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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 14h

Sherrill: Ship, shipmate, self. It's a saying in the Navy. Means the mission comes first, the sailors come second, and as a leader, you come last. That's the kind of governor I'll be. Our mission is to drive down costs for families. I will work every single day to be worthy of that mission.

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WTSFan 🥄🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 @wtsfan.bsky.social · 13h

Agonizing!

WTSFan 🥄🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 @wtsfan.bsky.social · 13h

Fort Sumter, 2025

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 14h

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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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

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WTSFan 🥄🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 @wtsfan.bsky.social · 13h

What this regime is doing with the National Guard is the antithesis of federalism, something the former Republican Party used to value.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14h

Last weekend, the Trump administration sent 10 more people to an Eswatini prison, joining five other ICE detainees sent there in July.

None of the 15 men sent to the nation are from Eswatini. But they are now under the authority of its king.

Read Noah Lanard's full story: https://bit.ly/47gNtB1

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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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WTSFan 🥄🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 @wtsfan.bsky.social · 14h

Zero chance

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14h

We need to ALWAYS highlight the ways the White House is a crime scene.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rten...

The White House crime scene

YouTube video by emptywheel

www.youtube.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14h

One thing @govpritzker.illinois.gov does here, which WE ALL need to do more often, is lead with Trump's crimes.

A sex assaulted fraudster serial felon who freed HUNDREDS of cop assailants--and some terrorists--on his first day is trying to claim Democrats are criminals.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20h

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

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

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WTSFan 🥄🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 @wtsfan.bsky.social · 16h

MAGA cultists

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WTSFan 🥄🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 @wtsfan.bsky.social · 16h

Is he high?!

WTSFan 🥄🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 @wtsfan.bsky.social · 16h

Everything a MAGA politician says is a bold-faced lie.

WTSFan 🥄🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 @wtsfan.bsky.social · 16h

A president who cares about America and Americans would NOT be looking for some "new" analysis or loophole to be able to avoid paying those workers.

WTSFan 🥄🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 @wtsfan.bsky.social · 16h

If Mike Johnson's lips are moving, he's lying. Watching any interview of him is a complete waste of time, as there is no factual reality being conveyed.

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WTSFan 🥄🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 @wtsfan.bsky.social · 16h

The concept of plenary power is simply anathema to our system of law, which is built on a constitution that grants each branch of government checks on power of the other two branches.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 22h

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 5d

No one asked for this

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 3d

According to Pablo Maníquez, Chicago residents stop ICE fascists mid-abduction at 63rd & Kostner.

You’re telling me these ICE fascists aren’t modern day Nazi gestapo? Smh this is horrific and wrong.

Video and journalism credit to
@migrantinsider & @hamoza85

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

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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WTSFan 🥄🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 @wtsfan.bsky.social · 1d

This is illegal!!! There is zero legal/legitimate basis for this action by ICE.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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