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Kimberley @kims-sky.bsky.social · 24m

Chicago pastor sues Trump after ICE assaults him while praying – Baptist News Global

A Presbyterian minister has joined a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration’s violence against demonstrators and media.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1h

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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 24m

We’re in trouble.

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1h

“Roughly 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — the so-called “disease detectives” who respond to outbreaks around the globe — received layoff notices, according to a person familiar with them. The service was spared during an earlier round of layoffs in February.”

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 2h

Gettysburg Is Still White America's Greatest Civil War Battle 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

Gettysburg Is Still White America's Greatest Civil War Battle

A new movie is being filmed in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania this weekend about the famous battle.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12h

Trump and Stephen Miller want us afraid, but we’re not backing down. We will see you in the streets on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.bsky.social · 12h

“The goal has always been clear: destroy functioning government, cripple the nonprofit sector and obliterate the hard-earned bonds and benefits of 80 years of post-war American progress.”

www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

Trump Aims To Destroy American Civil Society. Here’s Why He Must Be Stopped.

Opinion | I think there’s a strong adjunct role for most of us building anti-MAGA strength in the 21 months left till the U.S. midterm elections in 2026.

www.democracydocket.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12h

UPDATE: Judge Perry issued an opinion explaining why she blocked the Texas National Guard deployment in Chicago.

She begins with Alexander Hamilton’s rejection of a “preposterous” idea that the Constitution lets a President deploy a State’s militia to a different State for political retribution. 🧵

OPINION AND ORDER
Since this country was founded, Americans have disagreed about the appropriate division
of power between the federal government and the fifty states that make up our Union. This
tension is a natural result of the system of federalism adopted by our Founders. And yet, not even
the Founding Father most ardently in favor of a strong federal government believed that one
state's militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution, calling such
a suggestion "inflammatory," and stating "it is impossible to believe that [a President] would employ such preposterous means to accomplish their designs." But Plaintiffs contend that such
an event has come to pass, and argue that National Guard troops from both Illinois and Texas
have been deployed to Illinois because the President of the United States wants to punish state elected officials whose policies are different from his own.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 15h

Quick, someone poll the 4 things in this scary, scary agenda.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

Many were asking that since Judge Perry granted the TRO "in part," which part was she not granting. The answer: "The Court declines at this time to enter a Preliminary Injunction, and also to extend the scope of the TRO to include the military..."

This is the TRO blocking deployment of the NG to IL

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h

Reading this now. It’s the opinion explaining the reason for granting a TRO (the order came out yesterday) against the National Guard deployment in Illinois. It begins with a quote from Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers against the idea.

Big Cases Bot @bigcases.bots.law · 15h

New filing: "Illinois v. Trump (national guard deployment)"
Doc #70: memorandum opinion and order

Download PDF | View Full Case

#CL71559895

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 13h

That sound you hear is plaintiff lawyers popping champagne corks and DOJ lawyers groaning.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Apr 7

Ned Price, former senior State Department official and former CIA official, explains the real agenda behind Trump's tariffs and why they should be red flags.

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 13h

Americans want the shutdown to end, but not if it means leaving millions without health care.
(@navigatorsurvey.bsky.social)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251010-top...

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14h

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council….

(Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: A senior ICE official testified today the WH Homeland Security Council — and not the State Department — informed him Uganda was the deportation target for Abrego Garcia.

DOJ then asserted presidential privilege over any other details about the call. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

DOJ asserts presidential privilege over details about how Uganda was selected in Abrego Garcia deportation case

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said third-country designations are typically made by the State Department.

www.wusa9.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 13h

Senator, I am once again asking all of you to coordinate with your governors for a National Guard escort in order to assist you in upholding FEDERAL LAW

Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 15h

We were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE facility in Illinois.

WHAT is the Trump Administration hiding?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

Trump has hired over 100 fossil fuel insiders to staff his administration and advance the industry's agenda.

Is it any wonder why his Big Ugly Bill contains more than $40B in new subsidies and tax breaks for Big Oil?

The Secret Behind High Gas Prices

Robert Reich

www.youtube.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 13h

Ghana’s foreign minister just posted this to X:

“The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US Department of Homeland Security.”

Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa &
@S_OkudzetoAblak
X.com
The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US
Department of Homeland Security.
We have also followed with satisfaction that DHS has today taken the appropriate steps to inform Garcia's lawyers and amend court submissions to reflect the fact that Ghana cannot be an option for Garcia's deportation.
The Mahama Administration will continue to be transparent and truthful to Ghanaians at all times.
For God and Country E
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LAURA ROMERO
Fri, October 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM PDT|
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 13h

Equality Florida responds to DeSantis DOGE list regarding Pride events floridaphoenix.com/briefs/gay-p...

Equality Florida responds to DeSantis DOGE list regarding Pride events • Florida Phoenix

Equality Florida, the state’s largest LGBTQ+ organization, is firing back at Gov. Ron DeSantis for calling out two local governments that have funded Pride events as examples of “wasteful spending.” D...

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 17h

These folks are SO scared of simple honest protest.

They’ve gone from 0 to 60 in lie-telling regarding October 18 immediately.

October 18—and the idea that lots of Americans will be peacefully marching in support of American democracy and “no kings,” is terrifying them.

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 17h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

REMINDER: American businesses and consumers will pay the 100% import tax www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/t...

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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 15h

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American Conversations: Representative James Talarico

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases www.democracydocket.com/opinion/why-...

Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases

Read here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 15h

The President seems unwell. From his physical symptoms to his visible cognitive decline, the American people deserve clear answers about his ability to serve. I’ve formally called on the White House Physician to provide transparency and the truth about President Trump’s health.

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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 15h

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Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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