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Joe Exotic posts on instagram that his husband was deported by ICE after years of shilling for Donald Trump.

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[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 5 points 54 minutes ago

Good! NO MORE IMMIGRANTS! But if he had $5Million I would also be ok with him coming back because RICH PEOPLE are BETTER then ME!

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 26 points 3 hours ago

Is Kid Rock dropping an album with Justin Bieber?

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 19 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Should a took em both. Hate to have couples separated

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 53 points 5 hours ago
[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 36 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Wait he's actually gay? I never knew that

How do you deport a husband anyway, doesn't marriage guarantee citizenship?

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago

You cannot change your status if you weren't "inspected on arrival" (have a visa) and you're banned from re-entering the country to be "inspected" for a decade after you leave. So if you overstay your visa you could change to permanent residence since you were "inspected" but if you never had a visa in the first place there's no pathway to legal residence even if you're married to an American citizen and have American citizen children.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 26 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

doesn't marriage guarantee citizenship?

Not really in practice. There are other stories of spouses married to US citizens and being the parent to US babies. These guys are literally ripping families apart. They did it the first time and they are doing it now.

There is a 'path' but the hoops you would have to jump through mean you'll self deport and be away from your family for a very long time(by design). The immigration system is backed up after all. Plus what ever stable job you had will be gone after the months to years long wait.

[–] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Even 20+ years ago, it was a struggle. I had a boss who had married someone from Guatemala (I think, or maybe Peru? it's been a decade since I talked to him) while he was in the military overseas, and ended up having a child with her. When he came back, it took TWO YEARS, the wife and child left behind in south america the entire time, to get them approved to come and live back in the states.

edit: 20+ years ago, not 15. I forgot how long it had been since I worked for him.

[–] Slovene 8 points 3 hours ago

"Service guarantees citizenship."

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 137 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

He's gay and married to an immigrant and still voted trump? I knew magaheads were dense but this is neutron star level density!

[–] onecarmel@lemm.ee 1 points 12 minutes ago

“BuT i’M oNe Of ThE gOoD oNeS!”

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 32 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

still voted trump

He's in prison isn't he? He didn't vote

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 51 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Wait. I'm French so this made my brain fry.

In the US prisoners have their constitutional rights removed?

[–] Darkaga@lemmy.world 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Citizens in the US don't have a constitutional right to vote. States are granted electors based (roughly) on their population that can vote and are given broad authority in how to determine how these electors are selected. Technically a state could decide how to vote based on drawing names out of a hat.

[–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 23 minutes ago

While the original text neglected to specifically outline the right to vote (other than saying the states were responsible for running elections), there are six amendments to the constitution expanding and clarifying the right to vote. One of these amendments is that senators must be elected by popular vote -- not out of a hat.

As far as your point about electors, that's just for the presidential election. Most elections you vote directly for the people running for office. Sometimes you even get to directly vote on policy matters (propositions or referendums).

[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 43 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Yup! In America convicted felons are not allowed to vote in federal elections and depending on the law of the state they are not allowed to vote in state or municipal elections either. As a result of these policies a disproportionate amount of black and Latino communities have had their right to vote stripped away.

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 26 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

I checked it out and about 4.4 million US citizens cannot vote (excluding the real 51st state: Puerto-Rico) including 1/19 blacks. That's crazy, it's as if the country is setup for a one party system from the get go. You don't need huge prisoner cohorts to make the 3% difference needed for you to remain in power while maintaining an illusion of democracy.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 3 points 52 minutes ago

German here.

Amazing, right? I found out a few years ago. Between this, gerrymandering and 2 right parties, that hasnt been a democracy for a long time.

[–] SippyCup 11 points 2 hours ago

This was by design and started shortly after the civil war. During reconstruction when the South was effectively occupied there was a decade or so where it looked like black people might actually enjoy some enfranchisement. But then the dirty compromise happened and Jim Crow took over. Suddenly black people were going to jail for the most minor infractions, and if they couldn't get them to break the law, they just lied and said they did anyway.

[–] Restis@lemm.ee 13 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

So.... Does this mean the current sitting American president couldn't vote in the last election?

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It's a matter of state law, as most election stuff is. Trump could vote because he's a resident of Florida and Florida only bars people convicted of felonies in Florida from voting, and only then until they have fully completed the punishment laid upon them (meaning both any custodial sentence and any fines). Trump was convicted of felonies in New York, so Florida doesn't care and Trump could vote.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Not exactly. In Florida with a felony conviction from another state you can't vote if the conviction prevents you from voting in the state where convicted. So the NY rules apply because It's a NY conviction.

[–] addison@programming.dev 13 points 3 hours ago

He was convicted in a state court, not a federal court, so the rules are a bit different.

Additionally, elections are administered at the state level, rather than federally, so his home state of Florida makes the rules allowing or disallowing his vote.

CNN wrote a piece about it on election day.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 16 points 3 hours ago

they are also legally slaves! the 13th amendment didn't remove slavery completely:

Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

BFE

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 hours ago

voted trump/supports trump, same thing

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 42 points 8 hours ago

Why would Carol Baskin do this?

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