trump's trans ban: because why not make the military even more of a dumpster fire?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, leading the charge to make America's military _great again_ by narrowing down who can wear the uniform. Spoiler: it's not as inclusive as you might hope.
In yet another bold initiative to prove he has an unrivaled talent for alienating and demoralizing his own troops, the Department of Defense is back with a vengeance—attempting to oust transgender service members. Because nothing says 'supporting our troops' like kicking them to the curb for daring to be themselves. In a move that shocks absolutely no one, the administration that brought you the Muslim Ban and child separation policies is once again targeting a vulnerable group, under the guise of national security, of course. But don't worry, because multiple federal judges have temporarily blocked this latest exercise in ridiculousness—further proving that sometimes the leopards eat someone else's face first.
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Polygraphs: The DHS's Clumsy Attempt at Accountability
The Department of Homeland Security logo.
In a spectacular show of bureaucratic incompetence, the Department of Homeland Security has decided that the way to combat leaks is to strap employees to a lie detector like it’s a scene straight out of a bad spy flick. Are they really so clueless that they think dampening employee morale with invasive polygraph tests will solve their issues with transparency? Meanwhile, Secretary Noem’s idea of accountability starts and ends with pointing fingers at ‘leakers’ instead of addressing the systemic failures within her own organization. This isn’t security; it’s a farce that’s as entertaining as it is absurd.
#anti-immigration#full-stupid#incompetence
trump's military: now with even less diversity
President Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth: Reshaping the military, one discriminatory policy at a time.
In another triumph of exemplary leadership, President Trump has directed the Pentagon to remove transgender service members from the military. Because nothing says 'military readiness' like tossing out qualified personnel over bigotry. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, taking a page from the 'Let's Make the Military Great Again' handbook, signed off on a memo to identify and separate those pesky soldiers who have dared to serve while being openly themselves. The memo delightfully clarifies that 'the Department only recognizes two sexes', because why should science and humanity ever get in the way of good old-fashioned discrimination? Meanwhile, SPARTA, an advocacy group for transgender service members, reminds us that trans soldiers have been serving 'openly and honorably' for nearly a decade—something that no amount of executive orders can erase.
#fascism#anti-immigration
migrants in guantanamo describe being in hell
Migrants deported by the United States last week arrive at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, from the Guantánamo Bay naval station. (Pedro Mattey/AFP/Getty Images)
Trump just **turned Guantánamo Bay into an immigration detention center**, shipping nearly 180 migrants to a **notorious military prison** where they were **kept in solitary confinement, stripped, shackled, and driven to suicidal despair.** DHS called them the **“worst of the worst”**—but somehow, **none of them had criminal records.** Because nothing says **“land of the free”** like throwing asylum seekers into **a black site known for torture.**
Source: washingtonpost.com
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president dumb shit's doj moves to fire people that can actually help him with his deportations
pam bondi
The Trump administration just fired multiple immigration judges, further crippling an already overwhelmed immigration court system with a 3.6 million case backlog—because mass deportations apparently don’t need due process. The Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review axed at least 18 judges, including some hired during the Biden administration, prompting allegations that the firings were purely political. The move contradicts bipartisan efforts to hire more immigration judges and speed up case processing, with even legal experts calling it a self-inflicted disaster. Meanwhile, Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan is ramping up mass deportations, recruiting agents from DEA, FBI, and ATF while seeking Pentagon funding to hire private contractors for detention centers. Justice? Efficiency? Who needs ‘em when you have chaos.
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ice removes top officials because the toddler in chief is an unrealistic moron
ice agents getting ready to be the blowjob givers in their local glory hole
Two top ICE officials just got the boot because they weren’t deporting people fast enough to satisfy Trump’s hunger for mass removals. Russell Hott and Peter Berg were reassigned after ICE failed to hit the administration’s aggressive daily arrest quotas—because apparently tripling arrests still isn’t enough. Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, wants to detain over 100,000 people daily but is running out of money, leading to desperate pleas for more funding. Meanwhile, ICE officers are already working six or seven days a week, but since illegal border crossings have plummeted, they’re now forced to ramp up raids in U.S. cities instead. Guess when you promise “millions” of deportations, reality becomes just another obstacle.
Source: washingtonpost.com
#anti-immigration#losses
dhs seeks to redirect irs agents from tax cases to immigration
irs in washington
In a recent development, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested that the Treasury Department deputize Internal Revenue Service (IRS) criminal investigators to assist with immigration enforcement efforts. This initiative aims to leverage the IRS's expertise in financial investigations to combat human trafficking and identify businesses employing undocumented workers. The move is part of a broader strategy to involve various federal agencies in immigration enforcement.
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ice games the system by altering time stamps to make old arrests look new, f*cking lames ahaha
Ice has updated the timestamps on old press releases, making them appear more recent in Google searches. Composite: Angelica Alzona/Guardian Design; Photo by Kevin Mohatt via Reuters
Turns out ICE isn’t just rounding people up—they’re also rounding up old press releases, slapping fresh timestamps on them, and letting Google do the rest. Thousands of outdated ICE announcements, some over a decade old, suddenly flooded search results with a brand-new “Updated: 01/24/2025” label, making it seem like mass raids were happening nationwide. Convenient timing, given Trump’s latest deportation crusade. Immigration lawyers and tech experts uncovered the scheme, which conveniently disappeared after media inquiries—because nothing says oops, you caught us quite like quietly reverting the timestamps. But the damage was done: panic spread, fear took hold, and Kristi Noem got her photo op in an ICE vest. Mission accomplished.
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ice nabs non-criminals because why not
Carlos, the terrifying non-criminal immigrant, trying out his new bicycle before ICE swoops in to restore national security.
ICE, bravely defending America from the pressing threat of non-criminals, has been busy arresting scores of migrants with spotless records. That's right, in Trump's America, you don't need a criminal record to be considered a threat—just a dream and a penchant for doing wheelies on your thrift store bicycle. Because nothing says 'land of the free' like snatching young Carlos from his early-morning ride, all while ignoring actual criminal justice reforms. Priorities, am I right? Meanwhile, the administration's commitment to keeping families separated and dreams crushed marches on with ruthless efficiency.
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flights to gitmo have started
us marines on their way to gitmo
nothing tells the world we're a “beacon of freedom” quite like shipping detained migrants off to Guantanamo Bay, a place so synonymous with human rights that even a whisper of its name evokes warm and fuzzy feelings—if you happen to be a military contractor. The Trump administration, in its latest masterstroke of compassionate governance, has begun flights to the infamous naval base, repurposing the facility once reserved for terrorism suspects into a migrant detention center. Because clearly, the answer to a broken immigration system isn’t reform—it’s exile. This dazzling display of policy ingenuity follows Trump's directive to expand Guantanamo’s capacity to hold up to 30,000 detainees, with “high-priority criminal aliens” being the first to take a one-way trip. The administration insists this is all about efficiency, but critics, including human rights groups, have pointed out the glaring ethical and logistical nightmare of detaining asylum seekers in a remote military facility with a well-documented history of, let’s call it, “unconventional hospitality.” Advocacy groups are understandably concerned, raising questions about detainees' access to legal representation, medical care, and, you know, basic human rights. But don’t worry—Trump’s immigration team, now featuring the best and brightest from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), surely has it all under control. Who needs due process when you can just reroute the problem to an offshore prison?
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gross incompetence - ice has to release migrants they arrest because they cant house them
ice agents on their way to give blowjobs to glory holes
pompous pumpkin's grand mass deportation scheme is already collapsing under the weight of reality. After loudly bragging about ICE rounding up over 8,000 immigrants, the administration has quietly started releasing many of them back into the U.S. because—surprise!—there’s nowhere to put them. Turns out, detention facilities are full, courts won’t allow indefinite detention, and some countries won’t even take their own people back. So much for ‘ending catch and release.’ Instead, ICE is slapping ankle monitors on people and calling it a day, while pompous pumpkin pretends his crackdown isn’t unraveling in real time.
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angry grandpa takes aim at children
angry old man coloring in his racist coloring book
cheeto kings war on “indoctrination” is off to a blazing start—by forcing schools to teach only what he approves. In a trio of executive orders, Trump is demanding schools drop lessons on systemic racism and gender identity, funneling public money into private schools, and cracking down on pro-Palestinian protesters by threatening deportation. In a move that would make Big Brother proud, federal funding will now hinge on whether schools toe the MAGA line. Teach “gender ideology” or “discriminatory equity ideology” (translation: acknowledge LGBTQ+ rights or systemic racism)? Kiss that funding goodbye. Meanwhile, Trump’s education secretary now has 90 days to come up with a national censorship blueprint disguised as an “anti-indoctrination” plan. But that’s not all—Trump’s school choice order pushes even more taxpayer dollars toward private and religious schools, draining funding from public education. And for the grand finale, student protesters who oppose Israel’s actions in Gaza could have their visas revoked under the pretense of fighting antisemitism, a move that legal experts are already calling blatantly unconstitutional. If you thought the last few years were a battleground for education, buckle up—Trump’s second term is turning the classroom into a full-fledged ideological purge. He wants to make all the kids stupid, after all he loves the poorly educated and learning things turns people into independents or democrats.
Source: washingtonpost.com
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american citizens taken to detention center for the crime of being brown and bilingual
a family of american citizens was detained and taking to a immigration center
A toddler, his mother, and his grandmother—all American citizens—were detained and taken to an immigration detention center by U.S. officials in Milwaukee after they were overheard speaking Spanish, according to a Monday report by Telemundo Puerto Rico. My wife suggested I start carrying my passport with me, as I'm of puerto rican descent. holy fuck its going to be a long 4 years.
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the duke of depends is ordering the dod to build housing on gitmo
A control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba on April 17, 2019. (Alex Brandon/AP) if anyone deserves to be in prison its that treasonous sack of shit in the oval office
In a move that's sure to ignite controversy, president combover has signed an executive order directing the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare facilities at Guantánamo Bay to detain up to 30,000 migrants. This decision marks a significant escalation in the administration's immigration enforcement strategy, repurposing the naval base in Cuba, historically used for detaining terrorism suspects, to now house individuals entering the U.S. without authorization. The plan has already drawn sharp criticism from human rights advocates and legal experts, who argue that detaining migrants in such a facility could violate international law and further tarnish America's human rights record. As the administration moves forward, the nation watches closely, anticipating legal challenges and widespread debate over the ethical and legal implications of this unprecedented action. He gonna start gassing people next??
Source: washingtonpost.com
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trump's military: no rainbows allowed
Nothing says unity like Pete Hegseth tasked with excluding soldiers from their own army.
In a move that screams progress in the opposite direction, Trump has issued an executive order banning transgender troops from serving openly. Because nothing ensures military excellence and readiness like kicking out thousands of dedicated service members. In other words, if you're not gender-conforming, your years of service and sacrifice mean zilch. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth now has 30 days to slap together a plan to implement this backward decree. Welcome back to an era where 'radical gender ideology' is the real national security threat.
Despite a previous reversal by President Biden, Trump is determined to revive his 2017 policy tweets, which were a surprise to the military brass back then, and still manage to baffle any rational thinker today. Let's not forget, this isn't about saving money on healthcare for troops—because spending billions on questionable defense contracts is perfectly reasonable. It's about ensuring a more 'humble' and 'selfless' military, apparently by excluding those who dare to be true to themselves.
#fascism#anti-immigration
arrest quotas are back, I don't care what you did I have a quota to hit
ice agent on his way to harass americans, probably
The Trump administration's recent push to implement daily arrest quotas for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers—ranging from 1,200 to 1,500 arrests per day—raises significant concerns. Such quotas may incentivize officers to prioritize meeting numerical targets over assessing individual circumstances, potentially leading to unjust detentions and deportations. This approach could erode public trust in law enforcement and strain resources, diverting attention from genuine threats to public safety. Critics argue that enforcing arrest quotas undermines the principles of justice and due process, emphasizing the need for immigration policies that balance enforcement with compassion and fairness. People already aren't showing up for work in the fields to harvest our food, what could go wrong?
Source: washingtonpost.com
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kristi noem employs undocumented migrants to work on her farm, do as I say not as I farm
professional puppy and goat murderer, kristi noem
As newly appointed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vows to tighten immigration policies, South Dakota farmers are left wondering if their labor force will vanish faster than a cornfield in a drought. One local farmer quipped, "I'm not too worried; after all, Kristi's got her own farmhands to think about." Indeed, Noem's family ranch employs temporary farm workers, highlighting the irony of her hardline stance. It's a classic case of 'rules for thee, but not for me'—because nothing says leadership like jeopardizing your neighbors' livelihoods while safeguarding your own.
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homeland security gets a new sheriff, and it's just as terrifying as you'd expect
**Kristi Noem arrives for Trump's inauguration, presumably ready to start 'securing' the homeland—one executive overreach at a time.**
In a move that surprises absolutely no one, the Senate has confirmed former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security. With a vote of 59-34, Noem now gets to bring her exceptionally nuanced views on immigration to the forefront of Trump's second-term agenda. Because nothing says 'secure borders' like appointing someone eager to slap more executive band-aids on a crumbling immigration policy. Noem, who has made it her mission to dismantle the CPB One App and revive the 'Remain in Mexico' policy, joins Trump's rogues' gallery of cabinet members—joining the illustrious company of Marco Rubio and John Ratcliffe. Her enthusiasm for ending birthright citizenship, a constitutional right, apparently didn't deter the Senate. In other words, the dreams of dystopia are alive and well in Trump's America.
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detaining everyone, citizen or not bow to the king
ice officer looking for someone's life to ruin
In a recent operation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a raid in Newark, New Jersey, detaining both undocumented residents and U.S. citizens. Notably, among those detained was a U.S. military veteran whose service documentation was questioned. Thank you for your service, now get the fuck out.
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trump declares diversity 'illegal', because why not
Trump's hands at work, redefining 'illegal' one signature at a time.
In the latest chapter of Trump's America, diversity is now officially against the law. The man who never met a problem he couldn't solve with a Sharpie has decided DEI programs are not just unnecessary, they're illegal. Because nothing says 'merit-based opportunity' like stripping away decades of progress with one grandiose swipe of the pen. Federal agencies are now scrambling to unravel the very fabric of inclusion, proving once again that progress is optional and regression is mandatory.
In an effort to show just how much he cares about the American worker, Trump ordered the layoffs of DEIA employees to begin immediately, because sidelining career employees in favor of political loyalists is the real American dream. Meanwhile, the Office of Personnel Management has become the new DEI police, ensuring no coded language or stealth inclusivity survives. Rest easy, America—diversity has been successfully declared enemy number one.
#racism#killing-democracy#lawlessness
