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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 6h

I’ve lived in Hermosa in Chicago nearly my entire life. It’s an 80+% Latino community. There are no words for what we’re experiencing right now. I can’t stress this enough—

My home, my people are being psychologically terrorized
People are going missing
People are terrified

Don’t forget about us.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 7h

[disclaimer: i'm just talkin, these are normative statements, idk and am not commenting on what infrastructure exists irl]

there has to be a way to absorb some of these people into state health departments..or set up an interstate body to keep tryna do this work..we just cant lose all this capacity

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Tara Haelle @tarahaelle.bsky.social · 1d

Don't count on the #CDC for evidence-based information about #vaccines these days. But there still remain plenty of other resources for getting that information. Here's where to start.

Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse

With the CDC no longer a trustworthy source, use these resources to find reliable, accurate, evidence-based information about vaccines.

healthjournalism.org

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 7h

he should be impeached for this alone

fucking lies. forked tongue. evil.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 8h

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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The Cola Corporation @cola.baby · 7h

Thanks Mike! To anyone interested, these are unionmade in LA and sold at cost

www.thecolacorporation.com/products/the...

THE PROTEST TEE (CHICAGO EDITION)

THIS TEE FITS SMALLER THAN CLASSIC COLA TEES. CHECK THE SIZE CHART AND FIT VIDEO. DOUBLE-CHECK THE SIZE CHART AND FIT VIDEO. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The inside sleeves of the Protest Tee (Chicago Edition)...

www.thecolacorporation.com

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The Cola Corporation @cola.baby · 9h

Check ur inboxes

Graphic of black tee. Two blue stripes in background at top and bottom. White and red text reads Protest at top and Chicago at bottom. In middle is a diptych of black and white photo of Chicago protests 1968 and a color photo of man carrying USA flag amid tear gas at Broadview Illinois in 2025.

Close up of text on inside sleeve

1. "¿Soy libre de irme?"
Si no: "¿Me están deteniendo?"
2. "Deseo permanecer en silencio. Quiero hablar con un abogado."
3. "No doy miconsentimiento
ara un registro"
4. Ademas de 1-
de 1-3, cállate.
5. En serio, cállate
5. En serio, cállate.
Gremio Nacional de
Abogados
(872) 465-4244

1. "AmI free to go?"
If not: "Aml being detained?"
2."i choose to remain silent.
"I want to speak to a lawyer."
3."I do not consent to a search."
4. Besides 1-3, STFU.
5. Seriously, STFU.
6. National Lawyers
Guild Chicago

Close up of tag inside tee collar.

UNION MADE IN THE U.S.A
100% COTTON
SMALL

In background is image of Chicago flag

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 8h

I don't know if there's such a thing as a "world cyberwar" but I think we are in one? and the US is determined to lose it. 🧵

Today the admin is mass-firing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation's cybersecurity protection across all levels of government.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 8h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 8h

IF YOU HAVE A CLEARANCE CALL A NATSEC LAWYER BEFORE YOU CALL THE TIP LINE

My info is in my profile. Or call @bradmossesq.bsky.social if you can't reach me.

Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 16h

TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.

We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.

Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration

Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.

oversightdemocrats.house.gov

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10h

CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.

findmeatherapist.org

Find Me A Therapist

findmeatherapist.org

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Hannah Comstock @hannahorca.bsky.social · 16h

I have a Totally Normal Frogs sticker sheet now available for pre-order to celebrate Frog Con 🐸

www.hannahcomstock.com

Illustration mockup of a sticker sheet. It has six Totally Normal Frogs on it: Buffrog lifting weights, Vision looking grumpy, Eugene giving a peace sign, Crystal leaping with a rainbow, Frorn in a popcorn bucket, and Roswell abducting a bug in his UFO

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 11h

unlike the rest of these folks (and unlike appellate judges and supreme court justices), the job of a district judge is essentially to see what's in front of them

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12h

It's very striking how clearly they seem to see what's right in front of their faces in way that so many others -- law firm partners, university presidents, members of congress, and on and on -- refuse to.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 14h

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 9h

A way to help #Chicago is to donate to Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights because they’re holding so much infrastructure right now and rapid response groups are bottle necked due to the high level of interest.
@icirr.bsky.social

www.icirr.org

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

ICIRR is dedicated to promoting the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political life of our diverse society.

www.icirr.org

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 9h

Oh man. Train conductor is amazing. Dinosaur too. We tried an elmo costume last year and it wss a bust.

My rumi has been a princess of some sort 3 years running. Last year she was a Renaissance princess after insisting she wanted to be a witch. Thankfully we already had both costumes.

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 9h

I'm going the home made route. I bought a green hoody and am going to sew on some felt bits.

He will be able to wear it as long as he wants.

Other kid of course wants to be Rumi.

Peak 2025 here.

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 9h

And the number 4 from numberblocks.

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 9h

Also he has a penchant for green and hasn't seen any of the frog protest photos.

His favorite character is ALSO green Mario.

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 9h

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 9h

The costume pattern i found for a frog hoody calls for black and white frog eyes.

But theres a glorious rainbow of actual frog eyes.

Do i go off the foggy path?

Google image search results for "frog eyes" showing some frogs and their eyes. Some are red, yellow, orange, multicolored.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h

Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rob Wittman, R-Va., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, all voted for cuts to the CFPB.

Yet collectively, they routed more than 1,000 constituent complaints to the agency, ProPublica found.

(Published August)
By @joeljacobs.bsky.social

These GOP Lawmakers Referred Constituents to the CFPB for Help. Then They Voted to Gut the Agency.

Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, lo...

www.propublica.org

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 15h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 9h

And do i modify the pupil? Recipe uses a circle but I really like the curvy slit shape.

Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 9h

Like look at how cute this red eyed tree frog is!

I might be sold on red eyes.

Google image search results of a red eyed tree frog. It shows a tiny green frog that's mostly green with red frog..paws? Hands? Isk. and red eyes.

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