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.
On the one hand, “we must protect the IP rights of corporations from Chinese violators.”
On the other hand, “fuck your IP rights, we’ll use any imagery, any music and any trademarks we want to associate your brands with our fascist regime.”
Cool. Coolcoolcoolcool.
Or llm’s, yeah. Almost like its a contradiction that highlights the truth, or something.