The Empire State's first female governor, Kathy Hochul (D), signed into law a set of sweeping protections for immigrant New Yorkers, including a ban on law enforcement officers wearing masks and a measure barring local police statewide from enforcing civil immigration laws. One law also bars ICE agents from entering so-called "sensitive locations," such as churches, schools, and polling places; another law allows individuals to sue ICE for alleged constitutional violations.
NYSP = 5,110 personnel; 1,000 in NYSP Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan threatened to "flood the zone" with ICE agents if states like New York attempt to limit coordination with federal immigration agencies. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul responded to Homan's remarks, saying, "I don't take well to threats."
-- Truthout (@truthout.org) 3:53 PM · May 8, 2026
[image or embed]
*** Why MAGA AIPAC Deadender Bruce Blakeman (R) is a Super-Loser *** Blech! ****
"Good-for-nothing Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R) didn't ask Gaetano "Guy" Savia, a volunteer sheriff's deputy to resign, after he was arrested for having a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at JFKIA.
Savia (68) of Bellmore was arrested at JFKIA when a TSA officer spotted a loaded Ruger .380 caliber pistol in his carry-on luggage. The charge involves knowingly and unlawfully possessing a firearm in violation of the terms of a license.
"I know Guy Savia very well and he's a hardworking, good member of our community," the Republican candidate for NYS bleated, sniveling "he's not a criminal."
~snip~
Translation: "Guy Savia is a privileged racist white altercocker with a gun, so leave him alone and arrest the schwarzers, sp*cs, and hijab-wearers instead. Never mind why this geriatric who can barely see would bring a loaded pistol onto a commercial plane full of unarmed passengers."
Bruce Blakeman is one of the most revolting blighters infesting the Empire State. Sadly, this Islamophobe narrowly eked out his win in 2022 to become Nassau County Executive. This MAGAt refused to lower the flags for POTUS Jimmy Carter when he passed. Just thinking of this creature is simply nauseating.

Source: www.newsday.com
@#4 ... So now LEO aren't allowed to protect themselves from infectious diseases??? ...
ICE agents wear masked so they cannot be identified. They same reason why they do not identify themselves.
Masked immigration agents are spurring fear and confusion across the U.S. (July 2025)
www.npr.org
... The arrests follow a pattern: masked agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal officers assigned to work with ICE, wearing plainclothes and sometimes arriving in unmarked vehicles.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin told NPR that agents are covering their faces to protect themselves from doxing and increasing threats. ...
Odd that local and state police forces do not need to wear masks so they cannot be identified.
Drudge Retort Headlines
Trump DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into E. Jean Carroll: Sources (29 comments)
NYT Reports that Peter Thiel has Moved His Family to Argentina (25 comments)
The War Trump Can't End (22 comments)
Markwayne Mullin Wants to Hire His Wife as SGE (16 comments)
Trump Threatens to Blow Up Oman (16 comments)
Virginia Bus Crash Killis 5 and Injuries Dozens (10 comments)
Former Judges Urge Inquiry Into Trump 'Settlement' (10 comments)
Blue Origin, Blowed Up. (10 comments)
NV: Young US Army Soldier Accomplishes Rare Feat (10 comments)
Students For Trump Co-Founder Arrested (9 comments)