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Agents from the divisive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will help support US security operations for the Winter Olympic Games in Italy next month, a spokesperson told AFP.

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[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 156 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 46 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It was obvious the moment they increased ICE funding 10x, to more than most militaries.

It will take years to install nazi loyalists and culture throughout the existing military and intelligence agencies, so the nazis chose to convert a small federal agency into their own secret police; explicitly recruiting as many far right criminals, extremists, and terrorists as possible.

ICE will be used to implement the military dictatorship by terrorizing all antifascists from here on out.

[–] BenjiRenji@feddit.org 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Exactly right. Increased budget, increased personnel, expanded "responsibilities" and Congress is not planning to defund or limit them.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

At what point is all benefit of the doubt forfeited with the oligarch-controlled opposition? How overt does the fascism have to get before the fascism-voting Democrats are also considered nazi collaborators, and an enemy of the people?

[–] Goodeye8@piefed.social 134 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Excuse me but what the fuck? I can somehow rationalize the US wanting some additional security for their athletes. It's weird but America is weird so whatever. But what part of fucking IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT agency indicates "we do operations on foreign soil"? Considering the level of their training they're probably the biggest threat at the Olympics.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

"Look at all these immigrants!" salivates, rubs hands together villainously

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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 80 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So we're really just dropping the pretense that their scope of authority and responsibility is immigration enforcement, huh? They're just Trump's new personal militia to do with as he pleases?

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Once they step foot in Italy they become what they sought to destroy

Ironic..

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[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 77 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] madjo@piefed.social 50 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As if that agent knows the history of that song

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 months ago

They just know the Charlie Kirk shooter wrote it on their bullet casings, so they assume it's something an "antifa terrorist" would sing...

Well, they're half-right...

[–] VeryInterestingTable@jlai.lu 62 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Who in their right minds would give Work VISAs to the Magastapo?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Meloni just wants to ensure Italy is allied with fascists again

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

She's been in over her head for years, this will end her government.

Elon has been trying to breed her for years.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I just threw up in my mouth.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely hooound these motherfuckers.

[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The Italians have a proud tradition of anti-fascists hiding in the mountains and hunting Nazis...

[–] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well I'd definitely have a look around the fascist monument in Bolzano. Wouldn't be surprised to find them taking group pics

[–] rozodru@piefed.social 41 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

well this is just right out of the Nazi playbook. If this is for Vance and whomever else then generally this is the job of the Secret Service but it's clear now the administration doesn't trust the SS and would rather have their own people involved. Hitler pulled the same shit with the SA.

In fact I wouldn't be surprised if eventually Trump just dissolves the secret service in favor of ICE. It would be very convenient for them wouldn't it? all of sudden your former political enemies (Obama, Biden, Clinton) no longer have Secret Service protection and they can either go without or have ICE...yeah nothing at all could go wrong here.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 months ago

Italy shouldn't allow members of a terrorist organization in

[–] DarkDecay@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Time to ban the U.S from international sporting events I guess

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[–] Bazell@lemmy.zip 32 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

There's literally nothing that could go wrong.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago

LIke hiring the Hells Angels for a Rolling Stones concert.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Italy should declare them persona-non-grata

[–] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

Well they currently have their own problems with far-right in power, so I doubt it

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 22 points 2 months ago

Boycott Olympics. Abolish ICE.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Didn't Italy elect Meloni who is a living relative of benito fucking mussolini?

EDIT: Rachele Mussolini was in Meloni's party but left because Meloni was checks notes ....too right.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She is not related to Mussolini.

Her party had Mussolini's grand daughter, but she quit because Meloni was too right wing.

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[–] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 19 points 2 months ago

ICE is welcome in Italy. In piazzale Loreto, upside down.

[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

In the world of bad ideas, this is among the baddest.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Italy, arrest the first fucking ICE goon that steps off the plane.

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[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 months ago (5 children)

They know they can’t deport Italians from Italy right?

[–] Catma@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Not with that attitude they cant.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They’re all about murder now. So Italy has that to look forward to.

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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

They've tried depoting nativos from the USA already 

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[–] dotslashme 16 points 2 months ago

If you can't beat them, deport them

[–] 4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 months ago

Maybe a good opportunity to capture them and put them in front of courts for their crimes or at least being complicit

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago

They're not ICE, they are the SS

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Aw hell no!

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago

The cycle completes the fascists return home

[–] jjpamsterdam@feddit.org 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Italians have a proud history of hanging fascists in public spaces. Maybe they can try and tap into that part of their history?

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[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Does ice know that everyone there doesnt have an American accent? Those racist assholes are going to be so confused.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

They going to shoot people who are filming and taking pictures? Cool

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Foreigns agents have no semblance of authority outside their country.

When in doubt call the Carabinieri. Or the local Mafia chapter.

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[–] Zorro@mander.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

It's their bonus payment from trump - free trip to Italy to watch the winter olympics - for ice agents with highest number of arrests to date, lol!

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