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No kings@bethwallace37.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I’m not the first to say it, but Americans forget when war is in your own backyard it is brutal and you do all sorts of things you would never contemplate otherwise. Visiting France, Poland and Hungry etc have shown me places that have been sieged, flattened and burned. Americans have forgotten.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

The Gravamen of the Disclosure 4. The gravamen of the disclosure is as follows: a. By memorandum dated May 12, 2025 (“the May 12 Memo”), Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons authorizes ICE agents to forcibly enter into certain people’s homes without a judicial warrant, consent, or an emergency. b. Specifically, in the May 12 Memo, the Acting ICE Director authorized ICE Agents to rely on Form I-205 (which is not a judicial warrant) to enter the residence of an alien subject to a final order of deportation, without consent, including by “a necessary and reasonable amount of force.”2c. While addressed to “All ICE Personnel,” in practice the May 12 Memo has not been formally distributed to all personnel. Instead, the May 12 Memo has been provided to select DHS officials who are then directed to verbally brief the new policy for action. Those supervisors then show the Memo to some employees, like our clients, and direct them to read the Memo and return it to the supervisor.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 7mo ago

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10mo ago

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it? If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say? Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

No kings@bethwallace37.bsky.social · 11mo ago

@mta.info hi at Citifield and your people said five min ago that there were only local trains left and no more express when we were about to swipe in, so we went to the local track, went in and stood here watching while the super express sat with doors open for three more min. Thanks

Khashoggi's Ghost@urocklive1.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Will someone please find out what work the pedophile sex-trafficker is being allowed out to do, and who she is working for?

Mack Butterfield@mack2114.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Maxwell’s Prison classification shows her custody status as “OUT,” which would mean she is permitted to work outside the federal prison camp where she is being held. That is a privilege that convicted sex offenders are not permitted under the bureau’s own rules. sg.news.yahoo.com/trump-child-...

Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators.

Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Citing a nonexistent crime crisis, Trump plans to take over the Washington DC police and put troops in the streets of the nation's capital. Contrary to his claims, violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low. @katierogersnyt.bsky.social Campbell Robertson Chris Cameron www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 12mo ago

Trump mentions NYC, Baltimore, and Oakland, says "they're so far gone," and adds, "this will go further. We'll starting very strongly with DC."

ACLU@aclu.org · last yr.

The 14th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1868. It guarantees: ✔️ due process for all ✔️ birthright citizenship ✔️ equal protection under the law Now more than ever, we're determined to protect these essential rights.

Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · last yr.

To me, it’s almost immaterial if Trump “signed off” on this, it’s his pentagon, it’s his iron grip on the government and party; if you don’t fire or harshly reprimand your SecDef over something like this (after a Second time), it’s your call and the buck stops with the commander in chief. Sorry!

Isaac Dovere@isaacdovere.bsky.social · last yr.

“Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week..setting off a scramble inside the admin to understand why the halt was implemented and explain it to Congress & the Ukrainian government” www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/p...

Erin Overbey@erinoverbey.bsky.social · last yr.

holy shit. Cuomo halted an investigation into the Weinstein case after a donation from Weinstein’s former lawyer’s firm to his reelection campaign… guys, this was in 2018 AFTER the Weinstein exposés (multiple) had been published & the #metoo movement was ascendant

The Cut article from 2018: Cuomo halted investigation into Weinstein case after $25K donation from his former lawyer
Matt McDermott@mattmfm.bsky.social · last yr.

Since it appears needs to be said: the authority to suspend habeas corpus lies with Congress, not the President, and is only legal during extreme circumstances of rebellion or invasion. Stephen Miller is full of shit.

Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social · last yr.

3/ You see, our founders created a President with limited and checked powers. They specifically put the power of spending and taxation in the hands of the legislature. Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.