And when the police arrived they started questioning him about whether he agreed with Trump on deportations and Gaza. The police questioning people on their political views seems to be becoming standard in the USA.

“Why are they saying you pushed a priest?”

“They were trying to pull me away from the pulpit. I grabbed the pulpit and just held on. I didn’t push anyone. They had four guys grabbing me and dragging me off there.”

“What made you want to preach today?” “I’m worried about human beings, our brothers and sisters who live within our midst and are being targeted by the government.”

“What do you consider to be targeted by the government? What class of people are you …”

“Undocumented immigrants.”

“So you don’t agree with deportations and things like that?”

“Uh-huh.”

“Did you say anything like that?”

“I didn’t even get there.”

Looking at a copy of Gillcrist’s prepared remarks, the officer said, “So I see you mention Gaza and Ukraine in here. What’s your message with that?”

“They’re our brothers and sisters. When we stop seeing people that way it’s so easy to start making laws or enacting policies that harm them.”

Hegseth has white supremacist tattoos. Those are approved of.

Still not sure whether OP is Pete Hegseth.

Ssshhh, you’re not supposed to actually think it through!

That is exactly how the Nazis in charge are thinking about this. They assume they’ll make it through because they’re constitutionally superior, while the weak die and are no longer a burden on the Übermenschen.

We’re going to have at least two pandemics at the same time, and the USA will have no government left to deal with it, just a few kooks and Nazis with their theories of eugenics, random vitamins, bleach, horse dewormers and survival of the most racially superior.

I doubt the courts would be respected even if they ruled against it. Trump is currently ignoring the courts to have people illegally kidnapped and deported to foreign prisons, with no due process, some of them to be enslaved there for life:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/what-to-know-about-the-el-salvador-mega-prison-where-trump-sent-hundreds-of-immigrants

From that article:

CECOT prisoners do not receive visits and are never allowed outdoors. The prison does not offer workshops or educational programs to prepare them to return to society after their sentences. … Bukele’s justice minister has said that those held at CECOT would never return to their communities.

The Trump administration has not identified the migrants deported, provided any evidence they are in fact members of Tren de Aragua or that they committed any crimes in the U.S.

“Medal” I think, not “metal”. But yes. They think only white people can achieve anything on merit.

There’s not really anything wrong with being incompetent, so long as you have the humility to admit it and learn from people who know better, and try not to cause harm. That’s not Musk’s minions though.

It has been known to happen.

Yes, part of the authoritarian playbook is to train the populace to disengage from politics.

Here’s a poster for the party Elon Musk is supporting in Germany. Do we still give him the benefit of the doubt? I don’t see much doubt to be had.

…crickets…

Sorry, too busy genociding.

That was the first one, and then another one a few seconds later. Nothing accidental here.

You know, like that irritating Mr. Hitler.

Jebus.

Last time I looked they were (seriously) blaming Native Americans for the LA fires.

This is definitely his getting-blown-by-an-ostrich face.

Yep. Hexcells Infinite hasn’t overtaxed my RTX 3080 yet. That may have been a slight waste of money.

You just prefix “turbo” to whatever it would have been without.