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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5d

“You can’t shoot ‘em in the head (with pepper balls),” the judge said. “You can’t deploy tear gas. You can’t use flash-bang grenades. You can’t drive a car through a crowd.”

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Federal judge demands answers from Trump admin on following order to avoid violent encounters with Chicago protesters | CNN

A judge in Illinois said she has “serious concerns” over whether federal law enforcement agents are following her order to avoid violent encounters with protesters and journalists in Chicago.

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Politico @politico.com · 7d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 7d

The WGN-TV employee detained by federal agents last week in Lincoln Square was released without charges and intends to “pursue all legal avenues” to hold the federal authorities accountable, her lawyer said in a statement.

WGN employee released without charges after she was 'violently detained' by federal agents, her lawyer says

Debbie Brockman, of WGN's creative services department, is a U.S. citizen not acting in a professional capacity when she was arrested Friday in Lincoln Square.

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DianaInChicago @dianainchicago.bsky.social · 7d

Dems have to stand strong. Keep it closed indefinitely if Repubs refuse to help Americans

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CBS News Chicago @cbschicago.bsky.social · 7d

Illinois lawmakers return to the state capital in Springfield Tuesday for the fall veto session, with no shortage of things to address.

Illinois lawmakers will take up transit funding, immigration in fall veto session

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10d

Heavy machinery in the driveway now doing something with the barricades, unsure what.

"Hey, that's my freedom zone!" someone shouts.

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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul @ilattygeneral.bsky.social · 12d

Read my statement here: tinyurl.com/3mk35xzx

update
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS BLOCK OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S UNLAWFUL DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD IN ILLINOIS
Office of the Illinois Attorney General

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DianaInChicago @dianainchicago.bsky.social · 12d

I didn’t know California has NG here too. No ones mentioned that on news outlets!

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 12d

Wells' co-counsel also reminds Perry that members of the California National Guard are also in Illinois.

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DianaInChicago @dianainchicago.bsky.social · 15d

1 thing I’ll say about Republicans is they’re incredibly gifted at branding a spin. If things were flipped, they’d have long ago come up with a catchy name for their opposition & drilled it into the ground. “Antifa” is case in point.

“Robber barons” is tried & true!

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DianaInChicago @dianainchicago.bsky.social · 15d

From tt. 10/4, ICE shot a woman in Chicago, she survived. Neighbors around the scene came out to rebuke ICE. Chicago police came out to try & diffuse the situ since ICE continued to escalate. ICE then teargassed everyone, including CPD

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 15d

NEW: Illinois's lawsuit against the Trump admin to block the deployment of the Texas National Guard there has been assigned to Judge April Perry, a Biden appointee.

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable April M. Perry. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (khg, )

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15d

Indigenous nations plan tariff-free trade corridor across US-Canada border

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

www.motherjones.com

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CBS News Chicago @cbschicago.bsky.social · 16d

The governor's office said even leadership within the Illinois National Guard has communicated to the White House that the state does not require the use of military force.

National Guard troops could be on their way to Chicago

The governor's office said even leadership within the Illinois National Guard has communicated to the White House that the state does not require the use of military force.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16d

The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16d

I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 20d

ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....

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DianaInChicago @dianainchicago.bsky.social · 17d

IL state police have started providing security FOR ICE AGAINST lawful protestors. IL have NO contracts of immigration support with ICE & the state police must stand down. It’s grotesque to see IL law enforcement mingling & taking orders from masked ICE terrorists

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💙💙💙 Awakening Light @awakeninglight.bsky.social · 17d

youtube.com/watch?v=h1JE...

Meidas asks to share as far and wide as you can!!

TOTAL Hell BREAKS LOOSE in CITIES as Trump GETS CAUGHT ON TAPE

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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DianaInChicago @dianainchicago.bsky.social · 17d

The lack of reaction over here about what’s happening in Chicago right now is truly disturbing. Bsky needs to wake up. The left policy wonks are going debate themselves right on through the complete collapse of our democracy.

DianaInChicago @dianainchicago.bsky.social · 18d

🧊 used teargas on a Chicago street today on random citizens. This is from reddit, at Armitage & Central Park, 10/3:

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 18d

Cops with NIPAS—Northern IL Police Alarm System—just arrived to switch out with state troopers.

This is our first time seeing them out here; they're cop "mutual aid," assorted officers from other suburban departments called up specifically to assist Broadview PD.

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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 20d

"Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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DianaInChicago @dianainchicago.bsky.social · 19d

Please watch this. A woman in Illinois says everything so many of us has been thinking about these 🧊 kidnappings. DHS does lie & what they’re doing to people is so catastrophically wrong. @acyn.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @tizzyent.bsky.social

Please use your voice. Never allow them to pretend this is normal. Never allow them to lie about who they are kidnapping. They took down my license plate, they blocked our cars. They try to intimidate...

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