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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 9h

When Noem appeared on the roof of the Portland ICE facility, flanked by influencers and DHS hype video makers, the protesters below tried to spoil her photo-op in the "war ravaged" city by blaring the Benny Hill theme.

Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 12h

Maga influencers have been descending on Portland's small but persistent protest outside an Ice office to pick fights and glean content. So naturally, the cabinet member Trump cast for her on-screen presence showed up today with a trio of influencers in tow www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kristi Noem tours Portland Ice facility with Maga influencers in tow

Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, accuses Ice of antagonizing protesters with teargas and by inviting influencers to film

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 8h

It feels like floor level standards to support your colleague as they demand their civil liberties be protected. All Ald. Fuentes did was ask for a warrant when federal agents were arresting a man.

Dave Stieber @dstieber.bsky.social · 10h

Pro-ICE Alders? Pro attacks on Govt official Alders?
“Alder Mitchell (7th), Beale (9th), Quinn (13th), Ray Lopez (15th), Coleman (16th), O’Shea (19th), Tabares (23rd), Scott (24th), Sposato (38th), Napolitano (41st),Reilly (42nd), Gardiner (45th), Silverstein (50th)”
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So, about that letter of support for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes: 13 alderpeople didn’t sign it • The TRiiBE

The letter describes what the agents did to Fuentes as an “abuse of power.” Mayor Brandon Johnson, City Clerk, Anna Valencia and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin also signed it.

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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 7h

It's amazing that they've produced an entire party of Trumps not just in terms of the fascist politics but in the sense that almost all of these people are incapable of processing anything more complex than lines of tweets

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 12h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 7h

They love this move, I see.

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 8h

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 2d

Ok we are live and raising funds. 100% OF ALL FUNDS RAISED goes directly to stage 4 research. With cancer research being striped by the regime this is a great way to get money into desperately needed research.
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 10h

Discussing this phenomenon w/ a group of profs. Someone morbidly joked, “& northern profs are fleeing the country.” The next person said…”even if we were all willing & able to abandon this place there are not enough jobs for us globally and the U.S. employs a huge # of international scholars too.”

‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 10h

“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.”

MAGA Christianity

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 12h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 12h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

Everyday Watergate

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

“.. we’re going to take care of our people,” Trump added. “There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of. And we’ll take care of them in a different way.”

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LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.bsky.social · 15h

The goal of these groups—and they’ve said this at press conferences I went to—is to incite state violence against people they consider their enemies.

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 15h

On Friday, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio announced on his podcast that because "it seems like [the] Portland Police Bureau is not doing their job," "the Proud Boys will be coming back to Portland" in "one capacity or another."

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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 13h

Scoop: OpenAI has signed its first ever Australia government contract, quietly inking a deal with Treasury amid the ChatGPT-maker's charm offensive on policymakers.

This modest contract is an ideal foothold into future, more lucrative deals, according to one firm's analysis.
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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 13h

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WhiteRoseAFA @whiteroseafa.bsky.social · 15h

Really dangerous week to walk your dog in the rose city.

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 15h

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

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mother dysnomia 🌚 @mamatried.bsky.social · 18h

lol it’s this guy

Tweet from 11/2/24 showing Harry Sisson and his 4 friends in a car that reads “we’re Gen Z voters and we all PROUDLY voted for Kamala Harris! Real men support Harris”

Robert J O’Neill quotes it with

“You're not men. You're boys. If there was no social media, you would be my concubines.”

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 17h

Bari Weiss, CBS News, 1965

- New art in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social
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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 16h

As an added bonus, ICE agents "also get to throw libs to the ground too."

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Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 16h

Greetings! I’m on the campus of UCLA, where several dozen are protesting in support of Palestine: some holding poppies and roses. A few carrying a mock coffin.

Large police presence, and administration has given some warnings that they can’t block the area.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 20h

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

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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 20h

I'm taking that as a yes, and she doesn't want to incriminate herself.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

KLOBUCHAR: Has the DOJ issued any subpoenas to journalists under the updated guidance?

BONDI: ...

KLOBUCHAR: You can respond

BONDI: ... ... I can't comment

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 1d

Hey now, that’s just Nick’s irony, humor and authenticity shining through.

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 1d

Nuestras Raíces. Nuestra Fuerza. @angelcity.com 🫡

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Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 1d

New for The Ten Four:

A Los Angeles County court has accepted a plea disposition in the case of Eyal Shalom, who deployed chemical irritants on Mirror Media Group journalist Dolores Quintana while engaging protesters at UCLA.

latenfour.com/2025/10/06/m...

Man Who Attacked Journalist At 2024 UCLA Attacks Escapes Prison Time

By Sean Beckner-Carmitchel Man Who Attacked Journalist At 2024 UCLA Attacks Escapes Prison Time LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County court has accepted a plea disposition in the case of Eyal Shalom, …

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Please tip Dave for his marathon expert court reporting today. This was an absolutely wild thread

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

@unraveledpress.com & other press have been threatened, shot with less-lethals and arrested while reporting on federal immigration activities in Chicagoland and on the resulting protests at Broadview.

I'm now at a hearing asking the federal court to rein ICE & co in. I'll let you know how it goes.

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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Tess Owen @tessowen.bsky.social · 1d

Judging by the responses to this DHS post, its goal seems to be to mock the physical appearance of a (presumably) American protester.

I wonder if we can think of another political movement in history that was obsessed with the physical appearance of its citizens

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