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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 4h

Reporter's notebook: I actually began working on this story shortly after footage of the incident showed up last month.

But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 22h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. 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.

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Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: 14 California National Guard troops were sent to Chicago last night to train troops there. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

California National Guard troops sent to Chicago to help train soldiers from other states

Attorney General Rob Bonta says President Trump’s decision to send California troops to other states undermines his original rationale for federalizing the National Guard.

www.sfchronicle.com

Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 23h

"Not one speaker among the roughly 500 attendees expressed support for the compact, which calls on universities to follow President Trump’s views on admissions, diversity and free speech, among other areas." www.latimes.com/california/s...

USC faculty members denounce Trump compact that would shift university to the right

The USC Academic Senate held a special meeting to discuss the Trump administration's education compact, which was presented to the school last week.

www.latimes.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

The habeas petition for Byron Rovidio Marin (the guy held w/o charge in a hospital for 37 days after ICE broke his leg) has been unsealed.

@davidjbier.bsky.social @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

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48. On August 27, 2025, CBP arrested Petitioner in Carson, California.
During his arrest, Petitioner sustained severe injuries to his leg and CBP transported
him to UCLA-Harbor Medical Center in Carson, California where he was
hospitalized as a “custody” of ICE. Petitioner remains in the custody of ICE at
UCLA-Harbor Medical Center with private contractor guards posted inside his
patient room at all times and controlling and limiting access to Petitioner by
medical personnel, attorneys, and family members.
49. ICE has not placed Petitioner in removal proceedings or charged him
with being in violation of immigration law. Upon information and belief, no
warrant for Petitioner’s arrest has been issued.

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Big Cases Bot @bigcases.bots.law · 2d

New filing: "U.S. v. Comey (criminal case)"
Doc #15: ORDER - The arraignment of Defendant James B. Comey, Jr. shall begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, in Courtroom 600 on the Sixth Floor of the…

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The entry's text: ORDER - The arraignment of Defendant James B. Comey, Jr. shall begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, in Courtroom 600 on the Sixth Floor of the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse. Because seating capacity will be limited. Courtroom 601 will be reserved and will serve as an overflow courtroom. Courtroom 601 will have screens which should enable attendees to see and hear what is happening in Courtroom 600. A Court Security Officer will always be present in Courtroom 601 to ensure that appropriate decorum is maintained and to communicate with Information Technology staff if there are problems with the audio or video transmission. The hearing will not be delayed for transmission issues. All seating in Courtroom 601 will be on a first-come basis. Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 10/06/2025. SEE ORDER FOR FURTHER DETAILS. (wgar, ) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

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Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 2d

We have all the details on the emergency Sunday night hearing blocking the Trump admin from sending *any* state's National Guard troops to Portland: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

Judge blocks Trump administration from sending California, Texas National Guard troops to Portland

Trump had ordered California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, and planned to send in the Texas National Guard as well.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 4d

SCOOP from @sophiabollag.bsky.social: Donald Trump is sending California National Guard members to Portland. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he's weighing another lawsuit over it. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

Exclusive: Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Portland, Newsom says

Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration may sue over the move, depending on what the soldiers are asked to do there.

www.sfchronicle.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 5d

I love when student journalists break a crazy story, especially about their own school. This one is extraordinarily macabre. www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/10/01/u...

USC sold dead bodies to U.S. military to train IDF medical personnel

A review of seven years’ worth of contracts unveiled more than $860,000 to use cadavers in surgical trainings involving the Israeli Defense Forces.

www.uscannenbergmedia.com

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Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 5d

4 tracks in, it’s got the storytelling of folklore but the bops of 1989

Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 7d

A great dispatch from the mean streets of Portland from @joegarofoli.bsky.social, where Oregonians are not interested in taking Trump's bait. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...

As Trump readies military troops, Portland isn’t taking the bait

Many people in Portland believe President Trump is trying to incite an aggressive response from residents to show that “blue cities” are out of control.

www.sfchronicle.com

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 8d

Reporters Susie Neilson and Megan Fan Munce were honored by the Barlett & Steele Awards for revealing the flawed insurance system that leaves homeowners unprotected when the worst happens.

S.F. Chronicle underinsurance investigation wins prestigious business journalism award

Reporters Susie Neilson and Megan Fan Munce were honored by the Barlett & Steele Awards for revealing the flawed insurance system that leaves homeowners unprotected when the worst happens.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11d

BREAKING NYT:

Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.

Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.

Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order

www.nytimes.com

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Sophia Bollag @sophiabollag.bsky.social · 12d

In the battle over redistricting in California, supporters led by Gov. Gavin Newsom have amassed a huge network of more than 65,000 individual donors, campaign finance filings released Friday show, compared with about 130 donors reported by opponents. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

This side of the Prop 50 fight has 500 times more donors than the other, new numbers show

Both campaigns have spent tens of millions of dollars to flood California with advertisements.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Sophia Bollag @sophiabollag.bsky.social · 13d

This morning, @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom announced another international climate agreement, this time with Kenya. More on Newsom's international climate strategy in this story we published yesterday - www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

In New York, Newsom tries ‘filling the void’ left by Trump on climate leadership

Gavin Newsom has long used climate issues as a springboard for his own visibility, but the events in New York have put the strategy — and his vastly different approach from Trump — on full...

www.sfchronicle.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13d

WOW. The lead plaintiff is a Latino man who's been here legally for 24 years. He was grabbed off the street by plainclothes federal agents who didn't even ASK about his status.

He was detained overnight and only released once a supervisor realized he had been illegally arrested.

PARTIES3. Plaintiff José Escobar Molina is a 47-year-old man who has lived in D.C. for 25 years. He has maintained valid Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for El Salvador since 2001. On August 21, 2025, Mr. Escobar Molina was walking from his apartment building in Northwest D.C.to his work truck, about to start his workday, when two cars pulled up next to him. As he was about to get into his truck, plain-clothed and unidentified federal agents exited the cars and—without conducting any inquiry—seized Mr. Escobar Molina, grabbing him by the arms and legs and immediately handcuffing him. The agents arrested him without a warrant and without asking for his name, his identification, or anything about his immigration status. The agents also did not ask him where he lives, whom he lives with, how long he has lived here, or anything else about his ties to the community prior to arresting him. After ICE detained Mr. Escobar Molina overnight at its processing center in Chantilly, Virginia, the next day an ICE supervisor finally realized that he had valid TPS, which statutorily prohibits ICE from detaining him, and released him. Due tohis Latino ethnicity, Mr. Escobar Molina fears being arrested and detained again while going about his daily life in D.C.

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Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 14d

A must-read: ICE opened a new prison in tiny California City, Calif. The small desert city's municipal government is not equipped to handle everything that's come with it. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

ICE began shipping immigrants to this tiny California town. Chaos has reigned ever since

ICE began sending immigrants to a new California detention center in small town in August. Since then, it has been inundated with activists, desperate families and utter confusion.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 16d

I have stopped saying "undocumented immigrants" or whatever because, let's be real, it doesn't mean anything!

Tanvi Misra @tanvi.bsky.social · 16d

All summer, I’ve been speaking to a Nigerian mom of two kids who won fear-based protection in an immigration court. Under a previous admin, she would have likely been released, but ICE refused to let her out and tried to deport her to Ghana -> @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

They’ve won in court, but ICE is still detaining and trying to deport them

Inside the “psychological torture” regime targeting migrants who can't be sent home.

www.motherjones.com

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Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 20d

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 20d

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.

His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.

Now he is tweeting in support of me.

This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.

Or used to work.

Tweet From Obama mentioning my firing from the Washington post. Wirh a photo of me

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Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 20d

California Republicans have rejected 10 bills to create independent redistricting commissions over the last two decades. Now that Prop 50 is going before voters, they've changed their tune. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

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Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 26d

"Punjabis are now targeted for impromptu English proficiency tests at highway checkpoints and weigh stations."
www.latimes.com/business/sto...

California's Punjabi truckers say they’re being harassed after deadly Florida wreck

Indian trucker feel anxious about tariffs and regulation

www.latimes.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 28d

A National Guard report accidentally emailed to the Post says veterans and active-duty troops view the D.C. deployment with "shame and alarm" @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ troops’ ‘shame’ over D.C. presence

Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ trust in the military.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · 29d

Another veteran House Democrat in the Bay Area is getting a young, intraparty challenger. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...

Another longtime Bay Area House member is getting an intraparty challenge

Eric Jones, a former venture capitalist who lives in Napa, announced Tuesday that he will challenge Rep. Mike Thompson, a fellow Democrat.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Sara Libby @saralibby.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is the injunction in Southern California (the central district is Los Angeles). There's a separate injunction in central California (the eastern district).

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