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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Wednesday, April 02, 2025

"It's the unmarked cars," a friend who grew up under an Argentine dictatorship said. He had watched the video of the Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil's abduction. In the video, which Khalil's wife recorded, she asks for the names of the men in plainclothes who handcuffed her husband. "We don't give our name," one responds. "Can you please specify what agency is taking him?" she pleads. No response. We know now that Khalil was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security. Those of us who have lived in countries terrorized by a secret police force can't shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.

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"Badges, to god-damned hell with badges! We have no badges. In fact, we don't need badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges, you god-damned cabrn and chinga tu madre! Come out there from that -------- of yours. I have to speak to you."

United States official policy for immigrants, Jan 20, 2025.

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-02 11:33 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

When the Big Nazis get into power they can always find people who will fill the roles of Little Nazis.

The banality of evil.

Next step, stealing children.

This is you, ROBSON.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-04-02 12:52 PM | Reply

Hmm, a NYT article.

I still remember 23-odd years ago when the NYT helped start all of this by printing easily-debunked propaganda so those who are currently shaping both foreign and domestic policy could get their wish to invade Iraq.

#3 | Posted by ExpectingReign at 2025-04-02 01:28 PM | Reply

Republican think that 'Reacher' is a documentary program.

And that Trump47 is a, 'The Apprentice' sequel.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-04-02 02:05 PM | Reply

Pretty soon the "patriots" will be saying "if you have nothing to hide, just show them your papers!"

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2025-04-02 07:45 PM | Reply

Pretty soon the Party that opposes a National ID will say,

"If you cannot prove your citizenship on demand, you get sent to El Salvador Gulag."

Deine Papielen, Bitte!

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-02 07:51 PM | Reply

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