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Jon Hance @jhance.bsky.social · 20h

Ok, this is just funny.

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Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 15h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 23h

Block Club Chicago and other news organizations are suing the federal government over First Amendment violations.

Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray bullets and tear-gassed by federal agents. blockclubchi.co/4mRA6vG

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

The Rev. Gary Graf will walk more than 800 miles from the south suburbs of Chicago to New York City’s Ellis Island to speak out against the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts.
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Suburban pastor's pilgrimage to New York will highlight plight of immigrants

The Rev. Gary Graf, 67, leads Our Lady of the Heights in Chicago Heights and is a member of Priests for Justice for Immigrants. Upset by Trump administration detention and deportation of immigrants, Graf is on a walk to mobilize Americans toward compassion.

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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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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

No TRO today in the second Illinois case, either, but Judge Ellis has found the plaintiffs challenging ICE protest enforcement actions have standing for TRO purposes and are likely to succeed on First and Fourth Amendment claims. They also went through the proposed TRO in depth. Follow up coming —>

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

"At this point, DHS is on notice," Ellis says, but she says she would rather give a couple days for DOJ to get "real answers," particularly as to the identification issue, from clients.

A follow-up hearing will be at 2:00 p.m. CT Wednesday.

Parties are also asked to confer in the interim.

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Jill Geisler @jillgeisler.bsky.social · 1d

Important thread:

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: I'm listening in on a second new lawsuit out of Illinois today, addressing First Amendment freedoms surrounding protests, including press and religious claims.

Judge Sara Ellis, an Obama appointee, is hearing the TRO motion and has found the plaintiffs, for TRO purposes, have standing.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
CHICAGO HEADLINE CLUB, BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO, CHICAGO NEWSPAPER GUILD LOCAL 34071, NABET-CWA LOCAL 54041, ILLINOIS PRESS ASSOCIATION, RAVEN GEARY, CHARLES THRUSH, STEPHEN HELD, DAVID BLACK, WILLIAM PAULSON, AUTUMN REIDY-HAMER, and LEIGH KUNKEL, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
V.
KRISTI NOEM, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); TODD LYONS,
Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); MARCOS CHARLES,
Acting Executive Associate Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, ICE;
RUSSELL HOTT, Chicago Field Office
Director, ICE; RODNEY S. SCOTT,
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); GREGORY BOVINO, Chief Border Patrol Agent, CBP; DANIEL
DRISCOLL, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF);
WILLIAM K. MARSHALL III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP); PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General of the United States;
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; UNIDENTIFIED FEDERAL OFFICER DEFENDANTS; UNIDENTIFIED FEDERAL AGENCY DEFENDANTS; and
DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States,
No. 25-cv-12173
PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT FOR INJUCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: DC Circuit denies Trump admin bid to carry out firing of Voice of America Director Michael Abramowitz. 3-0. Judges Millett (Obama), Pillard (Obama), Garcia (Biden). Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Scared Bootecki (but really Jared Rutecki) 🎃 @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago-area journalists and protesters are suing the Trump administration, claiming ICE agents have engaged in a “pattern of extreme brutality” they say is a “concerted and ongoing effort to silence the press and civilians” outside the agency’s Broadview processing facility.

Chicago Journalists, Protesters Suing Trump Administration Over Alleged First Amendment Violations at Broadview ICE Facility

The Chicago Headline Club, Chicago Newspaper Guild Local 34071, Block Club Chicago and other media groups filed the suit alongside protesters in federal court alleging their First Amendment rights hav...

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Jill Geisler @jillgeisler.bsky.social · 2d

"Outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, federal officers pushed crowds of protesters hundreds of yards down city streets and fired tear gas, flash-bang grenades and pepper balls without any clear signs of provocation."
www.opb.org/article/2025...

Federal tactics on Portland protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on prote...

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

Immergut: I'm handling this on expedited basis, but defendants haven't provided new info.

SHE RULES FROM THE BENCH: I grant the plaintiffs motion for a second TRO based on reasons stated in previous order...

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

Plaintiffs say the first 101 federalized members of the California National Guard landed in Oregon not long past midnight this morning, mere hours after Judge Immergut's ruling making clear that there was no legitimate basis for a federal deployment.

In the early morning hours after midnight on October 5, 2025, 101 federalized members of the California National Guard landed in Oregon at the Portland Air National Guard Base. Supp. Decl. of Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewald, Decl. Paul S. Eck ¶¶ 17–19. An additional 99 federalized California National Guard troops will arrive in Oregon around 4 pm this afternoon. Id.; see also Newsom, 141 F.4th at 1040 (noting that the current federalization of California’s National Guard is under § 12406). It is readily apparent that these members of the California National Guard have been redeployed to carry out the same mission that, just yesterday, the Court held was not a satisfactory basis for sending in federalized troops under 10 U.S.C. § 12406. 2 In other words, having been enjoined from federalizing and deploying 200

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

NEW: California joins Oregon and Portland in asking Judge Immergut for a SECOND temporary restraining order blocking the Trump admin from "circumventing this Court's Order" by deploying the federalized California National Guard to Portland. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

MEMORANDUM OF LAW
I. INTRODUCTION
Yesterday, this Court recognized that the legal principles at stake in this case “go[] to the
heart of what it means to live under the rule of law in the United States.” Opinion & Order
Granting Mot. for Temporary Restraining Order (“Order”), ECF 56 at 2. Applying those
principles, this Court concluded that Defendants likely lacked authority to federalize Oregon
National Guard members and ordered Defendants to halt federalization for 14 days. Defendants
filed a notice of appeal last night (Ntc. of Appeal, ECF 57), and they have now asked the Ninth
Circuit to stay the effect of this Court’s decision.
Not content with this Court’s or the Ninth Circuit’s judgment, Defendants are now in the
process of circumventing this Court's Order. After this Court ruled that 10 U.S.C. § 12406 could
not justify federalizing the Oregon National Guard to deploy them to Portland, Defendants have
deployed members of the California National Guard to Portland—servicemembers who were
federalized under that very same Title 10 authority for deployment in Los Angeles. That
redeployment is illegal: Setting aside whether the underlying federalization order from August
violated Section 12406, the federalization order clearly did not contemplate the use of California

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Jill Geisler @jillgeisler.bsky.social · 2d

With pleasure - and thank you for your reporting.

Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 2d

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Jill Geisler @jillgeisler.bsky.social · 3d

Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 3d

PEN America reports that nearly 4,000 unique book titles were challenged for banning in the U.S. in 2024. Take a look at the titles.

What are the top 10 most banned books in the US? See PEN America's list.

PEN America reports that nearly 4,000 unique book titles were challenged for banning in the U.S. in 2024. Take a look at the titles.

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Meet the Press @meetthepress.com · 3d

Jay Jones made the remark about then-House of Delegates Speaker Todd Gilbert in resurfaced text messages from 2022. Jones apologized Friday.

Virginia's Democratic AG nominee once suggested a top Republican should get 'bullets to the head,' text messages show

Jay Jones made the remark about then-House of Delegates Speaker Todd Gilbert in resurfaced text messages from 2022. Jones apologized Friday.

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Jill Geisler @jillgeisler.bsky.social · 3d

“‘We didn’t want to give the feds any excuses so we were staying away from the protests deliberately,’
Eckman said. ‘But this group looked so benign, so peaceful, we thought we should join them.’”

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3d

NEWS: Judge Karin Immergut on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order blocking Trump and Hegseth’s effort to activate the National Guard in Oregon.

Immergut, a Trump appointee, was reassigned the case after DOJ sought to recuse the first-assigned judge. www.lawdork.com/p/dojs-recus...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON
STATE OF OREGON and the
CITY OF PORTLAND,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 3:25-cv-1756-IM
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
DONALD TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States; PETE HEGSETH, in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security; and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
Defendants.

CONCLUSION
For the above reasons, this Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining
Order, ECF 6, and temporarily enjoins Defendants' September 28, 2025, Memorandum ordering
the federalization and deployment of Oregon National Guard service members to Portland. The TRO expires in fourteen days on October 18, 2025, and the parties are ORDERED to comply with the attached TRO. The Defendants' request to stay or administratively stay the Temporary
Restraining Order, see Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 35 at 41, is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED
DATED this 4th day of October, 2025 at 3:40 p.m. pacific daylight time.
/s/ Karin J. Immergut
Karin J. Immergut
United States District Judge

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Jill Geisler @jillgeisler.bsky.social · 4d

“…as Guevara’s case moved through immigration, federal appeals and district courts, press freedom and civil rights groups decried the situation as a chilling assault on journalism and a stark example of the Trump administration’s weaponizing immigration law to muzzle unfavorable coverage.”

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4d

Mario Guevara, an Emmy-award winning reporter, was deported to El Salvador — a nation he fled more than two decades ago. He was arrested while covering a protest of the Trump administration in a case that has alarmed free speech groups.

U.S. deports journalist Mario Guevara to El Salvador, family says

Mario Guevara, an independent journalist, was arrested while covering a protest of the Trump administration in a case that has alarmed free speech groups.

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Jill Geisler @jillgeisler.bsky.social · 5d

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‘I was ordered to lie’: Weber State censorship event canceled, after organizers said school wanted to censor speakers

Weber State University's annual Unity Conference tried to tackle the subject of censorship. Organizers said they canceled when school officials said they would have to censor some of the speakers' mat...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

"Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours.

'I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up. I asked if they had a warrant and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.'"

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

A federal judge in Chicago ordered immigration authorities not to remove from the country a family detained Sunday in front of Crown Fountain at Millennium Park until Monday, when he’s scheduled a hearing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.
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Federal judge orders family detained by ICE at Millennium Park to remain in the U.S. until Monday

As the Trump administration's deportation campaign wages on, new details emerge in court filings about separate immigration arrests at Millennium Park and MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn.

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 5d

NY Post - Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days. nypost.com/2025/10/02/media/p...

Exclusive | Bari Weiss to be named editor in chief of CBS News as part of major Paramount Skydance shakeup: sources

Weiss will report directly to Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison as she helps set the editorial direction at the third-place CBS News, a source close to the situation said.

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