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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 3h

is this the "should I cut bangs" of fascism?

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 4h

Getting another cat will fix me

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 5h

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates.
@chicago.suntimes.com has documented 4 unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations. chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 5h

Comprehensive analysis of this complex story. I’m so grateful for the stellar reporting on this from local journalists at The TriiBE & elsewhere who will not let this be buried. Support local journalism!

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 21h

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE

Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.

thetriibe.com

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 5h

I wrote about Chicago: "Is this city burning? There is a definite answer to the question. In all these cities, the answer is no. No American city is currently on fire, and if Chicago is a war zone, it’s because it’s being invaded by the president."

Trump Is Waging War on an American City

The real threat to people in Chicago (and Los Angeles and Portland) is our maniacal president.

newrepublic.com

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violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 20h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 15h

as a chicagoan, this is obviously an episode very relevant to me right now. but this will be all of our cities and towns, soon. support local organizations, support independent news, and support each other.

Fated Mates @fatedmates.net · 1d

We're thinking about Chicago, DC, and LA this week, and standing in solidarity with the people living and resisting in those cities. While reading isn't action, it can supplement it, and keep us joyful as we do the hard work of standing up.

S08.04: We Love You Chicago, Dc, and LA — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People

We're thinking about Chicago, DC, and LA this week, and standing in solidarity with the people living and resisting in those cities. While reading isn't action, it can supplement it, and keep us joyfu...

fatedmates.net

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 19h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Torres 🟧 @tordolisan.bsky.social · 16h

This photo gives me goosebumps

A'ja Wilson shoots the ball over Alyssa Thomas and Dewanna Bonner. The city of Phoenix looks on.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 19h

The relentless @djbyrnes1.bsky.social has spent day after day in court this week tracking what's happening with suits against DHS filed (disclaimer: we're plaintiffs in one of them), as well as protesters facing charges.

Get up to speed now:

Trump’s ‘Midway Blitz’ hits the courts in Chicago • The TRiiBE

The legal impacts of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts landed hard in Chicago’s federal courthouse this week, with more developments expected in the coming days.

thetriibe.com

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J. Samuels @jsamuels.bsky.social · 1d

So basically all they had to do was put em on ABC and they could bank half a milli viewers but they...didnt. got it.

Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 1d

Game 1 of the WNBA Finals:
2019: 238K viewers
2025: 1.9M viewers

Even with all the changes to Nielsen methodology, that is the kind of increase you don't usually see in a short amount of time.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.

American citizens are being detained & brutalized.

This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 2d

She’s left us no choice. It’s time for Isaac Chotiner to interview Bari Weiss.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 2d

University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Northwestern University.

Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 2d

Editor in chief, city editor, features editor

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Shannon Carey @scmaestra.bsky.social · 2d

Assistant principal / AP Lit teacher / 2rd year TFA in an admin program

Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 2d

Editor in chief, city editor, features editor

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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 2d

Librarians, booksellers, & educators— when you talk about banned books, please focus on the thousands of CONTEMPORARY books that are being banned right now.

For example….
#BannedBooksWeek

Book cover: last night at the telegraph club

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 2d

BUCKING TRADITION.

NPR @npr.org · 2d

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

n.pr

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 2d

It's banned books week and so I'm legally obligated to bully you, a person who has ever had their name on a book, into joining @authorsabb.bsky.social.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We fight the source of book bans with calls to action, partnership w everyone in the game, and offer training.

AABB Author Sign-Up Form

Hello! We're Authors Against Book Bans, a group of authors who’ve come together to protect and promote the freedom to read on both the national and local levels. We’re creating a network of authors to...

docs.google.com

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 2d

my husband does medical school admissions and shares this with people. www.aamc.org/system/files...

Client Challenge

www.aamc.org

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2d

I've been working with @thetriibe.com, @chicagoreader.com & @unraveledpress.com for over a month now as a freelancer while also looking for a more stable gig. I like doing journalism marginally more than forklifting, and if you like my work too I'd appreciate your support

venmo.com/code?user_id...

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 2d

what do you MEAN there are no rental cars available at the houston fucking airport.

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 2d

It’s boiling in October because you’re using ChatGPT to write your emails, Janice.

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 3d

not for nothing, it's worth noting that if a school has a digital library, they use an overdrive app called Sora instead of Libby, which is used by public libraries... and I just think it's diabolical to use the name of an app kids use TO READ to promote AI slop.

a screenshot of the what the Sora app icon looks like in the apple store

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