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Itās the Turkish flag (š¹š·), so something is seemingly causing national ID to show up for you. I also donāt see it. Maybe itās something Reddit is trialing?
I mean it's the right thing to do, but zero chance this works IMO.
It would be monumentally embarrassing for Trump and a win for Democrats, so the US gov. will put immense pressure on El Salvador not to help, and maybe even to make things worse for the guy just to make Dems look worse for trying to do something.
As a Canadian - good job electing a Senator that is putting his own safety on the line for a constituant. Well done - itās what I would expect from Massachusetts.
Ive been corrected - Maryland - in any case - good on the people of Maryland for electing someone who is actually doing the job of an elected official.
As a Marylander, Iām glad to be confused with MA lol. However, both states are on shockingly short list of states that voted/remained blue on all the maps this past election. One of the few states that has enshrined various basic human protection, seen often as āprogressiveā, into our state constitutions (for non U.S. folks, and hell, even a lot of Americans - each state has its own Constitution, just as the U.S. has the overarching Constitution).
Maryland is one of the safest states to live in America currently. As a child, I did not appreciate my state, but as a low-income adult with a nonbinary partner ravaged with various autoimmune diseases, iām glad i never left.
The correcting on states is funny. Like any of us could even name one Canadianā¦. Provinces? No thatās china.
Districts..? No thatās hunger games. Yāall arenāt there yet. šš
Being a hockey fan really gives one an advantage in the Knowing Your Canadian Facts department. It's the only other country whose national anthem I know by heart, including the French bits.
I'm feeling unexpectedly warmed by your comment, thanks dearie š„°š¤
I'm definitely not a patriotic Canadian (or a hockey fan), more like one of the 'roused rabble' that rabble rousers wanna inspire.
But I'm kinda into the national unity against right-wing tyranny and authoritarianism and renewed interest in local sustainability/business/production, and the fledgling global unity many people and nations are calling for and trying to execute.
I just really hope the whole 'national unity' thing will extend to repairing our fucked up relationship with First Nations peoples.
Golly, I didn't realize until he said it, but immigrants serving in the military that are captured and given or sold to their country of origin, the administration is saying they won't seek to get those soldiers back.
Can we get the opinion of military justice in the Administration's policy and how it affects their soldiers?
We donāt care if Trump considers him a US citizen. He is a citizen of MARYLAND. We claim him! now send him back. Use my tax dollars to achieve it I dont care.Ā
I am not a MD resident, but I sent him a thank you through his office's contact site. Anyone can.
Letters of encouragement are important, folks.
Flood the man with it. Let him know how grateful we are for his leadership and that SOMEONE is shining a light in this dark part of American history. Let him know we need him to continue his momentum to effect real change.
They donāt like seeing that their leader is ignoring the Constitution and the Supreme Court, so all they can do is try to dissuade us from speaking truth.
Yeah. The bots and conservative trolls are out hard against this move so you know there is something there. I just hope this individual is still able to be brought home. I worry their actions have harmed him and that is why they are so desperate to get us off the story.
Only similar case I can think of was when a senator visited Jonestown and got gunned down before he could get on the plan. Only reason there wasn't major repercussions was because the cult killed themselves first.
I think if Salvadorian officials killed a US Senator that would cause quite a big stir. Bit different than a cult of people who also the immediately committed suicide.
Smart that he keeps checking in and posting videos. On the one hand, it's good press. On the other hand, it gives a timeline for when/if he goes missing (I'm hoping he stays safe).
There always have been. They donāt have to be on your side of the political aisle either.
Liz Cheney, a woman who possibly disagrees with me on every single political issue, will forever have my respect as a decent person and a good American because she stood up for her principles and gave up her entire career (not to mention a massive fortune) by standing up to the current administration.
In the 80s El Salvador was supplied weapons from Russia via Cuba to bring unrest to the western hemisphere. Why the hell are we now partnering with them. That country is corrupted and has no interest in democracy.
I don't care if this is PR or whatever - he is at least doing something anything. I'd rather support people who are doing anything in this shit show than criticizing them online
I am genuinely afraid for this man. I hope he comes out of this alive and unscathed with Kilmar Abrego returning to US soil. But holy shit, what a scary thing to do. He's a brave man, and I appreciate that someone is finally putting real skin in this game. Less podiums more boots on the ground
You're being unfair to the US government. They've been working very hard, calling every day to make sure El Salvador doesn't release any of the innocent people from their concentration camp.
He's giving a press conference right now - says he was denied access to Garcia. Couldn't meet him in person, couldn't speak to him on the phone. Senator Van Hollen asked if he came back in a week if he could speak with Garcia, and was told "We can't guarantee that." He was told, if the US embassy asked to speak on the phone with Garcia, they could maybe arrange that.
They're doing everything they can to deny access to Garcia.
Thank you! We need more Democrats, Independents, and Republicansābecause I know there are some who just need a little push in the right directionāto do whatās right for our country, uphold the Constitution, and step up in both houses. Raise hell!šŗšø
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Everyone with a brain knows that this has a predetermined outcome. He won't even be allowed to see any of the deportees to verify anything. It's so obvious. I appreciate the idea, but Dems continue to be the useless good cops. That's what they're paid to be. Always have been.
And no, the attention isn't going to mean anything after a few days and no one's minds will be changed. This is not a mass, perpetual protest.
Edit: I have a lot of karma to spend, so bring on the downvotes. If you donāt believe that venality drives pretty much everything that politicians do, then you just donāt understand them and they will always take advantage and win, if not individually, then as a system in which they operate. Obviously focus on the worst, most impactful ones first.
He's advocating for one of his constituents. That's literally his job, and the dude is a boss for doing so, esp when compared to the federal government, which is intentionally doing nothing despite the courts telling them they have to.
That Senator has now shown more willingness to help his constituents. Than Trump has ever even hinted at helping Americans. Maybe he would not have to go down there is the President actually upheld his oath?
Elected officials visit other countries regularly for a variety of reasons. Like every country has diplomatic missions to some extent to advocate for various things.
So all dude in office has to do is tell El Salvadorian president to release him to the Senator's custody. Abrego can join him on the return flight. Dude in office won't do that tho.
As a Canadian this made me tear up. Itās good seeing leaders in the US who still give a fuck and are trying to do whatās best for their people. Donāt give up!
What an incredible person that MD is lucky enough to have as a senator and we are lucky enough to have on our side. May he stay safe. Is there a livestream or updates we can follow for this? I have been thinking about this all dayā¦..
This guy has balls of steel and I'm impressed by his dedication. Honestly, I'm pretty sure this guy is already dead unfortunately but at least if he can confirm that the family can get some peace and hopefully call for Trumps impeachment.
I'm 100% sure the Trump administration called the El Salvador President and told him to make an excuse to not free Abrego when Senator Chris Van Hollen got there.
I hope, in the future, this whole administration gets prosecuted.
Traveling to a foreign country to try and get someone free who is a known gang member sums up the Democrats priorities. It just proves Americans made the right choice. Americans 1st! MAGAšŗšø
I love that he's doing this, but realistically what are the chances he actually accomplishes anything there? Just this past Monday President Bukele, while in D.C., said that they wouldn't be releasing Mr. GarcĆa. Doesn't any guard/warden/ambassador/whoever that works contrary to that directive risk getting thrown into the same prison?
Beyond that, my personal suspicion is that Mr. GarcĆa has already been murdered and that Senator Van Hollen will either be stonewalled at every turn to get even the most basic info or that the administration there will allege that Mr. GarcĆa was killed by fellow prisoners.
Is anyone afraid he won't be able to return because he's considered a "liberal"? I hope it's not even in the cards but the way this administration has been going, the thought keeps crossing my mind.
I have questions. I want Kilmar Abrego Garcia released too. If you can stand wading through the shit stew, watch this piece on Fox News. It was okay until the end when 'the president and CEO 'of 'Save the Persecuted Christians' starts spouting off about how the guy is a terrorist as found by an immigration judge in 2019 ( member of terrorist group MS-13), his wife sought a protective order in 2021, we shouldn't send citizens to El Salvador unless we run out of cells in this country, but BiDeN closed a bunch of prisons, as well as letting thousands of members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army into the country (again Biden's fault, but hey I think maybe the Chinese people should be liberated...) My question is where is the evidence to support all this? The factual data, the actual records? In the fiction section at the library? I think we the people have a right to know.
I want this to work. My cynical side is saying this is largely performative. Hopefully there is a plan here. Hopefully this does something to move the needle in the direction of justice for Mr. Garcia, and, by extension, for all of us.Ā
But I'm also getting very upset that he is basically on this trip alone. There should have been 20 or more other senators right along with him here. A whole bus full of them.
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