Dan Vock

Can't wait to see the video. Seriously, this sounds like a caricature of what happened in 2020, but nothing like what is happening in 2025.

CNN: Isn't that hyperbolic to call them terrorists?

STEPHEN MILLER: No. If anything I'm understating the severity of the situation

Rome calls on US to reconsider extra tariff on pasta imports With almost $800 million in exports, the U.S. is one of Italy's top three export markets for pasta, a staple of the country's culinary heritage and a substantial export commodity.

Italy trying to get US to call off mega tariff on imported pasta that will double prices for American consumers. Via Reuters

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Via the Sun Times:

Martinez's lawyer said "she has “seven holes” in her from the shooting and that agents were in such a hurry to take her into custody at the hospital that they had to return later when Martinez began bleeding from her wounds."

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorn...

An attorney for a woman shot by Border Patrol says video shows an officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting.

The atty claims the video appears to contradict the gov's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

Judge Won’t Immediately Block Trump Troop Deployment to Illinois A federal judge declined to quickly issue a temporary order blocking the Trump administration’s plan to deploy National Guard members to Chicago to counter protests against the US immigration crackdow...

Judge in Illinois case on National Guard: "If I were the government, I would strongly consider taking a pause on this until Thursday."

The court "declined to quickly issue a temporary order ... while urging the government to delay the controversial plan until she rules."

Lawyers for the press and protestor plaintiffs start by saying Trump "effectively declared war on the city of Chicago - and that's not hyperbole."

But they add, "when they came looking for a fight, all they found was small groups of protestors."

The lawsuit filed today by Illinois & Chicago accuses Trump and members of his administration of ordering troops to Chicago as part of a campaign that dates back to 2013 to denigrate Chicago, home to former President Barack Obama, a longtime political rival of the president.

REPORTER: Have you had conversations with other red state governors?

TRUMP: Every one of them is willing to offer whatever we need

Illinois attorney Christopher Wells tells Perry Texas troops may already be on the way, including some getting on a plane at 4 p.m. "When they set foot here, the sovereign injury grows only more grave.

He wants to move forward immediately.

Earlier this year, @amykristinsanders.bsky.social and I did a project showing how Abbott & co’s hostility toward free speech has escalated over the past decade. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

James' attorney, Abbe Lowell, has said James made no such claim in helping her niece seek a loan for a home, and submitted evidence to Bondi from James' own writing at the time. Lowell noted that a power-of-attorney form had mistakenly listed the house as a primary residence, but that James herself checked “no” on the loan application when asked if the house was her primary home. In addition, according to Lowell, James also sent an email to her mortgage broker stating the house "WILL NOT be my primary residence."

The legal standard here is that the person engaged in deliberate fraud. For James, as with Lisa Cook, there is written evidence that they clearly tried to avoid the fraud that they are being alleged to have committed.

As I recently wrote, "globalist" has long been a term that antisemites have used to attack and demonize Jews.

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Broadview is suing the federal government over an "illegal" fence near the suburban ICE facility. blockclubchi.co/4328lcP

Federal agents have been intimidating us over our reporting since June. Attacks on the press didn't start this month.

In the last several weeks, we've witnessed a horrifying escalation of violence against protesters, neighbors, anyone who comes near these agents. They are out of control.

Illinois State Police assist feds in Broadview protest, Chicago alderperson cuffed at hospital, rapid responders tear gassed in Logan Square • The TRiiBE A roundup of ICE activity in the Chicagoland area on Oct. 3.

This order comes after Broadview FD called a fence ICE erected in front of its facility illegal, after local & state police established "free speech zones" for protestors last week, and after the same local & state police joined feds in arresting protestors on Friday: thetriibe.com/2025/10/illi...

An executive order restricting protest at the Broadview ICE facility. Full order can be found here: https://broadview-il.gov/reference/latest-news/village-of-broadview-executive-order-no-2025-01/

New: Broadview, IL Mayor Katrina Thompson issued an executive order today - her first this year - limiting protest outside the Broadview ICE facility to between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The order cites "recent escalation of violence by ICE" at the facility as reason to restrict protest there.

Governor Pritzker Argues Trump Is Invading Illinois Out of Animus - emptywheel Illinois' lawsuit against a Guard deployment argues that the deployment arises from long-standing animus, not recent events.

Governor Pritzker Argues Trump Is Invading Illinois Out of Animus

www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/06/g...

The Judge Standing up to Trump’s Portland Invasion A report on the Justice Department’s Orwellian arguments and how a Trump-nominated jurist is holding the line for democracy.

In Portland, our intrepid legal affairs editor @garrettepps.bsky.social braves ICE and kombucha to report on the Justice Department’s Orwellian arguments and how a Trump-nominated jurist is holding the line for democracy.

washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/06/t...

NEW: 27 Chicago police officers were exposed to tear gas fired by federal agents during a confrontation with residents on Saturday in Brighton Park, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said. @wttw.bsky.social

Chicago Alderperson handcuffed by federal agents speaks out as ICE escalates tactics Since returning to office, President Trump has sought to reshape Immigration and Customs Enforcement to fit his mass deportation agenda. ICE insists agents use a “minimal amount of force” when making arrests, but video footage shows otherwise. Now with Trump ordering federal deployments into Chicago against the wishes of local officials, Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes says, “This is not about safety or security. This is about sowing division. This is about control.”

"What we are seeing is a clear escalation of ICE agents choosing to abuse individuals physically and abuse their constitutional rights," says Chicago Alderperson @jessiefuentes.bsky.social after being detained by ICE herself for defending the rights of a detained, injured constituent. #Velshi

Area chart showing a dramatic increase in combined annual sales of Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy from 2018 to 2023. The chart is based on a Pew Research Center analysis of annual reports from Novo Nordisk.

Costco plans to sell Ozempic and Wegovy at a discount: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... (via @washingtonpost.com)

This chart shows the huge, US-driven increase in global sales of these weight-loss drugs in recent years: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Part of Leavitt’s justification for the Guard in Portland: people are “disrespecting” ICE and engaged in “civil disobedience.”

Section 12406 allows deployment only in the event of foreign invasion, a rebellion, or inability to enforce federal laws.

Not disrespect and disobedience.

Also, isn’t “organized anarchy” an oxymoron?

WHICH GROUPS IS SHE TALKING ABOUT?

IIRC this is an issue for covering Congress too. There are ways around it, but they don’t make it easy.

If any "official" media outlets want to let me use their name and letterhead for credentials, I'd be happy to cover Chicago court cases for you!