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Masked men

February 3, 2026 by Guest Post 10 Comments

by Mark Snider, Hamilton

What type of men wear masks and carry rifles or pistols? In the past, nine times out of ten, they were robbers, thieves, or murderers seeking to conceal their identity during a crime. Or they might have been violent gang members trying to hide from rival groups or law enforcement. We also witnessed terrorists and radical militants wearing masks while carrying out an attack on civilians.

Now there is a new group of masked men carrying weapons, killing civilians, and terrorizing innocent people. This new group beats American citizens and immigrants with batons, carries them off to jail or internment camps where many die, or kills them in public. They wear masks so they can kill anyone with ease, knowing they cannot be identified. During WWII, the Germans called them the Gestapo. Trump changed their name to ICE and gave them the authority to kill at will anyone who opposed his immoral and illegal immigration policies. Eight people so far and counting!

Republicans look back with no remorse, supporting Trump because they love what he is doing to America, making it a “sh-thole” country ruled by an idiot, a criminal, an adulterer, and a bully.

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  1. Cav says

    February 5, 2026 at 7:21 AM

    TDS Mark clearly has a panic room. Are you aware that ICE is doing the same job they did under Obama, prior to their 4 year paid vacation under Biden? No Hysteria, no fake name association, and ATTACKS ON ICE were not up 8,000% like they are now. These guys have to live in the shadows because their paid agitators don’t like them now that they work for Trump. That is the difference Mark, Your spoiled brat party is butthurt because you lost the election. End of story, that is the sole reason we have discourse, and these brave men and women of law enforcement need to cover up.
    Next week, I’ll expect your opinion piece on the paid protesters with covered up faces attacking ICE.

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  2. Frank says

    February 4, 2026 at 12:22 PM

    I haven’t heard this much hysterical screeching about masks since Democrats demanded that everyone wear a mask while showering, alone, in the privacy of their home. We didn’t take you seriously then, we certainly don’t now. In fact, we laughed at you and talked about this being a mental illness – we were not wrong.

    IF you were the party of law and order, you would be in support of our law enforcement. But, you are not. You support criminals being in our country illegally and you support all of the crimes that they have committed. What is wrong with YOU?

    I voted for this and am very proud of what our ICE agents are doing to keep us safe. I also want THEM to be safe so they can go home to their families and I hope they keep the masks on. The primary reason is that we have seen how violent the left is and, they cannot be trusted to be law abiding citizens.

    Once again, Democrats are on the wrong side of what is good, decent and lawful in our country.

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    • Gomez says

      February 4, 2026 at 12:32 PM

      MAGA is the party of law and order?

      Number of presidential pardons:
      W Bush: 189
      Obama: 212
      Trump 1: 144
      Biden: 80
      Trump 2: 1600+ including pardons for violent rioters that attacked and beat police officers, con arts that fleeced the elderly, and drug cartel leaders.

      But yeah, Trump is the law and order president. Right………

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      • Cav says

        February 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM

        I don’t know where you get your information from Gomez, but as usual it’s a bold faced lie.
        Joe Biden granted 4,200 pardons. The most in presidential history and he was only in office for 4 years. Not to mention almost all of them were granted by his corrupt cabinet. Try and keep up.

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      • Cav says

        February 5, 2026 at 7:14 AM

        Correction Gomez.
        Biden gave out 4,200 Pardons.
        Please stop lying, it’s embarrassing.

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      • SRK says

        February 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM

        Don’t forget to add from the Department of Justice:

        Acts of Clemency

        Biden 4,165 29% of requested
        Trump 94 2% of requested
        Obama 1,715 5% of requested
        Bush 11 2% of requested

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    • Kevin says

      February 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM

      Great reply Frank. Law is law, why do lefters and overall democrats think it is okay to break? To all the protesters, you missed the boat when you did not show your outrage for our actual citizen’s being murdered by your great illegal friends.

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      • Gomez says

        February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM

        If someone, anyone, commits a violent crime they should be arrested and charged. That said;

        “Studies focusing on data from Texas, which is one of the few states that tracks this information, indicate that undocumented immigrants have a lower homicide conviction or arrest rate than U.S.-born citizens.

        Studies utilizing Texas data suggest that undocumented immigrants have lower homicide conviction and arrest rates compared to U.S.-born citizens. More broadly, research indicates no statistically significant link between higher immigrant populations and increased crime rates. Overall, available data generally shows that immigrants, including those who are undocumented, are less likely to commit crimes, including homicide, than the native-born U.S. population. ”

        For you to strictly focus on just those with dark colored skin is missing the forest for the trees. The vast majority of all murders are committed by US citizens, not those who are undocumented. Again though, anyone who is suspected of a violent crime should be arrested and charged.

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        • Kevin says

          February 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM

          I did not comment on unlawful citizen crimes. Stay in your lane. An illegal has broken our law by simply not following it upon entry. Now compound their crime with more crime. Where’s the hysteria?

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  3. Tracy says

    February 4, 2026 at 8:22 AM

    They are not innocent people. LOL

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