Yes, I remember this. People were being snatched up in vans by men in tactical gear.
He also wanted the military to shoot the protestors in DC for his little bible photo op.
This country fucking forgot how terrible 2020 was. He should never have been elected in the first place but 2020 showed that he is a full on fucking sociopath who will kill any American who stands in his way.
Everyone in the US who isn’t actively kissing Trump’s ass needs to get really fucking loud and really fucking angry about this.
This man is a legal resident with a green card and ICE blatantly ignored that. They threatened to arrest his 8-month pregnant wife (who is a US citizen) in her home. They moved him across state lines and didn’t tell anyone where he was. They kidnapped him.
This is fucking fascism. America is a fascist nation.
These tactics will continue to be used against any dissidents who stand up to that fat fucking flesh blimp.
At the bare minimum write your representatives and ask why they think this is okay. Start protesting. Do not comply in advance. We can’t stay silent.
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I know Jam Pedals are highly regarded.
ThorpyFX - Not EU but UK and not US: https://thorpyfx.com/en-us
Dry Bell is from Croatia: https://reverb.com/shop/drybell
Empress Pedals is in Canada. Their compressor is well regarded.
Gamechanger Audio is in Latvia
Most of these are quite expensive just FYI.
Yes, the media is suppressing news of protests because most of the media companies are owned by billionaires who’ve kissed the ring.
The protests that are happening are also smaller and somewhat decentralized. The media likes a big show and these protests don’t get clicks or eyeballs on screens.
There are many smaller protests happening such as the ones outside Tesla dealerships literally everywhere. This is having an effect on Teslas stock but TBD if it’ll have a lasting effect.
People are also attending town halls with their congresspeople and getting confrontational. This has led to many representatives cancelling town halls or screening for only Republicans like fucking cowards. Chuck Schumer just canceled his book tour because he knows he’ll get run out of every city he shows up in after his capitulation.
Pro Palestine protests continue on campuses.
There’s a lot to dig into on why there isn’t a large mass protest like 2020 but my simple answer is that things aren’t bad enough yet.