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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 10h

Texas national guard troops arrive in Chicago amid Trump’s crackdown.

Military presence comes after judge declined to block troops from entering, following lawsuit filed by city and state. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Texas national guard troops arrive in Chicago amid Trump’s crackdown

Military presence comes after judge declined to block troops from entering, following lawsuit filed by city and state

www.theguardian.com

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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 12h

Thoughts - AG Bondi does not realize that her time in politics will be short-lived. And things said under oath have a way of resurfacing at a later date. Unless..... she really believes that she will become a permanent fixture in a new government as our democracy would be under fascist rule.

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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 12h

No hiding arrogance... 👇

HuffPost @huffpost.com · 15h

Now leading HuffPost:

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 12h

Republicans ARE in disarray.

It's because Americans are realizing Republicans chose to shut down the government rather than work with Democrats to stop your health care premiums from doubling.

Chaos, higher prices, and shutdowns—that's the Republican agenda.

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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 12h

This.... 👇

God @thegodpodcast.com · 14h

Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.

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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 12h

Some people just don't realize when it's time to dial it back - and Bondi is one of those people.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

BONDI: The National Guard is on the way right now as we speak. You're sitting here grilling me and they're on their way to Chicago to keep your state safe.

DURBIN: It's my job to grill you

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 16h

Sen. SCHIFF: You’ve refused to answer questions about ethics, the Qatari plane, the Epstein files, Tom Homan’s alleged bribery, political prosecutions, military authorization…

Bondi: *tries interrupting*

Schiff: Excuse me. This is an oversight hearing. We demand answers.

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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 13h

Dolly is the best of the best. Thank you for sharing.

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Eric Sorensen @ericsorensen.bsky.social · 15h

Donald Trump started a war with the best big city in the nation. Thanks Fox News!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Hirono: "I have to conclude that, since no wrongdoing was determined, that Homan kept the money. And I hope he will put that on his tax returns as income."

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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 13h

Very succinct - and true.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

Padilla: Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?

Bondi: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump.

Padilla: I asked a simple yes or no question

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13h

Pete Hegseth was busy ignoring his job and doing pushups as part of a show for the Guinness Book of World Records while Illinoisans are being invaded by Trump’s military troops.

Pentagon chief Hegseth more interested in pushups than talking with Illinois leaders, Pritzker says

The governor said the Trump administration is keeping him in the dark about immigration enforcement and National Guard deployments.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 13h

Trump talks like a young punk. He has zero maturity here and no diplomatic skills.

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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 13h

Just a note on the concept of community healthcare. Growing up in a small town in WI, the family doctor came to the house to provide the needed healthcare. Yeah. I am that old BUT.... the idea here is - that it was quite common until group care, HMOs/PPOs and the rest of it came along in the 1980s.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 23h

As Chicago braces for possible deployment of federal troops, ICE agents conducted a high-profile raid on a residential building.

Chicagoans have not “heard any justification or rationalization for why it was that they needed this kind of overwhelming force,” says Ed Yohnka with ACLU Illinois.

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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 13h

No riots in Portland .... just some guy in a chicken suit mocking DHS Noem.... 😂

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 13h

No one will pay that premium. People will do without. My pool service guy has no insurance. He is 50 yrs old with a special needs child...... the money goes to the child.

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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 13h

Perhaps "Seniors" should just start their own community healthcare and invite doctors and nurses to provide the care without the middle-man insurance carrier. What a concept....

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 13h

Former FBI Director James Comey is likely to come out of the gates swinging with a scorched-earth strategy to get the charges President Donald Trump's Justice Department brought against him dismissed, a former federal prosecutor told CBS News on Tuesday.

Comey about to make 'very aggressive' move to destroy Trump's prosecution: expert

Former FBI Director James Comey is likely to come out of the gates swinging with a scorched-earth strategy to get the charges President Donald Trump's Justice Department brought against him dismissed, a former federal prosecutor told CBS News on Tuesday.Comey, against whom Trump has held a vendetta ...

bit.ly

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 14h

I'm signing two landmark bills to strengthen California’s fight against hate and antisemitism in schools — creating new accountability systems and requiring stronger responses.

As antisemitism and bigotry rise nationwide, we’re taking action to confront hate in all its forms.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15h

Two years after the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, let us pray for the return of all the remaining hostages, for all of the Israeli and Palestinian lives lost, and for a lasting end to the war.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

“.. there is the question of how the bond market will react to tariff revenue being redirected away from lowering the deficit.”

@barrons.com
www.barrons.com/articles/tru...

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