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Patrick Howell O’Neill @patrickhowelloneill.com · 9h

New: DHS has reassigned hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel from CISA, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and said it would fire anyone who refuses to go along. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation Push

The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s deportations and said it would ...

www.bloomberg.com

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Brian Wasik @brianrwasik.bsky.social · 7h

Kavanaugh Stop

Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 8h

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 8h

Some good news!

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 8h

Southern right whales are growing in number after being on the brink of extinction.

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 9h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 9h

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach

A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 9h

Apple folding on the immigration cop tracking apps makes you wonder how hard they’ll defend their currently strong encryption systems. They already surrendered on that front in the UK.

Ex-execs slam Tim Cook for eroding Apple's moral authority after ICEBlock pull

Apple's decision to comply with an order to remove ICEBlock from the App Store goes against its previous stance to stand for the rights of its users, former Apple employees have declared.

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 9h

In honor of whatever Sugar may be up to, here’s my favorite track by the band. Just a sledgehammer of a jam.

JC Auto by Sugar on Apple Music

Song · 1993 · Duration 6:13

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 12h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 12h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 11h

Goldman Sachs: “We expect core PCE inflation to rise to 3.1% yoy by end-2025, reflecting a boost from higher tariffs. We expect the unemployment rate to rise to 4.5% by end-2025…We expect the Fed to deliver two more 25bp rate cuts this year in October and December.”

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 11h

My lord, is Sugar coming back? Truly one of the best power pop bands to do it.

Bob Mould's '90s Band Sugar Is Teasing Something

After helping to define the sound of ’80s underground rock with Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould surged into the ’90s alternative landscape with a new trio called Sugar alongside David Barbe and Malcolm Travis. T...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

JPM DESK: “.. the US budget deficit has not shrunk despite the tariff revenue.

“.. if tariffs are not being used to pay down debt or in some cases as a bailout (e.g., soybean farmers ..) at what point does the bond market react negatively?”

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 14h

This is capitulation. It is not the "Department of War." If CNN concedes on this point, they'll concede on any point.

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 15h

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 11h

A lot going on here, but a religion note: DHS Assistant Sec. Tricia McLaughlin refers to Rev. Black as a "pastor" here — using quotation marks.

It's a notable slight against a faith leader's status, as Black is, in fact, an ordained minister of a church operating within the Presbytery of Chicago.

This footage is from almost a month ago. What this clipped video doesn’t show is that these agitators were blocking an ICE vehicle from leaving the federal facility—impeding operations.

Over and over again, law enforcement ordered these agitators to move off of federal property so the vehicle could move. Law enforcement verbally warned these agitators that they would use force if they did not move and stop impeding operations. They did not comply.

Shortly after, rioters began throwing rocks, bottles and launching fireworks at the law enforcement officers on the roof.

At the time of this incident, this facility held criminal illegal aliens including gang members, drug traffickers, and other violent criminals. Obstructing law enforcement puts officers, detainees and the public at risk. If you are obstructing law enforcement you can expect to be met with force.

And, as an aside, this is the same “pastor” who flipped
@Sec_Noem
and our team the bird when we were there last week.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 13h

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 12h

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 12h

Government shutdown leading to mass furlough of IRS tax workers. Via Guardian

IRS to furlough nearly half its workforce due to government shutdown — Guardian US

Furlough, which begins 8 October, furloughs roughly 34,000 people and leaves only 39,870, or 53.6%

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 13h

ANOTHER WAPO SCOOP:

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13h

Absolutely made up.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 19h

Close-up photos have revealed the prepared list of put-downs that Pam Bondi brought to use against senators during her Epstein hearing.

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing

The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 13h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 13h

Shades of Cold War Cuban proxy forces.

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Up to 25,000 Cubans could soon be fighting for Russia.

It is reported that Cubans are promised about $2,000 per month - far more than they can earn at home. It is also possible that they are promised jobs in construction but then sent to the frontlines.

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Alex Koppelman @alexkoppelman.bsky.social · 14h

Exclusive from @nbcnews.com: Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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