More than a month into the federal surge into Washington, D.C., locals are still making their voices heard day and night. Armed National Guardsmen still patrol the streets of D.C., despite the federal emergency ending earlier this month.

One way to stop being compared to “secret police” would be to … make any effort, literally any, to have ICE act LESS like secret police! We know how to have standard uniforms and identifiable insignia. ICE chooses to not use those, refuses public requests to identify themselves—and wears masks!

incredible what a performative drama queen the vice president is

Breaking news: The DOJ will seek to indict former FBI director James B. Comey for allegedly giving false testimony about his role in investigating efforts to influence the 2016 election, days after President Trump told prosecutors punish his opponents.

vance really does stand out for his absolute contempt for anything that looks like forbearance and generosity. his immediate instinct is always to demagogue and issue calumnies against his fellow americans.

Vance: "When they encourage us to unmask ICE law enforcement officers, what do you think is gonna happen? ... what's gonna happen is political violence & it has gotten out of control in this country. We gotta stop it, we gotta condemn it, & that starts unfortunately at the very top of the Dem Party"

Breaking News: Top House and Senate Democrats are investigating whether law firms that cut deals with President Trump are breaking the law by doing free legal work for his administration.

Vance also prematurely suggesting ICE agents were targeted

One person was killed and two others wounded in a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas on Wednesday, law enforcement officials said. Investigators said no federal agents were shot but that detainees were among the victims. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4pytCo5

“I can't believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled!”

Kimmel is back, but many Americans won’t be able to watch. Two companies — Nexstar and Sinclair — control hundreds of local TV stations and have business deals pending Donald Trump’s approval. They won’t air Kimmel tonight. I’m pressing for answers on potential corruption.

Broadview Fire Department said the village was reaching out to the DHS “to demand the fence be removed immediately” because it was installed “illegally” without a permit. “In case of fire or other emergencies… Broadview fire apparatus would be unable to use the road to accesss these businesses.”

The Tribune has posted unredacted BWC showing the ICE agents who shot and killed Silverio Villegas González in Franklin Park a week and a half ago. The agent describes his injuries as “nothing major” which does not jibe with DHS claims that he was “seriously injured.”

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply." me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

Occam's Razor here is that the 450 were at Fort Bliss (which showed that message in the detainee locator for a while) and the 800 voluntarily departed or were subject to expedited removal (don't need a final order)

Mob https://www.wikiart.org/en/francisco-goya/mob-1814

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Here in Broadview outside the ICE facility, tall fencing has gone up and Broadview Police have Beach Street blocked off to traffic with barricades from Cook County EMRS. #OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN chief warns world leaders that humanity has entered 'an age of reckless disruption and relentless human suffering.'

Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.

TRUMP: Our message is very simple. If you come illegally into the US, you're going to jail or you're going back to where you came from or perhaps even further than that. You know what that means. UN: *uncomfortable murmuring*

Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...

Hit these people where it hurts: On the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, these “red-blooded, freedom-loving Americans” want to undo the very promise of the Spirit of ‘76. They are the very antithesis of what it means to be an American.

I just came across this video of Benny Johnson essentially calling for a return to the divine right of kings. I’d like to provide a (very) brief history lesson to explain why this is so alarming. 🧵1/3

Important to note that Congress has never passed any law giving the President authority to designate anything as a “domestic terrorist organization.” As a result, this would appear to have no direct legal effect beyond acting as a statement of policy for the Executive Branch.

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

Just three days ago, the United States government brazenly assaulted clergymen in Chicago for defending the God-given rights that every human is entitled to—regardless of immigration status. Also, that video is a pretty clear violation of the Establishment Clause, no? Cc @kenwhite.bsky.social

"The Democratic Party is facing a crisis of leadership" Agree: 82% Disagree: 13% AtlasIntel / Sept 16, 2025

Q: How does Trump saying "I hate my opponent and I don't want the best for them" square with bringing down the temperature of political violence? LEAVITT: Look, the president is authentically himself. I think that's why millions of Americans across the country love him.

Q: Can you give clarity on how the administration is viewing this uptick in specifically transgender violence? LEAVITT: It's definitely something worth looking into and I think anyone who denies that at this point is being willfully ignorant

Protests are planned outside the Nassau County jail tonight. If you or someone you know lives in Nassau County, spread the word.

The weaponization of law enforcement, if unchecked, only ends in one place: autocracy. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

"I have spent the last few weeks addressing and preparing for a military invasion by the President of the United States. No, I’m not a soldier or a foreign adversary. I’m the Governor of Illinois"

“What do YOU HAVE? You have NOTHING, you are nothing. You are wickedness, you are jealousy, you are hatred, YOU ARE NOTHING. You can build nothing, produce nothing, create nothing."

Charlie Kirk's grieving widow had just left the stage moments before the fireworks for Trump kicked off. Just so wildly and blatantly inappropriate for a memorial service for someone else. Fucking nuts.

I told the Reverend he made me proud to be a Christian.

In Naperville, IL on Wednesday, ICE surrounded a group of documented workers replacing a residential roof. ICE agents reportedly kicked over the ladders and forced the workers to jump. The episode involved a chase with guns drawn.

Starting a new book and this is the opening page…

Aides and allies present Trump's attack on free speech as an effort to stop misinformation, violence and hate speech. But Trump himself has made clear that it's not about hate speech, it's about speech that he hates, namely speech that is critical of him. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/u...

the hard line of 'racism is not part of any conversation' is the very minimum to maintain to have a civilized order, and the reactionary centrists are among the biggest quislings around when it comes to that.

this demands unpalatable answers and hard political actions, and a political class capable of taking responsibility for its own ideas, and all these things are anathema to the class who prospered in the old order.

look, it is comforting to think that your political opponents are, at the end of the day, just people like you who really want us all to live together as Americans. it's just very obviously not *true* in MAGA's case, as you can tell through, well, what they say and do.

A man caged by ICE was found dead in his cell inside a Long Island jail 18 hours after arriving there.

“U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert informed employees at his office in Alexandria, Virginia, Friday that he intends to resign, according to sources, after President Donald Trump said he wants him out.”

Received this message on my personal Instagram from a rando running on the Republican ticket in New Jersey. These guys aren’t beating the Nazi accusations anytime soon.

#BLS has delayed the 2024 Consumer Expenditures Survey annual release. This is likely due to the severe understaffing in the agency. Staff losses and hiring freeze are taking their toll. www.bls.gov/cex/notices/... #econsky

“The BLS — charged with collecting critical data on employment, prices and more — did not explain the reasoning for the delay or when it might ultimately be released.”