~~Protesters gathered at the Home2 Suites by Hilton near the University of Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Daily, where they believed federal immigration agents were staying after the killing of Alex Pretti. Video from the scene shows protesters making loud noises outside and graffiti on the windows with messages saying things like “ICE out,” alluding to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal government agency which has been at the forefront of the Trump administration’s ongoing mass deportation campaign.

The New York Post reported the demonstrators also attempted to throw things at people inside the lobby and smash windows. Video shows two federal officers with long guns standing outside the hotel lobby as protesters gather. “Where’s the local PD?” one officer can be heard saying in the video, referring to the police department.

Eventually, law enforcement dispersed the crowd using the irritant colloquially known as teargas.~~

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    No, it’s not. “Foreign trolls” do not say stand up and fight for your freedom.

    Saying “do more” and “you’re not doing enough” is not trolling.

    Unless you are like all the other maga loving lemmings and cannot see anything in between a picket sign and a gun.

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      You are inching more towards troll territory. When people are adamant that others do more and “they” aren’t doing enough, then yeah, it’s exactly the same as foreign trolls. It’s easy to criticize when you’re not doing anything yourself. What are you doing so we can all decide if it’s enough?

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        I’m inching more towards you disliking me, not to trolling. Huge difference.

        You don’t care what I’m doing. You just want someone to yell at for not sharing your exact view.

        I yell at the wind, you all beat people down who want change.

        It’s like you all want this to happen.

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            More than you honey. And you and I both know admitting to “terrorism” according to the maga regime is unwise. It would also be considered against the rules in many communities and instances. So I can only guess you’re bating me.

            What are you doing besides censoring anyone who asks for change?

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              So, you don’t protest, you do some kind of “terrorism” that you can’t mention because I’m baiting you so I could ban you. Alrighty then.

              This is my last comment to you, and this part is as mod:

              If you’re going to complain about the protestors in the future, explain what you have done differently and has worked or show articles of where it has worked in other places.

              This is really my own personal community that I made to keep track of politics. I run a pretty tight ship, so banning you and removing comments is not off the table. I don’t care if you think I’m taking away your free speech, lol.

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                I have no interest in obeying you. I can express an opinion without showing sources. A rule you don’t enforce for anyone else—as evidenced by uncensored comments that you agree with.

                So if you feel banning me is the solution, so be it. We both know that will silence me for about 5 minutes. You have no power over me. 💋