The goons and gunsels masquerading as ICE agents are Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers as much as Donald Trump is a Republican.

In “Trumpism” I quoted Saul Bellow: “A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is great.”

I was mistaken.  In Trumpism, “intelligence” should be replaced with “effort.”

Fascism 2026

Hitler had his SS.

Trump has his ICE.

Cheney’s Oil Barrons used pretexts of nuclear weapons and a corrupt leader.

Trump’s Oil Barrons use pretexts of illegal drugs and a corrupt leader.