Kirklin (he/him)
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No, I'm not Spartacus. I'm Antifa(scist).
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
So much for excessive redactions. I shall celebrate this turn of events tonight.
Virginia Giuffre's ghostwriter just dropped a bombshell in which she’s saying she's sitting on every single name from the Epstein files, plus private recordings to back it all up.
And France apparently has copies of everything. Vive la France!! 🇫🇷
And France apparently has copies of everything. Vive la France!! 🇫🇷
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
So much for excessive redactions. I shall celebrate this turn of events tonight.
For those like me who are a bit slow, after going to Settings>General you need to click "All Settings". Then you can scroll down as Monica says.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
For those like me who are a bit slow, after going to Settings>General you need to click "All Settings". Then you can scroll down as Monica says.
Abolish
Fire
Prosecute
Even if he gets a pardon, every single case going forward for which he's material is tainted with his conviction.
Fire
Prosecute
Even if he gets a pardon, every single case going forward for which he's material is tainted with his conviction.
Ellis repeatedly accuses multiple CBP and ICE officials of lying (under oath) and says their "widespread misrepresentations call into question everything" they "say they are doing in their characterization of what is happening." She broadly discredits their testimony as objectively false.
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago.
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Abolish
Fire
Prosecute
Even if he gets a pardon, every single case going forward for which he's material is tainted with his conviction.
Fire
Prosecute
Even if he gets a pardon, every single case going forward for which he's material is tainted with his conviction.
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/2 There is no federal crime of “sedition.” There is a federal crime of “seditious conspiracy,” which requires conspiring to overthrow the U.S. or hinder its laws by force.
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy
www.law.cornell.edu
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
/2 There is no federal crime of “sedition.” There is a federal crime of “seditious conspiracy,” which requires conspiring to overthrow the U.S. or hinder its laws by force.
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
So when Vance becomes VP, who from Trump's team does he keep? Miller? Hegseth? Bondi?
I'm thinking it's time to start looking at the internal wedges.
I'm thinking it's time to start looking at the internal wedges.
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
So when Vance becomes VP, who from Trump's team does he keep? Miller? Hegseth? Bondi?
I'm thinking it's time to start looking at the internal wedges.
I'm thinking it's time to start looking at the internal wedges.
I'd like to add union workers to that list just to show ANYBODY can be considered as not really Americans for this.
*people they define as Americans
See: most of American history/Native folks, Black folks, Mexican Americans, Japanese Americans, &etc
See: most of American history/Native folks, Black folks, Mexican Americans, Japanese Americans, &etc
a lot of you are probably too young to remember this but presidents dont normally wage war against americans
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I'd like to add union workers to that list just to show ANYBODY can be considered as not really Americans for this.
Good, but you have to remember to check your registry entry after every update since it might get deleted or reset.
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Good, but you have to remember to check your registry entry after every update since it might get deleted or reset.
Apparently Miller did not take the same oath as the rest of us.
One of the President's top advisers: reminding the military and the intelligence community to follow the law and the Constitution is "calling for insurrection"
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Apparently Miller did not take the same oath as the rest of us.
Oh, my.
"The Court thereby ENJOINS the State of Texas from using the 2025 congressional map and ORDERS the State to use the 2021 Map, as it did in the 2022 and 2024 elections."
"The Court thereby ENJOINS the State of Texas from using the 2025 congressional map and ORDERS the State to use the 2021 Map, as it did in the 2022 and 2024 elections."
BREAKING & BIG: Federal judge BLOCKS Texas from implementing new, gerrymandered maps for 2026 midterms. Judge Jeffrey Brown (TRUMP APPOINTEE) wrote opinion, joined by Judge David Guaderrama (Obama appointee). Judge Jerry Smith (Reagan appointee) dissents.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Oh, my.
"The Court thereby ENJOINS the State of Texas from using the 2025 congressional map and ORDERS the State to use the 2021 Map, as it did in the 2022 and 2024 elections."
"The Court thereby ENJOINS the State of Texas from using the 2025 congressional map and ORDERS the State to use the 2021 Map, as it did in the 2022 and 2024 elections."
It's good that several media sites are reporting this. But why didn't a follow-up reporter ask the same question both in solidarity/chastisement but because it's a darn good question?
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/u...
Trump snaps at reporter’s Epstein questions: ‘Quiet, piggy’ | CNN
Days before reversing his stance on releasing the Epstein files, President Donald Trump called a reporter “piggy” after she asked about his name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender, ...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It's good that several media sites are reporting this. But why didn't a follow-up reporter ask the same question both in solidarity/chastisement but because it's a darn good question?
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/u...
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Linus Torvalds being unfathomably based
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Linus Torvalds being unfathomably based
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23yrs later the nyt again selling war of choice
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
23yrs later the nyt again selling war of choice
Just reminding folks.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Just reminding folks.
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Every accusation is projection.
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Every accusation is projection.
Just yesterday I was saying I expected we'd see the surname Sulzberger in the documents. Not saying it's definitely why the NYT minimized this whole thing, but that name is in a list from Epstein.
What do we make of this email, sent from Epstein to himself a week before he was arrested with the subject line “List for Bannon Steve” with just a list of names.
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Just yesterday I was saying I expected we'd see the surname Sulzberger in the documents. Not saying it's definitely why the NYT minimized this whole thing, but that name is in a list from Epstein.
Sharing the data source more widely.
My work at The Vigilance Project showed that, in the most favorable case, Republican men were 16x likelier to rape a child than a Democratic man.
Here's the data.
Here's the data.
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Sharing the data source more widely.
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
I'm expecting another flood of "well actually, it's not pedophilia it's hebephilia" stupidity soon.
Just remember they're both just flavors of child rapists.
Just remember they're both just flavors of child rapists.
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I'm expecting another flood of "well actually, it's not pedophilia it's hebephilia" stupidity soon.
Just remember they're both just flavors of child rapists.
Just remember they're both just flavors of child rapists.
I find myself wondering if we will find the surname Sulzberger in the Epstein files once released.
Nothing is going to change until Rich White Men go to jail.
So... let's bring on change?
Nothing is going to change until Rich White Men go to jail.
So... let's bring on change?
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I find myself wondering if we will find the surname Sulzberger in the Epstein files once released.
Nothing is going to change until Rich White Men go to jail.
So... let's bring on change?
Nothing is going to change until Rich White Men go to jail.
So... let's bring on change?
The shutdown was because the GOP handed the Dems a shit sandwich and the Dems refused to eat it immediately.
The Dems made everyone know the shit was the GOP's, and smeared the GOP with as much shit as possible.
The senators then chose how much and what part, but eating it was inevitable.
The Dems made everyone know the shit was the GOP's, and smeared the GOP with as much shit as possible.
The senators then chose how much and what part, but eating it was inevitable.
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The shutdown was because the GOP handed the Dems a shit sandwich and the Dems refused to eat it immediately.
The Dems made everyone know the shit was the GOP's, and smeared the GOP with as much shit as possible.
The senators then chose how much and what part, but eating it was inevitable.
The Dems made everyone know the shit was the GOP's, and smeared the GOP with as much shit as possible.
The senators then chose how much and what part, but eating it was inevitable.
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Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
This is racing through my feeds. I'm cautious because it sources an anonymous speaker and there's no official statement. It's also rather juicy and extreme. That said it's entirely within character.
If true I recommend ignoring it once to record the response.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
If true I recommend ignoring it once to record the response.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This is racing through my feeds. I'm cautious because it sources an anonymous speaker and there's no official statement. It's also rather juicy and extreme. That said it's entirely within character.
If true I recommend ignoring it once to record the response.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
If true I recommend ignoring it once to record the response.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...