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> It's as if people are awakening to the real world for the first time.

Lucky 10k: https://xkcd.com/1053/

>Yes, the intensity and the breadth is new (for recent generations anyways).

Yes, that is a big factor. Big difference between covert guantanomo bay arrests and outright making which house announcements about El Salvadar. They are saying the quiet part out loud and people can't ignore it any longer.

>my guess is that as soon as we get a new administration, the fervor will be lost and similar actions to these will quietly continue.

Well yes. Policy is a full time+ job and most people don't have the time and energy to watch every action of their government.

It's up to the reps elected to keep that momentum up.



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