There’s a city park about 4 blocks from my house. Easy walking distance, if you don’t mind walking in the ditch or right next to the traffic. Houston is not big on pedestrian traffic, so no sidewalks for you!The whole thing started when ICE agents jumped out of vans at a Home Depot in tactical gear and charged at a group of day laborers. pic.twitter.com/IfG3hW01ry
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) June 9, 2025
It’s not a direction I go very often. But it used to be a place to pick up day laborers. I’m not so sure anymore. ICE activity may have scared them away.
Which got me to thinking: we have a lot of brown people here in the fourth largest city in the country. But I’m not hearing a lot about ICE raids. Not that they aren’t happening, I’m sure. But ICE hasn’t raided the parking lot of either Home Depot near me. They haven’t grabbed people precious to the community. If ICE has gone over the top in a Texas city, it hasn’t caught much attention yet.
I know ICE is working in Texas. But I wonder if they’re being focused on red states, the better to justify their righteous indignation at angry citizens. The mayor of Houston might stand up for people against military ICE tactics (after putting his wet finger in the air), and Abbott would surely cheer for ICE over “illegals,” but any pushback (and there would be some if the circumstances were right) would embarrass the shit out of Trump.
Trump prefers a punching bag.
I don’t doubt he’s doing this for the publicity (Miller wants his Reichstag, but Trump just wants his bully pulpit). But he hasn’t sent the Marines to LA yet. I think he’d rather complain about Newsom than take responsibility for whatever errors the Marines might make. (Or just the responsibility for invoking the Insurrection Act. And it’s notable Trump didn’t take Newsom’s bait and respond to his “stone cold liar” remark. What could Trump do? Send in the Marines? But he ignored it and said Homan can arrest Newsom if he wants to. Of course, Homan has no such authority, and Habba is not the U.S. attorney in California.).
Trump is using this to keep MAGA rallied, especially as they aren’t all excited by the BBB. Trump doesn’t understand governance. He only understands marketing.
He’ll, he’s already declared victory.
I honestly wonder how much Newsom’s combative interview had to do with it. ETTD, and TACO. 🌮President Trump: Had some exciting days over the last week, I would say. Mostly good. Some of the things you are reading about in Los Angeles. Thank goodness we send out some wonderful National Guard. Really helped.
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 9, 2025
A lot of problems that we are having out there. They were… pic.twitter.com/VJ0mgjH1c4
They are rules to understand Trump by.
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