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Re:Minnesota activist releases arrest video after manipulate... by gizmov21 on Friday January 23, 2026 @07:56PM (#46739998)
What, pray tell, can we do?

Tens of thousands of people are protesting and some getting arrested, anyone with a voice is doing what they can to sway public opinion.

Our higher courts are compromised (and feckless at times even when used correctly), and the police help ICE. And a large number of Americans do, in fact, want this. Others don’t care until it hits them personally.

So what specifically are people to do, like myself, who live in an unaffected area and who’s politicians are in fact speaking out against this?

Re:Minnesota activist releases arrest video after manipulate... by psadauskas on Friday January 23, 2026 @08:04PM (#46740055)
And most Americans are just trying to survive, working 3 gig jobs for barely minimum wage, while the cost of everything is skyrocketing.
Re:Minnesota activist releases arrest video after manipulate... by autoexec on Friday January 23, 2026 @08:07PM (#46740076)
> What, pray tell, can we do?

Vote better for a start. The amount of support this administration has is still way too high considering everything they've done and are doing. It's shaken my faith in humanity a bit to see how many of the people around me don't seem to actually value humanity.

Re:Minnesota activist releases arrest video after manipulate... by zahlman on Saturday January 24, 2026 @01:45AM (#46741591)
> and the police help ICE.

The current discussion is about Minnesota, where this is very much not the case.

Re:Minnesota activist releases arrest video after manipulate... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Saturday January 24, 2026 @08:44AM (#46743451)
Re:Minnesota activist releases arrest video after manipulate... by zahlman on Saturday January 24, 2026 @07:53PM (#46749464)
That's the FBI supporting them, not "the police", which I understood in context to refer to state LEO.
Re:Minnesota activist releases arrest video after manipulate... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Sunday January 25, 2026 @07:54AM (#46753704)
> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

It's surely reasonable to assume they meant something that is factually accurate. Using "the police" to refer to law enforcement in general is common; additionally, the alleged crimes are in the purview of the FBI. There is ample context to interpret their words more strongly.

Re:Minnesota activist releases arrest video after manipulate... by zahlman on Sunday January 25, 2026 @03:54PM (#46758095)
Okay, but saying that the FBI supports ICE is not remarkable. The point of the comment is to make the case that something extraordinary is going on. It is not unreasonable for federal agencies to support each other.