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Amanda Cook

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Writer, artist, cosplayer. Fiction at Apex, Etherea, Apparition Lit, Wyngraf. Poetry at The Future Fire & Kaleidotrope.

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Amanda Cook @amandacook627.bsky.social · 27d

It feels like a good time to reshare this story of mine from 2022, published by @apparitionlit.com .

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The Impossible Task of Bringing Water - Apparition Literary Magazine

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MagusUnion @themagusunion.bsky.social · 2h

You have to use a 3rd party site called "Clearsky" and put in your handle to search.

Think I'm close to 300 myself since I care more about animal treatment than cults of personality at this point.

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Tyler Hayes @bytylerhayes.bsky.social · 8m

Good morning, fire-roasted vegetables of Bluesky!
Today's kindness upgrade is a little mutual aid. We. Got. This.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 12h

It is a temporary order designed to preserve the status quo. There will be more hearings and perhaps a whole trial before it comes permanent. (And appeals are coming.)

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 14h

Perry scheduled the next hearing in the case for 9 a.m. Oct. 22, when she said she will consider extending it for an additional 14 days before the initial order expires at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 23.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

As we wait for Judge April Perry to rule, here's my full story from this morning's extraordinary hearing, for @wttw.bsky.social:

Federal Judge Appears Skeptical of Reasoning Behind National Guard Deployment in Illinois During Ongoing Hearing

Lawyers for the Department of Justice told U.S. District Court Judge April Perry the president deployed the National Guard because “levels of violence against federal law enforcement executing their l...

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 15h

Perry: The federal government is "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."

That's it. Thanks again for following.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 15h

Perry agrees, after lawyers for the Trump administration decline to rule out the possibility that the president would mobilize another state's National Guard and sent those troops into Chicago.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

We're back.
Assistant Attorney General Christopher Wells, who struggled to maintain his composure while talking about the threats posed by Trump's order asks Perry to modify her order so the president cannot order a fourth (4th) state's national guard into Illinois.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

Perry: Federal officials, as well as troops from Texas, would not be able to "appreciate" the complexity of the "strained" relations between Chicagoans and members of law enforcement.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

Perry: If the Trump administration deploys the National Guard, it is "likely to lead to civil unrest."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

Perry:
More people are being detained and deported.
More people are being arrested.
This courthouse is open.
"There is no evidence that the president is unable, with the regular forces, to execute the laws of the United States."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

Perry: "I see no credible evidence there is a danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

DOJ lawyer Eric Hamilton this morning: “The president’s judgement is unreviewable.”

Perry: Federal law permits the federalization of guard troops in three instances, "not whenever (the president) determines when one of them is met."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

Perry: Four (4) federal judges have issued rulings in the past two (2) days in separate cases that cast significant doubt on federal officials' "credibility and assessment of what is happening on the streets of Chicago."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

At issue is what is actually happening at Broadview, Perry says.
Local law enforcement agencies say the protests are under control, while federal officials say they present an urgent threat.
Perry: "DHS' perception of events are simply unreliable."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

"Despite this," Trump federalized the National Guard that day, Perry says

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

Illinois State Police & Broadview police managed the protests on Saturday, Oct. 4 under a "unified command," meaning that federal agents with all branches of the Department of Homeland Security did not need to intervene in the protests to conduct their work, Perry says

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

Perry: The arrival of Border Patrol agents to the Broadview ICE facility "caused a corresponding increase in protests."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16h

Perry: "The plaintiffs' motion will be granted in part."

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 13h

*Lil Jon Voice* States' Rights to What

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12h

I donated some copies of Let This Radicalize You for distribution at an ICE watch training for folks who want to join school patrols in a nearby neighborhood. Not everyone got a copy, because 120 people showed up for that training tonight. I am endlessly proud of Chicago.

A display of copies of Let This Radicalize You on a table in front of a sign that reads: "Let This Radicalize You offers stories, strategy and heart for the kind of collective care and resistance we're building together today. It helps us move from reacting to organizing. Showing how ordinary people protect each other, build power, and keep hope alive. Take a copy. Read it. Stay connected."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 19h

We’re in recess until at least 4:30 p.m. Thanks for following along.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 19h

Wells, in rebuttal: "The Texas troops are on the ground. The sovereign injury has occurred, and grows worse every moment."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 19h

Perry says she will call the court back into session between 4:30 pm and 5 pm to rule; she gives DOJ until 4 pm to offer more evidence that anyone has called for national guard troops to protect the Dirksen courthouse.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 19h

Federal agents have been confronted with by “coordinated, complex violence,” Hamilton says.

Hamilton specifically mentions the Saturday incident where he says federal agents were “rammed by 10 vehicles.”

That claim is highly contested — only two people have been charged in connection with that.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 19h

Hamilton: “The president’s power is unreviewable.”

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