And it begins, ICE KIDNAPPINGS from planes...

๐Ÿ”ฅAn unidentified, masked ICE agent removed two American citizens from a plane in Texasโ€”no warrant or articulated probable cause, just threats. This raises serious concerns about unlawful detention and abuse of federal authority. We should ALL be paying attention. #press #ice

@cbarbermd

Got an urge to wander down the isle and rip his mask off. What a disgrace, dressed like a Redneck.

@Sheep_Overboard @cbarbermd

Rednecks were actually union rebels fighting for a fairer world. They were derided by the company owners and the press they owned.

The American elite destroys or ridicules any movement for the collective good of USA citizens, and most Americans are too lazy stupid or gullible to question why they are sent off to fight wars they don't want, or pay 100x the price for medicine compared to rest of world, and turn a blind eye to US colonisation of poor countries

@cbarbermd This looks kind of fake:

* someone has their tray down with an opened soda can before flight (who does that?)
* ambiguous flight attendant outfit
* Old seats: no personal entertainment system
* 'professional' camera work with zooms
* large cockpit wall without any equipment or exit signage
* camera person exits the plane to join the detainee outside the airplane
* no safety information in the seat pockets

@riedlr @cbarbermd the plane itself just looks odd, not the normal fittings I'm used to seeing on planes, and as you pointed out the flight attendant outfit is nonstandard. The pacing of the altercation is also odd, with the agent being more theaterically animated than how real humans usually get. The agent returning to pick a fight with the camera person is also odd but not impossible

Zoom can be done in post processing, and it could be multiple videos spliced together.

I'm leaning towards this being a skit, maybe a training video that someone decided to leak as a fake

@riedlr @cbarbermd

agree, this is fake (i used to be a frequent flyer)

the FA's "uniform" is like... just not right

@riedlr @cbarbermd

This account posts a lot of junk.

My current personal note for it is "unreliable, x2".

I think it's time for me to mute it.

@riedlr @cbarbermd

So, I came here on a boost from @mastodonmigration , so I'm asking you, mastodonmigration, please stop boosting this account.

Everything else I've seen you do is a great service to Mastodon, and to people trying to fix our country. But this account keeps posting deceptive stuff - check out the comments here. I don't think uninformed rage-bait is good for what we want to achieve.

Please reconsider. Thanks ๐Ÿ™.

@jztusk @riedlr @cbarbermd

Appreciate the heads up. Will look into it.

@jztusk @riedlr @cbarbermd

Indeed. Can not find any independent corroboration. Unboosted. TY.

@cbarbermd

Voetbalsupporters bij het WK voetbal 2026 zijn niet veilig! ICE-boeven halen passagiers uit vliegtuigen. Kijk de video!

@WillemBijl @cbarbermd
Bloody Fifa, no for Mundial 2026

@cbarbermd so this account is known for doing fake videos and "skits". Often using a set that looks like a plane.

Let's try not to spread false narratives like this. We have enough bullshit to deal with.

@cbarbermd โ€œWhat kind of American are youโ€ is straight out of the Alex Garland film, 2024. The USA is no longer the โ€œLand of the free.โ€ Quite a backwards flip from 2019 when I visited. ๐Ÿ™
@cbarbermd ice is secret police for T , immigration is not their main reason for existence any more

@cbarbermd

Since day one of Trump 2.0 I've told everyone I'm not crossing international borders and I'm not getting on airplanes because I want to avoid contact with DHS until we get the fascists under control. They've said I'm being paranoid. Well...

#uspol

@cbarbermd

It's too late for merely "paying attention" - you have a fascist government with an army of brownshirts who are grabbing people from the streets and kidnapping them. Americans need to off their complacent fucking arses and start fighting, or they are going to be stuck with that for years, or until the fascist USA destroys the planet by causing WW3.

#trump #TrumpFascist #PaedoPresident #fascistUSA

@cbarbermd What does he have to do for y'all to organize a lynching mob march to the White House? WHAT??
@Eetschrijver @cbarbermd Maybe lynching mobs are a bad idea and lots of people know that?
@geonz
I hope you know what else is a bad idea.
@cbarbermd

@cbarbermd

Agree with the other folks down thread calling this fake.

This clip is from the TikTok account @tonyandangel, which mainly posts comedy and staged skits, not news.

The โ€œflight attendantโ€ costume, generic cabin (no airline logos, props, or safety cards), and exaggerated dialogue all suggest a staged scenario.

Please avoid sharing dramatic videos as real events unless they come from credible, verified sources.

I quick search confirmed no news sources even mentioning it.

@pseudonym I noticed none of the windows appear to have the shades up, and there are no cards or anything in the seatbacks.

I hope this is fakeโ€”not because I don't believe it's happening, but because I don't want to believe we're as deep into fascism as we certainly are.

@cbarbermd

@pseudonym @cbarbermd yep, agreed. One other notable thing I haven't seen anyone mention: the "agent" is alone when performing this arrest. I've watched 100s of clips of these dudes arresting people. They are NEVER alone.

@cbarbermd

The unlawful detention and abuse of federal authority piece has been there all along: it just has a new platform.

@cbarbermd ...this is just pure shite....Trumpo's America is shite
@cbarbermd ICE Thugs need jail time
@cbarbermd @SteveBellovin definitely looks too spacious for a real modern plane and it feels badly acted
@cbarbermd
"Surely this will make the Americans finally stand up against this tyranny bullshit" part 375258
@cbarbermd Starting to think they only wear masks when they are preparing to do evil. Cowards.