The Mad Centrist
"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane.
And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad. I am The Mad Centrist.
You can be too!
The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show. Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!). Amusing anecdotes of the crazy world we find ourselves in, how to maybe get along better, and pull the world back towards sanity, and do so while having some fun!
The Mad Centrist
Episode 74: Ice Rage
ICE has achieved the lofty status of becoming a curse in the English language. Call someone an ICE agent, or suggest maybe they should get a job with ICE, and expect a fight. Rarely in our nation's history has a part of the government reached such a level of loathing. Perhaps, in jokes, the IRS can rival it, but in reality only Customs and Border Patrol comes close - and they do come close!
Renee Good and Alex Pretti are just the very visible tip of the iceberg - pun intended. Listen to hear more of the story, and the horrors of an agency unleashed on the people of America by their own "leader."
Show Notes:
Population growth slowing: U.S. Population Growth Slows Sharply as Immigration Numbers Plunge - The New York Times
Home sales falling through: Homebuyers are backing out of deals at the fastest pace since 2017
Failing dollar: Dollar sinks to lowest level in four years as US risks grow
Bottoming out consumer confidence: US consumer confidence collapses to lowest level since 2014 | AP News
ICE Choking us: Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds on U.S. Citizens — ProPublica
ICE disappearing us: Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will, ProPublica Finds — ProPublica & More Americans Will Be Caught Up in Trump Immigration Raids — ProPublica
ICE shooting us: US immigration agents shot at people 16 times under Trump’s crackdown | US immigration | The Guardian & Full list of ICE shootings since Donald Trump took office
ICE protected by Tech Bros: TikTok users say they can’t upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues & Meta blocks posts sharing database of ICE agents - POLITICO
ICE melting: Trump Holds 2-Hour Meeting With Noem Amid Backlash to Minneapolis Shooting - The New York Times & ICE Agents Set for Security Role During Winter Olympics in Italy & ICE Unloads - Ken Klippenstein
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