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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

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 · 10h

Here’s video of the incident

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 9h

U.S. Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino said...“no rights have been violated today” <== that is not a credible statement

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Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 10h

Jug Handle State Natural Reserve (on the Mendocino Coast) at golden hour

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Jug Handle State Natural Reserve

Golden hour

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 16h

Blog Post: District of New Jersey Adopts SAD Scheme Standing Order

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District of New Jersey Adopts SAD Scheme Standing Order - Technology & Marketing Law Blog

[A reminder that I am collecting SAD Scheme standing orders. If you have seen one, can you please email it to me even if you think I might have seen it before? TIA.] In re: “Schedule A” Cases Standing...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23h

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 1d

Mountain View Sunset

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Mountain View Sunset

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 1d

If TikTokers want less government interference, they should go ahead and switch to Rednote #ETTD

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday, I testified before a New Zealand Parliament committee doing an inquiry into children's harms online.

My testimony criticizes efforts to impose age authentication mandates online

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Thirteen Objections to Mandatory Online Age Authentication

This is my testimony before the Education and Workforce Committee of the New Zealand Parliament regarding its "Inquiry into the harm young New Zealanders e

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 1d

Blog Post: Patient’s Negative Review of Her Dentist Wasn’t a “Matter of Public Concern”–J&D Dental v. Hou

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Patient's Negative Review of Her Dentist Wasn't a "Matter of Public Concern"-J&D Dental v. Hou - Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Over a dozen years ago, I did a whole thing about healthcare providers suing their patients for defamation. I helped build the DoctoredReviews website to advocate against Medical Justice’s weaponizati...

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

If and when America finds a way out of authoritarianism, not only will ICE have to be abolished: All these people will need to be held accountable in a court of law for the monstrosities they are committing - those who are ordering them as well as those who are carrying them out.

Every single one.

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 1d

1. Federal agents from ICE and other agencies are wrongly detaining U.S. citizens, sometimes detaining them for days, on suspicion that they are undocumented immigrants.

The raids are done without search warrants or other procedures designed to protect civil liberties.

How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens

Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago, arriving in Black Hawk helicopters and moving trucks.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 2d

Every Trump speech now produces approximately two dozen 30-second clips peppering the feed that each alone should trigger impeachment or 25th amendment proceedings and are indistinguishable from what your worst uncle would produce if he had any idea how to make ai-generated videos

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 2d

"The strength of a people lies in its purity, not in its diversity."
—Tom Metzger, a white supremacist, neo-Nazi and Klansman

"Real strength comes from homogeneity, from people who share the same blood and values."
—William Pierce, neo-Nazi, author of the Turner Diaries

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 2d

In September, I spoke on a CELE panel titled "Are content moderation policies protected as expression?" along with Joan Barata & Agustina Del Campo

The video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Ia...

Charla del CELE UP: "Are content moderation policies protected as expression? "

YouTube video by Universidad de Palermo

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 2d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3d

Jesus Christ. DHS has held this guy in the hospital handcuffed to a bed and under constant guard for over a MONTH without ANY warrant or even ANY steps taken towards putting him into the removal system!

Petitioner’s counsel has requested documentation of a judicial warrant for his arrest, any charging documents, or other authority supporting his detention. See Santiago Decl. ¶¶ 18–20. ICE has provided no response. Id. To date, ICE has not placed Petitioner in removal proceedings, charged him with violating immigration law, set bond, issued a Notice to Appear, or otherwise processed him. See Pet. ¶¶ 16, 49. In Respondent’s Opposition brief, the government states “ICE intends to take further action consistent with the laws prescribed under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) once Petitioner is released from medical care and it can conduct the examination as [prescribed] in 8 C.F.R § 287.3.” Opp. at 4. Neither Petitioner nor Respondents have provided the Court with information about Petitioner’s citizenship, whether he has violated any law or regulation, or any information that would suggest that Petitioner is a flight risk.

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 3d

"this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law. [The Trump administration has] made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil & military federal power—to the detriment of this nation"

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 3d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 3d

ICE gassed members of the Chicago Police Department sent to protect them from protesters

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 3d

Continued video of feds gassing protestors and CPD alike. In the chaos one woman came to a CPD officer asking for help for a relative that she says feds just grabbed.

Officer response: "We just clocked in. We don't know what's going on."

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 3d

From Babylon 5, season 5, episode 5.

Sech Turval: "The strongman, or 'bully,' as the humans call it. Essentially a coward whose only skill is convincing others to do what he's afraid to do himself. Notice the lack of technique. No follow-through"

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3d

The violated the 4th amendment rights of everybody in that building and zip tied children for this

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 3d

DHS says an operation last week in which agents raided a Chicago apartment building, rappelled in from helicopters, broke down doors and detained numerous residents, resulted in the arrest of two suspected gang members.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 3d

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) ripped President Donald Trump's White House on Friday over his targeting of blue states.

Tillis warned that if Vought's office cancels programs "foundational to past compromises, you destroy the credibility of future compromises."

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'Digs us a deeper hole!' GOP senator warns White House may 'destroy' their credibility

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) ripped President Donald Trump's White House on Friday over his targeting of blue states.Budget chief Russ Vought aggressively targeted blue states last year over Trump. The Tru...

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The Verge @theverge.com · 4d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 4d

Doing massive damage across the economy and then individually "saving" those who kiss up to the leader, doesn't seem like the best way to build a strong economy.

Yahoo Finance @yahoofinance.com · 4d

US President Donald Trump is considering significant tariff relief for US auto production that could effectively eliminate much of the costs major car companies are paying. (Source: Reuters)

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DeathNerd Killer @daphnek.bsky.social · 4d

Another lesson in real world jawboning. DOJ pressures one company (Apple) into compliance. The next company (Google) also complies with no direct DOJ contact at all.

The company whose Maps app tells me where the highway patrol is (thx!) won't let scared and vulnerable people share ICE location.

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