John Wright
@wrightfully.bsky.social
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Mayor Brandon Johnson signed a wide-ranging executive order Saturday that includes banning law enforcement from wearing masks in Chicago and requiring them at all times to display what agency they work for.
Mayor Brandon Johnson executive order bans law enforcement from wearing masks amid impending immigration crackdown
While extensive, the “Protecting Chicago” initiative was also a tacit acknowledgment that the mayor and city cannot stop any White House efforts to follow through on Trump’s threats on the na…
www.chicagotribune.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Mayor Brandon Johnson signed a wide-ranging executive order Saturday that includes banning law enforcement from wearing masks in Chicago and requiring them at all times to display what agency they work for.
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Commentary: Juneteenth has been described as the day the enslaved people of Texas finally “learned” that they were free.
University of Illinois professor David Wright Faladé believes it improbable — impossible, even — that enslaved Texans had been ignorant of the fact of their own freedom.
University of Illinois professor David Wright Faladé believes it improbable — impossible, even — that enslaved Texans had been ignorant of the fact of their own freedom.
David Wright Faladé: Black Texans were not ignorant of their freedom before June 19, 1865
African Americans had likely known themselves to be legally free before General Order No. 3, but acting on this knowledge was difficult.
www.chicagotribune.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Commentary: Juneteenth has been described as the day the enslaved people of Texas finally “learned” that they were free.
University of Illinois professor David Wright Faladé believes it improbable — impossible, even — that enslaved Texans had been ignorant of the fact of their own freedom.
University of Illinois professor David Wright Faladé believes it improbable — impossible, even — that enslaved Texans had been ignorant of the fact of their own freedom.
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I have been, and will continue to post this often. Your Guard, Reserve and active duty family, friends, neighbors and coworkers are going to need it.
Please share far, wide and often!
Please share far, wide and often!
June 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I have been, and will continue to post this often. Your Guard, Reserve and active duty family, friends, neighbors and coworkers are going to need it.
Please share far, wide and often!
Please share far, wide and often!
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Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and Trump didn't call in the National Guard.
June 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and Trump didn't call in the National Guard.
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Today, we remember Uvalde.
We remember the 19 children and 2 teachers who were mercilessly gunned down.
The kids who hid underneath their dead classmates to survive.
The parents who had to submit DNA to identify their own babies.
We need an assault weapons ban. Now.
We remember the 19 children and 2 teachers who were mercilessly gunned down.
The kids who hid underneath their dead classmates to survive.
The parents who had to submit DNA to identify their own babies.
We need an assault weapons ban. Now.
May 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Today, we remember Uvalde.
We remember the 19 children and 2 teachers who were mercilessly gunned down.
The kids who hid underneath their dead classmates to survive.
The parents who had to submit DNA to identify their own babies.
We need an assault weapons ban. Now.
We remember the 19 children and 2 teachers who were mercilessly gunned down.
The kids who hid underneath their dead classmates to survive.
The parents who had to submit DNA to identify their own babies.
We need an assault weapons ban. Now.
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Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.
May 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.
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My autistic son was restrained and thrown in isolation rooms (a closet) for hours at a time because he ripped up paper. He watched peers dragged out screaming until high school. Schools that prioritize obedience over accommodation cause severe trauma.
Big news from @bethhawkins.bsky.social: Linda McMahon’s top special education official ran a school for autistic students that restrained 41 percent of its students in the 2021 school year
www.the74million.org/article/trum...
www.the74million.org/article/trum...
Trump Official’s Autism Schools Secluded and Restrained Students at High Rates
Diana Diaz-Harrison's Arizona Autism Charter Schools restrained 41% of kids and put 20% in seclusion in 2020-21, 50% higher than the national average.
www.the74million.org
May 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My autistic son was restrained and thrown in isolation rooms (a closet) for hours at a time because he ripped up paper. He watched peers dragged out screaming until high school. Schools that prioritize obedience over accommodation cause severe trauma.
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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. repeatedly claims that autism is becoming more prevalent and “severe," which isn’t substantiated by science.
But new research suggests that the share of autism cases with moderate or significant symptoms remained relatively consistent from 2000 to 2016.
But new research suggests that the share of autism cases with moderate or significant symptoms remained relatively consistent from 2000 to 2016.
New research contradicts RFK Jr.’s claim that severe autism cases are rising
Cases with mild or significant impairment stayed relatively consistent from 2000 to 2016, the analysis found.
nbcnews.to
May 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. repeatedly claims that autism is becoming more prevalent and “severe," which isn’t substantiated by science.
But new research suggests that the share of autism cases with moderate or significant symptoms remained relatively consistent from 2000 to 2016.
But new research suggests that the share of autism cases with moderate or significant symptoms remained relatively consistent from 2000 to 2016.
The premise of the tariffs was to
combat fentanyl crossing the border. How does this in any way align with that justification? Did I miss something (probably)?
combat fentanyl crossing the border. How does this in any way align with that justification? Did I miss something (probably)?
🧵 President Donald Trump said Wednesday that drug and pharmaceutical companies are "going to have to" come to the United States or face steep tariffs. (1/x)
April 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The premise of the tariffs was to
combat fentanyl crossing the border. How does this in any way align with that justification? Did I miss something (probably)?
combat fentanyl crossing the border. How does this in any way align with that justification? Did I miss something (probably)?
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Leaving this here without comment
April 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Leaving this here without comment
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We’re all living through the "First they came for..." poem right now.
April 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We’re all living through the "First they came for..." poem right now.
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Narrator: There are a 195 countries on Earth.
In the words of George Costanza, “It’s not a lie if you believe it.” I can believe his staff is just telling him they are signing lots of deals so he stops posting stuff that tanks the stock market.
In the words of George Costanza, “It’s not a lie if you believe it.” I can believe his staff is just telling him they are signing lots of deals so he stops posting stuff that tanks the stock market.
Trump claims '200' tariff deals, phone call with Chinese President Xi in wide-ranging interview
President Trump told Time magazine trade negotiations would be "finished" in 3-4 weeks.
abcnews.go.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Narrator: There are a 195 countries on Earth.
In the words of George Costanza, “It’s not a lie if you believe it.” I can believe his staff is just telling him they are signing lots of deals so he stops posting stuff that tanks the stock market.
In the words of George Costanza, “It’s not a lie if you believe it.” I can believe his staff is just telling him they are signing lots of deals so he stops posting stuff that tanks the stock market.
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RFK Jr.’s lies about autism are disgraceful — and I won't share them to spread misinformation.
He consistently undermines public health and reinforces dangerous myths.
In Illinois, we stand with those with autism, and I’ll keep fighting for inclusion, science, and the truth.
He consistently undermines public health and reinforces dangerous myths.
In Illinois, we stand with those with autism, and I’ll keep fighting for inclusion, science, and the truth.
April 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
RFK Jr.’s lies about autism are disgraceful — and I won't share them to spread misinformation.
He consistently undermines public health and reinforces dangerous myths.
In Illinois, we stand with those with autism, and I’ll keep fighting for inclusion, science, and the truth.
He consistently undermines public health and reinforces dangerous myths.
In Illinois, we stand with those with autism, and I’ll keep fighting for inclusion, science, and the truth.
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JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
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Foreign Friends with Travel Plans to the U.S. for Conventions:
A bit back I said you should maybe reconsider those plans.
I would like to amend my prior statement.
Cancel them. Cancel them now. We cannot keep you safe from our own government. Take your holiday in Spain or something.
A bit back I said you should maybe reconsider those plans.
I would like to amend my prior statement.
Cancel them. Cancel them now. We cannot keep you safe from our own government. Take your holiday in Spain or something.
April 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Foreign Friends with Travel Plans to the U.S. for Conventions:
A bit back I said you should maybe reconsider those plans.
I would like to amend my prior statement.
Cancel them. Cancel them now. We cannot keep you safe from our own government. Take your holiday in Spain or something.
A bit back I said you should maybe reconsider those plans.
I would like to amend my prior statement.
Cancel them. Cancel them now. We cannot keep you safe from our own government. Take your holiday in Spain or something.
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Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
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This is big: House Republicans tucked language into the budget res “rule” that bans the House from voting to terminate Trump’s emergency declaration used to impose tariffs. TL;DR lawmakers who vote for this are officially giving up their power to revoke his tariffs until October.
April 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is big: House Republicans tucked language into the budget res “rule” that bans the House from voting to terminate Trump’s emergency declaration used to impose tariffs. TL;DR lawmakers who vote for this are officially giving up their power to revoke his tariffs until October.
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IRS lawyers advise that what Trump wants to do with private tax information is likely illegal.
They do it anyway.
IRS commissioner resigns (3rd one gone in 3 months).
Hello courts: your turn.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
They do it anyway.
IRS commissioner resigns (3rd one gone in 3 months).
Hello courts: your turn.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
April 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
IRS lawyers advise that what Trump wants to do with private tax information is likely illegal.
They do it anyway.
IRS commissioner resigns (3rd one gone in 3 months).
Hello courts: your turn.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
They do it anyway.
IRS commissioner resigns (3rd one gone in 3 months).
Hello courts: your turn.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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The IRS has agreed to help homeland security officials find immigrants they are trying to deport, according to court records.
IRS agrees to share migrants’ tax information with ICE
The IRS has agreed to help homeland security officials find immigrants they are trying to deport, according to court records, committing to sharing information in what would be a fundamental change…
www.chicagotribune.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The IRS has agreed to help homeland security officials find immigrants they are trying to deport, according to court records.
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JPMorgan has published a research note raising its odds of a global recession to 60% in response to Trump’s tariffs.
April 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
JPMorgan has published a research note raising its odds of a global recession to 60% in response to Trump’s tariffs.
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Wow. Just wow. How Trump set the tariff rates. This is blithering, staggering, mind-boggling, jaw-cracking, gums-bleeding stupidity.
April 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Wow. Just wow. How Trump set the tariff rates. This is blithering, staggering, mind-boggling, jaw-cracking, gums-bleeding stupidity.
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Apparently, waste, fraud, and abuse only occurs in counties that voted for Harris. Who knew?
DOGE/Musk preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris in 2024.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
March 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Apparently, waste, fraud, and abuse only occurs in counties that voted for Harris. Who knew?
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GIMP 3.0 is finally here 🥹
@itsthatladydev.bsky.social has the details in this episode of The Download ⬇️
youtu.be/hhCMggZXQYU
@itsthatladydev.bsky.social has the details in this episode of The Download ⬇️
youtu.be/hhCMggZXQYU
March 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
GIMP 3.0 is finally here 🥹
@itsthatladydev.bsky.social has the details in this episode of The Download ⬇️
youtu.be/hhCMggZXQYU
@itsthatladydev.bsky.social has the details in this episode of The Download ⬇️
youtu.be/hhCMggZXQYU
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Donald Trump is putting cruelty over care.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.
Trump administration cuts $153 million in Illinois public health, substance abuse programs
The Illinois cuts are part of $12 billion in grants that the federal Department of Health and Human Services canceled this week.
www.wbez.org
March 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Donald Trump is putting cruelty over care.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.