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  1. The people of Chicago won

    Trump, Kristi Noem and ICE lost

    Not only did Greg Bovino and his agents leave the city in disgrace

    A judge ruled that they must release as many as 615 unjustly detained immigrants

    Plus-they must stop pressuring immigrants to voluntarily leave

    Never Stop Resisting

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  2. The Democratic sweep earlier this month weakened Trump.

    Help Democrats flip the House and we will cut Trump’s radical, harmful agenda in half.

    I have a Leadership PAC that helps federal candidates flip seats from red to blue. You can donate here: secure.actblue.com/donate/lieu-...

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  3. We found that a company with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly got money from DHS contracts.

    “It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”

    The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...

    Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts

    The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...

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  4. “FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”

    www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

    As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...

    FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff

    As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...

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  5. Don't be evil?

    "Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."

    www.404media.co/google-has-c...

    Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...

    Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort

    Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...

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  6. After using hungry Americans as pawns, this will only make it more difficult for families in need to put food on the table.

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