@unusual_whales Really?!? How can we tell? 🙄
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Both the New York Times & The Washington Post have investigative video analysis today that clearly #debunk the #Trump admin’s claims that the federal officer who shot & killed #ReneeNicoleGood was in danger, that the woman was disorderly or violent, & that the shooting was necessary for any reason whatsoever.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Minneapolis #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #Constitution #CivilRights #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
In addition to #federal #immunity, the agent could argue that his actions were reasonable under the #Constitution, that he acted in self-defense or that he did not act with intent to harm or kill.
Federal officers are immune from #civil lawsuits unless their conduct clearly violated a constitutional right.
This #legal standard, known as #QualifiedImmunity, has become a highly effective tool for shielding #police officers accused of using #ExcessiveForce.
Both the New York Times & The Washington Post have investigative video analysis today that clearly #debunk the #Trump admin’s claims that the federal officer who shot & killed #ReneeNicoleGood was in danger, that the woman was disorderly or violent, & that the shooting was necessary for any reason whatsoever.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Minneapolis #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #Constitution #CivilRights #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
He did not learn until later that he had witnessed a #US attack on an *alleged* Islamic State camp.
#Trump announced late Thursday that the US had launched a “powerful & deadly strike” against forces of the Islamic State group in #Nigeria. The Nigerian government has since confirmed that it cooperated with the US government in its strike.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #WarPowers #Congress #InternationalLaw #WhiteSupremacy #geopolitics #oil
One way to see the impact is to track #inflation over the past year. As the effects of the pandemic have worn off, the pace of price increases declined from an annual rate of 3% in January to 2.3% in April. Then, as #Trump’s policies started to take effect, inflation rebounded to 3%. “In some ways, this administration could have come in & done nothing & made progress on inflation,” said Claudia Sahm, a longtime #FederalReserve economist who now works at New Century Advisors, an investment firm.
“But the policies they’ve chosen have created extra costs for businesses, & businesses tend to pass on costs,” Sahm added.
The cost of #Trump’s policies is likely to increase in the coming months.
His most inflationary policy is his campaign to build a wall of #tariffs around the US #economy. Tariffs are #taxes on imports, & they are *initially* paid by the businesses that bring goods into the #US.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #recession #trumpcession
Alex Akselrod
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To make matters worse, not one other person stood up for her. Not one.
#jenniferjacobs #quietpiggy #epsteinfiles #trumpLies #trumpisSTILLAPedo #uspoli #usdumpsterfire #freedomofmedia #freedomofpress #werenotgonnatakeit
To make matters worse, not one other person stood up for her. Not one.
#jenniferjacobs #quietpiggy #epsteinfiles #trumpLies #trumpisSTILLAPedo #uspoli #usdumpsterfire #freedomofmedia #freedomofpress #werenotgonnatakeit
US District Court Judge Sara Ellis said she will issue a sweeping injunction limiting the #UseOfForce by federal #immigration agents in the #Chicago area after she found a litany of violations were committed in recent weeks.
Ellis on Thursday painstakingly detailed instances across the Chicago area in which #BorderPatrol agents used force against residents in violation of her #TRO.
#law #PoliceBrutality #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #FreeSpeech #TrumpLies #Trump
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/06/federal-judge-says-border-patrol-chief-greg-bovino-lied-about-being-hit-rock-deploying
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The federal judge who sought to meet with US #BorderPatrol boss Greg #Bovino on a daily basis said Wednesday she “was a little surprised” to see the #feds challenge that arrangement — especially after Bovino’s appearance on #FauxNews.
#US District Judge Sara Ellis made the comment Wed evening, after the #7thCircuit Appeals Court agreed to put a temporary hold on her standing appointment with the #CBP’s commander-at-large.
#law #immigration #Chicago #FactCheck #TrumpLies
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/30/bovinos-fox-news-interview-leaves-judge-surprised-at-feds-opposition-to-daily-check-ins
There’s still a chance #Bovino could wind up spending more time in Ellis’ courtroom. The appeals court asked for additional briefing on the issue by the end of business Thursday.
Bovino was also due to appear at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday morning for a deposition behind closed doors. Ellis has said it could go as long as 5 hours.
Ellis noted she’s been “receiving emails from the public.” She shared them with lawyers in the suit that prompted #Bovino’s appearance in her courtroom this week & a #TRO earlier this month.
“I do want to note that, certainly, any decision that I made to monitor the effectiveness & compliance of the [TRO] that I entered was based solely on the evidence submitted in this case. It was not, as the government asserts, based on anything outside of the record,”Ellis said.
Though the appeals court called off #Bovino’s appearance, lawyers still met the judge in her courtroom, acc/to a transcript posted on the docket.
“I did see Mr. Bovino’s interview on Fox News today, where he did state that he was excited to come to court & that this would not impede his activities or his ability to manage the operation at all. So I was a little surprised just to see that the government’s position…was directly contradicted by Mr. Bovino,”Ellis said.
There’s still a chance #Bovino could wind up spending more time in Ellis’ courtroom. The appeals court asked for additional briefing on the issue by the end of business Thursday.
Bovino was also due to appear at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday morning for a deposition behind closed doors. Ellis has said it could go as long as 5 hours.
The federal judge who sought to meet with US #BorderPatrol boss Greg #Bovino on a daily basis said Wednesday she “was a little surprised” to see the #feds challenge that arrangement — especially after Bovino’s appearance on #FauxNews.
#US District Judge Sara Ellis made the comment Wed evening, after the #7thCircuit Appeals Court agreed to put a temporary hold on her standing appointment with the #CBP’s commander-at-large.
#law #immigration #Chicago #FactCheck #TrumpLies
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/30/bovinos-fox-news-interview-leaves-judge-surprised-at-feds-opposition-to-daily-check-ins
Though the appeals court called off #Bovino’s appearance, lawyers still met the judge in her courtroom, acc/to a transcript posted on the docket.
“I did see Mr. Bovino’s interview on Fox News today, where he did state that he was excited to come to court & that this would not impede his activities or his ability to manage the operation at all. So I was a little surprised just to see that the government’s position…was directly contradicted by Mr. Bovino,”Ellis said.