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@alex

Don't believe CNN. It's pretty clear they are not anonymous forces, but DHS agents.
@realcaseyrollins I think we generally agree on the way things should be handled, but have a different take about what's actually happening and how bad it is.

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@alex

> they should absolutely identify themselves

Hmm, well they're outfits are clearly marked, so it's easy to tell that these are federal officers. Is there something else you would like them to do? It doesn't seem like what they're doing now violates any sort of law, that I'm aware of.

Source: criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-

> instead of going around vanning people in unmarked cars.

I would like this too. I think they might be using unmarked vehicles to avoid attacks on their vehicles, that have become commonplace on the vehicles used by law enforcement.

However, it's not illegal to use unmarked vehicles.

> do you value transparency in government?

This is a good point. I'm pretty sure these officers are going after , but it would be great to have an official explanation as to why these people are being detained. Something like, "we're arresting people because they're part of a terrorist organization" or "we're arresting people because they were committing acts of violence" would be nice.

Antifa boys all look like Jared Loughner. Andy Ngô: Jeremy Edwin Vajko, 27, of Washington state, was arrested again at the violent antifa protest in downtown Portland. He is frequently seen driving around in a "BLM" van & giving resupplies/aid to the rioters. archive.vn/g5obh twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/ #Coulter #Portland #Washington

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@alex I'm just not sure what law is broken here...a lot of these people are being detained after they've committed violence. Is the car supposed to look different? IDK would that make it more palatable for you and others concerned by this?

@LukeAlmighty @xianc78 @thatbrickster

> I don't think you need to hide them.

Yeah this is true, and why I'm trying to be more open about it now. I didn't really look into it that much until about freshman year of college tho (two years ago)

@realcaseyrollins @LukeAlmighty @thatbrickster I don't think you need to hide them. ADHD seems to be WAY less taboo than autism.

@alex Is there a different way we want the feds to arrest the members of a terrorist organization? 🤔

@LukeAlmighty @thatbrickster @xianc78 Early on it was low self esteem, although I've mostly gotten over it (although it spikes up when I make a mistake or think I made a mistake), but yeah also distractibility, forgetfulness, being randomly burned out...I did bingo again earlier this year that kinda illustrates what I still deal with, but thankfully none of it has had any serious adverse affects on my life so far. Only the people who are closest to me really even know the symptoms I exhibit, I have a tendency to hide them if I can (although last semester I started being more transparent about this).

@realcaseyrollins @thatbrickster @xianc78
BTW, what exactly do you feel like you have to "cope with"? (if you don't mind telling me of corse.)

@realcaseyrollins @thatbrickster @xianc78
I would say, that I didn't even have to "deal" tith anything except for two problems.
1) dating... (I heard I am not even alone in this nowdays :pepelol: )
2) my mother just expected a "normal" child. She told me only once directly, but it is quite obvious, that she just is not able to see me as the person I am.

Rest is perfect plus ultra ;D

@LukeAlmighty I was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 4. I didn't learn more about my condition until I was 14 when encouraged by my high school mentor, who was dyslexic (but could read and write). If I were to undergo the diagnosis test again I have doubts that I'd be considered 'autistic' considering I can manage it most of the time.

The UK doesn't bother with drugs to 'fix' what doesn't need fixing. It does mean the parents need to have a clue how their child(ren) behaves.

@realcaseyrollins @xianc78

@LukeAlmighty @thatbrickster @xianc78

> a fancy way of labelling how your brain works

Exactly! I totally agree with this!

I have (self diagnosed, but my parents thought so too and chose not to medicate me) and I adjusted fairly well. I haven't perfectly coped with everything yet, but it's more annoying than anything else, at least it has been so far.

@thatbrickster @realcaseyrollins @xianc78
Exactly. When I was kid, my father was told I would be lucky if I manage to make it through special education. Then I completed basic education without problem. Then high school without problem. Now, I am not only at university,but also in a job so good, I make as much per hour on part time as my father does on full.

And the experts thought I needed more drugs not to be a total parasite. Just ridiculous.

@LukeAlmighty There is none. Autism is a fancy way of labelling how your mind works.

@xianc78 @realcaseyrollins
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