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sheshe2

(96,214 posts)
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:01 PM Tuesday

BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.

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🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.


Trump has declared war on America.
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BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building (Original Post) sheshe2 Tuesday OP
For using their 1st. Amendment rights? dem4decades Tuesday #1
apparently. sheshe2 Tuesday #2
Didn't the Dotard call for the demonstrators to keep on Protesting? BurnDoubt Wednesday #9
Instead it feels like we've dropped Another Jackalope Wednesday #13
ME, TOO!!! BurnDoubt Wednesday #16
He is attacking the citizens of the United States. yellow dahlia Tuesday #3
Because they don't care or are too afraid to care chicoescuela Tuesday #4
We are in agreement on that. sheshe2 Tuesday #5
"Impeachment" would be one of the first words yelled out of their mouths calimary Wednesday #10
Oh, if Presidents Clinton or Obama had sent federal agents door to door Volaris Wednesday #11
To be fair, they called for hanging in the rotunda because they lost an election EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #20
If the scenario were reversed, there would be a bunch of Dems in jail by now. yellow dahlia Wednesday #14
I'd like to hear Schumer and Jeffries' voices... Kid Berwyn Wednesday #15
Hmmm. My fear is Schumer still wants to go along to get along. yellow dahlia Wednesday #17
AOC, as well. Kid Berwyn Wednesday #18
And right now, WE THE PEOPLE are doing the heavy lifting. yellow dahlia Wednesday #23
A lone autoworker reminded the world why Epstein still matters. Kid Berwyn Wednesday #24
They can demand equal time all they want. Media outlets are under no legal obligation to provide it. Wiz Imp Wednesday #29
Odd, that. Now the GOP not only owns the mass media... Kid Berwyn Wednesday #31
Congressional Republics are applauding maxsolomon Wednesday #30
Because RWmedia has been ginning them up - to hate the libs. yellow dahlia Wednesday #32
for decades. maxsolomon Wednesday #33
And it has gotten more and more vile over time. yellow dahlia Wednesday #35
Shouldn't only REAL cops be able to do this? leftstreet Tuesday #6
They have obviously been given free reign. sheshe2 Wednesday #8
Free Reign to Sow FEAR Kid Berwyn Wednesday #19
No Statute of Limitations on murder. Thunderbeast Wednesday #28
There are more ICE Agents in Hennepin Co. right now maxsolomon Wednesday #34
MAGA has gone Rogue. This is an assault on Constitutional Government. BurnDoubt Wednesday #7
Out of control GOONS! electric_blue68 Wednesday #12
Well, here we are. The GOP's metamorphasis into the Taliban is complete. Initech Wednesday #21
THIS 100% bluestarone Wednesday #22
ICE is not legally allowed to do any of this Johnny2X2X Wednesday #25
Trump and his people do not have to follow the law. Irish_Dem Wednesday #27
The US federal govt is at war with the American people. Irish_Dem Wednesday #26

BurnDoubt

(1,538 posts)
9. Didn't the Dotard call for the demonstrators to keep on Protesting?
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 12:42 AM
Wednesday

Oh, WAIT!!! He was talking to the people fighting and dying for their Freedom… In IRAN!!!!!!
I’m going to need a couple hits of Orange Sunshine to understand this!!!!

Another Jackalope

(139 posts)
13. Instead it feels like we've dropped
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:45 AM
Wednesday

a couple hits of the Brown Acid. Nightmare city!

I miss the Sunshine...

yellow dahlia

(4,768 posts)
3. He is attacking the citizens of the United States.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:16 PM
Tuesday

How can Articles of Impeachment not be the direct answer?

Article 1 - I'm talking to you Congressional RepubliCONS.

calimary

(89,180 posts)
10. "Impeachment" would be one of the first words yelled out of their mouths
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 12:59 AM
Wednesday

if the President was a Democrat.

Count on it.

Volaris

(11,427 posts)
11. Oh, if Presidents Clinton or Obama had sent federal agents door to door
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:44 AM
Wednesday

TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN AMERICA HAD INDOOR PLUMBING, Alex Jones would have told everyone to go buy another gun, and then called for their hanging from the Capitol Rotunda.
I don't know how, but the Republicans who enabled this shit need to be held to a reckoning.
Again, I've no idea how, but if we don't find a way to actually punish them for it this time, they will be back and next time IT WILL BE WORSE.

EdmondDantes_

(1,431 posts)
20. To be fair, they called for hanging in the rotunda because they lost an election
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:04 PM
Wednesday

And one of them shot up a pizza place because of rumors. I'm not certain they'd stop at merely calling for hangings.

Kid Berwyn

(23,254 posts)
15. I'd like to hear Schumer and Jeffries' voices...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:14 AM
Wednesday

…speak up for impeachment, LOUD AND CLEAR.

yellow dahlia

(4,768 posts)
17. Hmmm. My fear is Schumer still wants to go along to get along.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 12:52 PM
Wednesday

Jeffries - hopefully. Occasionally he surprises me.

There are voices that are singing the right tune, loud and clear. They include (but aren't limited to) Chris Murphy, Chris van Hollen, Maxwell Frost. Not a surprise that they were at the rally in D.C. last night, along with Alex Padilla.

I am glad to see Congress critters in front a federal building drawing attention to the Authoritarian take over of our Democracy.

Kid Berwyn

(23,254 posts)
18. AOC, as well.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:01 PM
Wednesday

My problem is the lack of communication — if ever the nation needed vocal leadership, it is now.

Trump has been on the TV, cable, Hate Radio, etc. 24/7 for over a decade now.

The Democratic leadership should demand EQUAL TIME on any and every outlet TO MAKE A CASE. At least hire Gavin Newsom’s Twitter team.

We Democrats can and do have the best ideas in the universe, and it doesn’t matter if no one knows.


Wiz Imp

(9,115 posts)
29. They can demand equal time all they want. Media outlets are under no legal obligation to provide it.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:18 PM
Wednesday

Kid Berwyn

(23,254 posts)
31. Odd, that. Now the GOP not only owns the mass media...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:33 PM
Wednesday

…they control pretty much all it spews out.

How Corporate McPravda got so powerful

The Lewis Powell Memo: A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy

Additional important history to know...

Alex Carey: Corporations and Propaganda

The Attack on Democracy


The 20th century, said Carey, is marked by three historic developments: the growth of democracy via the expansion of the franchise, the growth of corporations, and the growth of propaganda to protect corporations from democracy. Carey wrote that the people of the US have been subjected to an unparalleled, expensive, 3/4 century long propaganda effort designed to expand corporate rights by undermining democracy and destroying the unions. And, in his manuscript, unpublished during his life time, he described that history, going back to World War I and ending with the Reagan era. Carey covers the little known role of the US Chamber of Commerce in the McCarthy witch hunts of post WWII and shows how the continued campaign against "Big Government" plays an important role in bringing Reagan to power.

John Pilger called Carey "a second Orwell", Noam Chomsky dedicated his book, Manufacturing Consent, to him. And even though TUC Radio runs our documentary based on Carey's manuscript at least every two years and draws a huge response each time, Alex Carey is still unknown.

Given today's spotlight on corporations that may change. It is not only the Occupy movement that inspired me to present this program again at this time. By an amazing historic coincidence Bill Moyers and Charlie Cray of Greenpeace have just added the missing chapter to Carey's analysis. Carey's manuscript ends in 1988 when he committed suicide. Moyers and Cray begin with 1971 and bring the corporate propaganda project up to date.

This is a fairly complex production with many voices, historic sound clips, and source material. The program has been used by writers and students of history and propaganda. Alex Carey: Taking the Risk out of Democracy, Corporate Propaganda VS Freedom and Liberty with a foreword by Noam Chomsky was published by the University of Illinois Press in 1995.

Source: TUC Radio

Part 1: https://tucradio.org/podcasts/newest-podcasts/alex-carey-corporations-and-propaganda-part-one-of-two/

Part 2: https://tucradio.org/podcasts/newest-podcasts/alex-carey-corporations-and-propaganda-part-two-of-two/

Maybe one day when we have all three branches of government under the control of people who know the Bill of Rights, we can make some noise about it, not that anyone will hear us, considering the all-consuming affordability issue.

maxsolomon

(38,280 posts)
30. Congressional Republics are applauding
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:23 PM
Wednesday

Wingers on FB are openly calling for killing of protestors.

yellow dahlia

(4,768 posts)
32. Because RWmedia has been ginning them up - to hate the libs.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:00 PM
Wednesday

They feed their audience vile propaganda intended to incite. It is really OTT stop.

yellow dahlia

(4,768 posts)
35. And it has gotten more and more vile over time.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:36 PM
Wednesday

It wasn't rejected or reined in - so they ramped it up.

People are dying because of fauxnews and notnewsmax...and a bunch of other nutjobs.

leftstreet

(39,005 posts)
6. Shouldn't only REAL cops be able to do this?
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:45 PM
Tuesday

If the protestors were bothering the ICE agents, they should have called the real cops

These fuckers are out of control

sheshe2

(96,214 posts)
8. They have obviously been given free reign.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 12:41 AM
Wednesday

They do as they please without repercussions by DHS and this admin. They shot a woman in the head and will never be held responsible because she was just a "Fucking Bitch".

Welcome to America.

maxsolomon

(38,280 posts)
34. There are more ICE Agents in Hennepin Co. right now
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:33 PM
Wednesday

than all the police in every municipality in the county combined. Over 2000.

BurnDoubt

(1,538 posts)
7. MAGA has gone Rogue. This is an assault on Constitutional Government.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 12:38 AM
Wednesday

The Rogue Congress needs to issue Impeachment against the Rogue Supreme Court for abdicating their Authority to the Rogue Administration.
I don’t think this Trifecta was achieved lawfully and in accordance with the Constitution.
Once the Russians take over there will NEVER be Investigations of this Travesty. The only consolation is they’ll ALL fly out windows sooner or later.
"… Russia, Russia, Russia…”………….

Initech

(107,641 posts)
21. Well, here we are. The GOP's metamorphasis into the Taliban is complete.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:11 PM
Wednesday

Fuck all of them and everyone who made this bullshit possible.

Johnny2X2X

(23,715 posts)
25. ICE is not legally allowed to do any of this
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:04 PM
Wednesday

They have no legal mandate for crowd control, none.

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