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Kmatt's avatar

I so want the administration to be subjected to these same conditions. Karen

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Lex's avatar

Your MAGA friends and family are glad this is happening. Don’t let them get through the holidays without making them acknowledge it.

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Tedder130's avatar

If they are glad about torture, they have given up their humanity in favor of twisted ideology.

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Lex's avatar

Anyone still supporting Trump gave up their humanity long ago. Approval rating is in the 90s among republicans.

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Tedder130's avatar

Republicans are the party of rent-seekers after 'wealth' and Trump is the epitome of parasitical financial activity, so of course they support Trump. The working class MAGA people must be another story.

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John Dervin's avatar

Cruelty is the purpose. This administration has a severe lack of morality and common decency.

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Deborah Phipps's avatar

It's all a part of Project 2025. Who knew about this project? 3 guesses and the first 2 don't count. I have almost run out words to describe this loonesy.

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Tedder130's avatar

The state has no business torturing people, at least not a supposedly democratic state. Nor should it ever allow private prisons (or private militaries). Such is a violation of democracy even without human rights violations.

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Terri Weinstein's avatar

AGREED!! Totally disgusting. I'm so ashamed of our country. Is this what the majority of voters really want? What if it is their sons/daughters, etc. put in these conditions. Magas just completely and blindly deny that this is happening. Are there photos and other undeniable proof that can be used to convince Magas that this is really happening?

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Tedder130's avatar

How is that you and I know about ICE prison conditions? The same is true for most human rights violations except for the ones the media makes up. We have a media that ignores the truth.

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Terri Weinstein's avatar

Everyone including me reads the news that tells them what they want to hear. I can't watch FOX. It makes my blood boil. I'm sure those watching it are thrilled with the reporting. UGH!

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Deborah Phipps's avatar

DeSantis needs to go.

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Blair Wickstrom's avatar

And on top of all the human rights violations, the construction of new roads and infrastructure without federal permits and proper environmental impact studies is a violation of the law.

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Alan Sharp's avatar

What we should do is put the Republicans behind those bars, cages whatever they’re called and let the other people free the ones they call criminals that are only looking for a better future.

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Tedder130's avatar

The MAGA playbook is that these migrants come to America in search of "free stuff". The sad truth is that they come to America fleeing for their lives in the hopes that the US would be a place where they or their families wouldn't die. The irony, of course, is that American actions and non-actions created the conditions they flee from.

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Terri Weinstein's avatar

I agree, Alan! Republicans should keep what they sow. It wouldn't take long for them to agree that activities taking place are inhumane and torture. Just one day should do it. Anyone denying this is happening should get a turn! Especially trump.

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Kathryn Ann Williams's avatar

Do you really expect DeSatan to be honest? I trust Amnesty International ! We are becoming the LOCK 'EM UP STATE , Sad state of affairs for anyone not straight, white and male

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John Romanchuk's avatar

I know this is true, but why no hard evidence to back it up? Even Guantanamo had oversight...what's happening? Are the Senate and House paralyzed?

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J.C. Bruce's avatar

Yes. That is the heart of the problem.

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Terri Weinstein's avatar

YES! We need incontrovertible proof. When I try to talk to Magas about this they simply read the party line and don't believe any of it. So dangerous and ignorant!

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Deborah Phipps's avatar

This is unacceptable from the Govt. Those detainees need processed legally not by these yahoo in the WH and Deplorable DeSantis. One day karma will bite all of the in the arse. I don't wish I'll will but I do believe in judgement day. The whole lot of them are hypocrites, liars,thieves,pedophiles and murderers. That is what is running our country. I don't know about any of you but I don't think we can sit quietly by whole this is going on and if there is enough evidence on the aforementioned take them immediately. Just sayin

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Terri Weinstein's avatar

ABSOLUTELY! I'm a firm believer that what goes around comes around. That doesn't however do anything for those detained. When this happened in Germany many people, even Jews couldn't believe such atrocities were happening. So many did nothing until it was way too late. Are we really going to make the same mistakes??

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Deborah Phipps's avatar

God I hope not....

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Peter Burkard's avatar

It is no wonder they do not allow inspections by members of Congress, something I thought was required by law. I guarantee we will look back on this time as one of the darkest in American history. As the winter solstice approaches, opinion polls show this is a dark time in America in more ways than the season:

—innocent citizens being dragged into detention by masked men;

-- peaceful protestors being called “terrorists”;

—corrupt presidential pardons of numerous horrible people;

—turning America into a surveillance state;

—erasing and faking government data;

—ceaseless lying by government officials;

—covering up pedophilia by the rich and powerful;

—appointing incompetent loyalists to high levels of our government;

—indicting political opponents;

—using the military on our own citizens;

—demands for obedience from universities and the private sector;

—replacing science with ideology;

—bringing back deadly diseases that were nearly eradicated;

—slashing research into curing cancer and AIDS;

—causing healthcare premiums to skyrocket;

—literally killing millions overseas by slashing treatments for deadly diseases and food aid;

—doing away with anything that benefits the environment;

—rewriting history;

—attempts at voter suppression;

—racial profiling of minorities and blatant racism expressed by the POTUS;

—staggering levels of corruption at the highest levels of government.

I take heart in plummeting approval ratings for and increasing resistance against the POTUS and his party. Stay informed and keep resisting, America. And make sure you’re eligible to vote in 2026!

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Gordon Lunt's avatar

The current Governor is in his last year and has NOTHING TO LOOSE.

His follow along Governor candidate is a former US Soldier and might understand and wish to avoid

scrutiny by the public so would be good to interview to ferret out his attitudes about this topic.

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pattie's avatar

can’t wait for the Hague to start prosecuting DeSantis and all these DHS people who are liars!!

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Linda Gefen's avatar

For anyone who cares, we forgot "we must never forget"... referring to the Holocaust. That lack of care for people you have control over is just another egregious act that we will talk about yet do nothing to stop! History is the bridge between knowledge and ignorance...we are ignorant!!

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Deborah Marsack's avatar

If Dumby wanted cruelty he couldn't have picked a worse state!! Gov DeStupid is more than happy to house & subject immigrants to torture!! I would say he revels in it!! They WILL all pay!! 💙😡💙😡💙😡💙😡💙😡💙

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Rebecca's avatar

I waa born in 1949 & I remember the horror stories, told to me by my parents, about the Japanese concentration camps, set up in various parts of the USA.

I remember how some of my Japanese friends told us stories about their legal US citizens family members, being rounded up with illegal Japanese people, & placed into these concentration camps. It's a shame that centuries later, the treatment of human beings, legal or not, hasn't changed.

Their crime is not just being here illegally , but also for beingMexican

legal or not & that's scary. My faith in God is what comforts me, because I know that these evil Trump Admin people who are administering all this horrific torture & hate to innocent humans, will get theirs, it's just a matter of time.

Oh how the worm does turn!!

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Terri Weinstein's avatar

OOPS! that comment to Alan was supposed to say "reap" what you sow.

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