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Lonestarblue

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22. We get closer to living in a police state every day.

Reply to The Blue Flower (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:15 AM

5 hrs ago

And the immigration bill that just passed provides tons of money to build more prisons euphemistically called detention centers. Once Trump gets rid of all the migrants, those for-profit prisons will need yo be filled with citizens. Guess who will be targeted.

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Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting [View all] melansoe 21 hrs ago OP

Not only would I be honored to be arrested, no_hypocrisy 21 hrs ago #1

Not if I'd flown in from Seattle Warpy 21 hrs ago #3

How is this a police matter? The Blue Flower 21 hrs ago #2

I would guess the organizers Miguelito Loveless 21 hrs ago #4

WTAF!! Insane! LymphocyteLover 19 hrs ago #11

Here is the opinion of the researchers. LisaL 15 hrs ago #16

So, the Association leaders Miguelito Loveless 12 hrs ago #21

We get closer to living in a police state every day. Lonestarblue 5 hrs ago #22

I've been to hundreds of scientific meetings of this type but never saw anything like this. NNadir 21 hrs ago #5

Diabetes Expert Terrorism! maxsolomon 21 hrs ago #6

The reason The United States is sinking in science and education since REPUBLICANs took over dave99 20 hrs ago #7

Once again... Mr. Evil 20 hrs ago #8

I don't answer question without my lawyers advice. Period. multigraincracker 19 hrs ago #9

I've attended a few.... OneBlueDotS-Carolina 19 hrs ago #10

Textbook fascism on full display. Karasu 19 hrs ago #12

Umm, Medical Doctors that have something to say about the disease submit articles to publications. Jacson6 15 hrs ago #13

Scientists go to conferences all the time. LisaL 15 hrs ago #14

They don't go to disrupt the conference and confront the police. Jacson6 15 hrs ago #15

How does giving out the editorial disturbs anything? LisaL 15 hrs ago #17

I'm Sorry, I'm not going to get into a circular argument with you. Jacson6 14 hrs ago #18

Editorial they were distributing was about the cuts to science. LisaL 14 hrs ago #19

More emoticons GenThePerservering 12 hrs ago #20

They have. Read the article at the link. yardwork 3 hrs ago #25

This was an editorial published in a respected scientific journal. yardwork 3 hrs ago #24

Welcome to the new Fascist America. sinkingfeeling 4 hrs ago #23

Jackboot Science bucolic_frolic 32 min ago #26