ICE did sweeps in Northern Virginia last night

[ehrnst]

Just rounding up day workers at the Home Depot, 7/11 - not "felons."

Fuckface McFerrethead is desperate for the appearance of a "victory,"

[BSdetect]

1. These operatives need not fully comply with fascist orders

Just let people avoid arrest / detention. Report that there were no suspects at the venue. Stand up for fairness.

Who is going to manage all the paperwork involved in discipline proceedings?

WE WILL PARDON ALL OF YOU!

[smirkymonkey]

2. Not only is this evil, it is stupid as well.

See the below Keith Olbermann piece explaining the illogicality of a mass immigrant deportation.

http://video.gq.com/watch/the-closer-with-keith-olbermann-how-would-trump-deport-11-million-people-think-about-it

[jmg257]

9. Right - except his timeline may be off...they've rounded up hundreds already, and

don't think they are too concerned about drawn-out processes to deport them that will take years, or a bunch of resources

Took em less then 24 hours to deport Garcia de Rayos.

[ck4829]

25. +1

[libtodeath]

3. This shit has to be unconstitutional.

[jmg257]

10. It wasn't while Bush and Obama were doing it...but trump has expanded the definition of "criminal'

to include just being here 'illegally'.

[crazylikafox]

4. When do we start hearing the stories about crops dying in the fields for lack of harvesters,

construction projects slowing down for lack of workers.

Prices starting to skyrocket. Thank you Donald.

[Nay]

5. The Donald needs to send buses to West Virginia and all those other places where

most people are out of jobs -- get on the bus, we'll take you to your job, which is picking tomatoes/painting houses/harvesting lettuce, etc., etc. Wonder how well that would go over with the deplorables?

[crazylikafox]

6. Absolutely! He told them he would bring jobs back!

[Bettie]

7. They can't do that work

they have bad backs!

Oh, and they want different jobs, not those jobs.

[Nay]

8. Well, they wanted their coal mining jobs back, supposedly. Coal mining is probably just as

physical. Get on the bus!

[roamer65]

11. Yes...and no coal dust.

[Bettie]

12. Remember that news story from earlier in the week

about the town in Kentucky that wants their coal mining jobs back?

What struck me is that 58% of the people were on Social Security Disability. How does that even happen?

The few people I've ever known who tried to get that were turned down.

[Nay]

19. I read that. You want coal mining jobs? Who the hell is going to do them?? You are all

on disability!! Oh, wait -- you say you could go back to work if it was in a coal mine? How does that compute? To get disability, theoretically you shouldn't even be able to hobble around or sit at a desk. . . I'd love for someone to look into that. I'm guessing there is plenty of disability money getting dished out as long as 95% of the recipients are white RWers.

[sammythecat]

20. What is the source

that says 58% of a town were receiving disability? Did it give any sort of reason for such an incredibly high number?

[Bettie]

21. Found it

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/06/news/economy/donald-trump-beattyville-kentucky/

[kiranerys]

22. That's pretty high, but....

to be fair, coal mining is dangerous for the workers, and also can lead to lots of toxic runoff getting in the water system. So I could see there being an unusual proportion of residents who were disabled on the job, or who developed a mental/neurological/intellectual kind of disability from drinking contaminated water.

[bdamomma]

15. Yes, are those supporters going to do those jobs of maid, harvesting, etc.

for low wages?? Then you think how many Senators have Latino housekeepers are they going to tell them pack your bags???? This is horrible to be taking place in the US. Sending mothers and children into misery.

Sorry if I am off topic just worried.

[kiranerys]

23. Nah, they don't want that work, that's why they voted for him

That's the refrain you hear over and over - low-skill uneducated blue-collar workers who are unhappy they can't find a job that pays a middle-class wage anymore. They resent having to work at Walmart - they're sure as **** not going to be willing to pick crops.

[pangaia]

27. It is all part of planned chaos - vis a vis Alexander Dugin and Bannon...

[bdamomma]

13. These raids

that are being conducted are there any agencies helping them? 45 is taking out his revenge or is it Bannon?

[pangaia]

28. Bannon's plan, Fuckface's revenge.

[Mc Mike]

14. Orange hitler is a master at punching down. rec, nt.

[Raine1967]

16. Where in NOVA, ehrnst?

I'd like to contact my officials if it's any of my city, state or congressional districts.

I thank you in advance!

Raine

[ehrnst]

24. Annandale and Alexandria. (nt)

[Raine1967]

26. I also found out it was Arlandria.

That is basically my neighborhood: Del Ray.


I talked to my Vice Mayor and he can only confirm that ICE sent a letter to the City of Alexandria -- the rest (regarding people with h records at all) -- he is having a hard time figuring it out.

This is NOT GOOD.

[TrekLuver]

17. This is how "humane" roundups are done. This is upsetting me quite a bit...seeing these

children crying in fear that their parents are going to be taken away....these disgusting fucks that voted for this...again ZERO EMPATHY. They don't know what the word means..they think it means "sympathy...which they claim they have...so it's Oh I feel sorry for you but get out. CHRISTIANS....voted for this.God fearing folk voted for this.......REALLY?

[Raine1967]

18. Kicking -- it's worse than that. They swept homeless shelters:

Link to tweet

Mr. Berg is the VP of the NAtioanls Alliance to end Homelessness.

They are literally rounding people up.

[randr]

29. Twitler is using tax payer resources just so he can brag

to his minions.

[Cha]

30. Kick!

[bdamomma]

31. K&R