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Erika Slife @eslife.bsky.social · 17d

Working in the news business these days. #breakingnews #everythingisbad

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 10

The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose

The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · Jul 26

Chicago: this is the guy, police say, who allegedly spray painted swastikas and ICE rules on buildings in Little Village.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · Jul 26

A rash of vandalism has shaken communities across Chicago, and while residents have mustered support for their affected neighbors, the vandalism reflects a concerning rise in hateful ideologies, experts and advocates said.

Chicago communities recovering from string of hateful defacements

The vandalism represents a concerning increase in hate trickling down from national discourse, experts say.

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · Jul 25

The FBI was mentioned multiple times,"
Chavarria said. "They also threatened to stain my record so I would never get a job again. They also threatened with an extended detention if I didn't give them the passwords to the student information or to my district files."
Chavarria said when he was released, a plainclothes officer "shook [his] hand and said that he admired [Chavarria's] resilience and the
fact that [he] was protecting student information." Chavarria said he felt

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · Jul 20

“I’m plainly convinced that my situation in this ICE jail is direct retaliation for my coverage,” Mario Guevara told @ajc.com in an exclusive interview from the Folkston, Georgia ICE detention center where he is currently detained, despite a judge's bail order. “I haven’t committed any crimes.”

Hispanic journalist in Atlanta detained by ICE speaks out

Mario Guevara tells the AJC about his month behind bars, and his once positive feelings toward Donald Trump.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Jul 10

People are complicated, part 2. Arpineh Masihi is a devout supporter of President Donald Trump – even now that she's locked up as an illegal immigrant.

"I will support him until the day I die. He's making America great again."

Detained in immigration raids, Maga mom still has faith in Trump's mass deportation plan

Speaking from a detention facility in California, an Iranian immigrant says she believes "the good people will be released".

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · Jul 10

The presence of federal agents at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Humboldt Park on Tuesday set off a chain reaction of fear in a community already on edge.

But the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the officers weren’t there for immigration enforcement.

Federal officers’ presence at Puerto Rican museum draws criticism, stokes deportation fears

Chicago leaders condemned federal agents after their unannounced visit to a Puerto Rican museum in Humboldt Park sparked fear.

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Erika Slife @eslife.bsky.social · Jul 4

Immigrants in Chicago say they will celebrate this Independence Day not because of the Trump administration, but in spite of it. “I’m proud for the country and people who have the protests,” said one. “That is the real democratic voice.”

This Independence Day, immigrants face how to celebrate a nation deeply divided over Trump’s deportation efforts

Immigrants want to celebrate the opportunities they have found in the U.S. without forgetting about their friends and loved ones fearing deportation.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · Jun 24

These are two very similar stories of Mississippi families torn apart by ICE.

But Kerlin Moreno-Orellana's story has gotten way less attention on social media than Kasper Eriksen's did, and thus his family's GoFundMe is getting WAY less support.

It's a big disparity.

a screenshot of a gofundme shows a white man and his family smiling. It says "Help Kasper Eriksen
Reunite with His Family"

$62,520 raised, $65k goal - 918 donations

a photo shows a hispanic maj and his family around a birthday cake with happy birthday balloons and streamers. it says "For my family. Para mi familia."

"Se recaudaron $720
Objectivo: $3000
15 donations"

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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · Jun 22

ICE took her mother in Chicago. Now a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or a legal path to reunite in Honduras.

A story about the children left behind by deportations—and the lack of infrastructure to care for them in the U.S or for reunification.

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ICE took her mother. Now, a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or legal path back to reunite in Honduras.

On June 4, her mother was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside an office in downtown Chicago during what was supposed to be a routine check-in.

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Nell Salzman @nellsalzman.bsky.social · Jun 22

6-year-old Gaby's mom was detained by ICE on June 4 outside an ICE office in downtown Chicago.

The young girl's mom missed her daughter's graduation.

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ICE took her mother. Now, a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or legal path back to reunite in Honduras.

On June 4, her mother was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside an office in downtown Chicago during what was supposed to be a routine check-in.

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Erika Slife @eslife.bsky.social · Jun 18

The head of Chicago’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office Tuesday defended the conduct of his agents, their use of masks and says they hail from the community and learn basic Spanish for their work.

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · Jun 18

The head of Chicago’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office defended the conduct and decorum of federal agents who have ramped up arrests of undocumented immigrants.

ICE field director defends agents after ramped-up enforcement, arrests of US citizens at Chicago immigration court protest

The head of Chicago’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office Tuesday defended the conduct and decorum of federal agents who have ramped up arrests of undocumented immigrants.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · Jun 15

Photos: "No Kings" protest in downtown Chicago.

Photos: ‘No Kings’ protest in downtown Chicago

Photos from the “No Kings” protest in Chicago on Saturday as part of an anti-Donald Trump rally on the same day as his military parade in Washington, D.C., for his birthday.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · Jun 15

The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: chicagotribune.com/enewspaper

Photo: The front page of today's Chicago Tribune

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Erika Slife @eslife.bsky.social · Jun 15

The sounds of one of Chicago’s largest protests in recent memory reverberated throughout downtown Saturday, as tens of thousands gathered in a united admonishment of President Donald Trump, marching through the center of the city, pausing in front of the tower bearing his name to direct their ire.

‘We’re all people’: Chicago ‘No Kings’ demonstration sees giant crowd march peacefully around Loop

The sounds of one of Chicago’s largest protests in recent memory reverberated throughout downtown Saturday, as tens of thousands gathered in a united admonishment of President Trump.

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Crosby’s mom, Happy’s servant. @stevash.bsky.social · Jun 14

Chicago showed up big time.

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john j. kim @jkimpictures.bsky.social · Jun 14

Chicago No Kings protest parking garage view

coverage: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/14/c...

Tens of thousands of demonstrators begin a march for the "No Kings" protest from Daley Plaza Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

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Erika Slife @eslife.bsky.social · Jun 14

The No Kings protest in Chicago was so thick and so massive, the march had been going for 20 minutes yet the crowd in Daley Plaza had been unable to move forward, one photographer with an aerial view reported.

Photos: ‘No Kings’ protest in downtown Chicago

Photos from the “No Kings” protest in Chicago on Saturday as part of an anti-Donald Trump rally on the same day as his military parade in Washington, D.C., for his birthday.

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Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · Jun 14

Went to the "senior" #nokings rally in Edgewater with roughly 1,000 human neighbors and several very good doggos. Lots of older folks, lots of kids, several people using canes/wheelchairs/guide dogs -- it was great to have a protesting option that didn't involve marching for a couple miles!

James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · Jun 14

#NoKings Edgewater

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Erika Slife @eslife.bsky.social · Jun 14

Tens of thousands of people march through the Loop Saturday as part of the nationwide No Kings protest. Half a dozen other marches are taking place in Chicago suburbs.

Chicago ‘No Kings’ demonstration swells in Loop as large crowd begins to march

Chicago’s “No Kings” rally has started downtown, part of a national slate of marches planned around the country to protest President Donald Trump’s policies and agenda.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jun 14

Hundreds, maybe more, in Des Plaines, Illinois. The middle of this country fucking hates this guy.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · Jun 13

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order directing President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops he deployed to assist with immigration enforcement back to California.

Homeland Security pledges to continue Trump’s immigration crackdown as judge says National Guard deployment was illegal

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles despite the waves of unrest.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · Jun 13

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker defended Illinois’ sanctuary laws before a House committee Thursday and pointed at congressional Republicans and Democrats for using the issue to try to score political points rather than enacting comprehensive immigration reform.

Gov. JB Pritzker uses House hearing to defend Illinois’ sanctuary laws and to slam Congress for not passing immigration reforms

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s appearance before the House Oversight Committee was highly anticipated because of his President Trump critiques and potential run for president in 2028.

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