• InevitableSwing [none/use name]OP
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        15 days ago

        “Hello, and welcome to Proxima Centauri b! I hope our auto-language processors are working well and you can underst—”

        “I am a Space Force-LAPD-LASD-National-Guard-Combined-Operation AI Drone. Do not interfere as I determine if you are hostile.”

        “You have traveled 4.25 light years to threaten us?”

        “I come in peace. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all.”

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        I based the “come in peace” bit from an actual thing Mad Dog Mattis said to Iraqi leaders following the invasion.

        9 unforgettable quotes by James Mattis

        3. ‘I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I’ll kill you all.’

    • D61 [any]
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      415 days ago

      Ports and Internation Airports are considered “ports of entry” right? Doesn’t ICE have permission to operate within something like a 100 mile radius?

      • InevitableSwing [none/use name]OP
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        514 days ago

        I’m not sure. But it’s horribly worse than that. They have special authority up to 100 miles from the US border. And that’s where most people live. Here’s an article with a map - 100-Mile Border Enforcement Zone Of course - under Trump 2.0 - I wouldn’t be surprised if they used those powers anywhere. Who’s gonna stop them?