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Christine Wang's avatar

A precursor to martial law being accepted as the norm. The few images that I’ve seen of children zip tied are shocking and should be front page news! The lack of coverage is mind boggling but then I did not know until reading this that there is a temporary ban on drones over the building.

Thank you for sharing this information!

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John Collins's avatar

The silence is unreal.

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Liz Reusswig's avatar

I’ve had sick feeling since this attack, and it was an attack against the rule of law.

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John Collins's avatar

This is unequivocally true.💯

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Keeks's avatar

Chicago is my hometown. I grew up here. To see this atrocity actually take place here is beyond belief. You're right, John, this is a test and my city the guinea pig. I believe the goal is to impose martial law by the midterms.

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Stefan Kammerer's avatar

Great piece of writing, JC. The normalization of militarization and the use of “violent gangs“ as an excuse makes this extremely dangerous and terrifying. This is anything but normal.

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John Collins's avatar

Thanks, Stefan!🙏

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Nancy Tunney's avatar

Another great article, John. Thanks for calling out that fear and intimidation is their actual purpose. I'm not sure if the national news covered that they divided the Hispanic and Black families into separate vans but their intent was obvious.

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John Collins's avatar

Thanks, Nancy!💙🙏

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MM's avatar

Man, this is dark. And well written. Another great stack JC.

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John Collins's avatar

🙏💙

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Meggie's avatar

It is beyond sad how our country is being challenged to love our neighbors as we do ourselves. I support community and being aware of how precious our democracy is. It is not about money. Our country is wealthy if managed properly. May we all remain peaceful and maindful of our friends and nieghbors.

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John Collins's avatar

All of this.💯

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Stanka Mijuskovic's avatar

Chicago is the fifth Democratic city where Trump has ordered the deployment of the National Guard. Each time, despite opposition from local authorities. Coincidentally, he's never done it in Republican cities. As you said, his goal is to intimidate and instill fear, and I'm convinced he won't stop there. I'm neither a politician nor a strategist, but I know you must do everything you can to stop him before it's too late.

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John Collins's avatar

Doesn’t look like it’s going to be the last, either.🙁

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Stanka Mijuskovic's avatar

💯💯💯

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Leslie Potter's avatar

Excellent read. Thank you. I did not know about the suppression of information and drone situ. Wow.

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Minnie's avatar

Your words of this being psychological warfare stood out to me, it's exactly what this raid was about. As much as I like this article, it terrifies me.

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