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Shining a Light on I.C.E. Raids: Empowering Communities [1]
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Date: 2025-04-21
I have seen reports of detainees getting off planes in El Salvador and of Trump, et.al., discussing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the person the Supreme Court has decreed must be returned. How is it that there were no reports of Garcia’s arrest and detention on the news or on social media?
What about all those detainees seen on TV getting off the planes in El Salvador? How did their round up not make the news?
Democracy thrives in sunlight, dies in darkness.
I saw my first ‘detention’ video on Bluesky.
This is what tyranny looks like
This is happening in America! IN AMERICA!!
Why is the above post not on all social media and reposted repeatedly? Why haven’t I seen this on the mainstream news media?
The plan.
When the arrest and detention of people is invisible, I.C.E. agents can be more aggressive, do things they would not do if they were being watching. This is intentional. It maximizes the fear generated while reducing the response options by those being accosted.
The Americans conducting these raids need to be exposed to the public at large, to their neighbors and friends. If we shine a light on the process, much of the fear will dissipate. By making the process public, perhaps, we can make the jackboot mentality of these agents waver in the light of day.
What if we had flashmobs for I.C.E. raids?
For those of you who do not remember flashmobs: Groups of people would spontaneously show up at random public places, perform something they had been instructed to do, and then disperse quickly.
How it works.
Imagine you are walking out of a store and you see an ICE vehicle pulling up across the parking lot. You take out your phone, open an app, and tap the alert button. The people you alerted begin showing up as you walk toward the I.C.E. vehicle. Within minutes, there are 150 people surrounding the I.C.E. vehicle filming and posting what is happening on social media.
How differently would the video in the link above encounter turn out if the car were surrounded by 200 people with cell phones posting live on social media? 500 or a 1000 people?
Please help.
The app.
If there is an existing app that can be used, I have not found it. Someone reading this let me know if there is one. Otherwise, it will require one or more people to build one (I do not have those skills). Unless coders volunteer, this will cost money.
Making it available.
Then someone with experience needs to get it posted to be available free of charge at the various online stores for download.
Testing.
Besides coders, I need as many commitments as I can get to participate in persuading people to download the app to make sure it works as intended.
Email me if you wish to participate. Install Signal on your phone if you have not already.
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