At 55, solidly Gen X, I remember when life wasn’t yet swallowed by the digital panopticon. No DNA labs, no CCTV constellations, no AI parsing your gait, race, or posture. You could outrun the cops and simply evaporate from the record. Today it’s ticket cameras, databases, and federal enforcement supremacy. The outlaw era is gone; the game is now rigged in favor of omnipresent surveillance.

People keep trying to compare ICE to local cops, but they’re not even in the same universe. Police uniforms are designed for recognition and public interaction. They’re built around visibility, predictability, and at least the pretense of reassurance. They have to maintain community trust, negotiate chaos, de-escalate when possible, and keep the peace in a city where they actually live. ICE isn’t built for any of that. Federal enforcement gear — especially in immigration operations — is

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One thing that Jon Oliver doesn't mention is that CPB, PBS, and NPR were zeroed out because of perceived liberal bias funded by taxpayer dollars. > Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)