Amid unprecedented backlash against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom—considered a leading contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination—is being accused of giving the increasingly violent agency a pass after an interview with right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro in which he softened his criticism of ICE.

In recent days, following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, officers of ICE and other federal agencies have been documented engaging in blatant racial profiling, unconstitutional “citizenship checks,” and extreme uses of physical force, including dragging a disabled US citizen from her car on the way to a doctor’s appointment, as the Associated Press reported Friday.

  • Tinidril@midwest.social
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    6 hours ago

    Progressives and anyone left of progressives need to very loudly let the establishment know that we absolutely will not vote for Newsom in either a primary, or a general election. The establishment is getting ready to anoint this fucking goblin.

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      Tell that to the people who think voting doesn’t matter. As many people can say it as loudly as they want; if they don’t vote in the primaries then they shouldn’t be surprised when it doesn’t turn out the way they want.

      Leftists boycotting elections is part of the reason we’re in this mess.