Lee Morgenbesser

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  Lee Morgenbesser lmorgenbesser.bsky.social · May 14
  www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... A nice acknowledgement from @mehdirhasan.bsky.social here for my article on ICE ☝️ After I wrote it, the agency started arresting Trump's political opponents. It therefore meets every criteria for being a secret police force 👇 theconversation.com/how-ice-is-b...
  

  How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration

  The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement meets most criteria that have defined secret police forces in authoritarian regimes. And the worst may be yet to come.

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  Lee Morgenbesser lmorgenbesser.bsky.social · May 11
  Another way Trump is different to Orban, Putin, Maduro, Erdogan etc is that he is openly corrupt. At least they have the sensibility to hide their corrupt acts; creating just enough ambiguity to deter lawsuits, investigations, and protests. Trump is more Amin, Duvalier, Gaddafi, Marcos, Mobutu etc.
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    The New York Times nytimes.com · May 11
    Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves office. The plan — involving possibly the biggest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government — raises substantial ethical issues.
    

    Trump Is to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One

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  Lee Morgenbesser lmorgenbesser.bsky.social · May 9
  With his arrest, ICE now meets all five criteria for being classified as a secret police force. Things will get much worse from here. theconversation.com/how-ice-is-b...
  

  How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration

  The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement meets most criteria that have defined secret police forces in authoritarian regimes. And the worst may be yet to come.

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    Marco Foster marcofoster.bsky.social · May 9
    HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
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