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bigtree

(93,592 posts)
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:06 PM 21 hrs ago

Why isn't a surge of armed and armoured ICE agents descending on Florida to wage war in their communities??

Last edited Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:32 PM - Edit history (1)

...obviously a rhetorical question.



Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice 4h
Wow, who knew there was this much waste, fraud, and abuse in Florida?




According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Michael Kochen, 42, and Sandro Herek, 56, targeted Medicare Advantage beneficiaries through deceptive telemarketing practices, pressuring elderly individuals to accept medical equipment they did not need — and in some cases, did not want. Over the course of the scheme, more than $17 million
was paid by Medicare Advantage plans on fraudulent claims.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/two-healthcare-executives-convicted-exploiting-elderly-medicare-advantage


fun fact:

Donald Trump has repeatedly linked his administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota to fraud cases involving federal nutrition and pandemic aid programs...
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-ice-noem-minnesota-somali-db661df6de1131a034da2bda4bb3d817

There are as many as 130 thousand undocumented immigrants in Minnesota according to reports.

There are an estimated 1.6 million undocumented immigrants in Florida.

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Why isn't a surge of armed and armoured ICE agents descending on Florida to wage war in their communities?? (Original Post) bigtree 21 hrs ago OP
It's a campaign against blue states. RandySF 21 hrs ago #1
si. AllaN01Bear 21 hrs ago #2
If Florida manages JBTaurus83 21 hrs ago #3
GOP creon 21 hrs ago #4
Because trump is just being Keepthesoulalive 20 hrs ago #5
See OP #1, it's solely (or it seems like) directed at 'blue' states. SWBTATTReg 20 hrs ago #6
Or Texas? Resistance1 20 hrs ago #7
Agree - I would love to hear the reaction to these bullies we have in Texas walkingman 20 hrs ago #8
Meh! malaise 20 hrs ago #9

JBTaurus83

(945 posts)
3. If Florida manages
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:19 PM
21 hrs ago

To elect a Dem governor and flip a bunch of congressional seats, rest assured, the vengeance tour will come to Florida as well.

Keepthesoulalive

(2,157 posts)
5. Because trump is just being
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 06:37 PM
20 hrs ago

A racist asshole. He gets off on terrorizing people who can’t defend themselves. They need the immigrants to work the fields and construction in Florida and Texas they voted for him so he will go easy on them . Walz ran against him and being the petty brat he is , it’s retribution time.

SWBTATTReg

(26,121 posts)
6. See OP #1, it's solely (or it seems like) directed at 'blue' states.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:10 PM
20 hrs ago

Of course we all know this is wrong, to single out punishment on a per state basis, but this is how tRUMP works. He divides, he lies, he steals, and everything else under the sun. Maybe he'll take a wrong turn into a food processor, there's always that. But, personally, I think his lousy diet and lousy health habits are going to do him in, w/o any outside help.

walkingman

(10,427 posts)
8. Agree - I would love to hear the reaction to these bullies we have in Texas
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 07:28 PM
20 hrs ago

State government. They tlike to talk big but are all cowards including Gov. Hot Wheels.

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