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Radley Balko

@radleybalko.bsky.social

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Journalist. Quattrone Center journalism fellow.
Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop.
Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist.
New podcast: Collateral Damage
Substack: radleybalko.substack.com
Signal: radleybalko.52

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@normative.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 3:01 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

Why would a physical search of Omar’s home in 2026 be relevant to or necessary for an investigation into whether her dad filled out a form incorrectly decades ago?

@radleybalko.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:43 PM

Just to be clear, the latter would be wrong regardless of whom they were targeting. But they’re also clearly targeting her because of her position.

@radleybalko.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:41 PM

If there’s evidence of fraud or other financial crimes, let’s see it. But trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting member of Congress over mistakes a parent allegedly made on immigration forms when she was a child is immoral and reprehensible. We can’t stand for it.

foxnews.comImmigration enforcement officials search Ilhan Omar's home in pre-dawn raidRep. Ilhan Omar's home was the subject of a pre-dawn HSI raid.
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@schooley.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:58 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

Just thinking about this as the state harasses Ilhan Omar over 40 year old paperwork.

washingtonpost.comElon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegallyInvestors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.
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@marisakabas.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:30 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

perhaps this is a lesson that judges need to stop taking the government at its word!!!!

MMolly Roberts@mollyroberts.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 2:12 PM

"You know why I'm furious right now? I was hearing from everybody on plaintiffs' side that this was going to happen and I said repeatedly, no, I trust the government. I trusted you all not to do precisely what you have done."

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@clapifyoulikeme.favrd.socialOct 12, 2026, 12:38 AMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

“I hate abortion pills because the Nazis used them in extermination camps, which I am neutral to positive about”

@johnedwinmason.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 9:36 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

"In the United States, thousands of families—predominantly Latino—have been living confined to their homes for over a year and a half, terrified of being arrested by ICE."

@bartenderhemry.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 11:17 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

oh she's CRAZY crazy

White house press secretary Katie Zacharia responding "I was wondering the same thing.." to a truth social post: Did you notice Trump drinking bottled water last night during his
announcement. He drank at least 2-3 times. I1 have not seen him
do that at his speeches or rallies. It reminds me of Q posts 765,
767, and 847. Or was it a signal for something else; by land or by
sea.
@ericumansky.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:35 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

This is exactly what ICE said: "Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck." Now watch the video. They're no other word for it: They're lying.

EEric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:08 PM

Watch an ICE agent run down and then run over a man. The man was was then writhing on the ground, saying "You broke my leg! You broke my leg!" Agents didn't help him. And btw, the man wasn't the target of their operation.

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@rbreich.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:01 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.

projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th
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@lolgop.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:22 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

Do you ever think about how rarely it's mentioned that Musk was found guilty by a jury of his peers of defrauding investors before he launched the largest, and possibly most fraudulent IPO, ever?

@courtneymilan.comOct 10, 2026, 2:25 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me.

Kkate conger@kateconger.comOct 10, 2026, 1:14 AM

Anthropic is the latest lab to report 'rogue' agent activity, which sources said included applying for visas with the State Department www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...

nytimes.comAnthropic Says Its A.I. Agents Attempted to Access a Range of Government Sites (Gift Article)The company said rogue A.I. agents acted on their own as they tried to access federal, state and local sites. The Philadelphia Police Department said its site was one of them.
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@biggienotsmalls.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:30 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

Fun Fact: Harm is not just physical

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@reichlinmelnick.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:12 AMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

The NYPD just released surveillance video of the ICE shooting (which occurred off camera). Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas.

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@mainenewsroom.comOct 10, 2026, 12:31 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

10/10 Court filings confirm ICE agents did add Mainers to “nice little database” of “domestic terrorists” #maine #MEpolitics

@teamtalaricohq.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:38 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

New documents reveal Ken Paxton has grown his net worth up to $27 million since taking office. His yearly salary is just $153,000.

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@latimes.comOct 10, 2026, 2:01 AMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

Off-duty ICE agent found sleeping on Fresno lawn is shot after assaulting man, authorities say

@masnick.comOct 9, 2026, 4:47 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

Who went through all the major platforms where the Pentagon might stream their barbaric firing squad "livestream" execution to see if it violated their policies? Me. I did it.

TTechdirt@techdirt.comOct 9, 2026, 4:23 PM

Hey Platforms: Your Violent Content Policies Are About To Meet The Pentagon’s Firing Squad There is plenty of coverage everywhere you look about how Pete Hegseth and... https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/09/hey-platforms-your-violent-content-policies-are-about-to-meet-the-pentagons-firing-squad/

techdirt.comHey Platforms: Your Violent Content Policies Are About To Meet The Pentagon’s Firing SquadThere is plenty of coverage everywhere you look about how Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon have announced plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the Army officer who shot up Fort Hood, killing 13 people and wounding dozens more. There is plenty of debate about the moral atrocity that is a firing...
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@jamisonfoser.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:45 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

ah yes, kicking off the Christmas season with a public execution, just like Jesus would want

@kyledcheney.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:02 PMReposted by @radleybalko.bsky.social

JUST UNSEALED: A judge ruled this week that the first Trump admin's "Remain in Mexico" policy illegally subjected thousands of people – many with meritorious asylum claims — to horrifically dangerous and violent conditions and deprived them of access to attorneys.

cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/legal-doc...

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