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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 39m

🚨WOW. A unanimous per curiam (meaning no named author) panel of the 7th Circuit, made up of a Bush appointee, an Obama appointee, and a Trump appointee, decline to step in and block a lower court order barring the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago!

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 55m

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.

"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 36m

BREAKING: Major setback for Trump National Guard moves as 7th Circuit declines to disturb block on deployment in Illinois. Judges Rovner, Hamilton, St. Eve (GHWBush/Obama/Trump) see no rebellion permitting use of Guard by prez. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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OPB @opb.org · 1h

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents. They’ve been kicked, dragged and detained for days

ProPublica compiled and reviewed every case it could find of agents holding citizens against their will, whether during immigration raids or protests.

www.opb.org

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Annie R @anet2111.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago O’Hare and Midway now joining with other airports across the country refusing to play a video of Kristi Noem blaming Dems for the ongoing government shutdown.

www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Major airports refuse to air Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown

Airport spokespeople say the decision was made because the message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown violates the Hatch Act.

www.msnbc.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

Ex Fetterman staffer

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 3h

Good morning to everyone, but especially women who don’t like the vehicle

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 4h

Judge hauling ICE official into court as aggressive tactics continue despite her order: 'I'm not blind'

NEW from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Judge hauling ICE official into court as aggressive tactics continue despite her order: 'I'm not blind'

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis wants the ICE official to explain "why I am seeing images of tear gas … and reading reports that there were no warnings given." A Trump lawyer says the reports are inacc...

chicago.suntimes.com

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VanillaRage @vanillarage.bsky.social · 18h

French writer, Albert Camus once said-"Be careful, when democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but not to inquire about its health."

And with a thin smile, it fluffs the pillow, smooths the sheets, and whispers, "Rest now—I’ll take it from here."

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Josh Block @joshablock.bsky.social · 5h

“Why do all these nazis keep taking selfies with me?”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Q: Are you worried about extremist pro-Hitler sentiment among young Republicans?

JOHNSON: No. I don't know who any of these people are. I've never heard of them. Somebody posted a photo of me standing next to these guys wearing tuxedos. It was at the inauguration, people were coming up for selfies

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 4h

Altman is weakening the already flimsy ethical guardrails on their unregulated bullshit machine to goose engagement

he lied, claimed it was really because they'd fixed ChatGPT's mental health issues, then when he gets pushback he's like "it's not my job to have morals and ethics"

Sam Altman says OpenAI isn't 'moral police of the world' after erotica ChatGPT post blows up

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said his company is "not the elected moral police of the world" after receiving backlash over his decision to allow erotica on ChatGPT.

www.cnbc.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

If you think that professors exist as repositories of knowledge that students ask for answers, you’re missing the entire point of a college education.

We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.

Vlad 🐸 Țepeș @porcupunk.bsky.social · 19h

Wow. Just wow.

"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."

When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?

Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do

www.forbes.com

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Zeb @zebathome.bsky.social · 4h

Unipiper was there on Sunday.

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a springfieldian werewolf in shelbyville @springfieldians.bsky.social · 8h

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Citizen Kepler @citizenkepler.bsky.social · 15h

PORTLAND - OCTOBER 15: "As letter carriers, we will immediately report ICE, DHS or border control presence when we see it to the PDX Immigrant Rights Coalition. .. As you know, mail carriers are on every street every day, so we are a big set of eyes." -- Jamie Partridge, Letter Carriers Association

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 6h

Good morning from judge Sara Ellis' federal courtroom in Chicago.

We're waiting for the 8:30 hearing in the case, scheduled just yesterday, to begin.

In the week since Ellis entered the order meant to curtail federal immigration agents' violent behavior, they've gassed two Chicago neighborhoods.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

New development re: the temp restraining order meant to rein in federal agents' violence towards press and the public in the Chicago area.

Per a court entry filed today, a new hearing in the case has been set for tomorrow morning.

Prelim injunction hearing still set for 10/23, per the court.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 6h

Ellis also says she's modifying the restraining order:

"All agents who are operating in operation midway blitz are to wear body worn cameras and they are to be on."

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Zeb @zebathome.bsky.social · 6h

open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

Playing Bridge...in War-Ravaged Portland

My Aunt Helen Reports Live from the INS Center

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 7h

NEWS: CBS News head of standards Claudia Milne has quit. It was announced in the network’s 9 am editorial meeting. Bari Weiss was not on the call. According to a source, Milne gave thanks but did not say why she’s leaving the network.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 7h

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis is set to hold a hearing in this case at 8:30 am CT. Unclear why she called it (it was before the filing below).

DISCLAIMER: The Chicago Newspaper Guild is a plaintiff. I’m a member but not an officer, and I’ve had no involvement in the suit (other than covering it).

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 8h

Good morning. An overnight court filings reveals discussions took place Wednesday over whether the Trump administration has violated a judge's order addressing the use of force in its Chicago immigration campaign.

"The government believes the TRO has not been violated at all."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

CHICAGO: “Feds chased a car through a residential neighborhood… intentionally crashed into the car.. responded to the crowd by hurling smoke grenades, shooting pepper balls and deploying 3 rounds of tear gas with children & seniors in the area…” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

roberts thinks it is an affront that a community of upstanding citizens can not do as it chooses when it comes to voting. if that means that they might discriminate against a racial minority, he has no problem with that either as long as it is facially neutral.

Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 1d

Everything about John Roberts's approach to the Voting Rights Act makes sense when you remember that John Roberts has has always been hostile to the Voting Rights Act, never believed it was appropriate, and has spent most of his 45-year legal career working to hollow it out.

One of the Biggest Cases of the Supreme Court’s Term Is John Roberts’ Decadeslong Pet Project

If there’s one thing the Roberts court has been consistent on, it’s this.

slate.com

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Zeb @zebathome.bsky.social · 7h

So they will go to therapy, but only if it's fake tells them what they want to hear. That tracks.

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