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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 17h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 10h

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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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 17h

Would I could find a fine frog!

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 11h

for him, tiny poops in every bite

James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 12h

bleak times.

James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 13h

At least we finally know what the American Dream is.

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 18h

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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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 18h

More street vendors taken by ICE today, according to rapid response team & neighborhood reports.

Masked men arrested one of Pilsen’s longtime tamal vendors near Damen and 21st Pl, by Chase.

Those ladies are very loved by the community. I bought tamales from her many times.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 15h

One in five restaurant workers was born outside the U.S; in California, it’s nearly one in three.

The full story: lataco.com/restaurants-...

By Andrea Borgen Abdallah

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 16h

(extremely ted knight voice): WELL . . . GO BEAVS

Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 19h

ICYMI - Commish went through all 129 episodes of Too Close for Comfort to see which school appeared the most.

The Winner was Oregon State, they broke the tie with Northwestern since their sweatshirt was in the Season 5 opening credits.

TO MOE
FOR-COMFORT
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
COLLEGE SWEATSHIRT HEAVEN
MOST APPEARANCES SINGLE SCHOOL
3 OREGON STATE IN OPENING CREDITS SEASON S)
3 NORTHWESTERN
2- MICHIGAN
2O UCLA
2O NOTRE DAME
2a USC
2 OKLAHOMA
2 OHIO STATE
2- AMERICAN
2 PENN STATE
2a PURDUE
29 CAL STATE LONG BEACH
2 KANSAS
29 SAN FRANCISCO
2 BROOKLYN COLLEGE
2 MARQUETTE
2- ST. JOHN'S
2o GEORGIA
20 WASHINGTON
2- RUTGERS
SICKOS COMMITTEE
2→ INDIANA
2 CINCINNATI

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 16h

WE COULD HEAR THEM LAUGHING

Erin Burnett OutFront @outfrontcnn.bsky.social · 1d

“We could hear them laughing.”

Rev. David Black, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, speaks to #CNN’s Erin Burnett in his first television interview since he was shot in the head with pepper balls while praying in front of an ICE facility.

#OutFrontCNN #News #ICE #Chicago

James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 16h

sure, yeah, you can be a member of "antifascism" just like you can be a member of "empathy" or "gumption" or "dipshittery"

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 16h

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 20h

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo believes his "spirit animal" is a tiger, and that an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-guru unleashed it by walking on the backs of his thighs.

This is medicine's Florida man.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 16h

hahaha every breath feels like an L

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Ky (she/her) @kyalynn.bsky.social · 19h

LMAOOO they might as well have just given it to the guy directly

This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer
Freedom.
We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.
I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 17h

nothing but repect for the editor-in-chief

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 17h

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Immigrant Nobel Prize winners exiting the United States

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 17h

the plans are coming into clear focus #nokings #fascism

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 17h

Jörg, you rule. 🖖 #LLAP #IDIC

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Naotoshi Maeda @naotoshimaeda.bsky.social · 1d

The Insurrection Act and Martial Law are different. The main difference between them is whether we have constitutional rights or not. You have freedom of movement under the Insurrection Act. Under Martial Law, you have no rights. We need to understand these nuances. They will be used against us.

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 17h

🖖 #LLAP #IDIC

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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