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TofuGolem
Enjoy your food shortages, USA! We voted for this!
cptcr
if only a tractor nearby oopsy daisy'd into the tail rotor
hexephant
The civil war has started, it's just one side fighting with minimal resistance because most legal citizens are suppressing the realization that we're next.
killbillsexwife
I feel like the English language isn’t sufficient to adequately express how fucking stupid and malicious the current Regime is and needs significant expansion
Sanivia
no language is
psmith00
Remember, this is not an Administration. it does not administer the laws of the land. it is a lawless Regime trying to rule through chaos and terror on its own soil.
FirstInLastOut
This is such a waste of money
TheChunguskaEvent
gosh doesn’t everyone feel safer now that ice has…uh, raided a farm
wannasee
Either way, they are gonna spend a lot of money on what they perceive to be an "immigrant problem" smh
tallyhoho
I am seriously thinking about not paying taxes. Voting, calling my reps, boycotting, protesting, none of it has worked - no one is listening to us. I don't recognize nor condone the actions of this country and will not support them with my money
0xBADA55
Yeaaah none of that works, only an uprising can help now
MatureDendriticCell
if california ever seriously decides to secede, the US is f'd. Where does most of your produce come from? the big grocery chains better start putting pressure on the Trump administration.
sammyismycat
I thought he said "but no hotel staff or farm workers"?
Iaimtomisbehave
For a fucking misdemeanor.
eion85
Not even that. Being in the US without authorization is a civil violation, not a crime. That's why you can be processed through an immigration "court" without a right to an Attorney.
TheGhostofElizabethShue
“It’s not actually a crime, that’s why we can put you in this concentration camp “without due process” as that is literally the thing that separates a concentration camp from just a regular prison. Ahh, The Law.”
reinharder
the only criminal part is if they crossed the border illegally. overstaying a visa or any other way of being in the country is the civil part.
eion85
Indeed, but even if you catch someone in the act of crossing the border illegally it's highly unlikely they'd be criminally charged. It's far easier and faster to use the immigration "courts" to deport them.
Not saying that's a good thing. Just explaining the realities and why the term "illegal immigrant" is utter bullshit.
reinharder
right, but we also don't want to be factually incorrect to allow assholes to um actually us. it is a criminal act to cross the border illegally, still only a misdemeanor even if charged with it. illegal immigrant is certainly a term that has tainted a lot of peoples image of humans trying to survive.
eion85
"illegal immigrant" if it can be applied, can only be applied to those actually convicted of the crimes under 8 U.S.C. § 1325 and 8 U.S.C. § 1326
LetsEatGrandpaCommasSaveLives
*Federally funded terrorists. Fixed it for you
gayvillian
Well the black helicopters from the conspiracy theories finally showed up.
BronyDanza
President Stephen Miller.
jackal12345
Well everyone price of almonds and other crops from that region are gonna go through the roof.
jumpbus360
And the billionaire hedgefunds have already bought up the farms, commodities, anything and everything. They'll make, well, billions off us the US Consumers.
req4adream99
I mean, what could some of the most fertile land in the US raise though? It’s not like the climate there supports damn near year round growth. We can get our tomatoes from the good solid states like Nebraska or Kansas. /s
IndependenceHallPhiladelphiaPA
"from that region"? oh, no, from everywhere. supply and demand. lower supply, same demand, higher prices. if the supply isnt available there, theyll seek supply from other regions.
fartharder
water stealing almond fuckers
phant0mfoxes
Was just reading about the cherries in our state, where a lot of farms are stopping the harvest early and just losing the crop. They have 50% of their labor force or less because the migrants won't travel up the coast like usual (a reasonable choice on their part) and the prices are bad, so they're so far in the red it's cheaper to just close up for the year. it seems like no MAGA people thought about the consequences of all this and just wanted to feel Big and Powerful
0xBADA55
Not thinking about consequences is how they operate, shoot first ask questions later
PutItInNeutral
Throw rocks into the turbine intake.
HellFireBeardMan
Could through ICE in there, 2 birds with 1 stone kinda thing.
DaveSamsonite
Or broom handles.
eion85
How much is that Black Hawk costing us an hour?
sadurdaynight
Gotta normalize the look of an invasion force operating in the US daily.
HoldThatTHOT
a "standard" UH-60 costs a little over $3k an hour to operate
LitchLitch
Your numbers are old/low, closer to $4k for a baseline
BerryButcher
Dunno an hour, but they only need like 10 people sold into blackmarket to outright buy one
(and yes you can get chatGPT to do this calculation, lmao)
StarscreamAndHutch
$1600 per hour
LitchLitch
Way too low, you might b able to rent a civilian bird in drag for that but not a mil.
blackelf
Oligarchs in power don't give a fuck. You have to pay.
sfschneider681
It's ok - we displaced a lot of federal workers so that this could be covered.
ThrowTheAccountAway
Could have saved several dead kids in Texas
LitchLitch
Depends on the model, but between $4k-$6k
https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/documents/rates/fy2022/2022_b_c.pdf
GoneSolo
When a soup can tossed into the rotors, would incapacitate it.
GRZMNKY
Handful of nuts and bolts into the engine intakes. While a soup can would damage the rotors, they could often fly away with some damage. Or fly a new blade out to replace it.
Hamsterblam
Soup for your family?
Z0op
Well, a brick is too heavy, cant throw a brick, but a can of soup?
IslaNublar
How about some ICEd tea? A cold, refreshing can of ICEd tea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3o_6dFPyy8
MrStealYourGiF
4 diabetics, 2 babies and a veteran.
DoctorInsensitiveAssHole
Burn! Almost as much as the fuel that thing burns in an hour.
Axiomatic13
As a diabetic, that checks out.
fformulaa
Pretty dsrn close! Iperational cost for one of them bad bois is like $3.5k to $5k and hour!
mooseablethenok
depends on the crew but 3-8k an hour. also depends on the operation, if it's just being a taxi bus going dropping taking off and leaving then it won't be as much as if it's hanging around and hovering.
thrashingcows
Thought the farm workers were exempt? …oh right that’s only in red states.
Gryphonosiris
Only if they pay the bribe to Trump's personal account first.
cptcr
hey, who needs food right?
nddstgm9gz12
Rule one, never piss off the people in charge of your food
IMakeLotsOfReferencesAndRemakes
"We should probably feel guilty but they broke the cardinal rule... Don't fuck with people that handle your food"
IllBeOverAt5
A few years ago, my parents hired immigrants from Haiti. One guy was a bank teller, and the other taught English before coming to the US to help us harvest fruit. The teacher now tutors kids in French, and the banker is working to become a nurse. I really hope they get to stay because they work so fuckin hard.
doobiedoobop
Apparently farmers employing illegal immigants are exempt from prosecution too
fartharder
always have been
thrashingcows
That’s just slavery with more steps!