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Fred Posner @fred.tel · 5h

Sometimes, a video like this helps to keep that sliver of hope somehow still intact safe… at least for one more day.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 8h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Fred Posner @fred.tel · 5h

You’d think at 15$ or whatever a drink they’d have no doubt ;)

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Fred Posner @fred.tel · 10h

I’d link the article directly but I don’t get to read it due to their ad blocker blocker.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

Fred Posner @fred.tel · 15h

With all the sombrero memes, I wonder if he knows Mexico is in North America?

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

@schiff.senate.gov v Bondi, and he's got all the cards, to coin a phrase. What a mess we're in.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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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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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

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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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s the CBS News report about ICE making bogus 911 calls and filing false police reports in Chicago.

ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2d

Good fucking morning to everyone—except the ICE agents in Chicago making false 911 calls to get local cops to harass peaceful protestors and journalists. What the hell are you doing? There are real emergencies in and around Chicago that actually need police attention. Stop wasting their time.

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Fred Posner @fred.tel · 2d

Simple FUD strategy.

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Fred Posner @fred.tel · 2d

"House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Burns Down"

> Goodstein was reportedly not at home at the time of the fire, but at least three members of her family, including her husband and their son, have been hospitalized with serious injuries.

time.com/7323442/sout...

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Burns Down

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

time.com

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 4d

Our cities are under siege

Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 5d

“F—k them kids!” That’s what federal agents said about the half-naked children zip-tied together & dragged into the streets of Chicago in the dead of night Tuesday morning during one of Convicted Felon Trump’s raids.

Americans MUST speak up now to save this country.

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OMG! Trump HITS ROCK BOTTOM After SHOCKING ICE RAID

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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

This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

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Fred Posner @fred.tel · 5d

Thank you. Nothing emergent.

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Fred Posner @fred.tel · 5d

Had a Drs appt today. The only thing worse than US healthcare is the costs.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 5d

Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes' office has released video of federal agents handcuffing her at Humboldt Park Health, as she asked them to present a judicial warrant for another arrest.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 5d

Sen. Warren illustrates the way public figures should answer.

Dokoupil illustrates the way journalists should *not* handle both-sides-ing, "how will it play," reluctance to call out lies, etc.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

DOKOUPIL: Republicans says what you're really fighting for is taxpayer dollars for illegal aliens. I know that's not strictly true--

ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

slate.com

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Fred Posner @fred.tel · 5d

@yenita.com reminded me that announcements were made the due to capacity some guests weren’t even able to watch the parade. Very very crowded.

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Fred Posner @fred.tel · 5d

Example A of the media making crap up, especially fox “news”: www.foxnews.com/travel/disne...

We were there last weekend. Huge crowds. Incredibly long waits. Over an hour for any popular ride. Normally much lower during this time (after school starts). Hotels were no vacancy.

No sources. Pure BS

Disney attendance plunges to all-time low for 2025 as visitors report 'ghost towns' at parks

Average wait times at Walt Disney World drop to 24 minutes in September, the shortest three-week stretch of the year, according to crowd tracking data.

www.foxnews.com

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 6d

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 6d

With ACA tax credits, a 60-year-old couple making $85,000 pays ~$7,000 for their annual premium.

Without ACA tax credits, the same couple could be forced to pay nearly $30,000.

I know Republicans only speak "billionaire"—but middle-class families can't afford this.

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Fred Posner @fred.tel · 7d

I don't seem them calling out $10m to the governor's wife or $1M + yearly to Ben Sasse... instead they're shooting fireworks over nickels.

WCJB TV20 News @wcjb.com · 7d

Florida DOGE calls out Gainesville, Alachua County for ‘excessive’ local government spending

Governor Ron DeSantis joined Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia in Jacksonville to highlight some findings from the 12 jurisdictions audited by DOGE

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Kevin Beaumont @doublepulsar.com · 7d

Various US federal government orgs never finished patching Cisco ASA before the gov shutdown

Eg 158.219.75.133,*.cbo.gov|cbo.gov,YES,14/03/24 <- last patched in 2024, Congressional Budget Office

192.231.145.126,vpn.ha.nih.gov,YES,16/11/23 <- last patched in 2023, National Institutes of Health

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