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James McGuire @gozermac.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you.

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Martin Dev @martindev4.bsky.social · 2d

THIS THIS THIS

ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

Now that Tom Homan is border czar, his former business associate Charles Sowell is continuing to work with companies actively seeking to land a chunk of the $45 billion Congress approved to spend on immigration detention.

➡️ Read the full story: https://propub.li/3IusbGP

Article excerpt: After Trump won and formally announced Homan would be returning with him to the White House, Sowell kept Homan on his payroll until the end of the year. Once named as the border czar, Homan said he would recuse himself from contracting, saying he would have no “involvement, discussion, input, or decision of any future government contracts.”

But several industry executives who spoke with ProPublica said at least half a dozen companies vying for a slice of the $45 billion Congress has allocated for immigration detention work had hired Sowell because he had led them to believe his connections to Homan would help their chances of winning government work.

Homan's business relationships are under greater scrutiny after MSNBC reported an FBI sting that allegedly caught him on tape accepting $50,000 in cash from undercover agents posing as would-be government contractors before he took the border czar post.

His relationship with Sowell raises fresh questions about the integrity of the billion-dollar contracting process for immigration enforcement, ethics experts say.

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Bruce Mirken @brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16h

"Once citizens begin to view their own government’s security forces as an occupying army, violence becomes inevitable. Trump’s team knows this. In fact, that’s the point. They are not trying to restore order; they’re trying to trigger the very unrest that would justify further crackdowns." […]

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James McGuire @gozermac.bsky.social · 16h

Any 231s?

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 17h

Mayor Brandon Johnson called for criminal charges Tuesday against federal agents who violate his new executive order banning them from using city land to carry out their deportation operations.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says federal agents who break city law should be charged with crime

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plea that ICE agents who violate city law be charged marked an escalation of his stance on how President Donald Trump’s forces should be treated.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18h

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"

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James McGuire @gozermac.bsky.social · 18h

Do you have a data file of the charges? Looking for the specific federal codes charged.

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 23h

Last December, every Maine media outlet dutifully reported that Senator Collins became the VERY powerful Chair of Senate Approps

Nine months later, she's powerless, got rolled by Vought and can only whine about Democrats

Feckless beyond
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Sen. Susan Collins criticizes Democrats for shutdown, Trump for layoff threats

Maine's Republican senator said Monday that she has asked the Office of Management and Budget not to pursue mass layoffs of federal workers, something the White House has threatened.

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James McGuire @gozermac.bsky.social · 22h

His cabinet secretaries and aides recognize this and have stepped in to fill the vacuum. Fortunately they are mostly incompetent.

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James McGuire @gozermac.bsky.social · 1d

The people deserve a better adjudication than leaving the interpretation of circumstances and the definition of insurrection and rebellion to the judgement of this President and his advisors. Especially given the evidence of doctored images and disseminated propaganda on social media sites.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 1d

The way to win elections on the left is to tell people a narrative that they want to engage with, that gives them a heroic role to play, that creates a community, and gives everyone in that community a special status. Voting is an act of ratification for the community they want to see triumph. 🏆

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Absolute failure of our system that a federal judge can be “very concerned” about Trump’s unlawful attempt to send troops into a city, but also powerless to stop it.

The default should be to protect us from government abuse, not to protect government from temporary inconvenience.

National Guard deployment moves ahead in Illinois after judge declines state's suit to block Trump call-up — Chicago Tribune

Attorneys for the Trump administration said in court that Texas National Guard units could begin operations by Tuesday, the same day Illinois Guard members have been ordered to report.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

Under the 1991 Intelligence Authorization Act to authorize covert action POTUS needs to sign a written finding that the covert action is necessary “to support an identifiable foreign policy objective” otherwise appropriated funds cannot be used

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

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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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

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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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Switching now to a TRO hearing in the lawsuit below, alleging suppression of 1st Amendment rights at Broadview's ICE facility.

DISCLOSURE: I am a member of the Chicago Newspaper Guild, a plaintiff. I'm not an officer and was not involved in the filing: www.loevy.com/wp-content/u...

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Comey arraignment moved up to Wednesday at 10 am.

This matter comes before the Court on its own initiative.
The arraignment of Defendant James B. Comey, Jr. is currently scheduled to occur on
Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Because there are multiple previously-scheduled matters that are expected to draw large
numbers of people to the courthouse at the same time as the arraignment, and because it is
necessary to ensure the security of the Court, the parties, and the public, it is hereby
ORDERED that Defendant is summoned to appear for arraignment before this Court on
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
The Clerk is directed to forward a copy of this Order to counsel of record.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Is/
Michael S. Nachmanoff
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United States District Judge
Michael S. Nachmanoff
United States District Judge

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Hearing adjourned.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE: The state agency tasked with appointing a new prosecutor to take over Fani Willis' case against Trump and others in GA has asked the judge for an extension.

Citing the complexity of the case, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council wants at least 90 days to find a replacement prosecutor.

Due to the complexity of this case and the vast personnel and resources required to handle a case
of this nature, it will require time to seek a District Attorney Pro Tempore willing to take on this
prosecution. Moreover, based on the holding in State v. Roman, 373 Ga. App. 863 (2024),
additional inquiries must be made that could potentially disqualify likely candidates from the list
of attorneys found in O.C.G.A. § 15-18-5 (a)(1)-(3).
Until disqualification, only members of the District Attorney's Office for the Atlanta Judicial
Circuit had access to the case file. The undersigned has requested the physical file to be provided
to him to facilitate a seamless period of transition from the disqualified office to the new
prosecutor's office. Based on information provided by the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, due to the
voluminous size of the case file, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council does not expect to receive the
full case file in the instant case for approximately four weeks from the date of this filing. Without
having the file, the undersigned cannot intelligently answer questions of anyone requested to take
the appointment or to do his own diligence in finding a prosecutor who is not encumbered by a
significant appearance of impropriety.
Based on the foregoing, the State respectfully requests the Court reconsider its order or provide
the undersigned no less than 90 days from receipt of the case file to appoint a conflict prosecutor

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James McGuire @gozermac.bsky.social · 1d

For instance…say they are housed in a barracks at the Great Lakes Naval Station but have to perform duty at Broadview. Does the ISP allow them to transit? Shop at the exchange which requires leaving Federal property to access?

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Well, yeah, we're suing ICE.

This wasn't really a hard decision. As little faith as we have in institutions, we recognize the value of drawing visible lines in the sand. We drew ours personally a while ago, but better late than never.

May every protester be freed and may this occupation end.

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James McGuire @gozermac.bsky.social · 1d

I can see RadioFreeTom’s eye twitching from space.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

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James McGuire @gozermac.bsky.social · 1d

Much better than milk poast.

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Justin Glawe @justinglawe.bsky.social · 1d

Part of Leavitt’s justification for the Guard in Portland: people are “disrespecting” ICE and engaged in “civil disobedience.”

Section 12406 allows deployment only in the event of foreign invasion, a rebellion, or inability to enforce federal laws.

Not disrespect and disobedience.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

COLLINS: Which local officials in Portland have said that the National Guard is needed there?

LEAVITT: The judge's opinion is untethered in reality and the law

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