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On Thursday, Tucker Carlson debated Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-Conn.) on his response to President Trump's order that states comply with federal immigration laws when dealing with illegal immigrants.

This week, Malloy issued a memo to law enforcement and school officials, telling them they do not have to abide by federal immigration laws or fully cooperate with ICE.

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"The president can't order [the state] to do federal work," Malloy said, "We're not standing in the way of that happening," he said on "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

Carlson pointed to the state's dire financial situation, adding that its capital city, Hartford, "is on the verge of bankruptcy" and asked Malloy whether responding to Trump's order in that manner helps Connecticut citizens facing the other issues.

"We should not be expending local dollars [or] state dollars," Malloy said, adding that a few years ago, the state legislature unanimously passed a referendum that mirrored Malloy's instructions in his response.

In response to Malloy's "federalist" argument, Carlson pointed to the governor's stern rebuke of President Trump's decision to reserve transgender restroom policies to the states, undoing a 2016 order by former President Barack Obama.

"I don't think discrimination and bigotry are state issues," Malloy said, "Why should someone be required to use a facility thy are no longer equipped [to utilize] because it was on their birth certificate?"

Watch the full debate above, and read more about Malloy's memo to his state authorities HERE.

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Heres where things stand heading into day 34 of the Trump administration:

A new front has emerged in the battle over President Trumps immigration policy given his plan to ramp up enforcement against undocumented immigrants.

Over the weekend, news broke that Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly signed new guidelines empowering federal authorities to more aggressively detain and deport illegal immigrants inside the United States. Immigrant rights advocates reacted with fear and outrage.

The administration sought to allay their concernsTuesday during a conference call with reporters: Asenior official with the Department of Homeland Security said the measures are not intended to produce mass deportations and will take time to implement.

The Trump administration on Feb. 21 issued guidelines strengthening enforcement against illegal immigration but insisted that it isn't seeking "mass deportations." (Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post)

But given Trumps harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric from the campaign trail, immigrant rights groups and Democratic lawmakers are still on alert.

The new guidelines called for the hiring of thousands of additional enforcement agents, expanding the pool of immigrants who are prioritized for removal, speeding up deportation hearings and enlisting local law enforcement to help make arrests, our colleague wrote.

TRUMP DENOUNCES RACISM AND ANTI-SEMITIC VIOLENCE

Trump has faced pressure for weeks to clearly decry the sharp increase in anti-Semitic incidents around the country.

On Tuesday, he finally did so during a visit to Washingtons National Museum of African American History and Culture.

This tour was a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms, Trump said, reading off prepared remarks.

President Trump urged Americans to "fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms," including antisemitic threats targeted at Jewish community centers, speaking on Feb. 21 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. (The Washington Post)

The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil.

As our colleagues wrote, the statement was notably somber and disciplined a departure from the flashes of irritation he showed at a news conference last week at the White House, when he dismissed related questions from reporters.

Pressure had mounted after another wave of bomb threats hit Jewish community centers in multiple states on Monday and more than 170 Jewish gravestones were toppled at a cemetery near St. Louis over the weekend.

TRUMP PLANS TO ROLL BACK TRANSGENDER STUDENT PROTECTIONS

The bathroom debate looks like its about to start all over again.

Under a policy issued by the Obama administration, public school students were permitted to use bathrooms that match their gender identities rather than the sex listed on their birth certificates.

Now, it appears the Trump administration is preparing to change that. Aspokesman for Trump said the Education and Justice departments will provide new guidance on the issue, which he called a matter for states to decide.

As our colleagues wrote, Trumps decision would not have an immediate impact on the nations public school students because a federal judge had already put a hold on the Obama-era directive issued in May.

It would, however, affect several legal cases and indicate whether Trump will hew closer to the GOP party line on LGBT issues than he did on the campaign trail.

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President Donald Trumps vice president and top aides delivered one overriding message Thursday to the thousands of conservative activists gathered for their annual conference outside of Washington: Dont blow it.

Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Vice President Mike Pence said Trumps victory provided the nation with what could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to install conservative solutions to the nations problems.

This is the chance weve worked so hard, for so long, to see. This is the time to prove again that our answers are the right answers for America, Pence said.

The vice president said the Trump administration would soon take aim at the sweeping health care law approved under former President Barack Obama, saying the nations Obamacare nightmare is about to end. He said Republicans would implement a new plan and would have an orderly transition to a better health care system.

Watch Pences remarks in the player above.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the conference Friday.

Earlier, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus pleaded for patience and unity, urging activists not to squander the Republican Partys control of both chambers of Congress and the White House. Trump adviser Steve Bannon made his case for a governing strategy based on aggressive deregulation and an economic nationalism in negotiating new free trade deals.

What youve got is an incredible opportunity to use this victory, Priebus said. Some of Trumps plans for creating jobs and putting more money in peoples pockets will take time, he said. Weve got to stick together and make sure we have President Trump for eight years.

Priebus pleas acknowledged conservatives underlying skepticism about the new president, a former Democrat who in the past has elicited boos at the conference. Trump has often suggested he doesnt prioritize the social issues many conservatives elevate, and his proposal for a massive infrastructure bill has cast doubts about his commitment to curb government spending.

WATCH: Priebus and Bannon describe great partnership at CPAC

But with a Republican in the White House for the first time in eight years, many activists say they feel energized and more than willing to give him a chance.

Many in the audience chanted Trump! Trump! Trump! as Bannon and Priebus made a joint appearance on stage. The duos chummy joint interview seemed designed to refute media reports that they do not get along and are occasionally working at cross-purposes in a factionalized White House.

Priebus presented their partnership as evidence that conservatives and Trump supporters can work together.

The truth of the matter is Donald Trump, President Trump, brought together the party and the conservative movement, he said. If the party and the conservative movement are together, similar to Steve and I, it cant be stopped.

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos urged the activists to engage and be loud in the face of politicians who stand in the way of changing the education system.

We have a unique window of opportunity to make school choice a reality for millions for families, she said.

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WATCH: At CPAC, Vice President Pence says the 'Obamacare nightmare is about to end' - PBS NewsHour

Harassment on Twitter is a very real problem, not just celebrities, but for regular users too. In order to help curb abuse on the platform (a fact that has reportedly kept the company from being sold), Twitter introduced a new feature last week that would put abusers in time out if they tweet offensive content at other users.

So if you wanted to tweet fuck you at a specific user or tell someone to fuck off, youd run the risk of having your account temporarily limited for 12 hours. Basically, you would be able to see your tweets, and your followers would be able to see your tweets, but no one else would.

In theory, thats not a bad idea. As weve said, harassment on Twitter is a real problem and the company has struggled mightily to make things better.

But these new filters can be overzealous. Twitter user Victoria Fierce quoted a tweet from Mike Pences official @VP Twitter account and added the commentary, fuck you, I gotta piss, and youre putting me - an American - in danger of assault by your white supremacist brothers. Her account was immediately put into time out for 12 hours.

That seems a bit harsh. Gizmodo has learned that the way Twitters abuse algorithm is supposed to work is that users who repeatedly tweet abusive content (and what is abusive is up to Twitter) will be put in time out when they engage with other users. So if you repeatedly tweet fuck you to various users, you run the risk of having your account limited.

The problem is, those filters appear to be very sensitive. Looking through Fierces timeline, the only other content that could be potentially seen as objectionable was a tweet containing the word piss and the handle @POTUS.

I was curious about how sensitive these filters were, so I started tweeting various objectionable content to various verified accounts. Amazingly, as soon as I tweeted fuck you @VP or fuck you @POTUS, my test accounts were immediately limited for 12 hours. Other Gizmodo colleagues had similar results, always after tweeting @VP or @POTUS. In my tests, tweeting the same content to other verified users (including @RealDonaldTrump), did not result in any time outs. From an outside perspective, it certainly looks like the POTUS and VP accounts are given certain abuse protections that might not apply to others.

A Twitter spokesperson assured me that this is not the case and that every account is treated equally. The spokesperson added that there will be times when Twitter gets things wrong, but the company is working fast to solve a very real problem.

I have no reason to doubt Twitters sincerity in trying to address abuse, but it seems fair to say that the way the new filter currently works lacks nuance. The most problematic tweets arent those that say, fuck you, its the ones that say Im going to kill you. In my tests, Im going to kill you tweets were ignored whereas fuck you tweets sent to @POTUS or @VP almost immediately made an account vulnerable to being limited.

I know Twitter is working hard on this problem and I recognize that it isnt easy to solve. Lets just hope the solution isnt limiting users who use language that some people find objectionable, while allowing others to make much more pernicious and dangerous threats unabated.

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Twitter's New Abuse Filter Works Great, If Your Name Is Mike Pence - Gizmodo

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Donald Trump, Gavin Grimm, Oscars: Your Friday Briefing New York Times Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump's chief strategist, told the audience that the deconstruction of the administrative state was underway, and Vice President Mike Pence said the Trump victory had led to the most important time in the history of our ...

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