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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 3h

Most of these claims come from Field Office Director Russell Hott, who runs the Chicago ICE office

Hott said ERO used over $100,000 in less-lethal ammo from Sept. 6 to Sept. 20

The full response is 132 pages long and a hearing is scheduled for Thursday on this

Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 3h

The admin is claiming more than thirty officers are injured during "assaults on federal law enforcement" and says an officer tore their ACL, another's beard was "ripped from an officer's face" (?), among other injuries (see below)

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 3h

They accuse protesters of being "organized" and "brought onsite in vans."

(But provide zero evidence or citations to this specific claim, probably because it's untrue)

They also claim "rioters have sought to permanently maim ERO personnel" (with strobe lights and whistles)

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 3h

The feds filed the response late tonight and accuse protesters at the Broadview ICE facility of being organized "violent opportunists, rioters, and protesters."

The administration is accusing protesters of vandalizing, among other things, a plumbing spout at the ICE facility...

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 3h

NEW: Photos from the Sept. 19 protests that included Kat Abughazaleh being thrown to the ground by ICE agents and multiple others, including Abughazaleh, Daniel Biss and Bushra Amiwala being tear gassed appear in the government's response to Illinois' lawsuit blocking Ntl. Guard

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 1d

Inbox: Daniel Biss’ congressional campaign said the Evanston mayor raised over $600,000 in Q3

He raised $702,000 in the first few months if his campaign and his campaign says he had more then $1 million in cash on hand

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 2d

Oh and saying “agent intelligence that indicates there’s illegal alienage in a particular place or location.”

Like what?

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 2d

Also this is incredible

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 2d

Which is still pretty clearly racially profiling…

As Bovino said in the WBEZ interview, their “suspicion” of someone being illegal was “proven true”

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 2d

“Articulable facts” very likely corresponds to SCOTUS’ ruling that you can racially profile people if they’re exhibiting enough stereotypical features of undocumented people

(I.e., look Hispanic AND speak Spanish AND work low wage jobs, in the words of Brett Kavanaugh)

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s the whole transcript

bsky.app/profile/chip...

Chip Mitchell @chipmitchell1.bsky.social · 8d

Gregory Bovino, commander-at-large of the U.S. #BorderPatrol, claims a @wbez.org/@chicago.suntimes.com report about his comments Sunday in downtown #Chicago was "grossly inaccurate" and taken out of context. So we've posted the interview's unedited AUDIO and TRANSCRIPT:
www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Transcript: Gregory Bovino says arrestees in downtown Chicago chosen partly based on ‘how they look’

WBEZ reporter Chip Mitchell spoke with U.S. Border Patrol commander about a deportation blitz downtown and in the upscale River North neighborhood. Here is the transcript and unedited audio interview.

www.wbez.org

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 2d

The funny part about this is that the @chipmitchell1.bsky.social asked CBP this and the head of CBP pretty explicitly explained it

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 2d

Publishing misinformation and then having someone on a podcast to definitively refute your blatantly false claims to then turn around and say you were “balanced” and provided “both sides for the people to decide what’s true” is as ridiculous as it sounds

Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 2d

“Fact-based reporting” lmao

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 4d

This is just really bad writing

Meatball Rob @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 5d

Absolutely INSANE use of passive voice in this CNN piece

just incredible

@katmabu.bsky.social “landed on the ground” during the protest???

At least one other person, who identified herself on social media as Kat Abughazaleh, a former journalist also running for Congress, landed on the ground during that same protest after she was pushed by a federal law enforcement agent in a camouflage uniform wearing a full face covering, sunglasses and a helmet, video by CNN affiliate WBBM showed.

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 5d

18 U.S. Code § 912

Whoever falsely assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States or any department, agency or officer thereof, and acts as such … shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

This is podcaster Benny Johnson today.

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 6d

Inbox: Bushra Amiwala raised over $430,000 in Q3 fundraising for IL9, per her campaign

She raised just under $200k in her previous report and launched her campaign on June 2

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 7d

ALSO – Citizen Action Illinois, LWV and a ton of co-sponsors are hosting a full candidate forum on Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. at Oakton CC in Skokie

All candidates registered for the primary are invited, per the organizers

Info here:
www.mobilize.us/citizenactio...

IL CD-9 Candidate Forum · Citizen Action/Illinois

Illinoisans have a critical primary election ahead. Join our candidate forums for an opportunity to hear directly from the people who want to represent you and learn where they stand on the issues tha...

www.mobilize.us

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 7d

For those interested in IL9

This Saturday in Edgewater 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

48th Ward Neighbors for Justice @48thneighbors.bsky.social · 7d

Join us this Saturday to hear from candidates running for Congress in our area!

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 7d

It was me and I deleted it because I had a typo, sorry. Reposted without typo here.

bsky.app/profile/matt...

Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 7d

Inbox: IL9 hopeful and former prosecutor Nick Pyati raised $250,000 in the third quarter

His campaign said it shows a “clear desire for an alternative to Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazaleh.”

He’ll likely sit well over $1m behind those two when they drop their reports

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 7d

Laura Fine's team responded to my Qs about the leaked AIPAC email, whether she supports it framing Biss and Abughazaleh as "dangerous detractors" and whether accepting AIPAC money calls into question calling herself a progressive

Here's her statement (provided w/ a list of legislative awards):

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 7d

A group of students are boycotting Northwestern’s controversial antibias training video, which critics say conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Those who refuse to complete the online training will be unable to enroll in fall classes, the university said.

Some Northwestern students boycotting antibias training

A group of Northwestern students are protesting the school’s mandatory anti-bias training that addresses antisemitism on campus.

trib.al

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 7d

The D3 zoning district is considered the "highest density of business infill development and large scale redevelopment in downtown Evanston."

Fwiw, 605 Davis is currently zoned D3

Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 7d

Inbox: IL9 hopeful and former prosecutor Nick Pyati raised $250,000 in the third quarter

His campaign said it shows a “clear desire for an alternative to Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazaleh.”

He’ll likely sit well over $1m behind those two when they drop their reports

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 8d

Newman was redistricted out of her seat in 2022. The IL3 seat is now held by Rep. Delia Ramirez

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