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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18d

CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball

Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.

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Kathleen E. Corley, PhD @drkathleenecorley.bsky.social · 6h

Gift article. Now this is serious.
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Tom Nichols says Trump is leading America into a full blown civil-military crisis. Senior military leaders must band together to object and refuse to obey Trump’s illegal orders. @ericowens.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

www.theatlantic.com

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 5h

I was completely unprepared for the threat posed by the Antifa super soldiers.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 6h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Grem, of 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐏 🔜 MCAtlanta! @gremlin.world · 2d

I will never not repost this

(Sound on for maximum effect)

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 5h

This is the way.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 6h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 5h

They're speedrunning concept creep. If they think they can declare war on cartels overseas and blow boats out of the water, they'll do it here, too.

Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 1d

So the deputy attorney general at doj is now claiming “an act of war” by a specific gang in Chicago. That is very specific language and it is intentionally being used to justify the next actions they will take in the invasion of Chicago and the descent into open police state violence.

Todd Blanche
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Placing a bounty on a federal officer's head is cowardly and an act of war on the rule of law. This case shows what Take Back America means: reclaiming our neighborhoods from violent thugs and criminal gangs. We will hunt anyone who targets those who protect our borders, streets, and communities. Rest assured - threaten law enforcement and the full weight of the U.S. government will come for you.
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Alleged Member of Chicago Street Gang Charged with Soliciting the Murder of Senior Law Enforcement Official Involved in "Operation Midway Blitz"
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 6h

The guy we are saving with $20B bailout

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 6h

A resident of a nearby building asks a very important question:

“You claim you have warrants, but do you have a warrant to seize the entire building?” she asked the agents. “Do you have warrants to detain the entire building?”

Or: do people lose their rights if they live near undocumented people?

I'm Margaret! I'm the best! Blah Blah Blah! @vt-vagabond.bsky.social · 6h

There’s a lot in here that deserves a pull quote, but this is the most egregious. I need people to recognize the gravity of the situation here in Chicago;

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"The ones that are getting out are coming home to no home," Watson said.
According to her, after the raid occurred, building management stole or threw out residents belongings, including visas and important documents.

ICIRR is still trying to determine the identities of all the people detained in the raid. Castro said that the organization usually can do that by following up with family members or loved ones. "In this instance, there was nobody left to work with," she said. The only detainee name they're sure of is that of a person who passed their Venezuelan passport to a neighbor as they were being taken away.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 13h

Pam Bondi just reminded us that she's part of the Epstein cover up. Bondi's defensiveness/evasive at Tuesday's Senate hearing when asked about Epstein is what prosecutors call consciousness of guilt. Bondi is guilty of being part of cover up. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/pam-bondi-...

Pam Bondi just reminded us that she's part of the Jeffrey Epstein cover up

Tuesday's Senate hearing gave us even more proof

deanobeidallah.substack.com

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 6h

ICE: We hunt clergy for sport!

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 6h

They're not going to win the war for hearts and minds at this rate.

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 7h

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 · 9h

Here’s video of the incident

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 7h

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 · 9h

Here’s video of the incident

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 6h

Happening in America. Right now. To us.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 9h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 6h

Somehow the guy in the frog suit manages to have both quiet dignity and impeccable physical comedy.

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 6h

Did anyone ever figure out where deadbeat Josh got the $45,000 he donated to his own campaign?

This Michigan lawmaker thinks Abe Lincoln wrote the Constitution | Opinion

Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver made headlines with his belief in the racist "replacement theory." Then it got weirder.

www.freep.com

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 6h

I remember Josh, he lost all his committee assignments for RTing Jack Pizzagate Posobiec about the Great Replacement conspiracy theory in the quaint old days when that wasn't in the literal GOP party platform:

Michigan lawmaker stripped of committees, staff after endorsing racist conspiracy theory

After standing by a social media post that sparked widespread outrage and condemnation, Rep. Josh Schriver has been stripped of committee assignments, had his legislative staff reassigned and office b...

www.mlive.com

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 1d

3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...

S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

www.qasimrashid.com

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Aunt Jules @japulver.bsky.social · 11h

I’m so sick of Republicans & their repressed sexuality. Deal w your psychosis & stop taking your sex issues out on the rest of us!

Hypocrites & prudes.

We all have sex. It’s ok. Be into whatever you’re (consensually) into & STOP JUDGING EVERYONE ELSE’S SEX LIFE!

pridesource.com/article/josh...

State Rep. Josh Schriver Called Queers Perverts. Guess Who Had The Fling Account?

According to records obtained by Metro Times, State Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) — the same lawmaker who introduced legislation in September to ban

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 6h

They love to play dress up but hate drag queens.

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 6h

It’s a whole administration of dweebs who just want to play dress-up and ride in the big trucks and they gotta make it everyone else’s problem. He’s the middle-aged man who won’t stop talking about his high school football stats then he made his rich daddy buy a team so he can suit up for practices.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 7h

Pete Hegseth put on his military fatigues for a new photo op a week after yelling at top brass about grooming and DEI.

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

Thanks, New Yorker

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 13h

“No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”

George Pearkes @peark.es · 13h

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 13h

The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.

American citizens are being detained & brutalized.

This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 7h

But those coalitions can just as easily fracture along those lines.

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 7h

Conspiricism can build coalitions because it can unite people with different obsessions. The conspiracy is always unsolved so you can agree to disagree about whether the Jews are a front for the Communists or vice versa, or whether they're both a front for the Illuminati.

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