If you’re a lover of all things firearms related—and face it, who among the TTAG faithful isn’t—you might just be getting a recruitment advertisement over social media soon. And don’t be surprised if it comes by way of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
According to a not-so-flattering Washington Post report, ICE is planning to spend $100 million over the next year to recruit “gun rights supporters and military enthusiasts” through online influencers and geo-targeted advertising campaigns.
“The spending would help President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation agenda dominate media networks and recruitment channels, including through ads targeting people who have attended UFC fights, listened to patriotic podcasts, or shown an interest in guns and tactical gear,” the Post reported, citing an internal ICE document.
In passing President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill last July, Congress tripled ICE’s enforcement and deportation budget to about $30 billion, prompting a hiring spree that officials say is necessary to carry out the Trump administration’s promise of the biggest mass deportation in American history. According to the Post, administration officials set a goal of 1 million deportations within the first year of Trump’s term.
The bulk of the Post story explains how the Trump Administration is going about recruiting the wrong way and, consequently, recruiting the wrong people for the job.
Have you ever witnessed or read history? What should be concerning regardless of what party is implementing it. It is the recruitment of idealists with a singular point of view. You eliminate the balance that fosters a healthy society.
On May 4, 1970, four Kent State University students were killed and nine injured when members of Ohio National Guard opened fire during a demonstration protesting the Vietnam War . Today we remember those who took a stand for what they knew was right and were killed by our government. God bless them and their families.
Knowing history so it is never to be repeated is a concept that illustrates our failure in the educational system.
Significant urban unrest, like the Detroit (1967) and Watts (1965) riots, led to federal troop deployment.
Jim Crow-era Violence White supremacist uprisings, like the Wilmington Insurrection (1898), violently overthrew Black-led governments.
Labor Unrest: Major strikes and confrontations, such as the Great Railroad Strike (1892) and Homestead Strike (1892) often involved armed conflict and federal intervention.
New York City Draft Riots (1863): Violent protests by working-class men against the Civil War draft, targeting African Americans.
Cortina Troubles (1859-1861): Border conflicts in Texas involving Juan Cortina and Mexican-American tensions.
Bacon’s Rebellion (1676): A Virginia uprising by frontiersmen against Native American attacks and colonial government corruption, involving class and racial tensions.
Whiskey Rebellion (1791-1794): Farmers in Western Pennsylvania violently protested a federal excise tax on whiskey, prompting President Washington to send troops.
We possess a violent history regarding the citizens in this country. I am capable of highlighting additional examples from history, but these should illustrate the point clearly.
This should speak clearly to the A2 community and what happens when the government decides what is appropriate.
Keep in mind that there would not exist any talk of insurrection in this case if it wasn’t for the media and the government manipulating your perceptions and what individuals are encouraged to believe. Bad actors are trying to reassure you that these people are wicked, and if individuals perform these actions well, you are a good person.
This statement expresses a dangerous and extremist ideology used to justify violence, hate, and murder based on ideological differences. Such beliefs are not representative of the mainstream and are rejected by the vast majority of people.
I’m reading more and more nothing burger in your posts, I’m pretty sure at this point your only posting walls of text to satiate a narcissistic desire to read your own posts so you can feel better about yourself.
TRUTH! In all Transparency I did get ‘Contacted’ JAN 1st!. 08:00 THEY are wasting no time. Been talking ever since (Phone, e-mail, text, (1) in person so far, drug test (I passed to all you naysayers), Background check, finger printing sheesh-a-meesh! I won’t say where or what I’ll be doing (yet, I CAN’T!) but I’ll be (hopefully) be a Desk Pogue. With my disability ‘The Field’ is friggin’ out but my Big Brain is still sharp. Me thinks someone with ‘Stars’ in his eyes dropped my name because I sure didn’t go looking. Not there anyway! That first phone call I almost a brick! ‘WHADAYAWANT WITH ME I said I.N.I.T.I.A.L.L.Y.?’ GULP!
All I can say is ‘INTERESTING TIMES’ last year went where I NEVER thought we’d go!. FIXING THIS COUNTRY (and worse the Domestic TERRORISM (used A LOT in these folk’s verbiage!). This is (My Opinion) the Ultimate battle) I won’t be getting my hands dirty this time (been there done that0 but hopefully keeping folk’s SAFE. Good enough for me—I HAVE TO GET BACK IN THE GAME! I HAVE TO! I can’t sit on the sidelines posting my frustrations. And this is just for me, I’m not saying we all have to ‘ re-up’. this is kind of a special circumstances offer for me. It suits me to a T. Just phunny how life takes it’s twists n turns…
There’s only one flaw in all your little examples.
Plus I personally experienced the Harlem riots.
Every deployment you speak of leaves out one crucial element.
All those periods the United States was not INVADED by foreign enemies.
You can protest until the whiskey flows freely in the streets, but you still can’t, to my knowledge, kill or attack law enforcement officers while they are doing their lawful job. Are you a relative of Al Capone?
No matter what type of drugs you’re on or what period of time you grew up in, you can’t attack law enforcement!
People are being paid and professionally trained to antagonize and harm federal officers that are trying desperately to clean up our nation.
Never once have I heard you volunteer to house any of the Tren De Aragua people. Why not?
I do have a solution ( it may be terrible that an “American citizen” gets killed ) so my recommendation is shoot all the illegal invaders that are ripping this country apart!
We wouldn’t be in this situation if it were not for an installed vegetable and a babbling drunk in the White House, spouting violent rhetoric.
Had we shot them ALL as BEFORE they crossed the borders we wouldn’t be having these conversations and the woman that left half her brain on the streets of Minneapolis would still be alive, stupid, but still alive.
Furthermore ALL the deaths that occurred were a direct consequence of the previous administration!
This is aiding and abetting, pure and simple. Only one example of the treasonous acts taking place. If you’re so concerned about Americans being harmed, inform them to stay off the f&$king roads.
And let’s start shooting the illegal invaders!
No one seems to be getting the point.
a brick! ‘WHADAYAWANT WITH ME I said I.N.I.T.I.A.L.L.Y.?’ GULP!
