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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

The people who are sincerely in favor of freedom of expression will speak out now for the reporters.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d

🚨THIS IS A BIG DEAL. Chicago journalists are suing the Trump administration for using excessive force against reporters & protestors in violation of the 1A.
The press here is doing astounding work documenting how ICE is out of control. The violence they face in doing so is obscene.

The protests at the Broadview ICE facility and the federal government’s violent
attempts to silence the protesters became a story of great interest to the local Chicago media and
was also covered in the national press. Much of the coverage described the federal officers’
abusive tactics. Defendants sought and are seeking to quash this coverage by attacking and
intimidating members of the Press on the ground there.
85. Federal immigration officers at the Broadview ICE facility have repeatedly and
intentionally singled out persons whom they know to be members of the Press for violence,
assault, and intimidation. These assaults are not incidental or unintentional. They are undertaken
by design to intimidate journalists on scene and to frustrate and suppress coverage of the federal
officers’ actions toward protesters and immigration detainees

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 20m

Yes, it’s significant that the president is repeatedly discussing invoking the #InsurrectionAct

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 1d

New: Suspected Chinese govt operatives used ChatGPT for tool to conduct large-scale surveillance and another that allegedly scans social media accounts for “extremist speech,” @OpenAI found in new threat intel report. I spoke with their head of investigations.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/p...

Suspected Chinese government operatives used ChatGPT to shape mass surveillance proposals, OpenAI says | CNN Politics

Suspected Chinese government operatives asked ChatGPT to help write proposal for a tool to conduct large-scale surveillance and to help promote another that allegedly scans social media accounts for “...

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 1d

Pay attention: So what, if not the courts, would be the remaining check on presidential power?

New: Trump says he could use Insurrection Act to bypass court rulings blocking use of troops in US cities

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Live updates: National Guard deployments and Trump administration lawsuits | CNN

The state of Illinois and Chicago on Monday sued the Trump administration over its move to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. Follow here for the latest.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 5d

This is very kind - thank you!

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 5d

Hi folks, Check out the new promo for our show “The Brief”. As I say here, in a world packed with noise, facts matter.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 11d

Some of us saw this coming:

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 12d

Breaking: Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury, an extraordinary escalation in President Donald Trump’s effort to prosecute his political enemies. www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/p...

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted | CNN Politics

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury, an extraordinary escalation in President Donald Trump’s effort to prosecute his political enemies.

www.cnn.com

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 13d

Breaking down the takeaways from #unga on #ukraine #palestinianstatehood and Trump’s #maga pitch to the world.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 16d

Breaking: “Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return to air on ABC on Tuesday night, the network announced in a statement. -@CNN reporting

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 20d

Failing to reference the broad bipartisan assessment TikTok is a national security threat, Trump expresses his interest: “I like TikTok. TikTok helped get me elected.”

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 20d

New: Sen Chris Van Hollen accuses Israel of “a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza” with two consecutive US admins complicit, adding that Israelis who served in Gaza told him “how one of their jobs was to blow up houses so that nobody would have a house to come back to.” www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/w...

US Sen. Van Hollen defends Gaza report accusing Netanyahu of ‘ethnic cleansing’ | CNN

After visiting the region, Democratic US Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley issued a report, saying that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government was “implementing a plan to ethnically c...

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 20d

New: On Senate floor today, Sen. Mark Warner to accuse DNI Tulsi Gabbard and the Trump admin of “going to war” with intelligence professionals and sacrificing the integrity of US intelligence “on the altar of partisan convenience.”

www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/p...

Sen. Mark Warner to call out Tulsi Gabbard in floor speech for ‘going to war’ with intelligence community | CNN Politics

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia is escalating his criticism of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, accusing her and the Trump administration of “going to war” with intelligence professionals...

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 22d

What a Russian drone strike on Ukraine looks and sounds like from the ground - this one in Kharkiv. Frightening.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 25d

New conditions for US allies, no new conditions for Moscow, and so another delay in Trump’s long-threatened Russia sanctions.

NPR新闻摘要实时更新｜非官方 @nprnewscn.nzcow.com · 25d

📢 Trump tells NATO members they need to cut off Russia energy purchases before he will take bigger steps to isolate Russia over its war in Ukraine.

Trump tells NATO members they must move first on Russia sanctions over Ukraine

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 25d

Trump keeps saying Putin would not have invaded if he were president but… “Russia has significantly escalated strikes on Ukraine since President Trump took office, data show, defying his call for peace by increasing the range of buildings hit, including civilian ones.” www.wsj.com/world/these-...

These Charts Show How Putin Is Defying Trump by Escalating Airstrikes on Ukraine

Russia has significantly stepped up its drone and missile strikes this year.

www.wsj.com

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 27d

—>> “A Palestinian state will not be established. This entire place is ours. We will preserve it – for our heritage, for our land, and for our security,” said Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as he signed a ceremonial West Bank settlement expansion plan.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 27d

New: First-time applications for unemployment benefits surged to a level not seen in nearly four years. There were an estimated 263,000 initial filings for unemployment
insurance made during the week ended September 6, according to Department of Labor data.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 28d

Breaking: Polish and NATO jets scrambled, Warsaw airport shut after Ukrainian reports of Russian drones over Poland www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/e...

Polish and NATO jets scrambled, Warsaw airport shut after Ukrainian reports of Russian drones over Poland | CNN

Polish authorities have closed Warsaw International Airport and Polish and NATO aircraft have been scrambled as reports have surfaced of Russian drones over the country.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 29d

Breaking: US job growth through March was significantly weaker than previously thought, according to a preliminary report released today. The US economy added about 911,000 fewer jobs than initially estimated for the year ending in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics report suggests.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · Sep 7

23 days since the Alaska summit, 24 days since Trump vowed “severe consequences” if Putin didn’t agree to a ceasefire. www.cnn.com/2025/09/07/e...

Russia strikes Ukrainian government building for first time, in largest air attack of war | CNN

Russia launched its largest aerial assault of the Ukraine war overnight into Sunday, deploying more than 800 drones and striking a Kyiv government building for the first time.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · Sep 5

In addition, the report included a downward revision to June, bringing that month’s already weak tally from a 14,000 net gain to a 13,000 net loss, marking the end of what was the second longest-ever period of employment expansion for the US on record.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · Sep 5

Breaking: Job growth slowed to a crawl in August. The economy added just 22,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3% from 4.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · Sep 3

4- Altogether, the Beijing summit was show + substance whereas the Alaska summit has proven to have been all show.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · Sep 3

3- China is making advances in drones, nuclear capable missiles, long-range aircraft and other modern weapons of war that directly challenge not just U.S. military deterrence but also its power projection in Asia.

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