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Ben B. @abominaldrvibes.bsky.social · 1d

I want everyone out there who looks down on faith in general to take a very close look at all of the faith leaders who are working tirelessly and putting themselves on the line to make the world better. Not all christians are evangelical, many actually take the new testament to heart.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Chanting, "we are the body of Christ! The body of Christ will be free!"

This crowd has swelled considerably. Few hundred here now.

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Bill Patterson @chicagolawyer.bsky.social · 2d

Ok. So this backfired badly for the DOJ.

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Bill Patterson @chicagolawyer.bsky.social · 2d

Ouch.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2d

Perry says she doesn't mind the expectation that she give the president deference. But she wonders what to defer to — legal briefs or public statements.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2d

Wells: "Take the president at his word, when it has been unfiltered by his attorney. Because of the president's words, what the president has done to Illinois is illegal and lawless."

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Bill Patterson @chicagolawyer.bsky.social · 2d

The thing that gives me optimism is I know the judges of the NDIL do not live in the land of make believe.

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Bill Patterson @chicagolawyer.bsky.social · 2d

Amongst other things, it suggests the US Marshalls aren’t up to the task.

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Bill Patterson @chicagolawyer.bsky.social · 2d

Happy to see the Admirals and Generals are making the same point in their amicus brief.

Amicus brief filed by former admirals and generals noting that law enforcement requires different training than winning wars.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 3d

“ICE needs to go into Chicago because the Chicago police are incapable of protecting the city but ICE can’t protect themselves so the Chicago police must protect them”

God I hate fascism so much

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 3d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d

I think something we have to do more of is talk about how kickass a lot of American cities are because right now some people think they’re run by Sharia Law nudists and most of us never thought to counter that argument because it’s stupid and doesn’t make any sense

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 4d

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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 4d

this is a very very big story because of the apparently totally fake story ICE/DHS put out about what happened.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4d

1.c. and 1.d., Ellis doesn't have a problem with.

DOJ is going to ask clients if it's any problem b/c the contempt risk might cause agents to hesitate with enforcement.

Plaintiffs' lawyer: "We would ask them to hesitate before shooting priests and journalists."

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Bill Patterson @chicagolawyer.bsky.social · 4d

For heavens sakes… Scheduling a hearing on a TRO is not the same as a ruling.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 4d

Federal judge declines to block the invasion of Illinois by National Guard from Texas.

A screenshot of a New York Times news update. The headline reads: “Here’s the latest.” The article reports that a federal judge declined to block the deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois, despite Governor JB Pritzker calling it an “unconstitutional invasion.” The ruling allows deployment of 200 Texas Guard troops to Illinois. A similar effort to send troops to Portland, Oregon, was blocked. The piece describes legal battles in Illinois and Oregon to stop President Trump’s effort to send National Guard forces into cities, with accusations of chaos and insurrection. Governor Pritzker vowed to use all legal means to fight the administration, warning that the plan was meant to create chaos and consolidate Donald Trump’s power.

Bill Patterson @chicagolawyer.bsky.social · 5d

Judge Perry is extremely thoughtful. She is not one to let something slide.

Bill Patterson @chicagolawyer.bsky.social · 5d

Knowing the judges in the NDIL, I really doubt it changes the outcome.

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Bill Patterson @chicagolawyer.bsky.social · Sep 3

I keep getting hung up on this. Some Texas kid making less than the Chicago minimum wage is going to spend three hours commuting every day so he can “protect” a bunch of perfectly safe bars where millionaires pay $22 for a beer.

Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · Sep 2

so are the troops going to commute from the naval base every day because like

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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 5d

Cities with a higher violent crime rate than Chicago:

Houston
Dallas
Lubbock
Amarillo
San Antonio
Corpus Christi

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 5d

The No Kings stuff on the 18th needs to be really big.

If it is too cringe for you, do therapy or deep breathing or something and then grow up

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Bill Patterson @chicagolawyer.bsky.social · 6d

Ok, but we did a thing on special teams and you should check it out.

Bill Patterson @chicagolawyer.bsky.social · 6d

The James Franklin Experience(R)

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 6d

it is incredibly foolhardy to place all of your hope and faith in a single elected official in a single state. it's also foolhardy to completely abandon an official showing more fight than most at the first sign of weakness. this isn't *as bad* as it is going to get.

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 6d

I feel like Pritzker simultaneously trying to fend off a national guard deployment and lying on behalf of the state troopers is quite illustrative of the situation he's in. you don't have to like it, and you can and should demand better, but at least try to find some perspective here

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 6d

ICE gassed members of the Chicago Police Department sent to protect them from protesters

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 6d

Continued video of feds gassing protestors and CPD alike. In the chaos one woman came to a CPD officer asking for help for a relative that she says feds just grabbed.

Officer response: "We just clocked in. We don't know what's going on."

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Bugs, Beleaguered Babysitter of the Booger Brothers @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 6d

ice has brought far more violence to chicago than was there prior

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