POTUS 45:54: My Polls Are Better Than Your Polls

[Greyeagle]

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I myself am different. Sometimes I post ironically, sometimes I post 100% serious, sometimes I am playing Devils Advocate, every so often I am trolling, sometimes it is a mixture of different types. That is who I am in real life, the difference is it is much easier to read in person. Gets me in trouble around here from time to time. it is (one of many) reasons you probably facepalm when you read what I post because I change my style based on factors that most of the time are unknown

The many faces of Dan!

[Rover]

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Is there a good reason why its ProPublica and not the lamestream news media that's breaking a story like this? Wouldn't be cowardice and timidity amongst institutions like the New York Times, would it? I mean, its not like Facebook posts are all that hard to find.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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The best people.

“BREAKING: ProPublica uncovered a secret Facebook group for thousands of current and former Border Patrol agents filled with derogatory posts, including reported jokes about a 16-year-old migrant who died in US custody or sexist images of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.”

https://thehill.com/latino/451166-pr...ith-derogatory
My favorite part:
Another post included an illustration of a smiling President Trump forcing Ocasio-Cortez’s head toward his crotch. The agent who posted the image commented: “That’s right *****es. The masses have spoken and today democracy won.”

I'll tell ya one thing, it's true
You can't find justice it'll find you

[trixR4kids]

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After I forced myself into a cell w/ women&began speaking to them, one of them described their treatment at the hands of officers as “psychological warfare” - waking them at odd hours for no reason, calling them wh*res, etc.

Tell me what about that is due to a “lack of funding?”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 1, 2019

Abolish. ICE.

[Kepler]

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Can't wait for the false equivalencies. Maybe some rap lyrics?

[Drew S.]

The best people.

“BREAKING: ProPublica uncovered a secret Facebook group for thousands of current and former Border Patrol agents filled with derogatory posts, including reported jokes about a 16-year-old migrant who died in US custody or sexist images of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.”

https://thehill.com/latino/451166-pr...ith-derogatory
My favorite part:
Another post included an illustration of a smiling President Trump forcing Ocasio-Cortez’s head toward his crotch. The agent who posted the image commented: “That’s right *****es. The masses have spoken and today democracy won.”

This might be the least surprising story of 2019.

[aparch]

Abolish. ICE.

The problem is if you banish these employees from being selected for government work with whatever replaces ICE (even for a few years), they're now looking for employment with local police departments either in these areas, or moving across the country to other departments.


But, I agree: abolish ICE.

[Kepler]

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We also have to reform all these policies. Not just roll back Dump but abolish the whole white nationalist police state.

We have to fumigate DHS, the DOD, the FBI, and local cops. We have to remove all the racists from positions of authority, and that means abolishing the GOP in half the states. We have to end American apartheid and that means abolishing Fox and Hate Radio.

[ScoobyDoo]

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These criticisms aside - isn’t she destroying any claim to serve the interests of women/families by standing by as her father jails young children at the border, fights against women’s reproductive healthcare and chooses to suck up to Kim instead of honor Otto Warmbiers parents? https://t.co/shAioqI8AO

— Nicolle Wallace (@NicolleDWallace) July 1, 2019

Yes, he has children and they're all a chip off the old block.

[Drew S.]

We also have to reform all these policies. Not just roll back Dump but abolish the whole white nationalist police state.

We have to fumigate DHS, the DOD, the FBI, and local cops. We have to remove all the racists from positions of authority, and that means abolishing the GOP. We have to end American apartheid.

Who would you hire in their place?

[Kepler]

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Who would you hire in their place?

There's a lot of underemployed rational people in this country. I don't think we'd have any problem replacing the gorillas.

[WeAreNDHockey]

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The problem is if you banish these employees from being selected for government work with whatever replaces ICE (even for a few years), they're now looking for employment with local police departments either in these areas, or moving across the country to other departments.


But, I agree: abolish ICE.

Have you seen who police departments are hiring nowadays? 'Roid raging ex-military types who joined the armed forces of this country because they hoped to be able to shoot at brown people.

In addition to abolishing ICE, there are about 17,900 ( of the approximately 17,985 that exist )other law enforcement agencies that we need to abolish. We need a handful of federal agencies that can handle federal law enforcement, counter-terrorism and intelligence gathering, and each state should have one. That's all. I'd even be willing to keep the overall number of law enforcement officers in each state as it is now (to placate the cops, if I waved my magic wand, I'd reduce the number of cops drastically too), but since they all derive their power and certification from the state, just have them all employed BY the state. One set of rules and policies, one set or training criteria, one central controlling authority in each state.

[Drew S.]

There's a lot of underemployed rational people in this country. I don't think we'd have any problem replacing the gorillas.

I think it’s a lot easier said than done. I believe most police are under collective bargaining so it probably will never happen anyway, even though it should.

[ScoobyDoo]

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Who would you hire in their place?

Actual human beings?

[SJHovey]

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There's a lot of underemployed rational people in this country. I don't think we'd have any problem replacing the gorillas.

I think you'd be surprised. Law enforcement, in many areas, struggles to attract candidates. It's not exactly a dream job. You can get killed, you'll probably have to start out working nights, and honestly a sizable percent of the population either hates you or, at best, has zero respect for you.