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Sat Jan 17, 2026, 05:20 AM Jan 17

So, nobody is safe in your own backyard...I see. [View all]

Remember the pattern that's been repeated time and time again.
1. He floats a crazy idea that no one takes seriously.
2. Marginal MAGA bloggers and podcasters start running with the idea.
3. Prominent RWNJ bloggers and podcasters pick up the idea and amplify it, plant it in the skulls of their millions of followers.
4. Fox and other reichwing outlets start giving it coverage, first though second-string personalities and then escalating to their top raters.
5. Mainstream media start covering the story because their competitors are.
6. The crazy idea suddenly isn't crazy anymore. Normalization complete.

Will deporting US citizens be a bridge too far? I wouldn't count on it.

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