• StopTouchingYourPhone@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    TIL the nazi president and his rubberstamp king invoked The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which I also just learned “is intended to be invoked when the country is at war or if a foreign nation has invaded the U.S. or has issued threats that they will.

    [edit bc the internet does not need more allcaps]

    • ZK686@lemmy.world
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      5 minutes ago

      Translation: The President is enforcing immigration laws, and we don’t like it so we’re going to call him a Nazi."

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      12 hours ago

      Might just be part of the whole “flooding the zone” strategy. It might get undone due to exactly what you bolded.

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          12 hours ago

          Lmao, okay. I can guarantee you, in their minds they’re at war with us. Wake the fuck up and smell the smoke.

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            4 minutes ago

            “The President is enforcing immigration laws, how dare he!” Sincerely, Lemmy

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        20 hours ago

        Let’s get all the first through third generation German Americans into Freedom camps just to be safe. Maybe have a few in Death Valley for the natives that don’t appreciate their Land gifts in Oklahoma that are selfishly hogging mineral rich lands. /S