- I of course agree with all of this, and have been banging this drum for years. The disconnect here is that this administration doesn't want to turn down the temperature. They want to intimidate, terrorize, and punish. The masks, camouflage, and BDUs are inseparable from that.
- Getting officers out of combat gear will help cooler heads prevail. Our DHS secretary cosplaying in full combat gear and ICE and CBP officers costumed like Delta Force have only raised the temperature in what’s already a heated situation. | Karl Marlantes ow.ly/zP7j50Y7otc
- It’s even worse. In TheNewYorker Political Scene pod, journalists talk to activists who’d been detained at Whipple. Agents asked them about networks, b*mb-making capabilities, & activist sn*pers. Dangerously oblivious & deluded. The dorks think they’re in a war zone.Feb 3, 2026 17:13
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