I read a speculation somewhere that DHS want to declare all opposition to their activities as domestic terrorists and then remove their right to vote. There have been multiple articles detailing how the people who follow agents around and report their location are served papers later declaring them to be domestic terrorists and then they are placed on a no fly list. I’m sure more is to come. Reportedly, all the agents use facial recognition cameras to sweep the crowds for logging in a database, but another report suggests that the recognition part isn’t working so well.
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theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Don’t you know criticizing government action is terrorism?
r0ertel@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I doubt they care about how many false positives they get.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
probably using AI to do it too. i think some states already try to use facial recognition on red light cameras.
hector@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
All while their representatives testifying to congress claimed there is no database of americans opposing ice. We all know there is, one of the police told the protesters they were on it and to have fun with that as well.
We need consequences for these guys lying to congress like that. Whoever that was just a few days ago should be forced out. He can’t claim ignorance, or litigate the definition of database, he knows he lied, we know he lied.
r0ertel@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I remember the “have fun with that” quote. It was oddly smug and childish, which is why it stuck out.
Perhaps it’s naive of me to think so, but I read that the Minnesota District Attorney is deliberately not pressing charges (at least for the 2 murders) until the chance of a presidental pardon is nil.
hector@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
The minnesota attorney(ies) isn’t pressing charges because they are derelict in their duty, showing cowardice in covering their charges by the Shield of State Law, and surrendering the 10th amendment to the feds.
Not having evidence shared by the feds, when there are multiple videos of the incidents, is disingenuous, and it isn’t credible for anyone to accept that as an explanation, even if one discounts how democrats do that with every issue opposed by powerful interests they promised to do something about, they make a performative gesture, get stopped, then say well I tried, as if that performative effort was sufficient and there was no real politik to be played.
The feds set the precedent of summary execution of a citizen without cause, denying the state access, then lying about irrefutable fact to justify it, branding their victims as domestic terrorists at that.
Under this precedent, they could accost the governor, throw him around, shoot him dead, then claim he grabbed for a gun. Cameras or no. You do all understand why it’s important the state presses charges even if the feds defeat them, or forestall them? This is a big deal, and these are just precedents to use when it counts, they are setting as many as possible on immigration because it’s the issue they have the most support on.
Nationwide injunctions are forbidden, so there is nothing to stop them from rounding up people into camps without cause. Unrest caused by stealing elections, or whatever else will get ugly, they are planning on it, and fighting under these democrats as we are, we are guaranteed to lose. We inlcluding democracy, such as is left of it.
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
So, from Russia - let’s see how people in your country of “dignity and culture to resist oppression and deep institutions” will pass through that future. From someone “not protesting enough” and “feeding the regime with my taxes” and “feeling fine when Ukrainians suffer” (technically true, except might not be the only thing true).
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Terrorism is going to become so hot this year.