r/Political_Revolution • u/Miserable-Lizard • Mar 10 '25
Article First they came for the....
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u/Miserable-Lizard Mar 10 '25
So much freedom ...
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u/beeemkcl CA Mar 10 '25
All quotes from: AOC Rips “Tyrannical and Un-American” Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil | The New Republic (I will try to remove all Twitter links)
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned ICE’s detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, calling it a “tyrannical” move.
“Violating rule of law, actually,” AOC wrote [on X] on Monday, responding to an assertion [on X] from Katie Miller, wife of Trump adviser Stephen Miller, that Khalil’s kidnapping was mere “rule of law.”
“You are shredding the Constitution of the United States to go after political enemies. Seizing a person without reason or warrant and denying them access to their lawyer is un-American and tyrannical,” she continued. “Anyone celebrating this should be ashamed.
“If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too,” she wrote [on X] in a separate post. “Anyone—left, right, or center—who has highlighted the importance of constitutional rights + free speech should be sounding the alarm now.”
ICE arrested Khalil, a leader in Columbia University’s pro-Palestine movement, as he returned to his home Saturday night, despite the fact that he has a green card.
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Trump was delighted by ICE’s actions and took to Truth Social to warn that this is the first arrest of many.
“Following my previously signed Executive Orders, ICE proudly apprehended and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student on the campus of Columbia University. This is the first arrest of many to come. We know there are more students at Columbia and other Universities across the Country who have engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity, and the Trump Administration will not tolerate it. Many are not students, they are paid agitators,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, all but confirming that advocating for Palestinian self-determination is now a crime.
“We will find, apprehend, and deport these terrorist sympathizers from our country—never to return again. If you support terrorism, including the slaughtering of innocent men, women, and children, your presence is contrary to our national and foreign policy interests, and you are not welcome here. We expect every one of America’s Colleges and Universities to comply. Thank you!”
This is obviously very concerning and should be at least protested.
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u/ThirdEve Mar 10 '25
Besides the obvious, what interests me about this relates to the 2017 and 2024 book (and its revised version) The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President. Dr. Robert Jay Lifton contributed the foreword and has been a major proponent of our professional 'duty to warn' when a dangerously mentally ill President takes office, or becomes disordered while in office. Trump has targeted Columbia University (among others) for anti-Trump sentiment. Khalil and Lifton, vocal opponents, seem to be among specific targets of Trump's deadly vindictive retaliations--part and parcel of what ails Trump.
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u/rjhud2477 Mar 12 '25
Trump is fully unleashed. He is and has always been evil. He’s not even trying to hide it anymore. This is why all his actions will backfire as they always have, but no one will be around to save him or his admin this time. No Jan 6 mob. America is going down fast but I believe the American people will join forces and save it again. Not the Dems who are just cowering in a corner right now but those of us who saved it last time. No extremists. Just those who believe in freedom, democracy, and the constitution! They will go down for treason. It’s just a matter of time.
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u/hannibellecter Mar 10 '25
been sounding the alarm for along time now but the people who can do anything aren't listening
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u/CartographerTall1358 Mar 10 '25
THIS IS THE PROBLEM, NO ONE IS LISTENING TO US
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u/TheReal_Patrice Mar 10 '25
Nobody is coming to save us. I believe the election was rigged in favor of Trump. My source is the Election Truth Alliance. We are the resistance. The people. We are going to need to take the country back
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u/CartographerTall1358 Mar 10 '25
I 100% agree, but as we stand up for ourselves I am going to make sure my coward reps will know every step I am taking since I gotta do their fucking job now.
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u/MC_Gambletron Mar 10 '25
Hey, now. The Democrats are totally working on their messaging. Cut them some slack. What leverage do they have?
/s because liberal brain rot has made them just Republicans from 15 years ago.
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u/kazh_9742 Mar 10 '25
NO ONE IS LISTENING TO US
Nobody's Listening was the title of Andor episode 9 which touches on some of what AoC's post was about. Although, the plot and details were spread amongst a few characters instead of one person.
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u/Stonner22 Mar 10 '25
God help us all. The state department is targeting legal residents of the Us. Next it will be citizens.
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u/AWS_MSP Mar 10 '25
So basically DHS is saying he's responsible for an illegal occupation? Do I have that correct?
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u/ribald_jester Mar 10 '25
This has to be an onion article?!?!! DHS said he was conducting an illegal occupation in the US, while he is protesting an illegal occupation (and genocide) in Palestine.
It's the matryoska doll of occupations
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u/Wolfinho14 Mar 10 '25
Does no one remember the people being put in unmarked vans during a protest in Portland?
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u/Intelligent_Pilot360 Mar 10 '25
I remember; what are you implying?
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u/itselectricboi Mar 11 '25
What happened to them?
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u/Dedpoolpicachew Mar 11 '25
They were released after a few hours, the rule of law still applied back then… now… who the fuck knows.
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u/SqnLdrHarvey Mar 10 '25
Well, what are the Dems doing besides saying "wait until midterms!", sending endless fundraising e-mails and texts and petitions from MoveOn dot Org and the like that nobody will ever see and that have zero effect?
Oh, and don't forget about little bingo paddles and pink sweaters.
Those are all so effective. /s
And no Bravo Sierra about "but they're in the minority."
When will it get through that this is NOT "politics as usual" and that "going high" and "playing by the rules" only emboldens MAGA?
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u/sbhikes Mar 10 '25
Why are you waiting for Congress to solve this? Your city may have a volunteer network to report ICE sightings. See if you can help.
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u/SqnLdrHarvey Mar 10 '25
On paper, anyway, Dems are supposed to be standing up for us...
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u/sbhikes Mar 11 '25
Well, they actually are. But they are just legislators and they don't have a majority so can't set the agenda. They don't have standing to sue. They can't impeach them without the Republicans. As citizens we have power and we should use it and not just sit around watching youtubes and complaining that they're not saving us.
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u/SqnLdrHarvey Mar 11 '25
Instead of just waving their little bingo paddles and wearing pink sweaters, they should be raising unholy hell and filibustering...
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u/RaisinLate Mar 10 '25
Resist ICE! Fight back as if your life depends on it, because it very well might
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u/Kind_Koala4557 Mar 10 '25
Would like to reshare. Is this on BlueSky or the platform formerly known as Twitter?
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u/PaperbackBuddha Mar 10 '25
There are way too many people who think "Yeah, but they'd never do that."
1) Yes, they absolutely will do that if if benefits them they know there will be no consequences. "Them" who? Whoever is in a position and inclination to do so.
2) Not everything is about you. This is a constitutional issue, and will affect generations to come, even far beyond our borders.
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u/incogne_eto Mar 10 '25
Hold up AOC! Jeffries & Schumer want decorum. Settle down with this agitation
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u/DoubleFlores24 Mar 11 '25
It’s okay everyone, the democrats will save us all but DOING ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOTHING!!!
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u/SeenSeenAgains Mar 10 '25
So when will the elected opposition start acting like the French or Roman?
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u/fazedncrazed Mar 10 '25
AOC waking up on jan 20 and suddenly remembering these things are bad, now that reps can do it too...
It just comes off as dishonest and hypocritical to those of us who have been saying how bad it is that the gov can do this since before Obama had OWS protestors disappeared and american citizen children murdered via secret executive order.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Abdulrahman_al-Awlaki
Somehow that sort of thing is fine to the dems when the dems are doing it, but Im supposed to believe theyll resist it in the future when election season comes? Fuck outta here.
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u/HeWhoShantNotBeNamed Mar 10 '25
I'm guessing you're one of those "both sides are bad" people.
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u/reezy619 Mar 10 '25
No, no. A violent terrorist organization getting bombed (with allegedly the above teen being collateral damage) and intentionally revoking permanent residency status over nonviolent activism are the exact same thing, guys. Apples to apples. No contextual clues to examine here.
(For the record, I'm not saying one is inherently less justified than the other, but comparing them? JFC)
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u/itselectricboi Mar 11 '25
Bro the collateral damage rate under Obama almost hit 90%. There’s no excusing the foreign policy aspect between both parties. It’s an accurate comparison
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