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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 1h

"The Pentagon is still asking us to affirm in writing our 'understanding' of policies that appear designed to stifle a free press and potentially expose us to prosecution for simply doing our jobs." - Pentagon Press Association

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 5h

The ICE processing center in Broadway, Illinois.

The sticker reads "Silverio Villegas-González. Murdered by ICE." The 38-year-old was shot and killed on Sept. 12 after allegedly dragging a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with his car during a traffic stop.

Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 9h

U.S. President Trump calls for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of Chicago. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 1d

Members of the Texas National Guard have arrived in Illinois, according to sources familiar with their whereabouts and video taken of them at an Army Reserve training facility in a Chicago suburb. Picture via Erin Hooley/AP.

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian Prime Minister Carney just arrived at the WH for his meeting with President Trump.

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 1d

More than 2 million views in 18 hours.

NPR @npr.org · 2d

Equal parts educational and just plain silly, the Chilean puppet show makes its first trip ever to the United States to turn the Tiny Desk into a playground.

31 Minutos: Tiny Desk Concert

Equal parts educational and just plain silly, the Chilean puppet show makes its first trip ever to the United States to turn the Tiny Desk into a playground.

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 2d

En la fachada de NPR en Washington:

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 2d

More than one million people have watched the 31 Minutos Tiny Desk Concert on NPR Music's YouTube channel since its release earlier today.

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 2d

"The Tiny Desk has witnessed some pretty legendary guitar solos. Shrouded in fog, this one opens with some shred played by a puppet. Only the deeply beloved 31 Minutos could pull off such a dramatic feat, even at the Desk." youtu.be/UEqTIwRrWvA?...

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 2d

"America is on the brink of martial law," California Governor Newsom says. "Do not be silent."

Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 2d

New: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today called up to 400 members of the Texas National Guard to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago."

Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 2d

Illinois Gov. Pritzker says member of the Texas National Guard are being sent to his state. The announcement comes as California Gov. Newsom says his state’s guard is being sent to Oregon.

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

The White House said Trump "authorized" the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard members, after vowing to send troops into Chicago. Meanwhile, Guard members arrived in Oregon from California.

Trump federalizes the National Guard in Chicago, while troops arrive in Oregon

The White House said Trump "authorized" the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard members, after vowing to send troops into Chicago. Meanwhile, Guard members arrived in Oregon from California.

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 3d

German Chancellor Merz spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today. Merz mentions an "announced withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza," days after Netanyahu claimed that the IDF "will remain in most of the territory."

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 3d

A top White House official calling the decision from a Trump-appointed judge to temporarily block the deployment of the National Guard in Portland "an organized terrorist attack on the federal government."

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 3d

French President Macron yesterday: "We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by American or Chinese companies, and they don't have the same interests as us. They are not interested in the survival of our democracies."

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 3d

I asked Grok to analyze this:

"The phrase 'America for Americans' revives 1920s nativist slogans used by the Ku Klux Klan to promote exclusionary policies, as detailed in historian Erika Lee's 2019 book on U.S. xenophobia, underscoring its loaded historical context amid current immigration debates"

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 3d

Chilean Music Day is celebrated on October 4th in memory of the birthday of Violeta Parra. A great day to post this beautiful "La Jardinera" cover sang by the Res Nova choir. Arranged by William Child and directed by Paula Torres.

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 3d

Breaking: A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, Oregon.

Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 3d

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling. A neighbor "said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers" t.co/ORvHZqSB66

https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 4d

"Shut it down!," pro-Palestinian protesters gathering now at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. shout. They demand more aid deliveries to Gaza, an end to "U.S. complicity in this genocide, an arms embargo and to end the occupation and apartheid in Palestine."

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 4d

A statue of President Trump and sex offender Epstein holding hands is back on the National Mall after it was removed by authorities last week. The plaque reads: "We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his 'closest friend,' Jeffrey Epstein."

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 4d

"Mario Guevara's deportation is a troubling sign of the deteriorating freedom of the press under the Trump administration," CPJ U.S. Program Coordinator Katherine Jacobsen says. "Make no mistake, this is not a simple immigration case." cpj.org/2025/10/jour...

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 6d

Kamala Harris posted this screenshot writing: "This was always the plan. Project 2025 was Donald Trump's blueprint to seize unchecked power within the federal government and restrict Americans' freedoms. And he is implementing it right in front of our eyes."

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 6d

Five people were detained after pro-Palestinian protestors smeared the German Foreign Office with red paint. "We stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza and the civilians that were abducted by Israeli boats tonight. All eyes on Gaza! Free Palestine," they wrote on instagram.

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