There is an evilness that permeates this administration, the lack of due process is chilling. Also, for a country that just announced a lay off of 10,000 Health and Human Services - how much of our tax dollars were spent for this anti-immigration propaganda video?
Deportation Czar Tom Homan: "We got a lot of tools in the toolbox. The El Salvador prison is one, we got GITMO, we got other countries... I WAKE UP EVERYDAY LIKE A KID IN A CANDY SHOP GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK." I wonder if some of the guards at the German concentration camps felt like this, too.
Yes. I remember writing on January 20, that on January 30, 1934, Hitler became "Führer und Reichskanzler" (Leader and Chancellor) of Germany; by April, the first concentration camp was opened.
I would point out that Noem is wholly unqualified to be Secretary of Homeland Security, but name one person in Krasnov’s cabinet who is. She goes to another country as a representative of our government dressed like that? Did she think she was going to a date with Lewandowski?
Listen to these lyrics. This 50 year old classic Peter Paul & Mary protest song about the way America treats migrant workers and the ‘disappearing’ of human beings to prisons in El Salvador is haunting when put in context with US ‘foreign policy’ in 2025.
Dem Senators and Reps should be standing in front of mics on the steps of every building they can explaining what is happening, why it is wrong...oh, sorry, I'm talking about the cowardly, rule-abiding, sniveling Democrats here. As Dr. Allan Lichtman says "Republicans have no morals, Democrats have no spine." I'm proud of my Senator Duckworth and Gov. Pritzker for their commitment to the rule of law and for seeing what is happening clearly---and for speaking out!
Duckworth and Pritzker are two of the most worthy, smart and principles people in politics today! Hopefully their actions will inspire some of the heretofore cowards to speak out.
how noem was ever "elected" as a governor is beyond belief, but how she got a top job with the nazi trump cult is easy...just shoot your puppy in the face 'cause it didn't do what she wanted is a SURE FIRE welcome IN to the AMERICAN NAZI PARTY innards.
I’m afraid to say this but I will. She has big t-ts. Not to mention, they’re probably as genuine as the rest of the Trump women. America has sunken so far, I don’t even recognize it, anymore..
I am both sickened and disheartened by this horribly un-American scene, seemingly orchestrated by a cruel and heartless Noem, but endorsed as a "show of force" by an Administration, that at the same time is unwilling to address matters of due process, the rule of law, American ideals and values, and, as a practical matter, the incompetence with which these raids have been carried out. Disgusting in the extreme!
My father was 14 years old when his family was sent to a detention center for 3 1/2 years. It would have meant a lot to that 14 year old to know that his non-Japanese neighbors were fighting and protesting on his behalf.
Everything the Trump administration is doing is horrible, but to me, a working journalist, the worst thing is silencing opinion, much less dissent. What a good bunch of fascists they are! It's as if Homeland "Security" has become the Stasi.
Control the message and keep people in the dark, like elderly Chuck Grassly, who didn't even realize Leon is destroying Social Security. Arresting people for speaking their minds, to me, stabs the very heart of America. What would John Adams say? He defended a British soldier. Maybe people can write actual paper letters to member of Congress. In years past, an elected official told me that 20 hand written letters could sway his vote. Don't know if that's true now, but it might be worth a try. And of course, by participating in an April 5 protest.
Yes, John Adams defended the British soldiers who were on trial for the Boston Massacre, because he believed that everyone has the right to a lawyer. Most were acquitted, and two were given "benefit of clergy" (because they could read, they were tattooed on the thumb, so that on a second offense they could not use that legal claim again). And yes, John Adams took some heat for having stood up and done what was moral and ethical.
Per your statement “Chuck Grassly … didn’t even realize Leon is destroying Social Security,” why are you calling ELON Musk “Leon.? “ Clarity is missing.
An old guy in my neighborhood was sputtering about “that forker Trump and his shot weasel what’s-his-name…Leon” I just think the name fits someone with hair plugs and a chin implant.
I thank God for the neighbor who took the video of Rumaysa Ozturk’s kidnapping at the hands of hooded, unidentifiable, masked thugs- including 2 women who obviously model their behavior on Kristi Noem. We would know nothing of how this went down without this video. The neighbor, and the eye witness walking his dog, are right up there with the woman who recorded George Floyd’s murder. Thank God for Ring Doorbell cameras.
This is an excellent companion piece to Steven's post, focusing on the use of the White House "X" account to broadcast cruel, sadistic taunts:
"By adding a photo of an ICE arrest to a light-hearted viral trend, for instance, the White House account manages to perfectly capture the sociopathic, fascistic tone of ironic detachment and glee of the internet’s darkest corners and most malignant trolls."
The level of sadism and indifferent carelessness among these Trump officials is off the charts. From such comments as “only fraudsters complain” when social security checks go missing, to feigned ignorance from POTUS about a security breach that has endangered lives of those who serve in our military and those who provide intelligence, my personal response is one of despair that such human beings can not only exist, but thrive in the halls of power. Who can stand by and watch all of this without wanting to turn and run as far away as you can get from this depravity? We cannot change these people. We can stand up to them in protest, but if we are not joined by our congressional leaders, we have no chance to set things right.
In moments like this, I always think of the Dr. Seuss story, “I Dreamed I was Going to Solla Salew”: “Then NEW troubles came! From above! And below! A Skritz at my neck! And a Skrink at my toe! And now I was REALLY in trouble, you know. The rocks! And the Quail! And the Skritz! And the Skrink! I had SO many troubles, I just couldn’t think!”
There is an evilness that permeates this administration, the lack of due process is chilling. Also, for a country that just announced a lay off of 10,000 Health and Human Services - how much of our tax dollars were spent for this anti-immigration propaganda video?
BEST description of where we are today and for many more to come, Scott. HORRIBLE but TRUE.
At least as much money was spent on the video as Noem spent on the $50,000 Rolex watch she is wearing.
Plumbing new depths every day. These are cruelly evil people.
“Intelligent men are cruel. Stupid men are monstrously cruel.” - Jack London
Deportation Czar Tom Homan: "We got a lot of tools in the toolbox. The El Salvador prison is one, we got GITMO, we got other countries... I WAKE UP EVERYDAY LIKE A KID IN A CANDY SHOP GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK." I wonder if some of the guards at the German concentration camps felt like this, too.
We are becoming 1930’s Germany.
Yes. I remember writing on January 20, that on January 30, 1934, Hitler became "Führer und Reichskanzler" (Leader and Chancellor) of Germany; by April, the first concentration camp was opened.
An April anniversary of terror
And Gnome is Eva Braun
He too is on the wrong side of the bars! As well as…not being able to pass as a Human!
I would point out that Noem is wholly unqualified to be Secretary of Homeland Security, but name one person in Krasnov’s cabinet who is. She goes to another country as a representative of our government dressed like that? Did she think she was going to a date with Lewandowski?
Well, she did wear her $50,000 Rolex watch, so perhaps yes.
She’s unqualified to be considered Human!!!
I like that.
https://youtu.be/gOAqPqt6nqU?si=7IRNd8iGYSoQXbzg
Listen to these lyrics. This 50 year old classic Peter Paul & Mary protest song about the way America treats migrant workers and the ‘disappearing’ of human beings to prisons in El Salvador is haunting when put in context with US ‘foreign policy’ in 2025.
DeSantis is taking care of that problem in FloriDuh…lowering the age that children can work… so..no problem…
Georgia is working on the same issue. They will let 14-year-olds work night shifts on school nights. Apparently, they don't need no education.
Dem Senators and Reps should be standing in front of mics on the steps of every building they can explaining what is happening, why it is wrong...oh, sorry, I'm talking about the cowardly, rule-abiding, sniveling Democrats here. As Dr. Allan Lichtman says "Republicans have no morals, Democrats have no spine." I'm proud of my Senator Duckworth and Gov. Pritzker for their commitment to the rule of law and for seeing what is happening clearly---and for speaking out!
Duckworth and Pritzker are two of the most worthy, smart and principles people in politics today! Hopefully their actions will inspire some of the heretofore cowards to speak out.
how noem was ever "elected" as a governor is beyond belief, but how she got a top job with the nazi trump cult is easy...just shoot your puppy in the face 'cause it didn't do what she wanted is a SURE FIRE welcome IN to the AMERICAN NAZI PARTY innards.
Trump LOVED the killing of a pet dog and pet goat…SO MUCH…his kinda gal…
I’m afraid to say this but I will. She has big t-ts. Not to mention, they’re probably as genuine as the rest of the Trump women. America has sunken so far, I don’t even recognize it, anymore..
I am both sickened and disheartened by this horribly un-American scene, seemingly orchestrated by a cruel and heartless Noem, but endorsed as a "show of force" by an Administration, that at the same time is unwilling to address matters of due process, the rule of law, American ideals and values, and, as a practical matter, the incompetence with which these raids have been carried out. Disgusting in the extreme!
Do not wait until the day you or your family member is a target. Do not look away. Do not assume someone else will stop these fascists.
My father was 14 years old when his family was sent to a detention center for 3 1/2 years. It would have meant a lot to that 14 year old to know that his non-Japanese neighbors were fighting and protesting on his behalf.
Everything the Trump administration is doing is horrible, but to me, a working journalist, the worst thing is silencing opinion, much less dissent. What a good bunch of fascists they are! It's as if Homeland "Security" has become the Stasi.
Control the message and keep people in the dark, like elderly Chuck Grassly, who didn't even realize Leon is destroying Social Security. Arresting people for speaking their minds, to me, stabs the very heart of America. What would John Adams say? He defended a British soldier. Maybe people can write actual paper letters to member of Congress. In years past, an elected official told me that 20 hand written letters could sway his vote. Don't know if that's true now, but it might be worth a try. And of course, by participating in an April 5 protest.
Yes, John Adams defended the British soldiers who were on trial for the Boston Massacre, because he believed that everyone has the right to a lawyer. Most were acquitted, and two were given "benefit of clergy" (because they could read, they were tattooed on the thumb, so that on a second offense they could not use that legal claim again). And yes, John Adams took some heat for having stood up and done what was moral and ethical.
Per your statement “Chuck Grassly … didn’t even realize Leon is destroying Social Security,” why are you calling ELON Musk “Leon.? “ Clarity is missing.
An old guy in my neighborhood was sputtering about “that forker Trump and his shot weasel what’s-his-name…Leon” I just think the name fits someone with hair plugs and a chin implant.
Steven! Yes! Absolutely! I agree!
These abductions stab at the HEART AND SOUL of America!
Everyone has a right to free expression - EVERYONE!
These students are NOT terrorists!
Our government is terrorizing its own people!
That’s FASCISM!
We must scream from the highest mountain “STOP THESE ABDUCTIONS NOW!
STOP THESE DEPOSITIONS NOW’l
Everyone had a right to due, the rule of law!
I thank God for the neighbor who took the video of Rumaysa Ozturk’s kidnapping at the hands of hooded, unidentifiable, masked thugs- including 2 women who obviously model their behavior on Kristi Noem. We would know nothing of how this went down without this video. The neighbor, and the eye witness walking his dog, are right up there with the woman who recorded George Floyd’s murder. Thank God for Ring Doorbell cameras.
This is an excellent companion piece to Steven's post, focusing on the use of the White House "X" account to broadcast cruel, sadistic taunts:
"By adding a photo of an ICE arrest to a light-hearted viral trend, for instance, the White House account manages to perfectly capture the sociopathic, fascistic tone of ironic detachment and glee of the internet’s darkest corners and most malignant trolls."
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/gleeful-cruelty-white-house-x-account/682234/?
Trump 2.0 seems to be limned with the sheer joy of violence against the least fortunate: America, schoolyard bully of the world.
Kristy Heydrich
The level of sadism and indifferent carelessness among these Trump officials is off the charts. From such comments as “only fraudsters complain” when social security checks go missing, to feigned ignorance from POTUS about a security breach that has endangered lives of those who serve in our military and those who provide intelligence, my personal response is one of despair that such human beings can not only exist, but thrive in the halls of power. Who can stand by and watch all of this without wanting to turn and run as far away as you can get from this depravity? We cannot change these people. We can stand up to them in protest, but if we are not joined by our congressional leaders, we have no chance to set things right.
In moments like this, I always think of the Dr. Seuss story, “I Dreamed I was Going to Solla Salew”: “Then NEW troubles came! From above! And below! A Skritz at my neck! And a Skrink at my toe! And now I was REALLY in trouble, you know. The rocks! And the Quail! And the Skritz! And the Skrink! I had SO many troubles, I just couldn’t think!”
We DO have many, many troubles. Congressional leaders standing up? Shirley you jest, Shirley!!