Illinois Undivided & Focused

WE ARE STILL HUMAN A Letter for This Season of Division and Discernment

Authoritarianism. Oligarchy. Imperialism.
They are shaped by daily choices.
By what we allow.
By what we excuse.
By what we leave unnamed.

"You have a constitutional obligation to remove, to impeach and to remove executive officials who are committing high crimes and misdemeanors. That is your job...this is an obligation."

George Conway explains why he would be in favor of impeaching Trump if elected to Congress.

@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”

Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting "They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head." An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911

"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries. "We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.

This could be you.

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I can’t thank the National Lawyers Guild enough— @nlgnews.bsky.social has boots on the ground and has been nothing short of amazing during this moment of crisis.

I can confirm my husband was protesting peacefully before apprehended.

Thanks for all the kind words. I finally heard from my husband who is safe. He is being detained and it is not clear why he was detained or even if charges will be pressed.

Please pray for my family and if you can, reach out to your representatives and senators about this assault on our freedoms.

@jbpritzker.bsky.social

Juan has recently been released. Without charge.

He was detained, all day in a cell, simply for standing at a protest.

Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support and thank you to my senators for your support.

I will post more tomorrow but need to be with family tonight 🙏

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

Update on the Global Sumud Flotilla and the new fleet that’s headed there now

#globalsumudflotilla #thousandmadleenstogaza #freepalestine #flotilla #strike

Opinion | This Is What Autocrats Dread

gift link - no paywall.

very much worth reading:

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One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

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JUST NOW: Bernie tells the crowd about Trump attacking Iran, the crowd erupts into “NO MORE WAR!” chants

Bernie calls the attack “grossly unconstitutional”

Both things cannot be true.

Trump’s bragging about “complete success” while Iran claims it evacuated its nuclear sites, moved the materials, and kept the scientists working. Iran concluded they would be bombed back in March.

If this is a win, what does failure look like?

No Kings: What's Next in the Fight? YouTube video by No Kings June 14

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July 17- stand together at your Capitol! #goodtroubleliveson

The WH says Trump is considering suspending habeas corpus. What would that mean? The move to expel migrants would curtail a constitutional right to due process.

Trump is considering suspending habeas corpus — a core constitutional right — just because he doesn’t like losing in court. That’s not national security. It’s authoritarianism.

We must resist.

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Ian Bremmer at Tulane: Speak out because we can't fix a problem until we call it out... and when we stand up, when law firms stand up, when universities stand up, courage is contagious

Don't Obey in Advance
Speak Out
Make Good Trouble
Show up at #NoKings Day 6/14 NoKings.org

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STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO May 28, 2025 Announcement of a Visa Restriction Policy Targeting Foreign Nationals Who Censor Americans Free speech is among the most cherished rights we enjoy as Americans. This right, legally enshrined in our constitution, has set us apart as a beacon of freedom around the world. Even as we take action to reject censorship at home, we see troubling instances of foreign governments and foreign officials picking up the slack. In some instances, foreign officials have taken flagrant censorship actions against U.S. tech companies and U.S. citizens and residents when they have no authority to do so. Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States. It is unacceptable for foreign officials to issue or threaten arrest warrants on U.S. citizens or U.S. residents for social media posts on American platforms while physically present on U.S. soil. It is similarly unacceptable for foreign officials to demand that American tech platforms adopt global content moderation policies or engage in censorship activity that reaches beyond their authority and into the United States. We will not tolerate encroachments upon American sovereignty, especially when such encroachments undermine the exercise of our fundamental right to free speech. This visa restriction policy is pursuant to Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which authorizes the Secretary of State to render inadmissible any alien whose entry into the Unites States "would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States." Certain family members may also be covered by these restrictions.

This is so backwards that you have to flip it 180 to comprehend.

I’m interested in learning from you and share your links into our workgroup. Rather than recreating a system you created! Would you want to guide me on how to rally with this?

Is this state specific information or national? Thank you for leading and equipping!

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