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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 2h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 5h

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...

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 3h

I don’t think we can call it “pedocon *theory*” anymore, the evidence is in, the hypothesis has been proven, the peer reviews are in

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 4h

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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Kip Williams sort of @kipwilliams.bsky.social · 2h

I'll bet "acting insufficiently scared" is also a probable cause for these warriors. That's Suspicious.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 5h

So they are adding new wrinkles to the #KavanaughStops

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 2d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Kip Williams sort of @kipwilliams.bsky.social · 2h

I used to watch Tubi for the "slow TV" Norway train ride, which was always on. Now it's gone and I never watch Tubi, but I have a cached copy of the Trondheim-Bodo run to watch any time.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 3h

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TNR Breaking News: Stephen Miller Accidentally says "I" when Discussing Trump's powers

written above a photo of stephen miller looking like a ghoul in a shiny suit

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 3h

This is true and they are super endangered by poachers who shovel them up by the hundreds and sell them at flea markets and shit. You should not buy the plants and if you happen to kick the poacher in the shins on accident, no one will hear about it from me.

mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 6h

still amazing to me the number of movies, games, etc. which have Venus Flytrap-based creatures in some form compared to the actual native range of Venus Flytrap, which is like, the great untamed jungles of a few wet pine savannas in North Carolina

map illustrating the native range of Venus Flytrap plants, just a little half circle around coastal North and South Carolina in USA

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 8h

TIL: In Illinois, police video is ordinarily EXEMPT from disclosure unless it's been flagged for review based on a shooting, use-of-force report, arrest, or complaint.

People, if there are issues, you gotta file a complaint!

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 9h

Pass it on: If you FILE A COMPLAINT about police activity, it flags the body-worn camera video so reporters can obtain it later via FOIA requests.

City: www.chicagocopa.org/complaints/i...
County: apps.cookcountyil.gov/oiig/
State: oeig.illinois.gov/complaints/o...

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 11h

State troopers just dragged three people out of the crowd.

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Kip Williams sort of @kipwilliams.bsky.social · 2h

So they went on to a higher level.

Kip Williams sort of @kipwilliams.bsky.social · 6h

Say, how is Keith doing?

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M_I_T_Q_A_L⭐ @ml-ll.bsky.social · 7h

My child Firas and I are living under harsh conditions that weigh us down more with each passing day. We are exhausted and out of options, and each day feels harder than the one before. Any help, no matter how small, could make a big difference in our lives.😊🙏🙏
gofund.me/78acabc1

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Felonious Monk 📚 @thefeloniousmonk.com · 12h

If anyone is going out for Halloween and needs a date, it's October 31st.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 7h

Another reason to mask at protests, aside from COVID safety and protection from doxxing, is that a lot of responsible documenters don't want to publish protesters' faces (esp without their consent) right now. Your face being in a shot may prevent people from sharing a worthwhile image publicly.

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 7h

To avoid any engagement with federal law enforcement on October 18, No Kings protestors should dress as the Epstein files.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 7h

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GOP senators urge RFK Jr. to crack down on medication abortion

Almost every Senate Republican on Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “reevaluate” whether a newly approved generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone should stay on the…

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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 10h

Carney on three new measures that will be in Budget 2025: "First, we're launching automatic federal benefits to help our most vulnerable get the money that they're entitled to. Secondly, we're making the National School Food Program permanent. And thirdly, we're renewing the Canada Strong Pass."

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Micah @rincewind.run · 7h

this is a recipe for a four year government shutdown

you simply cannot make deals with people who are telling you up front they are going to break those deals and claw back everything you won in them

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 7h

“we are telling you right now that we do not intend to honor anything we agree to” is certainly a negotiating position one can take

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 7h

Seeing pictures of an abandoned tamale cart in Pilsen where ICE took a tamale street vendor. Those photos of left behind carts are so haunting. Community members disappeared. Not just vendors but people who have long standing relationships with the community and people.

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 7h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 7h

I'll say it again. The media continues to insist that Vought is laying people off because of the shutdown. Did the DOGE firings happen during a shutdown? No, they just did it.

He was always going to do mass firings. See Project 2025. They're just being cute thinking they can blame the Dems.

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 7h

Trump is threatening to raise more tariffs on China.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...

Trump threatens to jack up tariffs on China over its new rare-earth controls

President Trump is vowing to retaliate if China enforces stricter curbs on exports of materials used in electronics, defense weapons and high-tech products.

www.cbsnews.com

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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 7h

And leaving the already birthed to starve and with no health care

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 7h

Instead of lowering health care costs and reopening the government, Senate Republicans are trying to strip away access to abortion.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 8h

That's two Chicago journalists feds have arrested (that I know of) in the last few weeks.

We're less than 24 hours out from federal judge Sara Ellis entering a restraining order that was supposed to protect journalists, among others, from abuse by federal agents.

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 10h

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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