emojis signal gang membership

[Anonymous]

How can ANYONE defend this? It is either a terribly hollow excuse to detain people without proof or one of the biggest signs of stupidity yet. And that is saying a lot.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/19/fbi-cbp-tren-de-aragua-emojis

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can ANYONE defend this? It is either a terribly hollow excuse to detain people without proof or one of the biggest signs of stupidity yet. And that is saying a lot.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/19/fbi-cbp-tren-de-aragua-emojis

This is creeping fascism. When they are allowed to make up whatever they want, they will.

[Anonymous]

I guess the middle finger emoji means you're anti-Trump/MAGA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can ANYONE defend this? It is either a terribly hollow excuse to detain people without proof or one of the biggest signs of stupidity yet. And that is saying a lot.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/19/fbi-cbp-tren-de-aragua-emojis

Or...it could be both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can ANYONE defend this? It is either a terribly hollow excuse to detain people without proof or one of the biggest signs of stupidity yet. And that is saying a lot.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/19/fbi-cbp-tren-de-aragua-emojis

This is creeping fascism. When they are allowed to make up whatever they want, they will.

It is not creeping. It is just outright fascism, because that is where we are now.

[Anonymous]

Someone needs to start a thread with the elements that define a fascist government and gauge where we are with links.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can ANYONE defend this? It is either a terribly hollow excuse to detain people without proof or one of the biggest signs of stupidity yet. And that is saying a lot.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/19/fbi-cbp-tren-de-aragua-emojis

This is creeping fascism. When they are allowed to make up whatever they want, they will.

It is not creeping. It is just outright fascism, because that is where we are now.

One of the least political women (like I figured she's apolitical) I know yesterday posted a thing about fascism is here on her IG. People are starting to wake up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone needs to start a thread with the elements that define a fascist government and gauge where we are with links.

there are people all over IG who have done this. It's 7 or 8 steps and we're to the last one: consolidate all 3 branches. I think we have a month maybe on that one, if not.