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Tiffany W @tiffany.thetriibe.com · 7h

by the end of every Friday since September, it’s felt like i’ve lived 15 lives in one work week

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 10h

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 11h

Experimenting with a new concept using @queermedieval.bsky.social’s Portland Frog woodcut. Embracing goofiness as protest.

A poster in green ink on off white paper. In the center is a woodcut style illustration of a protester wearing an inflatable frog costume standing up against two ICE agents. The text above and below reads:

VIVE LA
RIBBITSTANCE

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 9h

so so so so mad all the time.

so so so so disgusted all the time.

so so so so sad all the time.

so so so so everything all the time.

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 10h

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

📝 @robertchannick.bsky.social
📹 Josh Thomas

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 10h

“Her presence was a profound blessing for our entire community and her spirit abides in thousands of lives. In her honor, we can aspire to share with others the love and compassion Sister Jean shared with us.”

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The Loyola Ramblers huddle around Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt as she prays for the team before a game against the Southern Illinois Salukis at Gentile Arena Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 10h

"When I first met her, I was 18, and she had more energy than me. Whenever I had to go see Sister Jean, it was like, 'I can't let someone over 90 have more energy than me. That's not right.' It's part of her incredible story." — Lucas Williamson on Sister Jean

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Sister Jean gets a hug from Loyola's Lucas Williamson after a 69-68 win over Nevada in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament at Philips Arena on March 22, 2018, in Atlanta. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 10h

Sister Jean celebrated her 100th birthday in 2019.

Her secret to a long life?

“I eat well and sleep well,” she said at the time. “And hopefully I pray well.”

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Sister Jean gives a thumbs up before Loyola faced Michigan on March 31, 2018, in the Final Four at the Alamodome in San Antonio. (Tribune photo)

Sister Jean says her pregame prayer in the huddle before a game on March 2, 2013, at the Gentile Center. (Tribune photo)

Sister Jean's bobblehead doll on March 2, 2013. (Tribune photo)

Sister Jean blows out the candles on her cake during her 100th birthday celebration at Loyola on Aug. 21, 2019. (Tribune photo)

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 10h

Sister Jean was more than a basketball-loving nun and team chaplain of the Loyola Ramblers.

She was a living example of how to bring people together and "the love that she spread."

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Column: Sister Jean’s lasting legacy will be bringing people together and ‘the love that she spread’

Sister Jean, who died at the age of 106, was more than a basketball-loving nun and team chaplain of the Loyola Ramblers. She was a living example of how to bring people together.

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 11h

here's how to view it OR avoid it all, from @chicagorumormill.bsky.social.

Chicago Marathon 2025: Course map, tips for spectators and participants — and how to drive downtown (or avoid it)

The Chicago Marathon’s 26.2-mile course is flat, fast and ready to welcome more than 53,000 runners this Sunday.

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 11h

as if there isn't ENOUGH currently happening in/around chicago ...

sunday = chicago marathon

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 1d

BREAKING: A federal judge in Chicago has blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to the city as part of its ongoing immigration-enforcement push.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago

Arguments in federal court over an emergency restraining order that would bar a National Guard deployment began Thursday with lawyers sparring over what constitutes a “rebellion” that such troops m…

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 1d

The National Guard’s presence in Broadview comes on the same day a federal judge in Chicago will hear arguments from a legal challenge by the Illinois attorney general’s office, which argues Trump’s deployment of the troops over the objections of Gov. JB Pritzker is unconstitutional.

Trump lawyers ask Chicago judge to deny motion to bar National Guard troop deployment, setting up historic hearing

Trump administration lawyers argued in a filing that escalating violence against immigration officials during “Operation Midway Blitz” justify deploying National Guard troops.

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 1d

Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills told the Tribune that he was notified overnight that his officers spotted personnel at the ICE facility in the suburb that has been a magnet for protests who said they were with the National Guard awaiting instruction.

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“Three vans with approximately 45 Texas National Guard soldiers arrived at the Ice Facility in the Village of Broadview late last night,” the statement read. “During their patrols, Broadview police officers observed the vans parked in the rear of 2000 25th Ave and all of the guards were sleeping. We let them sleep undisturbed. We hope that they will extend the same courtesy in the coming days to Broadview residents who deserve a good night’s sleep, too.”

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 National Guard troops were “employed” in the Chicago area early this morning, according to a U.S. official, and Broadview officials said that apparently included a deployment to their village.

National Guard ’employed in the greater Chicago area’ Thursday, including Broadview

National Guard troops were outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in west suburban Broadview early Thursday.

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 2d

the "and now it's time for a breakdown" in this en vogue song is a little too on the nose for today, random music shuffle machine

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 2d

Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump is deploying troops to Chicago due to "dementia" and obsessive fixations.

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“This is a man who’s suffering dementia,” Pritzker said in a telephone interview with the Tribune. “This is a man who has something stuck in his head. He can’t get it out of his head. He doesn’t read. He doesn’t know anything that’s up to date. It’s just something in the recesses of his brain that is effectuating to have him call out these cities.

“And then, unfortunately, he has the power of the military, the power of the federal government to do his bidding, and that’s what he’s doing.”

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Jennifer Smith Richards @jsmithrichards.bsky.social · 2d

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says she's leading the department's "final mission" to shut down. But @megomatz.bsky.social and I found it's more than that: Political appointees from ultraconservative groups are in power at ED now, and they hope to dismantle public schools.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 2d

Pritzker: “I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

Johnson: “This is not the first time Trump has tried to have a Black man unjustly arrested. I’m not going anywhere.”

President Donald Trump calls for Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker to be jailed

“Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!” President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 2d

Trump called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be jailed — a dramatic rhetorical escalation as he tries to flood the city with federal agents and National Guard troops against the wishes of the local elected officials.

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President Donald Trump calls for Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker to be jailed

“Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!” President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

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