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James says abolish ICE (he/him)

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James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 11d

Hey all, I voted absentee at City Hall today. Super easy. Walked in, got seen in two minutes. Did my paper ballot, submitted it in the special envelopes. Done.

Vote for @dalarrykrasner.bsky.social and vote YES to retain all judges. #Philly #GoBirds #FuckICE #FreePalestine

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

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👻👻👻boonoteat👻👻👻 @donoteat.bsky.social · 1d

this is a dark day for california's many historic downtown parking lots and strip malls

California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 1d

[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, which will make it legal to build multi-family housing near high quality transit!

Our statement:
cayimby.org/news-events/...

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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 1d

California legalizes life near public transit! Governor Newsom has signed SB 79. My thoughts: humantransit.org/2025/10/cali...

California Legalizes Life Near Public Transit — Human Transit

OK, the headline is a little exaggerated, but California’s Senate Bill 79, authored by Senator Scott Wiener and just signed by Governor Newsom, is a game-changer. It prohibits most cities from forbid...

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James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

Like, it’s great that Democrats want the National Guard out of their cities, but it’s kind of empty if you have the State Police doing similar work to back up ICE.

James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not a Chicagoan, or Illinois-ian, but when I see this I wonder what @govpritzker.illinois.gov is going to do to stop this.

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And of course when this comes to Philly, @governor.pa.gov had better order the state police to stand down. No collusion with ICE!

From the illinois community on Reddit: Illinois: State Troopers Arrest ICE Protesters - Broadview Detention Center

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James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

That’s a fairly done-up hot dog.

James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

Today I learned that Chicagoans don’t like ketchup?

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

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

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James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

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The 'Peace Deal' Reveals A Stunning Fact

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James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

Especially in a country where their main way of drinking coffee is espresso, it’s just weird. I bought an espresso the other day in a subway station and it tastes like someone had espresso’ed Folger’s crystals.

James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

The only time I had reasonably good (it was actually very good if I’m being honest) coffee here so far was at Méqui (McDonald’s). Which is a strange sentence to type, but it’s true.

James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

I do not understand why it is so difficult to find decent coffee in Brazil. I mean, I have an idea that it’s purchasing power…. But the country produces coffee, and the word for breakfast is “cafe a manhã”. It seems like I should be able to find coffee beans in the grocery store.

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

“Zionism is not your feelings”.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

"I have trouble with the term 'liberal Zionism'"

Anti-Zionist Jewish Hollywood star Hannah Einbinder on the "settler colonialist ideology" and "apartheid" of Zionism, in the new Zeteo podcast 'Beyond Israelism with Simone Zimmerman'.

Full show: zeteo.com/p/beyond-isr...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

they can see the polling

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 2d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

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James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

It is *not* trickle down economics to say that removing laws requiring parking, preventing mid- and high-rise construction, banning rowhouses and apartments, etc., will help create affordable housing. Saying the fridges will rain down inevitably with supply is.

James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

Housing supply is important, but the desire to turn every conversation into housing supply 1. is objectively silly, and 2. makes the times when we really need to discuss housing supply less effective because it turns YIMBYism into a crank cult ideology.

JB stan account @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 1d

A good law, but I've never had this problem in Chicago and the reason is housing supply.

Most of the stuff people blame on greedy evil landlords (poor maintenance, no appliances, insane broker fees) is caused by too little supply destroying renter bargaining power.

jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 1d

the one thing that blew my mind when i moved out here

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James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

I do like this.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

(Or Lake Michigan will suffice)

James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

Let freedom ring.

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This country was built on throwing tea into harbors. Time to pick the entire Tea Party up and throw them into the sea.

From the illinois community on Reddit: Aurora, IL: During an ICE operation earlier today, a man was filmed striking and shattering the rear window of a federal vehicle.

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James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

No one says “move house”. That sounds like something they’d say in Winnie the Pooh. “Moving house today, Pooh. It’s Winds-day! A blustery move house day to you, good sir!”

James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

Like, most of these things are not even a matter of being formal. They’re a matter of misinformation. Real linguists would rip this apart. A lot of times, the really good language people like Geoff Lindsey spend their whole careers correcting this horseshit.

James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

But you sure as hell would not give them a fill in the blank with these weird rule that no English speaker actually follows.

James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

And you would try out multiple structures: was, had been, has been, is, etc., based on how you the speaker are reporting these facts in time to various people. It helps to kinesthetically make a connection between the information and the grammar.

James says abolish ICE (he/him) @jamespkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

If you were designing a lesson that really made people acquire the language, you would have them do this but you’d have something visually representing a change in time, like a calendar, a clock, or even their physical positions in the room (be kinesthetic!).