Re: No ICE in California Itch.io bundle

On 7/11/2025 4:49 AM, Xocyll wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
 

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Never say itch.io, the Indie publishing platform, is afraid to dip its
toes in politics. Whether its for trans rights, in support of Ukraine,
or other worthy causes, they'll rally their followers and give away a
bunch of games to boot. Well, 'give away' is a bit of an exaggeration;
you gotta contribute to the cause to get the game, but when it's
several hundred titles for a tenner, it's close enough to free that
it's the same thing.
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Of course, this being itch.io and Indie games, a lot of the titles
aren't going to be of interesting or, frankly, very good... but the
games are really the excuse. And there are always a few nuggets worthy
of actually playing, even if finding them can be something of a chore.
(myself, I think "Beyond the Chiron Gate", a sort of "Elite Dangerous"
crossed with "Zork" looks intriguing... but there's a wide variety of
games to chose from. Just don't expect anything near triple-A quality;
these are bedroom-coder games).
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Anyway, this time itch.io is supporting the Immigrant Defenders Law
Center, an "LA based law firm that defends immigrant communities".
Whatever your opinion on immigration -in the US or elsewhere- the way
the current US Administration has been going about it is something
everyone should be concerned about. Violating the constitutionally
protected due-process rights is a blight on a civilized society, and
the USian immigration police's methodology is frighteningly close to
police-state tactics. Even if you aren't a USian, stopping bullshit
like that happening in the world's most heavily armed super-power is a
cause worth supporting, because if a country doesn't even care about
the rights of its own people, then it sure as hell won't care about
the rights of people beyond its borders. I'll happily throw in a
tenner if that'll help keep me safe.

 Um how is a country kicking out illegals "not caring about it's own
people"?
 It is in fact caring about it's own people and kicking out a bunch of
queue-jumpers who are not citizens and have no right to be in the
country at all.
 Legal immigrants have nothing to worry about, only the illegals the left
wing is painting as the backbone of America and American progress -
funny how they continually conflate immigrant amd illegal immigrant.
 Yes Einstein and other immigrants had a profound affect on America, but
they came to America legally, they didn't sneak in, nor were they career
criminals before arriving.
 

Anyway, here's the link: https://itch.io/b/3110/no-ice-in-california

 No thanks, bad games and bad politics are wrapped up in one, there's
better uses for my money (like hamster bedding.)
 

The actual policy is "grab anyone who might be hispanic and ship them out to anywhere that will let the plane land".  No evidence, no legal hearings, no checking their legal status.  He has stated he doesn't care if they are American citizens and in fact has stated that he would like to expel large numbers of citizens.  And it is being done by agents wearing masks, without uniforms or badges.
The WAY it is being done is illegal and has been found illegal by multiple courts.
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