If there is one thing these freedom enthusiasts hate, it's people exercising their freedom.
this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2026
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Credit where credit is due, to reddit for making them go to court over it.
Right? I figured they just gave them direct access before they asked.
If it ever got out that they did that, it would kill their user base, which is not in their shareholders' interest.
No, I don't think even that would cause the remaining folks to leave.
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Yeah. This is not about one person.
Yeah, I figured they'd toss him to the wolves without a second thought.
My question is how is this guy still on Reddit if his posts are bad enough for MAGA to go to war over it? They permaban people for sneezing, how did this guy get away with it for so long? I got permabanned for stating a fact.
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Honeypot. Don't fall for it.
Reddit has to at least look like it's fighting this. It keeps other dissenters on the platform for future indictments.
conspiracy hat on
Or to make users comfortable using, organizing and sharing government-unfriendly stuff in Reddit.
Like how Apple goes to court 1 time to defend a case, but it gives data to feds in 100s of cases without resistance. And everyone thinks Apple is "privacy friendly".
It could be trying to manipulate public perception. They didn't build a global surveillance system for catching a few undesirables which tanks the platforms reputation forever.
They want to continue doing it while giving credence to platform independence.
This is a token resistance they gave us up long ago.
I don't remember the federal government ever working against so many citizens before. They are a hostile takeover.
Yeah it's so bad they have me hoping for a military coup, never in my life would i have ever dreamed of wanting a military coup but now after trump was elected i understand why they're necessary sometimes.
They are just more overt. The government has long been the enemy of most good things.
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Wonder what was said…
Something accurate and damning
The least bit of accuracy would still be a bullseye with Thwump.
There was a thread from early January, after news outlets including The Intercept identified Jonathan Ross as the ICE officer who shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis. Commenting on a Minnesota Star Tribune article, another Reddit user posted that Ross might be welcomed as a hero in Florida or Texas. John Doe responded by sharing that Ross had lived in Chaska, Minnesota; grew up in Indiana; and served in the Indiana National Guard — biographical details that were circulating widely at the time. “Hopefully he moves up to Stillwater State Penitentiary,” they wrote.
In another post, a Reddit user asked what they should write on an anti-ICE protest sign. John Doe suggested the lyrics to a song: “Urine speaks louder than words.” In a third instance, Doe wrote, “TSA sucks and we all know it.” According to the Reddit user’s attorneys, these were the most aggressive posts they could find.
Pretty tame honestly.
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Reddit, Meta, and Google voluntarily “complied with some of the requests” for identifying details of users critical of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent as part of a recent wave of administrative subpoenas the Department of Homeland Security has been distributing to Big Tech the past few months
DHS sent hundreds of subpoenas to Google, Meta, Reddit, and Discord demanding identities of anonymous accounts tracking ICE operations.
https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/14/dhs-subpoenas-google-meta-unmask-ice-critics-social-media-xcxwbn/
That implies posts that:
- Warn people of raids in real time
- Help people avoid ICE
- Coordinate responses to ICE presence
We should look for accounts that have a history like this:
- “ICE spotted at [location] right now”
- “Agents are at [apartment complex/business]”
- “Avoid [street/intersection]—ICE checkpoint”
Alternatively, it could also be something like this (though perhaps less likely):
- “Here’s how to avoid ICE checkpoints”
- “What to do if ICE shows up: …”
- “Don’t open the door unless…”
… or even aggregate statistics like this:
- “ICE has been operating in these neighborhoods this week”
- Maps or logs of sightings
…
I can’t imagine that they’re targeting this user for a reason too far off from why they targeted IceBlock, too.
Ideally, we can create a list of most probable users to have been targeted. Then we can warn them.
The Reddit user probably:
- Regularly posted ICE sightings or raid warnings
- Had a local or regional focus
- Was followed or relied on by others
That would corroborate with this passage:
ICE tried to identify the user for over a month and failed then escalated to a grand jury
That level of effort implies:
- The account was persistent
- The content was ongoing and impactful
- Likely high visibility or trusted by a community
Edit: found someone who shared the full article here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1shj6zn/a_redditor_criticized_ice_trump_is_trying_to/
The story of how Reddit became ensnared in an ICE-related grand jury began early last month, when the company received a request to turn over the name, address, phone number, and other data associated with an account belonging to a user identified in court records as John Doe.
… In the John Doe case, Reddit received an initial request on March 4 from an ICE agent in Fairfax, Virginia.
… the social media company alerted John Doe of the federal request for information. Based in the Pacific Northwest, the Reddit user obtained representation from the Oregon-based Civil Liberties Defense Center
… There was a thread from early January, after news outlets including The Intercept identified Jonathan Ross as the ICE officer who shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis. Commenting on a Minnesota Star Tribune article, another Reddit user posted that Ross might be welcomed as a hero in Florida or Texas. John Doe responded by sharing that Ross had lived in Chaska, Minnesota; grew up in Indiana; and served in the Indiana National Guard — biographical details that were circulating widely at the time. “Hopefully he moves up to Stillwater State Penitentiary,” they wrote.
In another post, a Reddit user asked what they should write on an anti-ICE protest sign. John Doe suggested the lyrics to a song: “Urine speaks louder than words.” In a third instance, Doe wrote, “TSA sucks and we all know it.” According to the Reddit user’s attorneys, these were the most aggressive posts they could find.
You write like an Axios reporter.
Gosh maybe ICE and the DOJ should read some executive orders, eh?
By the authority vested in me ... it is hereby ordered ... no Federal Government officer, employee, or agent engages in or facilitates any conduct that would unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen...
The law doesn't matter anymore
The sad part is that the court would probably throw that out saying it's not legally binding
Authoritarianism is an admission of abject weakness.
White supremacists are the weakest and most brittle snowflakes.
To the fascist authorities reading this comment:
FUCK YOU.
Fuck ICE.
Fuck the whole American government.
Fuck every billionaire.
Fuck Donald John Trump.
I hope every single one of you corrupt pedophiles and pedophile protectors dies a most horrible and painful death, especially Trump.
This is exactly what Grand Juries are for and why the bar for indictment is so low.
It's a safeguard to prevent frivolous felony persecution by the State upon individuals.
It is to the Jurors to take one look at the evidence the prosecution presents and to say, nope, this is a BS case.
That's why it's so easy to get indictments. Generally, prosecutors only show up with actual evidence of potential wrong doing.
If they show up with nothing, in typical Trump legal team fashion, they will get no indictment.
They seem to think because THEY suck at law, everyone else does too. All competent lawyers left that administration. Believe it or not, plenty of lawyers actually have respect for the institutions they spent their lives training in and working in.
They don't have to win. They don't even have to follow through on their threat. They've already done what they meant to do and that's just to intimidate everyone else. There will be plenty of folks who see this and maybe speak out a little less or stop speaking out entirely. Do you think this case is going to get the same exposure after it's been dropped? They'll already be onto the next intimidation tactic.
Guess we'll just die I guess. Shall I start making nooses for us?
What chain of logic brought you to that conclusion from what I've said? Step by step please.
What kind of reaction were you expecting to elicit with your comment?
My logic was, oh this guy is making excuses to not do anything because he's gone full nihilistic about the matter.
This happened on /r/behindthebastards! For anyone unaware, it's a fantastic podcast on Cool Zone Media that covers infamous evil people throughout history. Also check out the inverse, Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff, on the same podcast network. Also check out It Could Happen Here.
I knew it would be someone on there. One of the few subreddits I still lurk on.
What did this person say that pissed the ICEflakes off so, and why aren't we all saying it?
So what happens if they're not based on the US?
That would be me. Got booted from Reddit for encouraging someone, anybody really, to kill Netanyahu and Trump.
Of course I criticised their actions also.
I’d settle for five minutes alone with Trump.
at least you got banned for something decent.
I got banned for talking about how pedophiles should be put down... and got banned for... get this: threatening to murder reddit admins. way to admit what you reddit admins are. 🤣
There is a theory that Ghislaine Maxwell is/was a Reddit mod.
would not surprised me considering how many pedophiles and rapists that get arrested turn out to be reddit mods and admins.
Me too. Shared my desire to wear a rapist's penis and testicles as a necklace.
Then the hammer dropped and I was out.
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I thought they shadow banned everyone with opinions they don’t like. Happened to me after the Luigi situation
Suprised the little snots didn't roll over and give them up straight away
How many of us wonder if we might be the user?
I was critical of ICE on Reddit more than once. Likely, hundreds of thousands have been. I wonder what this mystery user said to bring this sort of scrutiny. Probably something true.
Plot twist: it was an AI bot, and they create the precedent to persecute computers
Personally I dropped reddit when the api broke all apps except their own ad filled one. I do occasionally use it for niche stuff, but none of my browsers have my login tokens so it's always just not logged in access. I haven't made a single comment or upvote since I left, so all my critical comments would have been before his second term.
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I have a hard time believing its just one even given how crappy reddit has become.
this is just the one we are hearing about. the public facing case meant to shut us all up
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I made a number of comments regarding my sentiments towards the orange child rapist and felon on Reddit a year or so ago. All my accounts of many years roasted instantly.
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