jbeth
@jbeth65.bsky.social
Midwestern girl, mother, former public educator for children with special needs
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This impressive report by Block Club Chicago details Homeland Security's violent campaign to round up brown people and attack protesters and journalists in Chicago. The report is straight journalism, not opinion. This is what it looks like when a criminal government terrorizes its citizens.
Chicago Under Siege: How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City
Federal agents arrested thousands during an unprecedented immigration mission in Chicago. They also killed a man, shot a woman five times, tear-gassed a 1-year-old, separated families and brutalized p...
blockclubchicago.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This impressive report by Block Club Chicago details Homeland Security's violent campaign to round up brown people and attack protesters and journalists in Chicago. The report is straight journalism, not opinion. This is what it looks like when a criminal government terrorizes its citizens.
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25 Favorite Moments from this past year. Fog and strong winds in Chicago created a magical moment at the Hancock in March. 9 of 25.
December 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
25 Favorite Moments from this past year. Fog and strong winds in Chicago created a magical moment at the Hancock in March. 9 of 25.
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"A strong nation ... can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful & restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster & boasting & rashness & other signs of insecurity."
-- Jimmy Carter, who died #OTD 2024
-- Jimmy Carter, who died #OTD 2024
December 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"A strong nation ... can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful & restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster & boasting & rashness & other signs of insecurity."
-- Jimmy Carter, who died #OTD 2024
-- Jimmy Carter, who died #OTD 2024
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"We've become, now, an oligarchy instead of a democracy. I think that's been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical standards to the American political system that I've ever seen in my life."
-- Jimmy Carter, who died #OTD 2024
-- Jimmy Carter, who died #OTD 2024
December 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"We've become, now, an oligarchy instead of a democracy. I think that's been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical standards to the American political system that I've ever seen in my life."
-- Jimmy Carter, who died #OTD 2024
-- Jimmy Carter, who died #OTD 2024
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I always think about the maya Angelou quote because it’s really true,
“People will always remember how you made them feel,"
“People will always remember how you made them feel,"
December 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I always think about the maya Angelou quote because it’s really true,
“People will always remember how you made them feel,"
“People will always remember how you made them feel,"
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This winter, I created something special—the first annual print edition of The Gurdeep Magazine. It features writing from other contributors alongside my own work. If you feel called to hold this warmth of printed words in your hands, visit gurdeep.ca/magazine
Subscribe to Print Edition of The Gurdeep Magazine
The Joy in Ink: The Gurdeep Magazine looks forward to stepping gracefully from screen to page with its debut annual print edition. The debut issue—approximately 84 pages in full color—will arrive in J...
gurdeep.ca
December 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This winter, I created something special—the first annual print edition of The Gurdeep Magazine. It features writing from other contributors alongside my own work. If you feel called to hold this warmth of printed words in your hands, visit gurdeep.ca/magazine
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It is an epically bad to allow cargo vessels entering Great Lakes to avoid ballast water treatment. 🌊🌊
December 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It is an epically bad to allow cargo vessels entering Great Lakes to avoid ballast water treatment. 🌊🌊
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ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
December 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Homeland Security thinks Christmas is merrier because they’re terrorizing immigrants. These Trumpers are sick, sick people.
December 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Homeland Security thinks Christmas is merrier because they’re terrorizing immigrants. These Trumpers are sick, sick people.
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We created a new tool that uses prescription label information to identify where your drug was made.
It also lets you see if and when that factory was inspected for quality and safety violations.
Try it out 👇
It also lets you see if and when that factory was inspected for quality and safety violations.
Try it out 👇
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
projects.propublica.org
December 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We created a new tool that uses prescription label information to identify where your drug was made.
It also lets you see if and when that factory was inspected for quality and safety violations.
Try it out 👇
It also lets you see if and when that factory was inspected for quality and safety violations.
Try it out 👇
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
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It is international law 101 that a military blockade is not just a violation of the UN Charter, but a crime of aggression.
Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
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Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
It is international law 101 that a military blockade is not just a violation of the UN Charter, but a crime of aggression.
Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
1/
Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
1/
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Your love for my magazine has humbled me beyond measure. This is the sweetest kind of overwhelm, and I'm grateful for every single one of you who believed in this work enough to claim a piece of it for yourself. If you haven't secured your copy yet, here's the link. gurdeep.ca/magazine
December 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Your love for my magazine has humbled me beyond measure. This is the sweetest kind of overwhelm, and I'm grateful for every single one of you who believed in this work enough to claim a piece of it for yourself. If you haven't secured your copy yet, here's the link. gurdeep.ca/magazine
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I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
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This disgusting display of moral obtuseness happened in the same city where Anne Frank hid from the Nazis; 75 percent of the Jews in the Netherlands were wiped out, with plenty of help from the Dutch.
What a great thing to do right after a pogrom, head out to "protest" Hanukkah.
22 arrested in Amsterdam protest over contentious Hanukkah concert featuring IDF cantor - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A sizable contingent of pro-Israel demonstrators were also present outside the Concertgebouw.
www.jta.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This disgusting display of moral obtuseness happened in the same city where Anne Frank hid from the Nazis; 75 percent of the Jews in the Netherlands were wiped out, with plenty of help from the Dutch.
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Here are my top 10 most unique dog jobs!
December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Here are my top 10 most unique dog jobs!
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The Constitution guarantees your right to follow, record, protest, and notify others about the agents and what you see. These are core First Amendment rights, and DHS has clearly ordered its agents to threaten and violate those rights. cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
December 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Constitution guarantees your right to follow, record, protest, and notify others about the agents and what you see. These are core First Amendment rights, and DHS has clearly ordered its agents to threaten and violate those rights. cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
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A White-breasted Nuthatch striking the classic nuthatch pose. These birds have an extra strong hind toe that allows them to scoot downwards face-first.
December 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A White-breasted Nuthatch striking the classic nuthatch pose. These birds have an extra strong hind toe that allows them to scoot downwards face-first.
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A really great Sunday story and photos: Illinois mom covers 250-mile distance to reunite formerly detained immigrants with their Chicago families: “They deserve to know somebody cares”
By Rebecca Johnson
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/14/i...
By Rebecca Johnson
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/14/i...
Illinois mom covers 250-mile distance to reunite formerly detained immigrants with their Chicago families: ‘They deserve to know somebody cares’
Rebecca De La Luz helps people detained at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan, reunite with their Chicago-area families.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A really great Sunday story and photos: Illinois mom covers 250-mile distance to reunite formerly detained immigrants with their Chicago families: “They deserve to know somebody cares”
By Rebecca Johnson
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/14/i...
By Rebecca Johnson
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/14/i...
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This is college in the United States. Video from inside a Brown University building shows the moment that police found a group of students who were sheltering after the shooting on campus. This isn't freedom.
December 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This is college in the United States. Video from inside a Brown University building shows the moment that police found a group of students who were sheltering after the shooting on campus. This isn't freedom.
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OK then, what was the action? What has the Trump admin done? What proposals have they made? They have only ever offered “thoughts and prayers” on social media. Nothing else.
December 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
OK then, what was the action? What has the Trump admin done? What proposals have they made? They have only ever offered “thoughts and prayers” on social media. Nothing else.
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The grotesquely racist campaign against Somali immigrants; the attack on birthright citizenship; a national security strategy shaped by far-right talking points: These are not separate policy initiatives, but manifestations of a worldview defined by white nationalism as its organizing principle.
December 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The grotesquely racist campaign against Somali immigrants; the attack on birthright citizenship; a national security strategy shaped by far-right talking points: These are not separate policy initiatives, but manifestations of a worldview defined by white nationalism as its organizing principle.
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As managing editor @jmalewitz.bsky.social notes, we've changed a lot as an organization over the past several years -- in response to evolving information needs across Wisconsin and shifting trends in how and where people find news online. So here's where you can find us. And please share! ❤️
Here’s how to keep up with Wisconsin Watch
As our newsrooms grow, it’s worth a reminder of all the places where you can find our free reporting every day.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As managing editor @jmalewitz.bsky.social notes, we've changed a lot as an organization over the past several years -- in response to evolving information needs across Wisconsin and shifting trends in how and where people find news online. So here's where you can find us. And please share! ❤️
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On my birthday today, please consider subscribing to Nomination Notes, where I cover issues related to federal judicial nominations & judicial diversity — sharing perspectives and asking questions that aren’t being raised elsewhere.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On my birthday today, please consider subscribing to Nomination Notes, where I cover issues related to federal judicial nominations & judicial diversity — sharing perspectives and asking questions that aren’t being raised elsewhere.
Please share — it would mean a lot <3 nominationnotes.substack.com
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