"Fact-checking does not fail because it is too weak; rather, it fails because it is aimed at persuasion on individual points of fact—a tactic the opponent has already abandoned. What MAGA is trying to do instead is build a culture of submission to an unaccountable authority."

#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #MaskedThugs #lies #fascism
/8

"As Hannah Arendt put it in the last public interview she gave, 'If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer. . . . With such a people you can then do what you please.'

Once this basic orientation is understood, it becomes clearer how familiar critiques and tactics miss the point."

~ Kaivan Shroff

#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #MaskedThugs #lies #fascism
/7

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Does DHS Flack Tricia McLaughlin Believe Her Own Lies?

She knows what her real audience wants to hear from her.

^{Kaivan Shroff (The Bulwark)}

"But now DOJ has just filed a motion to dismiss all the charges. Prosecutors said this in their motion to dismiss: 'Newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit.'”

#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #MaskedThugs #lies #fascism
/6

"'ATTEMPTED MURDER: An ICE officer is fighting for his life after he was allegedly ambushed with a shovel and a broom handle by 3 illegal immigrants during a traffic stop that quickly spiraled into a foot chase, a violent struggle, and gunfire.''

This is what Kristi Noem said right after the incident: 'What we saw last night in Minneapolis was an attempted murder of federal law enforcement.'”

#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #MaskedThugs #lies #fascism
/5

“'Both officers have been placed on administrative leave. The US Attorney’s Office is investigating these false statements. Upon conclusion of the investigation, the officers may face termination of employment, as well as potential criminal prosecution.'

… This was the Fox headline on Jan 15:"

#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #MaskedThugs #lies #fascism
/4

"ICE Director Todd Lyons admitted in a statement today that ICE officers lied under oath in an investigation that led to criminal charges against two innocent men: 'Today, a joint review by ICE and DOJ of video evidence revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements.'”

~ Ron Filipkowski

#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #MaskedThugs #lies #fascism
/3

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 307. 2/13/26

… ICE Director Todd Lyons admitted in a statement today that ICE officers lied under oath in an investigation that led to criminal charges against two innocent men: “Today, a joint review by ICE and DOJ of video evidence revealed that sworn testimony…

^{Ron Filipkowski (Meidas+)}

"So that, you know, that that does kind of scare me a little bit that, you know,
Republicans seem to feel no shame about that or kind of compunction that, you know, it's really kind of an escalation of. you know, an authoritarian takeover in our country."

#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #MaskedThugs #lies #fascism
/2

"The only reason that they are wearing masks is because they want impunity to commit crimes. And there's no other, at least to my knowledge, you know, comparable developed nation where that is a thing, you know, having basically secret police like that."

~ Aaron Rupar

#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #MaskedThugs #lies #fascism
/1

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ICE's Lasting Scars on Minneapolis | It's The Democracy, Stupid with Public Notice's Aaron Rupar & Edwin Eisendrath

The ICE drawdown in the Twin Cities signals that Trump's losing the narrative. Aaron gives his perspective from the ground.

^{Edwin Eisendrath (Lincoln Square)}