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Fan of democracy, arts, sciences, history, exploring, musical instruments, and a habitable planet Earth. I used to write for silver, now I write for life. UID a paleoanthropology reference, not ancestral homeland. I eat starter packs for lunch.

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You Know @realturkana.bsky.social · 28d

À propos de rien.

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The Clash - Clampdown (Live at the Lewisham Odeon)

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 13d

"An attorney for a building trades union told me that a witness in a wage theft case in another state was recently targeted and deported by ICE. The union believes the employer encouraged ICE to target the worker, in a bid to undercut the wage theft case. "

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How ICE Terror Campaigns Are Used to Discipline Labor

While Chicago sees a surge of ICE detentions, workers are facing retaliation as immigrants when they advocate for their rights.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 54m

⚡️🇫🇮 Finland is joining NATO’s PURL initiative to jointly procure US weapons for Ukraine, Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen announced ahead of the NATO defense ministers’ meeting in Brussels. He also confirmed a new Finnish aid package will be announced this week.

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 5h

Old enough to remember when scenes like this would have been unthinkable in America. (It was 9 months ago)

PritzkerPosting @pritzkerposting.bsky.social · 5h

Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

Frost: Trump knows that when they passed the big, ugly bill that rips away healthcare from 17 million people, you usually don’t win elections when you do something like that…

So instead of undoing that, he’s pressuring states to give him more seats.

What California is doing is responding to that

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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You Know @realturkana.bsky.social · 2h

The president of the U.S. is waging war against U.S. cities. Get your minds around that.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 3h

You may have noticed that folks who are from Chicago love this city. There's a reason for that. I walked to the lake with friends yesterday, and when I saw the waves rolling in, I felt something shift back into place inside of me. So many parts of this city are part of me. We will defend this place.

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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 2h

This is the quiet, but slowly getting louder horror story taking place across the northern hemisphere

Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 13h

Netherlands Scientific Climate Council warns: under pressure from climate change, forests and soils are now taking up less CO2 from the atmosphere, accelerating climate change.
www.wkr.nl/adviezen/ove...

Graph showing diminishing uptake of CO2 by global forests, from around 9Gt/year in the beginning of this century to around 2 Gt/year now

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6h

Funding for legal assistance will be very helpful.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 10h

Why aren’t the Republicans working?

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You Know @realturkana.bsky.social · 4h

No one outside their insular world will buy it. No one outside their insular world cares what she has to say about anything.

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 5h

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, @status.news has learned www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 19h

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You Know @realturkana.bsky.social · 4h

I first read him in middle school.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Tim Walz: "The biggest myth is that this guy understands business. He's an absolute abject failure at business ... the irony is calling Democrats socialists when I am begging for free markets here to allow capitalism to work. Donald Trump is the one with government interference."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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You Know @realturkana.bsky.social · 4h

A lot of media outlets are headlining this as a threat. Enabling as usual, because Trump has no authority to move game locations, and FIFA, as corrupt as it is, has made that clear.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 7h

There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 12h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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You Know @realturkana.bsky.social · 6h

Bernieworld always hypes the best people, and then pouts and stays home when they lose.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6h

Extremely normal and not at all weird

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

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You Know @realturkana.bsky.social · 6h

Obviously headed for a job in the administration.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 9h

Cory Mills, boy I dunno

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/14/j...

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 12h

It is to the shame of all the male reporters in the room that they do not immediately leave

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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You Know @realturkana.bsky.social · 6h

There’s obviously more to the story that we’re no yet hearing. The excuse was cost-cutting, but the paper made a profit, so the excuse was a transparent lie. So, the question is what the paper was covering that the administration wanted to censor.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 7h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 15h

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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You Know @realturkana.bsky.social · 7h

The Guardian has some blind spots and some foolish writers, but it’s my first media source every day.

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 8h

"People often ask me what journalism I trust. So today I’m handing out letter grades to some major players." —Mark Jacob. www.stopthepresses.news/p/im-handing...

I’m handing out pro-democracy grades to the media

The Guardian gets an A, the NY Times gets a C, CBS gets an F