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George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽
@georgetakei@universeodon.com  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

The GOP’s priorities in a nutshell.

Screenshot of an X.com post by Brian Allen (@allenanalysis, 5h) claiming members of Congress set aside about $800 million in bonuses for ICE agents with payouts reportedly up to about $44,000, contrasting it with an average American bonus of around $2,500. The post criticizes priorities and includes a video thumbnail of a congressional hearing room with lawmakers seated at desks.
Screenshot of an X.com post by Brian Allen (@allenanalysis, 5h) claiming members of Congress set aside about $800 million in bonuses for ICE agents with payouts reportedly up to about $44,000, contrasting it with an average American bonus of around $2,500. The post criticizes priorities and includes a video thumbnail of a congressional hearing room with lawmakers seated at desks.
Screenshot of an X.com post by Brian Allen (@allenanalysis, 5h) claiming members of Congress set aside about $800 million in bonuses for ICE agents with payouts reportedly up to about $44,000, contrasting it with an average American bonus of around $2,500. The post criticizes priorities and includes a video thumbnail of a congressional hearing room with lawmakers seated at desks.
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dr_barnowl
@dr_barnowl@topspicy.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@georgetakei

Most worrying about the bonus is that it's payable

after FIVE years service

This gives ICEs an incentive to support Trump in the (inevitable?) event that he tries to take a third term (or abolish elections) - to protect their bonus.

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食 Shoku the Umbreon
@TheMNWolf@furry.engineer replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@georgetakei That's giving them far too much credit. As if they check facts

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Richard R Lee
@InfoMgmtExec@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

#FascistsGonnaFascist in #Trumpistan. #MAGABrownShirts #BountyHunters #Mercenaries. @georgetakei

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Ken Green
@TheOneKnownAsKen@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@georgetakei There going to find out that no amount of money is worth looking over your shoulder for the rest of your life.

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D. G. Marshall
@davidtheeviloverlord@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@georgetakei

If the bonuses are paid for deportation, they will actively block any checks for valid visas, green cards, or even citizenship until after deportation. They might find something that forces them to release their hostages, and denies them that bonus money!

If the bonuses are paid for arrest, expect Alex Pretti's murderers to (anonymously) claim their bonuses for "arresting" him.

#USPol

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kris 🇪🇺🇬🇱
@kristopher_klein@nrw.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@georgetakei Don’t think they will ever check facts.

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Rainer Orzada
@daft_wully@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@georgetakei One has to set priorities.

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I_give_u_worms
@i_give_u_worms@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@georgetakei

Do they get a bonus if they found that the owner of failed casinos and/ or hotels employed illegal immigrants to clean those properties and still bankrupted them anyway

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huntingdon
@huntingdon@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@georgetakei

Federal govt workers are not often paid large bonuses. Part of the now defunct arrangement was that govt pay was adequate, but retirement benefits were above average.

One purpose of this arrangement was to state a priority. It was to discourage people from working in govt for the money. It was a public service, with public, not personal priorities. Millions of people happily accepted that deal.

Paying ICE goons big bonuses is paying for Trump's private army.

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George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽
@georgetakei@universeodon.com replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Link: https://xcancel.com/allenanalysis/status/2017058128286650742

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