America today: “oh no someone should stop this!”
Also America today: “ooooh new iPhone!”
this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2026
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You can't trust anyone. Be extra careful about what you tell people as in this wretched police state you can never be sure if you could suddenly be arrested anything that you say.
Exactly the video I thought of. But "soon"?! It literally already happened in OPs video!
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If this is NOT another reason why you should study socialist/communist theory, I don't know what is. https://redsails.org/
Good ol’ GRPD. They made a whole show on HBO Max to try to improve their image, and then they turn around and do shit like this.
Too bad she didn't have a CCW, otherwise maybe she could have shot her kidnappers.
If you ain't protesting armed expect this. I doubt police want to commit suicide by protester.
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What does Marx think of wrongful kidnappings by the police?