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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 1d

Then why are they allowing the state police to conspire with ICE? They have law enforcement priority over the state police in Chicago, but they're not doing anything to prevent their helping ICE on their raids.

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 1d

We can hope that will happen, but nothing I've seen in the last nearly nine months gives me any confidence it will.

Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 1d

Plenty of Democrats get money from police unions. Not as much as Republicans, of course, but Dems have proven again and again they won't bite any hand that feeds them.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's crime family is full of faces like that: Miller, Vance, Hegseth, Musk, Noem, Leavitt, Patel, Bongino, Vought, Carr, Bessent ... I could go on and on.

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and his crime family know police in the U.S. are on their side. Put police together with Trump's ICE army and whatever National Guard troops he can force into action and his regime can continue ignoring court orders, kidnapping and killing innocents, and cementing their chokehold over America.

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 1d

Look at Illinois. Gov. Pritzker has been one of the most vocal against Trump, but his state police are aiding ICE in their illegal raids. In Los Angeles, police assisted federal agents in attacking peaceful protestors on June 14.

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 1d

One of the problems for politicians trying to counter Trump's illegal schemes is that he has brought the military, specifically the National Guard, into it. To combat armed troops, mayors and governors must have their own armed agents. And police, local and state, have shown an affinity for Trump.

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 1d

The American version of the Nuremberg trials can't come too soon.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

the smugness of Stephen Miller in dealing with reporters is off the charts

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

There is no acceptable excuse for zip-tying children! None.

This shouldn’t even have to be said.

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JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social @jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social · 2d

“Portland is burning to the ground.”

This motherfucker belongs in a nuthouse, not the White House.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 3d

And Democrats and the media continue to blather on about the midterm elections being the key to stopping this coup. If Trump and Republicans get their way, there won't be midterms, or a presidential election in 2028.

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 4d

They also want to complete the evisceration of the federal government, and this allows them to blame Democrats.

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 4d

That's authoritarian speak for "we'll ignore the precedents we want to ignore."

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 4d

The Supreme Court has twice affirmed that burning an American flag is protected free speech. Both cases were more than 35 years ago, however, when SCOTUS had men and women who actually cared about the Constitution and not six bought-and-paid-for empty robes in lockstep with Trump's crime family.

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 4d

This lying jackass can't even pronounce the Spanish words he's trying to say: "Tren de Agua"!

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 5d

Why are you allowing Illinois State Police to assist federal agents in breaking up protests at the ICE facility in Broadview? The State Police report to you as Governor. You should be ordering them to hunt down and arrest illegally operating ICE thugs.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/illi...

Illinois State Police assist feds in Broadview protest, Chicago alderperson cuffed at hospital, rapid responders tear gassed in Logan Square • The TRiiBE

A roundup of ICE activity in the Chicagoland area on Oct. 3.

thetriibe.com

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 5d

Why are you allowing Illinois State Police to assist federal agents in breaking up protests at the ICE facility in Broadview? The State Police report to you as Governor. You should be ordering them to hunt down and arrest illegally operating ICE thugs.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/illi...

Illinois State Police assist feds in Broadview protest, Chicago alderperson cuffed at hospital, rapid responders tear gassed in Logan Square • The TRiiBE

A roundup of ICE activity in the Chicagoland area on Oct. 3.

thetriibe.com

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 6d

It's not to stem the smuggling of illegal drugs into the U.S. since it ignores the typical entrance points. Is the aim to take over one or more countries south of us to gain access to their natural resources? Or is it even more sinister?

Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 6d

The most important question to ask here is: Why is Trump illegally declaring this war? He has done nothing in the past eight months that doesn't enrich himself or his wealthy friends. What's the endgame in going after Central and South American drug gangs?

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 6d

Or maybe these MAGA morons don't know Bad Bunny is from Puerto Rico, or that Puerto Rico is part of the U.S.

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 6d

What undocumented immigrants do they think will be attending the Super Bowl? Trump would never screw his NFL buddies by targeting foreign tourist attendees. Or are they just going to go after stadium employees and rideshare/taxi/limo drivers?

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 6d

So Trump's ICE cosplayers have stunt doubles? Who the hell is paying for that?

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Mike O @mikeo331.bsky.social · 6d

The Speaker of the House "didn't see" Trump and Hegseth's humiliating fraternity follies? What was Johnson doing? Updating his Grindr profile?

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