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Attilatheblond

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1. Whole lotta Americans about to find out what people in Arizona have lived with for decades
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 01:15 PM
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The 'border' includes coastlines, not just the lines in the dirt between the US and Canada/ US and Mexico. Most people in our nation live within the 200 mile 'border zone' around the nation and are subject to stops, searches, and sometimes having your car basically taken apart by agents looking for smuggled people and/or contraband.

Have seen, with my own eyes, people left with their car seats and interior panels on the shoulder, trying to put their cars back together again after searches. It ain't pretty, and when the checkpoints are closed on specific days, like holidays, it's easy for actual smugglers to pick a time/place for their operations to go on unhindered.

It is to laugh AND cry.

Whole lotta Americans about to find out what people in Arizona have lived with for decades Attilatheblond Tuesday #1
Papers, please... Wounded Bear Tuesday #2
That phrase in movies about Nazi Germany PatSeg Tuesday #14
At least the Nazis said "please" orthoclad Tuesday #19
Sometimes that was even more unnerving PatSeg Tuesday #22
"It can't happen here" orthoclad Tuesday #3
It has already happened Dave says Tuesday #4
In '22 I screamed that we had to do something about the court orthoclad Tuesday #18
"Wrapped in the Flag and Carrying a Cross" (phrase attributed to Sinclair Lewis about how fascism would tblue37 Tuesday #23
Mingus knew. LudwigPastorius Tuesday #5
The Nazification of the United States Farmer-Rick Tuesday #6
hopefully a slug will happen dave99 Tuesday #8
That's what the republicans said communist countries do. Blue Full Moon Tuesday #7
Well ALL the Republicans hung out with Putin in 2017 dave99 Tuesday #9
Meanwhile, people can travel from country to country with no checkpoints in Europe. yardwork Tuesday #10
state police cant set up immigration checkpoints moonshinegnomie Tuesday #11
That 100 mile limit is really "squishy" WestMichRad Tuesday #15
There is a checkpoint in San Diego BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #17
San Diego is on the border, way with in the 100 mile limit EX500rider Tuesday #21
ICE and CBP are like the Stasi is East Germany. Lonestarblue Tuesday #12
such evil bullshit LymphocyteLover Tuesday #13
Hey, pretty much ANYTHING is "legal" now... as long as Congress won't act and SCOTUS is a joke... Moostache Tuesday #16
JFC... sakabatou Tuesday #20
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