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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

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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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago. Chokeholds are illegal unless your life is in danger.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 12d

NEWS: Sinclair says its ending its pre-emption of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

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Chelsea Curtis @chelcurtis.bsky.social · 12d

I can’t begin to express how grateful I am to the families and communities who trusted me with the most tender and painful parts of their lives. Your voices are the heart of this work, and I only hope I honored them. azluminaria.org/2024/05/03/1...

15 years after a 7-year-old’s life was taken, her light guides her family’s path forward - AZ Luminaria

Ahead of the National Day of Awareness for #MMIWG, Rhia Almeida’s family remembers her life and light. She was killed in 2009 in Ajo, Arizona.

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Chelsea Curtis @chelcurtis.bsky.social · 12d

When set out on this project to uncover data and stories about #MMIP
in Arizona, my goal was to lend my seat in this privileged space I hold as a journalist to Indigenous people who’ve long said they don’t feel heard or seen. azluminaria.org/mmip-arizona/

MMIP Arizona database - AZ Luminaria

A searchable database and map of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People in Arizona, MMIP, MMIW

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Emily Bregel @emilybregel.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations on this recognition for your strong work in 2024, Chelsea! I'm honored to be included in this category with you and Jason 🏆 Hope we see each other around town soon!

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Chelsea Curtis @chelcurtis.bsky.social · 12d

✨Some personal news, as they say✨

While I’m still half expecting a correction any day now, I’m incredibly honored to be named a 2024 Virg Hill Arizona Journalist of the Year. Congrats to @emilybregel.bsky.social & Jason Wolf, who were also recognized for this award.

Arizona Luminaria @azluminaria.org · 14d

🏆 Arizona Luminaria is Community News Outlet of the Year!
Plus awards for Journalist of the Year + political reporting and more

Nearly 4 years in, and we’re just getting started. Thank you, Southern Arizona. 🕯️

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Arizona Luminaria wins Community News Outlet of the Year at Press Club Awards - AZ Luminaria

Arizona Luminaria has been named Community News Outlet of the Year by the Arizona Press Club, capping a banner year of recognition that also includes awards for political reporting excellence and jour...

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Douglas Main @dmain.bsky.social · 15d

Border wall is now actively going up in the San Rafael Valley, a beautiful and remote area sandwiched between mountains on the AZ-Sonora border.

“Of all the places where a wall is unwarranted, this is one of the most unwarranted places."

By @emilybregel.bsky.social

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Arizona scenic grasslands become industrial site as border wall rises

The first sections of the Trump administration's steel-bollard border wall have been erected in the San Rafael Valley, between the Patagonia and Huachuca mountains.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 16d

New: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding ICE release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read encrypted messages. This is expensive for a small outlet but this info is important
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We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract

404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.

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Politico @politico.com · 20d

Some GOP lawmakers come out against the FCC’s role in Kimmel axing.

GOP lawmakers come out against the FCC’s role in Kimmel axing

Republicans are splitting on FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s pressure tactics. "We all should be very cautious" about regulating speech, one GOP senator told POLITICO.

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Daniel Malmer @malmer.com · 25d

This is an archived government report that found that “Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists.”

It existed yesterday and is gone today.

What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism

Militant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States. In fact, the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23d

NEW: AP reports all 14 men have now been deported to their home countries by Ghana, in direct violation of international law. A court in the US determined each person would be persecuted or tortured in their home countries. We sent them to Ghana, which quickly deported them to their home countries.

World News
West Africans deported by US to Ghana have all been sent to their home countries. Picture: Ghana’s President John Mahama speaks to the media at the Jubilee House in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 10, 2025. (Ghana Presidency via AP, File)

By EDWARD ACQUAH and WILSON MCMAKIN
Updated 12:17 PM EDT, September 15, 2025

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23d

We spoke to @theintercept.com about a bonkers bill that would let Marco Rubio, who thinks pro-Palestine op-ed writers are terrorists, revoke passports for whoever he deems a supporter of terrorism.

It would also let a future Democratic administration target those it dislikes the same way.

New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him revoke passports from U.S. citizens.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 25d

The Trump administration is pressuring states to hand over sensitive information about voters. The Brennan Center is tracking the DOJ’s requests and how states respond. bit.ly/3JFbKaB

Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information

The Trump administration is pressing state officials to provide sensitive information about voters.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 27d

Remarkable statement from Gov. Spencer Cox on social media aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder: “There is a tremendous amount of disinformation.”

He says there are “bots from Russia, China—all over the world—that are trying to instill disinformation.”

“I would encourage you to ignore those.”

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 27d

Grateful @davidgilbert.bsky.social covered this.

I NEVER celebrated anyone’s murder.

I said I was terrified the far-right would use this as an excuse to retaliate, and they’re proving me right with every post.

These guys are out for blood. They don’t care whose.

This is really bad.

David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 27d

SCOOP

“I have folks claiming my information is all over 4chan telling me in the same breath that they hope I get ‘raped and killed’" @rachelgilmore.bsky.social tells me, after her information was posted to a site called Charlie's Murderers

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Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Death

Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.

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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 27d

You know who was also a young husband and father—not to mention ex-Marine—who died, not attacking others to make himself rich and powerful, but to save the lives of others?

David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.

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Law enforcement officers remember police officer killed in CDC shooting in Atlanta

Weeks after David Rose was killed while responding to a shooting this month at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, officers are remembering the DeKalb County police officer as a courageous leader who pri...

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 28d

"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert addressed the shooting of Charlie Kirk before the show began on Wednesday evening. [Video: CBS]

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27d

This doesn't seem to be an idle threat. Landau is responding to people reporting posts on X with an image suggesting that they'll put permanent black marks in peoples' files or even seek to strip visas from people who "made light" of Kirk's assassination.

Another betrayal of the First Amendment.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27d

“The State Department indicated it would review the legal status of immigrants ‘praising, rationalizing, or making light’ of Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting.”

State Department warns immigrants not to mock Kirk's death

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau posted the warning on Thursday.

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Emily Bregel @emilybregel.bsky.social · Sep 7

U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-AZ, voiced support for DACA recipients on Friday, but gave no comment on DHS arrests of those protected under the program. Listen to audio of Ciscomani responding to the Arizona Daily Star's questions on DACA at @tucson.com: tucson.com/news/local/b...