ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank:
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"Acting Director of ICE Todd Lyons appears to have lied under oath.
ICE Whistleblower Ryan Schwank just came forward, saying that the infamous ICE memo that another whistleblower leaked, and that directed ICE agents to unlawfully enter people’s homes, was never officially disseminated to agents. Instead it was kept hidden an only shown to agents to get them to perform illegal actions and to convince them that their illegal actions were OK."
#UsPol
2/n@AkaSci Watched the video. And not at all surprised.
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"Acting Director of ICE Todd Lyons appears to have lied under oath.
ICE Whistleblower Ryan Schwank just came forward, saying that the infamous ICE memo that another whistleblower leaked, and that directed ICE agents to unlawfully enter people’s homes, was never officially disseminated to agents. Instead it was kept hidden an only shown to agents to get them to perform illegal actions and to convince them that their illegal actions were OK."
#UsPol
2/nVideo of the hearing of whistleblower Ryan Schwank before Congressional Democrats.
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Video of the hearing of whistleblower Ryan Schwank before Congressional Democrats.
Sen. Blumenthal is not mincing his words - "ICE agents are being deliberately & purposely trained to break the law & violate Americans’ 4th Amendment rights."
#UsPol
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Video of the hearing of whistleblower Ryan Schwank before Congressional Democrats.
When billionaires decide to fund a fascist movement there are no half-measures:
These are the names.
1. SpaceX $288,723,409
2. Adelson Clinic/Miriam Adelson $146,881,700
3. Uline Inc $146,027,201
4. Citadel LLC $108,669,316
5. Susquehanna International Group $101,468,362
6. Andreessen Horowitz $89,036,553
7. Empower Parents PAC $82,500,000
8. Coinbase $79,008,020
9. Elliott Management $68,846,510
10. Securing American Greatness $67,558,284
11. Senate Leadership Fund $67,445,3001/
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When billionaires decide to fund a fascist movement there are no half-measures:
These are the names.
1. SpaceX $288,723,409
2. Adelson Clinic/Miriam Adelson $146,881,700
3. Uline Inc $146,027,201
4. Citadel LLC $108,669,316
5. Susquehanna International Group $101,468,362
6. Andreessen Horowitz $89,036,553
7. Empower Parents PAC $82,500,000
8. Coinbase $79,008,020
9. Elliott Management $68,846,510
10. Securing American Greatness $67,558,284
11. Senate Leadership Fund $67,445,3001/
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12. Club for Growth $59,846,594
13. Koch Inc $49,092,685
14. Blackstone Group $48,609,890
15. Stand Together Chamber of Commerce $44,801,948
16. Restoration PAC $41,168,363
17. Crownquest Operating $35,752,512
18. Bigelow Aerospace $34,991,590
19. Building America's Future $33,670,000
20. Stephens Inc $27,343,518
21. British American Tobacco $26,175,838
22. American Prosperity Alliance $22,549,000
23. Manzanita Management Group $22,159,143 -
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12. Club for Growth $59,846,594
13. Koch Inc $49,092,685
14. Blackstone Group $48,609,890
15. Stand Together Chamber of Commerce $44,801,948
16. Restoration PAC $41,168,363
17. Crownquest Operating $35,752,512
18. Bigelow Aerospace $34,991,590
19. Building America's Future $33,670,000
20. Stephens Inc $27,343,518
21. British American Tobacco $26,175,838
22. American Prosperity Alliance $22,549,000
23. Manzanita Management Group $22,159,1433/
24. America First Action/America First Policies $21,724,798
25. Mountaire Corp $21,375,080
26. Reyes Holdings $21,192,607
27. Energy Transfer LP $19,321,695
28. Hendricks Holding Co $19,306,538https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/top-organizations
1. Elon Musk $291,482,587
2. Timothy Mellon $197,047,200
3. Miriam Adelson $148,304,900
4. Richard Uihlein $143,498,936
5. Ken Griffin $108,402,284
6. Jeff Yass $101,128,680
7. Paul E. Singer $66,800,800
8. Marc Andreessen $42,365,113
9. Stephen Schwarzman $40,202,039 -
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24. America First Action/America First Policies $21,724,798
25. Mountaire Corp $21,375,080
26. Reyes Holdings $21,192,607
27. Energy Transfer LP $19,321,695
28. Hendricks Holding Co $19,306,538https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/top-organizations
1. Elon Musk $291,482,587
2. Timothy Mellon $197,047,200
3. Miriam Adelson $148,304,900
4. Richard Uihlein $143,498,936
5. Ken Griffin $108,402,284
6. Jeff Yass $101,128,680
7. Paul E. Singer $66,800,800
8. Marc Andreessen $42,365,113
9. Stephen Schwarzman $40,202,0394/
10. Timothy Dunn $35,780,200
11. Rob Bigelow $34,991,500
12. Diane Hendricks $33,165,417
13. JJ Ricketts $32,273,650
14. Shirley W. Ryan $32,198,116
15. Warren A. Stephens $25,895,650
16. Isaac & Laura Perlmutter $25,344,890
17. Vince & Linda McMahon $23,961,659
18. Ronnie & Nina Cameron $21,372,500
19. Jan Koum $20,855,091
20. Thomas Klingenstein $17,410,263
21. Rob Walton $17,572,601
22. Janet J. Duchossois $16,306,033
23. Howard W. Lutnick $16,503,667
24. Kelcy L. Warren $16,151,105 -
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10. Timothy Dunn $35,780,200
11. Rob Bigelow $34,991,500
12. Diane Hendricks $33,165,417
13. JJ Ricketts $32,273,650
14. Shirley W. Ryan $32,198,116
15. Warren A. Stephens $25,895,650
16. Isaac & Laura Perlmutter $25,344,890
17. Vince & Linda McMahon $23,961,659
18. Ronnie & Nina Cameron $21,372,500
19. Jan Koum $20,855,091
20. Thomas Klingenstein $17,410,263
21. Rob Walton $17,572,601
22. Janet J. Duchossois $16,306,033
23. Howard W. Lutnick $16,503,667
24. Kelcy L. Warren $16,151,1055/
25. Walter W. Buckley Jr. $15,522,500
26. Thomas Peterffy $14,305,900
27. Anthony Pratt $14,000,000
28. Sherrilyn Fisher $13,299,894
29. David Millstone $13,413,486
30. Lynne Walton $13,037,750
31. Charles Schwab $12,801,600
32. Stephen Wynn $12,518,750
33. Anthony Lomangino $9,529,705
34. J. Christopher Reyes $9,536,425
35. Jay Winters Faison $9,084,324
36. James Davis $8,497,854
37. John W. Childs $8,694,286
38. Patricia Duggan $8,446,099
39. Richard G. Haworth $7,500,800 -
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25. Walter W. Buckley Jr. $15,522,500
26. Thomas Peterffy $14,305,900
27. Anthony Pratt $14,000,000
28. Sherrilyn Fisher $13,299,894
29. David Millstone $13,413,486
30. Lynne Walton $13,037,750
31. Charles Schwab $12,801,600
32. Stephen Wynn $12,518,750
33. Anthony Lomangino $9,529,705
34. J. Christopher Reyes $9,536,425
35. Jay Winters Faison $9,084,324
36. James Davis $8,497,854
37. John W. Childs $8,694,286
38. Patricia Duggan $8,446,099
39. Richard G. Haworth $7,500,8006/
40. Marc J. Rowan $8,721,299
41. Jeffrey Specher, Kelly Loeffler $7,052,013
42. John L. Nau III $7,030,556
43. John & Shannon V. Addison $6,757,065
44. Robert H. Book $6,986,387
45. Susan Fox $6,687,414
46. Patricia Perkins-Leone $6,606,600
47. Jeffrey Hildebrand $6,508,389
48. Bernard Marcus $9,397,150
49. Steve Brodie $6,481,298
50. Daniel Newlin $6,063,928
51. Trevor D. Rees-Jones $5,765,124
52. Ross & Sarah Perot $5,643,416
53. Harold C. Simmons $5,596,530
54. Kelly Navarro $5,373,100 -
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40. Marc J. Rowan $8,721,299
41. Jeffrey Specher, Kelly Loeffler $7,052,013
42. John L. Nau III $7,030,556
43. John & Shannon V. Addison $6,757,065
44. Robert H. Book $6,986,387
45. Susan Fox $6,687,414
46. Patricia Perkins-Leone $6,606,600
47. Jeffrey Hildebrand $6,508,389
48. Bernard Marcus $9,397,150
49. Steve Brodie $6,481,298
50. Daniel Newlin $6,063,928
51. Trevor D. Rees-Jones $5,765,124
52. Ross & Sarah Perot $5,643,416
53. Harold C. Simmons $5,596,530
54. Kelly Navarro $5,373,1007/
55. Alice Walton $10,248,000
56. Rob Granieri $5,587,899https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/biggest-donors
If Russian oligarchs can be sanctioned for warmongering, so can American oligarchs. -
ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank:
"For the last 5 months, I watched ICE dismantle the training program, cutting 240 hours of vital classes from a 584 hour program, classes that teach the Constitution, our legal system, firearms training, the use of force, lawful arrests, proper detention and the limits of officers’ authority.
ICE is teaching cadets to violate the Constitution, and they were attempting to cloak it in secrecy by demanding that I lie about it.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5751455-ice-officer-training-whistleblower/
#UsPol
1/n@AkaSci and yet, lack of training isn’t the biggest issue.
Hiring fascists is.
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Sen. Blumenthal is not mincing his words - "ICE agents are being deliberately & purposely trained to break the law & violate Americans’ 4th Amendment rights."
#UsPol
4/nNot really breathtaking to anyone paying attention.
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Sen. Blumenthal is not mincing his words - "ICE agents are being deliberately & purposely trained to break the law & violate Americans’ 4th Amendment rights."
#UsPol
4/nOpinion by Will Bunch on the inhumanity of ICE and its planned detention camps.
"An internal Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.
This banal blueprint for inhumanity is the embodiment of the notorious words last April from ICE’s acting director, Todd Lyons, who said the Trump regime wants to make deportation “like [Amazon] Prime, but with human beings.”
"https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-detention-centers-georgia-dhs-noem-trump-20260222.html
#UsPol
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"Acting Director of ICE Todd Lyons appears to have lied under oath.
ICE Whistleblower Ryan Schwank just came forward, saying that the infamous ICE memo that another whistleblower leaked, and that directed ICE agents to unlawfully enter people’s homes, was never officially disseminated to agents. Instead it was kept hidden an only shown to agents to get them to perform illegal actions and to convince them that their illegal actions were OK."
#UsPol
2/n@AkaSci There's a convincing and timely argument for them to choke on while trying to get their budget ok'd.
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Opinion by Will Bunch on the inhumanity of ICE and its planned detention camps.
"An internal Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.
This banal blueprint for inhumanity is the embodiment of the notorious words last April from ICE’s acting director, Todd Lyons, who said the Trump regime wants to make deportation “like [Amazon] Prime, but with human beings.”
"https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-detention-centers-georgia-dhs-noem-trump-20260222.html
#UsPol
5/nis it fair to say these fascilities will be ideal as Epstein detention centres? Or is it too early to say?
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ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank:
"For the last 5 months, I watched ICE dismantle the training program, cutting 240 hours of vital classes from a 584 hour program, classes that teach the Constitution, our legal system, firearms training, the use of force, lawful arrests, proper detention and the limits of officers’ authority.
ICE is teaching cadets to violate the Constitution, and they were attempting to cloak it in secrecy by demanding that I lie about it.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5751455-ice-officer-training-whistleblower/
#UsPol
1/n@AkaSci Held to clear standards? It'll be fun to see the documentation of that claim in discovery for the class action suit alleging violation of constitutional rights.
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ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank:
"For the last 5 months, I watched ICE dismantle the training program, cutting 240 hours of vital classes from a 584 hour program, classes that teach the Constitution, our legal system, firearms training, the use of force, lawful arrests, proper detention and the limits of officers’ authority.
ICE is teaching cadets to violate the Constitution, and they were attempting to cloak it in secrecy by demanding that I lie about it.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5751455-ice-officer-training-whistleblower/
#UsPol
1/n@AkaSci
any elected official associated with this regime is a fuqing criminal.
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Opinion by Will Bunch on the inhumanity of ICE and its planned detention camps.
"An internal Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.
This banal blueprint for inhumanity is the embodiment of the notorious words last April from ICE’s acting director, Todd Lyons, who said the Trump regime wants to make deportation “like [Amazon] Prime, but with human beings.”
"https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-detention-centers-georgia-dhs-noem-trump-20260222.html
#UsPol
5/nWhere do the ovens go?
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Opinion by Will Bunch on the inhumanity of ICE and its planned detention camps.
"An internal Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.
This banal blueprint for inhumanity is the embodiment of the notorious words last April from ICE’s acting director, Todd Lyons, who said the Trump regime wants to make deportation “like [Amazon] Prime, but with human beings.”
"https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-detention-centers-georgia-dhs-noem-trump-20260222.html
#UsPol
5/n@AkaSci Do these have their own power substations or transformers?
On a completely unrelated note, wouldn’t it be cool to have quad-copters that drop thermite?
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ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank:
"For the last 5 months, I watched ICE dismantle the training program, cutting 240 hours of vital classes from a 584 hour program, classes that teach the Constitution, our legal system, firearms training, the use of force, lawful arrests, proper detention and the limits of officers’ authority.
ICE is teaching cadets to violate the Constitution, and they were attempting to cloak it in secrecy by demanding that I lie about it.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5751455-ice-officer-training-whistleblower/
#UsPol
1/n@AkaSci Well, it appears there is one legitimate use of those detention centers ICE/whatnot is building: to "house" federal agents at taxpayer's expense after they are convicted.
