police state

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Similar to the way Lamar’s performance was laden with symbolism about Black history, life and death under the American police state, Bad Bunny placed cultural tributes in plain sight.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026

Here, it justifies the creation of a dystopian, paranoid police state because it will make it easier to find someone’s lost dog.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

It is a plan that admits the realities of life in a police state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Some of the Americans who crossed were driven by evangelical zeal or simply attracted by the mystery of a severely cloistered police state fueled by anti-U.S. hatred.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

“It’s run like a police state, and it’s boring and clueless.”

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz