Painful to hear the fear in her voice as she says, "let them know." And as others have noted, this seems to violate Judge Ellis's order issued just yesterday about arresting journalists & also about unnecessary physical force. (See 1(a) and 1(h) of order). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Well that’s disappointing

Wow

They make up lies about paid agitators doing violence, and attach them to the name of a prominent Jewish person. This is antisemitism, and it infects every part of the GOP.

Right. Those frogs are going to get you.

Another GOP with a rising voice? Joining governors of Oklahoma and Vermont? 🤞🤞

U.S. National Guard troops seen patrolling in Memphis alongside local police National Guard troops were seen patrolling in Memphis for the first time on Friday, as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s federal task force, which faces multiple legal challenges.

U.S. National Guard troops seen patrolling in Memphis alongside local police

Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda. www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

I’m sure this is fine. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

Where can I buy a Portland frog t shirt?

Stalinism and Stephen Miller (video) Cause for concern

"Stalinism and Stephen Miller: Cause for concern"
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Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

= POLITICO By DANIEL LIPPMAN 10/09/2025 08:22 PM EDT f In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn't have a hotel room. Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead the office investigating Jack Smith, has recently been investigated for harassing a colleague, Politico reports.

“Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him..”

{ gift article } www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

At least they picked two people who have the means and the will to use this as a way to pull back the curtain. Hope they use their platform loudly!

Courts & Litigation Criminal Justice & the Rule of Law Next Up: Letitia James Molly Roberts Monday, October 6, 2025, 9:59 AM Share On: f X in $ 6 B It's hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey-until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.

The indictment may relate to mortgage documents James co-signed to help her niece secure a loan for a property in Virginia.

This @mollyroberts.bsky.social piece explains why it appears to be a pathetically weak case.

(Fixed the link, sorry!) ⬇️

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/next...

Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administration’s push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.

“I’m trying to put this delicately,” Perry said. “There has been evidence submitted that the very presence of federal agents, that the way they’re interacting with the populace, is itself the cause of violence.”

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Trump ICE Raids Take Unnerving Turn as Dem Gov Drops Bombshell Warning With Trump’s occupation of Chicago worsening, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker shares new details about what’s happening—and tells us the time is now for Americans to rise up against authoritarianism bef...

Appalling: JB Pritzker tells me he hasn't been able to get a single conversation with Kristi Noem or any other top Trump officials to even discuss their Chicago operations. Pritzker just wants a heads up for logistical purposes. Nada.

Pritzker opens up on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

This is the best outcome that could have happened. Talk about a passive aggressive move!

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

The frogs will turn the tide.

ht: @nocontextmr.bsky.social

Apropos of nothing in particular this morning, I've been told that, in essence, there are two things that physicians can't do at the White House medical unit: MRIs and surgeries. Virtually anything else can be done there if you have to or want to.

Snail mail works!