This is total abuse of power. We CANNOT comply. This is now a fight for democracy. I don't think they knew what they were doing when they poked the bear in New Jersey. We. Don't. Back. Down.
I watched some of this harrassment in real time and was disgusted. It is particularly troubling that these ICE agents, employed by the government and paid by tax dollars, are allowed to be violent and are able to wear masks to hide their identities. Public 'servants', including those enforcing laws must be identifiable and held accountable for their actions.
wow, I am grateful you have interviewed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. I am so impressed by him and what he has shared. Please send him my support and encouragement.
Fuck the regime and their claims to "upholding the law". Really, the mayor should have simply accepted his arrest as the price of civil disobedience. It doesn't matter whether he was inside or outside "their" property because it is NOT their property, it is our property. The mayor should have welcomed the arrest as all civil rights protesters did in the Jim Crow, segregationist South. Fuck Trump, his regime, and the GOP all should hang.
Ice agents wear masks because they are cowards. They know what they're doing is unpopular, and they know the power in DC will shift, and they do not want their faces on video when Trump is no longer there to protect them. As far a calling out progressive democrats, they are a minority of the democrats, but they are growing. Progressives can't get elected unless you vote for them, and they cannot get elected if the Democratic power structure prevents them from being on the ballot. Bernie would have won in 2016, and I'd like to remind the naysayers, Hillary lost, Kamala lost. And, it wasn't the messaging, it was the candidate.
I'm so impressed with Mayor Baraka!! A true leader that we need. I hope he wins the Governorship and goes on to Congress or the White House. Thanks for this great interview, Zeteo.
It just doesn't matter if the guerrillas have proper documents or not. If the people being harassed are the actual individuals on their paperwork or not. This time, all it took was a phone call.
You may need to bring your own security next time to escort you for your own safety.
Free trade benefits the consumer but when business colludes with government the result is protectionism where the consumer loses due to necessary inflation that comes with such policy Tariffs are a form of protectionistic policy which are contrived out of a paranoia that the Orange Cheeto has fabricated This developed fantasy that the strongman has created now gives him the reason to slap tariffs on other countries that are “ripping us(US) off”
But it’s just a fantasy, a game Cheeto is playing with the American electorate The unfair advantage that Der Fuhrer claims is of America’s own doing Even if manufacturing could be brought back to the US….and that’s a big if…..with all the cost constraints such as labor, regulationary hurdles, and property costs production would still be feasible in the US But instead of businesses working to create a manufacturing base they have lobbied the Cheeto for a protectionisitc policy ie tariffs And even if businesses tried to manufacture they have been out of the loop for so long that they would produce an inferior product that would not sell on the global market
Cheeto’s upside is that he creates a middle class tax to an already financially strained economic group so he can fund his tax cuts for the uberwealthy donors, all the while cultivating a plutocracy which can remain in power forever Meanwhile Der Fuhrer destroys the democratic republic
Mehdi , another good interview. Bravo Mayor Baraka for standing up.
This is total abuse of power. We CANNOT comply. This is now a fight for democracy. I don't think they knew what they were doing when they poked the bear in New Jersey. We. Don't. Back. Down.
Thank you Ros.
I watched some of this harrassment in real time and was disgusted. It is particularly troubling that these ICE agents, employed by the government and paid by tax dollars, are allowed to be violent and are able to wear masks to hide their identities. Public 'servants', including those enforcing laws must be identifiable and held accountable for their actions.
I like the man already. Fingers crossed for you, mayor Baraka.
Follow the money behind Private Prisons outside where Ras Baraka, Newark mayor was arrested.
https://thedemlabs.org/2025/05/10/new-jersey-mayor-arrested-geogroup-private-prison-follow-the-money/
Absolutely! Trump is just fleecing America
wow, I am grateful you have interviewed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. I am so impressed by him and what he has shared. Please send him my support and encouragement.
The city should shut off the utilities until they comply! Let's see how long they drag their feet without electricity, water, & sewer.
Mehdi - you are such a good journalist. Thank you for your service to the citizenry!
Fuck the regime and their claims to "upholding the law". Really, the mayor should have simply accepted his arrest as the price of civil disobedience. It doesn't matter whether he was inside or outside "their" property because it is NOT their property, it is our property. The mayor should have welcomed the arrest as all civil rights protesters did in the Jim Crow, segregationist South. Fuck Trump, his regime, and the GOP all should hang.
Ice agents wear masks because they are cowards. They know what they're doing is unpopular, and they know the power in DC will shift, and they do not want their faces on video when Trump is no longer there to protect them. As far a calling out progressive democrats, they are a minority of the democrats, but they are growing. Progressives can't get elected unless you vote for them, and they cannot get elected if the Democratic power structure prevents them from being on the ballot. Bernie would have won in 2016, and I'd like to remind the naysayers, Hillary lost, Kamala lost. And, it wasn't the messaging, it was the candidate.
I'm so impressed with Mayor Baraka!! A true leader that we need. I hope he wins the Governorship and goes on to Congress or the White House. Thanks for this great interview, Zeteo.
Sounds like an orchestrated plot to create a false narrative
It just doesn't matter if the guerrillas have proper documents or not. If the people being harassed are the actual individuals on their paperwork or not. This time, all it took was a phone call.
You may need to bring your own security next time to escort you for your own safety.
Cheeto’s Trade Game
Free trade benefits the consumer but when business colludes with government the result is protectionism where the consumer loses due to necessary inflation that comes with such policy Tariffs are a form of protectionistic policy which are contrived out of a paranoia that the Orange Cheeto has fabricated This developed fantasy that the strongman has created now gives him the reason to slap tariffs on other countries that are “ripping us(US) off”
But it’s just a fantasy, a game Cheeto is playing with the American electorate The unfair advantage that Der Fuhrer claims is of America’s own doing Even if manufacturing could be brought back to the US….and that’s a big if…..with all the cost constraints such as labor, regulationary hurdles, and property costs production would still be feasible in the US But instead of businesses working to create a manufacturing base they have lobbied the Cheeto for a protectionisitc policy ie tariffs And even if businesses tried to manufacture they have been out of the loop for so long that they would produce an inferior product that would not sell on the global market
Cheeto’s upside is that he creates a middle class tax to an already financially strained economic group so he can fund his tax cuts for the uberwealthy donors, all the while cultivating a plutocracy which can remain in power forever Meanwhile Der Fuhrer destroys the democratic republic
Wacky and horrible