And still no consequences.

Morale is plummeting among ICE agents

I’d like to know how this compares to the morale crisis reported about 6 months back. Is it consistent or has it gotten even worse.

as they complained that long hours, ambitious arrest quotas and hatred from the public

Total lack of empathy. Their complaints are all about the impact on them. “We work too long, too hard, and without proper recognition”. No thoughts given to the cruelty that they release into the world.

many of them have grown “disillusioned” with the tactics being implemented by leadership

Is it just the actions of leadership that bother them and not their own actions? Is their complaint not that they are murdering, harassing and unlawfully targeting the most vulnerable among us (children, elderly sick, etc) because they don’t like the color of their skin? What changes are they hoping to see? Parades that celebrate their cruelty? Pizza parties for the team with the youngest person disappeared? An Amazon gift card for the most laws ignored in a month?

“It’s completely unfair to the agents who have been put in this position,” he added. “There’s only so much they can handle before bad things start to happen.”

Nope. It is completely fair. They are 100% responsible for their own actions. The agents are the ones committing these acts. They can refuse illegal orders, they can resign, they can obstruct, they can be whistleblowers.

“The violence and dehumanization of these men and women who are simply enforcing the law must stop.”

Aaah, so close. They almost had a moment of recognition.

“All of the sources support the mass deportation agenda, but have serious hesitations about the way it is being carried out and the messaging that comes with it,” … “Many of the sources have expressed frustration that ICE is routinely blamed for the actions of Border Patrol, a completely separate agency.”

Again with the complete lack of personal responsibility or awareness of the consequences of their own actions

In short, it’s selfish myopothy. “I don’t see how this will immediately and directly benefit me so I oppose it and, now that I have made my uninformed knee-jerk decision, I refuse to listen to opposing arguments that might cause me to admit that I was ever wrong about anything.”

You might recognize this behavior in other aspects of society. It is not isolated to transportation infrastructure.

Taxing Americans because other countries don’t support his dementia fueled fever dreams of conquest. Yup, that’ll teach 'em.

“alarmed” = not surprised

Is it really a law if there are no consequences for breaking it?

Sorta related xkcd what if clip about the longest sunset you can experience while driving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8F7UNK9jco&t=80

The reference to the plane close to the beginning suggests that yes, so long as you can refill fast enough, or while flying than you can travel in perpetual daylight.

I’ve been hearing this since I was a kid, though back then they just blamed the use of digital clocks instead of phones.

Did that when I visited New York. The conductor asked why I was staying on the train at the last stop. When I told him, he invited me to make the loop from the cab. Such a great experience.

Today I learned! Thanks. That actually made me feel better.

Is this the plan to run with Trump as VP and then resign so Trump can take over again?

Putin is what I imagine it would be like if a Bond villain won.

What about “special military operations” which is what Putin was calling his invasion of Ukraine?

His words are worthless.

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.

– Vernon Law

My SO’s company asks for presentations if a candidate for certain high-level positions make it to final rounds of interviewing. It’s pitched as being a “high level overview to start a conversation, not a TED talk”. They also pay the candidates for the time to put this presentation together. I think it’s something like $200, but I am not sure.

Being asked to put together a presentation is not necessarily bad, but being asked to put in your personal time without compensation is a red flag. It speaks a lot to their culture and expectations of personal sacrifice the company likely asks of their employees.

I’ve actually been in this situation when I was working as a sys admin at a webhosting company. First I played a lot of games. Once that started to get boring I taught myself how to code which set me up to transition from sys admin to development work.

I hear it when it’s playing on a car radio or in an ad or on some show, and I acknowledge how music can spur an emotional response when used effectively, but I don’t regularly listen to it.

I’m assuming everyone here listens to music somewhat regularly

As somebody who does not regularly listen to music, I am curious why you would make this assumption.

Is it less common than it used to be or are you just becoming more aware of it?