Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram after the Department of Homeland Security suggested they may pursue arrests of three Democratic lawmakers who partook in a protest outside of an ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) all attended the protest.

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    5 hours ago

    You have no clue what I do with my time/effort/resources to push back man. You’re strangely binary about this. You make it sounds like it’s “lay down and die” or “get a gun and start blasting.” Let’s say I even buy into your view on this, where do I start? Do I just go take a crack at a politician? Walk around strapped threatening people? What are you actually advocating for here?

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      Not a bad start tbh. Will it cost you? Yes, it absolutely will, but showing the fascists that they are a target is important. You need them to be scared for their life. If they know they may very well be killed for what they’re doing, they aren’t going to do it. None of the fascists in charge of the american government will ever actually be prepared to risk anything, 'cause they have never in their lives ever risked anything. Everything they’ve ever done has been completely free.