The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
Just yesterday, they had decided to take them off their list of hate symbols. But Americans, unlike Republicans, don’t like Nazis.
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I think it bears mentioning that the Coast Guard is the only military service branch organized under Dept. of Homeland Security, rather than Dept. of Defense.
They’re the only military branch so far
Also might be worth noting that thanks to 287(g):
In some states, national guard and local law enforcement branches are already officially partnered with ICE/DHS, and with task forces like the one in Memphis you have a shit ton of local and federal agencies all partnering together under DHS.
What federal agencies are in Memphis Safe Task Force? Here’s all of them and what they do
Tennessee partnerships with ICE multiply as feds offer $14B in incentives nationwide. 48 state and local law enforcement agencies have entered into agreements with the Trump administration to enforce immigration laws
Yep. And remember folks, every secret service, FBI, DEA, or ATF agent out on the streets abducting brown people is one less agent working their regular counterfeiting, terrorism, public corruption, money laundering, drug trafficking, or weapons cases.
I can definitely see the concern there, but I also question who is left to be redirected to these roles at this point besides Trump loyalists?