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J. Cardella

@cardellaj.bsky.social

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I have a background in immigration & sociology and in my spare time I focus on the legal and social dimensions of citizenship. Posting in a personal capacity.

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J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · Nov 27

The cornerstone of American citizenship is equality before the law. Trump's vision of citizenship is hierarchical. From immigrant to immunity, this is my attempt at unpacking the law and sociology of Trump's project. citizenshipbrief.substack.com/p/from-immig...

From Immigrant to Immunity: A Trumpian Theory of Citizenship

A dizzying split-screen unfolded on April 25th when Donald Trump’s attorney argued before the Supreme Court that he had “absolute immunity” to break the law as president, while Trump himself sat in a ...

citizenshipbrief.substack.com

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J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · 9h

The CR only runs through something like November 21. At a certain point around that date it would make sense for the senate Dems to pass the CR. Everyone gets back pay and then the shut down continues and the house has to come back at some point.

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 12h

LARES at UIC, a program to recruit and support Latino students at UIC, released a statement about the two people detained by ICE behind their building last week (down the block from another school as well). They affirm their support for immigrant students. UIC is a HSI, Hispanic serving institution.

Statement from LARES at UIC about the detainment of two people by ICE outside their building at UIC. This statement affirms their support for immigrant students and provides information about the supports available.

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J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · 14h

This is a problem that will only get worse with time too. Every professional republican under roughly 40yo will have been brought up in this racist crap. From here on out, every deputy assistant secretary of bullshit, and his staff will be unrepentant 4chan posters.

J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · 14h

This will only get *worse* as time goes on. Staffers 40 and younger have been marinating in this kind of online nihilism and racism for most of their lives. This mindset will follow them when they inevitably take powerful government jobs. Buckle up.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 16h

it’s funny how Jeff bezos dedicated the Washington post to embracing “free markets” and the free market of newspaper subscribers completely rejected it

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s legal and social project is to create a hierarchical model of citizenship. Immigrants are on the lowest rung, but immigration enforcement is being used to force into place the whole model.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

ICE Serves Only to Terrorize and Occupy Americans

It's no longer just undocumented immigrants, Muslims, Black people, & pro-Palestinian activists who are targets. As ICE violently marches across American cities, the majority must stand up & resist.

thelefthook.substack.com/p/ice-serves...

J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · 1d

An extraordinary outcome. Madigan famously refused to retire when his daughter wanted to run for governor (effectively ending her chances). Wonder how things would’ve turned out for him if he made a different decision back then.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Michael Madigan, the country's longest-serving state House leader and the longtime head of Illinois' Democratic Party, is in prison.

He surrendered Monday to a federal camp in West Virginia.

@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/madigan-tria...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is in prison

Madigan’s surrender caps a massive corruption investigation that hearkens back to an earlier era at Chicago’s federal courthouse. He has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years behind bars.

chicago.suntimes.com

J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · 2d

When backed into a corner, the sociopath uses self pity to weaponize empathy and social conditioning against their victims.

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J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a bracing book called the Sociopath Next Door by a psychologist Martha Stout who specializes in sociopaths and their victims. She said the one tell-tale sign of sociopathy is repeated appeals to self-pity.

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J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve surprised at his sophisticated understanding of the modern world. It’s not a rejection of a modernity, but more a critique grounded in a vision of what the world should look like.

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J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · 2d

Jacob Kiplimo won the Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:02:21—an incredible lightning pace. Something like 4:40min/mile

chicago.suntimes.com/sports/2025/...

Jacob Kiplimo wins 2025 Chicago Marathon

Kiplimo finished with an unofficial time of 2:02:21, good for seventh on the all-time list and an Ugandan national record.

chicago.suntimes.com

J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · 2d

The concept of “free speech” has been distorted from its actual meaning (the government shall not restrict speech) into something completely different (you must listen to private speech you don’t like).

Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 3d

This is an exact encapsulation of why I moved to Bluesky.

No amount of handwringing in the Atlantic about how I owe some eternal Promethean suffering to the discourse is going to make me stay on a site I hate, that stopped doing anything for me professionally years ago.

Well – no. Bluesky may or may not be, as one centre-right friend who felt unwelcome put it, “self-righteous island”. But the idea that’s why we went is nonsense. That I’ve largely stopped posting on a site that’s done more to shape my career and social circle than the rest of the internet combined is less about avoiding rival opinions (I love arguing with people who are wrong!) than with the fact the site simply became unusable. It stopped generating the things (good jokes, interesting debate, clicks) I wanted; it became extremely good at generating the things (racists, pornbots, racist pornbots) I did not.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3d

Pope to Chicago Labor Leaders: “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters….I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 4d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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 th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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J. Cardella @cardellaj.bsky.social · 4d

This is more or less what the economics prize is (an award created by an outside group that leeches off the prestige of the original awards.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 4d

This is one of the photos circulating in some of the Pilsen and Little Village pages. An abandoned tamale cart near Chase on Damen in Pilsen. 💔