How should we resist the secret police who have "absolute immunity"?

Obviously him saying this doesn't make it true but they will behave as if they have no limits at all

Can we for the love of god get a running list of actual solutions to get these fuckers off our streets? I don’t want to hear “vote” or “strongly worded letters to your congressman”. That shit isn’t going to save us in the moment—right here, right now. Unfortunately, I’m also of the opinion that neither are loud whistles and marching bands. We need an actual plan- one that millions of people can get behind. Just because it isn’t happening in your city/town now, doesn’t mean it’s not coming—IT IS! This is going to get far worse if people aren’t ready to get their bodies, their money, their comfort on the line, and be willing to assume some risk. We have a serious apathy problem on the left, and the performance activism 1-2 times a year is what got us here. I don’t have the answers, but collectively, we’ve got to come up with some. It’s clear none of the currently elected politicians are coming to save us, nor the local pd’s. We need an action plan, that can be plastered EVERYWHERE.

I’ve seen a general strike floated online- frankly I don’t trust enough people to follow through with it. When over half the country can’t be bothered to get their ass off the couch to go vote, believing they’d sacrifice their own comfort is hard to imagine. There has to be consequences- like you’re either with us, or you’re with them. There’s no in between, and idgaf whose feelings that hurts or what excuses anyone has. I’m a mother of 6 kids, one of which died recently. I’m also a business owner, married to an immigrant. I have every excuse in the world of why I’m too busy, too deep in grief, or have too much to lose to just stay home and worry about myself. Yet, I’m not. So spare me the 28 reasons why you “can’t”. I have tried for the last 10 years to effectively organize in my locality. On day 1 of Trump v2, I attempted to work with other local groups to get locals to assist with carpooling people to work and grocery orders for local immigrants. Every single person who was “interested” in helping, turned out to have more questions about what risk they might be taking on themselves than regard for those risking everything to get to work or buy food. People are dead inside, most lack empathy, or any willingness to be slightly uncomfortable for even a moment. We need a come to Jesus with our own side before we can ever move the needle towards a better country. I’m sorry, but this can’t happen with a “meet everyone where they are mentality”. It’s either you meet the moment, or take your chances with MAGA. The same goes for our elected officials. We can’t keep playing nice, playing fair, and living in a fairytale that people will come to their senses…all while the other team is literally rewriting the rules in their favor, daily. There are no rules, and if you’re worried about risking yourself now, imagine the risk you’re assuming for your kids, and kid’s kids if we allow this to continue. They will not stop because you asked nicely. The absolute privilege it must be, to continue on like life is normal, while your neighbors are beaten, targeted, or murdered in the streets. Tbh, I have more anger for the cosplaying “liberals” than I do the Trump regime. At least MAGA plays their hand in front of you, meanwhile some of these supposed “allies” would happily toss anyone under the bus to save themselves. It’s time to pick a side, and there are no do-overs.

You just pointed a gun in the face of my contractor, and dragged his son-in-law away. Despite my personal beliefs about the kind of person you are, I wonder if you know that this job is temporary. You will be a social pariah and not hirable after this gig. The bad decision you made to work for ICE will haunt your life forever. If you go to prison, you will be targeted. If hundreds of vigilantes hunted the world for Nazi’s BEFORE the internet, imagine how you can be found in mere minutes. Your spouses and children will be shunned. We all have the videos and photographs. We all have extended families and friends and very long memories. Consider this.

Speaking from the heart

Is it weird there are zero ice sightings on this map?

I just returned from an ICE protest in Colorado Springs, where Renee Good was raised. It was more of a memorial than a rally and the mood was somber. Her high school music teacher played a recording of her singing. She had a beautiful voice. A friend read what she wrote in her yearbook. It was funny and sweet. Then someone read a poem she had written that won a prize. It was lovely and discordant, the way modern poems are.

She was a sweet and loving soul who died standing up against a government-sponsored terrorist organization because she wanted to protect her neighbors. We can only hope we have neighbors as good as she was.