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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

For many families, the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict birthright citizenship have turned what should've been the happiest moments — the birth of a new child — into a time of stress and uncertainty.

We won't back down from defending the 14th Amendment.

Immigrant Parents Confront Fear, Uncertainty Over Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threats

Families share how Trump’s threat to end birthright citizenship turned moments of joy into doubt about their children’s futures.

www.aclu.org

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Miss Lee @misslee10.bsky.social · 1d

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Miss Lee @misslee10.bsky.social · 1d

Godspeed to you Sister Jean! Heaven rejoices as we mourn.

Loyola University Chicago @loyolachicago.bsky.social · 2d

Loyola University Chicago is greatly saddened to confirm the death of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM. This is a tremendous loss of someone who touched the lives of so many people. We appreciate everyone’s thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. For more information: https://bit.ly/4o7eIUk

Miss Lee @misslee10.bsky.social · 2d

World Mental Health Day

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Miss Lee @misslee10.bsky.social · 2d

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✌️Bob ☮ (Old Man Hippy)💙 @oldmanhippy.com · 2d

Happy Friday!
Foxy’s 🦊 🦋 Meet and Greet 🦋

“"Protest is an act of love, not one of anger." ― John Lewis

As Foxy says…
We will be okay! ✌️

#StrongerTogether #BlueCrew

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Miss Lee @misslee10.bsky.social · 3d

Hello #BreakfastCrew. Have a kick-ass Thursday 🦋

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 3d

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.”

People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 3d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Miss Lee @misslee10.bsky.social · 3d

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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 4d

At least 6 unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents since September: 2 have been released, while the status of the remaining 4 is unknown. But the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is investigating reports of an additional 19 people disappeared.

chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...

Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

chicagoreader.com

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 4d

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Miss Lee @misslee10.bsky.social · 3d

Change doesn’t happen on its own, it takes all of us. There’s real power when community comes together. Take a look at the many ways to get involved, speak up, and make a difference.

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING—New Trump White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay. (Read: possible mass- airport sickouts if TSA & air traffic controllers refuse to work without pay during shutdown)
www.axios.com/2025/10/07/t...

Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay

A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.

www.axios.com

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Miss Lee @misslee10.bsky.social · 5d

Good morning #BlueCrew

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Miss Lee @misslee10.bsky.social · 5d

Good night

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 6d

NEW: Reporting from @politico.com reveals that the White House is ramping up its pressure campaign to gerrymander red states, going as far as promising “consequences” to Republican lawmakers who don’t fall in line.

This is dangerous new territory for our nation. politi.co/4nDMcKk

‘There could very well be consequences’: Trump’s team pressures wary GOP lawmakers to draw new maps

The new pressure campaign from Trump and outside groups shows the party’s desperation to cling to its razor-thin majority next year.

politi.co

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Miss Lee @misslee10.bsky.social · 5d

Chicago establishes ICE-free zones
www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago...

Chicago establishes ICE-free zones: Here's what we know

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday signed an executive order creating "ICE-free zones" across Chicago, limiting the ability of federal immigration agents to use city property and private businesses as st...

www.fox32chicago.com

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6d

Breaking:

The state of Illinois has filed a lawsuit to block the Trump admin from deploying federalized National Guard troops on the streets of Chicago.

"The Trump administration's illegal actions already have subjected and are subjecting Illinois to serious and irreparable harm."

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