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Mark.b2

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13. I hate, hate, hate tip lines to turn in fellow citizens and residents....

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 12:06 AM

Jan 2025

when we’ve had water rationing, they give out tip lines to report neighbors who wash their cars or water their lawns. And there were even tip lines during COVID to report gatherings of people. No way I’m becoming a sneak to report potential illegals just like I would report some grandma watering her roses in July. If the govt wants to catch people, they can do it themselves!

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Tom Homan, Trump's incoming border czar, is pitching the idea of "a hotline to report undocumented immigrants suspected [View all] applegrove Jan 2025 OP

Seems like a good hotline to load up with false tips kysrsoze Jan 2025 #1

I figure a quarter million "tips" per day should do it. MMBeilis Jan 2025 #5

I'd be using an untraceable burner phone for that! IzzaNuDay Jan 2025 #24

They don't have to be false either ... Homan is a being horrible uponit7771 Jan 2025 #31

I would hate for people to abuse this Johonny Jan 2025 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author DinahMoeHum Jan 2025 #4

Yes, that would be a shame JoseBalow Jan 2025 #7

Report Melanie several thousand times per day. nt moniss Jan 2025 #3

Eloon, too. nt GoCubsGo Jan 2025 #8

And Thiel. rubbersole Jan 2025 #21

It's hard to pick who the scarier cabinet member is - Tom Homan or Pete Hegseth. Initech Jan 2025 #6

I think that... 2naSalit Jan 2025 #11

He should probably stay away from windows and ledges. Initech Jan 2025 #17

Stalin venusgirl Jan 2025 #9

Everyone needs to report Melon Husk Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #10

I really suspect some guy named Tom Homan of being a criminal struggle4progress Jan 2025 #12

I hate, hate, hate tip lines to turn in fellow citizens and residents.... Mark.b2 Jan 2025 #13

I think a pandemic is different. Especially when it was Putin applegrove Jan 2025 #19

And he knows it will be abused with false tips, like many have suggested above. Intractable Jan 2025 #14

Brings back memories of Covid 19 hotlines to report violations of stay at home orders MichMan Jan 2025 #15

I almost forgot we've done this Tickle Jan 2025 #27

Or the "my neighbor got an abortion" hotline in Texas Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #30

Post removed Post removed Jan 2025 #16

That ought to go over well Historic NY Jan 2025 #18

We could all call the hotline idahoblue Jan 2025 #20

Here in Virginia . . . AverageOldGuy Jan 2025 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 2025 #23

The former East Germany called .... Straw Man Jan 2025 #25

This reminds me of Nazi Germany MacKasey Jan 2025 #26

Haven't they learned their lesson with hotlines already? ExciteBike66 Jan 2025 #28

How to say you have a deeply unpopular pogrom, without saying it. n/t Hugin Jan 2025 #29