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Cerise Castle
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she/her. multi-award winning journalist. Wrote history of #LASDgangs, now writing the book. covering inequality Capital & Main, freelancing. IG/TikTok @yourmajestcee. Tip? DM
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misterjayem.bsky.social
There was a very good reason why Gawker had to be destroyed...
timdickinson.bsky.social Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Fall 2017: Then-NYT reporter literally warning Epstein that someone is "digging around again."
From: Thomas Jr., Landon Sent: 9/27/2017 2:47:47 PM To: Subject: Got another call from Connelly.. Importance: High Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] He is digging around again -- not clear if its another book/or expanded paperback version. Was asking me all sorts of questions about why you hired Ken Starr. I told him I had no idea - I think he is doing some Trump-related digging too. Anyway, for what its worth... Landon Thomas, Jr. Financial Reporter New York Times http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/landon_ir thomas/index.h tml
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
#BREAKING: Over a public dissent from Justice Jackson, #SCOTUS *extends* the temporary pause of the district court’s order that had mandated full SNAP payments for November—keeping that ruling (and those payments) on hold through the end of the day this Thursday:
Image of Supreme Court order.
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”

@reuters.com #Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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404media.co
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.

The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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freedom.press
Award-winning journalist @cerisecastle.bsky.social sued Los Angeles County in July and obtained a court order for the department to release the sheriff’s deputy ID photographs.

We spoke with Castle’s lawyer, @susanseager.bsky.social, to learn more.
LA sheriff ducks journalist’s request for deputy photographs
ICE won’t be the only secret police in town if the department gets its way
freedom.press
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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democracynow.org
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84.
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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freedom.press
"The top brass at the LA Sheriff’s Department don’t want their deputies to be accountable to the public they serve. The Sheriff’s Department fights all Public Records Act cases," attorney @susanseager.bsky.social tells us about LASD's stonewalling of journalist @cerisecastle.bsky.social.
LA sheriff ducks journalist’s request for deputy photographs
ICE won’t be the only secret police in town if the department gets its way
freedom.press
November 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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freedom.press
"The top brass at the LA Sheriff’s Department don’t want their deputies to be accountable to the public they serve. The Sheriff’s Department fights all Public Records Act cases. It’s a knee-jerk reaction," attorney @susanseager.bsky.social says about LASD's stonewalling of @cerisecastle.bsky.social
LA sheriff ducks journalist’s request for deputy photographs
ICE won’t be the only secret police in town if the department gets its way
freedom.press
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
cerisecastle.bsky.social
LA: do you want a puppy? My friend found these doberman/frenchie pups and they need a home!
November 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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acatwithnews.bsky.social
Los Angeles, CA -

LAPD once again calling unlawful assembly outside of the Douglas bar as fans are watching the dodger game via laptop and radio the bar turned the tv off. About 30 minutes ago, they called it for the first time and said 5 minutes. Now giving 20 minutes to disperse. Top of the 10th.
November 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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patriottakes.bsky.social
Mar-a-Lago guests eating and drinking poolside as food stamps run out for millions of poor children
November 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Someone tell the polymaths down in Palm Beach how the great Gatsby ends
November 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
cerisecastle.bsky.social
Many thanks to @freedom.press for covering LA County’s quest to fight my public records request for photos of LA County Sheriff’s deputies.

freedom.press/issues/la-sh...
LA sheriff ducks journalist’s request for deputy photographs
ICE won’t be the only secret police in town if the department gets its way
freedom.press
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
cerisecastle.bsky.social
Juan González, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, chose to “self-deport” after weeks violent immigration raids.

González left behind his wife, daughter, and home of 30 years.

Our story on Juan’s journey back to Mexico for @capitalandmain.bsky.social: youtu.be/o9BwbBAmziI?...
What it’s like to “self-deport.”
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October 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Six people, including congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, have been indicted on charges of "Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees" and "Conspiracy to impede or injure officer," in connection w ICE protests at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.
Case: 1:25-cr-00693 Document #: 1 Filed: 10/23/25 Page 1 of 11 PagelD #:17 FILED 10/23/2025 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CLERK, OM.&TRUT&OURT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1:25-cr-00693 Judge April M. Perry v. Case No. Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShain RANDOM / Cat. 3 MICHAEL RABBITT, Violations: Title 18, United States KATHERINE MARIE ABUGHAZALEH, Code, Sections 111(a)(1), 372 and 2 ANDRE MARTIN, CATHERINE SHARP, BRIAN STRAW, and UNDER SEAL JOSELYN WALSH COUNT ONE The SPECIAL JUNE 2024 GRAND JURY charges:
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in: - Los Angeles - Phoenix - Philadelphia - Denver - El Paso - San Diego - Seattle/Portland - New Orleans Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both. Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed. Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino. ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year. I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations. I am hearing from both sides of this friction. One senior DHS official tells me: "ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?". Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me: "What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table." It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there. Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results. Official statement to @FoxNews via @TriciaOhio : "While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country." 7:57 PM · Oct 27, 2025 · 29.6K Views
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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atrupar.com
Leavitt: "At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority."
October 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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atrupar.com
Hegseth doesn't dispute the existence of a memo planning for the establishment of a "National Guard response force that's gonna be trained in crowd control and civil unrest and deployed in all 50 states by April 2026."
October 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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capitalandmain.bsky.social
Californians have until Nov 4 to vote on Prop 50—a ballot measure that would temporarily redraw CA’s congressional map in favor of Democrats to cancel out similar Republican efforts in TX. CA, how are you voting on Prop 50?

Editor: Jeremy Lindenfeld
Producers: JL, @cerisecastle.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
WASHINGTON (AP) — The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show.

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
October 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here." Anna Bower Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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thetriibe.com
NEW — The TRiiBE goes to the No Kings protest with veteran reporter Monroe Anderson.

Together, Anderson and TRiiBE co-founder Morgan Elise Johnson reflect on the historic moment while interviewing attendees.

Watch here: thetriibe.com/2025/10/the-...
October 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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ericumansky.bsky.social
Let me help you with that, Speaker Johnson.

This is what we documented.

www.propublica.org/article/immi...
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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davidjbier.bsky.social
An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM