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Bumbles

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7. Watching this play out reminds me of my boys playing with guns in our neighborhood's backyards.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 09:49 AM

8 hrs ago

My two sons didn't have toy guns. That didn't stop them from picking up sticks to use as a "gun." These ICE agents are acting about as professional and judicious as little kids did when they were play acting. A lot of bluff and bravado, in this case, protected by masks and a criminal government.

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' A young man is clearly complying, yet an agent still smashes his head into a wall. The "comply or die" authoritarians [View all] riversedge 11 hrs ago OP

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This country has lost its way. Bristlecone 11 hrs ago #2

Abolished... lonely bird 9 hrs ago #4

I agree. And the Dems are trying but they have little power at this point. I do riversedge 8 hrs ago #6

I used to think "abolish" was too far. Not anymore Girard442 5 hrs ago #11

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The orange freak thinks* he's the reincarnation of hitler MLWR 9 hrs ago #5

Watching this play out reminds me of my boys playing with guns in our neighborhood's backyards. Bumbles 8 hrs ago #7

This will not be on network television. twodogsbarking 8 hrs ago #8

I think you are spot on. riversedge 7 hrs ago #9

I did see a dog chase a bear from a backyard a bunch of times though. twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #10