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Agenda Behind the Facial Recognition Tech Used by ICE and the FBI Revealed

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157 points miles | 1 comments | 07 Apr 25 18:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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evanjrowley ◴[07 Apr 25 19:23 UTC] No.43614920[source]▶
So a journalist at Mother Jones is shocked, but did anyone here on HN not predict this strategy long before Trump got his 2nd term?
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notfed ◴[07 Apr 25 19:39 UTC] No.43615086[source]▶
Sadly this prediction could have been generalized to the US executive branch regardless of the most recent election. It's more of the same from what we've seen in the past, Democrat and Republican leader alike.
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mingus88 ◴[07 Apr 25 19:43 UTC] No.43615126[source]▶
Far be it from me to interrupt your both-sides deflection but I’d like to ask you to cite any report in the recent past when democrats have called for the arrest or use of violence and/or the military against protesters
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generalizations ◴[07 Apr 25 19:54 UTC] No.43615250[source]▶
The trick is to call them something else. The January 6 protesters come to mind, but since they actually threatened the lawmakers - not just random proles - they aren't called "protesters". Conversely, make sure the BLM folks are definitely not called rioters, even if you have to call them "fiery but peaceful" protestors.
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malcolmgreaves ◴[07 Apr 25 20:29 UTC] No.43615627[source]▶
Insurrectionists are not protestors.
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generalizations ◴[07 Apr 25 20:31 UTC] No.43615644[source]▶
> The trick is to call them something else

If it's politically expedient, that is. For one thing, they were far less violent than the BLM protesters. Yet one group is called 'protestors' and the other 'insurrectionists'.

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1. _DeadFred_ ◴[08 Apr 25 05:56 UTC] No.43618735{6}[source]▶
They physically broke into our nation's Capital. That is not a 'politically expedient' statement. That is not 'protesting'. They interrupted our Government and government activity had to be postponed. THEY STOPPED THE GOVERNMENT, the election process, and by extension the peaceful transfer of how that had never be prevented before in the nations history. That is not protesting no matter how many air quotes you put around it.

And after they broke in, for this first time in history the traitorous, racist, loser Confederate flag was flown inside out capital building.