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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 8h

This is why federal courts are very explicitly saying they can’t believe DHS’ statements anymore.

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 8h

The WGN producer was released with no charges, per the outlet wgntv.com/news/operati...

leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 10h

In fact, this just happened when we found out that some Blue PR firm was paying some content creators and everyone her slipped a gear for a day.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 11h

there’s also that when liberal plutocrats try something like this they tend to get dogpiled by clout farming sectarians

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 12h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 10h

And he has ordered state agencies to investigate ICE for abuse of children.

leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 10h

Also: Pritzker has authority over ISP, but not CPD or Broadview Police, who might actually be a little more relevant here.

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 10h

ICE has already gassed CPD officers.

leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 13h

Maybe! But I understand why some other people are reading it a different way and saying, "Really, bro?"

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 14h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 15h

So this IL Hospital Association memo describes an incident where ICE detained a US citizen, gave them HEART PROBLEMS, took them to a hospital where the fought with medical personnel, then left when they realized they detained a CITIZEN.

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 15h

It’s going to end up with the opposite of a chilling effect bc everyone is going to look at the Comey and James acquittals and say, “see? No problem, I can do whatever I want.”

Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

it's very bad that donald trump is forcing the DOJ to prosecute his political enemies

but it's good that he's chosen to start with incredibly weak cases against two people who have extensive resources and no intention of folding to him

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 15h

Just imagine Tracey pronouncing “Mohamed Bin Salaman”.

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 15h

not for nothing but feds (the us marshals in that case) killing a dog at ruby ridge was a cause célèbre among right-wing paramilitaries for decades. still comes up on certain accelerationist forums today.

El Paso family claims Border Patrol killed their dog during search, CBP reviewing incident

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they are reviewing a "use of force incident" in El Paso, after a family says a Border Patrol agent unjustifiably shot...

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 16h

I definitely prefer Platner to Mills but like if he can't beat her with Democrats that does not say good things about his odds in the general. So long as a primary doesn't devolve into a deathwar having it be a real contest is good!

Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 16h

I don't even care that much about the Maine race, but the whining from the "primary everyone" crowd about a contested primary is negatively polarizing me here. Just win the primary, man.

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 16h

(It's also not going to change the church's stance on abortion, either, so don't get too wet.)

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 16h

Expanding on this a bit- the next conclave could well pick a "more conservative pope" (but will it after Leo dominating the conclave for so long?) the baseline for "conservative pope" will have moved so far that it's not going to look anything like Benedict.

leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 1d

20-25 years of liberal popes will make it almost impossible to turn the church back in an actually conservative direction.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 17h

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 18h

I know the arguments against it, and buy several of them, but I’m still highly tempted to say “let him.”

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 18h

This is a really interesting frame and kinda paints Lincoln as the head of the insurgency. I kinda think the numbers might bare that out when you factor in copperheads.

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 18h

There’s a limitation, tho. This can work for something like the NPP, where there actually are insiders who know what decision they’re going to make. But for, say, elections, even the campaign managers don’t actually know what’s going to happen.

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 18h

Caveats: I like Bernie a lot, and I *strongly* prefer Platner to Mills. But it’s still really funny for Bernie of all people to warn against primaries.

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 18h

I mean, *Bernie* is implying that, I dunno about anybody else.

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 19h

Tracy: no way am I gonna go shuck and jive for Prince Bone Saw!
Liz: wow, you’re really upset about Jamal Khashoggi.
Tracy: who? I’m upset because Mohammed bin Salaman sold me a bad bone saw!

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leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 19h

Neither. Jack snuck it into both of their contracts that Victor Orban gets exclusive rights to all of their international performances.

Suss-- 🥌 @suss2hyphens.bsky.social · 19h

which 30 rock character was most likely to headline the riyadh comedy festival, tracy or jenna

leveloneminiboss.bsky.social @leveloneminiboss.bsky.social · 20h

And there’s this. Pritzker really kicked off the “consequences” line that ever Dem now uses, and people are now picking up the “dementia” line, too.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20h

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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