Not so Happy Halloween…
Last night I read this about my hometown: “Portland ICE protests leave nearby residents caught in chemical crossfire. And more.”
The article on the Oregon Live website included this photo:
I’d previously read about Gov. Pritzker asking for a pause in ICE enforcement in Chicago over Halloween weekend:
“Illinois families deserve to spend Halloween weekend without fear,” Pritzker wrote in a Wednesday letter to Noem. “No child should be forced to inhale tear gas or other chemical agents while trick or treating in their own neighborhood.”
Yesterday I read Trump may walk into a Halloween trap set by Dem: analyst.
Excerpt:
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) issued an impassioned plea to the Trump administration Thursday to pause its immigration raids in Chicago, at least for Halloween, though one journalist and political analyst suspects the plea may also be a trap that could see the administration stumble into a self-inflicted political blunder.
In a letter addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Pritzker pleaded with the agency to halt its immigration raids in Chicago through the Halloween weekend, which kicks off Friday. His request comes just days after U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed tear gas at a children’s Halloween parade, and weeks after children were dragged from beds to U-Hauls by immigration officers during a raid.
“Illinois families deserve to spend Halloween weekend without fear. No child should be forced to inhale tear gas or other chemical agents while trick or treating in their own neighborhood,” Pritzker wrote. “...Illinois children should not be robbed of their innocence. Let them enjoy a time-honored American tradition safely and peacefully. Please let children be children for one holiday, free from intimidation and fear.”
I thought I might write about it today and used AI to make some images of children in Halloween costumes wearing gas masks.
When I got up this morning I didn’t know what I was going to write about.
Then I read this:
Here’s the comment I posted (click here to enlarge)
I still wasn’t sure if I wanted to write about this. Then I looked at the images that came from Perchance AI and they were nothing short of horrible. I thought about the news about SNAP cuts:
These two stories mesh together. They add up to another demonstration of the brutal sadistic callousness of the the Trump administration.
This is what Republican strategist Lindy Li wrote comparing the 16 million children poised to lose food assistance on Saturday to “socialist beasts” during an appearance on Newsmax on Friday.
As for the total number of SNAP recipients – 42 million – Li questioned that they were even eligible for the program, but for those that were, suggested that they “start making better choices” so that they didn’t “have to rely on the government.”
I suppose the children who die because of the cuts to USAID assistance should have made better choices too.
Addendum/afterthought:
Let’s not forget that the estimated 61 people Trump killed on the speedboats were fisherman who needed the money paid by the actual drug criminals. It’s likely that most of them had families and children they were trying to feed. See: U.N. Human Rights Chief Says U.S. Strikes On Alleged Drug Boats Are ‘Unacceptable.
Yesterday’s news:
This is about the Oregon State Police.
Not just gassing police and protestors, but also residents in their homes.
About Portland:
Portland media:
Don’t forget, if you missed a recent Substack they are here.
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