For these following the fascism thermometer, we’ve gone from mayors to representatives and have simply now reached senators. Congratulations, all people!
Senator Alex Padilla confirmed as much as a DHS press convention held by Gestapo Barbie Kristi Noem, a wonderfully cheap factor for a California senator to do whereas Noem defined that the administration intends to “liberate the town from the socialists.” Tenth Modification schmenth modification. For his bother, Noem had a few of her stormtroopers manhandle Padilla, shoving him out of the room after which shoving him on the bottom and handcuffing him.
She handled a sitting U.S. senator little higher than a canine, which I assume we must always be grateful for contemplating we’re speaking about known puppy murderer Noem.
When the administration determined to gin up some prices in opposition to Consultant McIver, they cited her for forcibly impeding federal officers whereas they tried to make (an unlawful) arrest. Onerous to think about what they’ll provide you with right here when a U.S. Senator simply exhibits up and politely proclaims that he plans to ask questions of a cupboard secretary. However I’m positive this administration has sufficient inventive writing majors within the DOJ to provide you with one thing.
That video ends with the cosplay cops taking Padilla round a nook, presumably in an effort to keep away from all these media retailers catching what they deliberate to do subsequent. Nevertheless, a second video captures what they did.
It’s arduous to consider anybody really within the FBI would so egregiously violate their oath of workplace. As a former white-collar protection lawyer, I labored with a number of FBI brokers through the years and even on the opposite aspect, they at all times exhibited the peak of professionalism.
That is thug conduct and they need to comprehend it.
OK, now I’m actually incredulous. “FBI Rights”? What the hell is that? That’s not even TRYING to sound official. Simply say, “no recording per 69 USC Part 420,” it’s simply as nonsensical however sounds extra plausible.
Although Noem’s workplace is claiming that is the Secret Service — who REALLY ought to know the best way to establish a senator — however possibly they’re simply randomly making up what to name their bodyguards as of late.
This can be a lie in fact as a result of the video exhibits him repeatedly figuring out himself and doing nothing remotely threatening. Additionally, if the Secret Service (or FBI or ICE or whoever they actually had been) didn’t know who Padilla was, there was one particular person within the room who undoubtedly did:
KRISTI FUCKING NOEM!
Alex Padilla is the rating member on the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Security… a committee that tends to matter to the cupboard division accountable for Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Security. She might have stopped this from the rostrum at any time.
Count on Grand Moff Noem to announce that the Emperor has dissolved the Senate fully subsequent week.
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