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The boots are in the halls

July.21.2025October.6.2025 / paladin1787 / Leave a comment

When I heard that ICE’s funding was increased so dramatically, I couldn’t just do nothing. You know they target people who *attend* all their immigration hearings, don’t you? Target people trying to do everything right. Why might they want people to behave in unlawful ways? Every possible answer is bone-chilling. The vast majority of ICE … Continue reading The boots are in the halls

The first White River abductee

April.14.2025 / paladin1787 / Leave a comment

Hi! If you’re opposed to a genocide but also opposed, on a technicality, to your representatives speaking out against that genocide… then I hate to break it to you, but you may not be opposed to that genocide. To be clear: this somewhat crude statement is not for those who hold this belief, because, after … Continue reading The first White River abductee

Hartford and our local anti-ICE ordinance

February.4.2025 / paladin1787 / Leave a comment

The situation I learned about today (Monday) appears, at best, an egregious violation of voter sovereignty. At worst, we in Hartford government are not following rule #1 of the advice in the pamphlet "On Tyranny": 1. Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals … Continue reading Hartford and our local anti-ICE ordinance

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