Maureen Hickey
@maureenhickey.bsky.social
Board member Democratic Party of the 49th Ward in Chicago. Choral singer. Contradancer.
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I think Asha Rangappa is right — they are lining up the external and internal enemies. Or trying to. This is very risky and will almost certainly blow up in their faces.
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I think Asha Rangappa is right — they are lining up the external and internal enemies. Or trying to. This is very risky and will almost certainly blow up in their faces.
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Children are being exploited. Let’s respond by dramatically hindering our ability to point out or criticize children being exploited, using methods we don’t understand because we’re old and incurious.
Children are being exploited and abused because Big Tech consistently prioritizes profits over people.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
December 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Children are being exploited. Let’s respond by dramatically hindering our ability to point out or criticize children being exploited, using methods we don’t understand because we’re old and incurious.
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YOU DUMB FUCKS. THIS IS ME.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
YOU DUMB FUCKS. THIS IS ME.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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I also have been assuming that the primary purpose of this conflict is domestic
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I also have been assuming that the primary purpose of this conflict is domestic
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No one takes their kid to the ER for fun. Trust parents' judgment. Kids can go downhill very fast. If you want to help solve hospital capacity issues, require mask mandates.
December 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
No one takes their kid to the ER for fun. Trust parents' judgment. Kids can go downhill very fast. If you want to help solve hospital capacity issues, require mask mandates.
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Weather doesn’t care about politics, but preparedness absolutely does.
Intent to restructure critical weather science infrastructure
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the agency is reviewing the structure of the research and observational capabilities operated by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric...
www.nsf.gov
December 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Weather doesn’t care about politics, but preparedness absolutely does.
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The Border Patrol’s “commander at large” himself, Greg Bovino, steps between me and an Indian immigrant who was detained in the O’Hare rideshare lot today and was telling me his story.
Bovino then told his agents, “Keep him away.”
Photo by the peerless @ashleerezin.bsky.social
Bovino then told his agents, “Keep him away.”
Photo by the peerless @ashleerezin.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The Border Patrol’s “commander at large” himself, Greg Bovino, steps between me and an Indian immigrant who was detained in the O’Hare rideshare lot today and was telling me his story.
Bovino then told his agents, “Keep him away.”
Photo by the peerless @ashleerezin.bsky.social
Bovino then told his agents, “Keep him away.”
Photo by the peerless @ashleerezin.bsky.social
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“When the German nation was, thanks to the inflation instigated and carried through by Jews, deprived of the entire savings which it had accumulated in years of honest work..when we were divested of the whole of our colonial possessions”
Adolf Hitler, 1939
There’s not much difference
Adolf Hitler, 1939
There’s not much difference
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
“When the German nation was, thanks to the inflation instigated and carried through by Jews, deprived of the entire savings which it had accumulated in years of honest work..when we were divested of the whole of our colonial possessions”
Adolf Hitler, 1939
There’s not much difference
Adolf Hitler, 1939
There’s not much difference
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Border Patrol's Greg Bovino walked away when I asked him today if it were hypocritical to talk about foreigners with DUIs when there's a history of that in his family.
Bovino's dad went to prison after killing a woman while driving drunk - as we detailed in this profile www.wbez.org/immigration/...
Bovino's dad went to prison after killing a woman while driving drunk - as we detailed in this profile www.wbez.org/immigration/...
Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
www.wbez.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Border Patrol's Greg Bovino walked away when I asked him today if it were hypocritical to talk about foreigners with DUIs when there's a history of that in his family.
Bovino's dad went to prison after killing a woman while driving drunk - as we detailed in this profile www.wbez.org/immigration/...
Bovino's dad went to prison after killing a woman while driving drunk - as we detailed in this profile www.wbez.org/immigration/...
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With much of the attention on the Bovino/Biss confrontation, Berwyn Cicero RR is now reporting feds took *twelve* people from their area today: instagram.com/p/DSYSxvakp4T
Berwyn-Cicero Rapid Response Network on Instagram: "Le pedimos que se unen con nosotros hoy a las 6 afuera de La Chiquita para una vigilia dedicada a las 12 personas secuestradas hoy en Cicero por la ...
422 likes, 3 comments - berwyncicerorapidresponse on December 17, 2025: "Le pedimos que se unen con nosotros hoy a las 6 afuera de La Chiquita para una vigilia dedicada a las 12 personas secuestradas ...
instagram.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
With much of the attention on the Bovino/Biss confrontation, Berwyn Cicero RR is now reporting feds took *twelve* people from their area today: instagram.com/p/DSYSxvakp4T
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He's been here doing that kind of work long before she was.
December 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
He's been here doing that kind of work long before she was.
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I love this interview with Christopher Anderson, who photographed Trump's staff for the Vanity Fair shoot. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I love this interview with Christopher Anderson, who photographed Trump's staff for the Vanity Fair shoot. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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This immigrant said he had a daughter studying in Canada and his wife in India. He pleaded for help from a photographer what was loaded up in a white truck that is apparently in route to Broadview ICE detention
December 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This immigrant said he had a daughter studying in Canada and his wife in India. He pleaded for help from a photographer what was loaded up in a white truck that is apparently in route to Broadview ICE detention
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I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
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This photo of @kim.senate.gov clearing trash in the Capitol rotunda after the Jan. 6 attack was, for many, the first 'introduction' to the senator from New Jersey. How fortunate we are to have elected officials like Andy Kim, who continue to protect our country and Constitution
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This photo of @kim.senate.gov clearing trash in the Capitol rotunda after the Jan. 6 attack was, for many, the first 'introduction' to the senator from New Jersey. How fortunate we are to have elected officials like Andy Kim, who continue to protect our country and Constitution
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Border patrol is forcing rideshare drivers at the O’Hare lot to show proof of citizenship before they can exit the lot and pick up rides at the airport
December 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Border patrol is forcing rideshare drivers at the O’Hare lot to show proof of citizenship before they can exit the lot and pick up rides at the airport
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While the Brown University shooting investigation remains underway, the FBI Director seemingly found time to talk about his love life.
December 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
While the Brown University shooting investigation remains underway, the FBI Director seemingly found time to talk about his love life.
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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I’m proud and eternally grateful to be the governor of a state where we cherish our diversity.
In joining together with our Jewish community to light the menorah tonight, Illinoisans once again have reaffirmed that the light outshines darkness.
Happy Hanukkah.
In joining together with our Jewish community to light the menorah tonight, Illinoisans once again have reaffirmed that the light outshines darkness.
Happy Hanukkah.
December 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I’m proud and eternally grateful to be the governor of a state where we cherish our diversity.
In joining together with our Jewish community to light the menorah tonight, Illinoisans once again have reaffirmed that the light outshines darkness.
Happy Hanukkah.
In joining together with our Jewish community to light the menorah tonight, Illinoisans once again have reaffirmed that the light outshines darkness.
Happy Hanukkah.
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What a lede:
"A heinous act of violence. A faceless killer on the loose. A desperate manhunt. An F.B.I. director with a finger poised over the “post” button on his social media account."
"A heinous act of violence. A faceless killer on the loose. A desperate manhunt. An F.B.I. director with a finger poised over the “post” button on his social media account."
FBI Director Kash Patel, Eager for Spotlight, Casts Aside Caution in Social Media Posts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Eager for Center Stage, Patel Casts Aside Caution in Statements as F.B.I. Leader
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
What a lede:
"A heinous act of violence. A faceless killer on the loose. A desperate manhunt. An F.B.I. director with a finger poised over the “post” button on his social media account."
"A heinous act of violence. A faceless killer on the loose. A desperate manhunt. An F.B.I. director with a finger poised over the “post” button on his social media account."
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"Muslims shouldn't have to disarm a gunman in order for people to say, 'Well actually, Muslims, they're good people.'"
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social discuss the Muslim man who stopped a mass shooting in Australia.
Watch the full conversation:
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@mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social discuss the Muslim man who stopped a mass shooting in Australia.
Watch the full conversation:
zeteo.com/p/good-musli...
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"Muslims shouldn't have to disarm a gunman in order for people to say, 'Well actually, Muslims, they're good people.'"
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social discuss the Muslim man who stopped a mass shooting in Australia.
Watch the full conversation:
zeteo.com/p/good-musli...
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social discuss the Muslim man who stopped a mass shooting in Australia.
Watch the full conversation:
zeteo.com/p/good-musli...
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They announced the escalation of their investigation into Kelly for reminding service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders on the same day Hegseth illegally ordered subordinates to murder nine more unarmed people in boats.
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
They announced the escalation of their investigation into Kelly for reminding service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders on the same day Hegseth illegally ordered subordinates to murder nine more unarmed people in boats.
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Total dead now stands at 95 starting from the first strike on Sept. 2, 2025.
December 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Total dead now stands at 95 starting from the first strike on Sept. 2, 2025.
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The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.