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Trump Signs Executive Orders to Militarize Police, Punish Sanctuary Cities and Refugees

www.democracynow.org Trump Signs Executive Orders to Militarize Police, Punish Sanctuary Cities and Refugees

President Trump has signed three more executive orders, further cracking down on the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers. One order seeks to compile a list of so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with Trump’s mass deportation policies. A second order further militarizes local poli...

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www.democracynow.org /2025/4/29/headlines/trump_signs_executive_orders_to_militarize_police_punish_sanctuary_cities_and_refugees

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A reminder that sheriffs are generally elected and are almost always attention seeking assholes. ACAB to the grave.
Edit was for clarity.

So the military said “no.”
- He just hasn't removed the right people...yet. The military will be coming, make no mistake.
  
  IMO it's unlikely, from the day you "swear in", throughout all of boot camp and at regular trainings after its beat into you that you serve the constitution and that you can and SHOULD disregard an illegal order and what constitutes an illegal order AND an illegal order from the Commander in chief especially is still an illegal order and should be dealt with accordingly
  And let me tell you, there's far far FAR more enlisted just waiting for an illegal order to come through so they can finally tell an officer to go fuck themselves

A third executive order requires professional truck drivers to be proficient in English.
Racist as fuck.

Is it time to be violent yet?
- No. Please start anytime you're ready. Be safe out there, friend.
  
  But you said no?
  
  @_wizard@lemmy.world , They already decided. Stand down men!
- I think it was Mao Zedong who said "political power grows out of the ballot box." or something like that.
- You yanks should have started the violence well and truely by now tbh! Now it's just a combo of sad and horrifying watching this from afar!
  
  It's more horrifying to watch it from within lol

You mean the police aren’t already militarized? We had them riding APCs out here in PDX in his first term. Oy vey do I hate this man.

I should ask my mom what her defense of police is now
- "Oh honey you just don't understand. He's doing this for your safety, and I trust him. You know you'd really like him if you gave him a chance. I thought I raised you to know better."
  Or some equally gaslit shit if they're anything like mine.
  
  No, no nothing like that.
  She's staunchly against the idea that ACAB, and will fight tooth and nail that there are some bad apples but most want to help, yadda yadda.
- "You won't be arrested if you don't do anything wrong. Just let them do their jobs!"

As our sleazy ass SCOTUS is derelict in its duty to protect the Fourth Amendment, Colorado's "Make My Day" law applies to warrantless raids in Denver. State's rights, motherfuckers!

One order seeks to compile a list of so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with Trump’s mass deportation policies.
JB Pritzker has entered the chat
- If I were JB Pritzker, I'd activate the Illinois State Guard. They need time to get staffed, trained, and procure equipment.
  
  I'm wondering what will happen when a state's National Guard gets conflicting orders from the governor of that state and the US Executive Branch.

Fuck me, now my hat makes me look like a fascist.
And I was just starting to look good in it

That photo...just 🤌
"show a posse of racist police that was the beginning of police cars in the US starting to fly Confederate flags"

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