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1. nerdjo+ya[view] [source] 2026-01-15 15:37:37
>>fajmcc+(OP)
I am all for criticizing and pointing fingers at trump and this entire administration.

But it does say they have been working with ICE for “years” in the article. What is not really clear to me is was the app made worse recently, was it originally commissioned under trump?

Nothing about that changes that they should not be working with ICE and they deserve any pressure they get to cut ties. But there is some history here I am very curious about.

All of that being said, I am concerned about how this will be turned around and used in more than just ICE and targeting everyone. Especially since we can be sure this will be used in largely blue big cities.

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2. librar+ii[view] [source] 2026-01-15 16:02:16
>>nerdjo+ya
"I am all for criticizing and pointing fingers at trump and this entire administration"

I don't believe you or you wouldn't have bothered to muddy the water in the face of repeated violence and dehumanization.

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3. nerdjo+iX[view] [source] 2026-01-15 18:38:18
>>librar+ii
We get absolutely nowhere if we just blindly blame trump for everything. All it does is give the other side ammunication to paint us as just “anti trump” when they can poke holes in our information. We have to be better than them.

We have to have all of the information and actually inform people instead of the half and twisted “truths” that is all that ever spew from this administration.

It doesn’t change or diminish what is going on right now, but it changes some of the conversation around this particular contract.

I guarantee you that if this contract started under the Obama or Biden administration and we just conveniently ignore that, it will come back and bite us in the ass. This app existing before this administration, what form did it exist, and how much use did it get is critical information.

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4. librar+ahq[view] [source] 2026-01-23 16:26:57
>>nerdjo+iX
Your reply brings to mind the phrase "useful idiot"
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