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Jane E. Fountain is an American political scientist and technology theorist. She is Distinguished University Professor of political science and public policy, the founder and director of the National Center for Digital Government at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and formerly faculty at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She is known for her work on institutional change and on the use of technology in governance. .. more

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 7d
Having to explain what tear gas is to kids
A child telling her dolls "We have to be good or ICE will get us"
A community having to stand guard so kids can get home safely

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 7d
Donate to your local food pantries and shelters. We still have no idea whether the emergency funds will be released and they’re not enough to cover full costs.

Build mutual aid. The only way we get out of this mess is to reinvigorate our sense of interconnectedness.

Reposted by Joseph Schafer, Jane E. Fountain, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 22d
Watch how the media reports yesterday’s march.

Outlets that don’t report it, or dramatically downplay it are showing you precisely who they are.

When it matters.

Reposted by Guy Grossman, Jane E. Fountain, Robert C. Richards , and 6 more

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23d
Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 23d
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23d
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 25d
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d
Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d
Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25d
Newsom: This president appears unhinged… seems listless… he seems, dare I say, in decline—cognitively, and… physically. These are just the rantings of someone who needs an intervention, needs some help, needs to be stabilized.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25d
Lol that the London No Kings event is called No Tyrants because…you know…

www.nokings.org#map
A box overlaid on a map showing southern England, with London prominently marked. The box features bold black text reading: "NO TYRANTS INDIVISIBLE LONDON UK" Below this heading, the event details are listed: Date: Sat, Oct 18 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT Location: US EMBASSY LONDON (UK) The time and date information is accompanied by red calendar and map pin icons. At the bottom of the flyer is a large red button labeled “RSVP” in white text.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25d
Newsom: We were under the understanding that we were going to close I-5 — up to 80,000 vehicles tomorrow and Saturday. They seemed to have backed off of that. They were going to move forward with a display, but they’re not clearly sharing that with state officials.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, Stefan Reis, Jane E. Fountain , and 3 more

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 25d
Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Mark D. White, Jane E. Fountain , and 4 more

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 25d
Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."

The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Jane E. Fountain, Brooke Harrington , and 1 more

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25d
Pritzker: Illinois is not a place you can conquer and our people are not your subjects

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 25d
Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 27d
We're 10 months into this. A TV host is running the Defense Department, berating Generals about 'woke', and revealing state secrets in his text groups. ICE agents are throwing tear gas at babies, and kidnapping children. Where's Congress? #NoKings
A couple running away from ICE agents with a baby in a car seat. ICE is throwing a tear gas can at them.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 27d
It feels like the political overton window has shifted far to the Right because the wealth class controls our media and owns our politicians.

Meanwhile, the vast, vast majority of people belong to what would now be portrayed as “the extreme Left.”

It’s a perception game and narrative control.

Reposted by Colin F. Camerer, Brendan Nyhan, Jane E. Fountain , and 3 more

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 27d
here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 27d
If you’re worried things can’t get worse, I assure you…..

open.substack.com/pub/mollyjon...
Worried That Things Can’t Get Worse?
They Can.
open.substack.com

Reposted by Jane E. Fountain, Melanie C. Green, Henry Jones

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27d
Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.
An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side. Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side. Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side. Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 27d
Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

Reposted by Jane E. Fountain, Melanie C. Green

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27d
ICE is recklessly throwing tear gas into our neighborhoods and busy streets, including near children at school and CPD officers.

The Trump Administration must stop their deployment of dangerous chemical weapons into the air of peaceful American communities.

Reposted by Mark D. White, Rosemary A. Joyce, Jane E. Fountain , and 6 more

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 27d
Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...
JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.
www.newsweek.com

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Jane E. Fountain

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27d
Trump is stooping so low that he’s gutting the federal Office of Special Education.

Attacking students with disabilities is wrong. Every child in America deserves a fair shot at success.
Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education
Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
www.npr.org

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27d
"I do think he needs help, and I don't think anybody around him on a day-to-day basis wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

@jbpritzker.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27d
If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27d
when you tie a tie, try to put in a dimple, like so
a black and white photo of a man in a pinstripe worsted suit, white shirt, and textured necktie. the tie has a nice dimple under the knot. a photo of donald trump upside down. there is also a nice dimple on his red tie

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 27d
David Brooks is not wrong www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Melissa Johnson, Jane E. Fountain

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 27d
California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.