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Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub. 1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything. For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

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Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.

DTE & Consumers hike rates, cause blackouts, and buy influence in Lansing with our money. One hand in our pockets, the other greasing politicians. Enough.

Plug into #MopUpMichigan—sign the Money Out of Politics petition for the 2026 ballot!

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On Saturday, August 16, hundreds of Latinx punks gathered at MacArthur Park for an evening of anti-authoritarian cumbia and hardcore ska punk as one of the venue’s 10 free summer concerts.

By @jwhendricks.bsky.social

Full story: lataco.com/ska-punk-mac...

Drumpf loves sucking up to dictators. He thinks they respect him. They really think he’s one big joke.

Remember when getting caught doing something immoral or illegal would end a politician’s career?

That was awesome.

🇺🇸 National Guard soldier speaks out: “I swore an oath to defend our constitution… seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is.”

ACLU sues DMV for not releasing records pertaining to ICE - The Nevada Independent In the Thursday lawsuit, the ACLU said the DMV had failed to turn over correspondence between the agency and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in response to multiple public records requests since February 2025. After sending a formal demand letter through the Nevada Attorney General’s Office, the Nevada DMV turned over heavily redacted and incomplete documents.

In the face of the Trump administration's escalating anti-immigrant agenda, state officials owe us transparency about their collaboration with immigration enforcement.

@aclunv.bsky.social is demanding answers.

The tyrant’s face is not just one. It’s built from all we’ve left undone. So if you seek the world made new, Begin with what is clear and true.

Not all will hear, not all will see, But some will wake and that sets free. One spark, one breath, one sacred stand, Reclaims the soul, reclaims the land.🇺🇸

The Selma home where Dr. King helped plan the Voting Rights marches has been moved to Michigan’s Henry Ford museum. As some try to erase Black history, others like The Henry Ford are preserving truth. We must protect these stories.

Today we honor the wounded warriors who put their lives on the line for this country.

But let’s be clear—#PurpleHeartDay can’t just be symbolic. If you’re not fighting for healthcare, housing, and justice for our veterans, you’re not really honoring them.

Perez: The governor's coordinating the Texas department of public safety with the FBI, the president—this is really the type of coordination that could have been used when Texans needed it during the recent floods.

Give them no peace!

Epstein victims speak out: This ‘smacks of a cover up’ Several victims have sent letters to the judges who will decide whether to grant DOJ’s request to unseal the grand jury materials in their cases.

Epstein victims speak out: This "smacks of a cover up."

Several victims have sent letters to the judges who will decide whether to grant the DOJ’s request to unseal the grand jury materials in their cases.

NEWS: Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell, just revealed on CNN that she wrote a letter with her concerns to Deputy AG Blanche — and received no response.

She says neither she nor other survivors have heard a word from the DOJ.

knitting and crochet are really good for burying your head in the sand when it's all too much and you need to just Not for a bit, i strongly recommend it

Idaho lost one in three obstetricians after its abortion ban New research confirms: Crackdowns on reproductive rights have harmful ripple effects across local health care.

Two months after the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, in June 2022, Idaho’s trigger ban outlawing most abortions—one of the strictest nationwide—took effect.

According to a new peer-reviewed paper study, Idaho lost more than a third of its OBs—94 of 268 total—afterwards.

VA Just Terminated Most Federal Union Contracts, National Nurses United Included The VA has terminated union contracts for over 360,000 healthcare workers, including nurses—raising urgent concerns about staffing, patient safety, and veteran care nationwide.

NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs just terminated union contracts including AFL-CIO (AFGE), NAGE, NFFE, SEIU, and nursing unions NNOC and NNU. nurse.org/news/va-term...

To the other countries of the world…begin lobbying your leaders…NOW….to skip the 2028 Olympics in the United States.

NEWS: Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Quietly Removed From Government Website This is a major story that more media sites need to cover.

Yes, the federal government removed two key sections of the Constitution, one dealing with Due Process and the second dealing with States rights, from a Congressional website.

I helped break this story this morning.

The government claims it's a coding error.

She said she made it 21 years but that’s long enough to know this is bullshit.
In my 53 years I agree.

They’re dehumanizing us.

‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows

NEW: A newly declassified part of the Durham report shows republicans used a Russian-manufactured email as evidence that Hilary Clinton conspired with Russia. 😂😂😂 gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...

When they go low, we kick dirt in their eyes.

‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.

One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.

These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.