Ocasio-Cortez hits DHS chief for 'images of my violent rape' in Facebook group

[Autumn]

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/453846-ocasio-cortez-hits-dhs-chief-for-images-of-my-violent-rape-in-facebook-group?fbclid=IwAR00RAXdD4y7z2v7TGlblVFGyiR88uJuAPE31Tp9-hfTbmcXG_raL2ppNH0

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday confronted acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan about a secret Facebook group in which Border Patrol agents shared racist and sexist content, including sexually graphic images of Ocasio-Cortez.

Their exchange during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing came weeks after ProPublica first reported on the Facebook group, containing about 9,500 members, in which posts targeting migrants and lawmakers were shared.

"Did you see the posts planning physical harm to myself and Congresswoman Escobar?" Ocasio-Cortez asked McAleenan, referring to Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas).

"Yes, and I directed an investigation within minutes of reading the article," he replied.


"Did you see the images of officers circulating photoshopped images of my violent rape?" Ocasio-Cortez asked.

"Yes, I did," McAleenan responded.

This department needs to be closed down completely and everyone fired.

[uponit7771]

1. K&R, the new American president will have so much work to do

[Hortensis]

23. Yes. This corrupt culture reflects severe problems up the ladder.

[Celerity]

2. what the fuckery

[gademocrat7]

3. This administration is beyond evil.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. AOC is so much stronger than I imagined.

I hope she now has the power to inflict some pain on the border patrol for doing something that they had to know was a fire-able offense.

[llmart]

5. She continues to impress me because of her youth.

So much intelligence and self-confidence for someone so young. I love seeing this. We need more women like her. She is a tremendous role model for young women.

[Autumn]

6. Can you imagine if we had 20 of these women?

[llmart]

8. It would be a delight as far as I'm concerned.

I have great hope for the younger generations of women that they will move feminism even farther along than my generation did. Enough of the dainty, smiling acceptance of the ol' boys network that has proven to be a scourge on our country. The "squad" as they are known plus the women's soccer champs give me great hope.

[PatrickforO]

12. That would be great. The party would move pretty rapidly

toward stuff that actually benefits us.

[Autumn]

15. Yep. Back to basics.

[bdamomma]

18. Wow

she is speaking truth to power, this is just pure evil what they are doing to these women. fucking bullies.

[druidity33]

32. Self-confidence...

She was a bartender in NYC. You can't do that job without being able to "handle" people and no one will give you the job if you're not wicked smart.. She's also probably very good at reading people's intentions... especially if they've had a few. Anyway, a good bartender is a rare breed. Cherish them and tip them well.

[pangaia]

9. I hope she considers her constituents, and makes SURE she gets re-elected.

[Autumn]

13. I think she considers her constituents constantly, and she reaches a lot of people.

I think she will get re-elected easily. Which might break a few hearts.

[pangaia]

16. I hope you are right.. probably so....

[llmart]

7. Disband this department.

I hated the creation of this department and knew it would end up being a nightmare we'd never get rid of. We need to get rid of it now.

[Fritz Walter]

10. I hope she has round-the-clock security protection!

Given their tendency towards violence against those who oppose them, some of these (shudder!) federal employees could very easily move beyond posting Photoshopped pictures on Facebook.

[argyl]

11. I thought I was becoming numb to the nastiness and depravity of these bastards.

This just sickens me. Literally. And I fear for the safety of these exceptional young women.

[demmiblue]

14. Video:

Link to tweet

[PufPuf23]

17. Kick ass woman is AOC.

Need more like her.

Straight forward, smart, brave and on the correct side of issues.

[bdamomma]

19. very calm too.

which is great asset.

[trev]

28. Republicans know nothing of humanity.

[riversedge]

20. gawds. Can the Trump violence get any worse?? SHUT IT DOWN NOW!

[Initech]

21. Yeah seriously fire them all.

[Scurrilous]

22. K&R

[Blue Owl]

24. Again, if this happened in most American workplaces...

People would be fired and heads would be rolling...

[Autumn]

25. I don't understand how they can get away with doing this sitting Congresswomen.

He should be removed from his post and the people posting those things should have been fired and exposed.

[uponit7771]

26. +1

[uponit7771]

27. Why isn't the rape imagery illegal? Like threatening a diplomat etc? tia

[Autumn]

29. That's what I want to know. Why are we not all over this? That group had almost

10,000 members and they shared posts targeting migrants and lawmakers. Those sound like hate crimes at the very least.

[uponit7771]

30. +1

[Haggis for Breakfast]

34. And yet, NOBODY in a leadership position knew about this.

He said with a straight face.

[Autumn]

35. I find that very hard to believe too.

[proActivist]

33. Probably because it does not meet the standards of a

true threat under the law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threat#True_threat

[keithbvadu2]

31. Remember: Trump only hires the 'best'.

Remember: Trump only hires the 'best'.