r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • 8d ago

Soft Paywall The Biggest Scandal of the Second Trump Term Isn’t “Signalgate” | The national-security chat debacle certainly merits attention. But the Trump administration is now blatantly disappearing students and others who are in the country legally.

https://newrepublic.com/article/193291/trump-disappearing-students-rumeysa-ozturk-rubio-biggest-scandal
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u/galtoramech8699 8d ago

I dont know why the reporters don’t follow up or. Congress. They asked the question then let him ramble. And didn’t ask. Well what proof?

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u/senturon 8d ago

Like, -now- is the fucking time. It was actually months, or years ago ... but it's now or never ... they're disappearing people without sharing any evidence of crimes ... ANYONE CAN BE NEXT!

This is not hyperbole, first they came for the ... it's happening, right now.

Stand the fuck up, do not be quiet, make some fucking noise.

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u/MMigali 8d ago

I and other combat veterans.who have been kicked out of the VA really, like noise-just a different loud kind

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u/leaveitcareoline 7d ago

Thank you for your service 💜

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u/devourer09 8d ago

What is MAGA Congress supposed to do?

Also, journalists do push back like the UK journalist with MTG. MTG then has a stroke and started being racist and then said some word salad about Biden. Doesn't matter for their followers since they're so deep into the psychosis.

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u/galtoramech8699 8d ago edited 8d ago

They need to get these people in front of the people like they did with signal gate

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u/devourer09 8d ago

Uh... What?

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u/galtoramech8699 8d ago

What is signal gate?

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u/CircumventingTheBan_ 8d ago

I think they mean that sentence was a bit confusing. I'm also trying to figure out what you mean.

No insult intended, maybe they and I are just too dumb to read. But I am curious what you mean, if you don't mind.

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u/devourer09 8d ago edited 8d ago

I think they meant journalists need to bring politicians into the limelight and hold them to account like what is happening with this military leak. But... I feel like that's already happening for those that are paying attention. It just doesn't break through to the low information demographic like Joe Rogan does.

And if anything... Journalism is struggling that much more because of direct attacks from conservatives: https://youtu.be/WDoz2mnyS0k

So if we're hoping that's what's going to reverse the tide then I wouldn't hold my breath.

Edit: re-reading it more, I think they want Congress to investigate them... But that's why I reference that congress is controlled by MAGA and therefore controls the committees that investigate these politicians. Also, how can Congress enforce anything? There's already a constitutional crisis between the executive and the judiciary. So I won't be holding my breath for this either.

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u/galtoramech8699 8d ago

What is signal gate. You can google it

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u/68024 Colorado 8d ago

Exactly. What did she do, specifically? Other than write an op-ed? Which is clearly covered by free speech.