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Clive ThompsononMastodon16h ago
Behold the "challenge coin" that the federal government is handing out to employees who worked on the deportations and detentions around Minneapolis this winter
it is both predictable -- the sort of garish video-game conflict imagery in which Trump's administration revels -- and grotesque
for people who don't like being called "fascist", their imagery is squarely and risibly in that camp
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/staff-at-minnesota-deportation-hub-received-obscene-trump-themed-challenge-coins-adorned-with-skulls
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Analysis Summary
Federal employees involved in Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis received commemorative challenge coins featuring portraits of Trump and Tom Holan under a skull, along with assault rifles, flames, and masked tactical agents. The imagery explicitly celebrates the operation that included daily deportation flights, thousands of arrests, detention of U.S. citizens, and at least three ICE agent shootings including two activist killings. The author's characterization of the imagery as fascistic is subjective, but the facts about the coin's design and distribution are well-documented.
Claims Analysis (3)
“the federal government is handing out challenge coins to employees who worked on the deportations and detentions around Minneapolis”
Federal employees involved in Operation Metro Surge received challenge coins distributed at the B.H. Whipple Federal Building.
“the coins feature garish video-game conflict imagery”
Coins feature skulls with glowing eyes, assault rifles, flames, masked agents in tactical gear, an American flag, and a police dog.
“for people who don't like being called 'fascist', their imagery is squarely and risibly in that camp”
This is the author's political interpretation and judgment, not a factual claim.
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