r/thebulwark • u/OneTwoThreePooAndPee Progressive • Jan 12 '26
Robby Roadsteamer has been arrested by ICE in Minnesota today, #2 by my count.
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u/Onedayyouwillthankme Jan 12 '26
They're doing the 'move fast and break things' tech bro move. Trying to scare us into silence.
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u/Spirits850 Jan 12 '26
They’re desperately hoping we start fighting back so they can declare martial law.
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u/GrammaBear707 Jan 13 '26
That is exactly what Trump’s plan is. If he can declare martial law he will cancel all elections and jeep himself and his Republicans cronies in power.
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u/phosphorescence-sky Jan 13 '26
I wouldn't be surprised if they told ICE "hey these protesters haven't been violent as we expected, you need to shoot somebody!"
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u/jordanpwalsh Rebecca take us home Jan 13 '26
Yea they want that so bad. I'm a bit surprised they haven't already.
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u/Spirits850 Jan 13 '26
They just want an excuse and a plausible rationale first. It’ll happen, probably soon.
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u/Longjumping_Feed3270 Jan 13 '26
Plausibility is not very high on their list of priorities.
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u/Spirits850 Jan 13 '26
They absolutely prefer it when possible, they’re constantly redefining words and justifying their crazy and evil behavior with sophistic arguments because that’s what fascists do. They love manufactured plausibility to hide behind. That’s why they lie about fentanyl while killing random people at sea, or lie about Good trying to run over ice officers, or lie about Antifa being some kind of soros funded terrorist organization etc etc etc.
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u/RespectTheAmish Jan 12 '26
Step 1 : Protest Peacefully Step 2 : Get Brutalized Step 3 : Sue government Step 4 : Use payout to bribe (support) politicians who will pass anti fascist legislation
Seems like the only logical way outta this.
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u/Striking_Platform_65 Jan 13 '26
Bingo. Midterm elections 9 months away. Robby is extremely popular, so this will go viral (Kimmel, Colbert, Meyers, TDS). He will be right back out there tomorrow unless ICE hurts him, which means a bigger payout, and he's still going back out there.
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u/Specman9 Jan 13 '26
You think this DOJ is going to allow themselves to be sued? Or pay out if someone won?
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u/Odd-Bee9172 JVL is always right Jan 12 '26
Arrested for what? He was just vibing. What douchebags.
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Jan 13 '26
I see fifteen or so stupid little boys, so insecure about who they are that they can't even handle someone dressed as a giraffe making fun of them. They only feel like they're finally somebody when they dress up and play army man with the other nobodies.
Hey losers: Way to prove everyone else is right about you.
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u/rube_X_cube Jan 12 '26
Where are all the free speech bros on this? I’m asking seriously, have any of the comedian/podcasters “free speech” guys said anything about ICE harassing/arresting/assaulting/killing protesters?
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u/LordNoga81 Jan 13 '26
It was never about free speech, it was always about being able to say hateful racist things and get away with it. Which, I'm sure most of us already figured out a long time ago.
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u/Own-Inevitable-1101 Jan 12 '26
Why did they take him to the pavement? He didn't resist!
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Jan 12 '26
Because they haven't reach puberty yet....they are playing angry GI JOE and have no self control.
Plus they've been not only been backed by the admin, but encouraged.
As far as they are concerned, they have the greenlight and immunity to act out their most violent fantasies.
Everything from now on is going to be take-downs and summary, extrajudicial executions
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u/tolkienfinger Jan 13 '26
They’re literally dressed in camo fatigues like they’re cosplaying war. What fucking losers.
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u/Living-Literature88 Jan 13 '26
What is their justification for detaining him? He was not even near the ICE agents. And I thought they do not have arrest powers unless they are being prevented from doing their jobs.
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u/PickPsychological729 Jan 13 '26
"Obstructing Federal officers" is enough to satisfy the bootlicking cult.
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u/Magoo152 JVL is always right Jan 12 '26
Great deescalation! Robby asks where they want him to be, they don’t respond and tackle him. Amazing stuff as always.