Technology is a fundamental political right; asymmetry of power in a polity through a monopoly on technology is the goal of any State, which people have a responsibility to deny.
Does this line of thinking make you an anarchist?
ICE's interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: 'What is it for?'
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Re: ICE's interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: 'What is it for?'
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This is really the only answer. ICE is a Trojan Horse. It's like "protect the children." It's just a justifiable means to get what they really want which is more control. America is desperately trying to turn into China in more ways than one.
“America is desperately trying to turn into China in more ways than one” Except without the long term thinking and investment.
Oh they're thinking long-term about someone. It's just not you or I.
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#23Its pretty clear that ICE is being used as a means of forming an industry similar to that of the Military Industrial complex, but focused on law-enforcement and domestic action. What alarms me here is that once a certain level of investment and industry is built, it will necessitate a means of self-sustaining itself and will attempt to find this through political investment. I fully expect a domestic version of the "…
It's actually about white supremacy and turning the US into a Christofascist ethnostate but y'all aren't ready to take that conversation seriously. The militarization of domestic policing and surveillance is just a means to an end.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is really the only answer. ICE is a Trojan Horse. It's like "protect the children." It's just a justifiable means to get what they really want which is more control. America is desperately trying to turn into China in more ways than one.
I cannot comment on whether America is becoming a police state or not because i am a greencard holder subject to cancellation of the greencard at any time at the whims of the current administration.
Unfortunately even if you naturalize, they're now floating the concept of denaturalization for people opposed to the regime. It is wise if you are or were a legal immigrant (or have family members who are), to keep your head down.
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#25Re: ICE's interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: 'What is it for?'
#26I've been thinking a lot about ICE and how quickly we are escalating. I attend some minor protest and rallies against them but its not enough. I do like how Illinois has setup a commission to track accountability. https://ilac.illinois.gov/ I feel like those of us in the technology sector have a obligation to assist in the counter balance to the police state that is rapidly building up. After all the executives of ou…
Consider joining your local Code For America chapter or contributing to whatever local group handles mutual aid. Civic coding and mutual aid will be vital in the near future.
Re: ICE's interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: 'What is it for?'
#27Oppression, what else?
Re: ICE's interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: 'What is it for?'
#28I've been thinking a lot about ICE and how quickly we are escalating. I attend some minor protest and rallies against them but its not enough. I do like how Illinois has setup a commission to track accountability. https://ilac.illinois.gov/ I feel like those of us in the technology sector have a obligation to assist in the counter balance to the police state that is rapidly building up. After all the executives of ou…
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Re: ICE's interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: 'What is it for?'
#29I've been thinking a lot about ICE and how quickly we are escalating. I attend some minor protest and rallies against them but its not enough. I do like how Illinois has setup a commission to track accountability. https://ilac.illinois.gov/ I feel like those of us in the technology sector have a obligation to assist in the counter balance to the police state that is rapidly building up. After all the executives of ou…
I'm aware of the below efforts:
https://www.realtimefascism.com/ice-sight (appears to be inactive as of this comment)
https://themarkup.org/tools/2025/04/16/law-enforcement-ice-c...
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#30ICE is being used as the tip of the spear to complete the transition of the USA to a police state
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ICE has arrested US citizens, violently assaulted them, and have held them even when US citizenship proof was provided.
We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. - https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-... - October 16th, 2025