That was a new low.

😡

I missed that one, but as a disabled man just hearing it described is chilling.

All Americans should be embarrassed and outraged

Reprehensible

This image will forever haunt me, just like the 1,500 "missing" children from drumpfs last reign of terror.

Shame on US!

Christian Nationalism is a helluva drug

Terri and I are both wheelchair users and I am 99.99% certain my alligator mouth would have overloaded my hummingbird ass.

As long as I live I’ll never accept that piece of shit won either election legitimately.

Have you seen what we're doing to Palestinian children?

Makes me want to #Resist even harder on the darkest of days

Sadly, nothing seems to movie the Maga world. Trump made fun of a differed person and they applauded like he just won a golden globe.

💔🤬

Zip tied old guy shuffling forward with another official slowly following with his walker

Hoping those involved in that hellacious combat get commendations for their quick actions to slow the rolling enemy brigade

We are living in the end times.

#BOOST

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On senior citizens who are veterans too. It was sickening!

Seeing him (do I really need to say who "him" is?) mock a disabled reporter should have been the end of all of this. The fact that it wasn't - and instead emboldened them to go oh so very much further - is the stuff of nightmares.

Yes! I will never, if I live to be a thousand, understand why that was not the end of it. We saw exactly what we were up against….

Yes you will. Because it’s going to get a whole lot worse.

Barely got a ripple in national news. Has this country become so cruel? Don't tell me you are a Christian and condone any of it.

that and ice threatening and kidnapping a six year old leukemia patient

It’s horrifying. Sickening. They are scum.

pretty tough to run away or assault someone unless they walk right up to you.... I'd call it unlawful imprisonment.. they already are restrained..

Same. @reed.senate.gov

It is what Nazis and Fascists do.

Hard to tell how low will it go…😡😡😡

Seems we have not progressed much since the days of the protests by vets against Vietnam.

Horrifying sight that you wouldn’t even see in any country except in trumplandia 😣

I'm with you through the experience.

But why can't we send it to local news...

I hate to say it, but the gestapos will do far more vile & cruel abuses in the coming weeks. Just hope more bystanders keep their smartphones ready.

Same Jess, same.

Yeah, I'm sure hitting people in the face who wear glasses wouldn't be a stretch for them either.

As long as I live, I'll never foget seeing federal agencies aresting government officials...

And the twin towers and the capitol attack. Evil at the core

I remember a few years back they were dumping people out of their wheelchairs. I'm still horrified by that.

This isn't the first time the TreasonousGOP have pulled this shit. I think this was from a protest outside of Moscow Mitch's office Mi~

That list is growing during this current administration

I thought protesting is legal in America?

You may remember it happened in Trump's first term as well. Inc. Priests & Nuns. Lawless & cruel regime

💯

Disgusting and humiliating. I’m sure that I’m not the only one living in fear and anger of what is yet to come. One despicable person destroying America, stripping us of our freedoms, while enriching himself and his buddies.

It’s not “one,” it’s the sycophantic cowards in the GOP; it’s the greedy “justices” in the “Supreme” Court. It’s attorneys who ignorantly believe it’s possible to appease a bully. It’s hypocrites. It’s opinion writers w/o integrity. It’s dark $$.

NOT!!!!

Godly act for certain

Especially the one who has cerebral palsy that had their hand physically straightened out to actual apply the zip tie! I'll never get past or forget that abhorrent display of disrespect!

The most despicable of the despicable!

It's like pornographic. Obscene for sure.

And I will always wonder why this was not wall to wall coverage everywhere

I know right? That's the craziest thing ever. You think they've sunk as low as they can and then they go even lower. They're going to start zip tying dead people next.

Nazi Trump

I still remember this: youtu.be/PX9reO3QnUA?...

That should've been the END of his face on TV.

Wait until you're old, I can remember them dragging medicle fragile children away who were protesting cuts to CHIP, I believe.

Oh, don't forget the nuns!

Reminds me of a moment from W’s term 🤷‍♂️ I’m an extra mouthy disabled blue dot 🔵 in Arkansas and I wonder if one day I’ll be right beside them; shacked helpless on the curb awaiting a nondescript goon van to bear us to hell. The disabled were on the list in the 1930’s too

Yep.

The Big Ugly Bill passed therefore no midterm elections. We are now an authoritarian nation. It’s too late to discuss what the democrats should do to win over voters. We told you people to read project 2025. It’s now been given the green light and hold on for the destruction of America

They are such a threat to our hopelessly untrained and ignorant policing agencies. If they can find a way to escalate violence, they will. We tried to warn folks in the Bush era, militarizing policing agencies would be a horrible idea. Boys with big toys are always dangerous.

Or babies being taken from their Mothers when Ice comes

A long time ago, the news showed a video of pirates rolling a guy in a wheelchair overboard. Still traumatised by that video.

Maddest about the government I used to respect, the nation I served in the military, acting like the worst of the worst, abandoning every fragment of honor and freedom and character.

I didn't see this, but read it: pregnant woman had her legs shackled while in a cell, in premature labor, after begging for medical care....no care, no bed, on the floor, legs CHAINED dammit. Mad about wheelchair users being zip tied for protesting. Madder about mistreatment of women in labor.

If you don't already know about it, Google "Aktion T4," the Nazis' little scheme for "euthanizing" the disabled. What the GOP are doing now is step one of a similar plan.

Proof, even peaceful demonstrations are not to be tolerated.

That’s why it’s easier for most people to look away and pretend this isn’t happening.

Me either Jess. What has happened to our country 🥺

Unbelievably heart wrenching 💔

😔😢

In the strongest, greatest, most freedom loving country in the world. 🙄

You'd need a calculator to count the number of breast beating "Christians" in Congress and the Senate. In their interpretation of the Bible, following in the footsteps of Jesus, these zip ties are "healing" the sick of their addiction to medical care.

It seems that the Republicans forgot they are hired by their voters. Nows the time to prepare to fire them, this is the second time they had disabled, and differently abled people arrested. did it when they were trying to cancel the ACA (Obamacare) vote Democrat or Independent for changes.

History repeats itself for sure.

Wait until you see the first trains with freight wagons crammed with humans heading for the concentration camps. In the USA, 2025+.

I use a walker and have a tube in my bladder. I’m sure they would zip tie me. There is no compression.

😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

Whenever I find myself stunned about how vicious this all is, I am reminded that the bullies in my parents' era were especially vicious. These are the people who were bombing churches and launching assasinations in the 60s.

Not only that, who can forget republicans support this, and Fox News spins it to suit their and their orange dictators agenda.

Nor forgive

This needs to be talked about more. Horrible. Even if it was my job, I would quit before I would participate in that.

I was shocked to see a veteran lead away, without his walking aid, by police thugs. He was made to walk with them holding each of his arms.

Same! Elderly and disabled. Unreal! 🤬

Remember when Reps claimed Obamacare advocated "death squads" and their memes of pushing wheel chair granny over a cliff?

As a wheelchair user, it makes me even more determined to use my voice as loudly as I can.

I hope they sue. It's a violation of their rights.

None of us should ever forget that b/c for Maga/ICE/etc.., cruelty IS the point.

Such cruelty, state-sponsored…

Gestapo in America. 🤬

Or cops beat in the head and our beloved Capitol windows and doors broken. Those people January 6th should have been shot.

On the bright side this is going to destroy the GOP once and for all

I certainly hope so..

No it won`t, Republicans have unleashed the 77 million American voters who for decades have wanted to wipe out those they dislike,if you think they are going to give up power without an armed fight, you haven`t realised the confederacy is back to complete its unfinished business of beating the union

But Dems need to change too. They support the status quo. We need our own lobbyists! "I don't like the far right OR the far left. I like things to stay in the moderate center, where genocide is fine and people's healthcare money is given to cruise missile manufacturers." Caitlan Johnstone

Who had protesting genocide being a ‘radical far left ideology’ on their bingo card these last 2 yrs?

Hoping that you’re right.

A dictator who, with impunity, eliminates the foundations of democracy, establishes terror through force, and modifies laws at will, will not relinquish power when the very democracy he destroyed asks him to do so. Waiting and praying while tyranny grows is an option that rarely works. Good luck.

No it won't. I don't think you guys understand what is happening here.

And a whole lot of people they’re going to take down with them. The cost is too high.

"You'll get over it."

The Nazis didn't just focus on Jews. It was immigrants gay gypsies physically disabled mentally challenged learning disabled There's no end to Stephen Miller's hate. He's pathological.

That, and children in zip ties. :(

Freedom of speech is a thing of the past. The right to assembly is a thing of the past. All rights are contracting but one.

Each time I think we’ve reached a new low…

No rest for the kind-hearted: 1) Call your Senators to vote “NO” on the bill 2) read Senate bill/summary & find offensive section #’s 3) CALL your House Representative & urge to amend/delete sections www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

It is only the beginning. I will never forget as well. But we will. in a few weeks time we will have other things happening shocking us as well. Who is still busy with the healthcare issue we found out about 187 a day DIE nothing has changed so far. Only that they get even more money and protection.

Very well said, Jess. ✌️ It was heartbreaking. 💔

Incredibly dangerous!!!!

Disgusting & UnAmerican

People forgot kids in cages soon enough.😪

It’s to prevent their escape when they engage the chair afterburners…

Unless, of course, they were zip tied to the wheel chairs…the powered ones would take off!

Or trying to understand why all of the press (both sides) treated it as normal!

Same. The preparation and GUTS that took- they are sheroes and heroes.

... I'll never forget that Franklin Graham, the so-called Christian, is silent as HE views the shit that's happening ...

It’s so surreal. All they had to do was head them out the door! What are they so afraid of?? Oh yeah, the truth.

Seriously, what country is this?

Unfortunately, welcome to the FOURTH REICH...

Same. Unforgivable.

Sad. But Steven millers wants “violent handicapped people” disappeared… trump does not like to see disabled people!!!!!

You live in a bubble don’t you

It's going to be worse

I know they have, but things have definitely changed 😔

Do you think they'll get used to being without healthcare.

It's as if they're TRYING to be seen as villains.

Because they are exactly that.

When wheelchair users are zip tied, it’s not difficult to see who’s on the right side of history.

Or the father of three Marines getting brutally beaten by ICE agents

So horrible! 😢🤬

Or a 88 yr old veteran being led away by police for protesting against VA cuts and the military policing American cities and citizens, handcuffed, while another cop carries his walker. This is NOT OK!

I have a hard time seeing the 87 year old vet, having his walker taken away, his hands zip tied and he struggled to walk the forty yards to a police car. They didn't even drive over to pick him up! He wanted to protest losing his benefits, and we treat him cruelly and inhumane.

I watched that too with the poor 87 year old man..It made me cry because he was not treated with much respect and he could barely walk. So wrong and so sad!

There was a video when he was released from jail, someone asked what he learned from this experience. He replied, "I learned that I will be doing this again", that's one tough dude.

Or videos of children being zip tied! The world 🌎 is watching & we are sickened & feel so sorry for the sane & decent people

Or children zip tied and detained for just existing

Smh Republicans

We ain't seen nothin yet. Just wait till Miller gets the 29.5B from the BBB for his brutality festival. They'll build his gestapo of J6ers, proud boys, and any other muscle for brains & beer gutted goons who want to join. The only criterea is how eager they are to carry out the Dear Leader's order.

It was horrifying. How can police justify this? Disgusting

@schiff.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov @progressdems.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @repbonamici.bsky.social

The best

That act was the last straw for me

Yup, that was absolutely disgraceful!

Me neither what the hell was that!

😡😡😡😡There is no limit to this evil.

There are moments in history that get caught in books and documentaries and remain there for the future generations to learn from. That is one of those moments. trump will go down as a cruel and inhumane and these pictures will show just how low he can go.

I think he’s gonna go lower, not exactly sure what it’s gonna be but it’ll be lower. I’ve seen it happen a lot in the last ten years

How much lower is there, actually?

Pinochet had people thrown out of helicopters, tens of thousands tortured then murdered, & I won’t list the evils done by other fascists. I’d need a lot of posts to make a dent in it.

Let's hope the orange idiot doesn't take after Pinochet, then. Hitler is bad enough already.

Hitler was much worse, but still.. that’s a numbers thing, that the orange idiots crew aim to exceed. It’s a worry, for sure.

Does that guy think it's a game with a highscore to beat? It isn't.

Some have stated that they want to ‘deport’ 20 million ‘brown’ people. As if the white population weren’t descended from recent immigrants themselves, huh? 🤔

Indeed.

Just killing the wheelchair bound and other disabled people. It’s what Hitler did at the very beginning of the holocaust.

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I will never forget seeing a child being carried in a man's arms and with every step the child slowly fell apart into ribbons because of an Israeli airstrike that used the weapons we made in the US. Palestinians are being murdered because of both Democrats and Republicans... but please, do go on.

*When you were born, they were putting us pot heads in prison for smoking marijuana, so don't act like this all came up out of nowhere! #nowyouknow

A country with 1 in 100 in jail needs to step the fuck back and take a long look at itself.

*Countries who would happily imprison their criminals at the US rate or greater if they ever just had the damn money America has: Brazil China Pakistan Nigeria Colombia India Mexico Egypt Bolivia Libya #nowyouknow

The prison system is private. Pretty much anyone can build, and it’s more lucerative than hotels; less regulated. Yes. Just look at the marvellous company the US is among hey? I understand Republic of Congo also has a similar gun murder rate.

South Africa shoulda made my list too. they'd love to lock up two or three percent of their fellow citizens--if they had California money. but they ain't got that. so USA incarceration rates sound high af because we're wealthy. AND cruel! #both

Do you have any pics, as then we won't forget either!

So how can we stop it?

It truly is one of those images burned into the brain not unlike...kids in cages. 😰

youtu.be/elylFWv-Nms?...

I’m afraid after watching the barricades goes up around the WH and Treasury in DC, they plan to do something big. On their own citizens. The seniors, in zip ties is the second most disgusting: brown and black migrants being kidnapped is even worse.

That really struck a nerve in me. So wrong. So unnecessary.

I like the way the last words run together. From across the pond sending love & empathy.

😪💔💔💔💔

It makes me nauseous. Really.

As long as I live, I’ll never forget seeing wheelchair users zip tied for protesting…so. ..Don’t fall in love, don’t get married, and don’t have children, so that the next generation won’t see the heartbreaking scene!

Wait till you see the CHILDREN!!! Four or five kids all clean and pressed for court. Their Momma being zip tied in front of them. Because they were doing what they were supposed to. Going to their scheduled hearing!!!

Ya ... I suppose they posed an imminent threat to ... um ... well ... ok, ya, they pretty much f*k'd that one up.

You might want to look up the 504 disability rights protests, watch Crip Camp (documentary) and read Judy Heumann’s memoir. All very impressive.

I will never forget wheelchair users HAVING to protest.

You can never be too careful after Trump’s riot! #OnceBitten

Truly stellar role models for their kids…

I highly recommend watching Judith Heumann's interviews and the history of the ADA & what people w/disabilities did to protest, only for politicians to eventually take the teeth out of the bills. I've been @ protests where police basically commandeer people's wheelchairs and cuffed them.

Lucky for them they weren't maced.

I will remember as I walk to my booth to 🗳️ every complicit human being in Congress that allowed this be it Democrat or Republican. IMO everyone needs to be vetted, scrutinized, examined, held accountable & if needed primary their ass! Let them get the MAMDANI treatment! Bet that will wake them up!

That was a first for me and it was so stupid and disgusting!

As if they would run off! Shameless, respectless and disgusting. What where those cops thinking? Assholes! I hope complaints were filed! Keep the pictures, they can show them to their children and grandchildren. Mofo's 😡

It's painful to watch.

Me either. It’s just the most disgusting thing.. of course they probably will just have to “get used “ to their health coverage being taken away.. 😡.

Me either. It was appalling

There is a special place in HELL for the ones that did this!! This makes me soooo angry!

My idiot Senator Pat Tool-Mey was a pioneer in this dubious distinction during Dump 1.0

the goal: encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

That is their evil plan.

Protesting against taking away their medical coverage no less.

That's why they got into policing...I assume

It's shameful for the USA.

We can juxtapose the USA before fascist Trump and after fascist Trump. Which America was nicer?

Easy, pre 2025.

Fascism turns a decent country into a dysfunctional Russia.

Divided States of America.

In any other timeline it’s a national disgrace. Just another day in America nowadays.

I ride in a mobility scooter. Let's add that some of those wheelchair users are veterans like me. Makes it even more gruesome.

And neither will I...!

Nor the children zip tied in Texas … iCE=gestapo

The elderly veteran with his hands tied behind his back just about rebroke my already shattered heart. He dared to approach the US Capitol steps. The place where a scaffold had been erected to hang vice president Pence

Fewer seditionists were arrested on Jan 6 than these folks in wheelchairs. We're in bizarro world!

An American first.

Some of them were veterans.

💯Abomination

A definite low so far for the US in 2025.

Nor the reason for the disgraceful act and who condones it and is basically responsible for it.

That image sticks in my mind too. What a disgrace. I'm depressed over what is happening to our nation but looking back we should have seen the Republican push toward this end since the Reagan administration.

It's terrible and devastating... 😔💔

They’ve been doing this since at least as far back as Ady Barkan & the Little Lobbyists (but I suspect they were doing it even before then — whenever Republicans have control over outcomes). People are literally fighting for their lives. It’s disgraceful how they’re treated.

Nor will I, Senior citizens protesting for their life saving healthcare, it’s an obscene abuse of power!

These people are responsible lets start point fingers at the real perpetrators

Or, a blind man unable to use his cane as his hands were tied. My heart aching.🌲

Thes photos & those of gestapo ICE agents assaulting innocents will be prominent on the pages of history books if we can survive this attack on democracy, the Constitution and justice system. Wake me up when the revolution begins so I can sign up. #RESIST #NoKings

Reminds me of the double amputee killed by police because the amputee threatened his partner with a ballpoint pen. You simply cannot make this shit up. www.chron.com/news/houston...

The bravery of American law enforcement is remarkable.

The crazy thing is that probably won’t be in the top 5 craziest things that happened this week