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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Illinois Blue State Watch @ilschoolwatch.bsky.social · 23h

The judiciary is a separate and CO-EQUAL branch of government.

The President does not have the power to overrule the courts.

MAGA “patriotism” is looking a lot more like constitutional hedonism these days.

www.axios.com/2025/10/06/n...

MAGA calls for Trump to overrule judges on National Guard deployments

Trump's base has embraced the idea that court rulings should not constrain his powers as commander-in-chief.

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Arizona fRight Watch 🎃 @azrww.bsky.social · 23h

Turning Point stooges are still using their brand to do what they actually do best: harassing educators and attempting to get them fired.

If you’ve been giving TPUSA kid gloves because their CEO died or whitewashed Kirk as some free speech hero you should never work in media again.

Audrey Truschke @audreytruschke.bsky.social · 23h

A Rutgers professor has been forced to flee the country for his safety, after targeting by a far-right student group that was *checks notes* claiming they felt unsafe.

I'm horrified.
I'm angry.

A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa

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

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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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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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

This just happened:

Waukegan mayor intervenes after Border Patrol arrest of woman turns physical outside Waukegan City Hall

The Waukegan mayor intervened after U.S. Border Patrol agents forcefully arrested a woman, who is reportedly an American citizen, outside of the Waukegan City Hall Monday afternoon.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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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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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 1d

I recently reported on an ICE officer who was publicly reprimanded and “relieved of his duties” after shoving a woman to the ground in an NYC immigration court. Well, he’s back.

DHS did not respond to a request for comment.

Original story: www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Photos: Carol Guzy

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Illinois Blue State Watch @ilschoolwatch.bsky.social · 2d

The time to globally negotiate soybean sales is NOT when you have silos full of soybeans that you can’t unload.

What a dealmaker.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hassett: "China has stopped buying US soybeans. The silos are full and there are soybeans sitting on the ground w/tarps over them. That's unacceptable to POTUS. We're calling up our soybean customers around the world as part of our trade negotiations & we'll strong policies to support our farmers"

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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 2d

Cities with a higher violent crime rate than Chicago:

Houston
Dallas
Lubbock
Amarillo
San Antonio
Corpus Christi

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Illinois Blue State Watch @ilschoolwatch.bsky.social · 2d

The Texas National Guard is invading Illinois to (*checks notes*) …protect the ICE agents that are terrrorizing civilians.

Any military member on board with this should question their patriotism.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Jen Jones @jenjones.bsky.social · 2d

Federal Vouchers, Funding Cuts, Firings: What You Need to Know About the Impact on Public Schools pfps.org/federal-vouc...

Federal Vouchers, Funding Cuts, Firings: What You Need to Know About the Impact on Public Schools

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

The Village of Broadview filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing serious public safety concerns over an illegal fence erected outside the immigration facility in the Chicago suburb.

Village of Broadview sues Trump administration over 'illegal' fence outside ICE facility

DHS put up an 8-foot fence outside a federal detention center following clashes between agents and protesters. But village officials said the fence, which extends across Beach Street, was placed “illegally” and without a permit and impedes emergency response.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

My message to Kristi Noem is clear: Get out of Chicago.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Illinois Blue State Watch @ilschoolwatch.bsky.social · 3d

Legal and social justice groups push for a general order that would prohibit warrantless civil arrests by ICE in or near Cook County courthouses.

Let’s go a step further and ban ICE arrests at all Illinois state courthouses, @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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Public Defender's Office Pushes To Ban ICE Arrests At Courthouses

A coalition of legal and social services groups has created a petition asking Chief Judge Timothy Evans to adopt a general order that would ban warrantless immigration arrests in and around county cou...

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 3d

There's literally a subprime car loan crisis going on, two automotive finance companies went bankrupt in the last few weeks, been a rash of squeamish headlines about private equity and finance, high-interest buy now pay later schemes for GROCERIES and medical bills have become a massive industry

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d

This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's secret police are flooding local Chicago police departments with bogus 911 calls in an effort to distract them and drain their resources. This is a class 3 felony in Illinois (720 ILCS 5/26-1) www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls

Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.

www.cbsnews.com

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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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WIRED @wired.com · 5d

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation. www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 5d

NEW! Dept of Education workers say their OOO replies were forcibly changed to blame Democrats for shutdown. When employees changed their responses back to the more neutral language, it changed yet again to the partisan response.

@wired.com @leahfeiger.bsky.social

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Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.

www.wired.com

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