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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 9h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 9h

Died in a prison attack. The world tilts slightly back towards righteousness.

Mike McGrath-Bryan @mikemcgb.bsky.social · 11h

Ian Watkins is dead, and that's a good thing. Unimaginable depravity.

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Kishkafka @kishkafka.bsky.social · 9h

Well if you’ve never seen an “ in case of emergency, break glass” moment, here it is. These people NEVER talk to the press.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13h

More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.

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Cats with Jobs ⚒️ @catworkers.bsky.social · 1d

They're on break.

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Two cats sleeping in a glass cabinet in a hardware store.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 15h

Like you think COVID stretched hospitals to their breaking point... wait until measles is really ripping in unvaccinated populations.

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Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 12h

Whatever else is going on. The local, state? Police understand what ICE does not. Aggressive violence towards nuns and priests doesn’t get you very far.

In some ways this feels like a narrative from 150 years ago, or even 300.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 12h

Request denied/unanswered.

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Cagle Cats @caglecats.bsky.social · 11h

Of course you realize this means war

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 10h

When you think back to Trump’s unhinged Ebola freak out during Obama’s presidency this seems extra insane.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10h

Lots of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers ("disease detectives") gone.
In-country staff in Africa (including those helping to manage the current Ebola outbreak) are fired.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 13h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 12h

Read it all. From one small section:

Shortly after a man fired >500 rounds at CDC and killed a cop, the staff that safeguard employee, facility, and data security are gone. And the Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, that trains and supports risk management across the entire agency, is gone.

Beyond that, the CDC will not be able to function administratively, as the Office of Safety, Security, and Asset Management (OSSAM) office, which safeguards employee, facility, and data security at CDC lost its entire Occupational Health and Safety Office. Barely two months after a gunman shot more than 500 rounds at CDC and killed a police officer, the office devoted to employee safety has been The Workplace Health Office was also RIFed, as was the Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, which is charged with training and supporting risk management across the entire agency. Not only have the CDC employees been terminated, but the ones who remain will be forced to function within an organization that has eliminated mechanisms for looking after their well-being, safety, and ability to effectively do their jobs to carry out the CDC mission.

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 15h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Kishkafka @kishkafka.bsky.social · 10h

Horrific.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 13h

⚠️ USAToday reporter confirms the office in charge of special education funding has been “decimated”:

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NEW: The Education Dept. layoffs continued overnight, w/ the main office in charge of special ed funding being
"decimated," as one person described.
"They cut just about everyone that works with IDEA funding," said another.
"I'm not sure how these programs exist moving forward."
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 11h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 10h

Looks like ICE again has a big, hot mess on its hands. This time with the arrest of a Chicago TV station employee.
Witnesses say Debbie Brockman was just standing nearby when ICE roared up. She was later released from custody without charge....now this:

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 10h

Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino said today that Brockman has “charges pending.” He also posted a photo of her in the ICE minivan after she was detained.

I asked how she wasn’t charged right away if she assaulted officers and what the charges will be but he hasn’t replied.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 14h

The ease with which officials lie in 2025 is honestly terrifying

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She was arrested for throwing objects at law enforcement.
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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)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

Imagine that

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

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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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 16h

This is because Trump is LYING

He is telling LIES to provide excuses to injure, terrify, and kill Americans

He is a LIAR

It is all Trump DOES:

He LIES

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 1d

Sign you live in a police state

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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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...

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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 1d

The family has not been able to locate the woman taken by ICE earlier.

“She’s someone who wakes up before sunrise every day to work, just to afford her insulin and medication that keep her alive,” they said.

Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 2d

Here are 10 practical tips, based on Retana’s advice, for talking to kids about ICE raids and helping them cope with fear and uncertainty. Each point is presented in english y español.

The full guide: lataco.com/kids-ice-tal...

By Erick Galindo

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Kishkafka @kishkafka.bsky.social · 1d

Still delusional.
Still has the nuclear codes.

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

"there are fires all over the place"
~the president of the united states with absolutely zero clue what is going on

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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."

Kishkafka @kishkafka.bsky.social · 1d

Lawsuit. Big fat one.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

These guys hogtied a journalist who is probably their mom’s age for nothing.

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 1d

WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.

Kishkafka @kishkafka.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds good; sign me up!

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

the republican majority leader with a clear vision for the democratic party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "