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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 17h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Paul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 2h

about to be an unlapsed catholic

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 4h

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Paul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 2h

suddenly sick wtf

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 7h

People who live in big cities and have MAGA relatives in rural and suburban areas are getting deja vu, that's for sure.

We've all had conversations with relatives who insist they know better than us what our cities are like. That we must be deluded not to see the constant riots and muggings.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo tells US bishops to address Trump's immigration crackdown

www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frog’s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 1d

Look at her go!
#invertebrates 🌿

Screen shot of Project Monarch app map of progress of a monarch butterfly from southern Ontario to Oklahoma.

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Paul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 1d

$800 xbox

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Sam Mintz @samjmintz.bsky.social · 2d

Loved this slice of life (death?) story from reporter Heather Beasley Doyle, which includes so many fascinating historical and contemporary facts about Brookline's public cemetery.

Like: Cremation is growing in popularity nationally, but most customers here still prefer full-body lots.

brooklinenews.bsky.social @brooklinenews.bsky.social · 2d

Brookline's only public cemetery turns 150 this month.

The cemetery, a burying ground for residents and town employees and a much-loved piece of nature in Brookline, is facing modern challenges -- including slowly waning space that requires careful management.

brookline.news/after-150-ye...

After 150 years, the keepers of Brookline's only public cemetery are trying to figure out its future - Brookline.News

As the Walnut Hills Cemetery marks a big anniversary this month, town employees and site trustees are brainstorming about how to stretch the cemetery's slowly waning space.

brookline.news

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

Going back to that raid on the South Shore apartment building. It hasn't gotten much focus that the goons reportedly traveled the same way Patriot Front does: in UHauls.

blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/30/a...

A Budget truck with about five armed men seen inside. It's dark out and the taillights are lit. The photo is attributed to KT O'Loughin.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

trib.al

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Paul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 2d

Need this bolognese to reduce

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 3d

Late tonight, a federal judge issued a sweeping new order prohibiting the president from deploying any National Guard forces—from any state or DC—to Oregon.

The president cannot keep playing whack-a-mole with different states’ Guard units to get around court orders and the rule of law.

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Paul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 3d

its good

Mark Russell @manruss.bsky.social · 5d

“How can Portland POSSIBLY stand against the might of the federal government?!”

“Let me introduce you to our frog.”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 3d

NEW: Gov. Pritzker says that President Trump is tonight ordering 400 Texas National Guard members to deploy to Illinois, Oregon, and other states. gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/s/267a0ec0-7...

Gov. Pritzker Statement on the Texas National Guard
Being Deployed to Illinois
OCTOBER 5, 2025
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Office of the Governor
JB Pritzker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, October 5, 2025
CONTACT: Gov.Press@illinois.gov
CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the Illinois National Guard was informed that the Texas National Guard is preparing deployments to Illinois:
"This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
"We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state's military troops.
"I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
"The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness."

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 5d

You may think you’re ready for the absurdity of the enormous squid sculpture in the Charlestown Navy Yard where different animals are perched on its tentacles, but I assure you you are not.

A giant sculpture of a squid with animals sitting on its tentacles.

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Paul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 3d

who is this for lol

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

Choose your fighter:

WaPo: Why America should legalize horse slaughter

The Onion: I Have a Dream: To Eat a Kentucky Derby-Winning Horse

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Paul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 3d

bad bunny save us

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 3d

The community members record, let the target grab them and move away from ICE vehicle, throw or kick away agents' stuff but they almost never touch the agents and never apply any force to them.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 4d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Paul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 3d

How’s Sunday?

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