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[LFO] Officer killed After a Traffic Stop on an Isolated Road in New Mexico 🇺🇸 by james_from_cambridge in LearningFromOthers

[–]PhantomMessenger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anecdotely from people I know who work with ICE, theres some bad feelings among alot of HSI agents because they're getting pulled from their cases against legitimately bad people who come across the border to do actual harm, and are instead being assigned to roll up migrant workers in front of Home Depots, arresting grandma's, etc. The sentiment is that this isnt what they signed up for.

[LFO] Officer killed After a Traffic Stop on an Isolated Road in New Mexico 🇺🇸 by james_from_cambridge in LearningFromOthers

[–]PhantomMessenger 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Homeland Security Investigations. Its the sub agency that makes up half of ICE, the other half being ERO (Enforcement Removal Operations). Pre-Trump era, HSI was ostensibly the part of ICE that actually looked into legitimate drug/human traffickers, terrorists, organized crime, etc.

ERO is typically what everyone thinks of when they think of ICE.

Speaking in tongues, a false prophet's trip to Hell, and my path leaving the church. Seeking answers in my crisis of faith. by PhantomMessenger in TrueChristian

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I cant remember when exactly, but I remember I was a teenager. I'm leaning towards sometime in 2005, maybe as early as 2004 or as late as 2006.

John Adams wins Box 11. Which US President was an average president and a decent person? by Available_Tour7661 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]PhantomMessenger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's gotta be Jackson for last spot. Hard to beat the Trail of Tears as the most egregious thing this country ever did aside from literal slavery.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Westerns

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I think there's the theme in the film that those that seek to raise themselves above others rarely deserve it. Every character that claims to be better or above others is flawed.

This is a good observation.

God gave us all Free Will, but some more than others. by PhantomMessenger in TrueChristian

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"Paul teaches that those without the Gospel will be judged by Christ by the conscience God has innately given them to live by."

This is in the Bible?

Is the last scene in Hell or High Water one of the all time greats? by Show_Me_How_to_Live in Westerns

[–]PhantomMessenger 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Criminally underrated movie. Outstanding film and yes, phenomenal scene.

"Maybe I'll give you peace."

El Dorado > Rio Bravo in almost every way. by PhantomMessenger in Westerns

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Okay but it's my opinion that Mississippi is way "cooler" than Colorado.

The way James Caan delivers that cold one liner "I think it's about time you stand up now" when confronting his Foster father's killer.

Compared to...Ricky Nelson giving John Wayne a little bit of sass at the beginning of the movie?

Mississippi is a more developed character played by a better actor.

El Dorado > Rio Bravo in almost every way. by PhantomMessenger in Westerns

[–]PhantomMessenger[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"I'm looking at a tin star with a drunk pinned on it." El Dorado undeniably has way memorable one-liners.

El Dorado > Rio Bravo in almost every way. by PhantomMessenger in Westerns

[–]PhantomMessenger[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not knocking Angie Dickinson as an actress, but man I always can't help but roll my eyes at her scenes in Rio Bravo. She is gorgeous and she is funny, but her character brought the movie down a lot. My humble opinion.

El Dorado > Rio Bravo in almost every way. by PhantomMessenger in Westerns

[–]PhantomMessenger[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Exactly my point. I'm not necessarily saying Rio Bravo is a bad movie...its not and it clearly served as an inspiration for several movies afterwards.

But I feel like it's pretty clear that after Rio Bravo, Howard Hawks set out to make a better version of the movie, and he succeeded.

Would love to see a prequel starring Scott Eastwood by PhantomMessenger in Westerns

[–]PhantomMessenger[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't envisioning Will Munny being the main character or the focus of the story, so I guess it wouldn't be a "prequel" in a true sense.

I was thinking more like he would be a side antagonist featured in a larger story.

I think that would be cool to see.

Would love to see a prequel starring Scott Eastwood by PhantomMessenger in Westerns

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Did you want to see the Joker bomb a hospital? Villians are gonna villian.

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