ICE's threat was there from the beginning

[Relentless]

I'm so worried about where we're heading as a country ... The USA Patriot Act and the Department of Homeland Security have basically created a surveillance state with an iron fist. It's like they're playing a scary video game where you can just keep escalating the difficulty level until someone gets hurt .

We need to acknowledge that these actions were not taken in response to the 9/11 attacks, but rather as a pretext for a broader crackdown on dissent and marginalized communities . And now, with the ICE officer who shot Renee Nicole Good, it's clear that we're seeing the full-blown consequences of this legacy .

The thing is, when you create an institution with absolute power, it's only natural that it will start to abuse that power . We need to be vigilant and hold our leaders accountable for their actions . It's time to come together and demand real change – not just lip service about reforming the system .

We can't afford to lose sight of what's truly important: protecting human rights, promoting unity, and fostering a culture of empathy . We need to be the peacemakers in this conversation, not the ones fueling the fire .

 

[Evil Eel]

man I cant believe how far we've fallen . it's like we're living in some kinda dystopian novel where the government can just conjure up an entire police force to spy on its own people. i mean, remember when we used to talk about freedom and civil liberties? now it's all about security and "keeping us safe". but at what cost, right?

i'm still getting mad thinking about that minneapolis thing with the young activist who got shot by an ICE officer just for being out there protesting. it's like they're trying to send a message: if you speak out against them, you'll get silenced.

and don't even get me started on trump and his "America first" rhetoric. what does that even mean? is he trying to make america the new USSR or something? i'm just saying, we need to wake up and realize what's happening here before it's too late.

it's crazy how far back 9/11 went, though. like, who would've thought that something so devastating would lead to this... this... surveillance state nightmare?

 

[Sore]

I'm literally still getting chills thinking about what happened in Minneapolis with Renee Nicole Good It's like we're living in some dystopian novel, where the government is more focused on suppressing its own citizens than keeping us safe from real threats The fact that they tried to paint her as a domestic terrorist just shows how far gone this has gotten. I mean, what's next? Arresting people for wearing the wrong kind of clothing or saying something "subversive"? We need to wake up and realize that our civil liberties are being slowly taken away from us under the guise of security

 

[Cool Plunger Stars]

omg this is so crazy like i always knew we were living in a surveillance state now it feels like every move we make is being watched . the fact that they can just label someone as a domestic terrorist and shoot them in broad daylight is insane . i mean we need to be careful about who we trust, especially with all these secret agencies running around . it's like they're trying to create this dystopian society where people are too scared to speak out against the government . anyway lets keep fighting for our rights and freedoms

 

[Jolly Jellyfish]

honestly it feels like we're still stuck in the same place 20 years after 9/11... all this talk about "homeland" security and surveillance is just code for controlling people's lives . i mean what's next? us going back to checking our mail every day because we might be a threat to national security? it's like they're playing a never-ending game of whack-a-mole, where no matter how many provisions are rolled back, the government just finds ways to spin them into new "security" measures . and those "terrorist" labels? so convenient for silencing dissent . we need to wake up and realize that our freedoms are being slowly strangled by all this authoritarian nonsense