Tag: Fuck ICE

The SAVE Act Will Mean The End of American Democracy

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Now, obviously there is the issue of the filibuster in the Senate…and…yet…I suspect the fucking SAVE Act is going to pass one way or another. This is an act that pretty much makes it so difficult to vote that even married women will be disenfranchised.

As such, I think there won’t be free-and-fair elections in 2026 — if ever again.

Somehow, someway, MAGA Republicans will pass the SAVE Act, despite the prospect of the filibuster and the US will become a “managed democracy” like Hungary or Russia.

And, before you know it, ICE will crash through my door and murder me in cold blood. Lulz!

‘Street Screams’ — Lyrics To A Folk-Pop Protest Song In The Style of Neil Young Written By ChatGPT

🎸 Street Screams 🎸

(Verse 1 — raw and pointed)
Oh, the frost lies thick on Nicollet,
Where they said protect and serve,
But a mother tried to turn her wheels,
And a bullet found its nerve.
Renée was just observing,
Not a threat, not a flame,
Three shots in a snowy street —
And they washed away her name.

(Chorus — ringing, hard truth)
Street screams, the cold winds blowing,
Truth buried while the lies keep growing.
Street screams, in a town once free,
They took our neighbors — now they echo streets.

(Verse 2 — steady and biting)
Then came the morning sun,
A nurse with a camera in his hand,
He stood to see what justice looked like,
Ice boots tearing at this land.
They peppered down his spirit,
Pinned him in the snow —
Ten shots rang out before he could breathe,
And the city watched the show.

(Chorus — stronger)
Street screams, in the frozen morning,
Fear unmasked by the cold and warning.
Street screams, hear the people plea,
Two gone — and the truth ain’t free.

(Bridge — reflective, uneasy)
Oh, they’ll tell you it’s complicated,
They’ll hide behind the badge,
But we saw the tape, saw the fear,
Saw the fire in their hands.
And we won’t forget these faces,
Won’t let this story fade —
Not in the alleys of this city,
Not in the songs we’ve made.

(Final Chorus — urgent)
Street screams, don’t silence crying,
Raise your voice, no more denying.
Street screams, till justice gleams,
We remember what we saw — America, hear our street screams.

‘The Battle of Minneapolis’ — Lyrics To A Pop-Punk Song In The Style Of Rage Against The Machine Written By ChatGPT

🎤 The Battle of Minneapolis 🎤

(Verse 1)
The streets are burning snow, the flags are flying high,
Three thousand fed agents, watch the city cry.
They say they came for law and order,
But the air is full of tear gas smoke,
Shot Renée in her SUV — three live rounds in the glass,
They painted her a threat — now her name’s carved in the past.
Then Pretti tried to lift a fallen soul,
They sprayed him down, pinned him low,
Ten shots rang out where his courage stood bold.

(Pre-Chorus)
Riot shields and swat boots boot stomps,
The city shakes while the system romps.
Can’t bury truth in a federal lie,
Can’t cage a movement that’s ready to rise!

(Chorus — shouted)
The battle’s on in Minneapolis,
We’re not afraid — we’re rising up!
They kill our neighbors with no remorse,
We push back harder — take back our streets!
The battle’s on — The battle’s on!

(Verse 2)
From Nicollet to Powderhorn, the chants are loud,
Signs held high, we’re not backing down.
“ICE OUT NOW!” digits burn like fire,
Minnesota hearts stoked into righteous ire.
A VA nurse, a mother gone —
These aren’t headlines, these are sons.
They told us they were securing borders —
But they’re tearing apart our homes!

(Pre-Chorus)
Wave after wave, we stand defiant,
United people — we are giants!
Force can break flesh, not spirit, not will,
We send their lies straight down the kill!

(Chorus — louder)
The battle’s on in Minneapolis,
We’re not afraid — we’re rising up!
They kill our neighbors with no remorse,
We push back harder — take back our streets!
The battle’s on — The battle’s on!

(Bridge — echoed)
No justice, no peace!
No justice, no peace!
Can’t bury those we love!
Can’t silence cries for truth!

(Outro — screamed)
You march in armor, we march in hearts,
You shoot our citizens — we tear you apart!
The battle’s on — you hear our names!
Renée! Alex! We won’t be tamed!

‘ICE Out’ — Lyrics To A Pop-Punk RATM-Like Song About ICE In Minneapolis, Minnesota Written By ChatGPT

🎸 ICE Out 🎸

(Verse 1)
Black boots on the pavement, radios blasting lies,
Cameras flash the truth that they’re trying to disguise.
Downtown they move like an army of the crown,
In the city where the people try to stand their ground.
Shot a mother in her car, three rounds in the frame,
Called it self-defense but theirs is all the blame.
Blood on cold pavement, we remember every name,
Renée Good’s not a number, she’s the start of this flame.

(Chorus)
ICE out, ICE out, tear their stories down,
We’re not just targets for your badges and your rounds.
ICE out, ICE out, can you hear the shout?
Two dead in Minneapolis — and we’re fighting back now.

(Verse 2)
See the nurse with a heart bigger than their force,
Filming for peace, unarmed on their crooked course.
Pulled to the ground, pepper-sprayed and pinned so cold,
Shot for trying to help — the truth they never told.
They paint the narrative, they twist each damn account,
But the videos don’t lie — we see what really went down.
No more escape routes through your shiny black SUV,
Justice don’t come easy when you’re knee-deep in conspiracy.

(Bridge)
Operation surge, paramilitarized,
We raise our fists while they hide behind their lies.
Sirens wail but the righteous won’t relent,
From Powderhorn to North Side — we’re raising hell again!

(Chorus — heavy)
ICE out, ICE out, let the sirens scream,
Not another mother’s son caught in your war machine.
ICE out, ICE out, feel the masses shout,
Two dead in Minneapolis — we’re raging, we’re loud.

(Breakdown / Solo)
Rhythmic spit and snarl — guitars drive like protest chants:
“No more deaths! No more lies!”
“ICE out! ICE out!”

(Outro — shouted)
Stand up, stay loud, no retreat, no surrender,
Two dead in Minnesota — we remember,
We remember.

Minneapolis Is Not Trump’s Stalingrad

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

I saw on Twitter someone compared what’s going on politically relative to the reaction to the murder of Alex Pretti as “Trump’s Stalingrad.” As you may know, the battle for Stalingrad was the moment that Hitler’s hold on the German fatherland began to falter.

I just don’t see that at the moment.

I do think that Pretti’s murder is a major turning point in Trump’s second term, but it’s not something that will actually harm the regime politically. If anything, it will just make the two sides farther apart from each other.

I say this in the context that something similar happened in the post January-6th Insurrection world.

I know the issue hasn’t gotten the play in MAGA land that maybe we would like because none of the MAGA people in my life have made a point of mentioning it to ME. When THAT happens, then, well, something big has happened.

But as it stands, it seems like things aren’t going to get any better. All that will have changed is the context of events that happen later.

What MAGA Is Really Saying About The Anti-ICE Protests In Minnesota

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

From what I can tell, essentially what MAGA is saying about the protests in Minnesota is all the protestors murdered shouldn’t have been there in the first place and they deserved what they got.

They say this in the context of MAGA storming the Capitol just because they were butt hurt over the results of a free-and-fair election.

I don’t know what to tell you. The hypocrisy of all of this is ignored by MAGA because they have their narrative and people like me have ours.

Now, the issue that at the moment at least, is Trump is too big a wussy to do what might otherwise be logical — use the Insurrection Act. The fact that this hasn’t happened yet is kind of curious.

I wonder what happens next.

Talk About Victim Blaming

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

It seems as though we’ve reached the point where, by definition, if you are murdered by ICE or DHS it’s your own fault. The only way not to be murdered is to let ICE walk all over you, beat the shit out of you and then meekly ask for more.

I’m astonished by the level of lying coming out of DHS Sec. Kristi Noam. Just brazen lying that is specifically done to further the regime’s narrative and to placate our mad emperor Trumgulia.

And, for the moment, at least, the bad guys are winning. Nothing we do seems to bend their will and they’re just going to grow more and more vicious and evil until we we either kiss the jackboot or fightback in some collective way that I don’t like to think about.

I continue to worry that ICE is going to come crashing into my house at any moment because of what I write online. Mission creep — and form following function — would suggest that that is, in fact, inevitable.

But oh well. I would rather die on my feet a free man than live on my knees a slave.

Hollywood Seems Scared Of Telling A Story About ICE

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

If Hollywood wasn’t so woke and scared, they would get a backbone and produce a movie about ICE. Now, obviously, there is a lot of lag time between when something becomes big and when Hollywood gets around to making a movie about it.

And, yet, I don’t know, you’d think someone, somewhere in Hollywood could maybe write a scifi novel that, in metaphor, addressed what is going on with ICE right now.

Maybe it’s being produced as we speak. But Hollywood is supposed to generate catharsis for us on a collective psychological basis, so if it’s being thought up, chop, chop, hurry up.

The people need you.

Philadelphia May Be Next Place Visited By ICE’s Jackbooted Thugs

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

For some reason, there is a rumor floating around that ICE’s next invasion point is Philadelphia. There has been a lot of talk about how rough the fine folks of The City Of Brotherly Love are compared to Minneapolis but, I don’t know.

I would like to THINK that that is the case. I would love it if ICE got the shit scared out of them by the people of Philly. And, yet, I have my doubts. Not that Philly people can’t do it, but for some reason ICE has managed to go into places like Chicago and Washing D.C. and…nothing.

There wasn’t nearly the push back that we’ve seen in Minnesota.

Anyway, as I keep saying, because of mission creep, I suspect that ICE is going to literally become American’s SS. They’re going to go way past just enforcing immigration laws into becoming fascists that just knock heads when necessary at the behest of Trump.

Abolishing ICE Is The Moderate Position At This Point

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Trump has his SS now, apparently, with a whistleblower claiming that ICE agents are being told they can just crash into your house and seize you as necessary. I keep expecting ICE, because of mission creep, to show up on my front doorstep and demand me explain my online ranting.

It’s just a matter of time at this point, I fear.

I’ve decided that I while I won’t fight back, I will stand my ground. I know my rights and if I’m not doing anything untoward, I’m in the right. I’m going to scream at the top of my lungs — and have some choice words for some MAGA people I know — as I get dragged out into the night.