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Bob Pauly's avatar

DHS is posting Delaney Hall menus as if it was a fine dining establishment. This crap needs to be national news.

Yvonne McCarthy's avatar

Agreed, but is there any national media with the balls to make it so? Doubtful. That's why we need to share CTE everywhere.

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

Well, Bob, much of national media is now owned and controlled by the very powers that control national conservative politics. The word is getting out through media that still lives free.

Judy M Reyes's avatar

Sherrill is off-balance and unable to pivot from a reflexive "obey orders" and "law and order" reaction. Military career baggage must be shed. Her attempts to rationalize this by blaming the protesters for violence is abhorrent. She needs to make this right, but is running out of time.

Joe Wilson's avatar

One of the most horrifying things of the Second World War was the concentration camps. The dehumanising of people at the whim of a sadist regime heartbreaking. I never believed that I'd see them again, and in one of the countries that tore them down. Trump's regime is a joke and he himself a perfect example of a fool. Beneath all of his seemingly reckless behaviour and stupid childish tantrums and general banalty, he is deeply, deeply cruel. He truly should be impeached. He is totally out of whack.

Merry's avatar

Right now DJT is completely obsessed with building his “legacy”, by rewriting history and rebranding national monuments in his name, like he’s a GD dog marking his territory. So unfortunately his toxic stench will temporarily linger.

And even though he behaves like a lawless, corrupt dictator - and so far he’s been able to get away with it - I truly believe that he’ll eventually collapse under the weight of his own tyranny, his own evil wickedness, his deeply flawed narcissistic madness, and he’ll go down as the most corrupt president in the history of our country.

Just like his predecessor “Mien Führer” Hitler did.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/03/donald-trump-hitler-similarities

JoeyL's avatar

The degree of stupidity in your comment makes me hope it is satire, for your sake. Because if it isn’t, the burden of such delusion and ignorance is only going to get heavier, as truth and life demonstrate how unyielding they are.

JoeyL's avatar

You are stupid as hell to think there is ANY equivalence whatsoever between the concentration camps and their systematic extermination which the Jews endured, and the detention and deportation of illegal aliens. And for this evil conflation may you be treated exactly as you would want Trump treated.

JoeyL's avatar

You are a moron and a jackass. F-ck you for trivializing the suffering of the Jews for cheap political sound bites.

Merry's avatar

FFS. Take it easy, Joey!

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

Justice comes on January 3rd when a Democratic majority is sworn in to Congress. Our justice is often slow, but relentless, and the guilty WILL pay.

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

No Joey, if an executive order was issued that is later determined to be unlawful, it means that the executives legal counsel failed to disclose to their executor the correct or complete understanding of the law, preventing the executive from understanding the illegality of his proposed executive order. This is what is happening under the Trump administration to the degree that the DOJ and AG is actively undermining the rule of law, and the SCOTUS is contributing to that misundermining. THIS is what fascism looks like. And yes, I’m ANTIFAcist.

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

Jocelyn Nungaray’s death was tragic, so was Renee Good’s and Alex Pretti’s, George Floyd’s, and hundred’s of others. Honor her life, but see the injustice all around her and do not attack people who grieve for victims of injustice and seek to correct the system.

You don’t honor her death or her short life through hate, but through fixing what is broken. That’s not Red or Blue, Republican or Democrat, it’s good over evil no matter where it exists.

All the best,

The Stupid One

JoeyL's avatar

Jocelyn Nungaray’s death could have been avoided had we enforce our borders.

The deaths of Pretti and Goode could have been avoided if they had obeyed lawful instructions. Yes, it is THEIR fault they died.

And what’s broken was our refusal to enforce the laws as written. We are fixing that now.

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

OK, tell me, what do you fight for? What do you believe? Whose side are you on? What have you done to improve the lives of others?

JoeyL's avatar

I fight for the laws of the land, written and passed by its citizens through their elected officials. I am on the side of American - not illegal aliens who have no right to be here and should be deported in accordance with our laws.

The question is, why do you excuse such lawbreaking? Why do you make up lies to support law breakers? Why aren’t you American?

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

“Illegal Aliens” what exactly is that. Is an immigrant an illegal alien? Is a refugee an illegal alien?

Is a foreigner who applied to the US for entry under a student visa, is studying at a university, and attends a protest against unlawful acts but is then become an illegal alien?

A person of color, with a deep foreign accent or unable to communicate in English, obviously from another country arrives at your door late at night, bloodied, beaten, barely alive, in fear for his or her life, seeking your help; do you open your door and help that person or do you lock your door and call the police? What do you do?

JoeyL's avatar

Anyone who has either broken or subverted the laws governing entrance and presence is an illegal alien.

A student admitted under an F1 visa is subject to numerous restrictions in his activity in order to maintain status. And yes, a protest may be construed - interestingly enough, at the discretion of the Secretary of State - to constitute a violation of the terms of their visa. At that point, their visa may be revoked and if they choose not to self deport, then yes, they are here illegally.

And the answer to your intellectually and emotionally dishonest question is that I would bring them in, tend their wounds and then inform the lawful authorities. I can offer my own charity; I have no right to presume on the rest of the country, which has made its wishes clear through the laws its elected officials have passed.

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

“Laws of the land” does not refer to Constitutional Law, but to vigilante law; Jim Crow laws of the South are “laws of the land”, acts of violence against American citizens and Registered Journalists exercising their First Amendment Rights are “laws of the land” and one of the tactics used by authoritarian governments to muzzle their opposition. You’re on the wrong side of history, friend. Step back, open your eyes, and see what is actually happening.

JoeyL's avatar

And you are so very wrong about the phrase. I refer you to the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution.

I think it would be difficult for anyone to argue they are on the right side of history if they are ignorant of the document that defines the line between right and wrong.

JoeyL's avatar

And due process consists of a party with standing bringing an action against the executive in the proper court of jurisdiction. And until such time the courts rule - with finality - that the executive order was unconstitutional, it isn’t. And it certainly isn’t fascism.

But what about that whole Supremacy Clause “law of the land”’matter - are you prepared to admit you were wrong?

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

Executive Orders are NOT protected under our Constitution if they violate our Constitution. Due Process is mandated under our laws, Joey.

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

I'm sorry Joey, but you do not understand the law. You only understand the propaganda fed to you by the current administration, many of whom are themselves law breakers.

JoeyL's avatar

Hilarious. What law, exactly, don’t I understand? Please cite the statute.

JoeyL's avatar

The degree of stupidity in your comment makes me hope it is satire, for your sake. Because if it isn’t, the burden of such delusion and ignorance is only going to get heavier, as truth and life demonstrate how unyielding they are.

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

A closed mind is preceded by closed eyes, shut ears, and a hard heart.

JoeyL's avatar

You can fix that. Open yours.

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

Well, Joel; I still believe in our Constitution and the American people. If that’s stupidity, then yes, I’d rather stupidly fight for justice, fight for my neighbors equal rights, fight for the rights given to ALL people residing in the US protected under our Constitition, and fight for the rule of law.

O.K. I’m Stupid!

JoeyL's avatar

The stupidity is the belief that you ARE fighting for justice, or believe in the constitution. If you were, or if you did, you would be fighting to enforce the laws passed by our duly elected representatives. and set aside the bleeding heart sentiment that comes so cheaply to you because others, like Jocelyn Nungaray, bear the cost.

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

Not when law enforcement break the law, deny our civil liberties, violate our Constitutional Rights. I took an oath the protect and defend our Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic.

https://substack.com/@jamestalarico/note/c-271863927?r=1fnojz&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

JoeyL's avatar

And you quote Talarico?

Thanks for the confirmation.

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

Joey,

Do you understand that the private prisons being built by Trump do NOT house violent, illegal immigrants but mostly American citizens who oppose Trump’s authoritarianism or are simply people of color who were abducted off the streets by ICE agents unlawfully (no legal warrants, no Miranda Rights Issued, no justifiable cause)? In-other-words, law biding citizens, legal residence, and immigrants going through the legal Process of immigration. If you don’t understand who is being incarcerated without due process then you need to do your homework.

JoeyL's avatar

Congratulations. But your oath did not make you an authority on what constitutes an enemy. It did not make you an authority on the law (or were you admitted to the bench and haven’t told us?)

If you were honest and humble you would acknowledge that. But here we are, tooting bluster and brimstone over things you don’t understand and are too proud to admit you don’t know.

Ed Schmidt III's avatar

Have abdolutely no clew of what you’re talking about

JoeyL's avatar

Unsurprising.

Courtney Pope's avatar

I'm working with Jasmine on a way to fight this. TM&P restrictions have been allowed on "free speech" since 1941 which is the precedent they are using (Cox v New Hampshire) however I think there is some specific verbiage in another case we can exploit to fuck up their narrative.

Valerie Johns's avatar

thank you

this is a travesty

the GOP legislators have gotta say

enough is enough

JoeyL's avatar

The degree of stupidity in your comment makes me hope it is satire, for your sake. Because if it isn’t, the burden of such delusion and ignorance is only going to get heavier, as truth and life demonstrate how unyielding they are.

Chance Meeting's avatar

You keep commenting the same bullshit to people Joey. You're an idiot who resembles the same archaic thinking of those who upheld slavery and segregation. You do not speak for the people. You speak for fascists committing endless human rights violations and abuses. You are the antithesis of what America is supposed to be and what it's going to be once we overcome the inhumanity and idiocy of people like you who believe people are illegal because of what they look like or where they come from when many of these people have ancestry indigenous to this land. Do better or shut up.

JoeyL's avatar

Fascist censoring now are you?

JoeyL's avatar

People should NOT be here illegally. Full stop. If they are, they should be deported. If there is a habit of failing to show up for hearings, they should be detained.

And while our support of the first amendment prevents us from silencing morons like you who abet illegal activity, we should point it out where we can so you are exposed for the apologist for criminal behavior that you are.

Chance Meeting's avatar

You can go crash out on someone else’s post you dim-witted cultist, or you can keep feeding the algorithm here with nonsense. Whatever makes your miserable life feel like it has any meaning while you justify atrocity and support a rapist committing that atrocity. You’re sad and pathetic

Chance Meeting's avatar

The one apologizing for criminal behavior is you. The illegality is murdering innocent people on the street. Brutalizing protesters. Mass revocation of legal status. Kidnapping innocent people going through the legal process and putting them into concentration camps. Revocation of constitutionally protected rights. Violating due process. Violating the first amendment time and time again. There’s a reason we are being globally condemned for human rights abuses.

Your emotion and hatred has been inflamed by billionaires who don’t give a fuck about you to scapegoat a population of people so they can turn profit off their detainment and labor.

You have no integrity, no dignity, no humanity. You are a sheep simping for power.

JoeyL's avatar

Again words you don’t understand. Murder. Brutalizing. Get off your emotional high horse - the altitude is making you stupid.

They aren’t murdering - they are responding to threat. Don’t want to get killed by law enforcement? Obey their instructions. Don’t obstruct their activity.

They aren’t kidnapping - they are detaining people in accordance with statutory authority.

They aren’t revoking constitutionally protected rights - I challenge you to identify one such right and explain how it is being revoked.

You are one poor dumb deluded SOB driven by emotion and incapable of reading statute, acknowledging fact and exercising reason.

Go talk to the parents of Jocelyn Nungaray.

JoeyL's avatar

This bullshit about ICE “brutalizing” idiots who are not protesting, but impeding lawful activity, attempting to intimidate government employees and contractor, and refusing to obey lawful instructions only demonstrates how stupid you are to ignore facts in pursuit of narrative, and how many useful idiots there are who follow your asinine pied piper act.

Chance Meeting's avatar

There’s nothing “lawful” about ICE’s activities. You’re just a bootlicking dunce

JoeyL's avatar

Why don’t you show me which statute makes ICE’s activities “unlawful”? Either that or stop using words you don’t understand.

JoeyL's avatar

Bootlicking. Aww. The go-to of the moron devoid of fact or reason.

JoeyL's avatar

The same garbage from different people deserves the same response. And you wouldn’t know what fascism was if it bit you on the ass. You use words you don’t know, to inflame emotions because you can’t touch intelligence. And this whole “indigenous to the land” garbage is just further confirmation.

Come back when you grow a brain and decide to use it properly.

Chance Meeting's avatar

You live in a state of perpetual delusion, but go ahead and keep justifying inhumanity and see how that works out. The Trump administration checks off every tenet of fascism. You don’t have the cognitive ability to recognize it

JoeyL's avatar

“Inhumanity”? Hilarious. Yet another word you don’t understand. Maybe if you let your brain determine definitions instead of your ass, you’d get somewhere.

PamelaRae's avatar

Im feeling...disappointed... in the peoples of New Jersey. I know life is busy...but, I expect more - attitude, more showing up, more investment in what is being done in your name. No offense meant, Just feeling some type of way about the situation.

Mike A's avatar

Shame on Gov. Sherrill. I had so much hope for her, but if she continues this complicit behavior, then she's nothing but another hypocrite politician.

Mommadillo's avatar

Cops are scumbags. It’s not the kind of job that attracts good people.

JoeyL's avatar

I pray you never find yourself in a situation where you will need their help, however educational such an experience might be for you.

Mommadillo's avatar

You’ve got to be kidding. The only time I’ll risk calling a cop is when I need a report for my insurance company.

JoeyL's avatar
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And should that happen, may they treat you with the same contempt you have for them. Heck fair is fair, right?

Mommadillo's avatar

They treated me with contempt the first time I interacted with one at the ripe old age of eight. I was the kid from the trailer park and therefore suspect regardless of whether I’d actually done anything.

Fuck cops. Any day one of those dirtbags catches a bullet or gets run down on the highway is a good day for humanity. Good riddance.

JoeyL's avatar

So you generalize from one experience? Sure. Real smart. By that thinking should we generalize about all black people based on the actions of one? Or all men based on the actions of one?

Like I said: when you need them, may they treat you the way you think of them. Let’s see how well that works for you.

Mommadillo's avatar

That was the first time. I never said it was the only time. In fact, I can count on the fingers of one hand the times a cop treated me respectfully, and I’m in my seventies.

Why are you so invested in this? Just enjoy the taste of jackboot?

Sandy Strano's avatar

We do Not have a Representative Democracy anymore it seems, to push back on all of the corrupt people that are now installed in this Cruel Regime, its up to We The People to resist this madness 24-hours every day, before it's too late.

JoeyL's avatar

Yes we do. It’s just that most of the electorate disagrees with you. Quit whining, open your eyes, and see how wrong you are.