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PJ walker @pj1304.bsky.social · 13m

Scuffle between demonstrators, police outside Broadview ICE facility as Sens. Durbin, Duckworth denied entry chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Scuffle between demonstrators, police outside Broadview ICE facility as Sens. Durbin, Duckworth denied entry

At least four demonstrators were arrested during a protest at the Broadview facility Friday, a day after a fence was ordered removed and two other key rulings. U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckwor...

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Next up in Chicago's fed court today: A detention hearing for the man accused of putting a hit on top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino.

Background here from @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds say ranking Latin King offered $10K for Bovino's murder

The feds leveled the charges as the Trump administration argues immigration agents are in danger and in need of protection.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Dana Briggs' case has been downgraded to a misdemeanor, btw. And his lawyer sought a trial.

It's set for Dec. 8.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes has been holding a hearing in the case of Dana Briggs, a protester arrested outside Broadview's ICE facility. The prosecutor did not move to exclude time, and Fuentes found it curious.

"Lately, you see some strange things," he says.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 3h

The State of Illinois has already responded to the Trump administration's request for a stay of the National Guard order.

Find the latest filing here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/69/24/1cc28b...

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 3h

"Defendants believe that the federalization of the National Guard requires no explanation, identifiable scope, or provable factual underpinning, and that federalization determinations are immune from Article III review."

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Ellen Braaten @ellenbraaten.bsky.social · 17h

@radiofreetom.bsky.social is Worth a retweet after the week our President has had.

Ellen Braaten @ellenbraaten.bsky.social · 10d

New piece from @radiofreetom.bsky.social answers the question: What does “nothingburger” have to do with
“utterly embarrassing”
“not okay”
“more confused”
“lost in the halls of history”
“usual grievances, lies, and misrepresentation”
“obsessions”
&
“unhinged”

It’s….sobering and also a great read

The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay

Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.

www.theatlantic.com

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 1h

Fine, I’m leaving, but I am bringing my contraband with me

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

A Very Cynical Plan:

1. Lie about Antifa being real & powerful.

2. Lie about nonexistent "riots" in peaceful Democrat cities.

3. Lie that Jan 6 goons playing dress-up as ICE are sent to stop riots when they are going to start them.

4. Lie about who is funding Antifa so you can shut them down.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

The Qatari Airbase deal is going to be a harsh lesson to Donald on the downside of stoking the fires of xenophobia and hatred of Muslims with MAGA bigots.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

I love that the folks in Norway didn't want to just deprive Donald Trump of the Nobel Peace Prize he was so shamelessly hungry for, they awarded it instead to someone he would hate, a decent Latina woman working against undemocratic authoritarianism. Nice touch. 👨‍🍳👄

Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Nobel Peace Prize day to all who celebrate! 🕊️

In a brilliant and well deserved move, an (1) antifa (2) Latina (3) woman, María Corina Machado, wins for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela.

María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

2017 TRUMP: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

2025 TRUMP: “Thank you, Qatar, for my free $400,000,000 personal jet!”

TRUMP, a few months later: “I'm letting Qatar be the first foreign nation to build a military base on US soil.”

www.c-span.org/clip/white-h...

President Calls on Qatar to Stop Supporting Terrorism

President Trump says the nation of Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level and that it's time to stop this funding, stop teaching hate, and stop the killing. "We ask Qatar and other ...

www.c-span.org

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18h

Odd, how Laura Loomer has to speculate about what Hell must be like, whereas anyone who has ever had to spend time with her does not.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

NEWS: "Donald Trump is a pedophile who routinely raped young girls."

MAGA: "So boring."

NEWS: "Donald Trump is allowing Qatar to build an air force base in Idaho.”

MAGA: “This is IMMORAL! What an outrage!!! I will not stand for this wicked behavior!!!”

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16h

Kid Rock, who clearly shops at the "Tacky Meth-heads Who Like Silly Costumes" outlet, really shouldn't open his stupid mouth to talk about how other people look.

And Laura Ingraham should never open her snarling mouth to talk about anything.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16h

Trump's Lies vs. Portland's Reality

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15h

Inventive People of Portland Dressing as Animals:

Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 20h

Sorry but I had to

#WITAOD

Roger Stone: Kyle Cheney is a congenital liar and a propagandist and Anna is a nobody. Multiple attorneys who have examined this case describe it as air tight. By
the way, Cheney is also a leaping bounding, screaming asshole.
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Anna Bower &

@AnnaBower: I may be a nobody, but who is the administrator of DOGE?

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Dan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 19h

Having heard the hotel room cancelation story, unfortunately only from one source, and gotten scooped, I don't understand the Politico story to be a vexatious political attack.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Ingrassia is now threatening to sue Politico:

“This vexatious political attack masquerading as "journalism" is defamatory and will be addressed in forthcoming litigation.”

October 10, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Re: Statement on behalf of my client Paul Ingrassia regarding last night's story, Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment, POLITICO (Oct. 9, 2025), https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/09/ingrassia-trump-harassment-dhs-
00596545
POLITICO's hit piece about Mr. Ingrassia is calculated to cause maximum harm to his promising career — and torpedo his nomination for Special Counsel. This vexatious political attack masquerading as "journalism" is defamatory and will be addressed in forthcoming litigation.
To be 100% crystal clear, so that there is zero room for doubt: Mr. Ingrassia did not engage in any wrongdoing in connection with the matters reported. As POLITICO itself reported: "The woman, whom POLITICO is not naming, said in a statement that she 'never felt uncomfortable' about Ingrassia's behavior and said she had never made a complaint." This is one of the only accurate parts of POLITICO's otherwise fantastical and fictional partisan fairy tale.
Accordingly, one last time, I call upon POLITICO to publicly apologize and issue a full retraction of this disgraceful and partisan sludge.
/s/ Edward Andrew Paltzik
taylordykema.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 19h

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council….

(Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 21h

NEW: A senior ICE official testified today the WH Homeland Security Council — and not the State Department — informed him Uganda was the deportation target for Abrego Garcia.

DOJ then asserted presidential privilege over any other details about the call. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

DOJ asserts presidential privilege over details about how Uganda was selected in Abrego Garcia deportation case

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said third-country designations are typically made by the State Department.

www.wusa9.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 18h

Ghana’s foreign minister just posted this to X:

“The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US Department of Homeland Security.”

Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa &
@S_OkudzetoAblak
X.com
The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US
Department of Homeland Security.
We have also followed with satisfaction that DHS has today taken the appropriate steps to inform Garcia's lawyers and amend court submissions to reflect the fact that Ghana cannot be an option for Garcia's deportation.
The Mahama Administration will continue to be transparent and truthful to Ghanaians at all times.
For God and Country E
anana was premature
abe NEWS
LAURA ROMERO
Fri, October 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM PDT|
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: In Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case, his defense team files a motion to suppress statements he made to HSI agents after he was taken into custody by ICE on March 12, 2025.

Shortly after the interview, Abrego was wrongly removed to El Salvador.

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

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
On March 12, 2025, agents from the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") "seized
Abrego I] without any lawful authority." Abrego Garcia v. Noem, 777 F. Supp. 3d 501, 519 (D.
Md. 2025). Mr. Abrego was taken to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") field
office, where federal agents interviewed him in connection with an investigation into suspected
human smuggling without properly advising him of his Miranda rights and without a translator
present. A few days later, DHS unlawfully removed Mr. Abrego to El Salvador.
The government's conduct on March 12 violated Mr. Abrego's Fourth and Fifth
Amendment rights. Because of this flagrant abuse of law enforcement authority, we move to
suppress the statements that Mr. Abrego made to law enforcement when he was unlawfully
arrested and detained.
BACKGROUND
Mr. Abrego's Arrest on March 12, 2025
When the government arrested Mr. Abrego on March 12, 2025, prior to removing him to
El Salvador, he was lawfully living and working in Maryland. See Abrego Garcia v. Noem, No.
25 Civ. 951, 2025 WL 2062203, at *3 (D. Md. July 23, 2025). In 2019, Mr. Abrego secured an
order from an immigration court granting him withholding of removal to El Salvador. (D. Md.
Am. Compl. 19 1, 48, 70-72; see also Compl. Ex. B).' The government never appealed the
withholding decision, nor did it seek to remove him to a third country at the time. Id.; see 8 C.F.R.

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 13h

After the 15th inning it is time to replace one player with a dog until someone wins or it's all dogs.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 22h

bahahaha, Ingrassia's lawyer is Edward Paltzik, the one who files Trump's most bumptious lolsuits

well, at least I'll have amazing copy, even with Alina Habba mostly retired. verily, when the lord closes a door, she opens a window

abovethelaw.com/2025/07/trum...

Trump's Lawyers Go To Iowa To Learn How To CivPro - Above the Law

Oops.

abovethelaw.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1h

This is important exculpatory evidence bc the indictment accuses James of seeking a “second home” mortgage when in reality she intended to use it as an “investment” home by renting it out.

(James disclosed between $1,000-5,000 in rent during 1st year, but the contract allowed short term rentals.)

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Letitia James
Indictment
Read the Indictment
Timeline of Conflict
Indic
But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms.

for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,

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