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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Brendan Nyhan, Steve Peers , and 7 more

dlknowles.bsky.social
Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
southsideweekly.com
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theatlantic.com
Donald Trump’s deployments of the National Guard to American cities “are best understood as an effort to erode the nation’s sense that such use of the military is unacceptable,” Quinta Jurecic argues.
Trump Is Destroying One of America’s Oldest Traditions
America has always had a strong aversion to seeing the military on the country’s streets. That is not stopping the current president.
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Kimberly A. Prather, Alan Richardson , and 4 more

chrismurphyct.bsky.social
This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.
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phillewis.bsky.social
ELWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Texas National Guard troops have arrived at an Army Reserve center south of Chicago ahead of expected deployment.
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by Nicolai von Ondarza — Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Steve Peers, Paul Lehmann

nvondarza.bsky.social
The same article includes a reference to an @swp-berlin.org paper that does not exist.

There are many ways AI can support research, but just letting it write your articles with fake citations certainly is not the way.
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Ugo Panizza, Ian Hall , and 7 more

rikefranke.bsky.social
And here we go. I never wrote this article, and yet it is cited here.

www.liberalbriefs.com/geopolitics/...

And of course, it sounds so plausible, I seriously checked whether I had forgotten it, or the footnote was slightly wrong.

#AIisnotresearch
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by Brendan Nyhan — Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Lisa W. Fazio, Will Jennings , and 6 more

brendannyhan.bsky.social
Not happening somewhere else. Here. In America. Right now.
mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d
CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

apnews.com/article/chic...
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...
apnews.com
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roxanegay.bsky.social
I have been flummoxed by Bari Weiss heading up CBS news all day. It’s not jealousy. I don’t want that job. I am not qualified to do it. I just don’t understand how this is possible.
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Joanna Bryson, Will Jennings , and 12 more

heathercherone.bsky.social
Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”
Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association
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by Robert C. Richards

rrichard09.bsky.social
Sun-Times reports, uh, inaccuracies in the federal government's account:
bsky.app/profile/chic...
chicago.suntimes.com
Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Eoin Daly

lawrencehurley.bsky.social
Head of OLC is a former Alito clerk
www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...
Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...
www.cnn.com
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, David R. Miller

carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. it appears to justify an open-ended war against a secret list of groups, giving the president power to designate drug traffickers as enemy combatants and have them summarily killed without legal review.”

@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Michael Jones‐Correa, Mark Rice

conradhackett.bsky.social
How much smaller the federal workforce is now vs. a year ago
Ed Dept 42%
OPM 33%
HUD 31%
Treasury 29%
Defense (civilian jobs) 22%
Small Biz Admin 21%
Energy 20%
Interior 15%
HHS 14%
SSA 11%
EPA 10%
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Much Smaller Is the Federal Work Force? Shutdown Plans Offer a Clue.
The number of federal employees has been trimmed by thousands since President Trump took office, according to contingency plans drawn up by federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Anne Applebaum, Anna O. Law , and 33 more

chicago.suntimes.com
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN
Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
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by Trevon D. Logan — Reposted by: Robert C. Richards

trevondlogan.bsky.social
Traveling while Black during Jim Crow was about survival as well as mobility. The Green Book Project website documents that story. Share your family’s Green Book memories and help us preserve this rich history:
greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
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clairewillett.bsky.social
it is genuinely shocking how much rage @jay.bsky.team and the devs seem to have for their user base. suspending Erin Biba over an old post just because she’s been criticizing you is deeply fucked up. fix this shit.
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Nandita Sharma, Richard S.J. Tol , and 4 more

stevemullis.net
"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"
a guy in a frog costume standing facing a line of police and ICE agents in Portland
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Aaron Sojourner, Henry Jones , and 1 more

georgetakei.bsky.social
This is like planting evidence and then making an arrest.
The image is an X post by Acyn (@Acyn ) from 13 hours ago, quoting Pritzker: "He's saying that Chicago is a war zone. None of that is true. They're just making this up. And then what do they do? They fire tear gas and smoke grenades, and they make it look like it's a war zone." The post includes a screenshot from CNN's "State of the Union" showing two individuals discussing, with a chyron indicating DHS officers fired at a driver who rammed their vehicle, later determined to be someone trying to storm the Presidential Palace, as the South Caucasus Coalition.
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Simon Lester, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò , and 3 more

atrupar.com
Stephen Miller: "The Black people in Chicago are thrilled that we're getting the illegal aliens out of their communities who are stealing their housing, jobs, and resources."
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jenafifield.bsky.social
Hi everyone! 👋 I'm officially up and running at
@propublica.org covering election and voting issues, and expanding my sourcing nationally. Spread the word.

Reach out, say hi, introduce yourself, send tips:
[email protected]
Cell: 480-476-0108
Signal: jenafifield.01
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donmoyn.bsky.social
If you are in Ann Arbor on October 15, I will be talking to Max Stier, the head of the Partnership for Public Service about the threats to public service. Free admission, please register!
fordschool.umich.edu/event/2025/t...
Threats to the future of public service
The Trump administration has led an unprecedented attack on the makeup and independence of the civil service.
fordschool.umich.edu
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Sanford F. Schram, Stacy D. VanDeveer , and 4 more

atrupar.com
DHS's Tricia McLaughlin: "It is a disgusting smear to say there is racial profiling going on."
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Efrén O. Pérez, Melissa R. Michelson , and 1 more

scholars.org
"...To drive voter turnout within these communities, it’s imperative to recognize that in Black communities, voting is often a declaration of Black joy and a commitment to show up for one another."

Learn more from @melissamichelson.bsky.social, @sldemora.bsky.social, and Sarah Hayes. ⤵️
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Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · 3d
Plz read our piece on the Electoral Power of Black Joy & our new Party at the Ballot Box research; huge thanks to @scholars.org for editing and pitching the piece! @sldemora.bsky.social Sarah Hayes thefulcrum.us/civic-engage... @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social
Harnessing the Electoral Power of Black Joy
As is often the case in U.S. elections, Black voter turnout will be crucial this fall. Voters in heavily Black cities like Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, will decide whether to re-el...
thefulcrum.us
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by Ruth Dassonneville — Reposted by: Robert C. Richards

rdassonneville.bsky.social
👉 In sum, citizens react to a wide variety of group appeals, but there is much heterogeneity in their responses. Our results indicate that social identity, and especially deservingness perceptions, are key to explaining this variation!
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by Ruth Dassonneville — Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Alexander Wuttke, Robert Huber , and 1 more

rdassonneville.bsky.social
Really excited that after several years of working on it, revising, and getting lots of rejections, our paper (w/ Rune Stubager & Mads Thau) on citizens’ responses to group appeals is *finally* out @ejprjournal.bsky.social

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

A 🧵 on our findings...
How group appeals shape candidate support: The role of group membership, identity strength, and deservingness perceptions | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
How group appeals shape candidate support: The role of group membership, identity strength, and deservingness perceptions
www.cambridge.org
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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
This discussion yesterday with @rgoodlaw.bsky.social on the Trump Administration’s extraordinary use the military at home and abroad is even more relevant today. As is our consideration of whether some within the executive, and the courts and Congress, will resist.
www.youtube.com/live/UqVNDP1...
America’s Lawless Wars—From Chicago to Caracas (w/ Ryan Goodman)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
www.youtube.com
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Jacob T. Levy

annabower.bsky.social
Judge Immergut has issued her written TRO prohibiting the Trump administration from relocating or deploying federalized national guard troops to Oregon.

Here it is:
Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM| Document 68 Filed 10/05/25 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON STATE OF OREGON; the CITY OF PORTLAND; and STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Case No. 3:25-cv-1756-IM SECOND TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER Plaintiffs, v. DONALD TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States; PETE HEGSETH, in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security: and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Defendants. Based on this Court's prior Opinion and Order Granting Plaintiffs' First Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 56; the hearing on Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; and the newly submitted declarations, ECF 60, 63, 65, this Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 59, and ORDERS as follows: 1. Defendants are temporarily enjoined from deploying federalized members of the National Guard in Oregon. This Second Temporary Restraining Order expires by its own terms in fourteen days on October 19, 2025. 3. Plaintiffs are ORDERED to post a nominal bond of $100 within 48 hours. The bond shall be filed in the Clerk's Office and be deposited into the registry of the Court. 4. Defendants' Request to Stay or Administratively Stay this Second Temporary Restraining Order, which was raised in the hearing on Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, is DENIED. The Court Clerk will contact the parties to schedule a telephone hearing on October 17, 2025, to address whether this Second Temporary Restraining Order should be extended for another 14 days. Any motion for a Preliminary Injunction shall be filed no later than October 17, 2025; Defendants' opposition shall be due no later than October 23, 2025, and Plaintiffs' reply shall be due on October 27, 2025. A combined hearing on the preliminary injunction motion and a trial on the merits under Rule 65(a)(2) is set for October 29, 2025, before the Honorable Judge Karin J. Immergut, in Courtroom 13A, beginning at 9:00 a.m. IT IS SO ORDERED DATED this 5th day of October. /s/
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Patrick Dunleavy, Steve Peers , and 2 more

katiephang.bsky.social
BOOM 🔥:

Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Eric J. Segall

annabower.bsky.social
Jane Riley for CA asks about the duration of the new TRO. Immergut replies that it would expire in 14 days [notwithstanding further order of the court]....

For DOJ, Hamilton asks court to rule on motion for stay.

Immergut: I'm denying motion for stay and administrative stay.
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Reposted by: Robert C. Richards, Rosemary A. Joyce

annabower.bsky.social
Immergut: What I'll do is not modify my original TRO but issue a new TRO that prohibits the relocation or deployment of any federalized national guard to the state of Oregon....
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