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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 16h

Trump is a war-monger wannabe king.

He is dragging Americans to a war with Venezuela based on lies and without Congress' approval. It is a tactic straight from the authoritarian playbook.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

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Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 23d

Best 3 minutes you will spend on the internet today.

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Mark Britt @markbritt.bsky.social · 6h

a young man in a white shirt is eating an orange outside .

Alt: a young man in a white shirt is eating a peach outside .

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a man in a pink shirt holds a very large sausage

Alt: a man in a pink shirt holds a very large Sicilian sausage

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Elliot @1t2ls.bsky.social · 8h

Religion in a democratic society ought to primarily be a private affair. Why is he talking about this in public? It's totally inappropriate. The public should not be subjected to the Vice President's private religious views about the religion of his wife or her future damnation as a non-Catholic.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 8h

Look, he found a way to make it worse.

JD Vance # @JDVance • 10h
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What a disgusting comment, and it's hardly been the only one along these lines.
First off, the question was from a person seemingly to my left, about my interfaith marriage. I'm a public figure, and people are curious, and I wasn't going to avoid the question.
Second, my Christian faith tells me the Gospel is true and is good for human beings. My wife--as I said at the TPUSA--is the most amazing blessing I have in my life. She herself encouraged me to reengage with my faith many years ago. She is not a Christian and has no plans to convert, but like many people in an interfaith marriage--or any interfaith relationship--I hope she may one day see things as I do. Regardless, I'll continue to love and support her and talk to her about faith and life and everything else, because she's my wife.
Third, posts like this wreak of anti-Christian bigotry. Yes, Christians have beliefs. And yes, those beliefs have many consequences, one of which is that we want to share them with other people. That is a completely normal thing, and anyone who's telling you otherwise has an agenda.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 14h

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sides against U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, who had asked Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to appear in her Chicago courtroom on a daily basis.

The appeals court finds that her order "infringes on the separation of powers."

After the district court issued a temporary restraining order affecting some aspects of immigration-law enforcement in the Chicago area, the judge on her own motion entered a further order requiring Gregory Bovino, a Chief Patrol Agent at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to appear in court at 5:45 p.m. every weekday “to report on the use of force activities for each day.” The judge justified this order by stating that she had seen videos that led her to question whether the TRO was being obeyed. The order was not, however, a response to any motion by counsel for the plaintiffs (and the videos to which the judge referred apparently do not deal with behavior involving any of the plaintiffs).
The federal defendants seek a writ of mandamus with respect to this aspect (and only this aspect) of the district court’s rulings. We issued a stay of the order requiring Chief Bovino to appear and report daily, and we now GRANT the petition for mandamus.

While this litigation presents very challenging circumstances, the district court’s order has two principal failings. First, it puts the court in the position of an inquisitor rather than that of a neutral adjudicator of the parties’ adversarial presentations. Second, it sets the court up as a supervisor of Chief Bovino’s activities, intruding into personnel management decisions of the Executive Branch. These two problems are related and lead us to conclude that the order infringes on the separation of powers. Review by appeal at the end of the case would not solve the problems created in the interim, which justifies review by a prerogative writ. See In re Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 941 F.3d 869 (7th Cir. 2019). Cf. Cheney v. United States District Court, 542 U.S. 367 (2004).

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 13h

District Judge Robert Gettleman's order is in. It compels the govt to return the named plaintiffs, in a new federal lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions at the Broadview, IL ICE facility, to the northern IL court district by Monday at 4 pm. (plaintiffs' attys said today they'd been moved to Kansas)

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NOTIFICATION OF DOCKET ENTRY
This docket entry was made by the Clerk on Friday, October 31, 2025:
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman: Telephonic hearing
held on 10/31/2025. Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion For An Order Mandating Attorney
Access And Requiring That The Individual Named Plaintiffs Remain In, Or Be Returned
To, This Circuit [27] is granted in part. The court orders defendants to return the plaintiffs
to the Northern District of Illinois, forthwith, by Monday 11/3/2025 at 4:00 p.m. at the
latest. Defendants are to take all steps necessary to facilitate communication between the
named plaintiffs and their counsel regardless of their location. Defendants are given leave
to file a response and any other material that they wish the court to consider by 4:30 p.m.
Monday, 11/3/2025. Defendants' counsel are directed to notify plaintiffs' counsel when the
plaintiffs are returned to the Northern District of Illinois and their location. In court
hearing set for 11/4/2025 at 9:30 a.m. Defendants are to produce plaintiffs for the hearing.
If they are not able to produce plaintiffs to be physically present they must make plaintiffs
available to appear virtually. All other pending motions are entered and continued to
11/4/2025

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 14h

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 14h

The 7th Circuit says Judge Sara Ellis put herself "in the position of an inquisitor rather than that of a neutral adjudicator."

And, the meetings with Greg Bovino "sets the court up as a supervisor of Chief Bovino's activities."

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 14h

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sides against U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, who had asked Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to appear in her Chicago courtroom on a daily basis.

The appeals court finds that her order "infringes on the separation of powers."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h

LA Taco asked Homeland Security if federal agents were wearing horror masks on their immigration raids.

A DHS spokeswoman responded, 'Happy Halloween!'

"They have fun while doing it, which is deeply disturbing. We expect some level of decorum from government officials."

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 12h

Others have already spoken to this, but a major element of Midway Blitz is the admin signaling that nothing and nowhere is sacred. Holidays, graveyards, school campuses, churches, homes.

Nothing is off limits to the roving bands of masked, heavily armed strangers who say they're here to save us.

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Gabriel Hardman @gabrielhardman.bsky.social · 20h

The final order cutoff for my Black Label comic BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION: ARCADIA #1 is this Monday 11/3. If you want a copy tell your comics shop to preorder. Colors by Romulo Fajardo Jr. and lettering by @simonbowland.bsky.social!

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Mark Britt @markbritt.bsky.social · 13h

They didn't check for any spelling errors.

Page 7 has "becusae".

a man with a mustache is smiling with the words let 's have a spelling contest below him

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 14h

District Judge Robert Gettleman addressing that as he understands, the case's plaintiffs have been moved out of the Broadview facility.

"the plaintiffs were moved this morning, at approximately 7:21 this morning," the govt's attorney Joshua Press confirms.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 14h

Gettleman says, because of another trial, the first day he can schedule another hearing in this case is Tuesday.

"I will devote all of Tuesday to this case. But I expect on Tuesday the government will have answers to some of the questions" that have been raised in this case, Gettleman says.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 14h

"I'm not happy about even having to wait, to be honest, but it is Friday afternoon," Gettleman says.

"I'm gonna set this for Tuesday, in person, in my courtroom. 9:30 on Tuesday," the judge says.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 20h

The group chat pings around school drop-off and dismissal time. “All quiet at [Elementary School X],” one message says, or “smooth sailing at [Middle School Y].” Neighbors are on heightened alert because a federal government helicopter has been doing laps over our communities…

Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 22h

On the occasion of Halloween, @newrepublic.com asked me to write about what’s going on in Chicago and I wanted you all to know what randomized terror feels like. And also that as the federal government fails our kids, everyday Chicagoans are showing the courage of trying to protect them.

ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago for Halloween—and Parents Are Fighting Back

Fear and a whiff of tear gas hang over festivities this year. In response, even people who aren’t usually politically engaged are mobilizing.

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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 18h

“Asymptomatic human avian influenza A(H5N1) infections occur, and person-to-person transmission is likely in some settings”

HOLY 💩!! IT’S HAPPENING. H5N1 has crossed over to human-to-human transmission, what the experts warned about if we didn’t control it. Avian Flu pandemic with no one masking: 😱

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 19h

😬 "believed to have been infected through human-to-human spread"...

Meanwhile our homicidally negligent public health and infection control leaders are still lying to the public about the need for proper protections against aerosol transmission, to cover up their last lethal "very big mistake".

Review: Human H5N1 avian flu cases can be asymptomatic, and the virus likely spreads among people

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

It’s truly wild how dumb he thinks we all are

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 20h

DAMN

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to cancel hearing on vindictive/selective prosecution next week & instead dismiss case due to govt 'stonewall[ing]' by refusing to have high-level DOJ witnesses testify. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Pretrial Memorandum – #195 in United States v. Abrego Garcia (M.D. Tenn., 3:25-cr-00115) – CourtListener.com

PRETRIAL MEMORANDUM / Pre-Hearing Brief and Submission Regarding Upcoming Evidentiary Hearing on Vindictive and Selective Prosecution by Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia (Hecker, Sean) (Entered: 10/30/202...

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 20h

A full copy of the suit is available online with the ACLU of Illinois:

www.aclu-il.org/en/press-rel...

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

They also question whether Bovino actually "deserves deference as a high-ranking member of the Executive Branch."

Furthermore, Defendants overstate the extent to which Defendant Bovino himself deserves deference as a high-ranking member of the Executive Branch and, therefore, the extent to whether their case-in-chief has any relevance to the situation at hand. Defendants repeatedly cite Matter of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 941 F.3d 869, 872 (7th Cir. 2019), to argue that the order is an improper intrusion on the Executive Branch. Motion at 3, 11, 12, 14, 17. But Matter of Commodity Futures Trading Commission said that “mandamus is the appropriate remedy when a district court has authorized an inquest into the internal deliberations of the Executive Branch’s senior officials.” Id. at 872 (emphasis added). Despite Defendants’ contention to the contrary, Motion at 14, Defendant Bovino is not the “senior official” that Matter of Commodity Futures Trading Commission had in mind. The Commodity Futures Court found that “the Chairman and two Commissioners [of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission]” were “senior officials” because they were “appointed by the President on advice and consent of the Senate.” 941 F.3d at 872 (7th Cir. 2019). But Defendant Bovino is not close to a Senate-confirmed official, and Defendants’ assertion that he qualifies as a high-ranking official is belied by their admission that he “is often in the field directly supervising law-enforcement personnel conducting immigration- enforcement activity.” Petition at 13. Defendants also fail to explain how Defendant Bovino’s appearing in court a handful of times will deprive an actual high ranking official of “the assistance of their staff.” Petition at 17.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit before Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago have filed their response to the 7th Circuit, over whether Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino should have to appear in court daily.

They note, as Ellis did, that "Bovino himself has stated publicly" that it "poses no obstacle to his work."

The district court’s administrative appearance requirement does not justify the extraordinary relief that the government seeks. The trial court is not micromanaging the Executive Branch, its administrative order is not the “extraordinarily disruptive requirement” the government contends it is, Motion at 1, and it does not “severely limit” Defendants’ ability to address threats of violence. Petition at 2. Instead, concerned with the lack of regard for judicial authority and court orders, the district court has entered a modest and temporary reporting requirement to enforce its TRO, and to investigate whether Defendants are in contempt of its orders. At each stage of the case, the district court has taken great care to ensure that there is no limitation on executive or law enforcement operations or on lawful uses of force. Defendant Bovino himself has stated publicly that the reporting requirement the government now challenges poses no obstacle to his work. Indeed, he said after the district court’s order that he “looks forward” to reporting to Judge Ellis.

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@SZReports @szreports.bsky.social · 20h

Chicago Sun-Times demands DHS immediately remove its images from their posts.

“These usages are blatant infringements of [Chicago Sun-Times Media’s] intellectual property rights.”

#journalism

Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 21h

The letter said @chicago.suntimes.com would file suit for intellectual property right infringement if the three pics used in social posts over the last week aren’t immediately removed from government accounts.

A Sun-Times legal rep said DHS could be liable for damages of up to $150k per violation.

Chicago Sun-Times demands DHS remove social posts using its photos without permission

A letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday says the government used three Sun-Times photos without permission to promote its immigration enforcement campaign. The ...

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