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babydollhead

(2,255 posts)
Sat Jan 18, 2025, 04:39 PM Jan 18

A chilling estate sale, today [View all]

A friend invited me to a “free sale” of an estate nearby.
When we walked inside we are told everything is free. It’s a wreck, with all of the trappings of everyday life. Dressers full of clothes, house keys, kitchen still with food that was also up for grabs.
What happened to the family that lived there?
They have 2 trans sons, on the spectrum,
teenagers. They fled the country for Mexico yesterday, because they worried for the safety of their children.
Just left.
There were drivers licenses, medication, shampoo in the shower.
Like how Jews had to leave their homes with nothing. And then the people who went in and took anything they wanted
I’m crying for what is happening and the fear so many people will live with.
And for all the people that leave. Or want to leave. And all of the ones who stay.

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A chilling estate sale, today [View all] babydollhead Jan 18 OP
I was in Ross stores a couple a weeks ago and this couple was buying a big suitcase kimbutgar Jan 18 #1
I have non-immigrant friends (with at least some $$) doing likewise... hlthe2b Jan 18 #5
I know some American born, researching possible other countries, JUST IN CASE BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 18 #38
👍 tccturtle Jan 18 #42
Same Here Deep State Witch Jan 19 #105
Some of my sibling in-laws are doing the same. Sky Jewels Jan 19 #131
🍊 💩 🤡!!! 😂 robbob Jan 19 #88
Side comment: I LOVE your "orange shit clown" emoji name LearnedHand Jan 19 #117
I've been emotional all day, so I share in your tears... hlthe2b Jan 18 #2
That's horrible! Dave Bowman Jan 18 #3
I'm so sorry for the family. I don't know if they made the right move or not. rsdsharp Jan 18 #4
Good question. It was probably unauthorized. It sounds like looting to me. Oopsie Daisy Jan 18 #8
It was overseen by a family friend babydollhead Jan 18 #49
OK. Still a tragedy, but at least it wasn't theft. rsdsharp Jan 18 #52
My best trans friend AKwannabe Jan 19 #73
Just breaks my heart to hear this. FM123 Jan 18 #6
Sounds more like looting to me crazylikafox Jan 18 #7
If this is true, I think they made a big mistake. yardwork Jan 18 #9
No indication the repubs target trans ? Nigrum Cattus Jan 18 #16
Uh huh. I'm gay and I know all that. yardwork Jan 18 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author LearnedHand Jan 19 #119
Yep, sounds very far-fetched to me. tritsofme Jan 18 #17
Just a little johnnyfins Jan 19 #77
Trump is absolutely going after trans people Arazi Jan 18 #18
Yeah, I know. But fleeing to Mexico and abandoning everything? yardwork Jan 18 #27
Stay safe friend Arazi Jan 18 #36
Thank you, and I sincerely hope I'm right! yardwork Jan 18 #43
Not everyone is as stable as you and yours. vanlassie Jan 19 #70
People create their own fear narrative Melon Jan 19 #71
If you don't mind, what state do you live in? whopis01 Jan 19 #84
I live in North Carolina. yardwork Jan 19 #85
I agree that there must be more to the story whopis01 Jan 19 #136
SCOTUS is taking up the Mahmoud v Taylor case this term which asks to ban LGBTQ materials from the classroom. magasnightmare Jan 18 #60
Yeah that's just sanctioning religious bigotry Arazi Jan 19 #69
I will "attack" anyone for bigoted beliefs. yardwork Jan 19 #86
Thomas and Alito mountain grammy Jan 19 #103
This country is being setup for a genocide. Initech Jan 20 #142
That was ForgedCrank Jan 18 #28
What we are seeing and writing about has nothing to do with the campaign... Trueblue Texan Jan 18 #68
😳😮 tccturtle Jan 18 #45
Sorry I'm not running around with my hair on fire. yardwork Jan 18 #46
Yet. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 19 #80
Right. I'll wait. yardwork Jan 19 #87
I had the same reaction - and then it dawned on me - soldierant Jan 18 #65
I can imagine it Sucha NastyWoman Jan 19 #75
What??? This has been his sycophants marching cry AllyCat Jan 19 #89
Trump runs his mouth a lot. yardwork Jan 19 #92
He doesn't need to go after trans people in the military. AllyCat Jan 19 #93
"planning the deportation of minorities" ? stopdiggin Jan 19 #94
What? Cirsium Jan 19 #100
deporting minorities? stopdiggin Jan 19 #101
It has never been about immigrants Cirsium Jan 19 #110
link for that? EX500rider Jan 19 #108
Birthright citizenship Cirsium Jan 19 #112
I doubt that would be retroactive & he proposes lots of stupid stuff, most of which does not happen EX500rider Jan 19 #113
Of course it is retroactive Cirsium Jan 19 #116
No it wouldn't have to only be retroactive EX500rider Jan 19 #122
"Get" citizenship? Cirsium Jan 19 #124
Well anyway he would have to get past the 14th Amendment which seems unlikely EX500rider Jan 19 #127
That doesn't stand in his way Cirsium Jan 19 #130
Yeah he's not a dictator EX500rider Jan 19 #134
Good grief Cirsium Jan 19 #135
It's not like I don't have another 4 years of trump presidency to compare to EX500rider Jan 20 #148
you are still completely skirting the 'deporting minorities' assertion. stopdiggin Jan 19 #129
I am not skirting anything Cirsium Jan 19 #132
unless you're going to show me where they say, "We plan to deport minorities, starting with .. " stopdiggin Jan 19 #137
Correct Cirsium Jan 19 #138
and does the statement stopdiggin Jan 19 #139
You must be kidding Cirsium Jan 20 #144
I refer to the simple action of prosecuting crime stopdiggin Jan 20 #150
Did my best Cirsium Jan 20 #151
All of those links in Post # 132 are in reference to deportations that occurred when Obama was president n/t MichMan Jan 20 #140
Yes? Cirsium Jan 20 #145
It's not a fucking state issue LearnedHand Jan 19 #121
Sounds like trespassing and theft to me. flvegan Jan 18 #10
Did someone die or go into a nursing home? dalton99a Jan 18 #11
This cannot possibly have happened as told. nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 18 #12
Well AKwannabe Jan 19 #74
What's in Mexico? LeftInTX Jan 18 #13
Don't worry sdfernando Jan 18 #21
Mexico has fecal coliforms in their tap water. There is also giardia in a lot of places in their tap water. LeftInTX Jan 18 #23
Travel Advisories enid602 Jan 19 #106
Not true at all OrangeJoe Jan 18 #26
I hear Baja is fine both with the tap water and cops. LeftInTX Jan 18 #33
Some on my relatives go down there to fish Mosby Jan 19 #91
Gunfire? Cirsium Jan 19 #99
No, nothing like the US, kinda weird statement cirsium Mosby Jan 19 #114
America sucks??? Cirsium Jan 19 #115
Mexico's murder rate is roughly four times as high as the US. Mosby Jan 19 #120
I know Cirsium Jan 19 #123
Tijuana has 5x the murder rate as Chicago Melon Jan 20 #157
Chicago? Cirsium Jan 20 #158
Here you go Melon Jan 20 #159
Per capita Cirsium Jan 20 #160
I call the cartels Mexican ISIS Arazi Jan 19 #125
Link? SaintLouisBlues Jan 19 #118
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jan 19 #126
There's actually large expat communities in Mexico Arazi Jan 18 #34
But just to take off and leave everything without planning. My friends daughter worked and lived in MX City LeftInTX Jan 18 #37
We gay folk have learned strategy. yardwork Jan 18 #48
The whole "taking off" is just strange to me. LeftInTX Jan 18 #50
Lots of places in Mexico are far safer than US IrishBubbaLiberal Jan 18 #40
Exactly! But it helps to "plan". LeftInTX Jan 18 #41
"Lots of places in Mexico are far safer than US" Certainly not in general EX500rider Jan 19 #109
Mass shootings in US, Road rage shootings in US. IrishBubbaLiberal Jan 20 #152
New Orleans murder rate is extremely bad IrishBubbaLiberal Jan 20 #153
Oh yes and that's the overall homicide rate for Mexico EX500rider Jan 20 #154
Mass shootings in US is horrifying IrishBubbaLiberal Jan 20 #155
So is having your head cut off and being hung from a bridge like in Mexico EX500rider Jan 20 #156
There are a number of expat communities in Mexico... av8rdave Jan 19 #83
Yes and you have to "plan" to live in those communities. LeftInTX Jan 19 #98
Agreed av8rdave Jan 20 #149
This is scary LetMyPeopleVote Jan 18 #14
Omg. Alliepoo Jan 18 #15
I am working on leaving as well. sdfernando Jan 18 #19
Where are you going? BonnieJW Jan 18 #32
I've set my sights on Spain for now. sdfernando Jan 18 #55
Spain is well tired of foreigners róisín_dubh Jan 18 #57
It's notoriously difficult for Sanchez sdfernando Jan 18 #66
I like 'IT'. So would Stephen King Joinfortmill Jan 18 #59
We need to get over this doom and gloom attitude, we need to be stronger and not accept in any way Escurumbele Jan 18 #20
Mexico requires passports now. I guess you could bribe your way in.... LeftInTX Jan 18 #24
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My husband is Mexican. So just stop it. LeftInTX Jan 18 #39
This is scary.... Bluethroughu Jan 18 #22
I have a Chinese friend CanonRay Jan 18 #31
OMG BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 18 #35
What is really scary is people a looting a house, not knowing if the story is true. Srkdqltr Jan 18 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author morillon Jan 18 #47
Sorry, but in what U.S. state were they living? Exp Jan 18 #51
Pennsylvania babydollhead Jan 18 #67
And going to Mexico instead of Canada? catrose Jan 19 #78
Many years ago homegirl Jan 18 #53
Cool story nt sarisataka Jan 18 #54
My God. No words. Joinfortmill Jan 18 #56
Only monsters will cheer on the deportations SunImp Jan 18 #58
Post removed Post removed Jan 18 #61
Well Hello!! Kind of late for you isn't it? GP6971 Jan 18 #62
Both home buyers and renters are calling real estate agents 600 times more than other year here in Costa Rica. 🇨🇷 LakeArenal Jan 18 #63
Like Jews Who Fled Germany Before the Holocaust FrankTC Jan 18 #64
This is NOT cool AKwannabe Jan 19 #72
SSI Isn't enough to pay to flee I_UndergroundPanther Jan 19 #76
My friend's parents were in the camps. They got here in the early fifties. I always wondered how they had ... marble falls Jan 19 #79
Plot twist.... Fla_Democrat Jan 19 #81
Um yeah... Littlered Jan 19 #82
Is this what DU has evolved into? Bit fantastical story wouldn't you say? NoMoreRepugs Jan 19 #90
if this actually happened (the way described) stopdiggin Jan 19 #96
Or even if there is anything about Mexico involved.... LeftInTX Jan 19 #102
suspicious. and altogther - dubious ? stopdiggin Jan 19 #104
Yeah, doesn't really add up. Patton French Jan 20 #147
Rather odd that someone would leave their driver's license when leaving the country. Essential ID document. Martin68 Jan 19 #95
This is so sad. PennRalphie Jan 19 #97
"Like how Jews had to leave their homes with nothing." Chose to, not "had to" EX500rider Jan 19 #107
My family was expelled from Turkey. But, that was in 1915. LeftInTX Jan 19 #111
Not weird at all! ShazzieB Jan 19 #128
[Citation Needed] JoseBalow Jan 19 #133
Half of this country has completely lost their fucking minds. Initech Jan 20 #141
My biggest fear is that I might eventually SAY something to one of these Nazi-wannabees Jack Valentino Jan 20 #143
Seems terribly shortsighted. Patton French Jan 20 #146
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