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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 1h

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.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 2h

I’m, um, surprised that there are so many feral pigs in Hawaii…

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 2h

Honestly, is Trump (or whoever is actually running this strategy) banking on the courts to strike these things down? Because…

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 2h

I love the genius of the “hm, the markets are off 2%/3% today, I’m sure what they really want is an additional doubling of costs for China-originating inputs.”

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Robert McDonald @lacanmunist.bsky.social · 6h

thrilled to announce that my Fjällräven vest has a big enough interior pocket to contain an entire takeout burrito, so i can be hands-free on my walk home

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 6h

My MIL is a very talented seamstress, and over the summer I really wanted to ask her to make me a "tactical clown" costume—with just pockets on pockets on pockets. I'm really regretting not asking. She would have had fun with the project, and I would have had a protest schtick.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 6h

This seems very simple to me, right? Who could possibly agree to those terms? You have an actor who has demonstrated bad faith telling you directly that they are going to exercise bad faith in the future. RIGHT?!? How could you possibly think that doing a deal under those circumstances is possible?

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 6h

So this is the difficulty. Not just how do we get to a deal, but how do we get to a deal we trust will be honored when Johnson is here *promising* to let Trump impound and take back whatever he wants from what they pass?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 6h

And, even if, for the sake of argument, the Trump Administration ignores these orders then there very clear lines in the sand that are being drawn about who is on the right side of the law and who is not. This is something that is significant to lots of folks who are watching here.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 6h

Well, first, it turns out that as lawless and unconstitutional the actions of the Trump Administration are, they are being constrained by a number of court orders which they are obeying.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 6h

I'm sympathetic to the sentiment of "great, just another court order for the Trump Administration to ignore." Because, after all, the genuine lawlessness of this Administration should be shocking to the system.

But these things do continue to matter. Why?

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 6h

Put another L on the board.

Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 7h

A federal judge has ruled that ICE agents in the Chicago area who aren’t undercover must wear badges or IDs. blockclubchi.co/4ohSEGQ

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 7h

Really racking up the L's in court this week.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 7h

A federal judge has ordered the fence outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview to be taken down immediately.
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Judge orders Friday removal of fence at Broadview ICE facility

U.S. District Court Judge LaShonda A. Hunt issued the temporary restraining order Thursday ordering the fence be taken down immediately.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 8h

I am absolutely Sherman.

John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 8h

This is about a mile away from my house.

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 9h

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 16h

“If nothing else, I imagine God must laugh sometimes when someone prays to win a game. God sees a lot of horrible stuff going on. Sometimes he needs a good laugh. I’d like to think I give him a chuckle every time I say into that microphone, ‘Amen and Go Ramblers!’”

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 18h

BREAKING: Sister Jean Dolores Bertha Schmidt, chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball team during its Cinderella run to the 2018 NCAA Final Four — has died.

Sister Jean, Loyola University hoops chaplain who captured nation's heart during Cinderella run, dies at 106

Sister Jean emanated a certain love and grit that sunk into students on and off the court — and made for great TV.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 11h

I enjoy the energy. I do not enjoy the tension. I enjoy how plugged in the players are. I do not enjoy how plugged in I have to be.

I love playoff baseball. But I hate it a little too.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 11h

Playoff baseball, on the other hand, is sort of miserable to me. And it’s made worse by starting with a best of three then a best of five series. That shit matters. Every. single. little. thing. matters.

Playoff baseball is a qualitatively different game. And it’s a different kind of fun.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 11h

Baseball is an easy meander where you could pause for a moment to concentrate really deeply on some minutiae, or where you could simply encounter this impressionistic world of what happened. The sakes of any one interaction are relatively low when placed in context.

Regular season baseball that is.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 11h

One of the appeals of baseball for me is it walks this beautiful line between being deeply meaningful and mostly irrelevant. And like many things in baseball, this dichotomy recapitulates at all sorts of different scales.

It’s there for your attention. But it doesn’t demand it.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 19h

I’m afraid that you’re going to have to do the same on Saturday. Those are the rules.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 19h

Somebody with a Swedish country code and Trump’s cell phone number could do the funniest thing…

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 20h

Aw, man. RIP Sister Jean.

Loyola University Chicago @loyolachicago.bsky.social · 20h

Loyola University Chicago is greatly saddened to confirm the death of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM. This is a tremendous loss of someone who touched the lives of so many people. We appreciate everyone’s thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. For more information: https://bit.ly/4o7eIUk

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · Apr 14

Anyway, Israel should declare an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

And this week would be a great week for a US-lead international coalition to announce a well-resources Marshall Plan-esque rebuilding of Gaza beginning immediately upon ceasefire.

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 22h

Man. Talk about compounding errors. Geez. What a humiliating way to cough up a game.

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