Bob Smith
@hulakane45.bsky.social
Dual citizenship (for now), Bluesky and Xitter. There’s still things and people I need to see at The Other Place. Hope they join us on this side. Trying to bring down an Evil Empire wasn’t how I envisioned my sunset years, but here we are.
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"What we are seeing is a clear escalation of ICE agents choosing to abuse individuals physically and abuse their constitutional rights," says Chicago Alderperson @jessiefuentes.bsky.social after being detained by ICE herself for defending the rights of a detained, injured constituent. #Velshi
Chicago Alderperson handcuffed by federal agents speaks out as ICE escalates tactics
Since returning to office, President Trump has sought to reshape Immigration and Customs Enforcement to fit his mass deportation agenda. ICE insists agents use a “minimal amount of force” when making arrests, but video footage shows otherwise. Now with Trump ordering federal deployments into Chicago against the wishes of local officials, Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes says, “This is not about safety or security. This is about sowing division. This is about control.”
www.msnbc.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"What we are seeing is a clear escalation of ICE agents choosing to abuse individuals physically and abuse their constitutional rights," says Chicago Alderperson @jessiefuentes.bsky.social after being detained by ICE herself for defending the rights of a detained, injured constituent. #Velshi
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Nobody cares and nothing will happen but this is classically, paradigmatically fascist language. Comparing opponents to vermin and pests is straight out of the textbook.
Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."
October 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Nobody cares and nothing will happen but this is classically, paradigmatically fascist language. Comparing opponents to vermin and pests is straight out of the textbook.
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It’s of note that during tonight’s hearing the DoJ didn’t even try to make the case that changing conditions on the ground in Portland warranted the CA National Guard. Instead they relied on legal technicalities. Proving again that what they say in court is different than lies they tell the public.
October 6, 2025 at 6:06 AM
It’s of note that during tonight’s hearing the DoJ didn’t even try to make the case that changing conditions on the ground in Portland warranted the CA National Guard. Instead they relied on legal technicalities. Proving again that what they say in court is different than lies they tell the public.
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They still haven’t found all the missing children from the floods. Why are they more worried about Illinois than about the children in Texas?
October 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
They still haven’t found all the missing children from the floods. Why are they more worried about Illinois than about the children in Texas?
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It's bad enough if President Trump is demanding authoritarian powers in violation of the Constitution ...
But if his unelected aides are manipulating him to get their own authoritarian policies in place, that's sort of a bigger deal.
But if his unelected aides are manipulating him to get their own authoritarian policies in place, that's sort of a bigger deal.
This feels like evidence Trump's aides are deliberately gaslighting him, which is unfortunately very easy to do with dementia sufferers (Trump did it to his father) and which aides are using to seize control of the US military for their own purposes.
The protests are on one block. Nothing is burning down. His justification for sending in troops is all based on lies.
October 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's bad enough if President Trump is demanding authoritarian powers in violation of the Constitution ...
But if his unelected aides are manipulating him to get their own authoritarian policies in place, that's sort of a bigger deal.
But if his unelected aides are manipulating him to get their own authoritarian policies in place, that's sort of a bigger deal.
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Governor Pritzker calling out Donald Trump for the tyrant he is
Donald Trump is attempting to manufacture a crisis, politicize Americans who serve in uniform, and continue abusing his power to distract from the pain he's causing families.
We'll continue to follow the law, stand up for the sovereignty of our state, and protect Illinoisans.
We'll continue to follow the law, stand up for the sovereignty of our state, and protect Illinoisans.
August 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Governor Pritzker calling out Donald Trump for the tyrant he is
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Hey look. It’s the worst economy since the last time Trump was in office.
Probably just a coincidence
Probably just a coincidence
August 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Hey look. It’s the worst economy since the last time Trump was in office.
Probably just a coincidence
Probably just a coincidence
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Honestly surprised we're not seeing more incidents like this -- both the masked men impersonating cops and the intended victim shooting masked men.
August 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Honestly surprised we're not seeing more incidents like this -- both the masked men impersonating cops and the intended victim shooting masked men.
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John Shin, a well known and respected violinist from South Korea, who received Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the University of Utah for violin performance, was detained by ICE.
John Shin has been a violinist and teaches students in Utah.
He is being detained in Colorado.
John Shin has been a violinist and teaches students in Utah.
He is being detained in Colorado.
August 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
John Shin, a well known and respected violinist from South Korea, who received Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the University of Utah for violin performance, was detained by ICE.
John Shin has been a violinist and teaches students in Utah.
He is being detained in Colorado.
John Shin has been a violinist and teaches students in Utah.
He is being detained in Colorado.
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If DOJ has a strong criminal case against Abrego Garcia, they should welcome the chance to prove his guilt at trial. This offer of guilty plea or Uganda is coercive.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com
August 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
If DOJ has a strong criminal case against Abrego Garcia, they should welcome the chance to prove his guilt at trial. This offer of guilty plea or Uganda is coercive.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Call in the National Guard to help the residents of Charleston.
Oh, wait.
South Carolina’s governor sent them to DC for Trump’s occupation.
Oh, wait.
South Carolina’s governor sent them to DC for Trump’s occupation.
Fast-moving water was seen rushing down the streets of Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday as the National Weather Service warned of “dangerous flash flooding.” The service said that by 4:20 p.m. local time on Friday, as much as 6 inches of rain had fallen.
August 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Call in the National Guard to help the residents of Charleston.
Oh, wait.
South Carolina’s governor sent them to DC for Trump’s occupation.
Oh, wait.
South Carolina’s governor sent them to DC for Trump’s occupation.
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“Jimenez Rosa, a legal permanent resident and mother of four U.S. citizens, was detained over what her lawyer believes was a decades-old, personal-use marijuana charge, which is no longer a crime in Massachusetts today… “I was just like, ‘Girls, we might never see your mother again in this country’”
ICE released this Mass. mom with no phone, 30 miles from home in the rain after detainment for a sealed marijuana conviction
Federal authorities refused to tell the Canton woman's husband or lawyer on what grounds she was being detained until shortly before her release.
www.masslive.com
August 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“Jimenez Rosa, a legal permanent resident and mother of four U.S. citizens, was detained over what her lawyer believes was a decades-old, personal-use marijuana charge, which is no longer a crime in Massachusetts today… “I was just like, ‘Girls, we might never see your mother again in this country’”
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It’s wild, absolutely wild, how for EVERY. SINGLE. CITY. Trump wants to militarize I can post data showing how crime is plummeting in all of them without any federal invasion…
… and the press KEEPS stenographing the naked bad-faith claims about “fighting crime!” in the headlines.
Infuriating.
… and the press KEEPS stenographing the naked bad-faith claims about “fighting crime!” in the headlines.
Infuriating.
Giant YTD drops in Chicago for basically all crimes.
Huge 4-reductions in Chicago for all violence. Murders are down FIFTY PERCENT.
Property crimes are dropping, tho still higher than before. But MRAPs don’t stop theft.
This is all pretext. Yet the WaPo subhed frames it as a “crime” issue.
Huge 4-reductions in Chicago for all violence. Murders are down FIFTY PERCENT.
Property crimes are dropping, tho still higher than before. But MRAPs don’t stop theft.
This is all pretext. Yet the WaPo subhed frames it as a “crime” issue.
August 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It’s wild, absolutely wild, how for EVERY. SINGLE. CITY. Trump wants to militarize I can post data showing how crime is plummeting in all of them without any federal invasion…
… and the press KEEPS stenographing the naked bad-faith claims about “fighting crime!” in the headlines.
Infuriating.
… and the press KEEPS stenographing the naked bad-faith claims about “fighting crime!” in the headlines.
Infuriating.
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Over 120 mRNA cancer trials are now at risk as the Trump admin cuts funding & tells researchers to scrub “mRNA” from grant proposals.
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines
Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall
zurl.co
July 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Over 120 mRNA cancer trials are now at risk as the Trump admin cuts funding & tells researchers to scrub “mRNA” from grant proposals.
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
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Once got scolded on here by a fancy lawyer for saying this is an illegitimate Supreme Court, but I don't know what else you'd call it when they keep rubbing their lawlessness in our face.
According to this Supreme Court, President Biden's Department of Education was exceeding its power by trying to forgive peoples' student loans.
President Trump, on the other hand, has the power to just completely dismantle the entire Education Department.
President Trump, on the other hand, has the power to just completely dismantle the entire Education Department.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Once got scolded on here by a fancy lawyer for saying this is an illegitimate Supreme Court, but I don't know what else you'd call it when they keep rubbing their lawlessness in our face.
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John Roberts, smothering the Constitution with a pillow.
A single tear tolls down his cheek because he heard someone mildly object.
A single tear tolls down his cheek because he heard someone mildly object.
July 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
John Roberts, smothering the Constitution with a pillow.
A single tear tolls down his cheek because he heard someone mildly object.
A single tear tolls down his cheek because he heard someone mildly object.
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If your kid has special needs, you already deserve God's blessing. But now that SCOTUS has allowed Trump to abolish the Department of Education, God help you, too.
The feds are now going to stand aside while your state and school district actively discriminate against your child.
The feds are now going to stand aside while your state and school district actively discriminate against your child.
July 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If your kid has special needs, you already deserve God's blessing. But now that SCOTUS has allowed Trump to abolish the Department of Education, God help you, too.
The feds are now going to stand aside while your state and school district actively discriminate against your child.
The feds are now going to stand aside while your state and school district actively discriminate against your child.
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Supreme Court my ass
July 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Supreme Court my ass