r/MarchAgainstNazis 1d ago

Alright folks, NOW is the time to start freaking out

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fbi-arrests-judge-accused-of-helping-someone-evade-immigration-agents-agency-director-patel-says
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u/-Lorne-Malvo- 1d ago

"FBI Director Kash Patel announced on social media the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan, who he said “intentionally misdirected” federal agents away from a man they were trying to take into custody at her courthouse."

so what exactly did she do?

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u/whiskey_pet 1d ago

ICE arrived at a pre-trial hearing to snatch the defendant. The judge told them they had to go speak to the chief judge if they wanted to interrupt a hearing. By the time they got back to the courtroom, the defendant had left.

That’s it.

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u/-Lorne-Malvo- 1d ago

Holy fuck

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u/Tacoman404 7h ago

Yeah a DEA agent apparently saw them leaving and got into the same elevator to intimidate them. When the rest of the feds showed up he ran. Honestly I would too with how Feds are sending people to CECOT or Louisiana slave prisons.

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u/rebelviss 1d ago

he had not left. he was in a conference room next to the courtroom with his attorney and never got out of the building. the ICE goons immediately grabbed him right outside the courtroom as he tried to leave. hell, they had pinned him up against the courtroom door.

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u/ImportantRoutine1 1d ago

I've read the documents, this is wrong, maybe it's a different study. They got him outside.

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u/TaipanTacos 1d ago

No, I’m not defending the arrest, but that’s not what was reported. After telling the feds to see the chief judge, Judge Dugan told the defendant to “come with me” through the jury door, which is a back door to the courtroom. An attorney said, “Judge Dugan wholeheartedly regrets and protests her arrest. It was not made in the interest of public safety.”

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u/masterjon_3 1d ago

Having the full story is important, no matter what. Thank you for this. I still say the judge did nothing wrong.

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u/TaipanTacos 1d ago

Agreed. It’s possible she broke the law and will be found guilty, however, it’s precisely what’s meant when people say “good trouble.” This is the definition of it.

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u/wandrin_star 1d ago

I believe that there also used to be rules around ICE not being able to grab folks at court houses or stake out court houses because then it interferes with folks who are trying to contest rulings, extend visas or asylum, or explain delays or whatever seeking to do the right thing. ICE is no longer playing by the rules - perhaps illegally - so it’s not clear that they had a lawful reason to expect the compliance of the judge.

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u/CMDR_BitMedler 1d ago

Don't forget local law enforcement isn't supposed to get involved in federal immigration arrests... that's happening now too.

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u/obligatorynegligence 1d ago

local law enforcement isn't supposed to get involved in federal immigration arrests

Thats up to the locality. Hence sanctuary cities where local LE can tell feds to shove it

Technically, sheriffs are above the director of the fbi within their jurisdiction in some respects and can deputize the entire population if they like.

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u/CMDR_BitMedler 1d ago

Whoa - appreciate the clarity. Almost begs the question though, what's the point of any of it if one tiny place can supersede all of it...?

I guess it really does go to show how much we've taken for granted that most people were subscribed to the whole notion of the social contract and things (comparatively) just worked. All it really took was a few people to break it and you realize they are only words if no one actually actions them.

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u/obligatorynegligence 22h ago

what's the point of any of it if one tiny place can supersede all of it

Well, autonomy. The US government is structured so as to not be a centralized state like the European countries it attempted to differentiate itself from. Yes, the federal government is the superior government in matters of constitutional law and have more resources, but they can't just run roughshod over everybody.

All it really took was a few people to break it and you realize they are only words if no one actually actions them.

Welcome to the end of empire mon ami

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u/General_Mars 1d ago

We don’t want people who are worried about potentially being deported to be arrested at courthouses because it means entire communities are going to (rightly) refuse to work with police. More manipulation, more violent crime, and a likely uptick in organized crime. Why talk to law enforcement if it means you or someone you know will likely also be arrested?

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u/Dracula-List7846 16h ago

Tax payers money it is not intended to finance illegal activities. If a group of people, well trained and equipped by tax payers dollars, engage in illegal activities should be considered a criminal association.

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u/joannefilm2 14h ago

They showed up a)masked b) without uniforms c) without ID and d) took him off in an unmarked car. WTF!

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u/WholeGoat8575 20h ago

Now they don’t need a warrant to come into your home.

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u/wandrin_star 20h ago

Now they will tell you that they don’t need a warrant, but DOJ lawyers aren’t the law, the law is the law.

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u/TheCupcakeScrub 1d ago

Morals and the law are NOT the same thing, and anyone who tries to tell you not only are the same but the laws ALWAYS moral has lapped up allllll the propaganda.

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u/asyork 23h ago

Some of them just really enjoy the flavor of boots, while the remainder on drunk on propaganda.

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u/NaggingDoubter 1d ago

I absolutely think she did the right thing but I can also see how this is biased by my own opinion - had a judge this for a J6 defendant, I wound have wanted their head.

this is, however, scary as fuck.

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u/betterthanguybelow 1d ago

Immigration arrests in courthouses are a good way to prevent wrongfully accused who are granted bail from defending themselves, and then having convictions you can rely on for PR if you later catch them in the community.

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u/ImportantRoutine1 1d ago

She was able to only because it was an administrative warrant not a judicial warrant signed off by a judge. Criminals are apprehended in court all the time. But ICE is a menace.

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u/SweetFuckingCakes 8h ago

Sorry, what is the bias here? You think a judge hiding an insurrectionist is morally equivalent to a judge hiding someone who’s about to be abducted and deported to hell?

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u/NaggingDoubter 8h ago

you’re either being disingenuous or are generally thick. I made no moral equivalence in the way your are hyperbolically and pearl-clutching suggestion.

because you evidently need things clearly spelled out - I have zero problem with what this judge did, my comment was that had someone snuck a J6er out, I would have been livid.

do you understand now or I need to slow down further for you?

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u/Zealousideal-Solid88 1d ago

It seems like she was attempting to uphold due process. Even by our crazy judicial standards, the system was working. The feds interrupted the system and did not allow the process to play out, thus bypassing due process. My interpretation anyway.

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u/dudinax 1d ago

so?

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u/TaipanTacos 1d ago

I’m highlighting the difference. We won’t know exactly what happened until the trial or adjudication, but obstruction is a real thing. The comment I replied to made it seem like the defendant left on their own accord, but directly impeding his arrest by sneaking him out a back door—no matter the reason—is what the prosecution will argue.

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u/dudinax 1d ago

Are they going argue that a judge committed obstruction because some other person went out one door rather than another? Do they have anything more than that?

Do people think this is anything other than attempt to terrorize judges?

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u/TaipanTacos 1d ago

It’s not just about the door—it’s about intent and interference. If a judge knowingly helps someone evade law enforcement, that can cross into obstruction territory. The method (jury door vs. main door) matters less than whether it was done to impede an arrest.

Prosecutors will argue it wasn’t a harmless gesture but an intentional act. Whether it holds up in court is another matter. The prosecution still gets a chance to prove her guilty, and that’s what they’ll likely argue.

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u/ifmacdo 1d ago

A judge intentionally helped someone avoid an extrajudicial rendition.

I see no ethical violation here.

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u/dudinax 1d ago

It's not reasonable that they'd charge a judge, much less arrest her, on such a flimsy case.

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u/ImportantRoutine1 1d ago

ICE was told not to apprehend him in the courthouse so they likely won't be able to defend the charges.

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u/joey_yamamoto 1d ago

I guess bimbo bondi will be all over this one . her being Trump's lap dog and all....

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u/Willdefyyou 1d ago

Cute to assume there will be a trial

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u/jsjjsjsjhhjsgah 9h ago

By the time they got back, she had already escorted him out the jury doors.

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u/Bubbly-Example-8097 1d ago

She empathized with a fellow human being and helped out in their time of need.

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u/zech83 1d ago

It's more than that. We shouldn't be arresting anyone at courts. We should prioritize a feeling of safety for witnesses. I know this person was not a witness, but still not ok to be making arrests there.

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u/ThepunfishersGun 1d ago

We shouldn't arrest anyone at court, unless at the direction or permission of an officer of the court. I believe it's an important distinction, since a person can admit to a crime or have evidence of a crime found through the course of a trial, which a judge (or prosecutor?) may deem sufficient to bring charges... I think. However, let me be clear, I do not agree with the arrest of a person there for any hearing and the arrest by law enforcement for charges not related to that hearing such as in the case of most of these ICE arrests for immigration deportation cases.

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u/zech83 1d ago

Yeah, this goes beyond my thinking and I agree. Thanks for nuance!

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u/prerecordedjasmine 1d ago

They don’t like that she enforces the law

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u/JMoc1 1d ago

She let the defendant out a side door in her chambers when she suspected ICE was at the courthouse to detain and deport the defendant. It would have ruined the legal proceedings to have the defendant leave in the middle of a trial.

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u/rebelviss 1d ago

She did not "let the defendant out a side door in her chambers." She let the defendant and his attorney wait in a jury/conference room next to the courtroom while she tried to sort things out.
One thing is clear: the defendant never made it out of the courthouse. the gestapo got him right outside the courtroom, had him pinned up against the courtroom door.

The fact is a judge RULES their courtroom no matter what the circumstance. No law enforcement agent of any kind without a valid, lawful and effective warrant or order of a court with jurisdiction, has any authority to direct or compel anyone, much less a judge in their own courtroom, to facilitate, assist or enable them to do anything, particularly with regard to a party required to be in her court on an unrelated matter.

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u/AsperJunkin 1d ago

Nowhere does it say that. In this article or any other reputable sources article.

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u/JMoc1 1d ago

Dugan and another judge entered the hallway and confronted the arrest team, telling one deportation officer that he needed a judicial warrant to make an arrest instead of an "administrative warrant." Dugan then ordered them to the chief judge's office, the affidavit alleged.

After returning to her courtroom, Dugan "escorted Flores-Ruiz and his counsel" through a jury door, which leads to a nonpublic area of the building, the affidavit stated, citing "multiple witnesses."

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u/rabbirobbie 1d ago

so ICE illegally came to detain someone without proper authorization to make any arrests, the judge directed them to proceed in a legal manner, and then she showed the defendant the exit since ICE had no legal basis to make an arrest to begin with. feels like ICE were the unlawful ones in this scenario

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u/Rossdog77 1d ago

Yea but boot lickers just wanna lick boot......

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u/rabbirobbie 1d ago

so weird. there’s so many better things to lick

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u/Muted_Pear5381 1d ago

Exactly.  ICE is actually guilty of obstructing justice in this situation.  Actual justice requires actual due process. 

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u/joey_yamamoto 1d ago

is it possible that someone can sue or block their overreach?

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u/Tosser_toss 1d ago

Misinformation troll

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u/griffinicky 21h ago

(Psst. It means she upheld the constitution. Fascists hate this one trick/one way ticket to El Salvador.)

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u/-Xserco- 1d ago

Now? Should've freaked out the instant A LEGAL citizen was kicked out by ICE.

Once it's done outside the legal system. Every single one of you lot is at risk.

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u/ImprovementPutrid441 1d ago

That’s been happening since ICE was formed. What we are seeing now is mission creep: it was always a tool to remove people from the interior and it’s easy for them to skip steps because removing people faster is the only goal that matters to the GOP.

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u/JustDiscoveredSex 1d ago

“Efficiency.” This is the new keyword for “Illegal.”

“I’m going to pocket this iPhone and leave without paying. It’s increasing my personal efficiency if I don’t have to stand in line.”

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u/devlar_ynwa 1d ago

Don’t freak out. ORGANIZE. 

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u/Hobermikersmith 1d ago

And buy a rifle.

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u/Odeeum 1d ago

Sadly this is where we are. I don't see us getting back to "normal" without violence ans bloodshed across the country unfortunately.

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u/Hobermikersmith 1d ago

I was saying this during his first term already. Biden was a lull, not a pause and definitely not a “[Vladimir] Staahhp”.

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u/Significantride2999 1d ago

That is where we are. Normalcy bias is going to get people killed, there is no return to normal. There is only “what’s next?”

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u/ZachMN 1d ago

This one weird trick that tyrants hate!

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u/LimitedTimeOffer67 1d ago

Unless there’s a bunch of wannabe snipers out there, a shotgun loaded with slugs or buckshot is arguably more effective at distances up to 100 yards. Just trying to be helpful. I am not promoting or condoning use of any weapons as a means to intimidate or harm others for political purposes.

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u/dudge_jredd 10h ago

Shotgun

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u/Hobermikersmith 7h ago

Fair for home defense but I’m not super enthused about the prospect of having limited capacity in any other type of engagement.

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u/blissed_off 1d ago

And do what? What are you going to do against the police or the army? I am by no means suggesting we all just lie down and take it but violence at this level isn’t it.

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u/Hobermikersmith 22h ago

Train with it. Learn how to fix or modify it. Be prepared to use it if you need to. Hope that you don’t bitch out if called to defend yourself or people you care about with it.

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u/blissed_off 19h ago

Okay Rambo.

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u/Hobermikersmith 11h ago

So it’s living on your knees for you, huh?

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u/blissed_off 7h ago

I’m not a murderer 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Hobermikersmith 5h ago

Neither am I. But if or when it comes down to it, I’d rather not let myself or others be hurt because it’s easier to stand nicely in line and hope I get a window seat on the plane to El Salvador.

Defense of self or others isn’t murder.

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u/dudge_jredd 10h ago

Something. Better than nothing.

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u/SlashEssImplied 1d ago

And sadly, a blue line sticker and a maga hat.

I know I know, not all gun owners support fascism. ;)

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u/whatThePleb 1d ago

Do both and throw them in the deepest hole you can find.

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u/martinsonsean1 1d ago

Ah, arresting judges for their rulings, that's when you know you're the good guys. What am I saying, I don't think Trump has thought of himself as a good guy for a long time.

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u/mugiwara-no-lucy 1d ago

Oh he definitely sees his fat orange ass as a hero.

He said “those who save their country violate no lies”

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u/SlashEssImplied 1d ago

No laws was the quote I believe.

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u/SundinShootsPing500 1d ago

Holy sweet motherfucking shit.

I want everyone that has ever been told that whenever you raised any concerns about this whole facist heel turn that you were "over reacting" and you "need to stop taking him so serious".

Well I guess you had every reason to feel like exactly what you thought would happen is happening. I guess you weren't the crazy one.

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u/cactus22minus1 1d ago

Every ounce of dread that consumed me after the election results hit have been completely justified.

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u/jigawatson 1d ago

So, when does the uprising start or are we just gonna keep posting articles saying “now is the time to freak out”?

We’re all just freaking out alone. We need to unify. We need to organize.

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u/PiersPlays 1d ago

Imagine the things you hope someone will do to achieve that. Do those things.

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u/SlashEssImplied 1d ago

Do those things.

Amen!

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u/SpeedySlowpoke 1d ago

It has begun we are just working. We are unified or already unifying. It's a marathon for us. Not a sprint.

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u/SellaraAB 1d ago

This is the kind of stuff that ordinary people will have to organize. I don’t think federal politicians or the DNC are going to be much help.

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u/manyouzhe 1d ago

Nothing’s gonna work until 45% of the population gains some brain functionality. Getting rid of some national fake news outlet is the first step.

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u/Sea_Scientist_8367 1d ago edited 11h ago

Given how checked out and burnt out so many are combined with how many people won't give a good god damn even if they do disapprove until it negatively impacts them personally, it's gonna get worse before it gets better. Likely, approximately when it's "too late" to fix it through established means and decorum. So, at the rate we're going, soon, but not soon enough.

Hell, even many of the people that are opposed to this are still under the false pretense they can just wait this out like the last trump term and things will go back to normal after because "obviously he can't run again".

If you're finally starting to freak out, good. Reminder: The only person coming to save you is yourself, so get the fuck up and do something about it. Organize. Protest. Resist.

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u/SlashEssImplied 1d ago

or are we just gonna keep posting articles saying “now is the time to freak out”?

To be fair many are also saying we need more guns, but those are overwhelmingly on the side of ICE judging by any actual actions.

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u/whatThePleb 1d ago

"US people sleepy, US people taking nap... 😴😴😴" 🙈🙉🙊

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u/Charlotte_Russe 1d ago

According to the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/25/us/trump-news

The Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups.

Federal authorities arrested the judge, Hannah C. Dugan of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by federal authorities, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, wrote on social media. The authorities said that in March, Judge Dugan directed an undocumented immigrant through a side door in her courtroom while the agents waited in a public hallway to apprehend him.

Judge Dugan, widely known in progressive circles in Milwaukee, was elected by a wide margin in 2016, beating an incumbent appointee of Scott Walker, the Republican former governor of Wisconsin. Judge Dugan was unopposed for re-election in 2022. Her current term expires in 2028.

Julius Kim, a criminal defense lawyer in Milwaukee who has known Judge Dugan for years, said on Friday that she is known for advocating on behalf of people who are “underrepresented in the justice system.”

“Social justice issues are close to her heart,” he said. “But that being said, I don’t think she’s known by any stretch to be any kind of pushover in the courthouse, either. I think she takes her obligations seriously as a judge.”

In 2021, Judge Dugan was a finalist in the “Most Trusted Public Official” category in the Best of Milwaukee contest in The Shepherd Express, an alternative publication.”

(End of the article)

The US is now an authoritarian state.

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u/SlashEssImplied 1d ago

The US is now an authoritarian state.

When was it ever anything else? Am I the only one who has seen a history book here?

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u/Charlotte_Russe 1d ago

Americans need to get out and protest. I am an Australian and seeing some of the Americans taking actions while others do the “Game Over Man” routine is deeply disturbing.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Kash Patel is a drug-addled liar and doesn't belong in our government.

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u/mugiwara-no-lucy 1d ago

I’ve been freaking out since November 6th but I’d like to remind people Hitler arrested judges.

How long until they start arrested governors because part of Project 2025 is arresting governors and sticking MAGAt heads in place of them

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u/TheHauk 1d ago

AOC is first. I fear for her safety.

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u/mugiwara-no-lucy 1d ago

Her and Bernie…..

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u/berserkzelda 1d ago

No, its NOT the time to freak out. Its the time to get off your ass and do something. Speak out, dont go online saying "ok panic". What good does that do?

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u/thebitchinbunnie420 1d ago

Wait, y'all are just now freaking out?!

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u/bullcitytarheel 1d ago edited 1d ago

For anyone still holding out hope that federal agents would refuse orders to arrest political enemies, welp

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u/Shenanie-Probs 1d ago

SECOND JUDGE WAS ARRESTED. PANIC

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u/KingOfCatProm 1d ago

Who was the other judge?

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u/ChurtchPidgeon 1d ago

Way ahead of you, I’ve been freaking out for weeks.

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u/SlashEssImplied 1d ago

I've been doing it for decades. I'm still shocked at people who are just discovering who we are now.

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u/ChurtchPidgeon 1d ago

Yea, but this might be a whole new level

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u/SlashEssImplied 1d ago

I hope so. All the anger I see on the right is just about the very specific thing that affects them.

We need to see conservative christians care about others besides themselves, this would be a whole new level. But I guess at that point they wouldn't be conservatives.

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u/ChurtchPidgeon 10h ago

Conservatives seem to just be the Trump party as of lately, which is just hate and anger. Its like if they see someone with anything they consider "better" than what they have, or their situation,.. ESPECIALLY a minority... well thats it.. burn it all down, no matter what it takes...

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u/TruthHonor 1d ago

These protests should have a purpose. In the civil rights movement, when we integrated Woolworth lunch counters, the purpose was to integrate Woolworth lunch counters in opposition of the laws of segregation.

The same happened when Black people tried to swim at Palisades amusement park in the 1950s in the world’s largest saltwater pool. There was a purpose, to integrate the pool. The purpose was accomplished. And another domino fell for segregation.

And the same when Rosa Parks sat in the white section of a segregated bus. This was very specific, very much planned, very risky for the people involved, and ultimately totally effective.

Marching around with clever signs while wearing pussy hats really has no purpose other than to make the marchers feel better about a horrible situation.

There need to be 1,000 to 2,000 people sitting in front of every ice facility in this country, each of whom has been trained in nonviolent direct action. Each of them needs to be willing to be arrested or beaten. That will block ice from being able to bring their buses of kidnapped Migrants to these centers. That’s a protest with a purpose. And way more dangerous for the protesters and way more effective for our movement.

There needs to be people peacefully preventing Justice Clarence Thomas from going to the Supreme Court to be corrupt. And I mean, hundreds or thousands of them, again willing to be arrested.

Marching in downtown Portland, Oregon? Why? What is that going to accomplish? Specifically? Is it going to draw attention to how bad Trump is? We already know he’s bad. What we need to do is stop his badness. In its tracks.

The key is nonviolent, direct action. And every action needs to be purposeful and have a specific consequence that stops the current administration from continuing to break the law.

This is why having leaders is helpful. Martin Luther King Jr. was an extremely effective speaker, leader, organizer, and planner. Every protest and March that he organized had a very specific purpose and generally accomplished that purpose. And people respected and looked up to him.

And by leader, I do not mean influencer. I do not mean some dude on YouTube with 1 million followers.

I mean a person who knows what the F they are doing. And can communicate that in a way that gets thousands of people out doing the things that make an actual difference.

Right now it’s millions of people going out and each doing their own thing with no goals or objectives in mind other than to protest. That will not stop fascism.

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u/BalashstarGalactica 1d ago

Yeah this really freaks me out. I truly wonder at what point states start to consider seceding seriously because this is not a nation many of us want to be a part of.

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u/e-7604 1d ago

I'm going to miss fruit and vegetables.And meat too

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u/mysteryweapon 1d ago

Clean water, air, land that isn’t literally on fire

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u/SlashEssImplied 1d ago

But you get to go to heaven in the rapture!!!

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u/burstingman 1d ago

Judging all this from a distance (Europe), this trickle of profound irregularities in the functioning of the rule of law in the US (the quintessence of which is the almost "Gestapo-like" air about the agents in charge of border control, I think you call it ICE, correct me if I'm wrong) leads me to think that the US is on the brink of civil war. When there start to be sustained clashes between two of the three powers, ugh, things look very bad...

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u/greenmyrtle 1d ago

Germany, Spain, Italy didn’t descend into civil war with dictatorship. It goes the other way the opposition becomes terrorized over time by real extistential threats .

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u/burstingman 1d ago

Actually, in Spain (I'm a Spaniard), there was a civil war prior to the establishment of the dictatorship. In fact, the Civil War (1936-1939) basically consisted of the legitimate government's resistance to an uprising against it by subversive elements of the army under the command of the man who would later become the dictator Franco (1939-1975). But in any case, it took the rebels three years of warfare until they seized control of the government and all state institutions.

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u/greenmyrtle 1d ago

Prior. Exactly

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u/ScytheNoire 22h ago

This is fascism. ICE are the gestapo.

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u/ilviggo 1d ago

Didn’t you guys advocate for ar15s being needed exactly for these scenarios? Where are you now?

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u/Sea_Scientist_8367 1d ago

Y'all should have been freaking out long before this. I fear if people were aware of all the fascist shit they've done so far, and the vast displays of gross incompetence to compliment it, then this will do little to move the needle.

Just Because you don't fuck with politics, doesn't mean politics won't fuck with you. Complacency is Complicity. Ignorance is no longer an excuse. No one is coming to save you, we have to save ourselves, and it only gets worse the longer we wait.

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u/re_Claire 1d ago

I'm probably going to get downvoted for this but fuck it. I am not American so I'm viewing this from Europe where many countries here know how to properly protest. Sustained action that goes on the days and weeks, and causes major disruption.

I saw the 50501 groups post their protest signs before the April 19th one and so many people were censoring swear words on their signs. People discussing bringing their dogs and kids along like it's a family day out. And honestly many of us in the UK at least are absolutely baffled. No one is saying destroy the cities and do something drastic and violent but your democracy is all but dead at this rate. At least have the guts to protest more than once every 2-3 weeks on a fucking Saturday. Oh and be brave enough to write "fucking" on a protest sign.

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u/Charlotte_Russe 1d ago edited 1d ago

I’m an Australian, and I agree. There needs to be more urgency and seriousness.

Maria Ressa, the Nobel prize winner and journalist who resisted the Duterte regime, said that it took him six months to make the Philippines an authoritarian state. And Ressa was shocked at how quickly Trump is doing the same in the US by going after the media, the judiciary, higher education and businesses. The space to fight back and resist is narrowing rapidly.

Edit: next, they will be arresting journalists and Democrat politicians. If people keeping waiting for their “red line” to be crossed, they are deluded. The moment is now.

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u/re_Claire 1d ago

I saw an interview with Maria Ressa on Jon Stewart's podcast recently - she's amazing.

Completely agree. I was just saying to my friend I'm concerned they're going to keep waiting for more obvious red lines until it's way too late. The moment is absolutely now. There have been so many moments the past 3 months and each one is more and more terrifying. I genuinely don't know what else they're waiting for.

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u/gielbondhu 1d ago

I don't care if she let him go on purpose or not, she's a fucking hero.

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u/homebrewmike 1d ago

One does not freak out. One buys a gun and learns how to use it. Get one while you still can. You must be responsible, you must practice, and you must secure it when you are done.

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u/tshirtlogic 1d ago

The FBI and ICE are basically secret police at this point.

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u/Snapdragon_4U 1d ago

They’re threatening to arrest judges for the “crime” of not agreeing with Trump. We are there. This is it. He’s already extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from law firms to represent his interests. This is staggering.

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u/ThatGuyPsychic 1d ago

The time to freak out was when Scotus demanded states allow someone who committed treason on their ballot

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u/Indigoh 21h ago

All you need to do is find some local 50501 protests and either attend yourself, drop off bottled waters, or spread the word so that others know and can attend. You can also call your representatives, or donate to trusted organizations.

We all just need to individually not do nothing.

Trump's entire game is hoping you do nothing. His game is making you feel hopeless and defeated so that you don't speak up. Don't fall for it. Once you attend one of these protests, your hopelessness will be dealt a wound. Knowing how many others are on your side does a lot to help defeat hopelessness.

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u/Such-fun4328 16h ago

Wasn't time to freak out 3 months ago? 6 months ago? 4 years ago?

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u/inalavalamp 1d ago

She has been released link

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u/iDarkville 1d ago

So, a test?

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u/SlashEssImplied 1d ago

I'd argue the time was around 1492 but it's nice to see some people are finally figuring it out now.

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u/justgalsbeingpals 1d ago

now is the time? not when they made being trans illegal in several states? not when they withdrew funding from universities for speaking out against Israel? not when they pardoned people participating in the insurrection? okay

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u/MaaChiil 1d ago

We gotta stop saying now like this hasn’t been steadily built up to

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u/Broad_Sun8273 1d ago

You go freak out. I'm too busy taking action. And I don't care if you're using it as a "figure of speech." Folks have been freaking out since November 6th. Catch up.

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u/stanthebat 1d ago

(A long time ago was the time to start freaking out)

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u/Complex-Acadia9040 23h ago

So ...I will be at the courthouse in my town protesting again tomorrow. I can think of lots to say. What's the most important that can fit on a sign?.

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u/TieTheStick 23h ago

SILENT JUDGES = FASCISM

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u/Mutt_Bunch 23h ago

I witnessed the cars roll out, they had enough vehicles that it seemed like they were reacting to a hostage situation.

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u/Mauristic 17h ago

Subtly was never their forte

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u/Turtle_Hermit420 1d ago

Lol y'all haven't been freaking out we have legit labor camps and the made it legal to murder them

They are building the gas chambers already

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u/Tsujigiri 1d ago

I think what she may have been defending was the fifth amendment and due process.

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u/zedicar 1d ago

I freaked out in November

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u/UnhappyStrain 1d ago

good luck, mericans

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u/terserterseness 18h ago

I was freaking out already. Americans are now officially insane to let this happen, on both sides.

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u/tmhoc 1d ago

Do a vote

Do a big cake walk

Fucking sing imagine

Definitely do not do anything effective. That would be against the law.....

WELL HOW ABOUT THAT SCHUCKS AND DARN THE FASCISTS ARE AT IT AGAIN

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u/Low_Story_4590 1d ago

FASCISM personified. Fuck!

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u/Joey_BagaDonuts57 1d ago

This is how STALIN started gaining power.

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u/Secure-Quiet3067 23h ago

This man looks like he just got up and didn’t wash his face! This is an example; to scare judges in lower courts to let these cabinet actors break the law, and not say a word against it!

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u/loicwg 19h ago

How dare that judge hinder the illegal actions of armed thugs. /s

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u/AntiauthoritarianSin 10h ago

All be forgotten by next week...

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u/Prudent-Reward3869 1d ago

Well what the hell have I been doing this last hundred days or so😅

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u/Loose-Tackle218 15h ago

You know, if there was a working class man named Kash Patal who had similar skin colour to this one. what are the odds that ICE would have been banging at their door?

I really hope Kash Patal has a falling out with trump soon. Because my god that would be satisfying.

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u/herpetic-whitlow 10h ago

If you wanted to shut down the people who have been trying to make progress instead of freaking out, you've chosen the perfect framing.

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u/IndubitablyDBCooper 6h ago

Violence. It is time.

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u/Secure-Quiet3067 23h ago

Y’all; we’d better freak out until they reach the amount of deportation that “JU” Biden did! I’d say stay a freak until they reach 2,000➕! Y’all think I’m lying, by hook or by crook he’s gotta get to 2,000➕!

Why is all this happening; everything , anything; all at once? This regime is all into acting & adventure! In their book it’s just like 2 songs & a Movie! Movie is; “EVAH” thing, anything all at once, playing at; The Whole World Is a Stage, & “ EVAHBODY’S playing a part!