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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,969 posts) Wed Jan 7, 2026, 07:44 PM Wednesday

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is this ICE shooting a "George Floyd" moment? [View all]

53 votes, 2 passes \| Time left: Time expired
	Yes, this moment is a George Floyd level moment that will galvanize the nation
	41 (77%)
	no, it will fade away in the news like every other outrage
	12 (23%)
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is this ICE shooting a "George Floyd" moment? [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday OP

It's bigger SSJVegeta Wednesday #1

The George Floyd moment is itself a complete bust Prairie Gates Wednesday #2

This is a Kent State moment, MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #3

Meaning what? WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #4

K&R UTUSN Wednesday #5

I'm back to wondering when Trump will try Marshal Law. RoeVWade Wednesday #6

One, it's Martial Law, MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #8

Trump hasn't required facts. Jan 6, declaring emergencies in cities, Chinese and Russian ships surrounding Greenland. RoeVWade Wednesday #15

That doesn't change the fact that he can't declare Martial Law unless the civilian courts and LE MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #16

You have more faith than I do that the administration will stay within control of the normal checks and balances. RoeVWade Wednesday #18

No. Ollie Garkie Wednesday #7

Well, so far you're wrong, MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #9

I sooooo Ollie Garkie Wednesday #10

So do I. MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #12

Her name is Good. Fight for Good lame54 Wednesday #11

Authoritarian Regimes are often politically quite FRAGILE/BRITTLE. And episodes Ars Longa Wednesday #13

"Authority is brittle. It breaks, it leaks..." Aristus Wednesday #14

I"m at Bettie Wednesday #17

I see a lot of Red Mountain Wednesday #19

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