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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2h

#BREAKING Trump administration asks 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay Thursday's order from U.S. District Judge April Perry in Illinois v. Trump.

Perry's order blocked the deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.

Motion here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/0d/8f/b5ed60...

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Alex V. Hernandez @avhndz.bsky.social · 3h

Anyways, here’s info on how one government established control or exerted influence over independent press and deployed radio, press and newsreel propaganda to stoke fears of a pending “uprising” as a pretense to eradicate civil liberties and democracy. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 3h

Though Benioff's shift mirrors Silicon Valley's broader accommodation of Trump, the exchange offered a rare glimpse of just how far that repositioning can go. The question now: will other Bay Area tech CEOs follow Benioff's lead and call for federal troops in their own backyard?

Salesforce CEO says National Guard should patrol San Francisco -- stunning his own PR team | TechCrunch

Though Benioff's shift mirrors Silicon Valley's broader accommodation of Trump, the exchange offered a rare glimpse of just how far that repositioning can go. The question now: will other Bay Area tech CEOs follow Benioff's lead and call for federal troops in their own backyard?

techcrunch.com

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 3h

CCSO or ISP, I think it mostly comes down to this. There are only bad options.

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 8h

It’s a complicated dynamic. Without police at Broadview, the feds escalated at-will, deploying chemical munitions & physical force without provocation. The police presence has provided an argument against deploying the National Guard & ppl haven’t gotten gassed. But it frees ICE agents to grab ppl.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3h

As to the first, Judge Perry agrees with other courts that the word “rebellion,” as understood in the era the law was passed, means something far more akin to the Civil War than small-scale unrest in a city.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, "rebellion" was understood to mean a deliberate,
organized resistance, openly and avowedly opposing the laws and authority of the government as
a whole by means of armed opposition and violence. Newsom v. Trump, 786 F. Supp. 3d 1235,
1251-53 (N.D. Cal. 2025) (collecting authorities). And should the dictionary definitions leave
any doubt, the text of subsection (2) itself requires that the rebellion be "against the authority of the Government of the United States." 10 U.S.C. § 12406(2).
This sets a very high threshold for deployment of the National Guard: As an example,
during the late 1800s, after the close of the Civil War, the Supreme Court and several statutes
referred to the Civil War as constituting a "rebellion." United States v. Anderson, 76 U.S. 56, 71
(1869) ("As Congress, in its legislation for the army, has determined that the rebellion closed on
the 20th day of August, 1866."); id. at 70 ("On the 20th day of August, 1866, the President of the
United States, after reciting certain proclamations and acts of Congress concerning the rebellion,
... did proclaim ... that the whole insurrection was at an end, and that peace, order, and tranquility
existed throughout the whole of the United States of America. This is the first official declaration
that we have, on the part of the Executive, that the rebellion was wholly suppressed[.J"); Act of
March 2, 1867, 14 Stat. 432 (approving in all respects President's proclamations as to those
"charged with participation in the late rebellion against the United States").

Are we, then, in danger of something akin to another Civil War? The President would be
entitled to great deference on the question of whether that state of affairs exists. But it does not
appear as though President Trump has made that conclusion. The June 7, 2025 memorandum
issued by President Trump states that "[t]o the extent that protests or acts of violence directly inhibit the execution of the laws, they constitute a form of rebellion against the authority of the
Government of the United States." Doc. 62-1 at 19. This is a legal conclusion, not a factual one.
And in all of the memoranda actually deploying the National Guard to Illinois, the Court does
not see any factual determination by President Trump regarding a rebellion brewing here. Rather,
those memoranda refer specifically to difficulty executing the laws, indicating that Section
12406(3), not 12406(2) provided the basis for the deployment of the National Guard.
This is sensible, because the Court cannot find reasonable support for a conclusion that
there exists in Illinois a danger of rebellion satisfying the demands of Section 12406(2). The
unrest Defendants complain of has consisted entirely of opposition (indeed, sometimes violent)
to a particular federal agency and the laws it is charged with enforcing. That is not opposition to
the authority of the federal government as a whole. Defendants have offered no explanation
supporting the notion that widespread opposition to immigration enforcement constitutes the
makings of a broader opposition to the authority of the federal government.

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h

Judge Sara Ellis' opinion in IL v. Trump is an absolute banger:

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...

The Court therefore must make a credibility assessment as to which version of the facts
should be believed. While the Court does not doubt that there have been acts of vandalism, civil
disobedience, and even assaults on federal agents, the Court cannot conclude that Defendants’
declarations are reliable. Two of Defendants’ declarations refer to arrests made on September 27,
2025 of individuals who were carrying weapons and assaulting federal agents. See Doc. 62-2 at
19; Doc. 62-4 at 5. But neither declaration discloses that federal grand juries have refused to
return an indictment against at least three of those individuals, which equates to a finding of a
lack of probable cause that any crime occurred. See United States v. Ray Collins and Jocelyne
Robledo, 25-cr-608, Doc. 26 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2025); United States v. Paul Ivery, 25-cr-609
(N.D. Ill.). In addition to demonstrating a potential lack of candor by these affiants, it also calls
into question their ability to accurately assess the facts. Similar declarations were provided by
these same individuals in Chicago Headline Club et. al. v. Noem, 25-cv-12173, Doc. 35-1, Doc.
35-9 (N.D. Ill.), a case which challenged the Constitutionality of ICE’s response to protestors at
the Broadview ICE Processing Center. In issuing its TRO against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem,
the court in that case found that the plaintiffs would likely be able to show that ICE’s actions
have violated protestors’ First Amendment right to be free from retaliation while engaged in
newsgathering, religious exercise, and protest, and Fourth Amendment rights to be free from
excessive force. Id. at Doc. 43. Although this Court was not asked to make any such finding, it
does note a troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of
appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning,

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 5h

NEW — Both Broadview police and Illinois State Police aggressively pushed demonstrators back behind the barricades during today’s demonstration.

They didn’t deploy teargas or any other chemical agents, but some carried pepper ball launchers.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/no-t...

No troops in Broadview yet, but anti-ICE protestors say state and local police used intimidation tactics in crowd control • The TRiiBE

Several hundred demonstrators gathered in Broadview to continue calling out the federal government for its aggressive immigration enforcement and the treatment of detainees at the facility.

thetriibe.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4h

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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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 4h

A federal judge has ruled that a controversial security fence constructed around the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Broadview is violating the west suburb’s right to access its own land and ordered its removal by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.

Judge orders controversial fence around ICE facility in Broadview to be removed

A federal judge ruled that a controversial security fence constructed around the ICE detention facility in Broadview is violating the west suburb’s right to access its own land and ordered its remo…

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 11h

ICE continues its relentless assault on Chicago street vendors. Rapid response teams in Pilsen and Little Village confirmed a street vendor was taken on Cermak and Troy and also on Damen and Cermak. These are on two major Latine commercial corridors.

Confirmed sighting in little village

Today October 10, 2025 at 10:55am we were able to confirm that ICE kidnapped a street vendor on Cermak and Troy in front of the laundry mat. Another street vendor was taken on Damen and Cermak in Pilsen. If you have any more information please call 855-435-7693 or to report any unusual or suspicious activity. Our community is safest when we are informed and organized.

Description of vehicles: a black GMC Denali suv and Tahoe

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 4h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h

A tow truck is bringing an ICE/CBP vehicle back to the facility—and its back window has been completely smashed out.

Front driver's side window is cracked, too.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 4h

Establishing a pretty clear M.O. the past few weeks.

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 4h

The WGN producer was released with no charges, per the outlet wgntv.com/news/operati...

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h

Large number of cops just left.

ISP ordered people to stay out of the road (which...they've already been doing), but have finally opened up traffic on 25th.

A man decorates the stop sign here with small American flags.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 4h

Also, yeah, if you sent National Guard into a sleepy Southern town to help kidnap their neighbors, I’d bet you’d get a truly violent riot.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6h

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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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5h

Cook County sheriff's officers just singled out one demonstrator for a bag search.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5h

Outside the Broadview detention center, ISP + Broadview PD are still blocking Harvard + 25th. It's officially after curfew.

One organizer is urging some remaining protesters to leave (they are mostly ignoring the plea). It's truly mostly press here now, including a number of far right/chud media.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5h

Folks playing some thematic standoff music now.

Really just cannot express how non-threatening this small group of neighbors appears at the moment, and how absurd this massive police presence appears in comparison.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5h

Seen in Maywood, Illinois

Handwritten sign on parked car dash that reads ZIP TYING CHILDREN IS FUCKING WRONG

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 5h

Didn’t take long to seemingly break one

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 5h

Perhaps I missed anyone in this story visiting Broadview.

Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown

Pope Leo XIV has urged labor union leaders from Chicago to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks.

apnews.com

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 1d

sixty-eight chicago community, faith, + social service organizations are calling on cook county commissioners to “protect and increase social service spending” amid drastic cuts nationally from the trump admin.

they suggest freezing all law enforcement spending, which has “unjustifiably increased.”

In the last year, the Trump administration has taken unprecedented action to dismantle institutions and programs benefiting marginalized communities, cut funding for essential social services, and pull back funds allocated to states and local jurisdictions. These cuts jeopardize public safety and risk reversing the incredible progress Cook County has made in reducing community violence.

The undersigned 68 community, faith, policy, and service-providing organizations write to call on you and your fellow commissioners to protect funding for essential services like violence prevention, behavioral health, and community investment to reduce intra-community violence. You can support these services by freezing law enforcement spending, which is already far above the levels set when there were many more people in jail and many more criminal cases being processed by our court system.
Over the last decade, Cook County has made tremendous progress in reducing pretrial jailing and improving community safety. This has been a byproduct of both moving away from racist policies promoting mass incarceration and strategically investing in expansions to the social safety net and community-based violence prevention programs. With the Trump administration gutting many of the federal programs aimed at supporting the neighborhoods most at risk of community violence, it is essential that Cook County not only avoid cutting budgets for these programs but also increase investments.

We believe that Cook County can protect and increase essential health and human service spending by freezing all spending for law enforcement. Despite the nearly 40% decrease in the number of people incarcerated in the Cook County Jail, the Cook County Department of Corrections budget has not seen a reduction that coincides with that change in responsibility.
Similarly, the budget for the State's Attorney's Office grew tremendously over the last decade, even as both the number of case filings and crime rates …

… continued to decrease. It is important to note that while the federal government has cut hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for essential social services, law enforcement spending has unjustifiably increased.

We would be remiss if we did not acknowledge President Trump's authoritarian attacks on residents of Cook County. Over the last several weeks, there have been repeated threats to the safety of our community members through executive orders targeting people without homes or who have mental health needs. Numerous federal law enforcement agencies have been dispatched to make arrests and deport our neighbors. It is essential at this moment that Cook County expand investments to ensure adequate support of community members targeted by the actions of the Trump administration and everyone impacted by its reduced funding for resources that allow marginalized people to live safe and healthy lives. The County's investment must include increasing the budget of the Public Defender's Office, which is responsible for defending increasing numbers of Cook County residents facing both criminal charges and immigration removal proceedings.

Cook County must protect its important progress increasing community safety and reducing pretrial jailing from a federal administration that has made clear that it does not care about our most vulnerable residents. Please stand strong for community safety by freezing law enforcement spending to protect essential health and human service investments and expand support for Public Defense.

Sincerely,
The Cook County members of the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice and supporting organizations:
A Just Harvest
A Midwest Movement Project
Access Living
Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment | AFIRE
Apna Ghar, Inc.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice ||
Chicago
Beyond Legal Aid
BlackRoots Alliance
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
Cannabis Equity IL Coalition

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual
Exploitation | CAASE
Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
Chicago Community Bond Fund
Chicago Therapy Collective
Chicago Torture Justice Center
Chicago United for Equity
Chicago United Solidarity Project | CUSP
Chicago Urban League
Chicago Votes
Children's Best Interest Project
Circles & Ciphers
Color Of Change
Community Renewal Society
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy
Project | FLAP
First Defense Legal Aid
HANA Center
Illinois Alliance for Reentry and Justice Illinois National Organization for Women
Illinois Prison Project
Illinois Social Justice Alliance
Impact for Equity
Indivisible Chicago-South Side
Inside Out Network
Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
KAN-WIN
Legal Council for Health Justice
Liberation Library
Lucy Parsons Labs
Mamas Activating Movements for Abolition
& Solidarity | MAMAS
Muslim Civic Coalition
NAMI Cook County North Suburban
National Lawyers Guild Chicago
Nehemiah Trinity Rising
Nikkei Uprising
Northwestern University Graduate Workers
Pretrial Justice Institute
Restore Justice
Revolution Workshop
Sana Healing Collective
Saving Our Urban Leaders
Sentencing Advocacy Group of Evanston
She Votes Illinois
Shriver Center on Poverty Law
SisterReach Illinois
Southsiders Organizing for Unity and
Liberation | SOUL
Stick Talk
TASC, Inc.
The People's Lobby
The Puerto Rico Project To Defend If Necessary
Trinity United Church of Christ
Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of
Illinois
Unitarian Universalist Prison Ministry of
Ilinois
Uptown People's Law Center
West Town Law Office
Wolf Pack Therapy
Youth Empowerment Performance Project

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 6h

The day after the above memo, seemingly authorizing limitless force, a federal judge in Chicago issued a temporary restraining order limiting their use of force.

I wonder which one they plan to follow.

Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue

Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 6h

This doesn't seem great.

“The limits to FPS's authority off federal property are the edges of the constitution on one side and necessity on the other.”

"There is simply no legal barrier to FPS taking action off federal property where a reasonable nexus to protecting that property exists."

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11h

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.

The Handbasket reports:

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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