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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 10h

U.S. Northern Command says that elements of the Texas national guard are now “employed in the greater Chicago area.”

The statement claims that they’ve been deployed to protect ICE and federal property.

U.S. Northern Command &
@USNorthernCmd
X.com
Effective today, elements of the Texas National Guard, under Title 10 authority and command and control of U.S. Northern Command, are employed in the greater Chicago area.
These soldiers are employed to protect U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other
U.S. Government personnel who are performing federal functions, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property.
For the latest information on our Federal Protection Mission, please see the link below:

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 12h

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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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

“.. On Sept. 20, Trump meant to send a private message to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging her to prosecute” Comey.

“.. Trump believed he had sent Bondi the message directly .. and was surprised to learn it was public, the officials said.” 🤡

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

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 13h

I normally don’t watch cable television, but I’m watching with my parents tonight. The story on Trump’s threats to arrest Democratic leaders got all of 30 seconds on NBC Nightly News.

A civil-military crisis is unfolding in real time and the average “apolitical” American likely has no idea.

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 13h

First they came for the socialists…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Jonathan Choe to Trump: "Another group right now that is behind antifa and working with antifa very closely based on the research that we have right now that we're gonna give to you and your team are the Democratic Socialists of America."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 15h

“The Second Amendment is there to protect the First Amendment.”

– Elon Musk, last year

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

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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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 15h

Source:

An Official Journal Of The NRA | Elon Musk Gets to the Basis of the Second Amendment

This is not a new topic for Musk.

www.americas1stfreedom.org

John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 15h

“The Second Amendment is there to protect the First Amendment.”

– Elon Musk, last year

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

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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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

#BREAKING Federal prosecutors in Chicago move to dismiss charges against the Chicago couple found with lawfully carried loaded firearms outside ICE's Broadview facility last month.

The case had been used nationally to argue ICE agents have been endangered by the protests there.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 22h

A federal judge in Chicago says ICE violated a consent decree with warrantless arrests. blockclubchi.co/4nGUOQ8

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 22h

And/or we get a schism and a new American pope

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 22h

Battle Hymn of the Republic (slowed + reverb)

YouTube video by Military Vaporwave

m.youtube.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 22h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 22h

We aren’t treating this seriously enough. Even if you’re outraged, you’re not outraged enough.

We are watching the active dissolution of the Union in slow-motion.

JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 22h

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 22h

Next year? That’s optimistic.

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JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 22h

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

www.reuters.com

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 1d

Once again, I’m wondering why Democrats aren’t running with a straightforward message of “despotism is un-American and unaffordable” right now and all the way into the midterms.

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Joshua McElwee @joshmcelwee.org · 1d

Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue. For @reuters.com:

www.reuters.com

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 1d

irl implosions or people poasting through it?

John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 1d

If he put out a call for volunteers I would easily sell all my belongings and enlist

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 1d

Genuinely maddening. It’s going to take some tragedy unfolding on video for people to treat this with the gravity that it deserves.

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