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Megan
@mmckelly.bsky.social
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Environmental chemist turned generalist turned higher ed admin with heaping portions of cats and hobbies
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 1d
Hundreds could be freed from ICE custody after a warrantless arrest ruling. blockclubchi.co/42sGDWA
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austin @bainard.bsky.social · 2d
every time my toddler observes how many cars the police station near us has i tell him it's why his daycare isn't free
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 2d
A federal judge in Chicago says ICE violated a consent decree with warrantless arrests. blockclubchi.co/4nGUOQ8
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d
I said what I said: Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague for crimes against humanity.
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 5d
NOTE: Brendan Reilly is running for Cook County Board President, meaning that he wants a lot of authority over the budget for the sheriff and the jail and the state's attorney and the public defender

But he won't even sign a statement in support of due process when his own colleague was attacked.
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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 5d
Statement on Abuse of Power of ICE and Other Federal Agents in Chicago
Black text on white background Statement on Abuse of Power of ICE and Other Federal Agents in Chicago On October 3, 2026 Alderwoman Jessie Fuentes (26th) witnessed ICE agents attempting to detain a patient at a clinic in her ward - a patient seeking medical care after ICE allegedly used excessive force and broke his leg. When Ald. Fuentes asked the agents for an arrest warrant - a basic constitutional requirement - they refused and instead unjustifiably put her in handcuffs. Showing a warrant before detention is not optional; it's a cornerstone of constitutional law. And yet, ICE agents continue to ignore this requirement. This is not new, nor is it an isolated incident. ICE agents continue to violate civil liberties with impunity, and if we continue to allow this erosion of due process to go unchecked, we risk undermining the foundation of our democracy. Due process is not negotiable. We will not stay silent. We must stand together to demand accountability. What's playing out day-by-day is a warning that we must organize and not relent. Speak out and show up. Go to ICE watch trainings. Learn your rights so you can protect the rights of those around you. And we, as members of the City Council hold firm that it will take a coalition all of us, united across racial and ethnic communities, political leanings, ages and socioeconomic status, to stand up to the disturbing pattern of abuse from ICE and the federal government, and the complete disregard for the rights we hold as Americans. List of elected officials
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 5d
I’m bad at Chicago politics, how often do 37 alders agree?
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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 5d
Statement on Abuse of Power of ICE and Other Federal Agents in Chicago
Black text on white background Statement on Abuse of Power of ICE and Other Federal Agents in Chicago On October 3, 2026 Alderwoman Jessie Fuentes (26th) witnessed ICE agents attempting to detain a patient at a clinic in her ward - a patient seeking medical care after ICE allegedly used excessive force and broke his leg. When Ald. Fuentes asked the agents for an arrest warrant - a basic constitutional requirement - they refused and instead unjustifiably put her in handcuffs. Showing a warrant before detention is not optional; it's a cornerstone of constitutional law. And yet, ICE agents continue to ignore this requirement. This is not new, nor is it an isolated incident. ICE agents continue to violate civil liberties with impunity, and if we continue to allow this erosion of due process to go unchecked, we risk undermining the foundation of our democracy. Due process is not negotiable. We will not stay silent. We must stand together to demand accountability. What's playing out day-by-day is a warning that we must organize and not relent. Speak out and show up. Go to ICE watch trainings. Learn your rights so you can protect the rights of those around you. And we, as members of the City Council hold firm that it will take a coalition all of us, united across racial and ethnic communities, political leanings, ages and socioeconomic status, to stand up to the disturbing pattern of abuse from ICE and the federal government, and the complete disregard for the rights we hold as Americans. List of elected officials
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 5d
So fascinated by the fourth slide and the apparent third (!?) of my age cohort who have… been asleep? For our entire lives??
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Self-Described "Deal Guy" @danancona.bsky.social · 5d
Thinking about this whole "Dems need to move right on abortion to win in red states" thing. Since this spring we have been asking different variations of this RCN-ish inclusive populism message, and the results are like - blinding. There's just broad, almost overwhelming 🧵
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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 9d
This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 10d
This was very informative and interesting!!
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Casey Johnston @caseyjohnston.bsky.social · 11d
if you need a break from *gestures broadly* i wrote two thousand words about boobs www.shesabeast.co/running-with...
running without a bra, part two: horseshoe theory
In the matter of "medium support" sports bras, we must ask, qui bene? Plus: baggy workout pants; a lift-and-run program; the last payphone before the forest. This is Link Letter 175!
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Johnnie Will Never Mourn Dead Fascists @dadbaud.cocktailcon.org · 11d
I can't stop watching this. Help.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 11d
Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV
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Sam Eyler-Driscoll 🍉🌻🍁 @sameyler.bsky.social · 14d
temp check from Chicago: just witnessed four wine moms in the wine bar in a Marianos grocery store on the Far North Side swapping recommendations on where to buy “Fuck ICE” t-shirts
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 14d
Yaaaay!
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carmen aiken @caiken.bsky.social · 14d
anyway this is in two weeks! Book release and reading at @skunkcabbagebooks.bsky.social with the incredible Ola Faleti and Tori Rego. come on out - and please order it from a great local like Skunk Cabbage!
A grey flyer has a book cover in the center. The cover is a decorative horse armor covering with "hotspur", the title, to the left. Underneath the title is the authors name, Carmen A Aiken. On the top left of the flier says: release and reading, Carmen Aiken, Ola Faleti, and Tori Rego. In the bottom right corner says Skunk Cabbage Books 2816 N Milwaukee Ave October 9th at 630 PM
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 15d
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 15d
Sofiane slept on our couch before route 66. I'm so horrified by this.
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Escape Collective @escapecollective.bsky.social · 15d
New details have emerged of the French ultra-endurance cyclist's current conditions and circumstances surrounding his arrest.

Sehili was detained just 200 km from the end of an 18,000 km world record attempt, near the China/Russia border.

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Sofiane Sehili appeals detention in Russia
New details emerge of the French ultra-endurance cyclist's current conditions and circumstances surrounding his arrest.
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 15d
Wonder how many hundreds of thousands? millions? of asu students had them as student ID's? By the time we were there we collectively knew better but just 🤷‍♀️
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Mark Snyder @snyde043.bsky.social · 16d
You need this
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 16d
Here are my top 10 dog sneezes!
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 16d
Phoenix in the mid-aughts featured a bunch of art galleries that doubled as concert venues - I saw Matt & Kim and st Vincent, separately, for $5 at two different venues. I wouldn't even know where to start in Chicago in 2025!
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 17d
I'm almost certain the organizers picked it for this week months ago and yet it is so ::gestures:: relevant: jesuitportal.bc.edu/research/doc...
"Men for Others," Pedro Arrupe (1973) - Portal to Jesuit Studies
On July 31, 1973, Pedro Arrupe, the superior general of the Society of Jesus, spoke to the 10th International Congress of Jesuit Alumni of Europe gathered in Valencia, Spain. Because of the “new aware...
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 17d
My college's namesake, Pedro Arrupe, gave a speech about justice and forming "men for others" (the phrase has now become "persons for and with others") in 1973 and I'm reading it for a seminar this week.
"Men for Others," Pedro Arrupe (1973) - Portal to Jesuit Studies
On July 31, 1973, Pedro Arrupe, the superior general of the Society of Jesus, spoke to the 10th International Congress of Jesuit Alumni of Europe gathered in Valencia, Spain. Because of the “new aware...
jesuitportal.bc.edu
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 19d
Thats an *eared* grebe.
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 19d
Picked a weird day to bird the Glendale recharge ponds! Got myself an earned grebe though!
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Megan @mmckelly.bsky.social · 20d
I remember reading a Dave Barry piece to a similar effect in approximately 1995 - great minds!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20d
entire press has gotten bullied into treating charlie kirk as if he was one of the most important americans alive and not a modestly popular podcaster
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 20d
oh fuck off
Fox News will offer special programming starting at 6am ET on Fox News Channel. • ABC News Live plans to livestream Kirk's service across all programs and platforms. • MSNBC will cover Kirk's funeral with reporters and correspondents providing insight throughout the day. • Reps for CNN and NBC did not immediately respond to Axioos' requests for comment on programming
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