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federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

Butt Cracks and Beer Bellies: Is Trump Failing on Immigration because ICE Creates Negative Spectacle? - emptywheel I suspect that a big reason Stephen Miller has turned immigration into a losing issue for Donald Trump is because Miller's goons create an endless supply of negative spectacle that goes viral and seed...

Me, on Butt Cracks and Beer Bellies.

www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/b...

Look how they are used in this administration, it would be a perfect extension of that.

Not zero chance they replace Vance with her.

This story, and others like it every single day in America, give me a murderous rage.

At some point they will have to do a reverse Potemkin village for him.

ICE agent yells 'do something, b----' before shooting Chicago woman 5 times The video is in stark conflict with the government’s account that federal agents in Broadview were “boxed in by 10 cars” and the woman, Marimar Martinez, 30, was one of the drivers

Hey hold on one cotton-pickin' minute. This article says that the ICE account contradicts what is seen in the video. Oh, I see, must be one of those deep fake things.

www.themirror.com/news/us-news...

1. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily ENJOINED in this judicial district from: Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime. Defendants may order a Journalist to change location to avoid disrupting law enforcement, ' President Trump, one of the named Defendants, is not included in this Order. 1 Case: 1:25-cv-12173 Document #: 42 Filed: 10/09/25 Page 2 of 6 PagelD #:836 as long as the Journalist has an objectively reasonable time to comply and an objectively reasonable opportunity to report and observe;

b. Issuing a crowd dispersal order requiring any person to leave a public place that they lawfully have a right to be, unless dispersal is justified by exigent circumstances as defined by Department of Homeland Security Use of Force Policy (updated Feb. 6, 2023), Sections III.F and XII.E; С. For purposes of this Order, a crowd dispersal order is a lawful command given by a Federal Agent for all persons to leave a designated area when three or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct that are likely to cause substantial harm in the immediate vicinity; d. Using riot control weapons including kinetic impact projectiles (KIPs), Compressed Air Launchers (e.g., PIS and FN303), Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray, CS gas, CN gas, or other chemical irritants, 40 mm Munitions Launchers, less-lethal shotguns, Less-Lethal Specialty Impact-Chemical Munitions (LLSI-CM), Controlled Noise and Light Distraction Devices (CNLDDs), Electronic Control Weapons (ECWs) - on members of the press, protesters, or religious practitioners who are not posing an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer or others;

To facilitate the Defendants' identification of Journalists protected under this Order, the following are examples of indicia of being a Journalist: visual identification as a member of the press, such as by carrying a professional press pass, badge or credentials; wearing distinctive clothing or patches that identify the wearer as a member of the press; or carrying professional gear such as professional photographic or videography equipment. Other indicia of being a Journalist under this Order include that the person is standing off to the side of a protest, not engaging in chanting, sign holding, shouting slogans, or otherwise protesting, and documenting protest activities, although these are not requirements. These indicia are illustrative, and a person need not exhibit every indicium to be considered a Journalist under this Order. Defendants shall not be liable for unintentional violations of this Order in the case of an individual who does not wear a press pass, badge, or other official press credential, professional gear, or distinctive clothing that identifies the person as a member of the press.

It is further ORDERED that all Federal Agents, excepting those who do not wear a uniform or other distinguishing clothing or equipment in the regular performance of their official 4 Case: 1:25-cv-12173 Document #: 42 Filed: 10/09/25 Page 5 of 6 PagelD #:839 duties or are engaged in undercover operations in the regular performance of their official duties, must have visible identification (for which a unique recognizable alphanumeric identifier sequence will suffice) affixed to their uniforms or helmets and prominently displayed, including when wearing riot gear.

BREAKING: Federal judge issues a TRO in the Northern District of Illinois (including Chicago and the Broadview ICE facility), providing protections for protesters and journalists covering the protests.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Some of the key elements:

We are turning into the Soviet Union without health care.

Interpreting p values and interval estimates based on practical relevance: guidance for the sports medicine clinician Statistical methods are employed in medical research to estimate effects of treatments or health conditions across populations.1 2 This paper presents a framework to avoid common misinterpretations th...

Excellent new editorial and guideline on interpreting p values and interval estimates
bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl...

@chrischirp.bsky.social is doing a fantastic work here
www.trumpactiontracker.info

She has no real way of explaining the danger of their situation to her son, who is 17 years old but cognitively closer to a toddler. And as a single mother too weak to forage, she has no real way of ensuring their survival. She also is too old to benefit from a recent policy change the Thai government made in a bid to prevent mass starvation, granting work rights to some of the 107,000 Myanmar refugees who, like her, live in Thailand’s border camps. Her son never learned to speak, and needs her help with everything from getting dressed to using the toilet. Since the funding cuts, their survival has hinged on the charity of her Christian church, whose members occasionally give her handfuls of their rice. She suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure, and begins to sweat and grow dizzy when her hunger is at its fiercest. Some days, she eats nothing.

when the people who shuttered USAID learn of a diabetic single mother and her disabled son starving to death 9,000 miles away because of aid cuts, they don't see failure or dereliction or tragedy, but rather success: the people they view as unworthy of life are dying

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Today in life under competitive authoritarianism

This footage is from almost a month ago. What this clipped video doesn’t show is that these agitators were blocking an ICE vehicle from leaving the federal facility—impeding operations. Over and over again, law enforcement ordered these agitators to move off of federal property so the vehicle could move. Law enforcement verbally warned these agitators that they would use force if they did not move and stop impeding operations. They did not comply. Shortly after, rioters began throwing rocks, bottles and launching fireworks at the law enforcement officers on the roof. At the time of this incident, this facility held criminal illegal aliens including gang members, drug traffickers, and other violent criminals. Obstructing law enforcement puts officers, detainees and the public at risk. If you are obstructing law enforcement you can expect to be met with force. And, as an aside, this is the same “pastor” who flipped @Sec_Noem and our team the bird when we were there last week.

A lot going on here, but a religion note: DHS Assistant Sec. Tricia McLaughlin refers to Rev. Black as a "pastor" here — using quotation marks.

It's a notable slight against a faith leader's status, as Black is, in fact, an ordained minister of a church operating within the Presbytery of Chicago.

They did his first term to a portland protester.

The literal reading of this statement is Pam Bondi is planning extrajudicial executions of random protesters.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

that donald trump was allowed to become president again after J6 is something we may never recover from as a nation

Here’s a narrative:

It’s 2027 and Trump is clearly dementing. Physicians records have been leaked that show he’s been dementing progressively for years and it was known by his staff and cabinet… who are now being prosecuted for their taking advantage of his reduced faculties to pass legislation.

So common to almost be the rule.

an underrated part of the Bari Weiss story is that her wife is a California heiress to two different family dynasties.

www.latimes.com/business/sto...

We are to the point where we think asylum In Canada might be the best most likely outcome for a family member. Not a good position to be in.

We've become numb to genocidal rhetoric around trans people.

a man in a suit and tie is talking on a telephone and making a funny face . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking on a telephone and making a funny face .

Jack Smith didn't "tap" anyone's phone. He got phone records of potential insurrection suspects via lawful grand jury subpoenas. Just so happens some of those suspected of participating in January 6th were republican members of congress. If you don't want you phone records subpoenaed...

A bill that basically allows teachers to acknowledge that trans people exist is too spicy for this nazi fluffer

another example of something that would have defined a U.S. Senator in the past but which will be completely ignored by news media today

Dems need to be crystal clear that this opinion is facially horseshit because of the lack of any credible linkage back to an AUMF and anyone conducting military action based on it is opening themselves up to legal liability

Actually it did begin with a parade of tanks