What happens if federal agents defy court orders? Experts weigh in on arrests, crowd control tactics
Video appears to show federal agents deploying tear gas against the public in Albany Park without any audible warning - something that is unlawful under a court order from last week.
What happens if federal agents defy court orders? My former colleague Ron Safer explains: "We are on the precipice, looking into the abyss of chaos. ... the judiciary makes a decision, and then the executive branch [in this case, federal agents] ignores it. That's chaos."
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YES!!! Whistleblowing Is a Legal and Moral Duty
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Judge orders โimmediateโ return of books removed from 5 DOD schools
The censored items included materials about slavery, Native American history, womenโs history, LGBTQ history, and preventing sexual harassment and abuse.
A federal judge ruled Monday in favor of students & parents from 5 military schools, granting a preliminary injunction- DoD must return library books that had been removed for review to comply with Trumpโs efforts to scrub diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts from federal agencies.
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Transparency??? "In response to questions about the donorโs identity and whether they have any ties to foreign entities or interests, a White House spokeswoman referred questions to the Pentagon and Treasury. The Pentagon then referred those questions back to the White House." Treasury -no response.
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A timeline of US attacks in the Caribbean and what Congress has had to say
In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed 32 people in strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea.
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Trump & Pete Hegseth have ordered our military to ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ they only allege were drug smugglers. ๐ก๐ผ ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ผ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ก๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น 32 people ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ. After due process & a fair trial, convicted drug smugglers ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐!
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The Supreme Court agreed, unanimously, that everyone deported under the Alien Enemies Act is entitled to due process.
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I was there - quite near the bandshell!!! I was there because I LOVE my country - I was there because protest is one of the highest forms of patriotism!!!
I was there, and nobody paid me to be there. The was No Violence at all!!!
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Jack Smith & thousands of other DOJ alumni are calling on all Americans to join us in speaking up for justice.
We'll never stop fighting for those who served our country & for our Constitution & our democracy.
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โWhat I see happening at the Department of Justice today saddens me and angers me โ selfless public servants fired for doing their job, the government using the vast powers of the criminal justice system to target citizens for exercising their constitutional rights.โ
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This is news, for sure! Fox News, Newsmax, The Washington Times, The Daily Caller & The Washington Examiner joined over 30 news organizations declining to sign the Defense Department's press policy. That list also includes a raft of defense-related trade publications.
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Airports in Buffalo, Charlotte, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, and Seattle won't show this video because it is so overtly partisan.
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Great news!
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I'm proud to have signed this letter.
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A letter from: prosecutors, special agents, and intelligence analysts to immigration judges, grant managers, civil rights attorneys & more, who all carried out their duties faithfully, regardless of who occupied the White House. Until they no longer could.
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I am SO proud of the work I did as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, and I am SO glad I retired from that office before 2025 and did not have to resign in protest from a department that is no longer interested in justice, upholding the rule of law, keeping our country safe, or protecting civil rights.
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In just one week: A GOP president deployed Marines in a U.S. city, called for a Democratic governorโs arrest, the GOP Speaker called for him to be tarred and feathered, a Democratic senator was handcuffed, and two Democratic legislators were shot in their homes.
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Minnesota Person of Interest: Vance Boelter
List of 50 possible targets found in Boelter's vehicle including officials in & outside Minnesota and abortion rights advocates and abortion facilities. Fliers in his car about a 'No Kings' rally - Officials canceled all 'No Kings' protests in the state.
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A Minnesota state representative and her husband were shot and killed, and a state senator and his wife were shot and wounded in an "act of targeted political violence" at their homes early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said. A manhunt is now underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer.
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Reuters witnessed Marines detain Marcos Leao at an L.A. federal building. The U.S. Army veteran & former immigrant who is now a U.S. citizen had business with the VA office inside the building. The Posse Comitatus Act forbids the military from enforcing civilian laws within the U.S.
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๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ - kicks off the year-long campaign titled "Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures."
The health of mothers and babies is the foundation of healthy families and communities, helping ensure hopeful futures for us all.
#HopeFulFutures #HealthForAll
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It was an honor to sign this letter condemning Trumpโs & DOJ's campaign of intimidation & retaliation against lawyers & law firms for doing their jobs in representing their clients.
#SaveOurNation #SaveOurDemocracy
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Welcome, Sarah!
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THIS IS NOT TRUE! Musk is NOT getting paid!!! "Not that he needs the money, but Musk is apparently getting paid, nothing, zero, zilch, nada for working as the head of the DOGE." www.uniladtech.com/.../how-much....
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