Saying “I Don’t Know” To Upholding The Constitution Isn’t Just Careless—it’s A Crack In The

In Case you have to deal with bad faith whining about Garcia Abrego's knuckle tattoos. (oh scary he has tattoos on his hand).

Lets review the timeline real quick in regards to the tattoos. Detailed timeline available here -

https://abcnews.go.com/US/timeline-wrongful-deportation-kilmar-abrego-garcia-el-salvador/story?id=120803843

3/15 Kilmar Garcia Abrego is detained by ICE. Sent to an El Salvador prison, CECOT without due process.

4/1 Media and a legal defense raise public interest. ICE and the federal admin make excuses, 'detained in error, but declared a gang member' etc, after the Trump admin 5 or 6 years prior had ruled he was in the country legally.

4/17 A photo op is arranged to show Abrego is alive, meets with Senator Van Hollen.

4/18 Trump holds up his photoshopped 'translation' of the cartoonish knuckle tattoos, a picture first published from El Salvador Dictator and sketchy cartel affiliate/bitcoin bro Nayib Bukele.

So Let's see- they detain a guy, the case goes to the highest court, and then almost a month later they say 'whelp look at these weird prison tattoos sideways and its totally just like all the members of MS-13 who have MS-13 on their body spelled with the four characters M and S and 1 and 3 the only difference being these tattoos aren't those characters. Bro we knew he was in the gang. And now that he's in our complete control, we didn't tie him down and tattoo some random shit on his knuckles, trust us bro, who would do something like that? Just tattooing markings on a prisoner who was denied legal recourse based on ethnic assumptions? We're not like the last people who famously did that at all- trust us bro. We just waited until the case had been in the highest courts before showing you this totally reliable photo.

Also if you look at his staged photo with the Senator? He's hiding his hands under the table- probably because they just held him down and randomly tattooed him? Regardless if this is just a theory or not- he had been processed and found innocent several times, and this is just some half baked "Fuck the Constitution, America has a King now, and we can hurt whoever we want, yeehaw racism is amazing again" motherfuckery. But for my money that photo op is a picture of a guy forced to dress like a fucking tourist and experiencing body horror after having been marked up by fucking monsters, all because he wanted to send at least one last message to his wife and child.

And if you think any of that benefits America in any positive way, I hope you fucking drink bleach, and chase it down with horse wormer, and I hope you get every cruel perverted nonsensical whimsy the Mad King can cook up. You people are a minority in America and your hate movement is on borrowed time.

U.S Added to a Global Human Rights Watchlist

Why You Should Be Worried About America’s Declining Human Rights Ranking

When you think of human rights abuses, you might picture authoritarian regimes, not the United States. But according to a new report from CIVICUS (source), the U.S. is now officially categorized as a "narrowed" democracy—a status shared with countries where free speech, protests, and civil liberties are increasingly under attack. The U.S. joins the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Chile, Slovakia, and 37 other countries with "narrowed" civic freedoms. That’s the kind of company America is now keeping.

What Does This Mean for You?

Your Right to Protest Is Under Threat – Laws restricting peaceful demonstrations have been ramping up, making it easier for authorities to criminalize protests they don’t like.

Censorship and Press Freedom Are in Decline – Journalists covering protests or political corruption are facing more harassment, and state-level laws are making it harder to report the truth.

Targeting of Activists and Marginalized Groups – The crackdown on civil rights groups, LGBTQ+ organizations, and racial justice movements is accelerating.

Legal Attacks on Voting Rights – Gerrymandering, voter suppression, and efforts to limit ballot access are all symptoms of a democracy that’s backsliding fast.

What’s at Stake?

If the U.S. keeps trending in this direction, basic freedoms—like the ability to voice your opinion, challenge authority, or even vote—could become privileges instead of rights. Young people, activists, and minority communities will be the first to feel the impact, but make no mistake: this affects everyone who believes in a fair and free society.

The Bigger Picture

This is not just about one bad policy or one election cycle—it’s about a systematic shift toward authoritarianism. Through executive orders, Trump has sought to consolidate power in the executive branch, making it easier for him and his allies to monitor and control departments and agencies to ensure they are only carrying out Trump’s agenda. The more people accept restrictions on speech, protests, and voting, the easier it becomes for those in power to tighten their grip. This is how democracies die: not with a single dramatic event, but through a slow erosion of rights, one law at a time.

What Can You Do?

Stay Informed – Know what’s happening at the state and federal levels.

Speak Up – The more people push back, the harder it is for leaders to silence dissent.

Vote Like Democracy Depends on It – Because, frankly, it does.

The U.S. has long claimed to be a beacon of democracy. But that light is fading—and unless we fight for our rights, it could go out completely.

The Independent

US added to human rights watchlist for ‘narrowing’ freedoms

Nonprofit organization says the U.S. is now considered a country with ‘faltering’ civic freedoms

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News hadlines from this past week 3/30/2025