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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 13m

"For decades, federal policy treated houses of worship as 'sensitive locations,' places enforcement was to avoid unless absolutely necessary. That protection ended in 2025, when ICE and Border Patrol were authorized to conduct arrests around churches and religious services." /1

Trump: Religious Freedom for Me but Not for Thee

His administration wrapped itself in faith while making worship a risk for others.

quintonretort.substack.com

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 4m

So basically this is Iranian Hostage Crisis 2.0, just with a 9-month delay in the payoff for no particular reason.

Il Pomodoro @dabenner.bsky.social · 1h

This seems like confirmation

Then Mr. Trump won the presidency back, and the Biden administration was determined to get a cease-fire in place by January, before it left office. It drafted a peace plan, much of which was quite similar to the “20 point plan” Mr. Trump recently issued. There was slow progress: More than 130 hostages had been released by the time the January cease-fire took place.

“We handed over a cease-fire that silenced the guns, had hostages coming out and aid going in, along with a day-after plan to make it permanent,” Mr. Blinken said. But when the new administration took over, “the moment was squandered,” he added. “Israel and Hamas went back to war for eight months.”

Israeli officials tell a different story. Mr. Biden was a lame duck, they noted, and disengaged. Mr. Trump was a known entity, less likely to lecture Mr. Netanyahu in private or public. They put their money on a new president, and a new negotiating team

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8h

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 52m

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Piatto Delgatto @piattodelgatto.bsky.social · 12h

"Is this a lawful order? Under what authority?"

"Sir, I do not understand who you are. Please identify yourself- name, agency, and badge number."

"You stated that I would be arrested. What is the legal basis for that arrest? "

Piatto Delgatto @piattodelgatto.bsky.social · 13h

Ask for the legal basis of their authority, their badge number, and a telephone number. Otherwise these threats are not issued under color of law.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 17h

Video shows feds deploy tear gas in Albany Park this afternoon as they reportedly detain one person.

The Sidewalk School @thesidewalkschool.bsky.social · 18h

Keep Resisting Chicago! At Wilson and Sawyer -an hour ago. 10/12/25

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 13h

One last time, seeing as I deleted my first, accurate post because I was given inaccurate info mistakenly saying that first post was mistaken.

It *does* appear cs tear gas was used here along with smoke, and the cs gas, at least, is definitely covered by judge Ellis' restraining order.

Text of a temporary restraining order, enjoining federal agents from a number of activities, including deploying "CS gas, CN gas, or other chemical irritants" on press, protestors or religious practitioners "who are not posing an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer or others."

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Piatto Delgatto @piattodelgatto.bsky.social · 13h

Iz doin good with granma

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Piatto Delgatto @piattodelgatto.bsky.social · 13h

It's like John von Neumann worrying on his death bed about his place in the kingdom of God, except instead of the smartest man alive, its the dumbest.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Piatto Delgatto @piattodelgatto.bsky.social · 13h

"Ding dong the witch is dead" is also problematic.

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Piatto Delgatto @piattodelgatto.bsky.social · 13h

Ask for the legal basis of their authority, their badge number, and a telephone number. Otherwise these threats are not issued under color of law.

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Piatto Delgatto @piattodelgatto.bsky.social · 13h

Seems very much in violation of court orders.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

ICE in Chicago detained two people (that we know of) for filming them today, a cyclist and a neighborhood rapid responder. This in addition to tear gassing another neighborhood and brandishing weapons at rapid response—both things that have also already been going on for weeks.

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 17h

The Texas Military Department confirmed to @taskandpurpose.com it had replaced some of the 200 National Guard troops sent to Chicago for not being "in compliance" with validation standards. This came after photos of heavyset NG members were widely mocked. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 15h

“Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors ***
The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat [alleged] antisemitism” 1/7/25 … 1/ forward.com/news/686797/...

Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors

The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism.

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 16h

So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador.

But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17h

ICE attacks cemetery workers trying to help a man in the Des Plaines river www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMUmUjPs/

Caught on camera… ICE agents clash with suburban cemetery workers trying to help man in Des Plaines River… #wgn9 #ice #operationmidwayblitz #immigration

TikTok video by WGN9Chicago

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 19h

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

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Piatto Delgatto @piattodelgatto.bsky.social · 17h

American Christians especially should "normalize" a culture of nonviolence. Americans are not violent (controversial take in some circles, perhaps justifiably). But Jesus would have abhorred an AR-15. Guns for hunting are one thing, guns whose only purpose is the murder of human beings?

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Piatto Delgatto @piattodelgatto.bsky.social · 17h

But seriously: get rid of the guns, and you solve like half of this country's problems.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1d

The deportation order derives from the crime of which he has now been exonerated.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Piatto Delgatto @piattodelgatto.bsky.social · 17h

I love America. I love the people, the culture, the art, the science. IT is a wonderful country. Its power is in its diversity, its acceptance, the universal friendliness of its people; Its wealth and opportunity.

It is a shame what is happening, but America truly is much bigger than Trump.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · 19h

Here’s an idea: you could just not accept the emergency petition and let the process play out as it ordinarily does. Ridiculous

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 21h

This seems true, but it has pretty dark implications, because the consistent historical trend is for radicals of this sort, when stymied, to ramp up the violence in an effort to break through.

I think some folks are expecting a 'soft' Hungary-style tyranny and I don't think that's in the cards.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 22h

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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