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Hope22

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20. Back as early as Homeland 'Security's birth
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 11:07 AM
Nov 1

We have had HS boats stalk us while we were sailing. We sail near or across the Canadian line at the lake’s center which is not illegal to cross unless anchoring or going ashore without checking in. They come up to the port stern and ask a series of questions….how many on board, do we have more than $10,000 dollars on board, where are you going, where were you….the list goes on. This is in US waters regardless if we have left US waters or not. If they decide to they can board you and tear the boat apart. Stops used to happen weekly and now more sporadically. At 2 AM over the radio one night we heard an unidentified law enforcement officer order the occupants of a sailboat to come on deck and lie face down. The boater replied that he had a dog on board and the le asked if the dog would bite. The boater said in this situation I have no idea. Two years ago we were in a HS facility for Global Entry paperwork and the officer got talking. He was saying how his boat was docked at a local port that is a party town. He explained to us how recently a ‘woman’ had called them on the radio requesting help because her husband was being violent. This man was livid that she thought it was his job to keep her safe. This, the same guy who is supposed to weed out terrorists! Being female I found this gut wrenching. The fact that he told me this was insane. So yes if we go into the HS facility we text a friend that we are entering. We text when we are back in the car as they are not obligated to tell anyone that they have you in custody. These boat attacks in Venezuela are out of control and we take them seriously. He would do this in the US in a heartbeat and none of the cowards in charge would do a thing to stop them.

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During Stalin's Great Purge, over a million people were killed. Another million sent to prison. Irish_Dem Nov 1 #1
Kissinger and our CIA gab13by13 Nov 1 #4
Those detention centers won't sit empty long after the illegal immigrants are gone. bluedigger Nov 1 #2
and some still think that fence was meant... ret5hd Nov 1 #3
Will it matter if I buy stock in private prisons, (concentration camps) gab13by13 Nov 1 #5
your dividends can be... ret5hd Nov 1 #6
And we're all on his list somewhere.. Joinfortmill Nov 1 #7
We have been living in a 'nice' prison... Hope22 Nov 1 #8
"Boating on the Great Lakes... has been anything but pleasant." WestMichRad Nov 1 #11
Back as early as Homeland 'Security's birth Hope22 Nov 1 #20
Thank you for bringing this information. I had not been aware of this & find it interesting (and a bit frightening) . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2 #23
As far as I'm concerned, we are all prisoners now. n/t ReRe Nov 1 #9
Reread the Grapes of Wrath... The Great Rewind continues JCMach1 Nov 1 #10
Building the wall was a tell about imprisoning us all within the country. Efilroft Sul Nov 1 #12
Yep. If things go completely rotten they'll lock us all in... hunter Nov 1 #16
The US has some of the highest incarceration rates in the world, with most of them in red states. Lonestarblue Nov 1 #13
"this website"? What website? It is important to pay attention to details, like website links Bernardo de La Paz Nov 1 #19
Sorry. I just neglected to copy and paste the website, which I've now done. Lonestarblue Nov 2 #21
Thank you. That was quite interesting to see the states and countries compared. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2 #22
We're all over thinking this gerryatwork Nov 1 #14
We can't possibly defund the police, so.... WhiskeyGrinder Nov 1 #15
More than a little Stalinist it would seem. Critics of the regime, if not killed, were deemed insane. NNadir Nov 1 #17
Miller has feared the year 2043 for some time. Norbert Nov 1 #18
If so, I can't wait until someone shivs the "warden" and we can all bust out: RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Nov 2 #24
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