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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 1h

Hizzoner delivers a pretty remarkable broadside against the press, claiming it was responsible for killing his reelection after a subway crime press conference, singling out reporters. We chased him out of the station.
Me: “Would you take the upgrades again?”
Adams: “I’m so glad your back”

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 32m

ICE went after rideshare drivers at O’Hare today, according to statement from Illinois Drivers Alliance

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Anna E. Clark @annaeclark.bsky.social · 3h

I wrote about the divide between high school and college English, and what we might do to bridge it, for @publicbooks.bsky.social—part of an excellent roundtable on higher ed under Trump organized by @dennismhogan.bsky.social

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Toward the Higher- and Secondary-Ed Alliance! - Public Books

The influence of K-12 policy and pedagogy on higher ed can perhaps be seen best in the trickle-up effect of the standards of the Common Core.

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Snowden St. @snowden.st · 46m

I really wish I could say it other than "they're more About It", but: it really is the case! It was a huge mindfuck for me to leave the Religious Right and see how relatively inert the liberal donor counterparts actually were. Inside the RW tent, we gave them way more spine than deserved!

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 43m

Early in the year I was contracted to do a series for WaPo about the aesthetics of the Trump administration. That project was just cancelled.

You can read my final column — about Confederate monuments and Charlie Kirk — in my newsletter.

Thanks for reading!

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 2h

Freelance reporter @leighgiangreco.bsky.social was on assignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social, covering Sept. 19 protests outside the ICE facility in Broadview, IL, when federal officers shot her with pepper balls.

The newsroom has since filed suit and won a temporary restraining order.

Freelancer struck by projectiles at Illinois anti-deportation protest

Freelance reporter Leigh Giangreco was shot with multiple pepper balls by federal officers while covering protests outside a U.S. Immigration …

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1h

A month ago I wrote this story about the rise of a new kind of credit card scam in Chicago - basically it is fake charity collectors (or equally people pretending to collect money for funerals or sports clubs) who then run giant bills on your card: www.economist.com/united-state...

Chicago’s criminals are learning more lucrative tricks

A new scam is becoming common in the city

www.economist.com

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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 1h

What's the worst university slogan you've ever heard?

Asking on behalf of an unnamed uni that coined "Work. With Flexibility" for a major internal reorg, & has now spent many millions on consultants who--after polling such finalists as "Vital We Are"--has settled on "Next, Forward to Our Future"

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 1h

The essence of being a hater is being dismissed as unserious for being correct too quickly.

Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 2h

Amazing how every single detail is basically something The College Football Internet predicted 10 months ago, yet also a baffling surprise. This shit was DOGE: The Football Staff. Big Bels

Bruce Feldman @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social · 3h

“It’s the arrogance of it all."

Bill Belichick pledged an NFL approach at North Carolina. It has proven to be a complete disaster. Here's @theathletic.com’s story on why UNC football has turned into such a dumpster fire:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 2h

[guy who keeps getting money to make movies well past the point anyone would care under normal circumstances] i've really missed him

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 2h

Caitlin Flanagan
@CaitlinPacific
I’ve missed hearing Woody Allen’s voice - I’d been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.

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@bariweiss
⁩ is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.

Order Life with Baum!

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 2h

this guy does one banger after another ("piracy" is maybe my all time favorite) www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture...

A Conversation with Brilliant Book Designer Isaac Tobin

Working in his dream job at the University of Chicago press, the RISD grad has produced some of the industry's most innovative covers.

www.chicagomag.com

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 2h

my favorite sentence in the paper today: "The chewing sounds continued for 23 minutes as the bat remained flying." 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...

Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2h

Family says Border Patrol agents shot and killed their dog after being given permission to search the house for undocumented immigrants.

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El Paso family claims Border Patrol killed their dog during search, CBP reviewing incident

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they are reviewing a "use of force incident" in El Paso, after a family says a Border Patrol agent unjustifiably shot...

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Jacob Rosenberg @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social · 3h

The idea of a traditional medicine practice called the "sha-king" method—just means "shaking"—is something I feel only America could produce. We are an incredible nation of con artists

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 5h

ISP really wants to get an elevated look here but they’ve been struggling to figure this out for almost ten minutes.

One protesters yells, “I’m certified if you need help.”

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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 4h

The sort of telling thing about this, I think, is that this disparity would be pretty obvious to anyone—the candidate, his staffers, anyone—that even just rides the bus occasionally. The bus way over-indexes on elderly or disabled passengers because it requires less walking and stair-climbing.

Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 4h

You can tell Cuomo's campaign has cooked its brain on Twitter because it's repeating nonsense talking points from people like Andrew Fine and Reza who claim only rich people use transit.

As of 2017, bus riders in NYC earn an average salary of $28K, well under subway riders ($40K).

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 3h

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Lindsey Halligan didn’t coordinate NY AG Letitia James indictment with Pam Bondi’s DOJ | CNN Politics

Attorney General Pam Bondi was caught off guard Thursday when President Donald Trump’s handpicked US attorney, Lindsey Halligan, secured New York Attorney General Letitia James’ indictment from a gran...

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 4h

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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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 4h

the bus driver should really be laying down his cloak for you

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 4h

i like how the bulls keep finding increasingly unpromising players to build around. really innovating in the playoff bubble space

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 4h

i feel bad for our climate, but this is tremendous content

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 5h

The tech billionaire and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel says the antichrist is ... Greta Thunberg www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 5h

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Thierry Ennui @heisenbergkamp.bsky.social · 5h

who wore it better

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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 5h

UPDATE: Emily Wilder was deported to Istanbul today, alongside many of the other flotilla participants, and is safe and hopefully heading home to LA shortly. Thank you so much for your advocacy. More coverage soon!

Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 2d

The flotilla carrying Jewish Currents reporter Emily Wilder has been captured by the Israeli military. Please contact Emily's senators and representatives—Adam Schiff, Alex Padilla, and Jimmy Gomez—and urge them to advocate for her safe release from Israeli detention

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