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I was watching Ali Velshi this morning and he was showing videos of, and describing, some of the more horrifying ICE arrests. He noted that Trump’s administration had ordered ICE to triple the number of arrests. He talked, for the umpteenth time, about what he and others have said “that for Trump and his minions the cruelty is the point.”
Then he went to a commercial for Febreze.
This is what Wikipedia tells us abut how Febreze works:
The active ingredient in several Febreze products is hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin (HPβCD). The molecule traps and binds volatilized hydrocarbons within its structural ring, retaining malodorous molecules, which reduces their volatility and thus the perception of their scent..The active ingredient is produced from corn cobs.
In LA, deputy sheriffs have become members of the Trump psychopathic Gestapo and they are doing their own spraying. They are attacking peaceful protesters with tear gas. Needless to say, not only does this hurt, but it can inflict serious harm.
Tear gas, also known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from Latin lacrima 'tear'), sometimes colloquially known as "mace" after the early commercial self-defense spray, is a chemical weapon that stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland in the eye to produce tears. In addition, it can cause severe eye and respiratory pain, skin irritation, bleeding, and blindness. Common lachrymators both currently and formerly used as tear gas include pepper spray (OC gas), PAVA spray (nonivamide), CS gas, CR gas, CN gas (phenacyl chloride), bromoacetone, xylyl bromide, chloropicrin (PS gas) and Mace (a branded mixture). From Wikipedia
Do they care? I doubt it. The cruelty is the point.
Addendum:
In more innocent times, aka, Trump’s first term, the baby balloon was effectively used to mock Trump. Now we have a president who wants to come across like this:
Now the baby balloon is wielding an assault rifle:
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