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🦋 Fierce Democrat. Political Junkie. Democracy dies in cowardice. I read the Constitution for the articles. Dachshund mom. Defender of animals. Twitter refugee. 🚫 Solicitations 🚫Crypto 🚫 No creepy DMs.

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Linda Lawrey 🦋 @lindalawrey.bsky.social · Jul 14

His soul is long gone. It's the soul of our Nation we need to worry about.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h

"I abducted a child from Mariupol and brought him into my family."

Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has admitted guilt in a war crime - the abduction of Ukrainian children - for which the Hague court issued a warrant.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1h

⚖️TODAY at 10 AM ET:

The 8th Circuit will hear a right-wing group’s request to revive a challenge to a Minnesota law that seeks to combat election misinformation, voter intimidation, and harassment, after a lower court dismissed the case.

🚨 Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Ellison

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 1h

The team said it "deeply regrets" that the shoutout went undetected in its review process.

NHL Team Apologizes For Offensive Pro-ICE Scoreboard Message On Hispanic Night

The team said it "deeply regrets" that the shoutout went undetected in its review process.

www.huffpost.com

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 1h

Mahmoud Khalil's appellate arguments are ongoing — with a rough reception for DOJ's lawyer.

One judge blasts the legal "black hole" of DOJ's jurisdiction arguments; another cites findings govt gave Khalil's lawyers "misinformation."

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After massive protests, watch out for more pressure on Trump this week, including Epstein-related revelations and reckonings on vindictive prosecution.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning. Despite the ongoing shutdown, U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes wrote in a minute order Monday that his "understanding as of today is that jury trials will proceed as scheduled" at Chicago's' fed courthouse.

This is in the case of ICE protester Dana Briggs:

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 16h

Judge permits questioning of top Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino in lawsuit over treatment of protesters in Chicago

From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Judge permits questioning of top Border Patrol boss in lawsuit over treatment of protesters in Chicago

But the federal judge limited the deposition of Gregory Bovino to “how” federal officers are aggressively enforcing immigration law, not “why” they're doing it in Chicago.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 19h

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis betrayed no reaction to the answers from Kyle Harvick or Shawn Byers today. It's really hard to tell if she's satisfied, frustrated or what.

Now she's having a discussion with the lawyers about evidence gathering (discovery).

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 19h

Ellis comes back and asks who the highest commanding officer would be for ICE in Chicago.

Byers says it is now Sam Olson. Before last Friday, it would have been Russell Hott.

And that's it. Byers is done.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 19h

Ellis is also allowing the plaintiffs to depose former ICE Field Director Russell Hott and Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Daniel Parra.

The depositions are all limited to two hours.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 19h

Ellis says "I would expect that all of the video, the surveillance video from around Broadview going back 28 days from [10/6], you want to make sure we have that."

The lawsuit was filed on 10/6.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 20h

Byers mumbled through part of this exchange, but he told the judge "what's not being shown" about that incident is that Black "was given multiple commands" that he didn't obey.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 20h

Next, Ellis asks about clergy at Broadview, and the conversation seems to turn to the incident in which the Rev. David Black was shot in his head by a pepper ball.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 20h

Ellis now asking about how ICE deals with press.

Re how ICE handles press during protest/unrest: "Pretty much hands off, as long as they're not obstructing what we're doing."

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 20h

Ellis asks how many people total have been arrested total.

Byers doesn't know arrest totals for Broadview specifically, but says "In the operation overall... about 75."

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 20h

Ellis asks if any agents have been disciplined for use of force violations at Broadview.

Byers says no.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 20h

Ellis asks if any officers have been disciplined for violating use-of-force policies outside the Broadview facility.

Byers: "No."

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 20h

Ellis begins to ask about the raid on the South Shore apartment building: "Was that an ICE operation or CBP?"

Byers: "That was a CBP operation."

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 22h

Ellis responds it hasn't been cold in Chicago since September. Harvick agrees, after some needling.

The judge then turns to the car crash - caused by feds using a PIT maneuver on a vehicle - and subsequent tear gassing of East Side on Oct. 14.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 23h

Ellis confirms with Harvick that her temporary restraining order was disseminated within CBP.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 23h

CBP Deputy Incident Cmdr. Kyle Harvick has taken the stand in Judge Sara Ellis' courtroom. He is in full uniform.

Judge Ellis asks him to start by discussing his responsibilities.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 23h

After the attorneys introduce themselves, Judge Ellis says she wants to begin with testimony. CBP Deputy Incident Cmdr. Kyle Harvick is taking the stand.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 23h

Govt atty says the car has been processed, but is short on details re: what that exactly means.

"I'm troubled by what I'm hearing," Alexakis says, but she adds she doesn't want to set a hearing on Parente's destruction of evidence motion yet until more info is available.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 23h

Govt atty says the car is located in Customs and Border Protection station lot located in Maine.

Govt attys say they previously thought it was a take-home vehicle, now say it's "assigned to be at the station."

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 23h

Court addressing Parente's destruction of evidence hearing motion.

Alexakis says from the bench the public has an interest in knowing "if the government has acted in bad faith," as Parente alleges.

"I think a lot of this could depend on what the agent did with the car," Parente says.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Kristi Noem dismisses a question about "shocking" images of ICE kidnapping and brutalizing people, including children: "Our law enforcement officers are doing everything appropriately and correct."

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

Robert De Niro: “[Donald Trump] has no empathy. ... It’s something deeply psychological in him. He wants to hurt people, he wants to hurt this country.”

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

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