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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDHS agents do not want people wearing costumes or masks at protests
The protesters in frog and other costumes have pissed off trump's goons and they are now citing a rule on people in masks or disguises
Link to tweet
Wearing a mask on and/or near federal property is now prohibited, allowing federal agents to apprehend subjects on suspicion laws may be violated.


It is okay for trump's goons to wear masks but persons exercising their first amendment rights cannot.
This policy will be litigated
Lovie777
(21,087 posts)surfered
(10,249 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(172,486 posts)
Hekate
(100,129 posts)MarineCombatEngineer
(16,762 posts)So how come these Nazi ICEholes can wear masks, but ordinary citizens can't?
LetMyPeopleVote
(172,486 posts)MarineCombatEngineer
(16,762 posts)I religiously watched the 3 Stooges growing up, and I still watch them on DVD.
They kinda went downhill after the deaths of Curly and Shemp.
twodogsbarking
(16,654 posts)MarineCombatEngineer
(16,762 posts)Quite the story.
twodogsbarking
(16,654 posts)Golf with the Stooges.
If you are trying to look stupid and people laugh then you are smart. If you aren't trying to look stupid and people laugh, then, you are, well, stupid.
Irish_Dem
(77,800 posts)Playing at being ICE Nazis.
Dave Bowman
(6,242 posts)Irish_Dem
(77,800 posts)lastlib
(27,101 posts)2001 is my all-time favorite movie! I almost got a vanity license plate that said "AE-35"
Amaryllis
(10,829 posts)Diamond_Dog
(39,100 posts)Dave Bowman
(6,242 posts)WestMichRad
(2,780 posts)Better yet, as commanders, so we can order them to back down.
Irish_Dem
(77,800 posts)rubbersole
(10,864 posts)The Tribunals will hear the "I was just following orders" defense all the Nazis used. Didn't work then, it won't work now.
eShirl
(19,936 posts)JustAnotherGen
(37,375 posts)Seriously - people feel threatened by ICE goons - they need to make sure ICE isn't taking their pictures and sending them to the Klan, Proud Boys, etc. etc.
sop
(16,849 posts)No laws are being violated. Trump's DHS henchmen cannot unilaterally overturn the First Amendment. Peaceful protests on public property while wearing a mask or costume are not a violation of the law, it is protected free speech.
The First Amendment expressly prohibits the government from restricting "the right of the people to peaceably assemble or to petition the government." Go ahead, arrest U.S. citizens for exercising their First Amendment free speech rights. The lawsuits will be expensive.
Amaryllis
(10,829 posts)have shown repeatedly that they don't understand how laws are created and upheld.
Aristus
(71,276 posts)- Every slack-muscled, pot-bellied, incompetent armchair warrior in history.
lastlib
(27,101 posts)I'll wear a mask at your place, and I'll take it off if ALL your goons will take off theirs!
Attilatheblond
(7,781 posts)You show me yours first, you mask thugs and kidnappers!
crud
(1,134 posts)by people in inflatable animal costumes...let Malaise make it pellucidly clear.
bromeando
(147 posts)But it's OK if they do it? I would paint my face with different cosmetics.
IbogaProject
(5,401 posts)And that cited 139.35(b) only applies "while violating any federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation." Fairly hard to characterize First Amendment protest as violating any law, rule or regulation, whereas ICE breaking laws and norms masked up is in violation of that cited statute.
Warpy
(114,187 posts)Got it. We're subjected to facial recogniton software but those thugs are not.
I don't intend to comply with totalitarianism.
Do you?
Nasruddin
(1,133 posts)Seinan Sensei
(1,253 posts)markie
(23,757 posts)this is the call for all of us to wear costumes, masks, face coverings, whatever, whenever we protest!! Game on
TommyT139
(2,071 posts)They have drones flying above protests to capture imagery, and recently have been buying software designed to integrate with other DHS databases. (Remember all that info DOGE stole?)
404Media.com has been doing excellent reporting on this.
IbogaProject
(5,401 posts)Ok when are the DHS and ICE banning their own personnel from hiding behind masks?
3catwoman3
(28,125 posts)"Turn about is fair play."
No mask for me? Then, no mask for thee.
pazzyanne
(6,734 posts)Bev54
(13,024 posts)Isn't that congresses jurisdiction? I am sure this will be challenged in court. And by the way it should include themselves as well.
twodogsbarking
(16,654 posts)Scrivener7
(57,772 posts)LittleGirl
(8,900 posts)ill wear what I want.
Greybnk48
(10,644 posts)I'll wear what I want. And the masked and sunglassed buttheads in unmarked clothing can gfthemelves.
republianmushroom
(22,023 posts)It sure as hell should ? Don't see where federal employee are exempt from this ruling, law.
live love laugh
(16,079 posts)The Madcap
(1,598 posts)And no one came? Let them prowl the empty streets with no one to beat. No nearby cars, no one. Just blast out the worst possible tunes from all surrounding loudspeakers. "Muskrat Love," "YMCA," why, even William Shatner singing covers, etc. Wherever they go, the tunes will follow. Reverse psychological warfare. It would be hilarious.
jmbar2
(7,437 posts)Hekate
(100,129 posts)yellowdogintexas
(23,519 posts)We are just having too much fun with them
Liberty Belle
(9,698 posts)And make one of the plaintiffs an immune-compromised person who wants to wear an N-95 mask.
Are federal courts even still open with the shutdown? How long will judges and others work without pay?
StarryNite
(11,923 posts)Are they saying we can't protect ourselves from COVID and other viruses?
twodogsbarking
(16,654 posts)KitFox
(467 posts)DHS will never learn the lesson of when you have dug yourself into a hole, stop digging. I loved seeing that the spontaneous DC protest following the election wins this week had lots of costumes. People are emboldened by the Drumpf regime crap like this.
UT_democrat
(177 posts)Do they think seeing people in masks is unnerving? Does it make them scared? Does it create chaos and confusion?
Grins
(9,086 posts)Policies, and commensurate fines and punishments are a function of legislatures, not the whim of police with hurt fee-fees.
electric_blue68
(24,854 posts)Farmer-Rick
(12,277 posts)They can put out all the crappy policies they want. But we as American citizens are not required to follow their made up rules. Especially when the rule violates the US Constitution.
And if you look at stupid rule139.35 (c), it outlaws making loud noises. Yeah, so chanting or even a baby crying is a violation in the mind of the puppy killer. She is so weird.
Her little Nazi ICE followers can bow down to their Queen but as for me, she's an idiot and her rules mean Nothing.
Turbineguy
(39,629 posts)did they think this through?
Layzeebeaver
(2,135 posts)Followed by the 1 man frog-march
LetMyPeopleVote
(172,486 posts)trump wants to prosecute even more protesters
Trump administration speeds up new rules that would make it easier to charge some protesters
— WJTV 12 News (@wjtv.bsky.social) 2025-11-06T21:30:07.587Z
https://www.wjtv.com/washington/washington-dc/ap-trump-administration-speeds-up-new-rules-that-would-make-it-easier-to-charge-some-protesters/
The changes outlining the powers of the Federal Protective Service, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, were put forward in early January under the Biden administration and were slated to take effect on Jan. 1 of next year but instead went into effect Wednesday. The administration said the rules were being changed ahead of time so they could address a recent surge in violence.
They come as protests have surged against President Donald Trumps mass deportation agenda, especially near buildings associated with immigration enforcement, such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices or facilities. They also come as the Trump administration is facing lawsuits in both Chicago and Portland against what critics say is the excessive use of force by federal officers against protesters and others or unjustified attempts to bring in federal forces to protect facilities.
Activists and many political leaders have accused Homeland Security of aggressively suppressing peaceful protests and targeting activists trying to hold them accountable. Critics said the new rules could be used to target protesters.
