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Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell
@inthehands@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

See, this — •this• — is what ICE+CBP are actually for under this regime. •This• is why they got a budget the size of Russia’s entire military.

It’s nothing to do with immigration. It’s about the would-be dictator having his own private military that:

- can be deployed domestically
- at will
- unbeholden to the UCMJ etc
- or disciplined military culture
- or any accountability whatsoever
- with unpredictably violent behavior
- applied indiscriminately
- to anyone
- so that the entire population is terrified of it

…because for them, the problem with Jan 6 was that the coup wasn’t violent enough and didn’t have enough weapons.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/04/steve-bannon-ice-immigration-agents-polling-sites-midterm-elections

the Guardian

Steve Bannon calls for immigration agents at polling sites during midterms

Ex-Trump adviser adds to elections officials’ concern about potential interference from Trump administration in voting
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Jeremy Kahn
Jeremy Kahn
@trochee@dair-community.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@inthehands

Jesus.

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Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell
@inthehands@hachyderm.io replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@trochee
That is the correct reaction, yes.

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Jeremy Kahn
Jeremy Kahn
@trochee@dair-community.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

@inthehands

Also, this guy makes Pontius Pilate look like a mensch

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