- I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea. This should not be a difficult concept.
Jan 9, 2026 02:24
- And ICE is deeply unpopular. All adults: 39-53 approve/disapprove Independents: 25-62 Young voters: 21-69 Hispanic: 26-68 52% say ICE is “too forceful.” Just 11% say not enough. And this was in Oct. Do Democrats care about turning out these voters? Because they probably should.
- When democracies replace authoritarian regimes, they typically disband the secret police. Portugal (1974): PIDE disbanded within days. Greece (1974): ESA disbanded. Leaders imprisoned. East Germany (1990): Stasi dissolved. Chile (1990): CNI dissolved. Brazil (1990): SNI dissolved.
