For those who want the metadata: me too. Here’s how I got it.
- went to google (DDG didn’t work)
- searched the name +substack, got the url
- searched keyword (in this case ‘helicopters’ seemed unique enough) +site:https://[url]
- found the link
https://substack.com/@beyondbeurreblanc/note/c-204841157?r=9xf7a
And yes, Jan 25 at 9:40am as someone noted elsewhere here.
I live in the Twin Cities and this is an exaggeration. I drive by the Whipple building multiple times a week. I am in Little Somali several times a week. I’ve driven past the Alex Pretti shrine. I’ve seen one SUV that seemed to be ICE. That’s it. This whole time.
Many restaurants are closed or drive thru only. Many people are frightened to leave their houses and volunteers bring them food. There are groups of people guarding kids to and from school.
The fear of ICE is what I see daily. That is what they meant to accomplish.
I live in the Twin Cities and this is an exaggeration. I drive by the Whipple building multiple times a week. I am in Little Somali several times a week. I’ve driven past the Alex Pretti shrine. I’ve seen one SUV that seemed to be ICE. That’s it. This whole time.
What do you mean “this whole time”?
Since Operation Metro Surge started, December 4th.
Since Dec 4, you’ve only seen one SUV that might have been ICE?
The kidnappings, home invasions, murders are all exaggerations?
Oh yeah, helicopters. Nope. No more than normal meaning a couple a day; news and medi-flights. The media would LOVE to show some morons rapelling down from a helicopter.
They did that in Chicago, right? When that one ICE guy made history by saying “fuck them kids”.
FFS, are you trying to be a troll? Seeing ICE multiple times a day is an exaggeration. Any whistle on TV/ song gets people looking for ICE is an exaggeration. Most people here haven’t seen ICE even driving by.
Yes, ICE is detaining people illegally then releasing them without any phone or means home.
Yes, they were breaking into homes without a judicial warrant. That has fallen way off since Homan. They shifted tactics to more subtle means.
Yes, they killed multiple people and there is no faith that it is being investigated. Those things get big media attention and you have seen most of them.
? So . . . what’s your point then? ICE’s tactics embody fascism in America but it’s not that bad? It’s only happening a little bit?
Breaking into homes without a warrant “falling off” . . . what, cool?
How close do you live to downtown? North American cities tend to sprawl.
None of the ICE actions are in either downtown. But I live inside the Twin cities proper, not suburbs.
Kinda wish this had an actual timestamp instead of just “3d” like I know when this screenshot was taken…
That’s intentional, and it’s why ALL of these ridiculous social media companies do it this way.
Only the present matters. Why would you have anything to gain from seeing history? /s
That reminds me: we should demand Fediverse stuff display proper timestamps. Even now, your comment is showing as “41m [ago]” for me viewing it in Voyager, which is just being part of the problem for no good reason.
I wish that was mandatory for any social media post to include time and date information SOMEWHERE in the post.
You’re welcome.
(I am attempting humor)
Some time between the murder of Alex Pretti and three days before today. Which is a relatively narrow range, all things considered.
It was a month ago today. In normal times, that would indeed be a small range.
We are not living in normal times.
A month might as well be a year with how much awful shit is happening so frequently. Supposedly, some of the DHS Gestapo has been pulled out of Michigan. Has it made things better? Worse? No noticable change at all? Did they actually pull out, or are they just lying and saying they did? Who can say for sure? Certainly not anyone reading this tweet because IT LACKS A FUCKING TIMESTAMP!
Basically the USA is in a state of war. The war between the government + oligarchs and ordinary people.
Between the government, Oligarchs and right wingers against the ordinary people.
The government can’t win without the support of right wing traitors.
Not that I doubt it for a second, but is there a date on this? Would add context.
Almost exactly a month ago (Jan 25).
America, now is the time to stand up and fight to get your country back, fuck these nazi cunts up.
