Important reporting on the paramilitary forces being used by DHS in American cities. https://www.wired.com/story/border-patrol-bortac-borstar-use-of-force-midway-blitz/ 1/

‘BORTAC and its sister unit, Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue, or BORSTAR, were once reserved for desert rescues, executing high-risk warrants, conflicts with armed drug cartels, and manhunts.’

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history.

WIRED

@heidilifeldman

Sounds like an entirely illegal deployment right from the start.
Add that there was no unrest in these cities prior to their arrival, and you have straight up deployment against non hostile, unarmed civilians.
And. There was no process to activate in real time to protect the citizens. The courts are not a first-response unit.

We are all still in grave danger from the person in the Oval Office. I'd name him, but I no longer know who it is.

Great thread, Heidi. Blew my mind