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[?]Nonilex » 🌐
@Nonilex@masto.ai

, the nation’s largest Democratic-led state, has passed a restricting what can say in the classroom, & has walked back an effort to require high school students to take classes in ethnic studies.

…these developments have also set off alarms among advocates, as the admin pushes to punish speech it dislikes & to impose its patriotic vision of on .

    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
    @Nonilex@masto.ai

    In the era, & education are under a microscope.

    Several major have withdrawn products from the market, while others have found that are shying away from lessons that were once uncontroversial, on topics as basic as constitutional limits on executive power.

      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
      @Nonilex@masto.ai

      Bannon’s statement comes after months of publicly toying with the idea of running for a 3rd term. Even as Trump insists he is serious, some leaders have dismissed the idea as a joke, noting the does not permit it. White House aides have mocked reporters for taking Trump at his word.

      Trump has for years publicly & privately joked about being “president for life.”

        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
        @Nonilex@masto.ai

        “At the appropriate time, we’ll lay out what the plan is,” said , without elaborating. “But there is a plan.” He added that was an “instrument of divine will,” echoing, as Trump himself has, the language of the divine right of .


        nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/poli

          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
          @Nonilex@masto.ai

          In an interview with The Economist, vaguely asserted that there was “a plan”to circumvent the , which states that “no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice,”regardless of whether the terms are consecutive. He also suggested that he was part of a team developing that plan.

          “ is going to be president in ’28, & people ought to just get accommodated with that,”he said.


          economist.com/insider/the-insi

            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
            @Nonilex@masto.ai

            , the pro- podcaster & convicted fraudster who briefly served as Trump’s White House chief strategist in his first term, publicly threw his support behind Trump’s talk of seeking a 3rd term, in defiance of a constitutionally mandated 2-term limit.


            nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/poli

              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
              @Nonilex@masto.ai

              Deploying an is a major escalation of power in a region that has already seen an unusually large military buildup in the Sea & the waters off .

              The military has conducted its 10th strike on a suspected drug-running boat, said earlier Friday, blaming the Tren de Aragua gang for operating the vessel & leaving 6 people dead in the Caribbean Sea.

                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                orders aircraft carrier to as signals escalation
                
A spokesman claimed the dramatic increase in combat power aims not only to “disrupt narcotics trafficking” in the region but to “degrade & dismantle” the criminal groups that operate there.


                apnews.com/live/donald-trump-n

                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                  The is expected to vote next week on a bipartisan resolution that would bar the from engaging in hostilities inside without explicit authorization by .
                  The gives Congress the to declare , but formal declarations are rare & have not been issued since WWII. Lawmakers have more often passed authorizations for the use of force to grant the president permission to use force against specific targets.

                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                    made the remarks during a news conference at the White House to promote the work of agencies that he said were working to “arrest, prosecute & permanently remove” people who were part of an elaborate drug cartel operation inside the US.
                    They came as Trump has talked about expanding the legally questionable operation he has undertaken over the past several weeks, in which 9 airstrikes at sea have resulted in 37 acknowledged .

                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                      “I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war,” told reporters of his campaign of deadly strikes against vessels in the Sea near & . “I think we are going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country, OK? We are going to kill them, you know? They are going to be, like, dead.”

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                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                        said that he would not seek congressional approval to carry out strikes against alleged drug that allegedly traffic narcotics to the US, even as he vowed to expand the operation from attacks at sea to targets on land. The is expected to vote next week on a bipartisan resolution that would bar the US from engaging in hostilities inside without explicit authorization by .


                        nytimes.com/2025/10/23/us/poli

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                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                          announces a new corps after mass walkout
                          
A new crop of *conservative* & influencers — including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events & the National Pulse — signed an agreement with the Department.


                          washingtonpost.com/business/20

                            [?]#FreeSchool <---> Hashtag » 🌐
                            @freeschool@qoto.org

                            "I'm intentionally limiting the amount of information in my bio. To be clear, even though there have been changes to the over time, some of which I don't agree with, the process established by the Constitution is still the proper way to go about governing as long as the same rules are equally applied and done without or . That said, once a governing body (like of ) has become , it is up to citizens to effectuate necessary ."

                            💬 We the People from currently + hashtags I've added to some words
                            @PattyHanson

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                              In the dispute over the , US District Judge April Perry said she found no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in during the crackdown.

                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                Ultimately, the judge asked Skedzielewski to work out a modified order with the plaintiffs’ lawyers. And, she said, “if everybody kind of follows what’s outlined in this [temporary restraining order], conforms their decisions & behavior to what the demands, then, you know, all copacetic.”

                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                  The judge went on to explain that the use of by agents would help sort out any confusion about what happened. Unlike cell phone cameras that are often whipped out after something occurs, body cameras “pick up events before the triggering event happens,” she said.

                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                    The plaintiffs’ lawyers wrote in a court filing late Wednesday that “officers appear to be using , , & other against & journalists. Young & even appear to have been subjected to the indiscriminate use of tear gas” by federal officers.

                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                      In both instances, a crowd of onlookers gathered to the agents.

                                      Plaintiffs in the case include orgs such as the Headline Club, Block Club Chicago, & the Chicago Newspaper Guild, which represents who work at the Chicago Sun-Times.

                                      Case page:
                                      courtlistener.com/docket/71559

                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                        Then Judge Ellis insisted that Russell Hott, director of ICE’s field office, appear in her courtroom Monday to clarify what’s going on.

                                        “The field director is going to explain to me why I am seeing images of being deployed & reading reports that there were no warnings given before it was deployed,” Ellis said.

                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                          That same judge took the bench early Thursday at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where she told one of Trump’s lawyers, bluntly, “I’m not blind.”

                                          US District Judge Sara Ellis cited reports in the Sun-Times & other media that have given her “serious concerns” about whether the admin has followed her in recent days.

                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                            Judge hauling official into court as aggressive tactics continue despite her : 'I'm not blind'

                                            A week ago, a federal judge forbade agents from using & other “riot control” weapons without warning in as they carried out ’s blitz.


                                            chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati

                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                              “I’m getting images and seeing images on the news, in the paper, reading reports where I’m having concerns about my order being followed,” the judge said.

                                              Sean Skedzielewski, an attorney representing the government, [lying] laid blame with “one-sided & selectively edited media reports.”

                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                US District Judge Sara Ellis said she was a “little startled” after seeing TV images of clashes between agents & the public during ’s crackdown.

                                                “I live in if folks haven’t noticed,” she said. “And I’m not blind, right?”

                                                Ellis last week said agents in the area must wear badges, & she banned them from using certain riot control techniques against peaceful & .

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                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                  Judge orders agents in area to wear body cameras after violent clashes

                                                  Federal officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear , a judge ordered Thursday after seeing & other aggressive steps used against .


                                                  apnews.com/article/chicago-imm

                                                    [?]FinchHaven sfba » 🌐
                                                    @FinchHaven@sfba.social

                                                    @Nonilex

                                                    "“The does not tolerate this system of of government-mandated racial balancing,” Aguiñaga said."

                                                    It should be pointed out that conservatives' beloved did not include anyone but white male Anglo-Saxon Christians as citizens in the first place

                                                    A minor detail that conservatives always seem to miss

                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                      has been questioning section 2 almost since he joined the court in 1991

                                                      The questioning begins with Thomas. His long-held view that drawing districts with in mind violates the . Until now, that view has never commanded a majority of the court.

                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                        “The does not tolerate this system of of government-mandated racial balancing,” Aguiñaga said. “I respectfully but firmly resist the premise that this comes to the court on a finding of specific discrimination by the state.”

                                                        Questioning Aguiñaga about the role of race in , says it’s always a factor.

                                                          [?]JustBob 🪖🇺🇸♒️ » 🌐
                                                          @bob@beamship.mpaq.org

                                                          Welcome to where you can't afford a place to live and you don't have the same US rights as people you swore to defend in Desert Storm
                                                          in

                                                            [?]JustBob 🪖🇺🇸♒️ » 🌐
                                                            @bob@beamship.mpaq.org

                                                            Four months, that is all it took to get a 2nd "notice" to move. 's current mayor (2nd mayor claiming to be " ") has increased sweeping homeless people from Wheeler's 20/day to Wilson doing 26.6/day and has started the citations back up.

                                                            This after Trump has made the entire country .

                                                            I swore to defend the US for EVERYONE in or so I thought but homeless people have no rights, this is . You don't have the right to assemble, they don't need a subpoena to take your things that you need to survive, and you can get fines for thousands of dollars.

                                                            They spend millions of dollars on chasing people around EVERY city and town in this country but it would take about half of that to house all 6,000+ in .

                                                            Refuse to be bullied by the dictatorship!!! Refuse to be bullied by the rich!!! Stand YOUR ground!!!

                                                            The image shows a green notice posted on a wall, with the text "NOTICE: ILLEGAL CAMPSITE" prominently displayed at the top. The notice is from the City of Portland, Oregon, and is dated October 5, 2025. It states that the campsite will be cleared no less than 72 hours after the notice is posted and within 10 days of the date on the notice. The notice provides information about available shelter in Portland through several nonprofit service agencies and includes a contact number, 2-1-1, for more information. It also mentions that all property confiscated from the campsite will be maintained by Rapid Response Bio Clean for a minimum of 30 days and that property owners may inquire about locating their confiscated property. The notice specifies the contact number for Rapid Response Bio Clean and the hours of operation. The notice is posted at 9:30 AM, as indicated by the handwritten time at the top right corner.

                                                            Alt...The image shows a green notice posted on a wall, with the text "NOTICE: ILLEGAL CAMPSITE" prominently displayed at the top. The notice is from the City of Portland, Oregon, and is dated October 5, 2025. It states that the campsite will be cleared no less than 72 hours after the notice is posted and within 10 days of the date on the notice. The notice provides information about available shelter in Portland through several nonprofit service agencies and includes a contact number, 2-1-1, for more information. It also mentions that all property confiscated from the campsite will be maintained by Rapid Response Bio Clean for a minimum of 30 days and that property owners may inquire about locating their confiscated property. The notice specifies the contact number for Rapid Response Bio Clean and the hours of operation. The notice is posted at 9:30 AM, as indicated by the handwritten time at the top right corner.

                                                            The image shows a yellow notice from the City of Portland, Oregon, dated 5/14/25 at 11:10, with initials "DV" and a city seal. The notice is titled "NOTICE TO REMOVE PERSONAL PROPERTY" and states that personal property has been left on City of Portland property without authorization. It mentions that the city does not allow camping or placement/storage of personal property on city park property and requests the removal of the property and cleanup of the site. If the property remains, the city will take action to remove it and clean up the site. Assistance for community information or referral services can be obtained by calling 211. Below the official notice, there is additional text in a bold, black font on a white background. It reads: "They've been coming for the homeless for decades but your silent because your not homeless. They've been coming for non-white people for decades but you're white so you barely make a whisper. They've been coming for gay people for decades but your not gay so you barely make a whisper. Soon, there will be no one left to stand up for you... WAKE THE FUCK UP before you're on the list. The USA is a terrorist country ran by rich people. Are you rich enough?"

                                                            Alt...The image shows a yellow notice from the City of Portland, Oregon, dated 5/14/25 at 11:10, with initials "DV" and a city seal. The notice is titled "NOTICE TO REMOVE PERSONAL PROPERTY" and states that personal property has been left on City of Portland property without authorization. It mentions that the city does not allow camping or placement/storage of personal property on city park property and requests the removal of the property and cleanup of the site. If the property remains, the city will take action to remove it and clean up the site. Assistance for community information or referral services can be obtained by calling 211. Below the official notice, there is additional text in a bold, black font on a white background. It reads: "They've been coming for the homeless for decades but your silent because your not homeless. They've been coming for non-white people for decades but you're white so you barely make a whisper. They've been coming for gay people for decades but your not gay so you barely make a whisper. Soon, there will be no one left to stand up for you... WAKE THE FUCK UP before you're on the list. The USA is a terrorist country ran by rich people. Are you rich enough?"

                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                              ’ 3 liberal justices publicly dissented.

                                                              Los Angeles-based U.S. District Judge Maame Frimpong had issued the order on July 11. Frimpong found that the admin's actions likely violated the 's protection against unreasonable searches & seizures. The judge's order applied to her court's jurisdiction covering much of Southern .

                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                The San Francisco-based Court of Appeals on Aug. 1 denied the administration's request to lift Frimpong's order.

                                                                But apparently doesn’t give a shit about the US .

                                                                  [?]adison verlice » 🌐
                                                                  @adisonverlice@tweesecake.social

                                                                  so, we had some guest speakers from a law enforcement agency.
                                                                  I won't comment who they are or what class this was.
                                                                  but I asked the a very simple, not misunderstood question. actually, I asked them a set of questions.
                                                                  but at about the last question, they were very hesitant in answering.
                                                                  and what I asked was, can you gather data from public records, buy it in order to bypass the forth amendment?
                                                                  now their tone sounded like they didn't want to answer that, but their initial answer is yes.
                                                                  they absolutely can.
                                                                  so they just admitted, yeah we can break your with no problem.
                                                                  they don't even have to put a hole in the because they know there is a loophole.
                                                                  this is by their own admission in front of 30 students, btw.
                                                                  but they ultimately admitted it, and I made sure to ask in no unclear terms.
                                                                  I can't believe I just got a state-wide law enforcement agency to admit what they can do

                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                    🚨🚨 authorizes up to 600 to serve as temporary

                                                                    Secretary has approved sending up to 600 lawyers to the to serve as temporary , acc/to a memo reviewed by The AP.


                                                                    apnews.com/article/pentagon-im

                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                      “This would be ,” added Rachel VanLandingham, a professor at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles who was an .

                                                                      In particular, VanLandingham said, turning into would likely violate the , a federal that bars US troops from participating in or “executing the laws,” unless otherwise authorized to do so by the or .


                                                                      motherjones.com/politics/2025/

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                                                                        [?]OCTADE » 🌐
                                                                        @octade@soc.octade.net

                                                                        SMUD - an appropriate name for the electric company conducting surveillance for the police.

                                                                        The $94 Million Smart Meter Surveillance Scheme Exposed

                                                                        https://youtu.be/onYWQJsWFpk

                                                                        Sacramento residents discovered their utility company has been secretly feeding their private energy data to police without warrants, leading to a massive surveillance operation that generated $94 million in fines. This explosive investigation reveals how SMUD transformed smart meters into government spy devices, monitoring when you shower, sleep, or use appliances.

                                                                        Innocent homeowners faced armed police raids for using electricity to power medical equipment or mine cryptocurrency. One resident was forced outside in his underwear at gunpoint, while another disabled veteran was threatened with arrest for refusing warrantless entry. The surveillance threshold dropped dramatically from 7,000 to just 2,800 kilowatt hours per month, making air conditioning use suspicious in Sacramento's brutal heat.

                                                                        Internal documents expose how SMUD analysts actively mined customer data for police, checking over 10,000 homes in a single month. Despite California law explicitly prohibiting utilities from sharing precise meter data without warrants, SMUD violated these protections daily for a decade.

                                                                        The Electronic Frontier Foundation's lawsuit could reshape smart meter privacy nationwide. With the October 2025 court decision approaching, every American with a smart meter needs to understand how their utility company might be spying on them right now.

                                                                        @privacy@a.gup.pe @infosec@a.gup.pe @infostorm@a.gup.pe

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