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highplainsdem

(60,207 posts)
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:24 PM 22 hrs ago

Robert Reich: ICE is stealing and selling people's things after brutalizing them.

Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.

Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.

Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.

Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T19:15:14.160683Z





That ProPublica article was posted here a couple of days ago:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220934315

Reich is drawing attention to the detail about the phone, which is near the end of the article.


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Robert Reich: ICE is stealing and selling people's things after brutalizing them. (Original Post) highplainsdem 22 hrs ago OP
Hmmm. Where have we seen this behavior johnnyfins 22 hrs ago #1
Next comes raping women/girls popsdenver 21 hrs ago #2
Well Im sure if they need any tips on johnnyfins 21 hrs ago #4
Some of us popsdenver 21 hrs ago #7
Since the 90s here Cosmocat 19 hrs ago #15
And it was said while Ivana was under oath during a deposition related to their divorce. OMGWTF 20 hrs ago #11
I always wondered how anyone could admire Hitler kwolf68 21 hrs ago #6
And used to keep a copy of Hitler speeches next to his bed. Kablooie 20 hrs ago #8
It may be Codifer 18 hrs ago #16
One was picked up for molesting children iemanja 20 hrs ago #10
Sick Scott Alan Swaggerty 3 hrs ago #23
Really. Scott Alan Swaggerty 3 hrs ago #22
Reich is correct, "There are no words." sop 21 hrs ago #3
Kick SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #5
There was a case where they divided up a guy's groceries among themselves. NOTHING is too petty to be beneath them. nt eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #9
It DOES Make Sense. This is the Republican Fascist Crime Syndicate.... Bread and Circuses 20 hrs ago #12
well thats one way... samnsara 20 hrs ago #13
I figured they were doing that Figarosmom 19 hrs ago #14
A helpful example to memorize, us citizen, theft of property. lostnfound 17 hrs ago #17
With a portion of the proceeds being tithed to the child king Ruby the Liberal 6 hrs ago #18
Actually there are words -- common street thugs... Fil1957 4 hrs ago #19
Yep Scott Alan Swaggerty 3 hrs ago #25
ICE is criminal scum. dalton99a 4 hrs ago #20
They really are Scott Alan Swaggerty 3 hrs ago #24
Absolutely disgusting. Scott Alan Swaggerty 3 hrs ago #21
These guys are criminal thugs. pandr32 3 hrs ago #26

johnnyfins

(3,485 posts)
1. Hmmm. Where have we seen this behavior
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:34 PM
22 hrs ago

before? I think it's easier to understand in the original German.

popsdenver

(1,656 posts)
2. Next comes raping women/girls
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:15 PM
21 hrs ago

they are already pillaging and plundering, not one bit different than Hitler's Gestapo and SS...........

The Republicans seem to be following the exact chronology of how Hitler took over in Germany and other countries he conquered..............

One of Trump's ex wives said Trump constantly read documents about Hitler that he had on his bedside table. And he thought that Hitler was Brilliant......

johnnyfins

(3,485 posts)
4. Well Im sure if they need any tips on
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:33 PM
21 hrs ago

raping women/girls, TSF can steer them the right way.

Btw it was Ivana and it was a book of Hitler's speeches.

I really hope people know what we're up against. Midterms? Good luck on that happening.

popsdenver

(1,656 posts)
7. Some of us
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:41 PM
21 hrs ago

have known what we were up against since 2015 (OR 1980).........We were shouting from the rooftops, and some "others" called us Radical Left Wing Fanatics........(Think back to the 1980's, when there were all the Reagan Democrats)

Cosmocat

(15,358 posts)
15. Since the 90s here
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 08:18 PM
19 hrs ago

This level of malfeasance didn't just pop up out of nowhere w DT. My entire adult life Republicans have been delusional, craven hate mongers, and the country has indulged them while holding Ds to a MUCH more critical standard.

OMGWTF

(5,021 posts)
11. And it was said while Ivana was under oath during a deposition related to their divorce.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:21 PM
20 hrs ago

Curiously, I heard that her NDA with T💩p was going to expire the day after she "fell" down the stairs and died.

kwolf68

(8,285 posts)
6. I always wondered how anyone could admire Hitler
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:41 PM
21 hrs ago

You read what he did, what he believed and it makes no sense anyone would wish to emulate him.

UNLESS you are a true sociopath then all sense of humanity and empathy goes away and thus the slaughter of the millions of people no longer resonates.

What resonates for Trump is Hitler--

-Got shit done
-Suppressed, even killed people who opposed him
-Built a police force to foment chaos on the streets, leading to greater authoritarian control
-Demanded loyalty at all costs
-Banned opposition political parties
-Controlled information and what was said about him, and would persecute anyone who said anything "wrong"
-Ruled with an iron fist, freedom was by his decree only and there was no prospect of social democracy
-Took what he wanted
-Got rid of who he didn't want

How are we doing so far? Only thing missing is a "Trump Youth" organization. Turning Points doesn't count, nefarious as they are.

Kablooie

(19,053 posts)
8. And used to keep a copy of Hitler speeches next to his bed.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:46 PM
20 hrs ago

Seems it’s the one and only thing that he studied and learned.

Codifer

(1,171 posts)
16. It may be
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:17 PM
18 hrs ago

that the "Trump Youth" was a modeling contest and a beauty pageant for very young girls.

That would be his style'

eppur_se_muova

(41,060 posts)
9. There was a case where they divided up a guy's groceries among themselves. NOTHING is too petty to be beneath them. nt
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:14 PM
20 hrs ago
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220893000

Oh, and they looted a restaurant:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220550429

Apparently one guy used a tracker to locate the truck belonging to his father who was kidnapped by ICE. He found an off-duty ICE thug driving around in it.



ETA: Perhaps the reason they're so quick to resort to criminality is that most of them had more experience in criminality than in law enforcement when they were recruited. There seems to be a lot of well-researched reporting (esp. by the Guardian) to support that hypothesis.

Bread and Circuses

(1,612 posts)
12. It DOES Make Sense. This is the Republican Fascist Crime Syndicate....
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:21 PM
20 hrs ago

Everything is up for GRABS….


lostnfound

(17,420 posts)
17. A helpful example to memorize, us citizen, theft of property.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:35 PM
17 hrs ago

people seem to care about property rights more than human rights.

Ruby the Liberal

(26,612 posts)
18. With a portion of the proceeds being tithed to the child king
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:07 AM
6 hrs ago

There has to be a special circle of hell for these souless assholes and the vile cabal they report to.

pandr32

(13,823 posts)
26. These guys are criminal thugs.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
3 hrs ago

None of them should be anywhere near normal people. They should be in prison.

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