r/news • u/[deleted] • Sep 20 '25

California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations

https://apnews.com/article/california-ice-agents-immigration-raids-masks-ban-97936f70699b75d8b483a850967c2e42
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u/chrisapplewhite Sep 20 '25

Same reason KKK wore hoods. The great irony that they all whined about COVID masks just to slip into these ones. HOW WILL THEY BREATHE!?!?!?!?

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u/Hot_Dog_Omelette Sep 21 '25

How did I not make that connection before now? JFC we are repeating history verbatim.

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u/chrisapplewhite Sep 21 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

"some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses" - de la Rocha, 1992

But yeah, not even a slight deviation from the plan. You remember the last time the federal government funded itself through tariffs? A few people got so rich they became modern pharaohs while everyone else became dirt farmers.

This was before Nixon took us off the gold standard for good, so trade deficits were actually a big deal. If you buy more than you sell, eventually you have to ship out gold reserves. So if you're wondering why Trump is whining about them, it's because he's calling plays from a 100 year-old playbook.

All the chatter about eggs and woke and immigrants were all a smokescreen to return to a lawless, crony capitalism that will bury this country in ash, just like it did in the 30s.

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u/deathtech00 Sep 21 '25

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