Other attorneys who spoke at the presser wished to remind the public that they can visit tinyurl.com/chicagotro to report when federal immigration agents in Chicagoland potentially violate District Judge Sara Ellis' injunction order against abuse of press, protestors and religious practitioners.

Weapon Select:

Pretty clear evidence the state must seize SpaceX

Continuing my thread today. Look, Sauer is a skilled oral advocate and very smart, but I do not think he was very persuasive, in part because he is forced to say/enjoys saying some very stupid things to satisfy his client. On to Neal Katyal. /15

Second Circuit sends back to federal judge for reconsideration Trump's attempt to remove appeal of his NY criminal case to federal court. It orders Judge Hellerstein to grapple with questions raised but decides none of them. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The whole of the internet is now run on the things that would have not made it past your email junk filter 20 years ago.

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just took the bench for preliminaries in today's hearing over the feds' use of force against protesters and journalists.

What we know, 12:10am [Now in 2 parts] —Prop 50 wins —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG —Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House —Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly —Dems win NJ+VA trifectas —Mamdani wins —PA Dems win supreme court —ME vote-restricting measure loses —GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices —Krasner & Bragg win

the second polls close in California, CNN projects that Proposition 50 passes

Early reports from the front lines of right-wing media tonight are starting to trickle in. We’re being told “hoes mad”

Nothing to see here www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

In USA v Comey, "for the avoidance of doubt," AG Pam Bondi purports to retroactively appoint Halligan under a different statute and to "ratify" her grand jury presentation & signature on the indictment—a month after the statute of limitation ran out.

Here is the audio from Air Force One, when Trump says he won't let Ukraine get its hands on long-range Tomahawk missiles.

The most French news ever

I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

This is fucking amazing

No human is illegal — and the immigration system is a civil one. The words we use matter.

New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

BREAKING: The full Ninth Circuit vacates last week’s 2-1 order granting DOJ a stay of the district court’s TRO in the case over Trump’s National Guard effort in Oregon. The court will rehear DOJ’s stay request w an 11-judge panel. Today’s order means Judge Immergut’s TRO remains in effect for now.

US forces kill 14 in the Pacific in 3 strikes, bringing the total death toll since September to more than 50. First case of multiple strikes on several boats. One alleged survivor, US handed S&R responsibility to Mexico, Hegseth said. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Studies show that when families who receive SNAP benefits have an able bodied adult, 89% of the time this person is employed Which indicates many corporations don’t pay workers a living wage-and are thus subsidized by SNAP-yet somehow Republicans never mention this when they cry about “socialism”

NEW: Sunrise over Hurricane Melissa. For too many Jamaicans, this will be a life-changing event. Melissa has now surpassed Hurricane Katrina in strength. It is the 8th strongest hurricane in recorded history.

Venezuela claims it has captured CIA-linked mercenaries plotting a “false flag” attack to justify US military action.

If Dems win the Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania in 9 days, it’s extremely likely the GOP can’t get a majority on that court until 2029. The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race. Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

I haven't seen people here mention this letter from the mayor of Illinois' 2nd-largest city (Aurora, 40+% Latino) to the Aurora Police following egregious attacks by immigration in Aurora and related protests So here it is!

BREAKING: Live munitions from a Trump-Vance “military demo” flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open—but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse. We have obtained these photos:

With alt text. Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters

The Dutch have stopped sharing intel with us because it keeps ending up on the kremlin’s desk. What’s the penalty for high treason? #OpGOP #MAGAcide #MeMBu

Here’s a time lapse of Chicago yesterday at the No Kings Protest.

Don’t let the frogwater that’s boiling us alive let you skip over this: we murdered another country’s citizens in cold blood, and when their leader objected, we called him a drug dealer and cut off aid to his country. That’s freakish.

Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

The U.S. military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, a U.S. official told Reuters. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

The Oregon clarinet player was released after spending three nights in the Clark County Jail: "This has only strengthened my commitment to social justice." www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV0K...

CMS has stopped paying your doctor..

To be clear: LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government. The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency. This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”? Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

A pilot out in Nova Scotia seems to have had some fun yesterday. www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

NEWS: WGN-TV producer hires attorney to ‘pursue all legal actions’ after ICE detention. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/w...

So glad that @tanvi.bsky.social followed up on this group of people; those who were in Border Patrol detention centers on the days Trump took office, people from countries where deportation wasn't easy for the Trump admin, who ended up dumped in Panama to send a message to other migrants.

You're living through one of the biggest technological transformations in world history and it has nothing to do with AI

President Obama: There’s this young state rep, James Talarico… He’s terrific. Really talented young man. Marc Maron: There is something grounded about him that you had too. Obama: A guy like him, his starting point is ‘Let me say what I believe.’

Photos coming out of Western AK are devastating. Hardest hit are indigenous villages off road system, many miles by air from supplies. Most built on river deltas w/ no high ground to which to escape. Cuts to NASA/NOAA mean worse weather data. Cuts to EPA mean no grants for erosion control. Etc.

From a motion just filed by Chris Parente, attorney for Marimar Martinez. She's the woman shot by U.S. Border Patrol in Chicago before being charged with assault. "The credibility of DHS agents … will be the focal point of the defense at trial." Background: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

ICE/Border Patrol held a weapon on a guy who was demanding they show him their face in Rogers Park today

ICE killed their father. Now they’re in foster care. Silverio Villegas, a single father, was fatally shot by fed agents after he allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop in Franklin Park. His family spoke to the Tribune of their grieve and their fight. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/12/s...

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday. Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.