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Agreed. They can’t control the narrative if journalists and activists can observe brutal state violence against citizens with their pocket drones. I picked up
by jadedanalyst 9mo ago
Agreed. They can’t control the narrative if journalists and activists can observe brutal state violence against citizens with their pocket drones.
I picked up an older DJI model in December and am super glad I did with recent events.
- lazide 9mo agoWell, they can and they do. The core supporters just watch Fox where none of that ever shows up.
- simianparrot 9mo ago[flagged]
- poszlem 9mo agoHow about now: https://xcancel.com/TheRealThelmaJ1/status/2010542907695231016 https://xcancel.com/TheRealThelmaJ1/status/20105429076952310... https://xcancel.com/NewYorker/status/1910856874792046893 https://xcancel.com/NewYorker/status/1910856874792046893 https://xcancel.com/JusticeFwdVa/status/1914987893652705475 https://xcancel.com/JusticeFwdVa/status/1914987893652705475
- alex43578 9mo ago[flagged]
- poszlem 9mo ago"Vehicle attacks" is the lie part in your post.
- gruez 9mo ago"attacks" is a stretch when the officer didn't even get hit and the vehicle was turning away from him.
- iamflimflam1 9mo agoI would encourage you to do some more research. Maybe get out of your bubble. The world might not be as black and white as you think it is.
- FrustratedMonky 9mo agoObama still has the record for deporting people. You can do it by following the rules non-violently. Trump/Right, enjoy seeing people in pain. That's the problem, the methods and glee in seeing the pain.
- AnimalMuppet 9mo agoArguably, it's in Minneapolis.
- mikkupikku 9mo agoThey did murder a woman, but I agree that one murder is far short of a civil war. Even understanding that a single murder can be the spark that starts a fire, I don't think we're even close to that kind of scenario (contrary to the hyperbolic rhetoric which has become normalized from both sides over the past 10ish years.)
- gruez 9mo ago>They did murder a woman, but I agree that one murder is far short of a civil war. "violence" covers more than just murder, and there's plenty of ICE violence to go around.
- mikkupikku 9mo agoProtestors and cops having tussles in the streets falls short of my bar for "brutal violence"; shooting a woman in the face certainly qualifies, but I am not seeing anything like that so widespread that it could motivate a drone ban like some people in this discussion are asserting. The political violence in America right now doesn't even come close to what was normal in living memory in the 20th century. America today is very peaceful, not that you'd think it from following the media. The DJI ban is about China, not domestic protests.
- venndeezl 9mo ago> The DJI ban is about China, not domestic protests. It can be about both. Two birds, one stone.
- mikkupikku 9mo agoIt could be, but I think you're just drawing spurious connections between two unrelated current events.
- venndeezl 9mo agoWhat's lacking authenticity is your assertion a well informed political cult engaged in gaming the system for its own benefit is not working multiple narratives. If it was just about China they would not be turning TikTok, CBS into right wing platforms. They would not be announcing intent to violate 4th Amendment and go door to door without warrants. Trump doesn't actually care about China. He prays on idiots fears with xenophobia. Trump is Palpatine. He's afraid of losing power. See also Steve Bannon at CPAC going on about how, if Dems win midterms a lot of them are going to prison. They need to make moves to also protect their troops: https://www.thedailybeast.com/dhs-ice-hated-under-donald-trump-kristi-noem-after-renee-nicole-good-minneapolis-shooting-agents-terrified/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/dhs-ice-hated-under-donald-tru... Occam's Razor suggests it's not 12D chess they're playing. Just boring biological self selection. Someone in meeting brought up risk to them from drones. Was working in EE designing motherboards for telco when manufacturing was offshored. It was plainly described as protectionism. Fear Americans with such skills could threaten Intel or copyright cartels. Educated and capable Americans capable of being manifold people who do not kowtow readily to political memes are greatly feared by the generation in charge. They've been working for years to maintain the historical narrative that serves. Control the imports of technology to control the economy.
- burkaman 9mo agoIt's mostly in Minnesota at the moment, but has been present in many other states that didn't vote for President Trump. You can see it in news coverage, or if you're near Minneapolis you can go see it in person.
- snakeboy 9mo agoI feel like the normal reaction is to see it in both and maintain a distinction between these two entirely different contexts without ignoring the crimes of the lesser.
- FrustratedMonky 9mo ago"Where’s the brutal state violence?" This seems like a troll?
- Someone1234 9mo ago32 people[0] have died in ICE custody, and an additional 4 this year alone[1]. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/04/ice-2025-deaths-timeline https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_in_ICE_detention#2026 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_in_ICE_detentio...
- simianparrot 9mo ago* died while trying to flee from their crime.
- _DeadFred_ 9mo agoIn the USA we don't condone extra-judicial killings, especially by our government officials.
- simianparrot 9mo agoIt's not extra judicial when they're literally criminals in captivity or fleeing from it.
- _DeadFred_ 9mo agoJudicial, i.e. the courts. What isn't judicial is law enforcement determining/imposing sentences on their own, at the scene of 'crime'. One is a system of laws and justice. The other, which you are arguing in defense of, is a police state with unchecked authority given to police/no system of balance. What you are defending is an un-American policing system. Something more in line with the Judge Dredd comics (the point of which is that sort of thing is bad, in case you miss it).
- DIVx0 9mo ago[flagged]
- simianparrot 9mo agoI wouldn't want illegal aliens in my country. They're criminals. Norway doesn't allow it, we control our borders. We could do a better job, but at least we don't have a backlog the size of the US'
- DIVx0 9mo agoGlad that Norway has the immigration problem solved *eye roll* Tell me more about how humans are criminals for existing? You hate the idea of someone standing on your piece of dirt without your express say-so that your preference is to live under an umbrella of fear and suspicion of your neighbors? Forgive me, this is not how I want to live. I wonder how many Norwegians who settled in Minnesota were illegal immigrants?
- simianparrot 9mo agoEntering a country illegally is a crime. We have borders. You are letting yourself be emotionally manipulated into suicidal empathy.
- goatlover 9mo agoThe US isn't Norway, we're the world's largest economy and 4th largest in land area. Immigration has always been a net positive for the country (setting aside how negative European immigration was for the Native Americans). Migrants perform all sorts of work, and they offset declining birth rates. They also add to the cultural melting pot. "Suicidal empathy" sounds like a far right talking point, because you don't want too many brown Muslisms in Europe.
- simianparrot 9mo agoLegal immigration is not the same as illegal immigration. Stop being disingenuous.
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- HarHarVeryFunny 9mo agoThey'll probably consider you a domestic terrorist if you use it, then shoot you.
- giantrobot 9mo agoReverse that. You'll be shot and then retroactively declared a terrorist.
- glaslong 9mo agoIf they would shoot us for this, then it's absolutely worth being shot to do it.