Luke Thomas: Joe Rogan’s reaction to the Alex Pretti killing becomes a jumping off point for a wider argument about ICE, detention expansion, and the surveillance state, with the war on terror as the through-line. The discussion challenges the idea that public outrage is just “chaos,” and instead frames it as a predictable response to an executive branch force operating with perceived impunity, from aggressive tactics in communities to behavior that appears indifferent to court constraints.

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Chapters:

00:00 Joe Rogan’s stupid take

01:00 ICE detention network expansion

03:00 Courts defied and consequences

04:00 Immigration as broader target

08:00 What if protesters were armed

09:00 Alex Pretti video and risks

10:00 Why prior acts do not matter