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J.J. @thetellurian.bsky.social · Apr 10

The next democratic president must have the courage to ship noem, Miller, prince, and Rubio to the icc the same way they have shipped people to gulags. Just put them on a plane and say whoopsie.

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 8h

Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip

A woman cradles her emaciated son www.theguardian.com/news/gallery...

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 8h

It’s a running joke that Trump’s staff is manipulating him with AI videos, but that increasingly seems like the only way to explain what he’s talking about.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 14h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Profolus @profolus.com · 8h

KONSYSE: The White House is planning to condition access to federal student aid and research grants on the adoption of policies aligned with a defined political and ideological framework of the second Trump administration.

Trump Asks 9 Colleges to Adopt His Agenda in Exchange for Federal Funding Access — Konsyse

President Trump is urging nine colleges to adopt his political agenda in exchange for preferential access to federal funding.

www.konsyse.com

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 9h

Video: ICE agents clash with Forest Park cemetery workers attempting to help man in Des Plaines Rive

YouTube video by WGN News

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 12h

Trump has been illegally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff forced a vote on reasserting Congress's role over war powers and ending this reckless
warmongering.

It failed 48-51.

Murkowski and Paul voted yes.

Fetterman voted no.

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J.J. @thetellurian.bsky.social · 8h

They released the two women they stalked and kidnapped. Does that mean the women weren't undocumented?

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 8h

Sanctuary for All UIC, a campus group, released a statement confirming ICE had detained two people unaffiliated with UIC outside one of the campus buildings. They have since been released. It is unclear how the university is proceeding to inform and protect students from future ICE actions.

Community alert

10/8

9:30pm

Sanctuary for all UIC has confirmed federal agents were on UIC’s campus behind the student services building (1200 w Harrison) sometime between 3 and 4pm

Agents abducted 3 individuals who are unaffiliated with UIC and left the area

Illinois state police were seen on the scene shortly after.

The 2 individuals have since been released.

There is a video of the abduction being circulated. The exact source and time it was taken are unknown.

At the time of this posting 9:30pm there is no other known ICE activity on UIC’s campus.

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Hal Sparks @halsparks.com · 8h

The “fiscal conservatives” in the “freedom caucus” are batting a 1000

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9h

The federal government logged a $1.8 trillion budget deficit for the 2025 fiscal year, little changed from 2024 despite a surge in tariff revenues

US Annual Budget Deficit Steady at $1.8 Trillion, Despite Surge in Tariff Revenue

The federal government logged a $1.8 trillion budget deficit for the 2025 fiscal year, little changed from 2024 despite a surge in tariff revenues, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

bloom.bg

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J.J. @thetellurian.bsky.social · 8h

There is no need for any of national guard. Trump is abusing the military.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 9h

This lays out the situation in IL so far.

200 federalized National Guard troops in the state as of 3 p.m. on 10/8.

Two requests for protection support: 1. The ICE facility in Broadview, and 2. The Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Friday "due to two high profile cases involving DHS activities."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14h

This is exactly why ICE needs to be unmasked and ID’d — like cops.

📌 Cases of ICE impersonators this year alone outnumber the last four presidential terms combined.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 16h

What www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

POLITICO
"They killed Charlie Kirk — the least that we can do is go through a legal process and redistrict Indiana into a nine to zero map," Sen. Jim Banks, the Republican of Indiana, told POLITICO last month.

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 13h

Chicagoans still marching on Michigan Ave chanting "up up with liberation, down down with deportations!"

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 15h

Now: Hundreds assembling in the Chicago Loop for a march and rally to demand the National Guard leave town. Folks chanting "Donald Trump you racist clown! You're not welcome in this town!"

A photo of a large group of protesters gathering in downtown Chicago near Michigan Ave. Skyscrapers are behind the crowd in the background.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 17h

Durbin on whether Democrats can use reining in ICE in Chicago as a precondition to rein in the government says “can’t do that. It’s gotta be health care all the way.”

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 16h

LAWSUIT UPDATE RE: NATIONAL GUARD IN PORTLAND: The Ninth Circuit just granted an administrative stay preserving the status quo: the Oregon National Guard remains federalized but the president cannot deploy them.

We'll share more updates as we have them.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 13h

No protest from 6am to 9am in the Broadview free speech zone.

Just here with a handful of press waiting to see if we can catch the Texas National Guard arriving in Broadview tonight.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

“.. 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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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17h

Step 5 of the plan:

Rig the rules and the information. Tilt the election playing field your way and destroy the idea of truth.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17h

Step 2 of the plan:

Use government power to compel the media to tell only the regime's narrative and to silence critics.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17h

Step 1 of the plan:

Turn the justice system into a political witch hunt operation that punishes critics for free speech and immunizes loyalists for actual criminality.

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J.J. @thetellurian.bsky.social · 16h

Stop pleading with your republican colleagues. They either support the authoritarian assault or are too weak to oppose it. Speak more about the plans for accountability for trump and his lot once this is all over.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17h

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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