# ICE is racist, fascist, lawless, and running concentration camps **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 20, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019 "2025-11-20T18:19:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 34
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/661 "2026-05-19T19:03:17Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > They fuck up something, so then they need a bigger fuck up so people will stop talking about all the previous fuck ups. There is so much truth to that. I mean, it seems like they started a war to distract from the Epstein Files, then when the war turned controversial they needed something else to distract from that, so now there’s this ballroom thing that they claim is needed for national security. Oh, and let’s paint the reflecting pool! One of my favorite moments from the show _The Good Place_ is where the character Jason Mendoza talks about using a Molotov cocktail to fix his problems. [![](https://media1.tenor.com/m/Oh-vBXWiyj8AAAAd/the-good-place-jason.gif) ](https://media1.tenor.com/m/Oh-vBXWiyj8AAAAd/the-good-place-jason.gif) It was a funny joke on that show, but that seems to be an actual strategy of this administration. It would be funny if it wasn’t for the fact that these clowns run the country. Which instead makes it terrifying. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/662 "2026-05-19T19:18:18Z")
And they are talking about giving 1.7 Billion (with a B) to the insurectionist (traitors). Or so they say. That’s another distraction. I doubt they will see a dime of it. Those Epstein files must be something. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/663 "2026-05-19T19:33:53Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Oh, and let’s paint the reflecting pool! I’m rather stunned that this moron didn’t line it with mirrors. Someone must have talked him out of it. Or yelled ‘Squiral?’, or ‘Teenage girl?’ It’s gonna take decades to get out of this mess. If we can. BTW that molitov cocktail clip is very funny. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/664 "2026-05-19T21:22:08Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > And they are talking about giving 1.7 Billion (with a B) to the insurectionist (traitors). Or so they say. It’s 1.776 billion. The treason is absolutely fractal. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/665 "2026-05-20T02:11:01Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I’m rather stunned that this moron didn’t line it with mirrors. Silly – mirrors don’t work underwater and better than magnets do! ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/666 "2026-05-20T10:10:49Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Oh, and let’s paint the reflecting pool! Of all the stupid ideas Trump has spouted, surely this one is not a terrible idea? Most pools are either tiled or painted with anti-algae paint. I mean, sure, I don’t put it past him to use gold, and install a huge self-portrait in the middle, but occasional repainting is just a maintenance issue. Should be routine. (Unless I got wooshed) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/667 "2026-05-20T10:57:00Z")
Even if we ignore all the other BS around painting it (like saying he got multiple bids but then awarded a $1.8m no-bid contract to a contractor he said he’s worked with in the past and then paid them over 700% more while claiming he’d never worked with that contractor), the issue seems to be not that it’s being painted, but that he’s changing the color to blue and people are concerned it’s going to look like a swimming pool. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/668 "2026-05-20T12:33:28Z")
Also, despite him complaining about it “leaking like a sieve” the contractors aren’t fixing the plumbing issues. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/669 "2026-05-20T14:10:34Z")
And since we cannot trust a single word he says, is it leaking? Sure, probably. It’s big. But this is not his job at all. This is something for the National Parks Service to look into. Musk fired a bunch of them though. This is sort of like him wrecking the image of the Oval Office. And not just with that plastic garbage… ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/670 "2026-05-20T16:30:43Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > And since we cannot trust a single word he says, is it leaking? Sure, probably. It’s big. Apparently it has been an ongoing issue for years. But you’re right - it’s not what he should be focusing on. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/671 "2026-05-21T17:30:50Z")
Better he focus on the reflecting pool and his conference center then on starting another war. Sadly, he seems to be doing that, too. Good luck to Cuba. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/672 "2026-05-21T19:03:47Z")
Maybe he’s doing that to distract himself from himself. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/673 "2026-05-30T17:26:46Z")
Just heard about the massive clashes in NJ between ice protesters, supporters, and agents. Apparently it’s been going on for the last two days or so and slowly getting worse. The news hasn’t really been reporting on it that I’ve seen, though (save for CNN now, a bit)…because I was just made aware of it today (and usually check the news many times per day). Surprised there wasn’t anyone talking about this in any other ICE thread yet, by the way…maybe not many, like me, knew it was going on? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/674 "2026-05-30T17:45:45Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Surprised there wasn’t anyone talking about this in any other ICE thread yet, by the way…maybe not many, like me, knew it was going on? I hadn’t heard anything. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/675 "2026-05-30T18:27:43Z")
The media is captured and compliant. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/676 "2026-05-31T13:23:09Z")
My friend’s daughter was beaten and gassed there, and the fuckin’ NJ Nazis, sorry, state police, are joining in on the fun. I’ll find out more when I see him this morning. I don’t know why it’s not getting more coverage. Our governor was refused entry or something crazy. I hate what this country has become. Hate it. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/677 "2026-05-31T16:37:46Z")
I’ve known about it for days. It’s been well covered on MSNOW. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/678 "2026-05-31T16:59:33Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > It’s been well covered on MSNOW. People watch that? ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/679 "2026-05-31T17:52:05Z")
A friend of mine has been going there once a week to protest for months, basically on a rotating basis. I’m a bit nervous about his plan to be there, I think tomorrow is his day. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019/680 "2026-05-31T18:31:44Z")
I do. I can’t stand any other news broadcasts. Well, I watch local news if there’s something going on like the Garden Grove evacuation. CNN is unwatchable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-is-racist-fascist-lawless-and-running-concentration-camps/1025019.md?page=35)