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Anita Butler's avatar

A good interview. I guess our impressions are from our experiences. Last night I was at a play on South Michigan Av. There were peaceful protests on the east side of Michigan Av but when we got out at 8:30 there was no one around. We walked down to North Michigan Av and saw only a few people. Our only problem is the ICE goons who treat peaceful protesters as criminals, sometimes worse. Picking up innocent people who are filming them etc. I can see what could happen if they send ICE into many cities. Shameful

poonam pari's avatar

Thanks for this, Terry. This was an excellent interview!

Sandra Helm's avatar

The ICE is now the Klan, just without the white sheets and pillow cases with eye slits cut in. We have now gone back into the ignorance of hatred and bigotry, and nothing will change with the demented racism running dark and dank and rapid through our halls of democracy!

Anne Carey's avatar

ICE is more like the Gestapo....

Susan B's avatar

Take off the masks.

Judges can’t wear them.

Jurers can’t wear them.

Police enforcement in USA 🇺🇸cannot wear them.

Explain.

David Ramos's avatar

Growing up, my mom said "you'll never realize what you have until you lose it." We are seeing it happen before our eyes. We never, ever, thought this was going to happen. But, we are. The day this all ends, whenever that happens, every ICE agent, every CBP agent, every other federal agent that participated, will say "I was following orders." We know from history, that is not a criminal or civil defense.

Nora M's avatar

Terry, you were spot on about Steve Miller. He is not only hateful, he is a sadist.

Cassi's avatar

She is a powerful witness to this regime’s cruelty. I hope she is being heard by her colleagues. Great interview, thank you!

Marge Grospitch's avatar

Rep. Ramirez really tells it like it is. We've perhaps been a bit too complacent in our country, and even now I talk to people who don't believe any of this could happen here. But it IS happening, just as the Heritage Foundation planned it. I live near Portland OR, so we will see how it plays out here. "ICE Barbie" came to town and has lied about what she saw here. It all makes me so angry, but I know we have to keep our cool and "not take the bait."

Anne's avatar

Thank you, Terry! To your question -- The first dark sign came early: he effectively dismissed the group working on the 250th anniversary celebration. P2025 and the actions of ICE seem more consistent with establishing "plenary power" (through military means if necessary) than with our cherished democracy.

Rebecca  von Gillern's avatar

Alderperson Fuentes embodies what is good about our country. I am in awe of her ability to remain calm and peaceful during that insane interaction. My son, a recent college graduate in Chicago, just moved out to Logan Square a few months ago and it’s a wonderfully diverse, beautiful and peaceful area. It, and Humboldt Park have seen great improvements in the past decade, and part of the reason why is good leadership like that of Alderperson Fuentes. @Terry, thank you for interviews like this one. I’m so concerned about our country- that we will turn some kind of corner from which we cannot recover. Keep fighting the good fight and know we’re trying to do the same out here in Middle America.

David Hope's avatar

The “president” has declared war on his own people as he continues his fitful search for enemies —driven by the freakish career misfit, S. Miller.

At the same he and his minions have offered an airbase — on American soil — to a foreign power that, in turn, has offered aid, comfort, and refuge to an avowed and well-practiced pack of Middle Eastern werewolves.

Susan Raquel's avatar

I saw that today, just disgusting!

David Zimmerly's avatar

America Is A Failed State™️

JulieB's avatar

PS.

Kristi denied entrance to restroom in Federal building..

Susan Raquel's avatar

Don't they have their own places with bathrooms?

JulieB's avatar

Sould I lie or tell the truth 🥳

Susan Raquel's avatar

Depends on whether you are on the right or left LOL

Jessie S.'s avatar

Seems she staged that to make it look like she’s some sort of a victim. What a joke. That Bitch of Buchenwald deserves to be treated like the psychopathic Nazi she is. She can piss in her damn fascist pants.

Mary Collins's avatar

Just want you to know, it brings me great comfort knowing that great writers like you are documenting what is happenening, are putting to words what it feels like to live in this moment. You cronical the stories for history, for this I am eternally grateful

TJ's avatar

Excellent interview just catching up on all of the ongoing events of this week..

Kate O'Shea's avatar

For folks who are feeling wobbly, I want to recommend Paul T. Shattuck’s substack Stay Human. Stay Strategic. Shape Tomorrow. He is an MSW PHD offering tools for managing our reactions to living in an authoritarian state. Very grounding and practical. https://paultshattuck.substack.com/?r=7vxhp