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This photo has been haunting me (Original Post) Poiuyt Jul 2020 OP
i'm wondering CatWoman Jul 2020 #1
✔️ blm Jul 2020 #2
It reminds me of the naked little girl in Vietnam. Or the young woman crying in Kent State. fierywoman Jul 2020 #28
Yes, it has that same impact. Poiuyt Jul 2020 #36
Thought the same when I first saw it. Amaryllis Jul 2020 #52
For sure. dchill Jul 2020 #33
+1, uponit7771 Jul 2020 #34
Great shot - will probably win an award. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #3
Yes winetourdriver01 Jul 2020 #4
You can bet that will be in an ad, along with the Navy Vet being beaten True Blue American Jul 2020 #5
I think the Navy Vet is so moving and so brave nt yellowdogintexas Jul 2020 #30
That shows a man standing True Blue American Jul 2020 #37
UCLA? JeaneRaye Jul 2020 #51
K; R CatWoman Jul 2020 #6
I wonder what organization Z-26 is? LiberalArkie Jul 2020 #7
Good catch leftieNanner Jul 2020 #9
Doesn't help that Z-26 was one of Hitler's Destroyers. TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #11
Must be a group callsign as I have seen a patch like it with the same code on multiple "Soldiers" LiberalArkie Jul 2020 #18
If they do not cease, I will guarantee they ALL get doxxed by November... Moostache Jul 2020 #29
Is a hacker working on this? Ilsa Jul 2020 #39
International code for rateyes Jul 2020 #19
Los Zetas - American style. Lucky Luciano Jul 2020 #45
Photographs like this do not instill fear. They instill anger. nt Buns_of_Fire Jul 2020 #8
Yup. warmfeet Jul 2020 #10
*BAM*!!!! CatWoman Jul 2020 #12
To Protect and Serve mjvpi Jul 2020 #13
I can't believe this is happening in my America kimbutgar Jul 2020 #14
Seems that what has been happening to zentrum Jul 2020 #26
This is Trumps idea of "Make America Great Again" DSandra Jul 2020 #56
Mommy issues sir? yankeepants Jul 2020 #15
No need for this nonsense leanforward Jul 2020 #16
The photog is a freelancer. NightWatcher Jul 2020 #17
A Photo that will always and foever describe the Trump Presidency..This is "The Photo" Stuart G Jul 2020 #20
Me too Javaman Jul 2020 #21
Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2020 #22
Me 2 McCamy Taylor Jul 2020 #23
I am filled with anger and hate when I look at this Blecht Jul 2020 #24
This photo will be one of the iconic photos of this period of time in our smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #25
And she is literally reaching out for help. Mr.Bill Jul 2020 #31
It's the eye contact she makes with the photographer that makes this Poiuyt Jul 2020 #35
For me it's her hand speaking a universal language for that last attempt to escape what happens next chia Jul 2020 #43
I agree it's haunting with those automatic rifles surrounding her - I'd be terrified as well. Fkn iluvtennis Jul 2020 #27
I think that this and the vet preceded by a photo Old Terp Jul 2020 #32
It literally looks like a scene from The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #38
The soldiers in Cammo should be ashamed! UCmeNdc Jul 2020 #40
Pretty sure the thugs in camo are mercs, probably erik's. They have no shame. niyad Jul 2020 #41
It should haunt every American. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #42
Made possible by someone who liked reading Hitler's speeches... DSandra Jul 2020 #58
Thugs rumleyfips Jul 2020 #44
This link should show how the image has propagated on the web. Towlie Jul 2020 #46
I can understand the anguish on her face, but look at his eyes. Lars39 Jul 2020 #47
Roid rage. CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #54
I could see that. Lars39 Jul 2020 #55
Frank Figliuzzi Warns Trump's DHS Stormtroopers: 'There Will Be A Legal Reckoning' Danascot Jul 2020 #48
Mr. Figliuzzi knows well whereof he speaks. RVN VET71 Jul 2020 #53
This! a 1,000,000 times THIS. n/t MFGsunny Jul 2020 #61
I wish the media would show photos of Portland protests before and after Trump's invasion. Lonestarblue Jul 2020 #49
They like to separate people from their groups IronLionZion Jul 2020 #50
Z-26 patch. Are these guys Zetas? Might as well be. nt Xipe Totec Jul 2020 #57
Protestors for Nobel Prize. NCjack Jul 2020 #59
This will be a defining photo of these times. WinstonSmith4740 Jul 2020 #60

True Blue American

(17,985 posts)
5. You can bet that will be in an ad, along with the Navy Vet being beaten
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:11 PM
Jul 2020

The Vets in a line to protect Moms.

Trump and Barr’s fear tactics are not working. You can bet Meadows is in this,too.

True Blue American

(17,985 posts)
37. That shows a man standing
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 03:53 AM
Jul 2020

Up to terrorist tactics. Where is the UCLA? They should be right there. His friend was there, too!

That is absolute proof they are not true Military. Those are Blackwater thugs!

TheBlackAdder

(28,207 posts)
11. Doesn't help that Z-26 was one of Hitler's Destroyers.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:59 PM
Jul 2020

.

For what's it's worth a reddit post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/hx81qb/what_is_this_z26_and_possibly_the_patch_under_it/


Z-26 is a personal ID marker connected to the agents name. To avoid doxxing, etc, they go by internal identification. The lower patch appears to be border police. There was a press briefing recently that expalined the markings of the agents to combat the "unmarked, un-IDable soldiers" narrative.


The patch is his callsign ID

The patch below is likely his unit patch
Edit: Looks like it says US BORDER PATROL
Edit Edit: right above the US BORDER PATROL patch looks like a BORTAC patch


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Moostache

(9,895 posts)
29. If they do not cease, I will guarantee they ALL get doxxed by November...
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 08:14 PM
Jul 2020

Lie down with dogs gentlemen, you get fucking fleas...
WHO do you serve?
WHO do you protect?

FUCK ALL STORMTRUMPERS!

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
39. Is a hacker working on this?
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 06:48 AM
Jul 2020

Hacking into DHS, or do you think people are following these traitors and watching where they go and getting help from insiders at hotels, etc?

kimbutgar

(21,157 posts)
14. I can't believe this is happening in my America
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 07:08 PM
Jul 2020

It looks like something out of a third world dictatorship.

This picture should be shown as an example of MF45’s America. Do you want to have a President
that calls for terrorizing its citizens?

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
26. Seems that what has been happening to
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 07:34 PM
Jul 2020

…..IPOC and immigrants for years, is now happening to white people.

DSandra

(999 posts)
56. This is Trumps idea of "Make America Great Again"
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 12:54 PM
Jul 2020

By oppressing everyone that isn’t a supporter of him...

leanforward

(1,076 posts)
16. No need for this nonsense
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 07:15 PM
Jul 2020

This picture and the vet picture. Putting my thoughts as mildly as possible, the guys upstream need to stumble or spend time in a gated community.
This gentleman wouldn’t do it to his family.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
17. The photog is a freelancer.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 07:15 PM
Jul 2020

Follow him on twitter @smileitsnathan

He's got a Venmo if you want to toss him a few bucks.

Stuart G

(38,428 posts)
20. A Photo that will always and foever describe the Trump Presidency..This is "The Photo"
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 07:20 PM
Jul 2020

...Not Trump holding the bible. & not Trump talking about anything..This one is it...And Donald Trump doesn't have a clue.

Blecht

(3,803 posts)
24. I am filled with anger and hate when I look at this
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 07:29 PM
Jul 2020

I bow to the moms as I listen to the BLM speakers at the Justice Center -- they all have my support and respect.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
25. This photo will be one of the iconic photos of this period of time in our
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 07:33 PM
Jul 2020

history. It is so haunting because just by looking at the photo, you don't know the fate of the woman. Is that the last picture ever taken of her? Is that her last cry for help?

She looks so terrified and is clearly helpless and powerless in that situation, that I think most of us can imagine the fear of being in a similar situation, as well as the possibility that this could be happening in our own towns and cities soon enough.

chia

(2,244 posts)
43. For me it's her hand speaking a universal language for that last attempt to escape what happens next
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 10:15 AM
Jul 2020

iluvtennis

(19,862 posts)
27. I agree it's haunting with those automatic rifles surrounding her - I'd be terrified as well. Fkn
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 07:45 PM
Jul 2020

thugs sent by trump.

Old Terp

(464 posts)
32. I think that this and the vet preceded by a photo
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 08:40 PM
Jul 2020

From all the protesters using their flashlight app who are identified as the protest. This and maybe a generic attack are identified as the response from Trumps troops. If there some video that identifies property damage to white nationalists, add that. Lincoln Project if you are listening.

DSandra

(999 posts)
58. Made possible by someone who liked reading Hitler's speeches...
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 12:57 PM
Jul 2020

At least to the extent that he was witnessed by Ivana...

Lars39

(26,109 posts)
47. I can understand the anguish on her face, but look at his eyes.
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 10:37 AM
Jul 2020

These guys are all hepped up like they're in a war zone.

Lars39

(26,109 posts)
55. I could see that.
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 12:53 PM
Jul 2020

He wouldn't want any of them to calm down and think about what they're doing to people.

Danascot

(4,690 posts)
48. Frank Figliuzzi Warns Trump's DHS Stormtroopers: 'There Will Be A Legal Reckoning'
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 10:58 AM
Jul 2020
I want to make an appeal to the federal agents that are on the street of Portland and about to deploy to other cities. I was a federal agent for 25 years. When I led FBI offices, one of the things I had to make certain of that I wasn't asking agents to do something that would put them in legal jeopardy, and take them outside the scope of their employment. I'm here to appeal to those DHS agents today, and say there will one day be a legal reckoning for what you are being asked to do. And you are compelled to stand by the rule of law and the constitution. You are operating outside the scope of your employment when you take people off the street, nowhere near federal buildings, when you don't tell them they're under arrest, when you don't tell them your name and your agency, and when you release them, because you know you have no probable cause to arrest them. There will be a reckoning. You need to get your professional liability insurance paid up.


https://crooksandliars.com/2020/07/frank-figliuzzi-trumps-dhs-stormtroopers

RVN VET71

(2,692 posts)
53. Mr. Figliuzzi knows well whereof he speaks.
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 12:21 PM
Jul 2020

And if the thugs marshaled by Barr in Portland are, in fact, federal employees, his warning is one they had better heed. However, if they are, as many have suggested, private citizens, mercenaries, in the laundered pay of the DOJ, they know they are acting with impunity as members of an unidentified troop of guerilla-terrorists.

Either way, their very presence and their violent actions against peaceful citizens (a "dancing flower girl"? Are you f-ing kidding me?) are both criminal, even treasonous actions and, if the individual thugs can't be identified, the miserable excuse for an Attorney General can be, the POS illegally-acting-Secretary of DHS (Wolf) can be, and the double POS and also illegally-acting-Deputy-Secretary (the Cooch) can be. If Trump loses and leaves (a combination not at all certain), the new Administration can certainly put these traitors on trial, maybe using the tribunal system that Bush Junior instituted for those poor saps whom his pigs falsely accused of terrorism -- you know,"try them" behind closed doors and send them to Langley to be psychologically destroyed by the CIA.

Lonestarblue

(10,011 posts)
49. I wish the media would show photos of Portland protests before and after Trump's invasion.
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 11:00 AM
Jul 2020

Portland officials have said the protests were under control. They’re certainly not now that Trump has sent his good squads to stir up violence. It’s his same old pattern—create a crisis, then claim he did a great job solving it. Remember when he sent federal troops to the border for the make-believe crisis of migrant caravans rushing toward the border? After the 2018 election, that crisis went away.

IronLionZion

(45,450 posts)
50. They like to separate people from their groups
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 11:17 AM
Jul 2020

so she's being taken by unknown people to an unknown location. They didn't show badges or identify which law enforcement agency they work for.

Remember when this sort of thing only happened in other countries? And then America would send troops to liberate their oil? Amazing how things have changed. If they are border patrol, then they probably got plenty of practice roughing up immigrants.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
60. This will be a defining photo of these times.
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 02:01 PM
Jul 2020

It's incredibly powerful. But, for the first time, I just noticed the look in HIS eyes. He doesn't know what the hell he's doing there, or why.

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