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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 11h

The Facebook page ICE Sighting-Chicagoland with over 70,000 members has been taken down by Meta.

Meta spokesperson Francis Brennan, who was director of strategic response for Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, said the page violated its policies on coordinating harm.

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 11h

A Facebook group that shared information on sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Chicago area was taken down by Meta following pressure from the Justice Department, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes

The Facebook page ICE Sighting-Chicagoland amassed over 70,000 members in recent weeks as the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” has ramped up in Chicago and the suburbs.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 10h

That Monday, police approached a man suspected of kicking the glass door of a McDonald's until it broke. He tried to walk away from the officers, but stopped when National Guardsmen cut him off.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 10h

The previous Sunday, a 7-11 manager flagged down soldiers to report that a man who tried to pay $2 for $4.50 worth of pizza. He also threw pizza at the manager, then his friend stole two slices of pizza.

Soldiers pursued and detained both accused pizza thieves.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 10h

National Guard soldiers are a frequent sight in D.C.

Police reports tell some of the story of what they're doing.

On Sunday, soldiers saw a man who had started a small fire threatening firefighters who tried to extinguish it. He also threw a can. The Guard did not stop this, but witnessed it.

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Dustin Moskovitz @moskov.goodventures.org · 10h

If the constitution wasn't actually in effect right now, how would we really know? The Second Amendment still seems pretty sturdy, but that's about all I can confidently say these days.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Klippenstein: To what extent it’s going to activate what are called Joint Terrorism Task Forces?

The military is really limited in terms of what they can do.

But these Joint Terrorism Task Forces don’t have those limitations. They can do and go places the military can’t.

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Indivisible MN03❌👑 @indivisiblemn03.org · 9h

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Keep updated by registering now at www.mobilize.us/nokings/even....

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings!

Inflated frog costume model with sign saying "Frogs against fascism" ready for No Kings 2 on October 18, 2025.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 10h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 10h

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

chicago.suntimes.com

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 9h

it wasn't enough that our cities and states already paid far more than they receive from the federal government. the people who elected trump want to steal more from us, to give to Argentina, to give to ICE, to give to billionaires. Intolerable

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 11h

Trump admin has frozen or cancelled $28 b for projects, almost all in Dem districts. Small amount of frozen funds in GOP districts are in predominately Dem states (CA, OR, WA, CO, MN, IL, NY, MD), or in predominately Dem cities (St Louis, Atlanta, Greenville) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump admin is freezing or cancelling billions of dollars in funding for projects in Democratic areas.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

🔥 @vicmensa.bsky.social : “I see a lot of you still drinking the kool-aid of racial division… The same motherf**kers running detention centers own private prisons (Core Civic & Geo Group). They maxed out Trump’s campaign, and they’re making billions from this, bruh. Be informed.”

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macatoo.bsky.social @macatoo.bsky.social · 6h

Gross

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 8h

Trump take cars

CNN @cnn.com · 8h

New car buyers can expect to shell out an average of more than $50,000 for the first time, according to a report from Kelley Blue Book. https://cnn.it/4odLnaO

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 10h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13h

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 7h

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macatoo.bsky.social @macatoo.bsky.social · 6h

Still hoping there’s a boycott.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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macatoo.bsky.social @macatoo.bsky.social · 6h

That is standard procedure for DHS and ICE to keep detainees from counsel and to traumatize families.

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macatoo.bsky.social @macatoo.bsky.social · 6h

Slip sliding into civil war.

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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macatoo.bsky.social @macatoo.bsky.social · 6h

It is happening a lot which is why there are so many no bills. But it still messes up people’s lives.

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 7h

JD Vance can dismiss the Young Republicans as a college group chat.

But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 8h

ICE goons are terrorizing LA to the point where elected officials need to treat it akin to a public health and safety emergency. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

LA to declare state of emergency over Ice raids to assist affected families

Move will allow county board of supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants amid immigration crack down on city

www.theguardian.com

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macatoo.bsky.social @macatoo.bsky.social · 7h

This can happen to any of us. None of us are immune.

The only path forward is the sustained resistance. Numbers matter. Talk to your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers. Courage is contagious.

We are the only ones coming to save us.

This weekend’s #NoKings is just the start.

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 7h

6 months ago I was anxious about being targeted because I’ve raised a lot of money for Democrats & have a big mouth online.

I no longer think I’ll be targeted for those reasons.

Now I’m afraid I’ll just be kidnapped & thrown into an unmarked van literally at random.

Which I guess is the point.

Xennial Farmer @xennialfarmer.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever immunity they think they have will not save them.

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