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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 6h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 5h

Decimating the alert system for critical infrastructure so as to provide for more raids of Home Depot parking lots

Patrick Howell O’Neill @patrickhowelloneill.com · 7h

New: DHS has reassigned hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel from CISA, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and said it would fire anyone who refuses to go along. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation Push

The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s deportations and said it would ...

www.bloomberg.com

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Patrick Howell O’Neill @patrickhowelloneill.com · 7h

New: DHS has reassigned hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel from CISA, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and said it would fire anyone who refuses to go along. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation Push

The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s deportations and said it would ...

www.bloomberg.com

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 12h

Gov. JB Pritzker advises Chicagoans to knows their rights and to film everything after President Trump deployed the Federal Guard to the city.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 10h

full interview: youtu.be/7yXlxO1wk2I?...

Pritzker to Trump: 'Come and get me!'

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 5h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 5h

Chicagoans have arrived at Trump Tower, chanting "all power to the people, no human is illegal!"

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 5h

There is so much in this WSJ piece on what Trump has done / plans to do with the Justice Dept it's impossible to sum it up, but:

* Indictments planned for a half dozen current / former officials Trump dislikes

* So many have resigned from that whole sections are gutted

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

Greg Abbott is a lackey of Donald Trump.

He’s going against exactly what he said he would do last year.

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 6h

"Fund the schools not the guard! Get the hell out of our backyard!"

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h

Here's their brief:

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...

For the past four years, illegal open-border immigration policies flooded the country with
illegal aliens, including criminals convicted of crimes in their home country, violent international
gang members, and suspected ISIS terrorists. Much of that was done in violation of federal
immigration law through the assertion of executive enforcement prerogatives. Now, President
Trump is executing Congress’s dictates and enforcing federal immigration law—which includes
valiant efforts by federal law enforcement to identify and deport alien criminals. Against that
backdrop of law enforcement, activists began to gather in cities across the United States, including
Chicago. But rather than protest peacefully, some of those protests became violent, threatening
federal officers, harming federal property, and certainly impeding enforcement of federal law.
President Trump’s deployment of a small number of National Guard members to defend against
this lawlessness is responsible, constitutional, and authorized by statute.

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h

This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.

The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States
respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants
and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary
injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between
States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital
interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration
laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens.
The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public
importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal
governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their
National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster
response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 6h

Folks getting ready to march on Michigan Ave. "Chicago isnt licking boots, no trump no ice no troops!"

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 6h

Some really good signage and costumes on the streets tonight in Chicago to protest the deployment of the National Guard and the continued ICE presence

A photo of a crowd at a protest in Chicago. Many people are standing in a group, some are holding signs. The person in the center is dressed as the statue of liberty with a sign that reads "betrayed" on them.

A photo of a group of people at a protest. A person in the center is holding up a sign that reads "pepper spray your own damn family."

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 7h

"Chicago isnt licking boots! No Trump no ICE no troops!"

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 6h

At least a thousand but most likely more folks marching in Chicago to protest the deployment of the National Guard and continued ICE raids. Chanting "whose city our city!"

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 7h

Now: Hundreds assembling in the Chicago Loop for a march and rally to demand the National Guard leave town. Folks chanting "Donald Trump you racist clown! You're not welcome in this town!"

A photo of a large group of protesters gathering in downtown Chicago near Michigan Ave. Skyscrapers are behind the crowd in the background.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7h

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children Almost 55,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be acutely malnourished, far more than have so far been identified as victims of the potentially lethal condition, a study published in the Lancet, the respected international medical periodical, has revealed. The study, published on Wednesday, and led by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), offers a month-by-month breakdown through much of the two-year conflict, and shows for the first time a clear link between Israeli restrictions on supplies entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 1d

Wow, that looks seriously bubblicious. The velocity of AI $ is now in a league of its own.

Nvidia and OpenAI tangle web of deals are “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“ www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Martha Bayne @marthabayne.bsky.social · 7h

I mean, obviously.

Federal judge in Chicago finds ICE repeatedly violated consent decree over ‘warrantless arrests’

A Chicago federal judge has extended a nationwide consent decree requiring ICE to better document and report probable cause for immigration arrests and found the agency repeatedly violated the 2022…

www.chicagotribune.com

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 7h

The president must follow the Constitution. If he wants to push the boundaries, we’ll hold the line in court.

This is America. The U.S. military has no place in our streets.

Portland is peaceful. There is no reason to deploy National Guard here.

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 7h

Pentagon Press Association says negotiations with DoD about its revised requirements for credentials reporters "have not been as successful as we had hoped."

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 7h

The troops will be deployed Wednesday evening to the Broadview ICE facility in west suburban Chicago, a military source told the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Texas National Guard expected to be deployed in Chicago area tonight

The troops will be deployed Wednesday evening to the Broadview ICE facility in west suburban Chicago, a military source told the Chicago Sun-Times.

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NYPinTA🌻 @nypinta.bsky.social · 7h

I found this: www.npr.org/transcripts/...

David Simon, Creator Of The Wire, On AI, Television and the WGA Strike : Consider This from NPR

The Hollywood writers' strike has meant three weeks of late-night comedy and soap opera reruns for television fans. And for some fans, it might feel familiar. 15 years ago a Writers Guild strike laste...

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Dr Stephanie Hare @dr-harebrain.bsky.social · 8h

"We took the freedom of speech away"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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