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DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online
- hypeatei 9mo agoAlso related: "Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes"[0] This administration is really sensitive about ICE being shined in a bad light. 0: https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/politics/fema-ice-storm-memes https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/politics/fema-ice-storm-memes
- neilcj 9mo agoNot sensitive enough to change behaviors, unfortunately.
- hypeatei 9mo agoOh, of course not. They're sensitive about the PR, they wish they had complete control over the narrative because their behavior is bad.
- ASalazarMX 9mo agoIt turns out there wasn't a generation of crystal, these guys are the functionaries of crystal. Too frequently is functionaries loudly complainig about any kind of questioning.
- spamizbad 9mo agoGiven ICE's unpopularity this is like trying a find a very specific piece of hay in a hay stack.
- wat10000 9mo agoOr is it more like trying to find all the hay in a hay stack?
- gruez 9mo agoThe point is presumably to make an example of a few, and use that to deter future people from posting information about ICE officers, not to send everyone who oppose ICE to the gulags.
- wizzwizz4 9mo agoI fear they've burned the credibility they'd need for that to work. If they claim to have made an example of a critic, how do we know that was actually a critic – and by extension, how do we know that not critiquing them will keep us safe?
- ASalazarMX 9mo agoThat's when loyalty becomes the new bar. Polarization makes everyone not supporting the regime an enemy. I don't see USA fully going down that slope, so I'm confused about what is the final goal. Maybe it's just a temporary whim of the executive and his backers.
- Xiol 9mo agoThere's a poem about this.
- pickleglitch 9mo agoNot YET. But ICE's budget is now larger the military budget for most countries. They are spending billions developing sophisticated AI-powered surveillance tech infrastructure and building detention centers (aka, concentration camps). When they run out of immigrants to deport, they aren't going to just sell all that crap on ebay. They're going to go looking for more targets.
- KerrAvon 9mo agoArbitrary cruelty is the point. There isn't a coherent rationale. You're going to the gulags if the subhuman pig in the mask says you are. You'll be lucky (?) if they don't just decide to execute you in the street. This is the reality on the ground right now. In a blue state in America.
- pickleglitch 9mo agoThat's where AI come into play. This is why Palantir exists.
- reactordev 9mo agoThis is exactly why palatir exists. They data mine for you.
- general1465 9mo agoPalantir will give a lot of fake positives and overload remainder of ICE forces who will be chasing ghosts. Heck even Google believes that I am a woman and is constantly showing me women hair and clothes products. And they are doing targeted data mining for ads business for decades.
- pickleglitch 9mo agoICE doesn't give a shit about false positives. They are already using a facial recognition app as definitive proof of someone's immigration status, even when they are shown documentation such as a birth certificate. They don't care if it's accurate, they just want targets.
- general1465 9mo agoThen what they need AI for? Just pick random people from the street and deport them wherever.
- TitaRusell 9mo agoThe much easier solution is ID laws and make everyone get a passport. Fucking amateurs. Mobile phone? Passport Voting? Passport Buy weed? Passport Police stop? Passport But that wouldn't let tech bros get paid billions I suppose.
- general1465 9mo ago
- JCattheATM 9mo ago> Given ICE's unpopularity Seems divided along party lines unfortunately. Plenty of people are proudly saying this is exactly what they voted for.
- estearum 9mo agoNope. Trump is -13% on deportations according to YouGov before the Alex Pretti murder.
- JCattheATM 9mo agoIsn't this the same problem of many people who feel otherwise not participating in polls? The conservative subreddit shows a very different story. I'm sure the asktrumpsupporters sub does also.
- halfmatthalfcat 9mo agoI would not be making generalizations on any group based on what spews out of Reddit.
- JCattheATM 9mo agoIt's fair to judge a community by the average sentiment their members post.
- bulbar 9mo agoBegs the question if the conservative Reddit community really represents the average Republican voter. I don't think so.
- JCattheATM 9mo agoThe average republican voter voted for trump, so I do think so.
- KittenInABox 9mo agoThis is about posting license plates (presumably not of personal vehicles), facial images, and names of federal officers. I mean I thought we already make federal employees and vehicles public knowledge. The national guard currently deployed in Minneapolis are unmasked as far as I know to compare. I'm not understanding why DHS federal employees are exempt from this standard.
- almosthere 9mo ago[flagged]
- KittenInABox 9mo agoAll federal officers are at risk of being doxxed and their families being targeted. The national guard deployed currently has their faces uncovered to the public and no doubt have the same risk to them. Again, I don't understand how DHS is special in this regard. All credible threats to individual officers and their families should be pursued through the court of law exactly the same as threats to every other federal officer. If I'm being dumb then please explain with stupid-speak to me.
- almosthere 9mo ago[flagged]
- KittenInABox 9mo agoYes, that's what I'm asking! Can you answer my question? :)
- spit2wind 9mo agoIt would introduce some basic humanity into the situation. It would be a form of accountability.
- xracy 9mo ago> What would be different about these people if their faces were visible? I mean, if you agree there's no difference, then we should prefer transparency? You're going to have to make the case for why they should cover their face, since the default for law enforcement for the last 200+ years has been to show their face.
- almosthere 9mo agoI see a future where your comment history builds your known profile - at scale for everyone.
- reactordev 9mo agoBuddy, you are describing the past… social media has been doing this since 2015.
- almosthere 9mo agoNo I didn't explain what I meant well enough. If someone ends up sniping a famous person, we go back in time and figure out who they are. I'm talking about if you work at McDonalds and online you post "Man I hate McD's" you get fired within 5 minutes because everyone, everywhere has already been doxxed and notification systems are attached at the employment level. Even if your online name was "reactordev". At scale meant- everyone, always.
- UncleEntity 9mo ago>> If someone ends up sniping a famous person, we go back in time and figure out who they are Yeah, most civilians don't understand operational security at the functional level. Though... most people doing these thing probably want to be caught because they just aren't quite right in the head and want people to tell them that what they did is 'justified' for whatever reason.
- shimman 9mo agoThis has/is already happening, how do you think they found a 15 year old post where Graham Platner was dancing with his shirt off that got like 15 views? How do you think they found his "anonymous" reddit account?
- tartoran 9mo agoYeah, I agree, there's a file on everyone. However, actions like this may backfire. In this case I think this will help Graham Platner rather than hurt him
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- ck2 9mo agoMeanwhile at least two people who have openly murdered people are now effectively in witness protection without even investigation, forget trial Just firing a gun on a street will open an investigation on any other cop in the country Now killing someone gets a pass? We are a banana republic now with the government executing protestors Eventually it will be a dozen protestors shot at once, they already know they will get a pass based on policy, why stop at just one?
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- mothballed 9mo agoJon Ross got a $750,000 payout via gofundme. So there is also a very large bounty for the murderers to execute someone. The new American dream?
- goatlover 9mo agoWho funds a federal agent executing a citizen? Did they not watch the same videos we all did?
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- owyn 9mo agoYes they did, and that's the problem. Some people support this. It's easier to rile up hatred than to fix any real problems. When you spend years framing ALL immigration as illegal, you get a lot of people (like some of my family members) who will say "well, they ARE here illegally so they just need to enforce the law". And yes there are illegal immigrants in this country, but I don't think this kind of violence is the right solution.
- lux-lux-lux 9mo agoBill Ackman, among other people.
- josefritzishere 9mo agoIt's pretty offensive that DHS is spending our tax dollars trying to supress critisim —free speech. The most protected type free speech is poltical speech. Even pursuing identification could be construed as abusive and unlawful.
- ljsprague 9mo ago[flagged]
- HotGarbage 9mo agoLegally, it's not