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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

On top of detaining U.S. citizens, ICE is now fining legal residents for not carrying their papers.

It was never about going after the “worst of the worst.” It was always about cruelty.

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

Under federal law, registered foreign nationals must carry proof of registration with them at all times. But prior to a

www.chicagotribune.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1h

NEW: Bolton has been hit with 18 felony charges for retention and transmission of national defense information under the espionage act. You can read the indictment here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1h

Stansbury: These guys are trying to create a pretext for the deployment of the military against American citizens. And part of how they're trying to do that is by labeling them terrorists…

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pennhh.bsky.social @pennhh.bsky.social · 10h

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Lisa Lin Doh @lisalindo.bsky.social · 44m

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hopeful66 @hopeful66.bsky.social · 47m

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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 1d

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Woman who says she was abused by the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sued Bank of America and the Bank of New York Mellon on Wednesday, alleging the banks knowingly provided financial services that enabled his sex trafficking operation for years.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9h

Top 10 Rally Reminders for #NoKingsDayOct18th

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3h

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

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Springer Lover @ddavis4911.bsky.social · 2h

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Trump's National Guard move hit with block: 'Facts do not justify the President's actions'

A federal appeals court Thursday blocked the National Guard from deploying in Illinois, saying "the facts do not justify the President's actions" and rejecting the Trump administration’s request to pu...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9h

“Don’t be fooled by those in Epstein’s circle who say they didn’t know what he was doing. Epstein…took a certain glee in making people watch. And people did watch – scientists, fundraisers from the Ivy League and other heralded institutions, titans of industry. They watched and they didn’t care.”

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 8h

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

NEW: They’re entirely predictable. Bolton could be indicted as early as this afternoon. www.youtube.com/live/8oJvw7F...

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Lisa Lin Doh @lisalindo.bsky.social · 4h

Could SOMEONE please explain to 47 how percentages work?! It's embarrassing.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h

The "ceasefire" does not seem to be going great

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h

🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout.

Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

🚨 Onondaga County v. New York

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7h

BREAKING: Immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other actions against protesters, a judge rules.