David E. Rovella
@davidrovella.bsky.social
Managing Editor, Bloomberg News
Editor, Bloomberg Evening Briefing
Editorial Supervisor, Bloomberg Originals
Attorney/New York City
Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
Also on Mastodon at daviderovella@journa.host
Editor, Bloomberg Evening Briefing
Editorial Supervisor, Bloomberg Originals
Attorney/New York City
Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
Also on Mastodon at daviderovella@journa.host
Reposted by David E. Rovella
A Facebook group that shared information on sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Chicago area was taken down by Meta following pressure from the Justice Department, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes
The Facebook page ICE Sighting-Chicagoland amassed over 70,000 members in recent weeks as the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” has ramped up in Chicago and the suburbs.
trib.al
October 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A Facebook group that shared information on sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Chicago area was taken down by Meta following pressure from the Justice Department, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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An EPA report found that the forever chemical PFNA interferes with human development and likely causes damage to the liver and male reproductive systems.
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
www.propublica.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
An EPA report found that the forever chemical PFNA interferes with human development and likely causes damage to the liver and male reproductive systems.
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
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A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.”
By @megomatz.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
www.propublica.org
October 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.”
By @megomatz.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
"Bessent’s personal and professional relationship with Citrone has spanned decades. In a May 14 appearance on the 'Goldman Sachs Exchanges' podcast, Citrone revealed how he delivered a financial windfall for Bessent..."
....while both were working for George Soros.
....while both were working for George Soros.
The US has finalized its $20 billion bailout for Argentina.
Too bad it only benefits one American: a billionaire hedge fund manager, who has placed large bets on the future of the Argentine economy.
Too bad it only benefits one American: a billionaire hedge fund manager, who has placed large bets on the future of the Argentine economy.
Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire
A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
www.motherjones.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Bessent’s personal and professional relationship with Citrone has spanned decades. In a May 14 appearance on the 'Goldman Sachs Exchanges' podcast, Citrone revealed how he delivered a financial windfall for Bessent..."
....while both were working for George Soros.
....while both were working for George Soros.
Masked ICE agents beat US citizen, threaten him with attack dog, arrest him for hours on no charges.
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apnews.com/article/us-c...
US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says
A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, says he is representing a U.S. citizen who was detained and held at the city's U.S.
apnews.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Masked ICE agents beat US citizen, threaten him with attack dog, arrest him for hours on no charges.
apnews.com/article/us-c...
apnews.com/article/us-c...
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Former Trump national security adviser turned Trump critic John Bolton is expected to be charged with federal crimes soon, according to two federal officials. One said Bolton could be indicted next week. The other said he could be indicted soon.
Trump critic and former national security adviser John Bolton to be charged soon, sources say
Bolton would be the third critic of the president to face federal charges. New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey were recently indicted.
nbcnews.to
October 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Former Trump national security adviser turned Trump critic John Bolton is expected to be charged with federal crimes soon, according to two federal officials. One said Bolton could be indicted next week. The other said he could be indicted soon.
Senior NYPD employee tied to Adams probes, cronyism, civil liberties abuses and intentional shooting retires.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
A Top N.Y.P.D. Chief and Adams Ally Retires
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Senior NYPD employee tied to Adams probes, cronyism, civil liberties abuses and intentional shooting retires.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
America.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
America.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
Trump administration spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin defends ICE agents shooting priest in face as video shows paramilitaries on roof firing on him as he prayed
thehill.com/homenews/554...
thehill.com/homenews/554...
Woman captures video of pastor hit by ICE pepper balls, speaks out | CNN
Pastor suing after ICE agents shoot him in head with pepper balls
www.cnn.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Trump administration spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin defends ICE agents shooting priest in face as video shows paramilitaries on roof firing on him as he prayed
thehill.com/homenews/554...
thehill.com/homenews/554...
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Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
www.propublica.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June)
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Israel killed dozens in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Saturday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that Israel stop bombing after Hamas declared it was ready to free hostages under his plan to end the war.
Dozens killed in Gaza despite Trump's call for Israel to halt bombing
Israel said it had targeted a Hamas militant who had posed a threat to its troops in the area, and that reports of casualties were under review.
ebx.sh
October 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Israel killed dozens in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Saturday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that Israel stop bombing after Hamas declared it was ready to free hostages under his plan to end the war.
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Advocacy groups sued to block the Trump administration’s creation of centralized databases of Americans’ personal information for purging voter rolls and launching criminal investigations, alleging violations of federal privacy laws.
https://bit.ly/48e1qRp
https://bit.ly/48e1qRp
Trump Administration Sued Over Massive ‘Interagency Database’ of Americans’ Private Information
Trump Administration Sued Over Massive ‘Interagency Database’ of Americans’ Private Information
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Advocacy groups sued to block the Trump administration’s creation of centralized databases of Americans’ personal information for purging voter rolls and launching criminal investigations, alleging violations of federal privacy laws.
https://bit.ly/48e1qRp
https://bit.ly/48e1qRp
"Both DPS and the Capitol Police Department fostered “a culture of violence as they expressed support for Defendants Rhinewalt and Frederick’s actions regarding the death of Decedent, imposed no discipline on them,” the lawsuit alleges."
“We simply want justice for Jaylen,” the DiCello Levitt law firm said. “We feel the pain of his loss every day, and we are calling for accountability and change, so that what happened to Jaylen never happens again,” the DiCello Levitt law firm said.
Family of Jackson Man Killed in 2022 Traffic Stop Sues Police
Arkela Lewis, mother of Jaylen Lewis, filed a wrongful death lawsuit three years after police officers shot him during a traffic stop, killing him.
buff.ly
October 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"Both DPS and the Capitol Police Department fostered “a culture of violence as they expressed support for Defendants Rhinewalt and Frederick’s actions regarding the death of Decedent, imposed no discipline on them,” the lawsuit alleges."
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‘Very similar to Russia’: Filmmaker issues chilling warning about authoritarian 'slide'
‘Very similar to Russia’: Filmmaker issues chilling warning about authoritarian 'slide'
Documentary filmmaker and producer Alex Gibney issued a chilling warning Saturday over what he described as the United States’ “slow slide” into authoritarianism, drawing a telling comparison between Trump administration policies and those of the Russian government under President Vladimir Putin.App...
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
‘Very similar to Russia’: Filmmaker issues chilling warning about authoritarian 'slide'
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“The safety and well-being of our students, families, and community are our highest priority,” Superintendent John Price said.
Chicago Schools Issue ‘Safety Alert’ After New ICE Activity
www.newsweek.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“The safety and well-being of our students, families, and community are our highest priority,” Superintendent John Price said.
"Why was Vincent free? They wondered if it had something to do with his father being a police officer in another New Jersey town, and another relative being police chief in nearby Westfield."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/n...
2 Teen Girls Died In a Hit-And-Run. Another Teen Faces Murder Charges.
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"Why was Vincent free? They wondered if it had something to do with his father being a police officer in another New Jersey town, and another relative being police chief in nearby Westfield."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/n...
"One Afghan asylum-seeker who stepped out of a car after ICE threatened his window said in an affidavit, “It reminded me of the Taliban.”
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"One Afghan asylum-seeker who stepped out of a car after ICE threatened his window said in an affidavit, “It reminded me of the Taliban.”
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
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“I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up,” Johnson said. “I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.”
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
trib.al
October 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up,” Johnson said. “I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.”
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More than 400 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes during the two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights, research released Tuesday shows.
Prosecutors charged hundreds with pregnancy-related child abuse crimes post-Dobbs, research shows • Ohio Capital Journal
More than 400 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes during the two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights, research released Tuesday shows.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
More than 400 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes during the two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights, research released Tuesday shows.