ICE agents to help with US security operations at Winter Olympics in Italy
(www.france24.com)
from throws_lemy@reddthat.com to world@lemmy.world on 27 Jan 09:26
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from throws_lemy@reddthat.com to world@lemmy.world on 27 Jan 09:26
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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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This is AI slop.
It’s Alan from smiling friends
This is a stop frame from a TV show that was upscaled in resolution with usage of AI. Partial distortion makes it even more funnier.
The use of ai makes it less funny.
This is not normal.
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.
Exactly right. Increased budget, increased personnel, expanded “responsibilities” and Congress is not planning to defund or limit them.
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?
There’s literally nothing that could go wrong.
If you can’t beat them, deport them
Aw hell no!
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As if that agent knows the history of that song
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…
Absolutely hooound these motherfuckers.
The Italians have a proud tradition of anti-fascists hiding in the mountains and hunting Nazis…
Well I’d definitely have a look around the fascist monument in Bolzano. Wouldn’t be surprised to find them taking group pics
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Boycott Olympics. Abolish ICE.
LIke hiring the Hells Angels for a Rolling Stones concert.
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.
Maybe they are there to make sure the US Olympic team don’t try and make a run for it.
Or that they don’t return.
No medal, no citizenship.
Ah the North Korean approach to sports. They are one of the most elite sporting nations, so makes sense to copy.
“Look at all these immigrants!” salivates, rubs hands together villainously
“That person doesn’t sound american!”
“A bit tan for my liking too.”
They’re dabbing on us every day
Imagine if they start deporting Italians to Eswatini, FROM ITALY!
“Well he was olive-toned!”
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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The dead bodies were beat by mothers of dead sons for days.
Italy should declare them persona-non-grata
Well they currently have their own problems with far-right in power, so I doubt it
Reject their visa applications
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?
Once they step foot in Italy they become what they sought to destroy
Ironic…
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.
Foreigns agents have no semblance of authority outside their country.
When in doubt call the Carabinieri. Or the local Mafia chapter.
I wonder how likely it is that the Mafia would like and respect ICE agents. And if that's not likely at all, whether they know of any very deep holes.
The Mafia and most, if not all organized crime syndicates, started as a way for people to defend themselves from abusive governments, officials, etc. Mafia thrives by getting along with people, not openly prey on them.
Syndicates also tend to be patriotic, in the sense that they are defending or at least looking to preserve their interests where they are rooted.
Mafia tends to arbour great disdain for police and similar forces. They can be useful if bribeable or somehow coherced to look the other way but they are still police. The enemy.
I’ll give you an extreme example.
In Brasil, the Comando Vermelho is one of the largest, if not te largest, criminal organization on the country. They are well known for their extremely violent and cruel methods. Yet they are the biggest employers in the areas they control. They build schools, pay people for their work (mostly unrelated to criminal activities), distribute food, run clinics. They act as de facto police, courts and punishers, to keep peace. They nearly replace the state because the state nearly abandoned the poorest of poor, amongst who they set grounds, in the favelas.
I can’t imagine the resistance they would pose to an invading force.
And, I can’t confirm this, but I have a memory of reading somewhere that during WW2, the Mafia helped the Allies infiltrate areas.
They’re not ICE, they are the SS
Time to ban the U.S from international sporting events I guess
Who in their right minds would give Work VISAs to the Magastapo?
Meloni just wants to ensure Italy is allied with fascists again
She’s been in over her head for years, this will end her government.
Elon has been trying to breed her for years.
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I just threw up in my mouth.
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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.
She is not related to Mussolini.
Her party had Mussolini’s grand daughter, but she quit because Meloni was too right wing.
Oh shit. Okay so I stand corrected. Thanks for that
They know they can’t deport Italians from Italy right?
They’re all about murder now. So Italy has that to look forward to.
Maybe they’ll shoot suspected transgender athletes from other countries
Not with that attitude they cant.
You are aware that they don’t care for the law, be it american or international?
They’ve tried depoting nativos from the USA already
o HELL NO! time to write letters
In the world of bad ideas, this is among the baddest.
Italy shouldn’t allow members of a terrorist organization in
I knew Trump would find a way to fuck with the Olympics
Italy, arrest the first fucking ICE goon that steps off the plane.
Does ice know that everyone there doesnt have an American accent? Those racist assholes are going to be so confused.