Trump Is Planning a Nationwide Crackdown Targeting Blue Cities

[B.See]

Trump Is Planning a Nationwide Crackdown Targeting Blue Cities - The New Republic

The Trump administration is readying tactical ICE units known as “special response teams” to conduct large raids in five Democratic cities, according to MSNBC. They will be in New York City, Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia and northern Virginia. While it’s unclear when exactly the raids will start, all ICE agents in those areas have been told to stand by.

This is going to be a mess. Trump’s crackdown in Los Angeles—with thousands of National Guardsmen and hundreds of Marines patrolling the streets—is the model for his larger deportation campaign: Have ICE pour into a community and make indiscriminate arrests, then when civilians predictably resist, use that to justify sending even more militant forces in to quell the chaos that ICE induced. New York City is already on edge, as 80 protestors were arrested in Lower Manhattan Tuesday night at an anti-ICE protest.

“’Look, this isn’t just about protests here in Los Angeles, when Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commandeer the National Guard. He made that order apply to every state in this nation. This is about all of us. This is about you,” said Governor Gavin Newsom. “California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes, this moment we have feared has arrived.’”

[sinkingfeeling]

1. "Northern Virginia' is a city? I learn something new everyday from this regime of stupidity.

[B.See]

2. And what, in your opinion is "this regime of stupidity?"

And how does the mention of N. Virginia invalidate the story?

[sinkingfeeling]

5. The current one which called northern Virginia a city.

[B.See]

10. The cited article from

The New Republic happens to have a link to its referenced source, MSNBC, which in turn, brings up a video clip.

The story was also picked up by Yahoo News. Furthermore it's been reported that Trump had signed executive orders targeting so-called "sanctuary cities."

And then there's this report.

A sweeping new ICE operation shows how Trump's focus on immigration is reshaping federal law enforcement - NBC

So pardon me for failing to see how the mention of N. Virginia renders the sources, "regime(s) of stupidity."

[sinkingfeeling]

11. The regime is TRUMP's They don't seem to know there are multiple cities in northern Virginia. Yes, the story

broke yesterday on multiple sources. All list Northern Virginia as a city, so it's a quote from some unidentified person/source.

[Kid Berwyn]

3. So, the "Illegal Votes" all come from Blue Cities.

And they're the cities and regions that just happen to be pre-guilty of woke insurrection! It is an amazing coincidence.

[Lovie777]

4. That's an overreach....

I don’t see that happening. But blue cities still need to prepare. shithole keep things going like this while prices are still rising, GQP will be in a tough real bad place with even their constituents.

[B.See]

13. Well, I think given the events

that have unfolded in just the few hours following my initial post, Trump's (reported) plans, re. blue cities in particular, can hardly be called an "overreach."

Nor should it be a surprise, dismissals notwithstanding.

Punishing Blue Cities Was Always On The Agenda - TPM via MSN.

[GenThePerservering]

6. We have a reputation of being "awkward"

up here in the PNW - come on and visit us, Dump.

[dflprincess]

7. I'm surprised Minneapolis isn't on the list

Just to take a swipe at Walz.

[Beaverhausen]

8. Crackdown on what?

Going into businesses and removing the people who are working there is cracking down on...what?

[NCDem47]

9. What about meat factories...and farms...and value hotels in...

Oklahoma, South Carolina, Idaho, etc.

Yeah, protect the overlords in THOSE red states from taking away their cheap labor.

[OC375]

12. What about the CEO?

If they are going to be arresting the workers, wouldn't it make sense then to arrest the owners and/or the board of directors of these companies as well? For that matter, in a just world, the shareholders should be on the hook for a share of the fines, injuries and damages as wells as the cost of these operations. Perhaps receivership would be appropriate? Fair's fair.