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Leftist Starbucks Employee TRIES TO BAN ICE and it INSTANTLY BACKFIRES!
The Officer Tatum youtube ^ | January 18, 2026 | The Officer Tatum

Posted on 01/19/2026 1:10:23 AM PST by Morgana

A leftist Starbucks employee thought they could flex their politics by trying to ban ICE — and it instantly blew up in their face. This is what happens when radical ideology collides with reality, the law, and common sense. Like, subscribe, hit the bell, and let’s break down why this woke stunt backfired HARD.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: 4shutins; cribnotesplease; have2walkdog; sohard; unlimitedtime

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1 posted on 01/19/2026 1:10:23 AM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

This is too much for me to go through the whole thing, but apparently OT has it handled.


2 posted on 01/19/2026 1:15:16 AM PST by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: Paladin2

Agreed. for those of us that have less than an hour each morning for the Internet, a 10 minute video is too much.

A brief narrative by the poster would have been nice.


3 posted on 01/19/2026 3:38:01 AM PST by redfreedom (They’re AWFUL...Affuent White Female Urban Leftists)
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To: Morgana

I don’t watch videos that take so long to get to the point. They keep interrupting it and talking through it. I gave up on the video.


4 posted on 01/19/2026 3:54:14 AM PST by roving
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To: Morgana

If I was ICE, I’d worry less about starbucks and more about where I was staying.

BREAKING: ICE agents with rooms booked at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown St. Paul were reportedly notified their reservations were canceled as the hotel announced a temporary closure, citing “heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul.”

https://www.newsbreak.com/the-mirror-us-1900780/4448308093958-ice-agents-turfed-out-of-hilton-hotel-over-safety-concerns-in-minnesota


5 posted on 01/19/2026 4:00:06 AM PST by corlorde
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To: Paladin2

I had AI summarized the video. Nothing backfired.


6 posted on 01/19/2026 4:00:56 AM PST by roving
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To: Morgana

TL;DW


7 posted on 01/19/2026 4:16:39 AM PST by CarmichaelPatriot (Recovering Kalifornian... Loving Alabama)
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To: Morgana
Like, subscribe, hit the bell

FR used to be a hard news/commentary site. It's morphed into the National Enquirer soliciting clicks.

8 posted on 01/19/2026 4:49:55 AM PST by LouAvul (I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6)
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To: Morgana

clickbait


9 posted on 01/19/2026 5:03:46 AM PST by bankwalker (Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)
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To: corlorde

“BREAKING: ICE agents with rooms booked at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown St. Paul were reportedly notified their reservations were canceled”

The Mafia had the same problem. They’d make reservations saying they worked for the Mafia, and then find those reservations canceled.

Hey ICE - just say you work for the Department of Health.


10 posted on 01/19/2026 5:24:24 AM PST by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: Morgana

What is it that is supposed to be buried somewhere in this long video?


11 posted on 01/19/2026 5:42:03 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: roving; Morgana

“I had AI summarized the video. Nothing backfired.”

I should have read the comments before wasting my time on the video.


12 posted on 01/19/2026 5:56:55 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: roving
They keep interrupting it and talking through it. I gave up on the video.

Same.

13 posted on 01/19/2026 6:05:04 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, the Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Morgana

Agree that videos take too much time to get to the point.

I’ve repeatedly told family members NOT to send them to me - sum them up in a sentence or two.

Starbucks is already in trouble and closing locations to “restructure.”

“Starbucks closed approximately 400 locations nationwide in September 2025, primarily in large metropolitan areas like New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and Minneapolis, as part of a $1 billion restructuring plan under CEO Brian Niccol.”

When people are hurting financially, coffee runs are one of the first things they can easily cut out. I can make far better quality, better tasting coffee right at home - and for a fraction of the price of take-out coffee.

Starbucks coffee has a burned, sour taste to it.


14 posted on 01/19/2026 8:23:50 AM PST by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: BobL

Wait, made guys would tell the hotel they were wise guys? Where do you pull this crap from?


15 posted on 01/19/2026 8:56:20 AM PST by Dartoid
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To: Bon of Babble

I always try to give a quick summary of a video—whether I post it here or send it to someone.

Sometimes a few words are all that is needed. In most cases a few sentences will get it done.


16 posted on 01/19/2026 8:58:46 AM PST by cgbg ("Your identity is how power treats you.")
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To: Morgana

I didn’t see if/how anything “backfires” on the Starbucks soy boy. If it did, I missed it.


17 posted on 01/19/2026 9:09:53 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: Morgana

Why did you post? Nothing “backfired”. The video was too many minutes of Officer Tatum navel gazing.


18 posted on 01/19/2026 9:11:48 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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