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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 14h

“I’m 15! I’m not resisting!”

ICE agents in Illinois dragged a teenage girl from a car, slammed her face-down, and knelt on her neck.

This is what state-sanctioned terror looks like in America. #BlueSky #NewsSky

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 19h

This story of courage and neighborly solidarity is from the Chicago Sun Times:
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 19h

Maybe immigration is not your top issue. Or maybe you have nuanced views on immigration — like most Americans.

But what they are doing right now to immigrants in our country is unspeakably cruel and unjust.

How each of us responds to it and whether we speak out is the moral test of our times.

Amid the smoke bombs and screams that ricocheted throughout a South Shore building last month during a massive military-style immigration raid, one man heard a knock on his door.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.

“I wasn’t planning on letting her stay, but I didn’t know what the hell was going on,” the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.

“I didn’t want them to take her,” said the man, who didn’t want to be named because he fears he’ll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.

“I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her, ‘Just stay there. Don’t open, don’t, shh, just stay quiet,’” he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Neil Flanagan 🧱🗃️ @jgbollard.bsky.social · 4d

No other options offered. Hmm.

Poll:

* Now, if the June 2026 Democratic Primary election for Mayor of D.C. were today, who would you vote for if the candidates
were:
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Janeese Lewis George
Muriel Bowser

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 1d

Essential reporting from @51st.news and @streetsensedc.bsky.social an issue being widely ignored by policymakers this year:

Evictions rising in DC as housing costs increase

New data shows evictions have surged past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by shrinking aid, high rents, and weakened tenant protections.

51st.news

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 1d

Evictions in DC reached record levels in 2024.

The data for 2025 so far shows that the number of evictions per month this year is even higher.

More DC families than ever are losing their homes, yet rental assistance has been slashed and protections for tenants are actively being gutted.

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Zach Israel @zachisrael.bsky.social · 3d

Thrilled to see the "Porchfest Permitting Amendment Act of 2025" (B26-424) introduced yesterday by @janeese4dc.bsky.social! @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social please schedule a T&E Committee hearing on this bill in the near future so we can get it passed and enacted ahead of the 2026 Petworth Porchfest!

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump Administration fired thousands of dedicated lifelong civil servants and replaced them with people like this.

“In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.”

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 2d

Every year, our Right Direction Awards celebrate exceptional young people in DC. 🏅

Do you know a young person in DC (ages 14-24) who has overcome a major challenge or is making a positive impact in our community?

Please nominate them for an award at oag.dc.gov/rda by Wednesday, October 22!

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 2d

There were subtle hints this may happen, like when the President posted on Truth Social ordering the Attorney General to bring criminal charges.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

A federal grand jury reportedly indicted Letitia James, Trump’s latest effort to weaponize the Justice Dept. to punish political rivals

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: A charter bus company will pay $85,000 and adopt strong anti-idling measures across its entire bus fleet.

DC Trails repeatedly violated anti-idling laws and operated without a required basic business license for more than three years.

We will always enforce the District's air pollution laws.

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo XIV: "I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor."

"Dilexi te"

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 3d

Really disappointing to see how many people on here are defending this.

Katie Porter has consistently shown that she treats her staff terribly.

There are several other progressive Democrats running for Governor in California. We do not need to defend the indefensible.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 3d

People who treat their staff this terribly should not hold elected office.

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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s video of the incident

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4d

Someone who used to work with Katie Porter sent me this clip from a train wreck interview with her and said “now imagine what she’s like when there aren’t cameras around.”

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 4d

“O’er the land of the free”

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 5d

Country singer Zach Bryan condemns ICE raids in new song teaser, “Bad News”:

“ICE is gonna come bust down your door / Try to build a house, no bills no more, well I got a telephone / Kids are all scared and all alone […] The fading of the red, white and blue.”

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 6d

Do folks signed up for the Empower rideshare app know that the company has used their email addresses to send out thousands of emails to elected officials over the last 72 hrs?

There appears to be about 6 different scripts. But this cosplay of AAVE really had me 🤔.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 8d

Oh it's near impossible to keep up with all the absurdity taking place! Let's all do our best to keep an eye out and fight back.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 8d

3 of the 13 anti-DC bills were passed by the House with some support from Democrats.

That includes the bill that would allow children as young as 14 to be charged as adults. The others may be voted on by the full House in coming weeks.

But none of the 13 bills have made it through the Senate yet.

House votes to charge D.C. 14-year-olds as adults

The House also voted to restrict judges from giving lighter sentences to young adults, among 14 D.C. crime-related policy proposals from the GOP.

www.washingtonpost.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10d

Immigration authorities are continuing to patrol with D.C. police weeks after the expiration of President Trump’s federal takeover, leaving some local leaders and residents alarmed about D.C. police’s role in immigration enforcement.

Trump’s D.C. crime emergency is over. Immigration officers are still patrolling with D.C. police.

The Washington Post reviewed photos and videos of at least half a dozen incidents since Sept. 10. They show D.C. police officers with masked agents in vests labeled HSI for Homeland Security Investiga...

www.washingtonpost.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10d

Breaking News: The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.

nyti.ms

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