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Sarah Handley-Cousins @sarahbelle721.bsky.social · 14h

Uh oh how did Kid Rock find out about my nose rings and my colleague Cari’s blue hair 😬

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 23h

Oh lord this is a scorcher

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

With receipts!

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury being directed at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chapp...

www.theguardian.com

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 1d

Happening today! Join us at 3 pm in Park 532 for a celebration of Ogechukwu Williams' new book, "Birth Politics: Colonial Power, Medical Pluralism, and Maternity in Nigeria." Dr. Williams will be joined by Dr. Saheed Aderinto for the conversation. #histmed #ubuffalo

University at Buffalo Department of History Book Celebration flyer for October 10, 2025, at Park Hall 532 from 3-4:30pm. Features Dr. Ogechukwu Williams, author of 'Birth Politics: Colonial Power, Medical Pluralism, & Maternity in Nigeria.' The flyer includes a photo of Dr. Williams sitting in a red chair wearing traditional African print pants and a dark top, posed against a wall with colorful artwork. Below is a photo of commentator Prof. Saheed Aderinto from Florida International University, wearing traditional white Nigerian attire and cap. The right side displays the book cover showing an illustration of a hospital maternity scene with medical staff and family members in colorful traditional dress around a patient. The book description explains it offers insights into relationships between traditional midwives, biomedical maternities, and faith-based birthing homes, and the competing political, cultural, religious, and gender dynamics in Nigeria's maternal health landscape. Two QR codes at bottom provide links to purchase the book with discount code HTYN and to join via Zoom for virtual participants

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 1d

*Lil Jon Voice* States' Rights to What

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

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Sarah Handley-Cousins @sarahbelle721.bsky.social · 2d

Interested to see a show in teeny tiny Clayton, which is a lovely little river town near our summer place, but more amused by the inability to spell Niagara 😂

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Aaron Quinn @aaronquinn716.bsky.social · 2d

Weird energy from the "don't tread on me" crowd.

Seeing a lot of comments on other sites of "he was told to move"

This is America.

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 2d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Sarah Handley-Cousins @sarahbelle721.bsky.social · 2d

Thinking like a historian: there will be indelible images from this moment that will live on in history classrooms for decades. If you knew that future Americans would see this image as part of their education, which side of the photo would you want to be on?

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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Sarah Handley-Cousins @sarahbelle721.bsky.social · 3d

It may seem like an incredibly naive question, but: why exactly are they shooting at people who are protesting merely by yelling and holding signs? They aren't posing any kind of threat! When conservatives say they want people to protest in the "right way," this is that!

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 3d

Sorry, took a while to look up original poster, she deserves the credit for the video

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 21d

CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball

Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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Sarah Handley-Cousins @sarahbelle721.bsky.social · 4d

lol yes, me too!

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 4d

Physician who dabbles in history of medicine, historian of science and technology, historian of medicine and society.

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 4d

quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods

Photo of a Kansas City Chiefs press conference with Andy Reid, Travis Kelce, and Patrick Mahomes. Reid is wearing a gray suit and red tie with a lapel pin. Kelce is wearing a camp-style short-sleeved shirt with a bird print, along with a suede cap, and Mahomes is wearing a white collared shirt, a pink checkered double-breasted vest, and a pale pink tie.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

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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American Association for the History of Medicine @aahmhistmed.bsky.social · 5d

Starting today! Join us at 1 pm ET/12 pm CT for the first event of History of Medicine week! Registration links are in your email. Misplaced it? Didn't get it? Email us! histmed.org/history-of-m... #HistMedWeek #histmed

"History of Medicine Week events schedule, October 6-10. Five events listed: Monday - Communicating Beyond the Academy panel and AIDS talk; Tuesday - Federal Regulations podcast and Graduate Degree workshop; Wednesday - Teaching tips session; Thursday - Immigration and Health discussion; Friday - Trans & Intersex Health talk. Visit histmed.org/history-of-medicine-week for details."Retry

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 5d

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

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Sarah Handley-Cousins @sarahbelle721.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, great description. I loved it!!

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 8d

“Fuck them kids.”

That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other.

abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

bangs.

"They was terrified. The kids was crying. People was screaming. They looked very distraught. I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other," Watson said. "That's all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where's the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, 'f*** them kids.'"

Watson said trucks and military-style vans were used to separate parents from their children. Other neighbors said agents destroyed property to get in the building.

"They had a big, 15-inch chainsaw with round blade on it, cutting this fence down," said witness Darrell Ballard. "We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."

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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 8d

Welcome to the resistance, director of the Eisenhower library in Kansas who would not let the president steal a historic sword

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 8d

BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword

The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

www.kcur.org

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8d

"Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours.

'I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up. I asked if they had a warrant and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.'"

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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