Let’s Bring Back the Sounds of Our Childhood Summers

Townhall 

Summer has arrived — but the sounds of summer were better in the ’70s.

As a kid, I woke every morning to the birds chirping outside my window screen, a dewy chill in the air. I’d smell my father’s pipe, which he smoked while he read the paper downstairs. I’d go down to greet him. He’d make scrambled eggs and toast covered with butter, and we’d eat while the birds kept on singing.

The evening sounds were equally powerful: a dog barking; a motorcycle downshifting on some faraway hill; people out on their porches listening to the Pirates play on the radio; a baby crying; a couple talking; children laughing; a window fan humming.

As I explain in my lighthearted book “Misadventures of a 1970s Childhood,” we kids spent our days out in the hills roaming and exploring.

We collected scrap wood and built shacks. We dammed up the creek and caught minnows and crayfish. One summer, we built a motorized go-kart with some scrap items from a junked riding mower and a couple of 2-by-4s. It was one of the great engineering feats in my neighborhood’s history.

Occasionally, we’d fib to our mothers and ride our bikes 20 miles farther than we said we would. Or we’d pluck some baby pears off a tree by Horning Road and whip them at cars.

Every now and then, a car would screech to a stop, and we’d sprint through a creek aqueduct that ran 200 feet beneath the neighborhood.

There was only one major rule a kid had to abide by: You’d better be home in time for supper.

Every kid had a unique sound to call him home.

One family used a riot horn. The piercing “hrmmpppphhhhhh!” could be heard for miles.

My father went with a deep, booming, “Tom, dinner! Tom, dinner!”

When moms did the calling, they always used full names. They always sang, too, as my Aunt Jane did: “Miiiiiikkkeeelllll, Keeeeevvvviiiiiinnnnn, suuuuuppppppeeerrrr!”

The Givens boys, up on the hill across the railroad tracks, were called home by a large bell. The clanging sounded off at 6 p.m. every night, giving us the sense that a riverboat was making its way up the Mississippi or a chow wagon was calling in the cowhands for grub.

I later learned that several families timed their dinners around the Givens’ bell, which Mrs. Givens clanged at exactly 6 p.m. every evening!

These mystical sounds have been gone a long time now. How wonderful it would be to bring them back.

Today, childhood is often lived indoors. We shuttle kids from one adult-run activity to the next, as their screen time climbs and their time in nature shrinks.

Experts call it “nature-deficit disorder” — a term for what happens when kids lose contact with the natural world and the freedom that once came with it.

At least one month every summer, why don’t we cease every structured activity for our children, cancel every tournament, and end every adult-run event?

Let’s turn off the television and computer. Let’s shut down the air conditioner and unshutter the windows and doors.

Let’s allow our kids to go out into the hills to roam and play and discover all day long. That will require us to call them home at dinner.

And our shouts and chants and bells will breathe much-needed music into the sweet summer air.

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Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund: The Facts

American Thinker 

President Trump and sons sued the federal government for its unauthorized release of their tax returns to the public. A settlement resulted, and it was agreed that a $1.8 billion fund would be established to compensate people (but not the Trumps) who were prosecuted on the basis of their political convictions.

This Anti-Weaponization fund will be available to anyone making a credible and verified claim, regardless of party or politics. Even James Comey and Letitia James will have the opportunity to file claims. However, it is likely that most claims will be made by people who were excessively prosecuted for their actions in or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Critics say that Trump has established a “slush fund,” while supporters claim that the fund will be used for people who deserve compensation.

To determine whether those J6 prosecutions were excessive, I compared them to the prosecutions related to a similar event that took place seven months earlier: the May-June 2020 White House and Lafayette Park riots. For each of those two events, I considered the nature and number of the crimes committed, the vigor of the prosecutorial efforts, and the reasonableness of the punishments rendered.

Although the J6 events are widely known, there has been relatively little news coverage of the May-June riots at the White House. For that reason, a summary of those events is presented here.

The White House and Lafayette Park Riots of 2020

Starting on May 29, 2020, thousands of protestors began a three to four-day riot at the White House and nearby Lafayette Park. Although they were angry about the George Floyd killing, the riot was very political, and it was directed against the Trump White House.

“Protestors attempted to breach the Treasury Annex,” and they “threw projectiles at officers, including bricks, rocks, water bottles, and gallons of milk.” They also “deployed fireworks, threw alcohol at government agents, fired pepper spray at officers, and attempted to hit them with burning objects” (DoJ Report). The historic St. John’s Church was set ablaze.

A large number of Secret Service and Park personnel were injured and treated onsite or at a local hospital (DoJ Report).

In an interview on “Face the Nation,” Attorney General William Barr stated that 150 officers were injured by the thousands of protesters during the White House riots. That number exceeds most estimates of injuries on “January 6th.”

Thus, a comparison of the injury rates indicates that the violence of these events was roughly equal.

Disparities in the Prosecutorial Efforts and Punishment

J6 PROSECUTIONS

With regard to J6 defendants, the DoJ was aggressive to an extreme. Anyone near the Capitol, regardless of age, was at risk of being charged -- even months later. This included an 81-year-old Army veteran and a couple of 71-year-old “MAGA Grannies.”

The DoJ used several methods and technologies to identify alleged suspects, including cell phone “geofencing,” facial recognition, and anonymous tips. In total, 1,583 individuals were arrested. Hundreds were charged. and nearly every one of them was convicted or forced into a plea agreement. Most of the prosecutions were for non-violent crimes such as trespassing.

Here are a few examples of potentially excessive J6 prosecutions. In each case, the “criminal” was nonviolent.

• Jacob Chansley, the guy with the horns, was sentenced to a 41-months for “obstruction,” despite being completely nonviolent. He was convicted before the release of video that showed him peacefully walking through the Capitol with police officers.
• Enrique Tarrio was given a massive 22-year sentence plus additional supervised release -- far more than many murderers receive. Tarrio was not even present at the Capitol on January 6, although he was accused of planning J6 events remotely. Some people believe he was prosecuted primarily for being the leader of a controversial Trump-supporting organization called the “Proud Boys.”
• Richard Barnett, the guy sitting at Nancy Pelosi’s desk. This non-violent offender was sentenced to 54 months in prison (4.5 years). His junior high antics included putting his feet on Pelosi’s desk, leaving a vulgar note, and theft of one of her letters. For those crimes some jail time might be appropriate, but the 4.5-year prison sentence is obviously excessive.
• Couy Griffing was a county commissioner in New Mexico. He was not violent, didn’t damage anything, and his only crime was one of trespass. Despite that, a left-wing group (CREW) was able to have him removed from office with the claim that he violated the 14th Amendment “insurrection clause.”

2020 WHITE HOUSE PROSECUTIONS

In contrast to J6 Capitol marchers, rioters at the Trump White House received gentle treatment. Although hundreds of individuals threw rocks, used pepper spray on police, and breached security fences, very few were charged, and almost no one faced jail time. This was the case even though their actions caused the Secret Service to send the President and his family to the White House bunker for nearly an hour.

The very definition of “violence” was altered for the two events. Any J6 protester using pepper spray was considered to be violent and guilty of a felony. That was not the case for White House rioters. Although there were many people who aimed pepper spray at Secret Service agents and police, I could find no reports of anyone being charged for that.

Relative to the 2020 White House riots, only four individuals were arrested for breaching one of the security fences. Those people served zero days in prison and received no formal criminal sentences.

I can’t provide examples of prosecutions because there are so few. However, the rioting at the White House was part of the larger George Floyd riots, and I can address that in a general way.

The left-wing UK newspaper the Guardian acknowledged that very few George Floyd rioters were prosecuted. Presumably, those rioters included the ones at the White House and Lafayette Park.

“The vast majority of citations and charges against George Floyd protesters were ultimately dropped, dismissed or otherwise not filed, according to a Guardian analysis of law enforcement records and media reports in a dozen jurisdictions around the nation.”

The New York Post reported something similar:

“Hundreds of alleged looters and rioters busted last year in protests over George Floyd’s murder by police have had their charges dropped, according to NYPD data -- figures ripped as ‘disgusting’ by a local business owner.

And The Hill said something similar, but with an explanation:

The majority of cases brought against demonstrators during the George Floyd protests are being dismissed, as prosecutors concluded they were exercises of basic civil rights (emphasis added).

Conclusion

The prosecution of January 6th Capitol rioters was excessive when compared to the treatment of 2020 White House rioters. Ultimately, the January 6th defendants received commutations or pardons (in 2025). By then, however, many of them had already spent substantial time in prison, spent tens of thousands of dollars on legal defenses, and/or were fired from their jobs.

Perhaps the full $1.8 billion fund will not be required, but it is likely that a substantial fund will be needed to compensate people victimized by overzealous political prosecutors.

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Have We Forgotten… So Quickly?

RedState 

I hear the pundits on the interwebs. I witness the often-vicious back-and-forth battles on social media. I see commentators whom I once respected descend into antisemitism and conspiracy theories.

Donald Trump has not completely vanquished the Deep State, they say, and his potential deal with Iran is a disaster that shows Operation Epic Fury accomplished nothing. Gas prices are up, which means that his economy is a fraud, and activist judges keep jumping in off the third rope to neuter his agenda, which proves he’s impotent. Detailed House investigative committee hearings that implicate high-ranking officials are often shrugged off as “strongly-worded letters,” with critics saying that they are pointless and that only hard-core consequences are noteworthy.

Of course, in reality, the wheels of justice move slowly, and accountability takes time, but that doesn’t matter to these fair-weather friends. They want heads to (figuratively) roll yesterday, and anything short of that immediate gratification is a failure.

We watch in fury as recalcitrant Senate Republicans refuse to nuke the antiquated filibuster and get things done — knowing full well that the Democrats will make that move immediately if they regain power. I agree — there are simply too many wimpy GOPers who won’t stand up and do what’s needed.

I understand the frustration, but the old adage applies: “Laws are like sausages — it’s better not to see them being made.”

My overall takeaway is different: I don’t think that any of this proves that Donald Trump is a failure; I think it proves how dangerous a world he’s dealing with. His enemies are legion: the mainstream media, the feckless globalist Europeans, Iran, the communist Cubans, the Deep State, the now hard-core extremist Democrat party, and the rising scourge of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Has he delivered on every single promise he’s made? Of course not. Has he magically solved every single geopolitical problem in just a few short months? Nope.

But I worry that for too many conservatives, they have forgotten where we were just 16 months ago. We had a decrepit president in Joe Biden, an inept wannabe successor who couldn’t string a sentence together, a group of rabid Democrat congresscritters who were hell-bent on turning our country into a woke socialist gender-race experiment that would rip our nation into a sad replica of the greatness it once was, a Defense Department War Department that seemingly was focused on us losing as much as possible, a Department of Justice regime that was more obsessed with punishing regular American citizens than it was on combatting criminals, and an autopen-run White House that let tens of millions of unvetted illegal aliens onto our shores.

Not to mention a COVID dictatorship that forced people to take shots that to this day raise questions about their dangerous side effects, and which caused countless people to be fired, have their careers ruined, and their family relationships destroyed.

Those days may be gone for the time being, but we cannot forget. 

Trump is just a human being, an imperfect one, just as every human being in the annals of history has been. Do I like every tweet, every utterance? No. Am I a blindly allegiant cultist? Also no. But do I believe we are in almost every measure of life better off than we were just a short time ago? Absolutely yes.

And I feel that too many have forgotten that in the day-to-day sausage-making of politics.

This is not the time for weak knees. With the midterms coming up, the future of our republic is arguably at stake — and we saw what that was like during the Biden-Harris catastrophe. Sky-high interest rates, people promoted to top jobs based on their skin color or gender identity, not on their merit, and an “America sucks” message broadcast out to the world. 

We may have dodged a bullet in November 2024, just as Donald Trump did in July of that same year in Butler, Pennsylvania, but we have certainly not won the war. The Pelosis, Schumers, Hakeems, Newsoms, AOCs, Mamdanis, and their ilk are all still circling, waiting for their chance to strike and turn this country into their wokefest, socialist nightmare.

Think that’s too extreme? Come visit Karen Bass’ dystopian Los Angeles, where entire neighborhoods were burnt down to the ground because of incompetence, or other areas of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California, where you need poop maps just to navigate the terrain and protect your shoes. This is what they want for you, and they’re determined to deliver that dark vision to your neck of the woods.

If it weren’t for the president, we certainly wouldn’t live in a climate where LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt and CA gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton even have a chance. Looking to end the communist nightmare in Cuba and confronting the terrorist threat of Iran wouldn’t even be in our thoughts. Joe Biden certainly wasn’t going to do anything.

So while a whole lot of bystanders are busy twisting their knickers, the reality is that we live in an entirely different world than we did less than a year and a half ago. Those who forget to appreciate that fact do so at their own peril.

Europe Loves to Clown the US For Gun Violence. Who's Laughing Now

Townhall 

The United States is the butt of many political jokes in Europe, especially when it comes to issues like gun violence. Europe likes to hold itself up on a pedestal for heavily restricting firearms and lowering the number of gun deaths it deals with. However, not only has that led to a rise in other crimes, such as a knife crime epidemic, where European officials are even considering banning certain kitchen knives, but statistics suggest Europe has a greater problem. And one that is laughable in a first-world country.

In Europe, there are more deaths due to a lack of air conditioning than the U.S. has in gun deaths, both in total and on a per-capita basis.

In 2024, the U.S. saw 44,447 Americans die as a result of gun violence, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And yet in Europe, just between June and September, 62,775 people died as a result of overheating or other heat-related illnesses.

A basic first-world tool like AC is far less common in Europe for a variety of reasons. Electricity costs there are, on average, about two to three times higher than those in the United States, and Europe is generally less willing to use energy-intensive appliances like air conditioning in pursuit of its climate goals. So not only is the continent reliant on foreign adversaries for much of its energy, but the limited energy it does have is not used to prevent heat-related deaths.

In other words, Europe might have fewer gun deaths than the United States, but it is still vulnerable to the climate, a problem faced by developing countries.

As conservatives across the West point out, these tragedies are easily mitigated by embracing fossil fuels, while humanity spearheads technological innovation to help forward efforts to maintain the planet’s health. But Europeans seem willing to let their little to no progress they are making now trump the lives of over 60,000 Europeans.

Trump Mega-Supporter Dies After Brutal Assault

Townhall 

Kerry Sheron, a 69-year-old veteran who owned a home in California laden with pro-Trump signage, succumbed to his injuries after a brutal assault left him hospitalized.

Sheron was attacked on May 20 by 32-year-old Thomas Butler in what authorities described an an “unprovoked attack.” Sheron’s wife, however, believes that he was targeted for his ardent support for President Donald Trump, according to the New York Post.

Sheron’s home was commonly referred to as the “Trump House” by locals who observed the numerous Trump-related decorations and his other patriotic displays.

Authorities have obtained footage of the attack on Sheron, and have described Butler confronting Sheron outside of his home before throwing a sucker-punch causing Sheron to collapse. Butler then pummeled Sheron’s skull as he laid on the ground. At that point, a bystander attempted to intervene before Butler fled on foot. Authorities would manage to find and detain Butler following the attack.

Butler is currently being held in custody without bail and faces charges of attempted murder, elder abuse, criminal threats and battery. Those charges will likely be increased following Sheron’s death.

CBS News Host Tried Goading Two Medal of Honor Recipients Into Bashing America. Here's What Happened

Townhall 

I hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day with their families. Yes, it’s the weekend that everyone points to as the start of summer. The beaches are crowded, the BBQs are raging, and it’s a great time to enjoy each other’s company. It’s also a day to remember that your day at the beach is brought to you by the hundreds of thousands who have died in wars defending our freedom. Yet, leave it to CBS News’s Margaret Brennan, who tried to bait two Medal of Honor recipients, William Swenson and Matthew Miller, into bashing America on Sunday. 

They did not take the bait. Jorge Bonilla of Newsbusters clipped and transcribed the exchange:

MARGARET BRENNAN: And before I let you go, we are coming up on this 250th anniversary of the American experience. I know I can't ask you a question like, are you optimistic? There's no way that two Medal of Honor winners could say they're not optimistic. So what specifically makes you optimistic? Because this country, at times, can feel dark, these days, there's a lot of darkness. What makes you feel optimistic?

WILL SWENSON: Well, ultimately, because we're in Washington, D.C., and everything revolves around politics, we have to remember that politics aren't everything. American lives continue on. Children are born, children go to school. Lives are achieved. Dreams are achieved. This country is a great place. It's not politics. It's not just what's the news bites coming off of media. Ultimately, we continue forward as a country, continually imperfect, continually evolving forward, always trying to achieve a more perfect union. That's what's important to remember, what we can achieve aspirationally. No other place in history, time or on this planet have ever gotten to where we are today. We need to be proud of that, and we need to remember that is what we stay focused on, what we can be. 

BRENNAN: What we can be, and the promise of it. What makes you optimistic?

MATT WILLIAMS: You know, I agree with Will. I think, you know, it's- it's so important to remember who we are as a country, and take an opportunity to celebrate that, and think about all the- the challenges that we've overcome, how far we've actually come. You know, I think if you- if you frame it that way, you think very deeply about our trials and tribulations from beginning to today, we've made tremendous strides. Our country is, you know, we're a super- global superpower. Our economy is doing well. All those things are great. And- and take politics aside out of this whole conversation. Just talk about our communities, that- that we live in, and the people that you surround yourself with, and your families, and the opportunity to be free and, you know, choose what school you go to, and where you want to live and do what you want to do, and what career path you go down or don't if you want to, you know, I mean, there's so much to be positive about. And I think the opportunity to celebrate America's 250th birthday, you know, over the course of this next year is- is amazing. There's so many great places to visit. You know, the National Mall is going to be full of Americana. And what we're going to- celebrating ourselves, which I think we should take the time to do. I think it's very important. You know, across the country, you know something we're very passionate about at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, is- is a- is a phenomenal beacon that stands to- to talk about and house our, not only our story, the story of the Medal, and what the Medal represents itself. And I would challenge people to go there and celebrate our history as well. You know, it's so important. There's so many great things to go do and great things to visit and don't just take part in it, because it's something to do on a weekend, right? Think about why you're doing it, and when you're there in the crowds and you're- you're enjoying yourself, and you're taking your family to go talk about our country and celebrate our country, actually celebrate it. Be grateful for what you've got and the opportunity that was provided for you. If you do that, I don't see how you can't be optimistic about our future.

BRENNAN: Well, thank you. Thank you both and thank you for your service.

WILLIAMS: Thank you.

BRENNAN: We'll be back.

Well done, gentlemen. 

Matthew Williams’ Medal of Honor citation:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Matthew O. Williams, United States Army. Sergeant Williams distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 April 2008, while serving as a Weapons Sergeant, Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Sergeant Williams was part of an assault element inserted by helicopter into a location in Afghanistan. As the assault element was moving up a mountain toward its objective, it was engaged by intense enemy machine gun, sniper, and rocket-propelled grenade fire. The lead portion of the assault element, which included the ground commander, sustained several casualties and became pinned down on the sheer mountainside. Sergeant Williams, upon hearing that the lead element had sustained casualties and was in danger of being overrun, braved intense enemy fire to lead a counter-attack across a valley of ice-covered boulders and a fast-moving, ice cold, and waist-deep river. Under withering fire, Sergeant Williams and his local national commandos fought up the terraced mountainside to the besieged element. Arriving at the lead element’s position, Sergeant Williams arrayed his Afghan commandos to provide suppressive fire, which kept the insurgent fighters from overrunning the position. When the Team Sergeant was wounded, Sergeant Williams braved enemy fire once again to provide buddy-aid and to move the Team Sergeant down the sheer mountainside to the casualty collection point. Sergeant Williams then fought and climbed his way back up the mountainside to help defend the lead assault element that still had several serious casualties in need of evacuation. Sergeant Williams directed suppressive fire and exposed himself to enemy fire in order to reestablish the team’s critical satellite radio communications. He then assisted with moving the wounded down the near-vertical mountainside to the casualty collection point. Noting that the collection point was about to be overrun by enemy fighters, Sergeant Williams led the Afghan commandos in a counter-attack that lasted for several hours. When helicopters arrived to evacuate the wounded, Sergeant Williams again exposed himself to enemy fire, carrying and loading casualties onto the helicopters while continuing to direct commando firepower to suppress numerous insurgent positions. His actions enabled the patrol to evacuate wounded and dead comrades without further casualties. Sergeant Williams’ complete disregard for his own safety and his concern for the safety of his teammates ensured the survival of four critically wounded soldiers and prevented the lead element of the assault force from being overrun by the enemy. Sergeant Williams’ actions are in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, Special Operations Command Central, and the United States Army.

William Swenson’s Medal of Honor citation:

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain (Infantry) William D. Swenson, United States Army. Captain Swenson distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as embedded advisor to the Afghan National Border Police, Task Force Phoenix, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan in support of 1st Battalion, 32d Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Kunar Province, Afghanistan on September 8, 2009. On that morning, more than 60 well-armed, well-positioned enemy fighters ambushed Captain Swenson’s combat team as it moved on foot into the village of Ganjgal for a meeting with village elders. As the enemy unleashed a barrage of rocket-propelled grenade, mortar and machine gun fire, Captain Swenson immediately returned fire and coordinated and directed the response of his Afghan Border Police, while simultaneously calling in suppressive artillery fire and aviation support. After the enemy effectively flanked Coalition Forces, Captain Swenson repeatedly called for smoke to cover the withdrawal of the forward elements. Surrounded on three sides by enemy forces inflicting effective and accurate fire, Captain Swenson coordinated air assets, indirect fire support and medical evacuation helicopter support to allow for the evacuation of the wounded. Captain Swenson ignored enemy radio transmissions demanding surrender and maneuvered uncovered to render medical aid to a wounded fellow soldier. Captain Swenson stopped administering aid long enough to throw a grenade at approaching enemy forces, before assisting with moving the soldier for air evacuation. With complete disregard for his own safety, Captain Swenson unhesitatingly led a team in an unarmored vehicle into the kill zone, exposing himself to enemy fire on at least two occasions, to recover the wounded and search for four missing comrades. After using aviation support to mark locations of fallen and wounded comrades, it became clear that ground recovery of the fallen was required due to heavy enemy fire on helicopter landing zones. Captain Swenson’s team returned to the kill zone another time in a Humvee. Captain Swenson voluntarily exited the vehicle, exposing himself to enemy fire, to locate and recover three fallen Marines and one fallen Navy corpsman. His exceptional leadership and stout resistance against the enemy during six hours of continuous fighting rallied his teammates and effectively disrupted the enemy’s assault. Captain William D. Swenson’s extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Task Force Phoenix, 1st Battalion, 32d Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and the United States Army.

Things Do Not Go Well for Dem Senator When He Shows Up at Detention Center Amid Anti-ICE Action

RedState 

Most Americans are spending time with their families this weekend for Memorial Day, remembering and honoring those who gave their lives for our country. 

But some were busy doing other things. For example, there were activists at the ICE detention center in Newark, N.J., over the weekend. Democratic politicians also made an appearance. Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) was trying to get into the facility on Sunday. 

Kim was back on Monday. Gov. Mikie Sherrill also showed up. 

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said Kim personally called Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and that he was allowed in the facility to conduct his congressional oversight responsibilities. However, the spokesperson criticized Sherrill over the appearance at the detention center. 

"Governor Sherrill’s visit to Delaney Hall is nothing more than a political stunt on Memorial Day when visitation is currently suspended due to riots outside the facility," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "Yesterday, approximately 125 agitators surrounded Delaney Hall Detention Facility, many carrying anti-ICE signs and Antifa flags. They formed a human chain around entrances to the facility and set up barricades, blocking all entries and exits."

The activists were at it again on Monday. Here's one digging up large blocks to help add to their blockade of an exit from the facility. 

Here's the blockade they assembled, with all the random garbage they were able to grab. 

They were chanting, "Quit your job," and "Why are you hiding your face?" at the federal agents — even though some of the activists were wearing masks. The hypocrisy seemed to escape them. 

Kim was telling the activists to let the agents through the blockades, saying he would make sure there were no detainees in the vehicles. Here on X.

Police reportedly had to deploy pepper spray, and carted away some of the agitators. Here on X. 

And it looks like Kim may have been affected.

This was the same facility where Democrats created a scene last year. Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) was later indicted on charges related to that incident. 

DHS denied there were any bad conditions in the facility, 

All detainees are provided with 3 meals a day, clean water, clothing, bedding, showers, soap, and toiletries, "DHS said. 

"Illegal aliens also have access to phones to communicate with their family members and lawyers," the agency said. "Certified dieticians evaluate meals. In fact, ICE has higher detention standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens."

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