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nahhan sandiego @nahhansandiego.bsky.social · 16h

what i ordered > what i got

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 3h

"Look at the picture... One of these is a member of a private militia that supports the President and was involved in a violent effort to overturn the election, the other is an agent of the state. Can you tell the difference?" donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

#MedicareForAll

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1h

Trump was POTUS on J6.

It was Trump’s FBI.

Biden’s win had not even been certified yet.

Trump’s lies are beyond insane.

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Kevin J. Allen @kevinjallen.bsky.social · 50m

If this happens, I think people can start talking about him now.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 12h

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 3h

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

China is getting the headlines it wanted — ahead of Monday’s market open.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2h

JD Vance calls Pritzker a "criminal." Because facts mean nothing to him.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump said Pritzker should be in jail. Do you think he has committed a crime?

VANCE: I think Pritzker has certainly failed to keep the people of Illinois safe

S: It's a yes or no question

V: I certainly think he has violated his fundamental oath. That seems pretty criminal to me

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Mack Butterfield @mack2114.bsky.social · 1h

JD Vance indicated in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday that Felon57 was not opposed to invoking the Insurrection Act.

The Insurrection Act would allow the president to deploy the U.S. military domestically for law enforcement purposes.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Vance says Trump is 'looking at all his options' as the president threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act

The Insurrection Act would allow the president to deploy the U.S. military domestically for law enforcement purposes.

www.nbcnews.com

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2h

JD Vance indicates to NBC that Trump isn't opposed to invoking the Insurrection Act.

A key line from Vance: "The problem here is not the Insurrection Act or whether we actually invoke it or not."

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 20h

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 21h

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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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 16h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Meghan Montemurro @mmontemurro.bsky.social · 15h

This Cubs season ends with a 3-1 loss to the Brewers in Game 5 of the NLDS.

All four runs in tonight's game came on solo homers. Cubs pitchers couldn't finish off at-bats/innings as the Brewers' three homers all were with 2 outs.

The opportunity Cubs wasted in the top of the 6th inning will sting.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Chicago News @chicago.thesocial.news · 14h

Faith leaders blocked from sharing Communion with detainees at Broadview ICE center

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Faith leaders blocked from sharing Communion with detainees at Broadview ICE center

A large group of Chicago area Catholics marched to the ICE detention center in Broadview Saturday, hoping to share Communion with detainees locked inside.

www.fox32chicago.com

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Chicago Tribune Sports @chicagosports.bsky.social · 15h

The Cubs, playing their fourth win-or-go-home game of the playoffs, lost to the Brewers 3-1 on Saturday night in Game 5 of the NLDS, ending their season.

@mmontemurro.bsky.social reporting from Milwaukee.

Chicago Cubs’ season ends with a 3-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 5 of the NLDS

The Chicago Cubs, playing their fourth win-or-go-home game of the playoffs, lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Saturday night to end their season.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

Currently in Chicago...

This looks peaceful to me...

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 1d

The ease with which officials lie in 2025 is honestly terrifying

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BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

Masks. Armed. No insignia. No names. No warrants. But they will come up to an American citizen on the street and threaten him with arrest for peacefully exercising basic American rights.

I'd challenge historians of the American Revolution to articulate how things were worse than this in April 1775.

In a Chicagoland Suburb, Berwyn, IL, multiple ICE agents and a cameraman surround a resident who blew his horn and walked down the street in his own neighborhood. They demand his ID and they threatene...

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