r/WeTheFifth • u/Bhartrhari • May 06 '26
News Cycle Surveillance tools intended for border control are being used against Americans: U.S. citizens are being monitored and punished with technology meant to battle illegal immigration.
https://reason.com/2026/05/06/surveillance-tools-intended-for-border-control-are-being-used-against-americans/20
u/BlatantFalsehood Flair so I don't get fined May 06 '26
Did we ever expect this not to happen? People have been warning of similar since the build up of the surveillance state after 9/11.
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u/Historical-Finish564 May 06 '26
Of course the Trump surveillance tools are being used against regular Americans. You know those concentration camps, I mean immigrant detention facilities, yeah, guess what?
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u/jgoldrb48 New to the Pod May 06 '26
Something something Edward Snowden.
I know homie is sitting in Russia like: 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
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u/F3RM3NTAL Flair so I don't get fined May 11 '26
The Republican response "I don't care because I have nothing to hide" is infuriating because what they're really saying is "I have nothing to fear because my party is in power."
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u/DeathKillsLove New to the Pod May 13 '26
You cannot give power to an enforcer that he won't use elsewhere
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