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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 13h

Remember when the head of the cop union in Chicago promised "800-1000" cops would quit if Brandon Johnson won and it was actually six, all of whom were "quitting" by taking a lucrative early retirement.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13h

The essence of Bari Weiss: not reporting, but crude partisan propaganda presented in the form of reporting—and usually pronounced from the mouths of anonymous sources which likely don't exist. Expect this sort of prolefeed at CBS News soon.

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 13h

does seem like a tactical mistake to crack down hard on chicago when there's a chicago pope

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14h

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting.

Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported.

I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

“I was struck at the beginning (of the video), it talks about the feeling of powerlessness, which I think is so much. I think it’s so important that we as a church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what’s going on in so many cities in the United States right now. At least the church cannot be silent,” the pope told the El Pasoans, according to a video of the meeting provided to El Paso Matters by Hope Border Institute.

Seitz responded: “You’ve spoken very strongly. We’re trying to do the same in our country and yet not get into the political fray the best that we can.”

Pope Leo told Seitz that he’d like to see the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops become more vocal on immigration issues.

“I mean, even within the conference, there are challenges. That’s one place they should be … I wish they were stronger in their own voice,” Leo said, adding that Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the conference, should speak out more on immigration.

“There’s been some good movement in that sense, but I certainly intend to continue to encourage” U.S. bishops to address immigration, Leo said.

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 4d

It’s all connected. Follow the money‼️

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 2d

“Body-camera video of a Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting of a woman who was allegedly chasing agents in Brighton Park over the weekend shows an officer saying, “Do something, b----,” before pulling over & shooting the woman five times.”

DHS has lied, a lot, about every act of violence.

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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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 8h

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 8 OCTOBER 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

I am in Southern Arizona
I am so proud of my Senators
Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego for confronting Speaker Johnson

SWEAR IN ADELITA GRIJALVA

Johnson's lame excuse due to his cowardly fear
#EPSTEINFILES
Call him 202 224 3121

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 8h

🤔 So Republicans don’t understand why releasing the Epstein files is such a big deal either?

Confirm Adelita Grijalva &
Release the EPSTEIN FILES!

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 8h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Mary @mfbrodie.bsky.social · 1d

That “raid” in Chicago is a dark story.

It’s a lot to process.

Francine McKenna @fmckenna.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, that’s what I thought when I saw the news. South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell' blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/02/s... I read this and think, “Could building owner have driven this to clear out building?”

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

blockclubchicago.org

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 1d

want to close your Wells Fargo account because you want to punish them for siccing ICE on a building of impoverished immigrants that Wells Fargo execs wanted to foreclose and sell?

here's how

Mama Murphy☘️ @mamamurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s how you can close your account:

Call 1-800-TO-WELLS (1-800-869-3557)
Visit a Wells Fargo branch near you.
You can close most accounts immediately when:

The account has a positive or zero balance.
All deposits, outstanding and pending items are posted.

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Louise @louiseplease.bsky.social · 15h

“When the simple truth is on your side, you have nothing to hide from,” Johnson proclaims in the 53-second clip, shortly before blaming the shutdown on Democrats.
“Then why are you hiding the Epstein list?” Newsom’s press office fired back

RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 1d

www.huffpost.com/entry/gavin-...

Mike Johnson Brags About Transparency — And Newsom Instantly Wrecks Him

The California governor fired back at Johnson’s government shutdown blame with one sharp question.

www.huffpost.com

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Mack Butterfield @mack2114.bsky.social · 15h

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law that will require streaming advertisements to have the same audio level as the shows they interrupt.

Starting in July, the volume level of ads on streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max must match that of the content.

Expect other states to follow.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 13h

Fear is the foundation of Trumpism. He knows that getting people to fear for their own safety activates their most primal—and manipulable—instincts.

Most Americans have never seen pure fascism before. Pritzker and Newsom are 100% right to describe what Trump is doing and why.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 21h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 11h

Gavin Newsom: “What more evidence of authoritarianism do you need? These guys aren’t screwing around. We can no longer screw around. It’s all at stake. People need to wake up. We can’t continue to play by the old set of rules.“

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HawaiiDelilah™ 🌊 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧 @hawaiidelilah.bsky.social · 10h

Miller’s goal is to supplant the rule of law with the “rule of Trump,” a personalist form of rule that answers to Trump & no one else.

Pritzker & Newsom see that Trump is a dangerous threat to our way of life & are meeting this moment.

Via @gregsargent.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 13h

Dolly Parton announces "I ain't dead yet" after sister sparks concern with Facebook post requesting prayer for the music legend

Dolly Parton Announces “I Ain’t Dead Yet” After Sister Sparks Concern With Facebook Post

Dolly Parton’s sister Freida wreaked havoc yesterday when she made a post on Facebook saying she was “up all night praying” for the country star, who “hasn’t been feeling her best lately.” She asked f...

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 13h

❤️ The world needs more Dolly. ❤️

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dolly Parton posts 'I ain't dead yet' after sister sparks health concerns

The singer's sister had asked fans to pray for her after the star postponed gigs due to health issues.

www.bbc.com

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Dr. Frisky Whisky McThicky, Ball Knower @professorpash.bsky.social · 16h

Please share. #BlackSky #HBCUSky

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19h

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808fan.bsky.social @808fan.bsky.social · 11h

Right-wing social media accounts beloved by MAGA run by man who’s never visited US: report

www.rawstory.com/maga-account/

Right-wing social media accounts beloved by MAGA run by man who’s never visited US: report

A pair of pro-MAGA social media accounts promoted by prominent Republican politicians and that push election fraud conspiracy theories in the United States has been exposed as being run by an Eastern ...

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 19d

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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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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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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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 16h

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