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Texas national guard troops head to Illinois after judge fails to block move

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Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 1d

Freedom?
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Federal government allowed to continue Chicago deployment while it responds to Illinois lawsuit

Republicans post photos of fiery Oregon protest – using photos of South America

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 2d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 2d

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ICED out of America

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Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 2d

Here we are.

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Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 2d

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History of the U.S. Constitution

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), former Federal Judge Michael Luttig, and Baltimore University Law Professor Kimberly Wehle discuss the history of the U.S. Constitution at an event hosted by George Washingto...

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Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 2d

"Now scrutiny on the nine justices is about to reach a new level of intensity as the court begins what is expected to be an unusually fraught term on Monday, amidst the president’s increasingly unfettered forays into authoritarianism."
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US supreme court begins new term with nation’s democratic governance at stake

Scrutiny on the nine justices is about to reach a new level of intensity as Trump aggressively asserts executive power

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Bonta: Just minutes before the hearing, we got word that the Texas National Guard has been federalized.

We asked the judge to issue a broad order — one that applies to every National Guard unit in every state — stating that none of them can be deployed to Oregon.

She issued that order

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 2d

Escalation continues: terrorussian forces attacked a maternity hospital in Sumy, setting its roof on fire. At the time, 35 women and 11 children were inside, along with 120 hospital employees. Thankfully, everyone managed to shelter safely.

#Makerussiapay is long overdue.

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Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 2d

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard.

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Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 3d

At America's national parks in the Trump era, the arc of history bends toward revisionism

The National Park Service under President Donald Trump is looking to reshape what it tells Americans about their history.

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Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's trade battle with China puts US soybean farmers in peril

American soybean farmers are worried about where they're going to sell their crops and whether they'll lose money this year because China hasn't bought any for months.

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✈️💣 Ukrainian aviation destroyed Russian command post in Luhansk region, - Soniashnyk

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Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 4d

Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago

A facility in Broadview, a mostly Black suburb, has become the site of escalation and ‘targeted attacks’ on protesters

Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 7d

Congressman Jamie Raskin, former Federal Judge J. Michael Luttig, Baltimore University Professor of Law Kimberly Wehle, and Executive Director of the Washington Library, Lindsay Chervinsky and CBS National Correspondent, Robert Costa, moderator.

Judge finds the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests

Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 7d

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A federal judge says the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over pro-Palestinian protests. U.S.

In battles over free speech, comedians are often center stage

Joe Carbone🇺🇲🇺🇦☕️🌳 @thejcarbone.bsky.social · 16d

“This is the deciding moment. This is what authoritarianism looks like right now.” 💬 🇺🇸
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In all the stunning things about ABC’s swift removal of Jimmy Kimmel, its longtime late-night host and Oscars-hosting face of the network, perhaps the least surprising was that a comedian was again at...

Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk's killing seeks to widen US divisions

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 19d

The US government and especially the State Dept are now fine with this kind of thing
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Russia moved quickly to exploit conservative activist Charlie Kirk's shooting death at a Utah college, with groups linked to the Kremlin spreading false and misleading claims that experts say are desi...