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VA’s disability program is an ‘honor system.’ These veterans are defrauding it.

Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 15h

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I am so disgusted with this article. Has the Washington Post gone down the toilet so much now that they did an article on VA disability fraud. Instead of focusing on Billonares gripping the system and ICE gespto tactics. Have you became the NY Post now.

Post investigation finds VA’s $193 billion disability program has turned into a rich target for fraudsters. Some fake blindness or paralysis to get as much as $1 million.

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Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 1d

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This is not about crime and safety. In contrast, it's about martial law for 2026 and 2028 elections.

National Guard members from Texas are in Illinois in Trump's latest move to send troops to cities

National Guard members from Texas are at an Army Reserve center in Illinois. It's the most visible sign yet of the Trump administration’s plan to deploy troops to the Chicago area despite a lawsuit an...

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‘Let’s Go Bash Some Skulls’: Inside the Militarization of Trump’s America

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 5d

Until June 24, the rule for holding immigrants at Broadview was 12 hours. Then the Trump Admin quietly changed the rule, increasing the max to 72 hours. And still they're holding people beyond that time as well.

Amy Qin @amyqin.bsky.social · 5d

There’s no medical staff or services at Broadview. No food preparation. No beds. That’s all by design because the facility was created for holds less than 12 hours.
@bylaurenfitz.bsky.social @adrianacardmag.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

A column chart showing the average time by days spent at the Broadview processing center spiking in June.

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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · 5d

Speaking to @inkstickmedia.com, a military officer in California warned about the increasing “MAGA-fication” he's seeing inside the military.

As Trump deploys troops to more cities, he says he's worried that some of his fellow soldiers have “softened at the idea of abusing their fellow people.”

As the Trump administration expands its push to militarize US cities, critics rail against the heavy-handed impact on marginalized groups.

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Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 6d

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Check out the article that I am in.
Written by the great journalist Tyler Hicks from Instick Media. It's very enlightening and powerful piece. Thank you again, Tyler. We need more columnist and a voice from folks like you more than ever now.

‘Let’s Go Bash Some Skulls’: Inside the Militarization of Trump’s America

As the Trump administration expands its push to militarize US cities, critics rail against the heavy-handed impact on marginalized groups.

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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 7d

"The Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender and the MacArthur Justice Center are petitioning the Chief Judge of Cook County Timothy Evans to prohibit arrests in and around courthouses without a warrant."

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Legal advocates call for ban on ICE arrests without warrants at Cook County courthouses

Legal advocates want ICE to stop making arrests outside Cook County courthouses.

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Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 8d

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Delivery man gives ICE the run around. Only in Chicago. I love my beloved city!

Food delivery guy makes a fool out of ICE agents in Chicago

YouTube video by TRT World

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Children left short of clean water and sleep amid ‘prolonged’ detention by Ice, watchdog groups allege

Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 10d

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This is absolutely disgusting. My thoughts and prayers to these families that have been detained.
If we can't even protect children basic rights in this in the United States than we really have lost our minds.

Legal experts speak of ‘cruel’ and harmful deprivations for families held in Texas immigration facility

"You're a sellout:" Tempers flare during Council debate

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Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 12d

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It got ugly yesterday in the city council meeting. Alderman Lopez is absurd

Alderwoman Fuentes has done more for immigrants than Lopez has ever done for the immigrant community as a city council member in our wonder city of Chicago. Lopez is the Fox News alderman.

The Chicago City Council approved a measure honoring Hispanic Heritage Month - after about an hour of speeches that mixed pride, frustration and anger. At one point, two Hispanic council members trade...

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Denali Dasgupta--Just A Mom

Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 13d

www.thebenjoravskyshow.com/denali-dasgu...

My good friend Denali kicking butt on Ben Joravsky show!
The number 1 progressive pocast in the Chicagoland area.
Folks should listen to it!

Breaking news! As the recording starts, word arrives that a judge has dismissed Trump's $15 billion defamation suit against the New York Times. Ben riffs. Denali ta…

www.thebenjoravskyshow.com

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 17d

"The Agriculture Department said in a statement on Saturday that the report had become “overly politicized, and upon subsequent review, is unnecessary to carry out the work of the department.”"

REMINDER: The Ag Sec is the co-founder of the America First Policy Institute

Trump Administration to Stop Measuring Food Insecurity

www.nytimes.com

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Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 17d

When was this?

Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 18d

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This is an incident everyone should read about. The 80 year owner of the car wash was seriously assaulted by ICE. I'm surprised this story hasn't picked up more traction.

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These Are the 15 New York Officials ICE and NYPD Arrested in Manhattan

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 19d

"Under federal law, members of Congress have explicit authority to inspect immigration detention facilities, including conducting unannounced visits. State and city lawmakers don’t have that authority and must rely on DHS or ICE to approve such requests."

More than a dozen elected officials were arrested in or around 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, where ICE detains people in what courts have ruled are unsanitary conditions.

www.wired.com

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 19d

"The arrests came as part of a coordinated action by progressive Democrats, timed to amplify demands for Albany to reconvene and pass the New York for All Act. The bill would bar state and local agencies, including police and sheriffs, from sharing information or resources with ICE"

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 19d

"Along with New York City Council’s proposed Trust Act—which would let people sue if city agencies unlawfully cooperate with ICE—the legislation is essential, Democrats say, to defend due process and prevent local governments from becoming de facto extensions of ICE."

Senator Tammy Duckworth demands ICE to stop using Hines VA Hospital parking lot in letter to secretary

Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 21d

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The Trump Administration is now going using VA hospitals' facilities for staging ground for ICE raids.
This is absurd and dangerous to veterans getting care.

Senator Tammy Duckworth penned a letter to the secretary of veterans affairs, opposing the use of Hines VA Hospital property as staging for immigration enforcement agents.

www.cbsnews.com

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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 22d

Good morning,

Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 23d

Which elected officials in Illinois have said what EXACTLY they plan to do about the fact that ICE killed a man on Friday

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 25d

New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:

ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.

Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.

Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:

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Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 25d

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

Trying to deport someone over minor driving violations that half Chicagoans have on their record. Now a man's dead and a family mourning over something ridiculous and avoidable. First it was hard criminals they said, now there going after your tio's and abuela's

US immigration officers kill man trying to flee vehicle stop near Chicago

Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez shot and killed and officer injured in incident in Franklin Park, Illinois

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Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 26d

Alligator Alcatraz.

Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 26d

No, thank you. Everyone serves the country in a different way!

Trump’s deportation hub: inside the ‘black hole’ where immigrants disappear

Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 26d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

This is a trying time for the most vulnerable people in the country. We need to stand up for these communities all over the nation. Being silent is being complacent.
My thoughts and prayers to their families.

A Guardian investigation into the Alexandria facility reveals a pattern of alleged due process violations, previously unreported accounts of neglect and abuse, documented health emergencies and long s...

US supreme court ‘effectively legalized racial profiling’, immigration experts warn

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 27d

the illinois department of corrections is trying to use its emergency rulemaking power to ban almost all physical mail into state prisons.

a hearing on the emergency proposal—which doesn't require public comment—is set for 9/16. (via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social)

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The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is proposing an emergency rule that, if adopted, would allow officials to ban most physical mail for the 30,000 incarcerated in the state’s prisons.

On August 14, the IDOC filed an emergency amendment with the Joint Committee of Administrative Rules (JCAR) that seeks to establish a “process of electronically scanning incoming mail to digitize the documents received and either print for distribution to individuals in custody or electronically send the documents.”

State agencies can make immediate, but temporary, changes to administrative rules through an emergency process when they determine there’s an imminent “threat to the public interest, safety, or welfare.” In such scenarios, the traditional public comment period is waived. If passed, emergency rules remain in effect for 150 days.

The John Howard Association condemned the move to ban physical mail “without opportunity for those who are directly impacted to be heard.” In a written statement, the JHA points out that physical mail is a central way for people in prison to stay connected to loved ones on the outside, and an emergency amendment robs them of the chance to speak publicly on the potential impact of these changes. Put plainly, denying physical mail is costly, threatens confidentiality between incarcerated people and their legal team, and punishes incarcerated people without delivering any of its purported benefits.

A JCAR hearing on the emergency rule is set for September 16. Public testimony and witness statements are not accepted, but stakeholders can reach out to JCAR staff and legislative members prior to or after the hearing to express their concerns. —Devyn-Marshall Brown (DMB)

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Charles E Henderson @cafetacbva.bsky.social · 29d

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This is called racial profiling plain and simple. As history has given us this is the basic foundation of facism.

Court ruled federal agents can stop people in LA based on race, language, job or location amid Trump’s crackdown