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Democrats in Congress erupted in fury Saturday after federal agents fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, with some calling to deploy the National Guard and partially shut down the government in response. Why it matters: Democrats are growing ever more strident in their criticism of ICE, Customs and Border Patrol and other immigration authorities as the Trump administration has used the agencies to swarm cities across the country. All but six of the House’s 213 Democrats voted this week against a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security over concerns about a lack of constraints on ICE and CBP agents. The bill passed the House but needs support from at least seven Senate Democrats, who are now under more pressure than ever to block it. “The Senate should reject the DHS funding bill next week until significant reforms are added to the bill. We need a complete overhaul,” Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) said in a post on X.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    Remember how Democrats responded to Columbia students protesting Palestine injustice?

    But I guess this latest killing by ICE requires more introspection and soul searching.

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      The democrats are also owned by Israel. Our government is occupied by Israel as soon as the Epstein files drop their leverage is gone. The corrupt politicians and Israel would rather burn our country to the ground than lose their grip on power

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        The democrats are also owned by Israel.

        Biden was the beating heart of the pro-Israeli Senate caucus. His elevation to President enabled the Holocaust in Gaza.

        Liberals don’t want to deal with that, because all they care about is Beating Trump. They’ll tolerate any amount of fascism, just so long as their team is in charge

        as soon as the Epstein files drop their leverage is gone

        That’s pure cope

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        This. This is why the full unredacted release is so important, so we can force out all the corrupt sacks of shit the Israelis have kompromat on. It isn’t about ruining Trump, he can do no wrong in his cult’s eyes. It’s about the large percentage of other corrupt traitors in government who have go to go so we have a chance to survive.