July 2020
“And just when you thought the Trump presidency couldn’t get any darker, horrifying footage from Portland, Oregon, showed masked, unidentified federal troops snatching protesters off the street without a warrant and throwing them into unmarked vehicles.
As confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security, the agents are officers from the US Marshals special operations group and US Customs and Border Protection’s border patrol tactical unit, who are tasked with patrolling Mexico’s long and troubled border…with Oregon.
The acting director of CBP, Mark Morgan, tweeted that ‘you will not see names on their uniforms [because] these same violent criminals use this information to target them & their families, putting both at risk.’ OK, it goes without saying doxxing is bad. I wish it went without saying that having a secret police is way worse.
And no, the Trump-stapo is not saying they’re just following orders, they’re saying they’re just following executive orders. Or, as the Portland mayor, Ted Wheeler, phrased it: ‘He’s actually using the federal police function in support of his candidacy.’ Well, that explains the new campaign slogan: Trump 2020, get in the van.” —Stephen Colbert
“A magisterial collection. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night On Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”
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