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Alex Lawson @alaw202.bsky.social · 2h

DFTU Dems!

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8h

People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.

A SSRS/CNN poll showing 61% people think Trump has gone too far using the power of the presidency and 57% think he's gone too far deporting immigrants.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9h

In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.

Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street.
People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization.
As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show.
Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away.
Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Jeffries: "The Trump administration and Mike Johnson are running a pedophile protection program. That's the reason they refuse to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva."

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Alex Lawson @alaw202.bsky.social · 8h

Awww is someone finding out there is no such thing as going kinda Nazi…

Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 8h

Over on X, there's a massive flame war between the "Hitler had some good points" and "you do not in fact gotta hand it to Hitler" factions of the online right

Ben Shapiro ripping into Tucker Carlson in a video posted on X after Carlson hosted a friendly interview with white nationalist groyper Nick Fuentes

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Alex Lawson @alaw202.bsky.social · 1d

Always an honor to speak with the good doctors

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) @pnhp.bsky.social · 1d

@alaw202.bsky.social hyping up the PNHP crowd during lunch!

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.

He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…

…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

As Fiserv CEO, Frank Bisignano overinflated sales projections before quickly cashing out with a $500M stock sale.

Now, Fiserv's market value has collapsed — and Trump has put Bisignano in charge of Social Security.

Be warned. https://www.commondreams.org/news/fiserv-ceo-frank-bisignano

Demand for Trump's Social Security Chief Bisignano to Resign After $30 Billion Implosion of Former Company | Common Dreams

The former CEO of Fiserv has been accused of causing chaos, with the company's stock plummeting by 40% and $30 billion i

www.commondreams.org

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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 4d

Sen. Van Hollen: 20 million Americans will see their healthcare costs skyrocket, in some cases, it will double or triple. And the estimate is that 4 million Americans of our fellow Americans, will not be able to pay those costs and will drop out entirely.

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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 4d

Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson: We are holding this call tonight because we are in a critical moment in the healthcare fight for working people across this country. Republicans are gutting the Affordable Care Act, and are causing premiums to double and even triple for millions of our neighbors.

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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 4d

This is the chart that is really striking to me.

Independents blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown by a 2-to-1 margin.

More: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Emily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 4d

Hi! I’m the Polling Director at ABC News now! My first story is here, many more TK!

Americans largely oppose Trump tearing down White House East Wing to make way for his ballroom: Poll

The poll found 45% of respondents "strongly" oppose the East Wing demolition.

abcnews.go.com

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 5d

New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo

“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”

“Alright, we just got to verify that”

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship

Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

www.404media.co

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 6d

FYI if you have a Spotify membership, Indivisible is asking people to cancel until they stop running ICE recruitment ads. Instructions on how to do it here: www.youtube.com/shorts/TKp7c...

Tutorial: How to cancel your Spotify subscription

YouTube video by Indivisible

www.youtube.com

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 7d

Judge to unseal more than 100 documents in Epstein related civil suit against JPMorgan Chase.

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff agreed to release the documents at the request of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. | CNS www.courthousenews.com/judge-to-uns...

Judge to unseal more than 100 documents in Epstein-related civil suit against JPMorgan Chase

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff agreed to release the documents at the request of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

www.courthousenews.com

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 6d

Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is set to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis.
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:

Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Who Fired Tear Gas at Little Village Crowd, Set to Face Federal Judge

U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to appear in her courtroom at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

news.wttw.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7d

Other outlets are now reporting. First to report tonight was Anna Giaritelli at the Washington Examiner, whose story if anything missed how big the purge was. It's not just five cities; ICE Field Office Directors are being fired in at least a dozen cities, and will be replaced by CBP people instead.

Trump administration quietly purges ICE leaders in five cities: Sources

The Trump administration has replaced senior ICE personnel in five cities with Border Patrol officials.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7d

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 9d

(next to an image of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez) “You cannot love this country if you only fight for the wealthy and big business.

To love this country is to fight for its people, all people. Working people ….. who punch a clock and are on their feet all day in some of the toughest jobs out there."

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Alex Lawson @alaw202.bsky.social · 9d

If you are ok with the boot on somebody’s neck, don’t act surprised when it inevitably ends on your’s.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 9d

A county prosecutor describes the goon-like attack of ICE agents on his neighborhood and how they behaved when he encountered them

Federal immigration agents deploy tear gas on Northwest Side streets as Chicagoans bellow, ‘Get out of our city!’

Federal immigration agents again deployed tear gas on Chicago streets Saturday morning, despite mounting scrutiny from a federal judge over their use of the chemical weapons.

www.chicagotribune.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9d

GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “They’re talking about getting rid of the Voting Rights Act — that may likely happen in months… they’re rewriting history… ANTI-WOKE IS ANTI-BLACK… we’re not doing enough. We’re not calling this out.”

Full: youtu.be/H5_tNkzX1yg?...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9d

They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.

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