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Jerod MacDonald-Evoy @jerodmacevoy.com · 1d

And the guy who he reposted apparently also thinks that NASA is planning an alien invasion hoax, nicotine can cure anything, Newsom was executed in Gitmo (along with others) and surprise surprise, antisemitism.

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Jerod MacDonald-Evoy @jerodmacevoy.com · 1d

This claim appears to come from 2018 and was false then, still false now.

www.factcheck.org/2018/11/vira...

Viral Posts Misinform on McCarran-Walter Act - FactCheck.org

The 1952 McCarran-Walter Act codified immigration policies. It doesn't bar "Muslims from holding public office," as social media posts erroneously claim.

www.factcheck.org

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Jerod MacDonald-Evoy @jerodmacevoy.com · 1d

The Trump administration has specifically cited the it in court.

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Law from the 1950s may play role in Columbia University student deportation case

The current case involving Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student facing expulsion from the United States for his participation in public pro-Palestine protests, may center on a law from the Mc...

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Jerod MacDonald-Evoy @jerodmacevoy.com · 1d

Arizona Republican John Gillette sharing misinformation about the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. It never actually did any of the things this post claims, religious tests are strictly prohibited under the United States Constitution fyi. It also is still in effect.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote a little bit about the abuse DHS has inflicted on peaceful protesters and media, and the content creation the department is getting out of it.

I hope to return to Broadview asap. Unfortunately, I do not have an outlet to send me, and I doubt I can travel with Kristi Noem and Benny Johnson.

Creating Content in Broadview

Tear gas looks cool as hell on camera

www.turtlediaries.net

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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 1d

Immigrant rights groups want cities to scrap agreements with ICE that effectively turn local cops into agents of Trump's mass deportation campaign

story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

Arizona cities resist efforts to curtail ICE partnerships with local police

As immigration arrests surge to deliver on President Donald Trump’s promise to oversee the largest deportation effort in history, progressive groups in Arizona are appealing to their local city counci...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 3d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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404 Media @404media.co · 1d

A data hoarder on Reddit used AI to create a searchable database of more than 8,100 files about Jeffrey Epstein released by the House Oversight Committee, making it one of the easiest ways to search through a very messy batch of files.

🔗 www.404media.co/data-hoarder...

Data Hoarder Uses AI to Create Searchable Database of Epstein Files

The open source project has been mirrored as a torrent file and represents one of the easiest ways to navigate a messy data dump.

www.404media.co

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

Some exciting news: 404 Media just won a grant via Muckrock to investigate book bans and educational censorship in the U.S. The plan is to file hundreds of public records requests around the country and to report on and archive all the documents for public use:

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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Anita Wadhwani @anitawadhwani.bsky.social · 1d

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u... @nytimes.com

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Jerod MacDonald-Evoy @jerodmacevoy.com · 1d

Wow, its almost like police want to try to work with people protesting in order to make sure there is a safe environment and so there are open lines of communication in case there are emergencies. What a conspiracy!

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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 2d

The audit will look into sexual harassment allegations, the controversial bailout of a nearby school district and the superintendent's business ties

story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

Tolleson Union High School District faces state audit over financial misconduct allegations

Arizona lawmakers order special audit of Tolleson Union High School District over harassment, conflicts allegations

azmirror.com

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 2d

Jack collaborated with neo-Nazi twins to make a documentary. He was a fan of white supremacist Richard Spencer. He has tweeted 1488, the alphanumeric code for Heil Hitler. He wrote an unreadable anti-antifa book. Last year he wrote a book abt the left called “Unhumans.” That he’s now speaking here…

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2d

very interesting what is not allowed these days. in this case, basic archiving of real videos

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: A MAGA X account often shared by Senator Mike Lee and House Republicans like Nancy Mace--that often alleges Democrats encourage voting fraud-- is run by a man who not only has never stepped foot in the US, he also illegally donated to an American campaign.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

www.rollingstone.com

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve been anxiously awaiting this story about the private jet that has done most of the ICE flights to Africa since August, and @jerodmacevoy.com knocked it out of the park.

So much new information.

azmirror.com/2025/10/07/t...

Trump's African deportation operation runs through a Phoenix airport

Arizona's Mesa Gateway Airport serves as hub for Trump's ICE Air deportation flights to Africa as ICE expands operations

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Jerod MacDonald-Evoy @jerodmacevoy.com · 3d

Thank you!

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Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 3d

On Friday, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio announced on his podcast that because "it seems like [the] Portland Police Bureau is not doing their job," "the Proud Boys will be coming back to Portland" in "one capacity or another."

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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 3d

ICE Air Operations uses Mesa Gateway as headquarters for controversial third-country removals

story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Trump's African deportation operation runs through a Phoenix airport

Arizona's Mesa Gateway Airport serves as hub for Trump's ICE Air deportation flights to Africa as ICE expands operations

azmirror.com

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 3d

The FBI's Terrorist Screening Center is widening its focus to include unspecified “national security threats."

The new mission has resulted in a new name: the Threat Screening Center.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/secretive-...

Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7

“We’re expanding the watchlist,” FBI director says amid 300% increase in domestic terror cases.

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Phoenix New Times @phoenixnewtimes.com · 3d

Hernan Castro has a big following among Arizona mushroom enthusiasts. He's been in federal lockup since late May.

He’s Tucson’s ‘mushroom man.’ The feds may deport him over paperwork

Hernan Castro has a big following among Arizona mushroom enthusiasts. He's been in federal lockup since late May.

www.phoenixnewtimes.com

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Arizona fRight Watch 🎃 @azrww.bsky.social · 3d

Turning Point stooges are still using their brand to do what they actually do best: harassing educators and attempting to get them fired.

If you’ve been giving TPUSA kid gloves because their CEO died or whitewashed Kirk as some free speech hero you should never work in media again.

Audrey Truschke @audreytruschke.bsky.social · 3d

A Rutgers professor has been forced to flee the country for his safety, after targeting by a far-right student group that was *checks notes* claiming they felt unsafe.

I'm horrified.
I'm angry.

A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa

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

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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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

NEW: I'm listening in on a second new lawsuit out of Illinois today, addressing First Amendment freedoms surrounding protests, including press and religious claims.

Judge Sara Ellis, an Obama appointee, is hearing the TRO motion and has found the plaintiffs, for TRO purposes, have standing.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
CHICAGO HEADLINE CLUB, BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO, CHICAGO NEWSPAPER GUILD LOCAL 34071, NABET-CWA LOCAL 54041, ILLINOIS PRESS ASSOCIATION, RAVEN GEARY, CHARLES THRUSH, STEPHEN HELD, DAVID BLACK, WILLIAM PAULSON, AUTUMN REIDY-HAMER, and LEIGH KUNKEL, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
V.
KRISTI NOEM, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); TODD LYONS,
Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); MARCOS CHARLES,
Acting Executive Associate Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, ICE;
RUSSELL HOTT, Chicago Field Office
Director, ICE; RODNEY S. SCOTT,
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); GREGORY BOVINO, Chief Border Patrol Agent, CBP; DANIEL
DRISCOLL, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF);
WILLIAM K. MARSHALL III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP); PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General of the United States;
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; UNIDENTIFIED FEDERAL OFFICER DEFENDANTS; UNIDENTIFIED FEDERAL AGENCY DEFENDANTS; and
DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States,
No. 25-cv-12173
PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT FOR INJUCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF

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