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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that President Donald Trump is exploring legal pathways to “deport” U.S. citizens to El Salvador, where the administration has already arranged to house deported immigrants in a prison known for its human rights abuses.

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[–] chase_what_matters@lemmy.world 168 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Don’t worry guys! He only wants to deport the worst criminals! You know, like the enemies of the people. Now, who was it that he call the enemy of the people, again…?

[–] gjoel@programming.dev 81 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Rapists, gang members, democrats, red haired people, wokists... You know. The enemy!

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago

Then finally the non-loyalists

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I keep my wok hidden away in a secret room in the attic where they’ll never find it and make stir fry in a good old fashioned American manufactured skillet like our good lord and orange savior intended. You’ll never brand me a wokist

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[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 59 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

I did not have "The Nazi's will outsource their gulags to El Salvador" on my fascism 2025 bingo card... I need to get more creative, or possibly criminally insane.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Its only until our own black site at Guantanamo has completed their new 30,000 prisoner facility. Then we can torture and execute dissidents ourselves, outside if the view of the media and courts.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This generation of leadership outsources and offshores things like it's a bodily function.

It's darkly hilarious that the red states won't even get the tiny local economic boost provided by having the concentration camps in their areas.

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[–] makyo@lemmy.world 111 points 2 years ago (4 children)

So yeah if that's the case then we need to seriously explore ways to remove him from office

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 43 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well, certainly we can count on the republicans to vote to impeach and convict once they see him disregard the constitution.

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why would they impeach him for something the Republicans on the Supreme Court will declare perfectly legal?

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago

It's illegal for you to make such statements!

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[–] the_wiz@feddit.org 100 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Of course he does.

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

[–] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 51 points 2 years ago (1 children)

First they came for the socialists ... But the US was coming for the socialists at the time, so that part is left out at the Holocaust museum memorial.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 68 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Actually first they came for LGBTQ+ people and scientists studying controversial subject matter, but the guy who wrote the poem was a conservative Catholic priest, so he didn't mind.

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Worse than that, he was part of a group that carved out special exemptions for their churches with Hitler. And was a raging anti-semite until his death bed iirc.

So a traditional conservative who only saw evil when it affected him. And only insofar as HOW it affected him.

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 16 points 2 years ago

That makes it a better poem in retrospect, imo. It demonstrates its own moral

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[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago

Actually, first they came for physically and mentally handicapped. The clergy spoke up because they were the first to notice that the families in their church with vulnerable individuals were all receiving letters that their family member had died while getting government-mandated "treatment" in a government hospital.

Hitler was "shocked, " and pledged to end the program. Instead, it went underground, and evolved into the Holocaust.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's why I'm speaking out for these political prisoners in El Salvador. If they are criminals, then kick them out, but there has to be due process. This is AMERICA, everybody gets their day in court.

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[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He already did and a judge ruled that he had to be brought back

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

And hasn't been, last I checked. The excuse provided will infuriate you even more.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 92 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Can't wait to find out if I've been vocal enough to be selected as a concentration camp candidate!

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

At least we'll all have company...

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[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I got permabanned from Reddit in the February Bloodbath, after 12 years and over 900K karma. They have obviously reviewed my post history, and are aware of my radical anti-MAGA opinions. I'm on their radar, and sooner or later they'll come knocking.

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[–] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world 85 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So when is the rest of the world putting sanctions on El Salvador?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that just make them more reliant on the US for trade and funding?

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not a good position to be in lately. You seen the markets and value of the dollar?

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[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 81 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does anyone still think America isn't a dictatorship?

[–] thedruid@lemmy.world 78 points 2 years ago (2 children)

2nd amendment doesn't just apply for Nazis.

[–] maniclucky@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Even if it did, not currently an obstacle.

[–] nuko147@lemm.ee 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is really simple. You put a swastika on your flag, blow an important empty building and you say the country is in an emergency, transfering all powers to White House.

[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

aw man....everyday i go like: sure them muricans cant come up and even do stupider shit today. yesterday was so stupid...seriously no chance for stupider shit.

but then...dang...again they did it. not only the orange guy...most of them. schumer, fetterman, cruz...they all have tapped into the only infinite resource. may idiocracy prevail,right?

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Look on the bright side, now they can finally get rid of the Orange felon and Muskrat by deporting them to El Salvador! There is no greater threat to US security than them. Right?

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (12 children)
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[–] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

Well, it didn't take as long as I thought it would to come to this.

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Nah. He just got shutdown 9/9 by the Supreme court. It's amazing that the Trump nutsucker C Thomas voted against his cult leader Trump ... but there it is. Everyone gets due process.

[–] MediocreBee@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You gotta source? Any hope I always question in these times....

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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

What'd I miss?

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[–] Ideonek@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Whaaaaat...?

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