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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 20h

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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kayah 🎃 @kayah.bsky.social · 1d

i'm writing again!! pls enjoy this plea for eliminating plastic in gardens and let me know if there are other gardening things you'd like to read about, especially if they have to do with growing groceries in a landlord's yard

Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 1d

Forget about pristine landscapes and perfect lawns, @kayah.bsky.social ky.social says. She's here to make the case for a messy garden.

I've been devouring her fresh produce for years now. If you're a gardener, I highly recommend you take her advice.

b-townblog.com/master-garde...

MASTER GARDENER: Five ways to move toward a zero-waste garden - The B-Town (Burien) Blog

Forget about pristine landscapes and perfect lawns. I’m here to make the case for a messy garden. Before you panic, I’m not advocating that you let noxious weeds run amok, leave plants to wither, or k...

b-townblog.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 1d

Forget about pristine landscapes and perfect lawns, @kayah.bsky.social ky.social says. She's here to make the case for a messy garden.

I've been devouring her fresh produce for years now. If you're a gardener, I highly recommend you take her advice.

b-townblog.com/master-garde...

MASTER GARDENER: Five ways to move toward a zero-waste garden - The B-Town (Burien) Blog

Forget about pristine landscapes and perfect lawns. I’m here to make the case for a messy garden. Before you panic, I’m not advocating that you let noxious weeds run amok, leave plants to wither, or k...

b-townblog.com

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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 2d

NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

www.propublica.org

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 2d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 2d

Same!

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 2d

I'd say Nevada, Iowa, except there are no tourists in Nevada, Iowa.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 2d

Attorney General Bondi recently threatened to put me in jail. Now, the President has threatened to put the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor in jail.

This is about as authoritarian as it gets.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 2d

Underrated actor Dolph Lundgren as Russian boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, contemplating the injuries he's given former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed in the ring. With disdain, he stares at a television reporter. "If he (Creed) dies, he dies," Drago says.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 2d

@kayah.bsky.social slid into my DMs back in early twitter days and now we’re married. I count that as probably the biggest win of, like, my life.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 2d

great, not only am I annoyed by this dude's email but now I'm also hungry

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 2d

The Seattle Times is great for all your packing and glass-cleaning needs

But if you’re using a newspaper to drain bacon, I fear you’re doing it wrong

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 3d

Our neighbor keeps complaining about her rat problem while simultaneously insisting that she has to leave food in her yard “for the crows”

Dennis Reynolds untethered. His rage knows no bounds.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 4d

Hey, here's some SCOTUS news that has nothing to do with the Trump administration: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Supreme Court shoots down challenge to WA carbon market

A natural gas power plant in Grays Harbor County had sued over the state's keystone climate policy.

www.seattletimes.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 4d

school’s so hard up for cash they’re hitting up randos and pretending they’re alumni

bold strategy, let’s see if it pays off

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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 5d

New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...

New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires - Inside Climate News

Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 42 former fossil fuel industry employees among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.

insideclimatenews.org

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 6d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 7d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 7d

Wild scoop from the Minnesota Star Tribune, which includes a high-ranking Homeland Security official calling Kash Patel a “giant douche canoe” www.startribune.com/trump-offici...

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

www.startribune.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 7d

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 8d

Washington's drought is so bad state officials are turning off the water for an entire river basin.

I called an irrigator to talk about it and he said the cuts don't affect him. That's because he already ran out of water last month. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Unprecedented water rationing to begin in WA’s Yakima Basin

Reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin are expected to run out of water early next week.

www.seattletimes.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 9d

Just a heads up that if you work with me during team meetings I'm going to force the group to listen to Smooth by Santana (feat. Rob Thomas)

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Joseph O'Sullivan @olympiajoe.bsky.social · 10d

Our PBS newsroom in Washington got shuttered by presidential decree.

My colleagues & friends getting laid off.

Here's their layoff fund -- please donate if you have the means to help!

www.gofundme.com/f/support-ca...

Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda

On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

www.gofundme.com

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Conrad Swanson @conradswanson.bsky.social · 10d

"You kill people and break things for a living" is quite a sentiment when paired with "we're deploying you to American cities."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

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