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Nintendo Alerted After DHS Uses Pokémon to Promote ICE Raids (www.thedailybeast.com)

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The Department of Homeland Security has sparked a Pokémon backlash after using the kids’ game to promote ICE deportation raids.

The DHS social media team posted a video to X on Monday of dramatic immigration raids—including one that was bungled yet still posted online by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—spliced with animé imagery from the popular Japanese cartoon and collectibles game, which is part owned by Nintendo.

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[-] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 3 points 4 days ago

Also their families, since families are fair game now.

this post was submitted on 23 Sep 2025

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