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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

Yet another incident that would’ve gotten any other president immediately impeached that is only the 127th worst thing Trump has done in 2025.

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 4h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 12h

Affidavit from Cook County Public Defender (yay!) Sharone Mitchell Jr, testifying that his clients are being deprived of their due process rights by ICE/CBP.

For example, during the first three weeks of September 2025, ICE agents have

entered courthouses in at least four separate court locations: the Daley Center, the Leighton

Criminal Court Building, the Domestic Violence Courthouse, and the branch courts at 111th Street.

ICE agents have arrested people attempting to attend their civil or criminal court hearings. ICE

agents have been observed at multiple Cook County courthouses in a single day. Employees of our

office have witnessed the following ICE actions in Cook County courts in recent months:

a. On July 24, 2025, at the suburban Maywood courthouse, a man was taken

into custody by plainclothes ICE agents inside the courthouse after he left his court hearing.

The agents never showed a warrant or identified themselves during the arrest.

b. On September 2, 2025, at the Domestic Violence court located at 555 W.

Harrison in Chicago, a man was detained and arrested outside of the courthouse building

after attending his court hearing.

c. On September 3, 2025, at the Domestic Violence court located at 555 W.

Harrison in Chicago, a woman attempting to attend her misdemeanor court case was

stopped inside the court building by ICE agents. ICE agents arrested her, and she missed

her court hearing, during which her misdemeanor case was subsequently dismissed.

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 13h

The Fraternal Order of Police is on the side of MAGA and against the people they are supposed to be "policing." I think this says a lot to the people who insist local police are going to be "resistance."
www.foxnews.com/us/national-...

National police union calls Chicago's refusal to help ICE agents 'shocking' violation of duty

Police union leaders called Chicago's alleged directive to not assist ICE agents surrounded by protesters a violation of law enforcement's duty to protect fellow officers.

www.foxnews.com

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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 8d

Waiting decades for civilian leadership to finally take control of the military, as designed, instead of endless deference. Then they do and it’s dumb and evil only

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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 2d

Bluesky engineers when their website is successful

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 12h

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

View of the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse from one of the cribs located in Lake Michigan. // Image captured at: 2025-10-08 15:20:01 UTC (about 18 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Chicago: 61.68 F | 16.49 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: E at 2.997 mph | 4.82 kph // Humidity: 65%

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 13h

It's Great Chicago Fire day. Learn more about the conflagration in this terrific @robertloerzel.bsky.social article published during the Fire's 150th anniversary a few years back.

www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...

The Great Chicago Fire, As Told By Those Who Lived Through It

As the city marks the 150th anniversary of the defining event, ROBERT LOERZEL mines the archival record to offer a compelling portrait of what it was like to live through those disastrous days.

www.chicagomag.com

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 1d

Who remembers Greg Abbott crying about Jade Helm?

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 2d

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 1d

when u definitely have >$30b cash and equivalents with which to invest in ur core product

Electrek @electrek.co · 1d

Tesla releases ‘more affordable’ Model 3/Y that cost $2k+ more than last week

Tesla’s new ‘more affordable’ models have been released, and they’re stripped-down versions of the Model 3 and Model Y with many missing features. They’re currently the cheapest cars in Tesla’s lineup at base price of $37k and $40k. But that price is actually more expensive than the cars were a week ago, due to the expiration of the US federal EV tax credit which Tesla CEO Elon Musk pushed for. more…

electrek.co

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 2d

Without a trace of irony I say that we need to get @interfluidity.com on the next Democratic president’s trade brain trust www.liberalcurrents.com/neon-liberal...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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Noise Rock Dad @noiserockdad.bsky.social · 1d

Disney's parks and products division produces much less gross revenue than their media operations, but produces about a 1/3 net income? Weird. (Was reading over a 2022 10K).

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関税オタク大統領、やめて @hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social · 5d

If you look at Noah Smith’s Twitter feed today it’s just this and retweets from race scientists about how Dems are too far left now and have alienated moderates like thesmself

関税オタク大統領、やめて @hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social · 6d

Ngl a lot of the reindustrialization people really seem to think that America can shift production from 40% margin tech companies to those that mostly compete with .3% margin Chinese manufacturing companies and somehow become more prosperous for it

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 1d

this is really good

Sarah Kaplan @sarahkaplan48.bsky.social · 1d

An extraordinary story made possible by an unprecedented partnership between Washington Post reporters and readers. It takes immense trust to give a journalist access to your data and your story. My colleagues and I strive to earn and keep that trust every day.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...

How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Noise Rock Dad @noiserockdad.bsky.social · 1d

Setting the asynch lecture speed to 1.2X. Or, as I like to call it, "New York mode"

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Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 2d

People need to start investing in, like, Polaroids and Technicolor film if you ever want to use photographic or video evidence in a courtroom after 2026

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 2d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Noise Rock Dad @noiserockdad.bsky.social · 1d

Working at a flea market taught me this

Nome @nome.bsky.social · 1d

9) People are, all things considered, pretty good.

I see twenty thousand people a day, and maybe two of them are assholes. Even on a stressful day, even in an unfamiliar environment, even hungry and tired and on a timer.

That's a *much* better ratio than folks realize.

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Geoff Green @geoffgreen.org · 2d

My youngest has been e-biking to school since freshman year in 2022, and just broke 5,000 miles of riding—most of them on the way to and from school and midday college classes. Read what we've learned @triangleblogblog.bsky.social.

5,000 miles - Triangle Blog Blog

A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.

triangleblogblog.com

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 1d

A life update: this wound up paying off. I'm still applying to several jobs that are hopefully careers, but I've got my survival needs covered by a job at the airport that I'm apparently pretty good at.

And instead of being in an office alone, which was driving me mad, I see 20k people a day.

Nome @nome.bsky.social · Aug 12

There is a line around this building to get to the line entrance to wait to get into this job fair.

At the airport. For airport jobs.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 2d

Today in Cars Ruin Everything:

The Humboldt Park boathouse parking lot was actually designed as a “music court” for outdoor performances, and was used as such until the Parks Department began reconfiguring park space to accommodate the automobile in the late 1920s and 30s.

A modern photo of the Humboldt Park boathouse parking lot

A 1918 photo of the Humboldt Park boathouse “music court” set up for a performance

The statue of Alexander von Humboldt in 1916, with the boathouse behind it

An illustration from the early 20th century showing proposed improvements to Humboldt Park in Chicago. The “music court” has been circled.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 3d

The tariff exemption for computers is now so large that it's shifting the entire makeup of the economy

AI industries contributed roughly 0.71% to the 3.8% pace of GDP growth in Q2, which is likely an underestimate given how official data struggles to capture investment in parts

A graph depicting contributions to US Real GDP growth by AI-related investment, AI-related net imports, and all other sectors

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Anders Östlund @andersostlund.bsky.social · 3d

The Nordic-Baltic countries have a total GDP of close to $2T. That's close to Russia's most likely inflated number.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic-...

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Stocky Balboa @stockybalboa.bsky.social · 2d

Given their history of lying, next time you won’t print an ICE spokesperson’s statement until you have confirmed the truth first?

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