MicroWaveAug 4, 2023

Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move

https://lemmy.world/post/2612692

Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move - Lemmy.world

Texas state police officers separated migrant families along the border with Mexico by detaining fathers on trespassing charges and turning over mothers and children to federal officials, the state Department of Public Safety said Thursday.

Show threadBadLackeyAug 4, 2023
The cruelty is the point. We have reached a tipping point in society where empathy is a determent to financial success. I think this may be yet another end result of capitalism. We are reaching a point where “enshitification” is touching every facet of society.
Show threadfraxixAug 4, 2023
Or, and hear me out, Greg Abbott and Texas are shit.
Show threadBadLackey
They are, but it is bigger than that. They do this because the people who vote them love the deaths, they love the pain. And the people who these hateful people vote in do everything they can to rig the system for the hateful minority.
Aug 4, 2023 at 4:13amWeb
Show threadSulaymanFAug 4, 2023
And yet insist on voting for who has the most “Christian” label even though Christianity explicitly talks about saving refugees and how their Savior was a refugee.
Show threadLNSYAug 5, 2023

aclutx.org/…/5-ways-texas-suppresses-vote-and-how…

From what I’ve seen the majority of voters are opposed to these policies, it’s just that they a prevented from voting.

Don’t let these fools manufacture consent.

5 Ways Texas Suppresses the Vote — And How To Make Your Vote Count

Texas has a long history of voter suppression deeply intertwined with white supremacy. Learn about these five obstacles when casting your vote in 2022, but don't get discouraged. It’s now more important than ever to have your voice heard.

ACLU of Texas
Show threadLNSYAug 5, 2023

aclutx.org/…/5-ways-texas-suppresses-vote-and-how…

From what I’ve seen the majority of voters are opposed to these policies, it’s just that they a prevented from voting.

Don’t let these fools manufacture consent.

5 Ways Texas Suppresses the Vote — And How To Make Your Vote Count

Texas has a long history of voter suppression deeply intertwined with white supremacy. Learn about these five obstacles when casting your vote in 2022, but don't get discouraged. It’s now more important than ever to have your voice heard.

ACLU of Texas