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Julie DiCaro
@juliedicaro.bsky.social
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Independent Journalist. IU alum. Recovering lawyer. She/her Author - Sidelined: Sports, Culture, and Being A Woman in America; Losing My Perspicacity (newsletter) DM for speaking requests https://losingmyperspicacity.beehiiv.com/
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 4h
This is the way.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 4h
Ugh. This is so disappointing.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 4h
I mean, the Cities will be okay. It's the rural areas you have to worry about.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 5h
Thanks! At the very least, a group of journalists who all share each other's work would be invaluable. I was part of several of those on the bad site, but too many people haven't made the jump.
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Sarah Avery @sarahavery.bsky.social · 5h
More states get into the game, possibly to make the pool of malefactors too big to boycott. They've underestimated us. To start with, #BoycottTexas, using the circulating list of Texas corporations. The next post in the thread I've quote-posted lists all the states signing onto this amicus brief.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h
This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.
The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens. The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 5h
Is there a coalition of independent journalists? We need one.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 5h
Past military brass!

"Amici are former secretaries of the Army and Navy and retired four-star admirals and generals. Collectively, they served under each President from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama."
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h
Meanwhile, here's part of the amicus brief from the military brass also filed today in the same case, in support of neither party, but definitely not in support of Trump.
Our experience as military leaders has taught us that this commitment keeps our military stronger and our communities safer. Any domestic deployment that fails to comply with the foundational principles of the Posse Comitatus Act and similar authorities5 poses multiple risks to the core mission of the Guard, the well-being of the troops, and the safety of the communities they are committed to protect. First, deploying military personnel in the context of domestic law enforcement diverts them from their primary mission, which is to train and to be ready to fight and win the nation’s wars and protect communities after disasters. Accordingly, such assignments come at the expense of local, state, and national safety, as well as troop morale. Second, activeduty National Guard personnel are neither intended nor specifically trained to conduct domestic law enforcement operations. This poses a danger to the safety of both the troops and the public. Third, use of federal military personnel in the context of law enforcement operations should be a last resort to avoid the politicization of the military, which inevitably erodes public trust, hurts recruitment, and undermines troop morale. Peaceful protests of government actions are constitutionally protected political speech deserving of the highest protection, not intimidation by the military
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 5h
Past.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 5h
In shocking news, the same states have filed an amicus brief in Oregon v. Trump.

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71554...
#35 in State of Oregon, et al. v. Trump, et al. (9th Cir., 25-6268) – CourtListener.com
AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by State of Iowa. [Entered: 10/08/2025 03:24 PM]
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 5h
For those who aren't familiar with the term "amicus brief," it's basically a document those who aren't parties to the case, but who want to share their perspective with the court, file.

"Amicus curiae" means "friend of the court." They want a say even though they aren't involved in the case.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h
This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.
The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens. The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 5h
A bunch of red states want the judge to read their brief in support of fascism, basically. They aren't part of the case, so unless they come up with something really persuasive, they're just being assholes.
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 6h
Michigan Avenue right now.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8h
Temporary Restraining Order to be granted tomorrow in the Chicago case filed by journalists, pastors, and others hit with riot control munitions by ICE!
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 10h
Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.

She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."
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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 6h
"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"
An image of Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, twirling on an alpine meadow in a long Austrian skirt, next to an image of Christopher Plummer as Georg Von Trapp in the same movie, tearing a Nazi flag in half.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h
The "incidents' in this brief are just media reports about protests in and around Chicago. Worth less than nothing compared to other filings, which had affidavits of first-hand personal knowledge attached.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h
This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.
The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens. The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h
Meanwhile, here's part of the amicus brief from the military brass also filed today in the same case, in support of neither party, but definitely not in support of Trump.
Our experience as military leaders has taught us that this commitment keeps our military stronger and our communities safer. Any domestic deployment that fails to comply with the foundational principles of the Posse Comitatus Act and similar authorities5 poses multiple risks to the core mission of the Guard, the well-being of the troops, and the safety of the communities they are committed to protect. First, deploying military personnel in the context of domestic law enforcement diverts them from their primary mission, which is to train and to be ready to fight and win the nation’s wars and protect communities after disasters. Accordingly, such assignments come at the expense of local, state, and national safety, as well as troop morale. Second, activeduty National Guard personnel are neither intended nor specifically trained to conduct domestic law enforcement operations. This poses a danger to the safety of both the troops and the public. Third, use of federal military personnel in the context of law enforcement operations should be a last resort to avoid the politicization of the military, which inevitably erodes public trust, hurts recruitment, and undermines troop morale. Peaceful protests of government actions are constitutionally protected political speech deserving of the highest protection, not intimidation by the military
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h
This brief supports Trump, not Illinois. Should have said that up front.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h
Nope
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h
Here's their brief:

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...
For the past four years, illegal open-border immigration policies flooded the country with illegal aliens, including criminals convicted of crimes in their home country, violent international gang members, and suspected ISIS terrorists. Much of that was done in violation of federal immigration law through the assertion of executive enforcement prerogatives. Now, President Trump is executing Congress’s dictates and enforcing federal immigration law—which includes valiant efforts by federal law enforcement to identify and deport alien criminals. Against that backdrop of law enforcement, activists began to gather in cities across the United States, including Chicago. But rather than protest peacefully, some of those protests became violent, threatening federal officers, harming federal property, and certainly impeding enforcement of federal law. President Trump’s deployment of a small number of National Guard members to defend against this lawlessness is responsible, constitutional, and authorized by statute.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 6h
This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.
The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens. The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 7h
Once again, I will point out that only hiring people who live in NYC and went to Ivy League schools makes your paper myopic and weird.
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 8h
Trump and whatever advisor last spoke to him.
Wormtongue and Théoden in Lord of the Rings
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 7h
Antifa, Class of '44
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 8h
I'm sure teams will be lining up for a guy who led UNC to a sparkling 2-3 record, with wins over such vaunted powerhouses as ... checks notes....Charlotte and Richmond,
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 8h
OMG. 🤣
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Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 9h
Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media
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