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Netanyahu's mouthpiece, Amit Segal, casually admits on Twitter that his country has been holding 1,700 people from Gaza hostage, including children.

Among other things, according to the decision:

- 250 security prisoners will be released.
- 1,700 residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre will be released.
- 22 minors under the age of 18, residents of the Gaza Strip who were not involved in the events of October 7 and were arrested after the massacre, will be released.
- 360 bodies of terrorists will be returned.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14h

BREAKING: Federal Judge April Perry is ordering a temporary halt to Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 14h

Perry says the order will say defendants are "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 4d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 20h

The Tucson City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Trump administration's proposed compact with the University of Arizona. "Tucson's future depends on protecting that freedom to learn, to question, to innovate without fear of political pressure."
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'Capitulation is not in Tucson's nature': City Council opposes Trump compact

The Tucson City Council passed a resolution Wednesday night opposing the Trump administration's "compact" sent to the University of Arizona last week.

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 21h

No, it’s part of the decline of the financial model. They have cut so many positions as revenue declined, and found it easier to cut the ones that don’t produce “content.”

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 1d

Amen. The decline of journalistic institutions has meant the near disappearance of editors who catch your mistakes, big and small.

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Steve Randy Waldman @interfluidity.com · 2d

a way to understand Bari Weiss’ ascendance is that capital absolutely does not want to “turn down the temperature” on culture war, au contraire they understand culture war to be their most successful media project and want more more more.

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago is punished, and Florida is rewarded, for Trump's ICE and National Guard deployments.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico was moved from Chicago to Florida amid immigration crackdown, AP source says.

Soccer match between Argentina, Puerto Rico moved from Chicago to Florida amid immigration crackdown

A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, originally scheduled for next week in Chicago, has been relocated to Florida because of unrest linked to the immigration crackdown in the city, according to a person familiar with the decision.

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 1d

I hear you, but public transit is not unusable. Most people who use it find it safe enough. We're talking about a real problem plus a perception problem.

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 1d

Column: Bus safety has become a big problem in Tucson's Sun Tran system, so you'd think the candidates and interests talking about it would have proposed fixes, right? Actually, not so much. The City Council is weighing solutions, though, as the election approaches.
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Tim Steller's column: Bus safety now a politically charged Tucson campaign issue

For Star subscribers: The union for Tucson bus drivers made a surprising endorsement Monday, but neither the Teamsters nor the candidate have much of a proposal for reducing violence on,

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

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.

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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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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 2d

I have a kid there and think it’s a great place overall. But this is a huge decision and potentially a turning point for the school.

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Ryan Nobles @ryanobles.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Speaker Johnson pressed by Manu Raju on why he doesn’t swear in Adelita Grijalva during a pro forma session responds:

“Look, we'll schedule it. I guess as soon as she wants.”

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 2d

The University of Arizona's faculty senate has voted to ask the UA president to reject the Trump administration's proposed compact. It's among an accumulation of voices who say not to be tempted by the good things in the compact due to its more fundamental threats.
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U of A Faculty Senate opposes Trump compact; provost says no decision yet

The University of Arizona Faculty Senate approved a resolution calling on the UA to reject the White House’s compact requiring ideological, political and financial commitments in return for federal fu...

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: The Arizona Daily Star @tucson.com has obtained the letter by the Trump administration to the U of A. It shows there is little wiggle room in the "compact" that the White House is offering the U of A and eight other schools, as opposition builds locally.
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White House wants only 'limited' feedback from U of A on proposed deal

In another development, two Tucson City Council members are asking the mayor and council to urge the University of Arizona against signing the White House deal.

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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 3d

My colleague @preranawrites.bsky.social broke the news Sept. 28 that new-student enrollment dropped by 19 percent from last year to this year at the University of Arizona. (Apologies, I deleted these posts by accident earlier. )
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Tim Steller @timsteller.bsky.social · 3d

The University of Arizona has a new provost, Patricia Prelock, who strikes me as a strong hire. And she may turn out to be. Still, I was sad to see she (was?) enlisted in the effort to vigorously spin the UA's 19 percent drop in new-student enrollment this year.
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Local opinion: The numbers that really matter: A new model for student success

Our new enrollment management strategy prioritizes student preparedness and long-term success. We are confident that when students arrive ready to engage, they will seize the unique opportunities we o...

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

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 Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

“This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” wrote U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee.

Federal judge halts Trump administration’s call-up of National Guard in Portland

“This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” wrote U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee.

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Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 3d

Black people in Chicago had their apartment building raided in the middle of the night, were detained for hours, and had their Fourth Amendment rights violated during an ICE operation that had nothing to do with them. Nah, they are not thrilled.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Stephen Miller: "The Black people in Chicago are thrilled that we're getting the illegal aliens out of their communities who are stealing their housing, jobs, and resources."

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 3d

I recently reported on an ICE officer who was publicly reprimanded and “relieved of his duties” after shoving a woman to the ground in an NYC immigration court. Well, he’s back.

DHS did not respond to a request for comment.

Original story: www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Photos: Carol Guzy

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 3d

Every time DHS agencies want sympathy for their agents, they float these accusations but give zero proof just like Noem does here. BULLSHIT.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 3d

Interesting choice of Ellison to spin the acquisition as part of his broader effort to push tech and innovation across Paramount to cover it becoming yet another right-wing media network.

The suggestion Weiss has a “commitment to amplifying voices from all corners of the spectrum” is hilarious.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 4d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 4d

As you see the Ellisons’ use the husk of Paramount/CBS to hand out fiefdoms to conservatives, remember: This summer Paramount bribed Trump $16m at the cost of 60 Minutes’ integrity. FCC approval of the Ellisons’ takeover bid followed within a few days. Brendan Carr made this statement at the time.

Brendan Carr, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission:
President Trump is fundamentally reshaping the media landscape. And the way he's doing that is,
when he ran for election, he ran directly at these legacy broadcast media outlets, ABC, NBC, CBS.
For years, government officials just allowed those entities with execs sitting in Hollywood in New York to dictate the political narrative. And he has fundamentally changed the game. And you see that really having consequences that are just rushing all through media.

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