Trump's Gestapo
ICE's America: Obey or Die.
I’m furious. This week’s episode of The Elephant In The Room breaks it down.
I won’t pretend I’m not. What ICE is doing to American citizens is a violation of their Constitutional, civil, and human rights, and the consequences are a stain on this nation’s honor.
And if MAGA is angry that I’m calling ICE the Gestapo, the solution is simple.
I’ll stop when ICE stops running the Nazi playbook against American citizens.
I’ll stop when the architects and implementers of this wholesale abuse of our rights are brought to justice.
I’ll stop when Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino and Tom Homan and the Jonathan Rosses are held to account.
I’ll stop when the unqualified, masked, anonymous, unaccountable men who are violating the Constitutional and legal rights of American citizens are revealed, their actions punished, and their presence on our streets beyond their legal mission is ended.
I’ll stop the day every ICE agent is ordered to pull off the masks, display a name and a badge number, and DHS sets out a public and explicit code of conduct with real penalties for the abuse of Americans’ civil rights.
I’ll stop when they stop dragging Americans from their home and cars.
I’ll stop when they stop demanding “papers, please” from people on the streets who happen to be brown or have an accent.
I’ll stop when DHS bans the massive use of surveillance tools against innocent people with probable cause or a warrant.
I’ll stop when this regime respects the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 10th Amendments.
I’ll stop when they stop shooting women like Renee Good in the head.
I’ll stop when they show one iota of restraint, civility, compassion, or moral clarity.
I’ll stop when they look at Iran, China, and Russia’s secret police forces with envy and desire.
I’ll stop when DHS stops pumping out overt Nazi propaganda, memes, and social media posts.
If you don’t want to be called a Gestapo, stop emulating the Gestapo’s tactics, mores, and actions.
Until then, if the jackboot fits, wear it.
P.S. And by the way, Democratic leaders, you’re not off the hook.
Your unwillingness to use the next Continuing Resolution deadline to fight for the rights of Americans by reining in the abuse of power by DHS is a travesty, and you are effectively complicit in the abuse by refusing to even try to stop them. Your weak-ass pollsters and you impotent consultants are the best friends Stephen Miller has in Washington.
Your base is abandoning you because you refuse to fight. It’s not policy; it’s your total lack of courage and commitment.
Promising you’ll get around to reforming ICE once you take power in 2027 is a lie, and you know it. Act now, or you may never get a chance to act again.
Yesterday's email to Schumer posted on lefthook.
Schumer is my Senator. This is my email to him: You fucking hug Marco Rubio? Who do you represent? Not me! You absolute feckless idiot! That is what you are. A toady! A sycophant to Israel in disguise. Vote blue no matter who! NO MORE. Your place in hell is cemented. So long, Chuck. Don't let the door hit you as you walk into the sunset. Retire now. Your legacy will be written in this moment. When we needed a strong leader, you didn't make the cut. A wasted moment. What a shame.
The comparison to the Gestapo isn’t about shock value or pretending America is Nazi Germany. It’s about tactics. The Gestapo didn’t begin with extermination camps; it began with warrantless detentions, anonymous officers, political targeting, mass surveillance, and demanding documentation from civilians. Those methods were normalized long before the worst crimes followed.
Masked, unidentified federal agents operating on American streets should alarm anyone who understands constitutional policing. Accountability requires names, badges, and clear chains of responsibility. When those disappear, so does the public’s ability to seek justice. That is not radical; it is foundational to the rule of law.
“Papers, please” enforcement is another historical red flag. U.S. courts have repeatedly ruled that law enforcement cannot demand identification without reasonable suspicion. Targeting people based on skin color, accent, or perceived origin is unconstitutional, full stop. Internal passport systems and suspicion-based ID checks are hallmarks of authoritarian control, not democratic policing.
We have become that third-world shithole run by a two-bit hood that Trump always complains about, and the irony is twofold. He is the one who is creating this, and his own party and weak-willed Democrats seem morally incapable of stopping it.