to live e in other countries. What will our GNP income be? It really doesnt matter because that will all go to TACO and his unintelligent unattractive spawns. Do the republicans on the Hill, or these as I call them FAGAS and they are the only people on this earth I would ever refer to with that term. TACO will dump them so fast once he has their money and a huge revenue stream. But the couple of brain cells that fire between their ears won’t factor in any of this. He is a mob boss and that is all he knows how to run. WHO ELSE WOULD GET THE DRUGGIE WITH THE MOST MONEY TO COME TO DC, DESTROY THE GOVERNMENT WHILE INGESTING KETAMINE OR SPECIAL K, MUSHROOMS, SPEED OR AMPHETAMINES, LSD AND OTHER HALLUCINATE DRUGS INCLUDING X(like the Twitter platform he destroyed) OR EXTASY, AND SMOKING WEED IN THE OVAL OFFICE. DRUGS ARE NOT LEGAL IN ANY FEDERAL FACILITY. I think it is hilarious that he has a drug box full of these names drugs and some unidentified pills that he always has with him whatever location he is in. So when the International Center For Peace management took back their own building which DOGE TOOK BY STORM WITH WEAPONS, the management found DOGES AND/OR MUSKS WEED!!This goes back to my rant about common sense being far better than intelligence and money.

Sorry this is so long. I just had to get it all out. I am livid about many things. I want to know if there is a list of the crimes against the laws and the Constitution TACO has committed. I want to know if anyone has a full list or state by state list of all the FAGAS LIKE TACO, and a list of all the dark money. TACO has made a lot of enemies globally. Oh and does anyone have a list of all Musk and the Muskrats businesses? I can’t think of any success stories he has in business and I need a good laugh.

The republicans on the hill just looked the other way while this f’d up drug addict shredded this country’s government . They should be imprisoned when all is said and done.

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Joannie Reeves's avatar

Steve, the people hiding behind those masks appear as though they are untrained weekend warriors, people who have bought into what Miller and Gnome is selling. I see the as equivalent to the Gestapo, people that one day will open fire on people that step up unarmed as a threat. I hope one day they will be held to account, but wearing masks and being anonymous may hinder them being held accountable for arresting the wrong people, causing harm to people and busting up families. America is so much poorer now both financially and morally with what these people are doing.

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Lynn Johnson's avatar

As a native Californian I'm so proud of the towns people in San Diego for standing up for our immigrants. Without them our state would go bankrupt. They're hardworking and doing jobs Mr. White Man won't do. On my lawn I have a sign that says " Keep the immigrants, deport the racist's".

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Mark Akeson's avatar

Amen! Another Californian proud of our neighbors standing their ground!

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David's avatar

Once again Steve has this 100% correct and it is not hyperbolic. Donald Trump has brought fascism to America and his implementation of it is actually quite rapid. I am personally now reading online how Hitler led Germany to fascism in the 1930’s and I would urge everyone to do so. There are very brief recounts of how this happened. It’s quite clear that most Americans have no idea about this, they were never taught in school or simply forgot over the years but when you start to read about this the parallels to what Trump is doing are stunning. I honestly wish that our news media would present this history in short easy to digest segments but I am not hopeful it will happen.

My wife and I will take to the streets on June 14 in the nationwide No Kings protest as we have before and I urge all to join in at these events all across America. I promise you that the 1 or 2 hours that you spend will be worthwhile and actually enjoyable.

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Lois W. Halbert's avatar

I have read over and over the similarities of Hitler’s plans and Trump’s. WE ARE LIVING IN FACISM RIGHT NOW. We have no rights. He's making Federal and Supreme Court irrelevant. This is exactly what Hitler did. Formed his own court called the People's Court only to serve him.

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Gary Epstein's avatar

A Passage from Madeleine Albright’s book Fascism: A Warning (p.29-31)

On the morning of March 23, 1933, an enormous banner stretched across the front wall of the Kroll Opera House, in Berlin. At its center was a giant swastika, symbol of the Nazis. The Opera House was the temporary home of the Reichstag, the German Parliament, whose permanent headquarters had been ravaged by arson four weeks earlier. Approaching the lectern was the country’s new chancellor, an Austrian by birth, who on January 30 had assumed power not via popular acclaim but because he commanded the most violent gangs and had Communists for enemies. The building in which he was about to speak was guarded on the outside by Heinrich Himmler’s secret police and on the inside by the brown-shirted Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi paramilitary force, already larger than the German army.

Adolf Hitler spoke quietly, in a soothing tone. The forty-three-year-old appealed to the legislators for their trust, hoping that they would not think too hard before voting themselves into oblivion. His goal was to secure approval of a law authorizing him to ignore the constitution, bypass the Reichstag, and govern by decree. He assured his listeners that they had nothing to worry about; his party had no intention of undermining German institutions. Should they pass the law, the parliament would remain intact, freedom of speech would be unhindered, the rights of the Church would not be altered, and Christian values would, as ever, still be cherished. The powers requested under the “Law for Removing the Distress of the People and Reich” would be used only to shield the country from its adversaries. There was no need for concern: legislators could count on the Nazis to act in good faith.

The chancellor sat down so that the leaders of other parties could have their say. One by one, the Catholics, conservatives, and centrists fell in line and slipped Hitler’s bit between their teeth. Only the spokesman for the Social Democrats resisted, saying that to be defenseless did not mean to be without honor. Hitler, no longer the conciliator, stormed back to the rostrum. “I do not want your votes,” he screamed at the Socialists. “The star of Germany is in the ascendant, yours is about to disappear, your death knell has sounded.”

The legislators cast their votes, approving the Enabling Law by a wide margin. Within weeks, the compliant political parties were abolished and the Socialists put under arrest. The Third Reich had begun

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David's avatar

Nicely done, and a good starting point.

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P Andrews's avatar

Our news media has presented it if you are watching the really good anchors. I have read all about this and we had to read about Hitlers rise through the 30s and his plans to implement when I was in high school back before electricity! I too will take to the streets on June 14.

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Husaria's avatar

And, from someone who was in school “ before electricity “ like you………American Civics being taught. And, you had to pass that class. No exceptions.

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Phyllis Logan's avatar

Thank you David. They say when you see something, say something. Well, we've seen plenty, and will make it known at the "No Kings", June 14th in Boerne and San Antonio. Many of us have marched and protested too many times to count, and will continue for as long as it takes. Be there if you can.

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David's avatar

That’s great. We have to try because we want to be able to look ourselves in the mirror and say that we did something. Regardless of how it turns out.

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John H.'s avatar

Nah, we're not going to put up with these masked gestapo thugs with badges. As the people of South Park showed, the American people are waking up. They don't like these cosplaying wanna be badasses, the dregs of law enforcement. And Steve is right, we're going to unmask them soon enough, and hold them to account. And if they fire on an innocent person, it will backfire and bring even more people to our cause.

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gerri caldarola's avatar

One of the hallmarks of the Gestapo was that it attracted those with fascist/sadistic tendencies.

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Anthony j. Santo's avatar

Why are the ICE agents dressed like that? To instill fear and obedience in immigrants and American citizens.

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P Andrews's avatar

It is not in accordance with the constitution.

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Anthony j. Santo's avatar

absolutely not in accordance but MAGA doesn't care

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P Andrews's avatar

Who the hell are these people? Aliens?

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Urban Hermit's avatar

Hitler had the Jews. Trump has immigrants. Both serve the same purpose. Remember the poem that begins, "First they came for the Communists..."

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P Andrews's avatar

Sounds rather matter of fact to me. Like…oh well.

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Beth Dutton's avatar

Last night Maddow reported on an honor student who had never committed any crime, but was kidnapped from his high school graduation by Trump’s thugs. His girlfriend reported that she’d spoken briefly with him and he’s in prison and in chains. Yet the Dems, media and others are totally silent about this and all the other atrocities?? In a sane country, Trump would have been removed from office and imprisoned on this alone.

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ohthehughmanity's avatar

We are in full-on fascism. It's here. Brought to us by republican politicians and republican voters.

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Anthony j. Santo's avatar

Every politician in America, Democrat, Republican, or Independent should feel the same joyous enthusiasm all of us did as we watched ordinary American citizens force the hideously outfitted ICE agents to back down. All of us, politicians, members of Congress and all other office holders have a sacred duty to speak out in support of those California patriots. If we don't, and soon, we may see video of the monsters firing into a crowd of protesting Americans. And then, all hell will break lose.

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Dave Eddy's avatar

"Goose step now. Heads right."

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Michel Moyse's avatar

ICE melts when subjected to heat - that’s a law of physics.

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Gordon Hoffman's avatar

Our public servants? We have none. We need our police back. They're not just ignorant of civics, they're anti American.

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mary M keymer's avatar

Thank You ..Thank You ..Thank You.. Steve. I agree with you about the democrats yelling from the rooftops. Although I sometimes have trouble when you seem to go after them relentlessly. Your piece made me think of Kent State. I was in shock when I saw our military turn on the protesters and shoot them. We may be very close to that happening again.. One of my biggest concerns is the Supreme Court. I don't have any faith in them that they will do the right thing. These jackboots should not be allowed to continue.. My fear is they take shithead to court to say this is breaking some law. SCOTUS says, "Nah King Donald you may do what you like .. You want your jackboots to shoot the protesters it's ok because Asshat you know best."

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Mrs G's avatar

Who are these guys ? Is this America? We cannot tolerate this attack - how dare the men / thugs dressed for war come into our communities ? They musty hide their faces for fear of being revealed of who they are??? If you are proud to serve how could you dress this or act like this? It is shameful - disgusting !

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