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If you missed this training, join our next one on October 15 where we’ll cover our rights when protesting, de-escalation training, and more.
No Kings: Protest Safety, Know Your Rights & De-Escalation Training 10/15
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act.aclu.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
If you missed this training, join our next one on October 15 where we’ll cover our rights when protesting, de-escalation training, and more.
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The Texas National Guard has arrived in the Chicago area despite the repeated objections of Illinois officials.
Texas National Guard arrives in the Chicago area
Texas National Guard members have arrived in Illinois. City and state officials say Donald Trump is using them as “political props” in Chicago.
trib.al
October 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Texas National Guard has arrived in the Chicago area despite the repeated objections of Illinois officials.
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral argument today in the Chiles v. Salazar case: www.au.org/the-latest/p...
October 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral argument today in the Chiles v. Salazar case: www.au.org/the-latest/p...
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The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech
The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
n.pr
October 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
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America is currently a giant experiment to see how long we can keep stuffing a year's worth of news and outrage into every single day before everyone's heads explode
October 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
America is currently a giant experiment to see how long we can keep stuffing a year's worth of news and outrage into every single day before everyone's heads explode
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As many of us are learning in real time, it's very difficult to challenge & overturn a legal system of repression *legally*.
ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.
October 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
As many of us are learning in real time, it's very difficult to challenge & overturn a legal system of repression *legally*.
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Trump continues to unlawfully withhold funds appropriated by Congress in political retribution. He is abusing his power to punish those standing against authoritarianism.
Trump's actions undermine the Constitution and attack the services the American people rely on. He must release the funds.
Trump's actions undermine the Constitution and attack the services the American people rely on. He must release the funds.
Mayor Brandon Johnson considering lawsuit as Trump withholds $2.1 billion from Chicago, including CTA Red Line Extension funds
Two major Chicago transit projects are in jeopardy after the White House froze $2.1 billion in federal funding over an investigation into racial preferences in contracting.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Trump continues to unlawfully withhold funds appropriated by Congress in political retribution. He is abusing his power to punish those standing against authoritarianism.
Trump's actions undermine the Constitution and attack the services the American people rely on. He must release the funds.
Trump's actions undermine the Constitution and attack the services the American people rely on. He must release the funds.
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ICE is absolutely out of control in Chicago.
ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.
October 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
ICE is absolutely out of control in Chicago.
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BREAKING🚨 Journalist Mario Guevara has officially been deported Friday from the United States back to his native El Salvador. This is a shameful erosion of press freedom in the U.S. — the first time that CPJ has documented this type of retaliation related to reporting.
cpj.org/2025/10/jour...
cpj.org/2025/10/jour...
October 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING🚨 Journalist Mario Guevara has officially been deported Friday from the United States back to his native El Salvador. This is a shameful erosion of press freedom in the U.S. — the first time that CPJ has documented this type of retaliation related to reporting.
cpj.org/2025/10/jour...
cpj.org/2025/10/jour...
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The Trump administration's unusual 10-day ban on drone flights across Chicago could have serious consequences for our ability to monitor law enforcement activity.
We can't let the government weaken our First Amendment rights by claiming vague “security threats.”
We can't let the government weaken our First Amendment rights by claiming vague “security threats.”
Sweeping Ban on Drone Flights Across Chicago Looks Suspiciously Like an Attempt to Ban Press Coverage | ACLU
We can’t let government block drone photography of newsworthy events simply by claiming a need to fly their own aircraft in an area or claiming the existence of vague “security threats”
www.aclu.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Trump administration's unusual 10-day ban on drone flights across Chicago could have serious consequences for our ability to monitor law enforcement activity.
We can't let the government weaken our First Amendment rights by claiming vague “security threats.”
We can't let the government weaken our First Amendment rights by claiming vague “security threats.”
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Democratic congresswoman Rep. Dean confronts GOP Speaker Johnson over Trump AI video: ‘It’s racist. You should call it out’ | www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
Democratic congresswoman confronts Johnson over Trump AI video: ‘It’s racist. You should call it out’ | CNN Politics
Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean confronted Speaker Mike Johnson right off the House floor on Tuesday over their parties’ funding standoff hours before the government shut down.
www.cnn.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Democratic congresswoman Rep. Dean confronts GOP Speaker Johnson over Trump AI video: ‘It’s racist. You should call it out’ | www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
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In Chump's Own Words.......
October 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
In Chump's Own Words.......
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ICE are not making our streets safer. Trump is not reducing crime. American citizens are being violently targeted by federally-directed agents and we should not act like this is just another presidency.
October 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
ICE are not making our streets safer. Trump is not reducing crime. American citizens are being violently targeted by federally-directed agents and we should not act like this is just another presidency.
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8/ Governor Kathy Hochul just posted this statement on X.
September 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
8/ Governor Kathy Hochul just posted this statement on X.
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Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."
September 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."
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The Broadview Police Department has opened a criminal investigation after an ICE agent allegedly shot a pepper ball at a WBBM-Ch. 2 reporter’s truck Sunday morning outside the agency’s holding facility, which has been at the center of heated protests from concerned citizens and politicians.
Police investigate after CBS Chicago reporter’s truck shot out with a pepper ball outside ICE facility in Broadview
The alleged shooting happened the same day a journalist was released after being detained by federal immigration agents while covering a protest outside the ICE facility Saturday.
trib.al
September 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Broadview Police Department has opened a criminal investigation after an ICE agent allegedly shot a pepper ball at a WBBM-Ch. 2 reporter’s truck Sunday morning outside the agency’s holding facility, which has been at the center of heated protests from concerned citizens and politicians.
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I feel naive just writing this, but a president threatening to withhold funding to a city unless it elects his preferred candidate for mayor seems like the sort of thing that shouldn't be legal.
Trump on Mamdani: "He is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City. Remember, he needs the money from me, as President, in order to fulfill all of his FAKE Communist promises. He won’t be getting any of it, so what’s the point of voting for him?"
September 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I feel naive just writing this, but a president threatening to withhold funding to a city unless it elects his preferred candidate for mayor seems like the sort of thing that shouldn't be legal.
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Every major Democrat has millions in their campaign account. The threat to democracy is big enough that we need to be funding mobilization and messaging right now - not just banking money for the next election.
If we don't build right now, there might not be another election.
If we don't build right now, there might not be another election.
scoop: Sen Chris Murphy is donating 100k from his political fund to Indivisible — the latest in a series of donations he says total ~1m to progressive organizing groups taking on the Trump admin
Murphy said fellow Dems should take notes to “meet the moment”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Murphy said fellow Dems should take notes to “meet the moment”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Sen. Chris Murphy sends funds to anti-Trump organizing groups
The Connecticut Democrat has distributed nearly $1 million this year to groups organizing against the Trump administration.
www.nbcnews.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Every major Democrat has millions in their campaign account. The threat to democracy is big enough that we need to be funding mobilization and messaging right now - not just banking money for the next election.
If we don't build right now, there might not be another election.
If we don't build right now, there might not be another election.
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A newly proposed law in China would provide a broad legal framework to justify existing repression and force assimilation of minority populations in China and abroad.
This is a blatant effort to control people’s thoughts and expression about China.
This is a blatant effort to control people’s thoughts and expression about China.
China: Draft ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Tightens Ideological Control
A newly proposed law in China would provide a broad legal framework to justify existing repression and force assimilation of minority populations throughout the country and abroad.
www.hrw.org
September 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A newly proposed law in China would provide a broad legal framework to justify existing repression and force assimilation of minority populations in China and abroad.
This is a blatant effort to control people’s thoughts and expression about China.
This is a blatant effort to control people’s thoughts and expression about China.
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The Tanzanian government has repressed critics and opponents of the ruling party ahead of the October 29, 2025 elections.
Authorities need to stop muzzling dissenting voices and the media.
Read more: https://bit.ly/486DQpv
Authorities need to stop muzzling dissenting voices and the media.
Read more: https://bit.ly/486DQpv
September 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The Tanzanian government has repressed critics and opponents of the ruling party ahead of the October 29, 2025 elections.
Authorities need to stop muzzling dissenting voices and the media.
Read more: https://bit.ly/486DQpv
Authorities need to stop muzzling dissenting voices and the media.
Read more: https://bit.ly/486DQpv
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Interesting that Trump would announce he's sending troops to Portland with authorization for "Full Force" days before the nation's top military brass have been called to Quantico. A test to see who will oppose unlawful orders? Strikes on Venezuelan boats have already met resistance....
September 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Interesting that Trump would announce he's sending troops to Portland with authorization for "Full Force" days before the nation's top military brass have been called to Quantico. A test to see who will oppose unlawful orders? Strikes on Venezuelan boats have already met resistance....
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There are credible reports that federal agents may be replaying the 2020 playbook and surging into Portland with the goal of provoking conflict and violence in my hometown. I am in close contact with state and local officials to monitor this activity.
September 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
There are credible reports that federal agents may be replaying the 2020 playbook and surging into Portland with the goal of provoking conflict and violence in my hometown. I am in close contact with state and local officials to monitor this activity.
