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Mark Rosati

@msrosati.bsky.social

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Communications leadership for nonprofit organizations. Playwright, member @DramatistsGuild. Published short-story writer. Former journalist; ex-editor Associated Press @AP Washington, Chicago. #defenddemocracy #voteblue #LGBTQIA+ ally #fightfascism #resist

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Mark Rosati @msrosati.bsky.social · Aug 18

The 2025 volume of CLOCKHOUSE, a national literary journal, has just been published, & I'm honored it includes my short story "Otto and Edith." So grateful to the entire CLOCKHOUSE team! For more info and to order visit clockhouse.net. #writingcommunity #fightfascism #defenddemocracy

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 14h

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Mark Rosati @msrosati.bsky.social · 18h

Fascism on the march

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20h

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 20h

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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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 21h

My former political party is scared to death of these #NoKings rallies. That’s great. So let’s have a gazillion Americans out rallying all around the country on October 18th! Let’s scare the shit out of Trump & his party.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 21h

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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PANDA @panda-news.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago, we love you!

Picture of protesters marching Chicago next to the Trump Tower one person is holding an ice is Trump's Gestapo and written on the picture you see Chicago at the top we love you in pictogram

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Heidi Stevens @heidikstevens.bsky.social · 3d

“It’s an affront to the gospel, plain and simple.”

They’re shooting pastors with pepper balls.

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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 1d

ANTIFA:

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

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Mark Rosati @msrosati.bsky.social · 1d

Just donated to @newyorkstateag.bsky.social #defenddemocracy #fightfascism

Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 1d

The malicious prosecution of Attorney General Tish James is baseless.

And the indictment is not worth the paper it is written on.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"The president seizes on a grant of authority which is only supposed to be exercised in an 'emergency,' declares an endemic problem to be an acute one, then insists courts have no authority to review his emergency determination, no matter how divorced from the facts or law." — @lizdye.bsky.social

Trump is the insurrection

And the Supreme Court's conservatives are his shock troops.

www.publicnotice.co

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 1d

This is a federal agent pointing a weapon at a person recording them.

ICE has become Trump’s personal military that he is using to terrorize communities and cities that don’t support him. And some say we shouldn’t call him a fascist? Open your eyes.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 1d

This is wild, via @jmetr22b.bsky.social of the Chicago Tribune:

From U.S. District Chief Judge Virginia Kendall in the Northern District of Illinois:

“At no point did I, nor the Building Security Committee, authorize or request the National Guard’s assistance to secure the Dirksen Courthouse.”

Press release from federal court in Illinois:

Statement from Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall

"Providing access to justice is at the heart of the Court's mission and critical for our democracy.
Maintaining access to the courthouse for anyone who seeks redress remains a top priority of the court. It is a core principle to promote our rule of law," said Chief Judge Virginia Kendall.

As the Chief District Court Judge in the Northern District of Illinois, I chair the Dirksen Courthouse Building Security Committee and work closely with the United States Marshals Service. During the past several weeks, I have received frequent updates on matters impacting the Court's operations to allow for proceedings to continue safely. Proceedings are and have been open to the public and the media.

The United States Marshals Service has jurisdiction over the interior and exterior security at the Dirksen Courthouse. While the Federal Protective Service has authority in most federal buildings, the United States Marshals Service has that primary responsibility at the Dirksen Courthouse. I trust and rely upon the men and women of the United States Marshals Service and the Court Security Officers to provide security at the Dirksen Courthouse; this includes the perimeter of the building. At no point did I, nor did the Building Security Committee, authorize or request the National Guard's assistance to secure the Dirksen Courthouse.
With my approval, additional security measures have been implemented to allow court operations to proceed, but those measures do not include the National Guard at the Dirksen Courthouse. The Courthouse remains open and accessible for all matters including hearings, jury trials, and naturalization ceremonies. The District Court Clerk's Office will be open during normal business hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, and in-person proceedings will continue as scheduled by the assigned judge.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Mark Rosati @msrosati.bsky.social · 1d

We have become what has been entirely predictable to anyone watching US politics since 1994 #defenddemocracy #fightfascism

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Hawkeye8 @hawkeye8.bsky.social · 2d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

🤞 @ericswalwell.bsky.social

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.”

People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave.
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 2d

WATCH: @chrislhayes.bsky.social explains precisely why Mike Johnson is stalling the new Dem rep's swear-in over the Epstein vote: "Right now, Johnson can pressure the four Republican signers to change their minds. He has time to do it—as long as he keeps Adelita Grijalva out of Congress."

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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