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Firefighters tackling wildfire in US arrested by immigration agents (www.aljazeera.com)
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Border patrol officers swoop in, make arrests as firefighters prepare to tackle 3,600-hectare blaze in Washington State.

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[–] FailBetter@crust.piefed.social 47 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (4 children)

Ok, we have to draw a strong line here.
Firefighters are one of the only categories that are universally agreed upon across every spectrum as a good force of humanity.
This level of evil is redefining too much

[–] isaaclw@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I really want to see states like Washington harness their state troopers to track down and "block" ice, or protect their constituents.

But maybe thts just came I live in a currently Red state (VA) that is working with ICE.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 31 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

Not MAGA they are not. My dad hates fire fighters and says taxes should not pay for them. I don't know why he loathe them but he brought it up a few times. I am sure sone right wing shit he listens to today told him so.

[–] LePoisson@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Damn, someone hurl a molotov cocktail right quick.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 hours ago

Hope he likes expensive homeowners premiums. That's what you get without a good local fire department.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

What an ass, he should fry the turkey indoors this year

[–] AreaKode@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

And remember: the skin will never crisp right unless you drop the bird in still frozen!

[–] FailBetter@crust.piefed.social 6 points 6 hours ago

Ok, I guess it doesn't carry across cult spectrums, but isn't that almost the rule for cults?

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world -1 points 2 hours ago

Ehhhh slow your role there a bit

For the most part yeah firefighters are a good force, but their origins are just as shady as the police.

And even to this day there are plenty of places where the fire department operate closer to their original counterparts then they do to the image we have of them.