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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 9h

Judge orders feds to dial back aggressive response to journalists, protesters in Chicago area

A federal judge Thursday ordered federal agents to dial back their aggressive response to those protesting and reporting on United States Immigration and Customs enforcement activity in the Chicago ar...

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 9h

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued a temporary restraining order restricting federal agents from "using riot control weapons" against journalists, protesters and religious practitioners unless there is probable cause that the individuals have committed a crime.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 9h

A federal judge Thursday ordered federal agents to dial back their aggressive response to those protesting and reporting on United States Immigration and Customs enforcement activity in the Chicago area.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 15h

1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite.

Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.

Major conservatives joined in.

Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.

Subscribe to support my journalism.

Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize

Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 9h

Story: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

GOP Oklahoma governor criticizes Texas National Guard deployment to Illinois

Kevin Stitt, the chair of the National Governors Association, broke with his party in an interview with The New York Times.

www.politico.com

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 9h

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt condemned the deployment of National Guard troops across state lines, a rare note of Republican criticism for the Trump administration’s aggressive use of military troops in American cities.

GOP Oklahoma governor criticizes Texas National Guard deployment to Illinois
Kevin Stitt, the chair of the National Governors Association, broke with his party in an interview with The New York Times.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

Story: futurism.com/space/elon-m...

Elon Musk's Satellites Now Constantly Falling Out of the Sky

Multiple Starlink satellites from Elon Musk's SpaceX are falling to Earth every single day, an astronomer warns — and counting.

futurism.com

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

According to storied Smithsonian astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, there are now one or two of these Starlink satellites falling back to Earth every single day, he recently told EarthSky. And that figure, McDowell warned, is only going to keep climbing.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

Elon Musk’s race to dominate our planet’s orbit with his satellite constellations is creating tons of space junk — enough of it, in fact, that we might want to start looking up.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

Story: www.newsweek.com/border-patro...

Border Patrol called anti-ICE protester ‘B****’ before shooting her: lawyer

Lawyer says video shows agents provoked clash before firing, fueling scrutiny of federal use of deadly force.

www.newsweek.com

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

Relatives told the Chicago Sun-Times Martinez was recovering & remained in federal custody, while Brighton Park residents said protests after the shooting were met with tear gas & pepper balls, describing the response as excessive & expressing fear of racial profiling despite being U.S. citizens.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

“She has seven holes in her from the shooting,” Parente told the court, adding that agents took Martinez into custody at the hospital before her wounds were fully treated.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

According to Parente, the video shows a Border Patrol vehicle turning into Martinez’s SUV, after which an agent says, “Do something, b----,” before exiting and shooting her.

Border Patrol Called Anti-ICE Protester ‘B****’ Before Shooting Her: Lawyer
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OCT 07, 2025 AT 08:36 AM EDT
UPDATED
OCT 08, 2025 AT 08:10 AM EDT

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

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

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

“‘Someone’ cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second,” Bray posted on Bluesky social media. “We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’”

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

The professor, nicknamed “Dr Antifa” by a group of students, had said he was moving to Europe after receiving death threats. Turning Point USA activists have claimed he is a “financier” for the leftwing movement.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

… when he was informed at the boarding gate that the reservations for him and his family had been cancelled.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

Mark Bray, an historian who published the 2017 book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, and has taught courses on anti-fascism at the New Jersey university, was attempting to board a plane at Newark airport bound for Europe…

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 10h

A Rutgers University professor who taught a course on anti-fascism was blocked from leaving the US for Spain on Wednesday night, according to media reports, hours after Donald Trump hosted a White House roundtable highlighting the impact of antifa – or “anti-fascist” – far-left activists.

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
Edward Helmore
Thu 9 Oct 2025 08.51 EDT

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 13h

Story: www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healt...

RFK Jr.: Tylenol after circumcision maybe linked to autism

Kennedy highlighted studies connecting infant male circumcision to autism risk, citing Tylenol given to manage pain.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 13h

“There’s two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they’re given Tylenol,” said Kennedy.

He needs to shut up & stop talking about Autistic People.

RFK Jr. cites circumcision in defending Tylenol-autism link

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 16h

Story: www.tpr.org/government-p...

Gov. Abbott directs TxDOT to withhold funding from cities with roadway markings like San Antonio's rainbow crosswalk

The directive from Abbott doesn’t specifically mention rainbow crosswalks but said Texans expect their taxpayer dollars to be used wisely and not used to advance political agendas on Texas roadways.

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 16h

Governor Greg Abbott is directing the Texas Department of Transportation to withhold funding from cities that do not remove street markings conveying social, political, or ideological messaging. That could affect San Antonio’s rainbow crosswalk which was installed in 2018.

TxDOT to withhold funding from cities with roadway markings like San Antonio's rainbow crosswalk
Texas Public Radio | By Joey Palacios

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 17h

Story: apnews.com/article/nati...

Federal court to weigh Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area

President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois will face scrutiny at a pivotal court hearing, hours after a small number of Texas Guard members started protecting federal pro...

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Lyric Rivera | NeuroDivergent Rebel @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com · 17h

U.S. District Judge April Perry will hear arguments over a request to block the deployment of Illinois and Texas Guard members. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and local

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