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Lonestarblue

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Thu Jan 29, 2026, 07:21 AM 10 hrs ago

Trump's Lies Have a Purpose

David French has a good piece in the NYT today on Trump’s lies and plans to use ICE and CBP to control the country. The whole article is worth reading (link below is free).

“It’s important to know exactly what is happening in our country. President Trump suffered a setback in Minneapolis. His larger project proceeds apace, however, and it’s creating a parallel MAGA reality that is laying the foundation for a further escalation of state violence.

Here’s how the process works. First, federal officers (mainly from ICE and the Border Patrol) engage in extraordinarily aggressive and lawless conduct, including initiating physical contact with protesters or members of the public.

And they’re not limiting their aggression to criminal illegal immigrants, the “worst of the worst.” They’re detaining people who have been granted lawful status, they’ve swept up citizens in the dragnet and they’re claiming the authority to enter people’s homes without judicial warrants granting them a right to search.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/opinion/truump-ice-minnesota-noem-miller.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IFA.MIq5.fJoXhMQWNkny&smid=url-share

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