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redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 11h

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Doing the right thing has power.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 17h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 18h

www.politico.com/live-updates...

Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.

www.politico.com

redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 18h

apanews.net/algeria-tebb...

Algeria: Tebboune's "independent" judiciary promise faces scrutiny

During the opening of the judicial year, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reiterated his commitment to establishing the judiciary as a pillar of the rule of law.

apanews.net

redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 18h

"In effect, Defendants have done precisely what the Memorandum and Order forbids, which is requiring Plaintiff States to agree to assist in federal immigration enforcement or else forgo the award of DHS grants.”

www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

GOP-Appointed Judge accuses Trump admin of requiring "unlawful" conditions

"Defendants have done precisely what the Memorandum and Order forbids," the judge wrote.

www.newsweek.com

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redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 19h

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 22h

"Meta removes Facebook page allegedly used to target ICE agents after pressure from DOJ" www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/m...

Meta removes Facebook page allegedly used to target ICE agents after pressure from DOJ

Meta removed a Facebook group page that was allegedly used to "dox and target" U.S. ICE agents in Chicago after being contacted by Department of Justice.

www.cnbc.com

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redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 22h

“The administration has not explained how a boat in the southern Caribbean Sea, far from the U.S. coast, posed the kind of imminent threat of armed attack that could prompt a right to use force in self-defense.”

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: A U.S. military strike killed six people on a boat in international waters near Venezuela, President Trump said, asserting without evidence that they were drug smugglers for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

U.S. Military Kills 6 People in Another Attack on Boat, Trump Says

In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: A U.S. military strike killed six people on a boat in international waters near Venezuela, President Trump said, asserting without evidence that they were drug smugglers for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

U.S. Military Kills 6 People in Another Attack on Boat, Trump Says

In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: Comey confirms he will challenge the legality of Trump's appoint of Lindsey Halligan as US attorney.

He cites the cases of Trump's disqualified US attorney picks in NV and NJ. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

www.theguardian.com

redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 1d

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp-vi...

EXCLUSIVE: Kamala Harris warns 'The rule of law is very much under attack'

In a wide-ranging conversation with “The Weekend” host Eugene Daniels, former Vice President Kamala Harris discusses President Donald Trump’s politicization of the Justice Department, his efforts to t...

www.msnbc.com

redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 1d

www.politico.eu/article/pola...

Poland tries to restore rule of law in the face of a hostile president

Polish President Karol Nawrocki is vowing to scuttle any effort to change the legal system set up by the previous Law and Justice party government.

www.politico.eu

redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 1d

“The parallels between the United States and countries where legal repression has intensified, while distinct in their details and in each country’s experience, reveal a common strategy: weaken those who safeguard the law to weaken the rule of law itself.”

www.justsecurity.org/122411/attac...

Attacks on U.S. Legal Profession Reflect Global Slide in Countries It Once Aided

Political pressures like those used to silence legal professionals and undermine rule of law in Europe and Eurasia echo autocratic patterns.

www.justsecurity.org

redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 1d

“Experts say Bukele’s latest intervention comes at a time of unprecedented threats to judicial independence and individual judges in the US, and in a period where the Trump administration is employing the same authoritarian tactics used by authoritarians…”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Maga figures back Bukele’s call for Trump to crack down on US judges

Experts say El Salvador president’s intervention comes as Trump is employing tactics used by autocrats abroad

www.theguardian.com

redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 1d

“A Reuters analysis found that at least 72 lawsuits challenging Trump's policies have been filed in federal courts in those four states by plaintiffs….Trial court judges have made at least an initial decision in 51 of those cases, ruling against Trump in 46 of them…”

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

New England courts become a battleground for challenges to Trump

A federal judge in Boston had some pointed words for Donald Trump as he issued one of the dozens of decisions by courts in four New England states against the Republican president in challenges to the legality of his policies.

www.reuters.com

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redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 2d

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“Show, by your actions, that you choose peace over war, freedom over oppression, voice over silence, service over self-interest, respect over advantage, courage over fear, cooperation over competition, action over passivity, diversity over uniformity…”

— Anthony J. Marsella

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 3d

law.stanford.edu/stanford-leg...

President Trump’s Tariffs and the Separation of Powers at the Supreme Court | Stanford Law School

law.stanford.edu

redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 3d

www.wfiwradio.com/2025/10/11/a...

Albanian judge killed in courtroom shooting amid growing anger over justice system reforms

The assassination of judge Astrit Kalaja highlights Albania's judicial crisis, with 200,000 case backlogs and eroded public confidence following failed reforms.

www.wfiwradio.com

redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 3d

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Judge orders fence outside Broadview ICE facility to be removed by Tuesday night

As a judge ordered fencing at the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois be removed, the Broadview Police Department took several protesters into custody Friday morning.

www.cbsnews.com

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 4d

There goes another Trump admin talking point.

Claim: Abrego told an immigration judge that he fears persecution in Costa Rica.

Judge Xinis reads the immigration judge's ruling, which doesn't say that.

"That's very troubling to me," Xinis tells Ensign.

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redhawkklbr.bsky.social @redhawkklbr.bsky.social · 4d

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I remember saying goodbye to my father the night he left to join the Navy. He didn't have to. He was older than other servicemen and had a family to support but he wanted to be a part of the fight against fascism, not just make movies about it. I admired this about him.

Jane Fonda

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 4d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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