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Jason Cross

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Nerd stuff and hobbies I’m into: games, guitar, bread, tech. I work at Macworld, but nothing I say or do here is in any way the opinion or endorsement of that brand or our company.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 2d

ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 17h

Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 4d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s video of the incident

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5d

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 6d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 6d

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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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 6d

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.

Jason Cross @jasoncross.org · 7d

Do you have a resistance plan that involves something other than winning elections?

Because free elections are gone. Gone. They will hold "elections" like they do in North Korea.

Jason Cross @jasoncross.org · 7d

Truer words were never spoken.

Good news though! They're working to replace all the people on the internet with AI!

Jason Cross @jasoncross.org · 7d

The Smashing Machine was inside him all along!

Jason Cross @jasoncross.org · 7d

I very much hate that we need to do this, because I wholeheartedly believe in independent redistricting.

But we DO have to. We can't let one party play dirty while we play by the rules. Not when locking in fascism in America is on the line. 😔

Jason Cross @jasoncross.org · 7d

it's going to take more than that.

ICE needs to be arrested when they try to abduct people without signed warrants. Because they're committing violent crimes, plain and simple.

Identify yourself, show your signed warrant, or get arrested for assaulting civilians.

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 7d

Meme of three girls in a classroom sitting at desks, with the girl in the middle cheating on a quiz by copying the paper of the girl in front, and the girl in the back cheating by copying the girl in the middle. The front girl is labeled "Cops, lying". The girl behind her is labeled "local media". The girl in the back is labeled "national media".

Jason Cross @jasoncross.org · 8d

Courts do not "step in." They must be called into action. We must charge them with crimes and/or sue.

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nullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 8d

Portland Frog vs Fascist ICE.

Jason Cross @jasoncross.org · 9d

A democrat could potentially win the next election, in a landslide, running on a "try ICE agents for their crimes" ticket. All they would have to do is run ads showing ICE raids, unedited. Project them on buildings. Just let people see what they do, and promise that they aren't above the law.

Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 10d

ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building newrepublic.com/post/201258/... via @newrepublic.com

ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building

ICE agents forced everyone out of a Chicago apartment building in the dead of night.

newrepublic.com

Jason Cross @jasoncross.org · 9d

There aren't words to describe how much I don't want to subscribe to my skateboarding game to get branded merch.

It's just an offensive antithesis of skate culture. Fuck this in the most extreme way possible.

Jason Cross @jasoncross.org · 9d

Even the "before" price is a hate crime.

Making $84k a year combined for two people, and they want you to pay $12k a year for insurance? (plus copays of course)

A quarter of everything you and your spouse make, combined. Absolute insanity.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9d

"In a brief phone call, Posobiec said he was unavailable to speak. He did not reply to a list of emailed questions."

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 9d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 9d

These are the lowest cost insurance options for a 62 year old Georgian making $65k.

2025: $228
2026: $1142

She will lose $704/month in credits because of GOP cuts to health care.

This is a crisis. We cannot wait to fix this.

Jason Cross @jasoncross.org · 10d

Funny, he doesn't LOOK like a drag queen...

Nikki @varivergirl.bsky.social · 10d

Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor, pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor, pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child

Under a negotiated plea agreement, he was given a ten year sentence, but he will only serve six months of that sentence.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 10d

Remembering how the media reported that the Trump campaign not only denied intent to follow Project 2025, but insisted that anyone associated would be barred from the administration.

@politico.com had a big piece about it.

Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 10d

President Trump says he is meeting today with Russ Vought, OMB director and "of PROJECT 2025 Fame," to discuss cuts to "Democrat Agencies."